Deception

Reverend Zombie · #1 May 25th, 2004, 12:21 AM

Tell us what you think about the following hypothetical:

Player A creates pseudonym B to join a game. In IRC chat, A solicits from B's opponents their strategies and plans, while never revealing that A, in fact, is B.

[ May 24, 2004, 23:24: Message edited by: Zen ]

Molog · #2 May 25th, 2004, 12:30 AM

Is this like that other post that got deleted?

Stormbinder · #3 May 25th, 2004, 01:47 AM

This is obviously loaded poll Reverand. Option 1 and 2 deals with person A. Option 3 implicitly deals with person B, not A. You have bundled it together, while they are clearly separate issues.

Let me give you example. Suppose somebody went to the night park alone and without weapon, and got mugged and suffered life-threating insuries as the result.

Should that person know better? Perhaps. Does it mean that his assaulter was right in his actions? Of course not.

It is not exactly the same case here, but I think you see my point. Question of whether it was "(un)effective" or not have nothing to do question is it was "reprehensible" or not, since they can very well be both at the same time. Therefore as it is your test is not very meningfull or objective.

(heh, thanks to your and other people critic of my own polls, I am now much more aware of such matters

)

If you want to make it rigth it you should separate questions related to person A and questions related to person B, not to slap them together. Otherwise it doesn't make much sense.

[ May 25, 2004, 00:58: Message edited by: Stormbinder ]

Cainehill · #4 May 25th, 2004, 01:49 AM

Yeah, and he should have had a choice, "It's not the deception, it's the whining that bothers me."

And given that the votes add up to more than 100%, I'd say that multiple choices were possible. More whining.

[ May 25, 2004, 00:51: Message edited by: Cainehill ]

Reverend Zombie · #5 May 25th, 2004, 01:56 AM

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Originally posted by Cainehill:

And given that the votes add up to more than 100%, I'd say that multiple choices were possible. More whining.

Cainehill is correct--all choices are possible, you can select that you think the behavior is both reprehensible AND no big deal, and at the same time ineffective.

Reverend Zombie · #6 May 25th, 2004, 01:57 AM

Double post.

[ May 25, 2004, 00:57: Message edited by: Reverend Zombie ]

Stormbinder · #7 May 25th, 2004, 02:04 AM

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Originally posted by Cainehill:
Yeah, and he should have had a choice, "It's not the deception, it's the whining that bothers me."

More whining.

Heh, the only one who is whining constantly is you Cainehill.

You keep whining about whining. Not sure why you are so obssesed with it though.

To Reverand - aye, you are right about possibility of having multiply answers, my mistake. Not sure if it is obious to the pollers though, that's why I would still separate unrealted questions if I would be me. But it's your choice.

[ May 25, 2004, 01:06: Message edited by: Stormbinder ]

Zapmeister · #8 May 25th, 2004, 02:17 AM

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Originally posted by Stormbinder:

quote:
Originally posted by Cainehill:
Yeah, and he should have had a choice, "It's not the deception, it's the whining that bothers me."

More whining.

Heh, the only one who is whining constantly is you Cainehill. You keep whining about whining. Not sure why you are so obssesed with it though.

I've just had an interesting thought. This pejorative term (whining) is also a favourite of Norfleet's. And I don't believe I've ever seen anyone else use it in this forum. And Cainehill is a staunch apologist for Norfleet's recent behaviour and style of gameplay.

Anyone else see where I'm going with this...

[ May 25, 2004, 01:18: Message edited by: Zapmeister ]

Norfleet · #9 May 25th, 2004, 02:57 AM

Of course. As I've mentioned before on the chat I am Cainehill's father.

CAINEHILL! I AM YOUR FATHER!

[ May 25, 2004, 01:57: Message edited by: Norfleet ]

Stormbinder · #10 May 25th, 2004, 03:01 AM

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Originally posted by Zapmeister:

quote:
Originally posted by Stormbinder:

quote:
Originally posted by Cainehill:
Yeah, and he should have had a choice, "It's not the deception, it's the whining that bothers me."

More whining.

Heh, the only one who is whining constantly is you Cainehill. You keep whining about whining. Not sure why you are so obssesed with it though.

I've just had an interesting thought. This pejorative term (whining) is also a favourite of Norfleet's. And I don't believe I've ever seen anyone else use it in this forum. And Cainehill is a staunch apologist for Norfleet's recent behaviour and style of gameplay.

Anyone else see where I'm going with this...

[ May 25, 2004, 02:04: Message edited by: Stormbinder ]