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Support / Re: Bud Switch not working
« on: 14 Sep 2016, 13:53:53 »
There may possibly be server-side involvement. Ever since the server was moved over to another machine, my identical piston doors now cease to work (in particular the double piston component), without any modification whatsoever.

-James

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Pictures / Re: What do you look like irl?
« on: 10 Sep 2016, 23:11:32 »
This is my girlfriend (Halcyon13) and I, when she visited England!

-James

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Server Announcements / Re: Time to say Goodbye!
« on: 18 Jul 2016, 12:48:38 »
There comes a time in which we all must say goodbye. For me, that was a couple of months ago; for Joe, it is now. The finitude of life and it's events is something which fills it with the most immense wonder and happiness but conversely, with great sadness and despondency.

I share everything that Joe says in his message and would iterate the sentiment many times over. However, lest it may seem that I am making this about myself, I should just wish Joe the best in his future endeavours and thank him and all of the community for making this dream--nay, merely a glimmer in our eyes, many years ago--possible.

-WW

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News / Re: Today it's Norway's national day!
« on: 17 May 2016, 14:53:43 »
syttende mai! :D

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Other / Re: Im sorry
« on: 20 Jan 2016, 15:50:02 »
Morning,

Having dreams and ambitions are very commendable indeed, but you must recognise (we all must recognise also) that life is painfully long yet frightfully short. The goals and ambitions that one might have must be achievable and realistic otherwise we are setting ourselves up for failure and misery - We must remember that humans are not machines that can set tasks for themselves that will be completed without digression; often, we rather take serpentine and indirect paths to our goals, for the purposes of motivation and stimulation.

In other words, I would praise this lifestyle that you seek to establish, for I have a similar lifestyle and it is very rewarding (for me personally) but do not set yourself goals that are static and unmoving - this will not work, let your mind take you where it desires to go, whether this be reading, discussing, enjoying or listening. Do not delimit yourself to learning, make time for things such as interacting with your friends on the server and time for your family or whoever else you love.

Furthermore, I would say that, as a caution, confining yourself to an intellectual lifestyle like this is not healthy nor hospitable to your ambitions in life, for lack of fun, excitement and social interaction will very likely dry up the motivation you have for learning. Indeed, as Aristotle said, we are political animals, meaning that we're social creatures that desire friendship and community; as he puts it, Friendship is a necessity to the life of the good man and is the highest of the external virtues. The 'good man' is the man of study, and I would stress that he thinks that this must encompass friendship (love of, friends, family, and partners).

I can tell you from experience, 50% of my life is study and the other 50% social interaction with those I love and it seems to be working well for me, whereas the life of 100% study did not work very well for me. We can gain much from the insights of Plato and Aristotle on this subject and indeed the The Good Life, not as something that merely involves wealth or entertaining but that which seeks to understand the world in itself in addition to wealth and entertainment.

To sum up, I would say that this lump of text amounts to one thing: you have plenty of time in your life to do all the things you want to do, you are young still and you shouldn't stress yourself out about these things; that being said, you should also keep your ambitions in mind and make progress on this intellectual lifestyle you seek as life is increasingly short. But, I would tell you that you must make time for simple things such as time to play games, to talk to friends and do other things that you enjoy otherwise the whole project falls down.

I hope this helps, and if you would like me to expand on this (as I realise some of it may contain hidden Aristotelian concepts that I have neglected to mention) feel free to pm me.

Also I do apologise for the emphasis of 'man' in this, this is how Aristotle describes his views and sadly he didn't have great opinions of women.
-James

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Other / Re: Whatcha reading right now?
« on: 28 Dec 2015, 19:56:30 »
Maa, I've just finished the second installment of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Animal Farm! I'm also currently reading What Every BODY is saying by Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins and finally starting The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes! I'm also reading a few Korean novels with various poems and short stories!

Oh and I'm also reading this post.

:D

Animal Farm is a very good book, you should also read Nineteen Eighty-Four if you like Orwell; or even Down and Out in Paris and London.

