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Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:49 amby Dibbun
Somebody, who shall not be named, recently became distraught because I addressed this person in-game by their player color.
I would have let this go, but someone in live chat said that this is apparently common? Wut?
First of all, we're not friends. We may be friendly to each other, but I'm not inviting you over to my house to watch DA BEARS. Not sure why you need the kind of intimacy of addressing you by your name.
Second, we're talking about an 8 person game. That's a lot of damn people to keep track of, and it's far easier for me to refer to others as their color, so I don't have to convert name to color and back again every time I want to type something or read something in game chat.
Third, this person did not even address me by my name when I asked why there was offense taken, rather using a name of "affection," I don't know, was it "sweetheart" or something?
So why all the agony over this? Does it make sense? Do you get upset when people don't call you by your name in game chat?
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:26 pmby trenchcoat
Not at all, Yellow.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:29 pmby jefjef
WARNING: Never ever ever never call thegreekdog "green". It makes him highly rabid.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:20 pmby oVo
I'm confused by any oversensitive response to this non-issue, because addressing a player by their troop color is the most common form of recognition that occurs in this game. That is, when people even bother with the labor intensive process of actual communication via the game chat feature.
Equally puzzling is a person from Fresno, California inviting anyone over to watch "Da Bears."
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:12 pmby Dukasaur
No matter what you do, there is somebody somewhere who disagrees with it. If it works for you, and 90% of the people you play with don't mind, then don't worry about the 10% (or less) who do.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:18 pmby Dibbun
oVo wrote:Equally puzzling is a person from Fresno, California inviting anyone over to watch "Da Bears."
'Scuse me, bro, but Da Bears Nation spans... Da whole nation!
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:38 pmby Evil Semp
If you were in a game with owen what color would you call him?
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:44 pmby zimmah
Dibbun wrote:blahblah
oh look, dibbun's got his first gf
Evil Semp wrote:If you were in a game with owen what color would you call him?
white
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:47 pmby Dibbun
Evil Semp wrote:If you were in a game with owen what color would you call him?
The color "sir," of course.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:11 pmby Robinette
I've almost never been called by my army color...
but it has happened...
I've almost never called someone else by their army color...
but it has happened...
But I will call a spade a spade,
it's just how i was made...
and i will call a commie red,
yeah, you heard what i said...
and i will bitch at he who is green,
when they are being particularly mean...
and i will want to yell at blue,
if he is playing without a clue...
but i've never complained about yellow,
so far, they've always been mellow...
and don't get me started about teal,
or "cyan", for those who make it a big deal...
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:29 pmby safariguy5
Well if they're on your team, I believe in calling them by their name. If you're conducting diplomacy or saying gg, color name is acceptable.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:51 pmby dazerazer
Dibbun wrote:Somebody, who shall not be named, recently became distraught because I addressed this person in-game by their player color.
I would have let this go, but someone in live chat said that this is apparently common? Wut?
First of all, we're not friends. We may be friendly to each other, but I'm not inviting you over to my house to watch DA BEARS. Not sure why you need the kind of intimacy of addressing you by your name.
Second, we're talking about an 8 person game. That's a lot of damn people to keep track of, and it's far easier for me to refer to others as their color, so I don't have to convert name to color and back again every time I want to type something or read something in game chat.
Third, this person did not even address me by my name when I asked why there was offense taken, rather using a name of "affection," I don't know, was it "sweetheart" or something?
So why all the agony over this? Does it make sense? Do you get upset when people don't call you by your name in game chat?
Well Teal... sigh... First, I was NOT distraught. Second, making this thread will not make me like you any less so keep trying but I wont hate you. Third, I happen to be a girl... from Texas... and I call almost everybody by names of affection. Once you asked me not to and continued to call me "gray" just to be mean, I started calling you "Teal" instead; which you preferred (Go figure). Anybody who knows me on here knows that calling people by names of affection is just something I do.Why are you still making a deal out of this Teal? Can't we just smack each other on the butt, say "GG" and move on?!
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:55 pmby Gen.LeeGettinhed
Normally I would agree with DIbbun, about calling peops by their game color. BUT, if a woman is Grey, reminding her in game chat that she MIGHT be grey, well that is just igniting a powderkeg bro. . .
DH
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:57 pmby Namliam
This thread is a joke right? I mean REALLY??!!?!?!?!
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:58 pmby dazerazer
Thanks DH; I love you back Sugar!
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:05 pmby Timminz
Shut up, teal. Go bother magenta.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:07 pmby Pirlo
you are RUDE Dibbun! your teammate should be called by his/her name, especially if that teammate i a sweet & sexy lady like lovely dazy
.. I would blame her a bit for replacing her previous awesome avatar with this current one.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:27 pmby dazerazer
Pirlo wrote:you are RUDE Dibbun! your teammate should be called by his/her name, especially if that teammate i a sweet & sexy lady like lovely dazy
.. I would blame her a bit for replacing her previous awesome avatar with this current one.
Okay okay.. I'll put my old avi back. lol...
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:30 pmby Army of GOD
Timminz wrote:Shut up, Robin Egg Blue. Go bother magenta.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:41 pmby Pirlo
dazerazer wrote:Pirlo wrote:you are RUDE Dibbun! your teammate should be called by his/her name, especially if that teammate i a sweet & sexy lady like lovely dazy
.. I would blame her a bit for replacing her previous awesome avatar with this current one.
Okay okay.. I'll put my old avi back. lol...
look now! this gorgeousness is a CC national treasure. you can't keep it for yourself dazy
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:49 pmby Master Fenrir
At the beginning of each game, I randomly assign everybody else in the game a name that corresponds to a Jersey Shore cast member.
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:12 pmby dazerazer
Master Fenrir wrote:At the beginning of each game, I randomly assign everybody else in the game a name that corresponds to a Jersey Shore cast member.
Can I be Jwoww next time? tdans got to be Jwoww last time and its my turn!... OMGOSHNESS I just remembered... Fen you are the first person to get me to watch that damn show! hahahahaha... wow time flies... oh but seriously, my turn on Jwoww
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:18 pmby Namliam
Dibs on "The Situation". That's me next game, I called it!
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:24 pmby dazerazer
PS.... Game chat which I was allegedly distraught in:
2011-08-19 21:36:34 - Dibbun [team]: gj gray and gj team
2011-08-20 14:40:55 - dazerazer [team]: Thank you; Im not "gray" though baby. People call me dazey or Diana. lol
2011-08-20 14:41:36 - dazerazer [team]: "Gray" would be a great label for a noob teammate. lol
May I please submit into evidence, Exhibit A... the distraught "LOL"s... DEFINITELY a sign of the distraught attitude I portrayed....just sayin
Re: Calling a person by their color
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Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:33 pmby maasman
Master Fenrir wrote:At the beginning of each game, I randomly assign everybody else in the game a name that corresponds to a Jersey Shore cast member.
I would rather shoot myself than be associated with them.
dazerazer wrote:PS.... Game chat which I was allegedly distraught in:
2011-08-19 21:36:34 - Dibbun [team]: gj gray and gj team
2011-08-20 14:40:55 - dazerazer [team]: Thank you; Im not "gray" though baby. People call me dazey or Diana. lol
2011-08-20 14:41:36 - dazerazer [team]: "Gray" would be a great label for a noob teammate. lol
May I please submit into evidence, Exhibit A... the distraught "LOL"s... DEFINITELY a sign of the distraught attitude I portrayed....just sayin
I agree. You really need to get a handle on yourself.