Topic: Should GW4 be offline on Thanksgiving?

[KAT J'inn]

Alright.  Lets decide this before we start.   If it does not run on Thanksgiving Day, I'll let it go until the following Sunday at Noon.

I'll go with the majority.  I just want it decided before we start.

[FPF-DieHard]

How about we take it down for a few hours? Say 10 AM EDT to 10 PM EDT?

[Hexx]

Why?
We already had thanksgiving..

[KAT J'inn]

How about we take it down for a few hours? Say 10 AM EDT to 10 PM EDT?

Good point.   By take it down for the day . . . let's define that as the period DH just said.

[KAT J'inn]

Why?
We already had thanksgiving..

<Throws a can of cranberry sauce at Hexx>

[Kroma BaSyl]

Duh, I voted before I read the whole thread, change on No to a Yes.

[Mazeppa]

How about we take it down for a few hours? Say 10 AM EDT to 10 PM EDT?

What DH said makes sense, but I'd expand it to midnight eastern.  That would allow east coast players to get rid of the family and play.  Many people have off or can arrance to be off that next Friday.

[FPF-DieHard]

How about we take it down for a few hours? Say 10 AM EDT to 10 PM EDT?

What DH said makes sense, but I'd expand it to midnight eastern.  That would allow east coast players to get rid of the family and play.  Many people have off or can arrance to be off that next Friday.

Black Friday, will J'inn be a mall-mule of Madelf's bitch.

Tune in and watch !   

[KAT J'inn]

How about we take it down for a few hours? Say 10 AM EDT to 10 PM EDT?

What DH said makes sense, but I'd expand it to midnight eastern.  That would allow east coast players to get rid of the family and play.  Many people have off or can arrance to be off that next Friday.

Black Friday, will J'inn be a mall-mule of Madelf's bitch.

Tune in and watch !   

OH CRAP!!!   I had completely forgotten.

CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP!!

<sigh>

Mall Mule  . . . starting at 6:00 #)*(&^*()#&)*(#&^)#&*  AM.   

CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KAT J'inn]

Duh, I voted before I read the whole thread, change on No to a Yes.

I set it up so you can edit your vote.

[Kroma BaSyl]

Duh, I voted before I read the whole thread, change on No to a Yes.

I set it up so you can edit your vote.

Kewl, could you please also set it up so I can edit other peoples vote too. I am from Chicago afterall.

[FireSoul]

Why?
We already had thanksgiving..

<Throws a can of cranberry sauce at Hexx>

Seriously, it's only Americans who are celebrating Thanksgiving on that day..

[Kroma BaSyl]

Why?
We already had thanksgiving..

<Throws a can of cranberry sauce at Hexx>

Seriously, it's only Americans who are celebrating Thanksgiving on that day..

Don't make us conquer Canada.

[KAT J'inn]

Why?
We already had thanksgiving..

<Throws a can of cranberry sauce at Hexx>

Seriously, it's only Americans who are celebrating Thanksgiving on that day..

<throws Turkey Leg at Firesoul>

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

Why?
We already had thanksgiving..

<Throws a can of cranberry sauce at Hexx>

Seriously, it's only Americans who are celebrating Thanksgiving on that day..

Don't make us conquer Canada.

Be careful, we beat you guys in 1812, so leave it up! 

[Green]

Leave it up.  It is a day off.  Even if you alot 10am-10pm for family time you'll still have more gaming on that Thursday then most work days.

[likkerpig]

Leave it up. It'll give you damn yankees some exercise movin' that mouse around after stuffin yer faces.
(throw the wine at me Jinn, the wine!)

[Lepton]

I agree.  Leave it up.  It's a day off, not a national day of being hen-pecked.

[KAT J'inn]

not a national day of being hen-pecked.

No that's the day after . . .   Black Friday  <shudder>

[FPF-Bach]

Why?
We already had thanksgiving..

<Throws a can of cranberry sauce at Hexx>

Seriously, it's only Americans who are celebrating Thanksgiving on that day..

