Maelstrom

I still prefer vivillon over yanmega. Yanmega gets faster but at some point it doesn't matter and gets smacked down. Vivillon gets faster and hits harder and can stall for time or help something else set up, bug buzz and hurricane both do awesome and powder definitely has its uses.

Tfw I hope this convention does well enough that I at least get my money back.

Ikr? It suits you perfectly. But ... here's an alt just in case. But pyon pyon is free to steal it cuz I feel that it fits him really well too.

ok, have a Slimer, now go away.

No. This isn't the wasteland, armored guardian. Seriously, just no.

@ starkin

All the [redacted namecalling] fanboys in Japan who were angry that they made Ike PoR Ike with a body build that makes sense were happy that they didn't change Cloud for smash.

The other month I learned that 'bum' as it relates to the martial arts/sports world stands for "big uncoordinated motherf..." Which is basically what it looks like when certain heavyweights duke it out- they've relied on size and strength for so long they just haven't actually developed the skills lighter fighters acquire, which is what you see in the most exciting fights.

Or maybe you want some quick new music suggestions by looking at the "What are you listening to?" thread by looking through the 3+ rep songs? Or the funny picture thread? or the tfw thread? or any other thread with omgtastic number of posts and you're a new member and wanna jump to what may be the good stuff? The use is niche, but maybe you could just adjust the filter to far more reasonable numbers rather than remove it completely.

Jericho and Arkh

It's one thing to keep things to yourself when joining something you feel like you won't stay at long. You say less, you don't straight up lie on something as... relatively important as that. And for that long? I really don't understand your thought processes at all. Or maybe it's just me, being proud of who and what I am. This hints... all of this hints at other issues. Time of weakness? There are still things you haven't shared. The more I think about it, the more exploitative it all seems and the more inclined I am to shift my personal stance from clemency. As far as the auth thing is concerned, it might be GOOD that it is being addressed here so that maybe aspiring auths-to-be understand a little better some of the things that actually matter in an auth. Actions, attitude, aptitude for the task... It's not a thing to be taken lightly. Questions held by the populace that ask as to the competence of an auth... well it wouldn't hurt to answer the populace because something like this can affect the overall morale and attitudes towards the specific auth in question. Not that many members here would be so unreasonable as to doubt previous and future judgements just because of this, right? *cracks knuckles* "Hi, I'm actually a guy, but that doesn't change the fact that you were going 70 in a 35." Auth are not given a position without rhyme or reason. All of you who have never been auth need to understand that. It is important that you are given reasons to believe in the auth selection process. It was bad for me when I lost faith in the superiors appointed above me in the military. I would hope to avoid some of the same resentment here. You have to understand objectively where pure emotion might lead to irrational, irrelevant mistrust and unrest. A leader in the military doesn't have to explain their decisions- but a good one will, in recognition that the people they lead are men and women, not automatons.

You would not like who I would pair you with.

What amuses me are the particular people are who are flipping out and who aren't. The ones who I think were closer friends and those who weren't. And just others and their own... distinctive personalities and their places within the Reborn community. Quite telling, to be honest. Reflect on that. Personally, this was a surprise/unexpected, but not a shocker. To be honest, this development hardly affects me or the way I view Hunter. I'm more concerned about how it may be affecting some of the others around here. I'm still waiting for some key people's opinions on the matter. (And Ame herself posts as I'm typing, so that's the primary one down) Anyways, let's get some basics out of the way: This breach of trust is bad. But not that bad. I too am of the opinion that the revelation of gender does not suddenly change all the past actions as a moderator into all bad decisions, when they clearly weren't. One doesn't stay a moderator long if that sort of thing happens. It doesn't invalidate any warnings to someone for someone acting like a putz. I'm not a moderator anymore, but I do want the mods to hear my voice on the matter. However, I would like to know the situation between you and the girl whose photo you used. Something tells me she isn't a stranger to you. As I think about it, I doubt she has actually been negatively affected by this (unless creepy stalker things). You should feel bad for choosing to put her and her image at that sort of risk, and you need to apologize if anything actually happened as a result. Otherwise, I think it would be respectful to the privacy of the actual girl in the picture if all of us simply forgot about it, like just another pretty face from a commercial. How you resolve this issue would tell me something about the sincerity of your repentance. I also would like to know why you chose to represent your gender falsely. The vast majority of the times I've seen someone do that, it was to get preferential treatment or just to troll. And I despise that. I suspect someone(or two)-else here around of that, but I don't quite think the preferential treatment path fits the situation here. I won't claim to tell the whole truth around here, but what I say about myself is the truth, even if I keep some things private. This is the internet, as others have pointed out. Plus, nondisclosure agreements with the army, etc. I learned from early wrongdoings as a kid that honesty and integrity are crucial to not only being a good person and staying out of trouble, but becoming a BETTER person. Owning up to mistakes is when we learn the true extent of the mistakes we make and receive criticism on how to prevent making the same mistake again. Although I doubt you would misrepresent yourself the same way again... but... have a relevant vid. "... you gotta be a straight shooter. Do ya got it?"