- Talore
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Feb 4, 2016Talore posted a message on Word of Command #10 - Swearing an Oath of the Ban ListThis change is for Commander only, to bring it in line with all other formats. No need to fear!Posted in: Articles
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Dec 29, 2015Talore posted a message on Archive Trap: Liliana, Garruk, and the VeilPosted in: Articles
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Oct 2, 2015Talore posted a message on The Magic Street Journal: Wizards Always Hurts The Ones They LoveYou're confusing Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes, which are different things. Namely, pyramid schemes are legal. She never claimed that it was a Ponzi scheme.Posted in: Articles
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Sep 4, 2015Talore posted a message on The Magic Street Journal: Glitter, Gimmicks, and Glamours - Wizards' Reprint ShenanigansDunno about you, but I'd go to PAX if I had the chance regardless of any incentives.Posted in: Articles
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Sep 2, 2015Talore posted a message on The Magic Street Journal: Glitter, Gimmicks, and Glamours - Wizards' Reprint ShenanigansPosted in: ArticlesQuote from halahel »Magic is not, and was never intended to be, a game for the budget-minded. Luckily, thanks to its excellent design, you can still play on a shoestring; but the complaint that all players "need" to have access to SDCC or Zendikar Expeditions promos -- when the normal, equally playable versions are available at a fraction of the cost -- is ridiculous. Wizards intentionally makes these products scarce to appeal to their most valuable customers: the people who order cases and have been sinking money into this game for 20 years.
- Pretty sure Magic was originally intended as something that you could play during the breaks of a D&D session, and thus budget-friendly. See also Arabian Nights almost having different card backs.
- I really don't think the author was making the argument that everyone should have SDCC promos and the like. She was just observing how many players feel regarding those sorts of promos.
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May 22, 2015Talore posted a message on The Running Tally of Current Sets for May 22, 2015I wasn't the lead editor for this project, but I do think that coloured numbers is a good idea, at least. We'll make sure to discuss your suggestions. Thanks for the feedback!Posted in: Articles
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Feb 15, 2015Talore posted a message on Word of Command #5 - Fate Reforged ReviewI'm aware, but the difference between the html turns me off from bothering to upgrade from the search-page to the card-page. Thanks anyways though.Posted in: Articles
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Feb 12, 2015Talore posted a message on Word of Command #5 - Fate Reforged ReviewAck! Thank you for those catches! Tired editors were tired =_=Posted in: Articles
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Oct 20, 2014Talore posted a message on Off Topic: Analyzing AurasMissed that typo, thanks. Not seeing any unusual data around the decklists, though.Posted in: Articles
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Aug 21, 2014Talore posted a message on Standard Quick Hits: M15 Game-ChangersPosted in: Articles
http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=judge/resources/sfrstandardQuote from lastdaysgunslinger »I dont know about this. I thought 2 core sets only travel together for like 2 weeks not 2 months.
i thought m15 out rotates m14 not kot.
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Aug 18, 2014Talore posted a message on Standard Quick Hits: M15 Game-ChangersPosted in: Articles
A few years, at least. It might have been with either M10 or M11, but I wasn't able to find a citation.Quote from NinStarRune »Oh. :x When did they change that? -
Aug 17, 2014Talore posted a message on Standard Quick Hits: M15 Game-ChangersPosted in: Articles
M14, and thus Garruk, Caller of Beasts, is Standard-legal until Khans of Tarkir enters Standard. Core sets only rotate with Fall releases now.Quote from NinStarRune »Also...Garruk, Caller of Beasts isn't in Standard any more. Sorry. -
Aug 27, 2010Talore posted a message on Soron's Law: All memeber's will be banned given enough time.Well, I think that's a null point, isn't it Backupzero?Posted in: Thoughts on Religion.
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Also yay for Ar Ais, getting me to actually post on MTGS!
Also my god is the new Mon Mothma ever a dead ringer for the old one.
I'm bowing out now. This ***** is starting to get plenty stressful, and that's not what I asked for by posting in this particular subforum. Congrats on baiting me this far; it's a lot further than I'd normally bother with nowadays.
Where did I assume that anyone who disagrees with me is against human rights? I thought I was just pointing out the relative inanity of what you were talking about.
I have read what Jenner has said, a hell of a lot. She's a major figure in transgender politics, and that directly affects me. I have to be worried about public opinion, about the state of pro- and anti-transgender legislation. These things can severely limit where I can live in North America, and public backlash against things like allowing transgender people to use public washrooms can increase the already significant risk of being harassed or worse on the street (which has happened to me.) I can barely go a week following transgender issues without hearing about Jenner.
Ultimately, my job is not to sit down with a rich celebrity and try to educate her or have a debate with her. The literature and dialogue is out there; there are people close to her and over the Internet alike trying to educate her, to hear her out and convince her to change her mind. It is her choice to maintain her stance on transgender issues which a vast majority of transgender people do not approve of. As long as a figure with as much influence as Caitlyn Jenner is advocating positions which the majority of transgender people find unhelpful or even harmful, the only thing to do is to denounce her.
This obstructionism for the sake of obstructionism is infuriating. Transgender people are in an inordinate amount of danger today. Even in Canada, gender identity is still not a protected class in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I can legally be discriminated against for being transgender. Transgender people have extremely high rates for being harassed, raped, murdered, or driven to suicide. Action needs to be taken now, not after the endless intellectual masturbation of trying to achieve impossible levels of objective knowledge. The rights of so many of us must not be fought for passively, begging for the nice people to see our way instead of critiquing those who we feel are obstructing these vital measures of protection.
How am I the problem? Every day we fail to act, transgender people are victimized or killed. The gears of marginalization and disenfranchisement are greased with apathy. Acting is the only thing we can do. We must not be driven to fear of offending a public figure because we haven't had tea with them. The voices of the majority of transgender people must not be handwaved just because we could be wrong. We are the victims, the ones affected by legislative negligence. We do have authority on these issues. Our voices matter.
As an aside for those playing at home, one of my favourite games to play is to read something concerning transgender rights and then swap the subject. Turn transgender into black or women/females and see how the post reads. It is an amusing way to spot how similar the arguments being brought up today mirror other movements, such as the civil rights movement in the 60s.
Nice things like being able to use a public washroom, employers barred from refusing to hire you based on your gender identity, and such? It'd really suck to have to worry about not having nice things like that.
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