Don't make us conquer Canada.

LOL + Karma for you.

[762_XC]

Why would we conquer Canada? We already took all their hockey teams.

[FireSoul]

Why would we conquer Canada? We already took all their hockey teams.

I'm a SFC player.. I don't care about hockey!

[KAT J'inn]

Why would we conquer Canada? We already took all their hockey teams.

Now that's just plain mean.

LOL

[Dizzy]

Didnt read past the 1st post, so my apologies in advance to those whose thoughts differ. I would like the day to focus on friends and family. Having a real-time game competing with family time hurts. If I focus on one, the other loses. Either way, I lose. I dont see how a small break would be anything but good.

Diz

[FPF-DrAzteca]

Leave it up, please.

[Bob Graham]

Leave it up.  If you dont have enough self control to leave the computer off and spend whatever time you should with the fam, you should probably start lookin into the SFC wing of the Betty Ford Clinic.

Just my $.02

[EmeraldEdge]

I'm not sure it's about people not having the self control to not play is it?  I figured the arguement was that because of a singular event that was likely to hit most players simultaneously, impinging on their playing capability, that they might take it down in "fairness" to those who can't get on because of those other obligations.   Not sure how much I agree with the idea, but I'm certainly not adamantly opposed to it.

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

I'm not sure it's about people not having the self control to not play is it?  I figured the arguement was that because of a singular event that was likely to hit most players simultaneously, impinging on their playing capability, that they might take it down in "fairness" to those who can't get on because of those other obligations.   Not sure how much I agree with the idea, but I'm certainly not adamantly opposed to it.

That's kind of like saying take it down through the nights (north american) for balance. Those in other time zones or on shift work sure wouldn't like a server that wasn't 24 hours a day. This is just the same with a twist. As for most players affected? Maybe half, for a few hours. 

[EmeraldEdge]

Yeah, I didn't say I agreed with it, just not going to flip out if they do take it down.   I am usually not for taking a server down though, but I've been away a while so I'll certainly go along with whatever happens.   Family is more important here anyway, so there really isn't any choice as to what to give priority to on a personal level.   Besides, who's to say if any side will benefit if the server does stay up?   Maybe both sides will be equal even on that day, maybe they won't.  No real way to tell, imo, just like any other day. 

[FPF-SCM_TraceyG_XC]

"So how was your Thanksgiving?"

"My what?"

"Your thanksgiving, how was it?"

"Am I supposed to thankyou for something??"

"Thanksgiving, you know, the turkey, celebrating whatever it is in history we're supposed to be celebrating..."

"Hmmm... and just who's history would this belong to?"

"Well, you celebrate Holloween dont you?"

"Never saw that movie myself."

"Errrr... how about the 4th of July??"

"Nope."

"Sacriledge! How un-American of you!"

"How observant of you. By the way, its Remembrance Day today, did you remember the fallen Anzacs on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month today?"

"The what?"

"I rest my case."

[EmeraldEdge]

Good lord, you have no Halloween?

[Dizzy]

Ok, then do it by 50% + 1.

Should leave it down during daylight hours at least. Is nothing sacred in this country anymore?

STFU Tracey. You can stay down under as far as I'm concerned. Right where I like ya.

[FPF-Wanderer]

Should leave it down during daylight hours at least.

Ah, yes, right in the middle of when all of our British players are getting off of work and have time to play during their evening.  Good call, Diz, I'll have to make sure Mog knows who to look for...

Is nothing sacred in this country anymore?

OH, you mean like the commercials in September, consumerism orgasm that is X-mas?  Or the excuse to blow sh*te up July 4th?

I'm sorry, my cynical side must be showing...

Oh, and STFU, Halo boy... 

[Dizzy]

Your pathetic ATTEMPTS AT BAITING ME HAVE FAILED, WANDERER. rEMEMBER HOW i OWNED YOU... OOPS CAPS.

