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Sirinda
Ekchuah's Shrine Comporium
#41 - 2014-03-22 16:34:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Sirinda
I actually expected this to be a troll thread when I first saw it.

Now that curiosity has gotten the better of me, I'm not regretting clicking on the link.

FaithInHumanity == FaithInHumanity++

That is all.

EDIT: Actually, I lied.

Lady Areola Fappington wrote:
My boss let me sneak home a little early to post. He thinks you guys are great, too. Yes, I had to explain the name. It was ~awkward~.


*leans back* I'm listening.
Tollen Gallen
Glory of Reprisal Enterprise
#42 - 2014-03-22 22:48:27 UTC
o7



I like EVE.

Zimmy Zeta - I f*cking love martinis. the original ones, with gin, not that vodka martini crap. Your old Friends can use me for 7 days, free!!!
Lady Areola Fappington
#43 - 2014-03-22 22:56:19 UTC  |  Edited by: ISD LackOfFaith
{Snip. Redacted references to deleted posts. -- ISD LackOfFaith}

Anyway, dear reader, if you've skipped to the last couple pages and just ran into the wall of crazy, head on over to Get Well Gamers and make a donation, if you can. Cash, games, old system you aren't using, anything is good. Fanfest's charity dinner is going to support them, and from my own personal experiences, those donations go to help kids who really need it. Thanks!

7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided. --Eve New Player Guide
Mandarine
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#44 - 2014-03-23 00:54:34 UTC
Nice secondary topic dilution guys.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#45 - 2014-03-23 00:59:22 UTC
Mandarine wrote:
Nice secondary topic dilution guys.


Oh, the irony.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Lady Areola Fappington
#46 - 2014-03-23 01:01:39 UTC
Mandarine wrote:
Nice secondary topic dilution guys.



Great point, back on topic. If you're planning to go to Fanfest, hit up the charity dinner too. It's for an awesome cause that OP (me) has personally seen the benefits of.

If you can't, consider making a donation to said charity. Link is in the thread above. They accept used games, systems, periphs like controllers and headsets, or just plain ol' cash. Even a UK branch for our tea-drinking pals!

7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided. --Eve New Player Guide
ISD LackOfFaith
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#47 - 2014-03-23 01:08:43 UTC  |  Edited by: ISD LackOfFaith
Oh dear. That was quite the cleanup.

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Galen Darksmith
Sky Fighters
Rote Kapelle
#48 - 2014-03-23 02:38:01 UTC
Mandarine wrote:
Nice secondary topic dilution guys.


I was sorry to see the topic diluted, but ISD put us back on track!


Thanks for getting this group out there, LAP. I've got an old Wii laying around, I'll try to see if they'll accept that.

"EVE is a dark and harsh world, you're supposed to feel a bit worried and slightly angry when you log in, you're not supposed to feel like you're logging in to a happy, happy, fluffy, fluffy lala land filled with fun and adventures, that's what hello kitty online is for." -CCP Wrangler
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#49 - 2014-03-23 04:13:06 UTC
Massive props.

I just donated $50 after getting a chance to read the website. Looks like a great cause.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#50 - 2014-03-23 05:29:15 UTC
I gave my old collection of games and systems atari through ps2 to family years ago because they said they'd use them, then they promptly put in basement. Let's see if I can pry them back from their claws for a good cause...

This looks pretty cool.

See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did.
Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#51 - 2014-03-23 15:33:32 UTC
Glad to see the thread got cleaned up. *\o/*

Now I can say without interference props to you OP and if even remotely possible I'll always contribute to any of CCP's good causes.
It's the little bits that make a difference I always hope.
Jake Rivers
New Planetary Order
#52 - 2014-03-23 16:10:46 UTC
Because the dinner raises money for the kids in hospital is why I bought tickets for the dinner on my last two trips to Iceland and is the reason I am doing it again this year.

The food is kinda fancy for my tastes and it seems odd to put so little on a huge plate. I would be happy with just a steak and a beer, but you do get to meet some interesting people at your table as well.

Senex Legio
Lady Areola Fappington
#53 - 2014-03-23 16:40:31 UTC
Jake Rivers wrote:
Because the dinner raises money for the kids in hospital is why I bought tickets for the dinner on my last two trips to Iceland and is the reason I am doing it again this year.

The food is kinda fancy for my tastes and it seems odd to put so little on a huge plate. I would be happy with just a steak and a beer, but you do get to meet some interesting people at your table as well.



Awesome, hope you have fun again this year as well! I had my share of fancy dinners in the military, and it is kind of strange.

If we ever link up at an EVE meetup, we'll head out for that steak and beer, my treat. I plan to hit up Fanfest next year, in fact (passport updates take absolutely forever to process, so no 2014 trip).

