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Nevill

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  • Nevill
    A plane crashes on an uninhabited island. Only the pilot, the navigator and the stewardess survive.
    After the first week, the pilot said, "Away with the lechery!" and shot the stewardess.
    A week later, the navigator said, "Away with the lechery!" and buried the stewardess.
    A week later, they both said, "Away with the lechery!" and dug the stewardess back up.
    16 characters
    So I was looking at the Quest Recommendation thread. I was worried that asking about why it's preview is weird might be off topic.
    I.e doesn't show the last poster or number of replies. Given you were the OP is this the right place to ask or should this be something I ought ask the staff...or would it be okay to ask about that on the thread itself?
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    Oh darn it's a shame it's no longer Maintained, it being pinned made me think it was... I was thinking about writing a recommendation and then a Review on The Mallus Compliance,.. and a few others to help people make better informed choices.
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    Not as sure if I will do so now. Since users would need to trawl for them. Is there a process with the mods where I or someone could take up the mantle of keeping track of these things? Would such require a new thread?
    Maybe I'm asking in the wrong place but I'm not braining very well right now but can't sleep either.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    There is. One just needs to write to the mods and ask for permission to become the thread owner/editor. There is a mechanism allowing one to treat a thread as if they were the author, it's what they use to do Collab threads.
    Misanthrope
    You're a questing machine, mate. You and Vekkie both. You two are in every quest on SV/B. How do you have so much free time and/or interest in such a broad range of content?
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    Misanthrope
    Misanthrope
    Where did you learn such good English?
    Nevill
    Nevill
    Less flawless than I'd like. I often have to rephrase things because I am unsure of how to use certain complex structures. I end up using Russian grammar rules and if anyone notices they politely ignore it.

    I learned English mostly by playing videogames, and then polished it through constant exposure to media (books, movies, forums, correspondence etc.)
    ArlequineLunaire
    ArlequineLunaire
    If I may butt in, most Russians I know, like author Vladimir Nabokov or music critic George Starostin, have quite good English. Also, about that 'questing machine; thing, neither veekie or Nevill have shown up on my Persona: The Beautiful, if I may toot my own horn
    Nevill
    "If there is a Devil in this world, he is not one with goat legs and horns, but a dragon of three heads, and their names are: Deceit, Greed and Treachery; and should one of them bite a man, the other two will devour him whole."
    Tayta Malikai
    Heyo, totally out of the blue, but are you the same Nevill who appears on the Alpha Centauri 2 forums?
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    Nevill
    Nevill
    I used to play mini-RP games several years ago, so we could do one of those... or it could be a private game, completely off the forums.

    Be warned that PBEMs are rather slow, and time zone differences don't make it faster.
    Tayta Malikai
    Tayta Malikai
    That does sound like it could be interesting. Let's give it a try, then.

    I think I'm nearing the end of my current SP game anyway, so the timing works out. The PBEM format does sound like quite a hassle, but hopefully the sluggishness will stop me from getting too sucked into it.
    Tayta Malikai
    Tayta Malikai
    And Thinker is indeed awesome. The performance boost from the poor beleaguered stock AI is like night and day.
    Nevill
    Off to Tunisia for a couple weeks. No idea how mobile Internet works over there. Guess I'll find out.
    Nevill
    Starting with new year I'll be cutting down on the number of quests I am following to make room for other things in life.
    Chandagnac
    Chandagnac
    Heh, I'm sure you've made that resolution before. Good luck with it, though.
    inverted_helix
    A little curious about why you haven't responded to latest update in my quest. You've been my most consistent player.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    The reason is pretty simple - I've not seen it yet.
    I am slowly going down the list of updates of all the quests I follow, and Mondays are my least favorite days in that regard, since a lot of people update on Sunday evenings, and I am at work and simply can't read them all.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    I sort them based on how often they update - can't delay those that update daily or I'll be forced to drop it when I fail to catch up - with a few that I make exceptions for. On the upside, yours is pretty high on the priority list, though since I usually comment and not just vote, the response may get delayed until I have more free time.
    Lithos Alto
    Much appreciated. Looking back, the first fragment of 3.7 is postable, and it'll buy me a bit of time until my new pc arrives. The second part is rather too large for me to entrust to the mobile ver of the site for pre-update editing. I hope the appetizer is worth it. :3
    Moonfeather
    You've been a part of most of my quests... your words make me wonder if I should even continue my current one... 2 questions. 1) What do you think of the current choices in that quest? 2) What quest of mine interests you most and why?
    Nevill
    Nevill
    My words weren't meant to be a discouragement. They just reflect my current situation - and it is such that I have to consciously cut down on the amount of stuff I read. For me, the things I mentioned are what factors in the decision. I think I'll move the rest to PM.
    TerraOracle
    *stares at the star like "What."*
    Nevill
    Nevill
    It's a subscriber tag. You've been around since 2014, surely you've seen them by now? :)
    TerraOracle
    TerraOracle
    I had only joined to play SayakaQuest, and wouldn't you know it no one had that. So no, I can say I haven't. :V
    Asmadeus
    Nevil is uggu, Nevil is kawaii!
    Nevill
    Nevill
    I will not dispute the validity of this claim, though I am curious as to how you reached the conclusion.