And for the most boring book-person award, I'm reading Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.

Fun times

-James

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Noobstown General / Re: Here we go again, Apoc needs help.
« on: 23 Dec 2015, 15:12:50 »
I'm just giving my opinion as a person, not as an admin (anymore)

At the outset, I must confess that I'm unsure what the purpose or intention of this post is, it seems to be conducted in a way that is antagonistic in terms of its criticism and gives no constructive or solutions to criticisms. Albeit, you give a very small amount of praise, it does not offer any solutions. In this post I am not intending to create acidic argument but merely critiquing your criticism and offering a better approach to use.

You start off in a hostile manner demanding the Admins to ‘hold up’ their end of the bargain and follow on by saying don’t tell me “we’re working on it” cause if you were it would be done by now. This will not have the effect you may wish for; often demands aren’t given into due to the hostile tone usually used, exemplified by you here. You go on to say that either you don’t care about the Apocalypse players or you are lazy. This is a false dichotomy, it isn’t the case that the Admins are either of these. It is rather the lack of time available, which is scant for two reasons:

i. Foob, in his last year of university is completing many projects that will affect his future career choices, which, in my opinion, has to take precedence over all else – as this is a lifelong decision.
ii. Lawrence, as we may or may not know, is in full time employment and as you might surmise, this takes up a lot of his time.

I propose that you understand this in this way, rather than leaping great lengths to justify such accusations as you have, making assumptions and presumptions without much thought, I believe that you should take into account that these types of criticism can very much affect motivation, as admins are human beings after all and reflect this in your discourse.

I would also suggest that you take these criticisms directly to a member of staff and not on a public forum that has the occasion to promote bitter argument and abuse – which is something avoidable. I would also say that you should lay out your criticism in a systematic way that offers an alternative and suggests something worthwhile working toward, rather than demanding for something and criticizing, which is demotivating and harsh.

Further, you should show an understanding and compassion toward the Admins, they will more likely listen to what you are saying, rather than if you are demanding, I’m sure you can relate to this in your own experiences.

Indeed, you should use language that does not attack but that which highlights the gravity of a problem but also shows a glimmer of hope and something that is positive that can move forward the state of affairs. Most of all, you should have patience with these large scale projects that don’t happen overnight; as you said yourself, you understand that the world doesn’t work on an overnight basis, I think, therefore, that you should reflect this in your discourse.

-James

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Pictures / Re: What do you look like irl?
« on: 22 Dec 2015, 13:14:20 »
Me sitting on a couch wondering whether to play some more minecraft, continue watching tv, or study for a test tomorrow.

You and Scooby have the same smile.

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Noobstown General / Re: GG's Halloween skin contest 2015
« on: 1 Nov 2015, 01:42:07 »
Congratulations :D

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Pictures / Re: Chitter requested that post some screenshots
« on: 30 Oct 2015, 20:54:47 »
important people from Noobstown!

I don't think that I'm important but I truly am flattered :P

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Server Announcements / Re: Waterworth
« on: 26 Oct 2015, 18:57:25 »
Thank you all for the lovely replies! -- I will certainly keep in touch, some way or another.

WW

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Server Announcements / Waterworth
« on: 23 Oct 2015, 17:38:40 »
Hello, Friends

I am just writing to inform you all that I will be stepping down as an admin (and consequently head of moderation etc) in the next month; this is a decision that was not taken lightly but it is a decision that was nonetheless necessary. I am becoming rather busy and I will be increasingly busier in the future thus now is the optimal time for me to stand down from my role.

It has been fantastic meeting the people that I have on the server – it is truly an honour and a pleasure that is all mine; I have met a vast array of different persons and personalities – even though not all of them have been, let us say, desirable, the majority of them have been utterly fabulous individuals who, not only have extended their warmth and friendship to me but also to our community and thus making it a much more wholesome and favourable place.

