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Sithdarth 08-13-2009 02:18 PM

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Also, at what point do we not consider Wii Rock, Wii Cheer, Wii Ski, Wii Dance, Wii Whatever to have not reached the point of all falling under the Wii Do Something Silly category?
Personally I think DDR and Guitar Hero and its various clones are silly. I don't go around advertising that fact especially in potential earshot of people that don't think they are silly. I like to think of it as being courteous really.

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Sithdarth I'm sorry but if you want us to argue with you legitimately you're going to have to do better than "The way you put it hurts my feelings."
That was a very small part of my argument. I fail to see the problem with at least making the attempt to use neutral words or at the very least acknowledging that fact that people have feelings and sometimes the things we say can effect them negatively. I can't really have a decent discussion with someone that refuses to acknowledge that words of connotations which can obscure what is being said and as such it is important to be cognizant of them if you wish to be properly understood.

Kim 08-13-2009 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Azisien (Post 959211)
I wonder how much this thread would actually change if I just CTRL+F and Found and Replaced "casual" with "kids." That's really the only pattern I see. :p

You see, the problem with this is that I find I'm much more likely to enjoy a Mario game or Pikmin or Animal Crossing or Klonoa, which to me seem marketed towards kids, than Wii Cheer or Wii Ski which are I don't even know.

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Originally Posted by Sithdarth (Post 959212)
Personally I think DDR and Guitar Hero and its various clones are silly. I don't go around advertising that fact especially in potential earshot of people that don't think they are silly. I like to think of it as being courteous really.

I take it you find the fake posters for 'THE NEXT MICHAEL BAY FILM: PEOPLE WITH GUNS SHOUTING IN FRONT OF EXPLOSIONS!" to be especially offensive towards people who liked Transformers and a sign of poor manners and frequently decry them as such?

Sithdarth 08-13-2009 02:25 PM

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I take it you find the fake posters for 'THE NEXT MICHAEL BAY FILM: PEOPLE WITH GUNS SHOUTING IN FRONT OF EXPLOSIONS!" to be especially offensive towards people who liked Transformers and a sign of poor manners and frequently decry them as such?
Different situations. If those posters were brought into a discussion of Michael Bay films which contained both people for and against then that is in fact bad form and poor manners. This is the situation in which we find ourselves now.

Kim 08-13-2009 02:29 PM

Sorry for thinking people could take a joke, especially one based around the Wii's punerific naming scheme.

Mirai Gen 08-13-2009 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sithdarth (Post 959216)
If those posters were brought into a discussion of Michael Bay films which contained both people for and against then that is in fact bad form and poor manners.

Good thing we don't do that around here.

Seriously man keep going, you're hilarious.

Sithdarth 08-13-2009 02:41 PM

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Good thing we don't do that around here.

Seriously man keep going, you're hilarious.
Just because it happens doesn't change the fact it is rude. Sometimes its ok and goes over well especially when the discussion remains light. Either way its still better to avoid it especially in a more serious discussion. Further, you can't do something like that and then act surprised or mad when someone does eventually get offended.

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Sorry for thinking people could take a joke, especially one based around the Wii's punerific naming scheme.
Your change to Wii Whatever conveyed the same kind of humor and joking quality without the negative connotations and was welcomed change.

Although this has became stupidly offtopic and should stop here.

Kim 08-13-2009 02:43 PM

Yes, but Whatever is not a verb and wii cannot do it.

Sithdarth 08-13-2009 02:43 PM

It would be certainly interesting to try and or see. Also, neither is something or silly. So perhaps Wii do Whatever.

Kim 08-13-2009 02:46 PM

I CAN'T UNDO THE PAST AND ADD A VERB, MAN. QUIT TALKING LIKE THERE IS SOME CRAZY EDIT BUTTON THAT WE CAN JUST 'CLICK' AND CHANGE THESE THINGS. THE REAL WORLD DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT.

Sithdarth 08-13-2009 02:48 PM

I've been thinking and I think just Wii Do is a great pun for those types of games. It serves the double purpose of following the Wii [verb] format and being punrific.


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