    Good to see you are still around. :)
    The Laurent
    Hey, how are you doing lately? Just wanted to check in, apologies if this is an intrusion.
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    The Laurent
    The Laurent
    Ah, makes sense. We're currently still in The Death March, which is what comes after the Hidden Hollow.

    It's as if this is a suicide mission. :p
    The Laurent
    The Laurent
    Thank you for your honest criticism, btw.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    Wasn't much of a criticism, really. You asked, I answered. I don't think this makes it 'bad' or something (though I think veekie warned that the amount of words serves as a deterrent sometimes), and it'll probably sort itself out once we get ourselves some tangible goals to work for.
    Zerovirus
    Be at peace! I'm still around! I've just been busy. SUPER busy!

    writing

    right the fuck

    NOW

    i'm going to keep doing this. as long as i have ONE SINGLE GODDAMN person who cares about this thing then i'm going to keep doing it. the past month was pretty doldrum-y but i'm going to keep going with this goddammit!
    Skarmory
    How have you been doing? I haven't heard from you in a while.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    I've been falling way behind on things I want to participate in. There is only so much you can read if you only have time for about five updates a day.

    I've seen new quests pop up, like BAD END and X-COM, but haven't yet had time to check the former, and the latter, for all of my love to old-style X-COM franchise, is a cross with a setting I do not particularly like, so we didn't have many chances to cross paths.
    Skarmory
    Skarmory
    Nah, I totally understand. I'm a lot busier now too, and I haven't had as much time to run quests as I would have liked.
    HeavyBane
    Hi there! I saw a mention about you following/stalking me around. The Quests I end up reading tend to differ from those you like, but that won't be a problem, I suppose.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    Eh, I just wanted to see how many 'Dexers are around. Yeah, I am mostly haunting Original settings, though I started developing a taste for nWoD as well.
    W
    You live in Russia?
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    W
    Worthless Writer
    Are you a Russian citizen or an expat?

    Also, when SBI wraps up, I was thinking of giving Chrononauts a go. The quest where you voted for a ruined world as the hideout. Remember? SBI is, in a way, a pre-quest for that one. Not in the same storyline, but for mechanics.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    Born in Siberia, as native as they come. Why?

    I remember all quests I voted in. Alas, not many of them survive to see the logical conclusion of their plots... or even their twentieth update.

    It's nice to see quests about time-travel around here. It's one of my soft spots. :)
    W
    Worthless Writer
    I'm learning Russian. Hopefully I can visit someday, assuming I won't get shot.

    You think YOU'RE weak to time travel? Would you like to browse my search history? I wish you would type in 'time travel' or 'multiple dimensions' and see how many mentions/searches come up. Spacetime is my scene, man.
    Nevill
    Cowardice was undoubtedly one of the most terrible vices - thus spoke Yeshua Ha-Nozri.
    Chandagnac
    Chandagnac
    So, are you a fan of Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita? It was recommended to me by one of my university tutors; I read it and enjoyed it very much.
    Nevill
    Nevill
    I am a fan of many things. But yes, it made a big impression on me when I first read it. It's interesting how vastly the impressions of the books of your youth and the lessons you take from them change when you take a look at them a decade later.
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