RP nitpick of the day

[Baltar]

Because obviously those threads are directly related to this topic in this thread, and without reading the entirety of those threads, I am not qualified to comment on this thread even though I have read every single post in this thread. Don't be absurd. You note that I said a discussion, where people are expected to be knowledgeable about the subject before jumping in with their own opinions and viewpoints. 61 posts in 4 days for this thread? That's nothing. If you can't be bothered to read 60 posts in a "technical" discussion thread (this one) then perhaps you shouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions huh? If you intend to contribute to a serious discussion thread, read all the posts before yours.

Anyways, now that I have you attention, would you kindly respond to the points I brought up? Or do I have to patronize you? Is that what you want?

I'll respond to that post, Hawkwings ... and you do not need to pander to me. But I don't think you quite understood my point. You made claim I did not read your post by the simple fact that I did not respond to it. That's what spun me up. Do not make assumptions simply because I did not immediately respond to you. There are many people I do not respond to. I don't have time to read and respond to everyone in every thread. Who knows why I didn't respond specifically to you ... maybe I was too busy in a train of thought with Hack. But don't be in my face because I didn't respond to you when I didn't realize you wanted my specific opinion. The best way to get my attention in a thread is to address me personally. Put the "@ Baltar" in front of your comment and I'll definitely respond. If not ... I'll likely read it and move along ... unless I find you've written something I'm interested in responding to.

Now ... we can go back and forth on this until our posts are deleted by the moderators ... or we can agree not to step on each others toes in the future.

And now to your post ...

My problem is not with the people that RP being angry at the police or whatnot. My problem is twofold:

1. People who go "lolz police corrupt" which is the extent of their RP.

2. EVERYONE antagonizes the police/lawfuls. OK, fine, I get that some people are bound to have a grudge, but really people, do you have to be all "Ima tuff guy! RAR!!" and wave your e-peen around in system chat?

Or the other common one, "I'm so dark and gritty and I speak in a gravelly voice that must have come from smoking 3 packs a day and I'm a bitter grizzled old war vet who's seen too much death in my life but I keep going cause that's my duty but I really have a soft heart and I'm just looking for someone to love and oh yeah I'm 17 and an admiral and my war medals weigh more than I do."

#1 ... totally agree ... those that just "lol" all day and call it RP are annoying. Not much you can really do about them though.

#2 ... yes ... lots of tough guys out there. I fly mostly neutral characters ... I've got 1 pirate who shows more respect to the Liberty lawfuls than most lawfuls do ... how's that for odd? My pirate avoids confrontation in house systems and chooses to tip-toe around while in Liberty and such. And in open systems like the Sigmas, Taus and such ... my pirate is quite cordial and polite ... only asking 500k and usually makes the request without having to fire even a CD.

#3 ... yeah ... I've run into my share of young admirals. What really annoys me is the Ensigns flying battleships.