Owned you, jeff and die hard, I think it wasy you, in that mission, the three of u vs me and my lonely NHK? Well... stfu, you brit and aussie lover, cuz wether u step into a halo ring or enter into ship combat, I will own you again and again and again. How did it feel the 1st time? I have some sand to throw in part deux. Look forward to it, smurf girlie man.

Btw., all you kerry voters have no moral values. Why dont you go piss on a flag pole or something? DH is an american and by god thanks givving will be an american holiday or else.

One last btw., to the who people voted to leave the server up, you all can stfu too. Damn un American bastards.

pwn3d.

[Hexx]

. Damn un American bastards.

Damn straight eh!

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

[FPF-DieHard]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

You still have a favorable exchange rate on the dollar, so maybe tourism should be on your agenda. Time visiting can be aplied towards citizenship later.

13.4 Will time spent in Canada prior to becoming a permanent resident be counted towards my Citizenship application?

Time spent legally in Canada prior to becoming a permanent resident may be counted towards the calculation of the 1095 days required to qualify for Canadian Citizenship. Within the four years prior to applying for Canadian Citizenship, each day spent in Canada as a non-permanent resident (i.e. as a visitor) is counted as half a day, up to a maximum total credit of one year. Each day spent in Canada as a permanent resident is counted as one whole day

Um, try not to get caught while enjoying yourself here. 

[Hexx]

Hmmmm
plus Karma for the hillarious post?, or neg Karma for giving DH the idea to come here...

[benbean]

Leave it up!

Tracey...

Least we forget...

[FPF-AJTK]

I say leave the damn thing up, I mean, how Freaking long does it take to eat, anyhow? Afterwords, if we cant play SFC were just gonna go take a nap or watch football anyhow, whats the difference? All the women go gossip in one room and all the men go drink beer in another.

Personally, Im gonna be out in the woods looking to use my Second Amendment rights to do something PETA wont like, weather permitting.

But, to make everyone happy, even the damn UN-Americans out there (lol, I wonder if Toten, Firesoul and Hexxiepoo all live in the same igloo?) we should leave it up for the evening and have it down in the day, or vice-versa.

By the way Dizzy, Im saying leave it up and I voted for W, so STFU too beeyotch! ..l..    0o0     ..l..   <snicker>

[WarSears]

Leave it up why would you want to miss the Great Federation Turkey Shoot part II

[Dizzy]

Oh I see how it is... The Red States are down, but the commies can play?

[Marikar]

I live in the UK and the time the server would be down for would mean no play that day at all.  10.00am = 3.00pm GMT , 10.00pm = 3.00am GMT.  If you want to take it down in the interests of fairness it should be down for 24 hours not 12 imho. So it is fair for the non-Americans who play as well.

[KAT J'inn]

"So how was your Thanksgiving?"

"My what?"

"Your thanksgiving, how was it?"

"Am I supposed to thankyou for something??"

"Thanksgiving, you know, the turkey, celebrating whatever it is in history we're supposed to be celebrating..."

"Hmmm... and just who's history would this belong to?"

"Well, you celebrate Holloween dont you?"

"Never saw that movie myself."

"Errrr... how about the 4th of July??"

"Nope."

"Sacriledge! How un-American of you!"

"How observant of you. By the way, its Remembrance Day today, did you remember the fallen Anzacs on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month today?"

"The what?"

"I rest my case."

YOU DON'T HAVE HALLOWEEN!!!    <faints>

[FireSoul]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

Montreal.

[FPF-DieHard]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

Montreal.

Do they shave?

[Hexx]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

Montreal.

Do they shave?

Some of the guys do...

[FPF-SCM_TraceyG_XC]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

Montreal.

Do they shave?

Some of the guys do...

And you would know this how?? 

[SSCF-LeRoy]

Leave it up. It'll give you damn yankees some exercise movin' that mouse around after stuffin yer faces.
(throw the wine at me Jinn, the wine!)

I AIN'T NO YANKEE, DARNIT!!! I'M A SOUTHERN REBEL AND RIGHT PROUD OF IT! OOOOOOORAH!!!

Even after 140 years we still ain't lost yet!

