Comments for eristhan.com http://eristhan.com Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Ah. Right-o. by BobTurkey http://eristhan.com/?p=559&cpage=1#comment-366 BobTurkey Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:28:23 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=559#comment-366 Farewell and good luck Eristhan. Gobble gobble. Farewell and good luck Eristhan.

Gobble gobble.

]]> Comment on Where have you been?! by Kristyn http://eristhan.com/?p=552&cpage=1#comment-353 Kristyn Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:21:53 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=552#comment-353 I love you, feel better. I love you, feel better.

]]> Comment on Stressed by Hesston http://eristhan.com/?p=547&cpage=1#comment-334 Hesston Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:14:11 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=547#comment-334 Esplain yoself! Esplain yoself!

]]> Comment on Onyxia is hard. Really. by Mae http://eristhan.com/?p=542&cpage=1#comment-329 Mae Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:43 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=542#comment-329 Eh, you could make a flow chart about why cake is better than pie, or vice versa, and I'd be amused by it! :P Eh, you could make a flow chart about why cake is better than pie, or vice versa, and I’d be amused by it! :P

]]> Comment on Onyxia is hard. Really. by Eristhan http://eristhan.com/?p=542&cpage=1#comment-328 Eristhan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:05:52 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=542#comment-328 Sadly, this one is totally true. Sadly, this one is totally true.

]]> Comment on Onyxia is hard. Really. by Mae http://eristhan.com/?p=542&cpage=1#comment-327 Mae Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:35:57 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=542#comment-327 I love your flow charts! I love your flow charts!

]]> Comment on C&B: Ad Hominem by Eristhan http://eristhan.com/?p=509&cpage=1#comment-318 Eristhan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:52 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=509#comment-318 For each writer who's blogs I read that reply to my crappy posts, I squeal with delight and have a joygasm. Thanks for the advice -- and the perspective. Point #2 was something I never even considered. For each writer who’s blogs I read that reply to my crappy posts, I squeal with delight and have a joygasm.

Thanks for the advice — and the perspective. Point #2 was something I never even considered.

]]> Comment on C&B: Ad Hominem by Kae http://eristhan.com/?p=509&cpage=1#comment-317 Kae Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:57:13 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=509#comment-317 If you can write up a concise argument against the additional officer promotions in your officer forums (or sent in PM to the Guild Master, for those that are not officers), perhaps the leadership will listen. Just take each of their points that they bring up for why they think there should be class-specific officers, and counter them with logic, even to the point of saying "but that's what this officer we already have is for." For those more emotionally driven, be sure to remind them that you understand their frustrations and where they're coming from, but that their idea of promoting more officers just to have the classes in the ranks won't help. 1) the offending raiders will come up with a new excuses for their poor performance, as the entire "not my class" argument is merely an excuse for laziness, 2) you will very likely end up with poor officers in the ranks because of slim pickings among a specific class (or multiple), making guild leadership decisions that much messier and more difficult. The best thing you can possibly do, as a guild, is to either g-kick the offending players, or recruit new players in their place, refusing to take them to raids until they improve and stop being lazy leeches. It will result in either the players finally getting better through research, gearing, attention, etc, or it will result in their replacement with a stronger player, either of which are better for the guild's progression. Good luck :) If you can write up a concise argument against the additional officer promotions in your officer forums (or sent in PM to the Guild Master, for those that are not officers), perhaps the leadership will listen. Just take each of their points that they bring up for why they think there should be class-specific officers, and counter them with logic, even to the point of saying “but that’s what this officer we already have is for.” For those more emotionally driven, be sure to remind them that you understand their frustrations and where they’re coming from, but that their idea of promoting more officers just to have the classes in the ranks won’t help.

1) the offending raiders will come up with a new excuses for their poor performance, as the entire “not my class” argument is merely an excuse for laziness,

2) you will very likely end up with poor officers in the ranks because of slim pickings among a specific class (or multiple), making guild leadership decisions that much messier and more difficult.

The best thing you can possibly do, as a guild, is to either g-kick the offending players, or recruit new players in their place, refusing to take them to raids until they improve and stop being lazy leeches. It will result in either the players finally getting better through research, gearing, attention, etc, or it will result in their replacement with a stronger player, either of which are better for the guild’s progression.

Good luck :)

]]> Comment on C&B: Ad Hominem by Mae http://eristhan.com/?p=509&cpage=1#comment-315 Mae Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:51 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=509#comment-315 He knows how I feel about it, but given that I'm not an officer, nor am I really that active, he doesn't give much weight to my opinion on the matter. I tried to explain it to him, he just said, "I don't see what the problem is." *shrug* He knows how I feel about it, but given that I’m not an officer, nor am I really that active, he doesn’t give much weight to my opinion on the matter. I tried to explain it to him, he just said, “I don’t see what the problem is.” *shrug*

]]> Comment on C&B: Ad Hominem by Eristhan http://eristhan.com/?p=509&cpage=1#comment-314 Eristhan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:54 +0000 http://eristhan.com/?p=509#comment-314 I wish it was my call. I'm honestly dead-set against it. But others (guess who) are really pushing for it, and I feel like I dont even have a chance in argument, so I may just back down and help the newbies get used to the ugly side of people that they'll find. Did you tell your husband this? I wish it was my call. I’m honestly dead-set against it. But others (guess who) are really pushing for it, and I feel like I dont even have a chance in argument, so I may just back down and help the newbies get used to the ugly side of people that they’ll find.

Did you tell your husband this?

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