In regards to piracy

[Baltar]

For the love of lolwut, let it go. This thread isn't your personal playground, and I don't care how right you think you are. I don't care if you think you were insulted. I don't care about your opinions on taking criticism, because there is no place for criticism here. Drop it. The only words that should come out of anyone's mouth here should relate to the rule we are discussing.

Are you asking for civility, Trogdor? You're lecturing the wrong person if that's your goal. I've been offended on a personal level ... turn your lecture to Kurosora if you want this to be resolved. All I need is an apology or a retraction.

This thread is "in regards to piracy" ... correct? I posted a criticism of Kurosora's opinion by taking the opposite viewpoint. He didn't like it and told me to "shut up." Doesn't take many brain cells to see where the problem is. If all you want is for people to agree with your opinion then keep these topics out of the public forum. Telling me to "shut up" is telling the community (as a whole) that you are not open to dialogue or alternative opinions on the subject. Don't be closed minded sir.

My comments were on topic and right in line with the discussion within this thread. Everything was on topic until I was told to "shut up."

Now remember, pirating isn't about getting rich. Trading is. Even if you own a pirate, you should still have a primary means of making a profit. Pirates should be more into it for the sake of roleplay, and traders should roleplay along with them.
And I completely and totally agree with Mith. Having to get rid of all of my cargo AND pay four million credits back when I had a smuggler was absolutely ridiculous. That's A) taking away all of someone's profit and B) putting it into the negative. No-one likes that. No-one.

That's a matter of opinion. Most pirates are about getting rich. They specifically seek gold, treasures, etc. They don't go pirating for the exercise or the joy of blowing ships up. If there's no profit there's no point.

The only difference between a trader and a pirate is that a trader wants to make money legit and the pirate doesn't wanna deal with the red tape of the law. All pirates in history (and the present) conduct piracy as their "primary" means of income. Those Somalian pirates (who are active today) capture the ship and then ransom the ship, cargo AND the crew. When the corporation that owns the ship pay up ... they release them back to their owners (at least the crew). You might find that they receive better pay for the crew than the cargo or ship.

And thanks for agreeing with me by the way. Mith was agreeing with my comments that you quoted ... lolz.