However, this is not a goodbye – I’m not leaving completely – I will be online in some of the free time that I have (which isn’t an awful lot) and I will say hello to people, hang out and perhaps participate in an event or two; I’m not dying or disappearing from the face of the earth.

Until I see you again :)

Waterworth
 

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WINNERS:

Meepdoodles: Magical house of Kris Handell


Deep in the unforgiving tundra stands the humble home of the old wizard, Kris Handell. The house has a tower connected to it, where it is said Handell preforms complex enchantments on his items. Kris also owns a small garden, brewing cauldron, and many shelves of old tomes stolen from his years at Hogwarts.


Congratulations to Meepdoodles!

Eboniics' blue wizard skin!



Congratulations to Eboniics for her blue wizard!

-WW

Please contact me for prizes!



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Server Announcements / Wizard Month: Events Timetable
« on: 15 Aug 2015, 20:29:13 »
Image Credit: Tidalmewmew

Hi all,

Events will start next week (17th August) and will continue using the same schedule for the whole of August.

Monday: Broomstick Spleef - 10pm BST

Wednesday: Wizard Hunt - 9pm BST

Friday: Mob Arena Wizard - 10pm BST

Saturday: Re-Sorting Hat Event (For those who missed the event or want to be re-sorted for extra goodies) - 10pm BST
Saturday: Cauldron Chaos (Sandpit spin-off) - 11:30pm BST
Saturday: Wizard Trading Opportunities - Throughout the day/night

Sunday: Fishing tournaments (once a fortnight) 30th August - 9PM BST
Sunday: Battle Against The Dark Lord Voldenoob- 11pm BST
Sunday: Wizard Trading Opportunities - Throughout the day/night

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Competitions & Events / Re: Chunk of the Month - July 2015
« on: 10 Aug 2015, 16:44:14 »


Congratulations to ChitterChatter_ for a lovely view on a very petite island overlooking the sun, perfect for this summer!

-WW

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Server Announcements / Re: Summer Events
« on: 10 Aug 2015, 16:20:20 »
Events are not on this week -- WC 8th August -- but they will return 17th August onwards.

Keep checking the frontpage for details on the new event schedule.

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Competitions & Events / Re: Chunk of the Month - July 2015
« on: 1 Aug 2015, 11:05:21 »
The competition is now closed; judging will take place in the next couple of days.

-WW

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Server Announcements / Re: Summer Events
« on: 27 Jul 2015, 20:52:26 »
Boat racing is cancelled tonight, apologies for the inconvenience.

-WW

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Server Announcements / Re: Claim your 'FREE' Bunny Pet!
« on: 21 Jul 2015, 20:19:48 »
4 bunnies have been listed on the AH -- 'Bunny Pet'

FireIce has won the best memorable moment and won herself 400k!

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Server Announcements / Re: Claim your 'FREE' Bunny Pet!
« on: 20 Jul 2015, 16:15:08 »
The first 30 players that gave memories in this thread have been given access to the bunny pet!

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Support / Re: Jail
« on: 19 Jul 2015, 20:20:36 »
You need to be online for us to move you out of the jail.

-WW

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Server Announcements / Re: Summer Events
« on: 18 Jul 2015, 18:32:27 »
18th July 2015

Sandpit has been cancelled tonight; more info later.

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Server Announcements / Re: Summer Events
« on: 17 Jul 2015, 22:20:43 »
Remember that events are on every week!

-WW

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Noobstown General / Re: Town Applications
« on: 10 Jul 2015, 20:43:13 »
Town applications are not being accepted until our own version of the Towny plugin is developed.

-WW

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Noobstown General / Re: Fix the Mob Arena
« on: 7 Jul 2015, 20:53:11 »
Hi,

We will look into the suggestions that you have made for rebalancing the classes.

I'm not sure if you read my post a couple of weeks ago that stated we are adding two more user created mob arenas, if not, click here.

Finally, I'm not sure about this scaling that you mention; not in regards to MA at any rate, however, we will look into it.

Thank you for the suggestions

-WW

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