thanks dd for getting topic back on track. yeah, i'm still interested in other people's takes.

sorry, i know i shouldn't feed the trolls.

Thrax said earlier that the first person to flag frequently ends up 2, with the person he flagged to 1. This doesn't seem remotely true to me. Certainly it happens, but the scoring is so top heavy its that if you can still win, you're probably trying to, and the only people that flag early are people cutting their losses and trying not to finish last. I find the first flagger usually flags into 4 or 5.

Second, somebody else said that a mod should make a post about flags. Despite the fact that Vermont already did that, I'm of the opinion that he shouldn't have, and that it's not the place of mods to enforce or encourage any particular rules in regards to flagging.

Flag (and to a lesser extent truces) are the only purely political aspect of the game. They are subtextual, in the sense that they aren't explicitly part of the rules. As such, their use (or misuse) is governed solely by consensus of the community. Flags should be used however, by whomever, and for whatever reason. It's not the place of mods or anyone else to impose guidelines on their use.

good post jesus. thanks for your input.

Evidently the sarcasm re the mod post was completely lost on you.

Yodel, shut the fuck up! god! It really is pathetic how jealous you are of happy. I feel bad for you!

I think a mod should write a blog post about grammar and punctuation. It always seems to come up in threads about vflags.

In general vflags suck - but good luck trying to get a counter going on the lower tables. It would be good if a 'kill vflagers' meme could be established, but I guess it won't happen. Like most who hate vflags, I am happy to accept them when it suits me.

At least the recent change in points distribution - with the points for 3rd, 4th and 5th now more or less the same - has help to encouraging more fighting and less flagging.

I think yodel thrives on being hated. He tends be be a dick to everyone just for the hell of it

he just likes attention

he does not want to be hated tho.

are you talking for yourself in third person?