[Kroma BaSyl]

Even after 140 years we still ain't lost yet!

You're obviously not talking about your teeth. 

[Hexx]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

Montreal.

Do they shave?

Some of the guys do...

And you would know this how?? 

I was wasted, it was dark..
like you've never made that mistake?

[Bonk]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

Montreal.

Do they shave?

Some of the guys do...

And you would know this how?? 

I was wasted, it was dark..
like you've never made that mistake?

Stangely enough, I worked in a lab with a Quebecois fellow, clean shaven top to bottom (used that Neet stuff?). The women in the lab got wind of his night job and demanded to get a better look. Being the modest francophone he is , he of course obliged. Quite a remarkable fellow really, held three jobs, very intelligent and a world traveller. He was great to work with, I loved to torture him about his  "Beautiful Country", couldn't bear being Canadian, he was in complete denial.

So with complete innocence I can say yes, at least one of the Montreal/Gatineau male strippers is a smoothie.

P.S. Thanksgiving is over, so leave the server up. 

[FPF-SCM_TraceyG_XC]

How about we chip in for some cheap Canadian internet drugs for Dizzy so he can calm down and STFU! 

Let me know when you guys get cheap Canadien Internet Hookers and I may move.

Montreal.

Do they shave?

Some of the guys do...

And you would know this how?? 

I was wasted, it was dark..
like you've never made that mistake?

Well she walked like a woman but talked like a man.. her name was K-R-O-M-A, Kroma... ohhh Kro-kro-kroma!!

[FPF-AJTK]

Dizzy, it doesnt matter, once the voting is over, the "Commies" as you say will just ask ABC to run a special about how the "Thanksgiving: To play or not to play" poll was fixed.

[Green]

"How observant of you. By the way, its Remembrance Day today, did you remember the fallen Anzacs on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month today?"

"The what?"

"I rest my case."

ANZAC Day is no different then Armistice Day (which was originated by the Brits and French) and also observed by the US.  However, the US expanded Armistice Day into Veteran's Day back in '54 in order to include our WWII, Korean War, and all other conflicts.  Didn't seem right to overlook the 16 million US Vets of WWII. 

Nov 11 is still a Federal Holiday and I had the happy opportunity to attend a very nice recognition and celebration of our Vets today.


So anyway ... we gonna play GW4 on the 25th?

[Dizzy]

Let me remind everyone that it isnt the popular vote that counts, its the electoral vote...

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

Let me remind everyone that it isnt the popular vote that counts, its the electoral vote...

Bush league comment!   

[FPF-AJTK]

Yikes, I just had a horrid thought. As a Fred, I live in BLUE SPACE... Maybe I need to go Klink so I can live in RED space! 

[FireSoul]

Yikes, I just had a horrid thought. As a Fred, I live in BLUE SPACE... Maybe I need to go Klink so I can live in RED space! 

Red. Blue. *shrug*
AJTK: In Canada, the Liberals are red, the Conservatives are blue.
Dizzy: Hey Halo boy, I'm sure you saw "Red VS Blue" episodes by now.

[FPF-Tobin Dax]

And the 3rd party to split the vote is yellow.

[drb]

Hoi Folks,

Posted by: FireSoul 

Quote from: FPF-AJTK on Today at 08:57:59am
Yikes, I just had a horrid thought. As a Fred, I live in BLUE SPACE... Maybe I need to go Klink so I can live in RED space!
 
Red. Blue. *shrug*
AJTK: In Canada, the Liberals are red, the Conservatives are blue.

Posted by: FPF-TobinDax 

And the 3rd party to split the vote is yellow.

And the 4th (The Bloc), 5th(The Mary Jane Party)

Yep, 5 national parties, down from 6, and currently a minority government. By the time the next election comes the Green Party will have national status,so back up to 6.

Take care

drb

[Hexx]

Hoi Folks,

Posted by: FireSoul 

Quote from: FPF-AJTK on Today at 08:57:59am
Yikes, I just had a horrid thought. As a Fred, I live in BLUE SPACE... Maybe I need to go Klink so I can live in RED space!
 
