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#501
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You must not know the definition of authorized. It has clear implications that anyone who isn't crammed up the asari's ass can see.

Before we go further, is that passage sourced?

The Asari aren't the Turians, they are a direct democracy, thus they are at least partially responsible for the actions and decisions of their leaders.

Democracy fails when the government keeps secrets, because then the population has no influence on it. It's tragic, but not the fault of the populace.

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Seboist wrote...

Made Nightwing wrote...

Allow me a few second whilst I school yo' ass. .


Saw a lot of Paragon wishful thinking blather but no "schooling".

I'm waiting...


Ah, you are using the 'can't be bothered coming back with an argument' defence. Yet where was my argument Paragon? I simply pointed out the course of action that capitalises on post-war goodwill amongst species, takes advantage of the general desire for more power sharing and eliminates the need for complicated conspiracies. Simple, efficient, minimum of fuss and less psychopathic than the alternatives. Since it was not a war amongst the species of the galaxy (like the wars between nations in human history), there will be no one looking for revenge, aside from the krogan, who can be easily pacified with a few new worlds and economic investment (the general tone of the ending indicates the krogan are going in a new direction). I fail to see anything Paragon about it. There's no paradise or Utopia, it's just people getting back to their everyday lives.Image IPB

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Xilizhra wrote...

You must not know the definition of authorized. It has clear implications that anyone who isn't crammed up the asari's ass can see.

Before we go further, is that passage sourced?


Sourced?  The references include, Mass Effect: Revelations, a Youtube video about the asari done by gameinformer, and an interview with Gamespy. 

Regardless the official wiki entry on the asari spells it out clearly.

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Xilizhra wrote...

The Asari aren't the Turians, they are a direct democracy, thus they are at least partially responsible for the actions and decisions of their leaders.

Democracy fails when the government keeps secrets, because then the population has no influence on it. It's tragic, but not the fault of the populace.

The citizens of the Third Reich were responsible as well as the individuals in power.

The "Silent Majority" as it were.

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The 'official wiki entry' is something that can be edited by anyone and has very little if any oversight.

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Xilizhra

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Steelcan wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

You must not know the definition of authorized. It has clear implications that anyone who isn't crammed up the asari's ass can see.

Before we go further, is that passage sourced?


Sourced?  The references include, Mass Effect: Revelations, a Youtube video about the asari done by gameinformer, and an interview with Gamespy. 

Regardless the official wiki entry on the asari spells it out clearly.

For that passage in particular. Also, anyone can edit the wiki. And again, it doesn't imply that she knew already anyway.

The citizens of the Third Reich were responsible as well as the individuals in power.

The "Silent Majority" as it were.

Not only did most not have much idea of what was going on, the Third Reich was keeping much darker and noisier secrets than the matriarch clique concealing the beacon; I doubt anyone not intimately close to the project could possibly know, and hence could possibly protest.

Modifié par Xilizhra, 18 août 2013 - 12:44 .


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In order for someone to be authorized to say something they must already know what it is.

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I know it's a weird day on the BSN when I find myself agreeing with Xilizhra.

Anyway, I really should get back to work, otherwise I'll never make that ME3 match with Massively Effective. I'll just conclude by saying that the krogan are the only legitimate threat to a lasting peace after the Reaper War, and they can be easily pacified, since Wrex and Eve demonstrate a sea change in krogan politics. There's absolutely no reason why the races of the galaxy can't co-exist in relative peace without any need for Cerberus, the STG or matriarch deception. None. Zilch. Nada.

Modifié par Made Nightwing, 18 août 2013 - 12:49 .


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Steelcan wrote...

In order for someone to be authorized to say something they must already know what it is.

I authorize you to say that I have light brown hair.

I know it's a weird day on the BSN when I find myself agreeing with Xilizhra.

I get that a lot.

Modifié par Xilizhra, 18 août 2013 - 12:48 .


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Made Nightwing wrote...

Seboist wrote...

Made Nightwing wrote...

Allow me a few second whilst I school yo' ass. .


Saw a lot of Paragon wishful thinking blather but no "schooling".

I'm waiting...


Ah, you are using the 'can't be bothered coming back with an argument' defence. Yet where was my argument Paragon? I simply pointed out the course of action that capitalises on post-war goodwill amongst species, takes advantage of the general desire for more power sharing and eliminates the need for complicated conspiracies. Simple, efficient, minimum of fuss and less psychopathic than the alternatives. Since it was not a war amongst the species of the galaxy (like the wars between nations in human history), there will be no one looking for revenge, aside from the krogan, who can be easily pacified with a few new worlds and economic investment (the general tone of the ending indicates the krogan are going in a new direction). I fail to see anything Paragon about it. There's no paradise or Utopia, it's just people getting back to their everyday lives.Image IPB


The problem is that you're definitely oversimplifying the issue here.

It's simple, but it's really not efficient. You're relying on idealism too much here. As far as psychopathic alternatives... again really it is a bit of opinion. You're leaving out the existing bitterness between the Krogan and the Salarians, the Quarians for their treatment over the years, possible resentment towards the Asari and their Prothean tech, the Batarians hating everybody...

You're going to need a strong measure of force to get people in line. Going back to our everyday lives is what the galaxy did after the Battle of the Citadel. It's what the galaxy did after Arrival. Granted, there is no longer a Reaper threat, but there's a lot of questions out there and a lot of bitterness over old wounds and new wounds?