7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided. --Eve New Player Guide
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#54 - 2014-03-23 17:14:08 UTC
Lady Areola Fappington wrote:
Jake Rivers wrote:
Because the dinner raises money for the kids in hospital is why I bought tickets for the dinner on my last two trips to Iceland and is the reason I am doing it again this year.

The food is kinda fancy for my tastes and it seems odd to put so little on a huge plate. I would be happy with just a steak and a beer, but you do get to meet some interesting people at your table as well.



Awesome, hope you have fun again this year as well! I had my share of fancy dinners in the military, and it is kind of strange.

If we ever link up at an EVE meetup, we'll head out for that steak and beer, my treat. I plan to hit up Fanfest next year, in fact (passport updates take absolutely forever to process, so no 2014 trip).


Hot damn...steak and beer on the offering!!! Shocked

Ah military dining in nights! I remember once spilling port down my No.1's. Mother of god I was in trouble for that. Although, I do remember a distinct lack of food on my plate come to think of it....

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#55 - 2014-03-24 15:34:43 UTC
ISD LackOfFaith wrote:
Oh dear. That was quite the cleanup.


Thanks for getting this back on track.

❤️️💛💚💙💜
Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#56 - 2014-03-24 15:50:35 UTC
Lady Areola Fappington wrote:
I was looking into Fanfest this year, and I noticed the Charity dinner is in benefit of Get Well Gamers. GWG is a charity that donates video games, and game systems to children's hospitals.

I'm a nurse who works for a children's hospital, who has received video game systems from GWG. It doesn't seem like a lot to me and you, but those video games mean the world to the kids on my ward. Some of them have extremely painful, awful medical conditions that no kid should face. Some are terminal, and don't have long for this world. The treatments they face are sometimes worse than the disease itself. Just being able to sit down with "my" kids, forget everything, and just play Mario Kart for a few hours means a lot.

We're a charity hospital. There's no way we could budget for those games. Most of the families there have no way to budget a luxury like a PS3. Healthcare is expensive, and pediatrics even more so.

I sent CCP a personal thank you, and now I'd like to thank the community. Sure, we're a bunch of dysfunctional, arguing neckbeards (and neckbeardettes), but damnit, we can do some good in the world.

Thank you again CCP, and thanks, EVE players. You've got an old nurse in tears over this, and I'm proud to say I'm a member of the EVE community.


Wipe the brown off your nose.
Perhaps you should be setting an example not spend the money on a drunk roam to Iceland, and donate it instead?

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Trii Seo
Goonswarm Federation
#57 - 2014-03-24 16:00:27 UTC
The EVE crowd is a weird one.

They will shake your hand and whisper sweet words into your ear while they stab you in the back with a big damn knife and then leave you to die while running away with everything you owned. Then they will donate that everything to charity (as we've seen from Plex4Good).

Keep up being bad in this very special way!

Proud pilot of the Imperium

Arek'Jaalan: Heliograph
Mag's
Azn Empire
#58 - 2014-03-24 17:05:13 UTC
Trii Seo wrote:
The EVE crowd is a weird one.

They will shake your hand and whisper sweet words into your ear while they stab you in the back with a big damn knife and then leave you to die while running away with everything you owned. Then they will donate that everything to charity (as we've seen from Plex4Good).

Keep up being bad in this very special way!
That's because most of us can separate game play from RL. Cool

Destination SkillQueue:- It's like assuming the Lions will ignore you in the Savannah, if you're small, fat and look helpless.
Lady Areola Fappington
#59 - 2014-03-24 17:19:37 UTC
Beekeeper Bob wrote:

Wipe the brown off your nose.
Perhaps you should be setting an example not spend the money on a drunk roam to Iceland, and donate it instead?



Kind of weak, but this is an example of the logical fallacy "False dichotomy". The fallacy of false dichotomy is committed when the arguer claims that his conclusion is one of only two options, when in fact there are other possibilities.

There's also a little bit of "Appeal to Social Standing" in there.

I try not to argue against logical fallacies, it's pointless. Just point em out and move on.

7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided. --Eve New Player Guide
Storm Novah
Yada Industries
#60 - 2014-03-24 17:59:16 UTC
While I seriously don't like CODE or most of those associated with them (or other griefers), I must say I have found a bit of respect for the person behind LAF. I was really touched by the story of the boy who had to have heart surgery and died as my 5yr old niece had to go through heart surgery last week. She made it through just fine but it was relatively minor (if you can really call any kind of heart surgery on a 5yr old minor). But thank you for bringing more info on GWG to the attention of the Eve community. I plan on donating a bunch of games that I have sitting in a drawer collecting dust. And feel free to post more stories if you wouldn't mind... I love reading things like this. Take care.
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