Red. Blue. *shrug*
AJTK: In Canada, the Liberals are red, the Conservatives are blue.

Posted by: FPF-TobinDax 

And the 3rd party to split the vote is yellow.

And the 4th (The Bloc), 5th(The Mary Jane Party)

Yep, 5 national parties, down from 6, and currently a minority government. By the time the next election comes the Green Party will have national status,so back up to 6.

Take care

drb

Guys, Guys

Keep it down.
You know the Americans feel stupid enough, they can't run an election without people screwing up a ballot that only has TWO parties on it.
How do you think they'd feel to know we manage one with 5 or 6?
I mean c'mon - give the guys a break, it's obvious they're all "challenged" enoguh.
How do you think the guy got elected the second time?
(course we'll ignore our government at the moment)

[KBF-Soth]

Let's see......had a federal election this summer,just had a civic election last month and now we got a provincial one comin soon...not to mentoin the Bush this and Kerry that load of crap.I be sick of politics now

[KHH-MiniMe]

Hoi Folks,

Posted by: FireSoul 

Quote from: FPF-AJTK on Today at 08:57:59am
Yikes, I just had a horrid thought. As a Fred, I live in BLUE SPACE... Maybe I need to go Klink so I can live in RED space!
 
Red. Blue. *shrug*
AJTK: In Canada, the Liberals are red, the Conservatives are blue.

Posted by: FPF-TobinDax 

And the 3rd party to split the vote is yellow.

And the 4th (The Bloc), 5th(The Mary Jane Party)

Yep, 5 national parties, down from 6, and currently a minority government. By the time the next election comes the Green Party will have national status,so back up to 6.

Take care

drb

Guys, Guys

Keep it down.
You know the Americans feel stupid enough, they can't run an election without people screwing up a ballot that only has TWO parties on it.
How do you think they'd feel to know we manage one with 5 or 6?
I mean c'mon - give the guys a break, it's obvious they're all "challenged" enoguh.
How do you think the guy got elected the second time?
(course we'll ignore our government at the moment)

Any time you folks want to have some fun over politics....I'm all yours....but lets do it in the flame forum.

[Hexx]

Let's see......had a federal election this summer,just had a civic election last month and now we got a provincial one comin soon...not to mentoin the Bush this and Kerry that load of crap.I be sick of politics now

just do waht I do
Don't vote

Then yer good to complain no matter what happens.

[Hexx]

Hoi Folks,

Posted by: FireSoul 

Quote from: FPF-AJTK on Today at 08:57:59am
Yikes, I just had a horrid thought. As a Fred, I live in BLUE SPACE... Maybe I need to go Klink so I can live in RED space!
 
Red. Blue. *shrug*
AJTK: In Canada, the Liberals are red, the Conservatives are blue.

Posted by: FPF-TobinDax 

And the 3rd party to split the vote is yellow.

And the 4th (The Bloc), 5th(The Mary Jane Party)

Yep, 5 national parties, down from 6, and currently a minority government. By the time the next election comes the Green Party will have national status,so back up to 6.

Take care

drb

Guys, Guys

Keep it down.
You know the Americans feel stupid enough, they can't run an election without people screwing up a ballot that only has TWO parties on it.
How do you think they'd feel to know we manage one with 5 or 6?
I mean c'mon - give the guys a break, it's obvious they're all "challenged" enoguh.
How do you think the guy got elected the second time?
(course we'll ignore our government at the moment)

Any time you folks want to have some fun over politics....I'm all yours....but lets do it in the flame forum.

Who mentioned politics?
This threads about whether GW4 should be down for thanksgiving.

Klingons <sigh>
No wonder you're losing the war...

[KAT J'inn]

SURVEY SEZ!!!!!



KEEP IT UP!!!!


DH, please give the server a hit of Viagra Thursday morning.

[KBF-Crim]

Let the annual "Great Fed Turkey Shoot" begin!

[Reyam]

leave it on , Please