I, in part, encourage some of it, especially the negativity and resentment that would grow towards the alliance and the Council over them doing little against the Reapers to start with. 

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David7204 wrote...

The 'official wiki entry' is something that can be edited by anyone and has very little if any oversight.


Like TV tropes right?

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Not at all. TV tropes has very serious oversight. Anyone who has an issue with what's written can have the issue examined and moderated very carefully.

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Xilizhra wrote...

Steelcan wrote...

In order for someone to be authorized to say something they must already know what it is.

I authorize you to say that I have light brown hair.

Dodging the issue

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Steelcan wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

Steelcan wrote...

In order for someone to be authorized to say something they must already know what it is.

I authorize you to say that I have light brown hair.

Dodging the issue

What, the issue that you're blatantly wrong?

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MassivelyEffective0730 wrote...

Made Nightwing wrote...

Seboist wrote...

Made Nightwing wrote...

Allow me a few second whilst I school yo' ass. .


Saw a lot of Paragon wishful thinking blather but no "schooling".

I'm waiting...


Ah, you are using the 'can't be bothered coming back with an argument' defence. Yet where was my argument Paragon? I simply pointed out the course of action that capitalises on post-war goodwill amongst species, takes advantage of the general desire for more power sharing and eliminates the need for complicated conspiracies. Simple, efficient, minimum of fuss and less psychopathic than the alternatives. Since it was not a war amongst the species of the galaxy (like the wars between nations in human history), there will be no one looking for revenge, aside from the krogan, who can be easily pacified with a few new worlds and economic investment (the general tone of the ending indicates the krogan are going in a new direction). I fail to see anything Paragon about it. There's no paradise or Utopia, it's just people getting back to their everyday lives.Image IPB


The problem is that you're definitely oversimplifying the issue here.

It's simple, but it's really not efficient. You're relying on idealism too much here. As far as psychopathic alternatives... again really it is a bit of opinion. You're leaving out the existing bitterness between the Krogan and the Salarians, the Quarians for their treatment over the years, possible resentment towards the Asari and their Prothean tech, the Batarians hating everybody...

You're going to need a strong measure of force to get people in line. Going back to our everyday lives is what the galaxy did after the Battle of the Citadel. It's what the galaxy did after Arrival. Granted, there is no longer a Reaper threat, but there's a lot of questions out there and a lot of bitterness over old wounds and new wounds?

I, in part, encourage some of it, especially the negativity and resentment that would grow towards the alliance and the Council over them doing little against the Reapers to start with. 


Right, we'll argue about this on Xbox, but I will say that you're creating pointless conflict by encouraging it. Capitalise on the general feeling of relief and the following wave of peacetime good will. Form new alliances with the new batarian leadership. No race is blameless for ignoring the Reaper threat. Not the turians, not the volus, not the asari, not the salarians, not the humans. Cerberus misrepresented itself and caused a shadow war instead of raising public awareness about the Reapers. Don't trick people, help them grow. The galaxy would be in far better shape in the end.

Peace out, I've really got to finish this assignment.

#516
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Xilizhra wrote...

Steelcan wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

Steelcan wrote...

In order for someone to be authorized to say something they must already know what it is.

I authorize you to say that I have light brown hair.

Dodging the issue

What, the issue that you're blatantly wrong?

The issue that you lack understanding of the word authorize

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Let's just say, if the Asari wouldn't be such egomaniacs, the war could've been won much earlier...


I dislike what the Asari did in the war as much as the next guy but surely a certain race you support has a few egomaniacs of their own?

#518
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The issue that you lack understanding of the word authorize

Evidently not.

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It's copied word for word from the codex, David.

The Council became concerned as the krogan began to annex territory from other Citadel races.


Modifié par Morocco Mole, 18 août 2013 - 12:55 .


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David7204 wrote...

Not at all. TV tropes has very serious oversight. Anyone who has an issue with what's written can have the issue examined and moderated very carefully.


As I recall, wiki's (even the ME one) work the same way. Don't make a double standard association.

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Xilizhra wrote...

The issue that you lack understanding of the word authorize

Evidently not.

In order for something to be authorized, the ability to do so must already exist.  The atomic bomb wasn't authorized for use until it was built.

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Steelcan wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

The issue that you lack understanding of the word authorize

Evidently not.

In order for something to be authorized, the ability to do so must already exist.  The atomic bomb wasn't authorized for use until it was built.

Indeed, Tevos would have had to have been authorized after she was told... which implies nothing about the time gap between telling and authorization.

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:ph34r:

Modifié par Ravensword, 18 août 2013 - 12:58 .


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MassivelyEffective0730 wrote...

David7204 wrote...

Not at all. TV tropes has very serious oversight. Anyone who has an issue with what's written can have the issue examined and moderated very carefully.


As I recall, wiki's (even the ME one) work the same way. Don't make a double standard association.

There's no double standard at all. Yes, the software is set up the same way. The difference is TV tropes has a community of very dedicated, through, and reasonable patrons who understand the issues. Wikis aren't going to have that.

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Xilizhra wrote...

Steelcan wrote...

Xilizhra wrote...

The issue that you lack understanding of the word authorize

Evidently not.

In order for something to be authorized, the ability to do so must already exist.  The atomic bomb wasn't authorized for use until it was built.

Indeed, Tevos would have had to have been authorized after she was told... which implies nothing about the time gap between telling and authorization.

"Tevos here is a top secret reseacrh cache we have hidden from the galxy for milennia and have used solely for our own benefits, now go tell Shepard about it"

That about right?