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MightyMage
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posted May 13, 2003 12:00 AM |
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The Power we Hold
Sitting in my Government class I decided to listen (for once) and my teacher started talking about Posting Boards. He said that most governments fear them because they have no real power or control over them and also because in large groups, they can go against the government. Cause a ruckus to put it nicely.
So anyway what I'm getting to is, wasn't there a country that started or already banned games? If so then we can ban against them, speak our mind and get that country their games back.
What do you all think of that?
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Though I must still bow
in awe for the awesomeness that is
MightyMage. For he is all I could ever
want to be! - OhforfSake
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Marelt_Ekiran
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posted May 13, 2003 12:23 AM |
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Hmmmm, sounds nice.
What government are we going to overthrow?
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MightyMage
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posted May 13, 2003 12:29 AM |
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Don't know yet. Can't remember the Country.
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Though I must still bow
in awe for the awesomeness that is
MightyMage. For he is all I could ever
want to be! - OhforfSake
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Lord_Woock
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posted May 13, 2003 12:31 PM |
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All kinds of computer games, consoles (oh, and those things in casinos, too) used to be illegal in Greece, but AFAIK they fixed it.
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Yolk and God bless.
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LordTitan
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posted May 13, 2003 01:46 PM |
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Great Britain, why? Because it would be fun.
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I
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posted May 13, 2003 03:56 PM |
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Um.. Afganistan, Iraq, etc.
Their religion can't let people play anything, and games are remireminding them America - "the great evil!"
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MightyMage
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posted May 13, 2003 05:27 PM |
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I was born and rasied in America. I still live there too.
It's not all that bad. You're just jealous.
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Though I must still bow
in awe for the awesomeness that is
MightyMage. For he is all I could ever
want to be! - OhforfSake
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GhostDragon
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posted May 13, 2003 06:07 PM |
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MightyMage
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posted May 13, 2003 06:40 PM |
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Hello, you have reached the Mighty Mage residence.
We are not in now because we have gone to overthrow England. Please leave a message after the scream.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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Though I must still bow
in awe for the awesomeness that is
MightyMage. For he is all I could ever
want to be! - OhforfSake
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MightyMage
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posted May 14, 2003 07:02 PM |
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Hey all, I'm back.
The English kicked me out because I interupted their tea time.
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Though I must still bow
in awe for the awesomeness that is
MightyMage. For he is all I could ever
want to be! - OhforfSake
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Lord_Woock
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posted May 14, 2003 10:55 PM |
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How could you? Interrupt... Tea time!!!
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Yolk and God bless.
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My buddy's doing a webcomic and would certainly appreciate it if you checked it out!
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madmartigan
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posted May 15, 2003 12:24 AM |
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Sex Pistols - ANARCHY IN THE UK !
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Lord_Woock
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posted May 15, 2003 01:31 PM |
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*grabs the first person he sees and puts a handful of dust in his mouth*
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
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Yolk and God bless.
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My buddy's doing a webcomic and would certainly appreciate it if you checked it out!
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Khayman
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posted May 15, 2003 03:04 PM |
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Message Board and Internet Regulation
In the United States, regulating message boards on the Internet would be like regulating free speech. Of course, there is the short list of things you are supposedly not legally allowed to write about, such as overthrowing the government, discussing classified information, and making death threats, to name a few. Besides that short list and a few others I did not mention, pretty much anything goes.
Goodness, how I love this place! 
Now, I have heard that Internet cafes are regulated in China, if I recall correctly, and a few other countries because of local laws and/or customs. For example, I believe in some countries, due to the fact that pornography is illegal, Internet traffic is closely monitored and Internet cafes have to obtain licenses from the government. I am not the resident expert here, but rather, this is just what I have read and heard.
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whinie_the_b...
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grrrrr!
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posted May 15, 2003 04:31 PM |
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Yep, you are right, internet is closely monitored in china, mainly for political reasons.
Recently a law applied in greece, that banned all public electronic games that you have to pay to play, in an attempt to fight gamble.. silly law that didn`t last long, as it was very unfair for internet cafes and did little to fight real gamble.
As for the us, I can sense some obssesion about safety and copyright protection. Carnivore was created as a result, and while it`s perfectly reasonable to use it to track down terrorists and illegal porn, I don`t think it`s fair to sacrifice user`s privacy so that record and movie companies make more money. And that law renewing copyrights of old movies is just ridiculous
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Saruman
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On academic leave
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posted May 16, 2003 12:18 AM |
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Let's overethrow the government of the Province of Ontario. Lousy bastards.
Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt! Revolt!
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Frick
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and eternal n00b.
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posted May 16, 2003 11:55 AM |
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Overthrow UK! Eric Idle for president! Eric Idle for president! Eric for president!
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I
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posted May 16, 2003 03:52 PM |
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Quote:
I was born and rasied in America. I still live there too.
It's not all that bad. You're just jealous.
I don't find anything wrong about America but not everyone loves your country.
PS: As a mage you should do more thinking about that what people try to tell you.
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MightyMage
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posted May 16, 2003 05:39 PM |
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I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts there they are sitting in a row. Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head. I imangine if you swallow one you might just end up dead...
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Though I must still bow
in awe for the awesomeness that is
MightyMage. For he is all I could ever
want to be! - OhforfSake
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grendal
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posted May 17, 2003 12:50 AM |
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Overthrow the government in ontario, why? I mean after all they do a great job at coddling big business and destroying our social safety net. Not to mention giving the finger to people who favour democracy. We do have a chance to get rid of them this year though!
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