player reference policy is lame

[PKPenguin321]

i don't know if this is the right place to post this since it's pretty much just a codebase thing but the "no player references" thing is lame and no fun allowed please remove

[Gun Hog]

Player references seem perfectly fine as long as they are in moderation and not obnoxious.

[PKPenguin321]

Player references seem perfectly fine as long as they are in moderation and not obnoxious.

yeah this

they should be like subtle and stuff and maintainers should handle them with extra care than other things but the default shouldnt be "player reference closed"

[Shaps-cloud]

What references would actually come across as subtle and well done and not just pandering to how robust someone is

[TechnoAlchemist]

All the drink ones

[NikNakFlak]

I just think double standards shouldn't apply

[ABearInTheWoods]

there is less double standards and more "ehh, ok, sure" followed by other prs to expand the references, followed by somebody putting their foot down because they think it's getting out of control, followed by a quiet time, followed by the relaxing of the rules and repeating this process all over again.

[NikNakFlak]

Rip em all out and make it randomize three-four letters
or put me in coach

One or the other

[ABearInTheWoods]

oh, are you talking about posi brain names.

Those aren't references, just a random sampling of 2 to 4 letters. PURELY RANDOM.

Anywho, the argument is that they aren't gonna want to have to keep updating that list with new "references". Anything that is high maintenance like that is gonna get rejected. At no point should any code require regular updates.

[ABearInTheWoods]

Going all out on this "if i don't get in, nobody should get in" rant is stupid and childish, I don't argue that scardy's beef jerky should get removed if I can't have my own snack food reference.

[NikNakFlak]

And the meme of "Purely random" is also lame
It's three fucking letters, not a snack food. It's a double standard and you know it.

[ABearInTheWoods]

It's not a double standard, its called one maintainer saying fuck it, its funny, we'll let it pass.

That's like saying anytime an admin decides to allow a rule violation because it's funny means that every time somebody does it it has to be allowed, or when something doesn't break the rules, until it happens too much, then saying to not do a thing, is a double standard, while you are technically correct, in the meaning of the phrase, its still not an argument.

[PKPenguin321]

like posibrains are fine put whatever names you want who cares

but dont go putting a golden statue of mekhi anderson in the brig or something

you know?

[Saegrimr]

MSO lies, he secretly wants a super dank ambrosia strain obtainable by composting someone's beard shavings in the tray.

[Wyzack]

I still feel bad for pointing out the Terbs and Tonto absinthe to niknak because he immediately killed it. Can we get it back now that they are both unbanned?

[Bluespace]

player references are fine.
good player reference: "This is a tesla energy ball. If you stare long enough, it's movement seems almost goofy, as if it doesn't really know what it's doing."
bad player reference: "This is a statue of Boris Pepper. His big golden cock has a button on the end that states "PRESS FOR ANTAG"."

[NikNakFlak]

From the PR: it's just that kor told me that it was denied because player references arent allowed is plain untrue.
if you're gonna tell me something go all out and just say i cant have it

[oranges]

None of you will ever have a hand in changing any of these policies, may as well move this thread to the cuck shed

[Isratosh]

Subtle player references are awesome and build a history of the game, there's no reason to get rid of them if they're not obnoxious or over-done.

[mrpain]

It's been a good while since I've been able to sit down and play a decent amount of time on your server, so I"m not sure how "relevant" my question is, and I may be getting things between our servers mixed up, but just humor me here:

1. On your box station, what is the mug on your medbay counter named?

2. What happens when you emag an arcade machine over here?


I think there were others but I don't remember them anymore.

[oranges]

The policy is enforced at our discretion and when we feel like it.

[Incomptinence]

Oranges using the royal we or thinking the cats of coderbus can be herded into cohesive support of a policy I don't know which is more absurd.

[oranges]

By we I mean the maintainers, which primarily means me, also I'm not sure why you infer I am trying to coerce people into any comprehensive policy?

It's enforced on each maintainers personal whim and things will be sometimes allowed and sometimes not, what part of my last comment didnt' support that?

[paprika]

mfw i slipped in a subtle player reference to myself before anyone noticed

[Shaps-cloud]

The hypospray has a reference to one of my characters in it and no one noticed

[firecage]

It was easy to add player references in a few years ago, like who penned a book in the cook book. Honk.

[ShadowDimentio]

I want one

[NikNakFlak]

The hypospray has a reference to one of my characters in it and no one noticed

What Deforest? Literally who
If you don't play the character anymore, it's hardly a reference at this point.

[NikNakFlak]

Double post

I want one

You have one.

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[IrishWristWatch0]

Double post

I want one

You have one.

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[Shaps-cloud]

The hypospray has a reference to one of my characters in it and no one noticed

What Deforest? Literally who
If you don't play the character anymore, it's hardly a reference at this point.

Maybe it is maybe it isn't

Or maybe I rused you into spending 20 seconds looking up the description to check. Who knows?

[PKPenguin321]

Double post

I want one

You have one.

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holy fuck niknak calm down

[onleavedontatme]

Double post

I want one

You have one.

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Godamn

[peoplearestrange]

[ShadowDimentio]

[Laughs while sobbing deeply]

[Super Aggro Crag]

Peper spray is an uhangi reference and kingstons cup is a Kingston refrrence
return Kingston to medbay, he was good.

[bandit]

The hypospray has a reference to one of my characters in it and no one noticed

What Deforest? Literally who
If you don't play the character anymore, it's hardly a reference at this point.

Maybe it is maybe it isn't

Or maybe I rused you into spending 20 seconds looking up the description to check. Who knows?

the funny thing is there actually is a reference to one of shaps' characters elsewhere in the code