Forest

Alright folks, ladies and gentlemen, scrubs and plebs, the time has come to announce the winner!
 
Now, before I go on I'd like to mention that most (if not all) riddles should not be taken literally, as is the case with the riddle I mentioned in the original post. So, without further ado ...
 
The winner of this particular competition is ...
 
Drumroll please!
 

@Goblins !
 
To be perfectly clear, I will now state why Goblins was the winner by dissecting the riddle, sentence by sentence. The answer was the Air Conditioner.

"I am Green and Sometimes I'm not." This part of the riddle was taken far too literally, and to ease the minds of many, that image was not photoshopped or tampered with in any way. The figure that you saw in the reflection was in fact a Yoshi plushie, however it was positioned behind the TV in a way that it could not be seen with the sole intention to trick those who thought it was "hidden in plain sight" which it was not. Anywho, this was hint #1. The Air Conditioner (which in this case is also a fan, I apologize that it was unfair as that isn't something that would have been known) is green in that using the fan option not only saves power, but also does not produce Greenhouse Gases. Therefore, it is Green (environmentally) and sometimes it is not.
"I Consume many Things, and you Know me Well." Not only does this hefty object consume a lot of power, but it also results in a lot of money spent through hydro as well as taking up a lot of space since it is not a wall-mounted A/C, thereby consuming many things. These things are pretty well known, I'm not sure if anyone hasn't heard of one.
This one is self explanatory. Literally right there in the picture. The last portion of this part was accurate as no one seemed to pick up on any of the hints.
Again, self explanatory. Not to be taken literally, but to be taken in that it is incredibly easy to spot.

Anyways, congratulations to Goblins on winning this particular competition. I may end up doing another competition like this in the future, so stay posted! @ASock ;)

Title says it all. I'll be giving a game to the lucky winner of this little.. Competition, for a lack of better words. The game will be one of his/her choice (up to a maximum of 50$, no more), or, alternatively, I can transfer the funds to a PayPal account for the winner to spend on whatever he/she wants (Riot points, gift cards, sex toys, whatever floats his/her boat).
 
Alright, so-
 
Hey. Shut up. I'm getting to it already, calm your tits. I know you want that free game, so stop saying "Hurry the hell up you british twat, what do we have to do?!" and let me finish. Jesus.
 
Okay, so. Obviously I won't just be handing you this game on a silver platter. You'll have to work for it, much like anyone else. Oh, boo-hoo, you have to work for something for once, it's the end of the bloody world as we know it. I swear, y'all are getting lazier and lazier.
 
Here's what I'm thinking. Obviously my last thread didn't go quite as planned, there weren't many people too enthused about a free game/games (which is actually surprising), or you people are just unimaginative as hell. Either way, here is how things are going to go down, and don't worry; I promise this won't be too difficult and will require very little brain activity. God knows some of you need to cherish that stuff ;)
 
This will be a simple game of identification. Simply put, I'm going to attach an image to this post; one that includes a multitude of items. Your job, your very simple job, is to determine what particular item I am referring to, or rather, what item it is that I am talking about.
 
That's it. That's all you have to do. Sound easy? Well, we'll see about that (it really is). Now, here are the rules:
 
1. You have until August 7th (at this very same time) to determine what the object/item is.
2. You each have only two guesses until the end of this little "competition".
3. In order to be eligible for a prize, you must have been a Registered Member for at least two months.
4. I will not determine who the winner is until the end date. Obviously, the winner is the first person to guess the item/object.
5. Don't ask me for hints, because I will only provide one which will be bolded at the bottom of this post.
6. Should no one be able to determine the object/item, whoever is closest will receive the prize.
7. Last and most importantly.. Have fun! Or not, it's completely up to you.
 

I am Green and Sometimes I'm not. I Consume many Things, and you Know me Well. Yet although I'm Hidden in Plain Sight, I am confident you won't find me. I See You, but do You See me?
 

 

Title says it all. I'll be giving a game to the lucky winner of this little.. Competition, for a lack of better words. The game will be one of his/her choice (up to a maximum of 50$, no more), or, alternatively, I can transfer the funds to a PayPal account for the winner to spend on whatever he/she wants (Riot points, gift cards, sex toys, whatever floats his/her boat).
 
Alright, so-
 
Hey. Shut up. I'm getting to it already, calm your tits. I know you want that free game, so stop saying "Hurry the hell up you british twat, what do we have to do?!" and let me finish. Jesus.
 
Okay, so. Obviously I won't just be handing you this game on a silver platter. You'll have to work for it, much like anyone else. Oh, boo-hoo, you have to work for something for once, it's the end of the bloody world as we know it. I swear, y'all are getting lazier and lazier.
 
Here's what I'm thinking. Obviously my last thread didn't go quite as planned, there weren't many people too enthused about a free game/games (which is actually surprising), or you people are just unimaginative as hell. Either way, here is how things are going to go down, and don't worry; I promise this won't be too difficult and will require very little brain activity. God knows some of you need to cherish that stuff ;)
 
This will be a simple game of identification. Simply put, I'm going to attach an image to this post; one that includes a multitude of items. Your job, your very simple job, is to determine what particular item I am referring to, or rather, what item it is that I am talking about.
 
That's it. That's all you have to do. Sound easy? Well, we'll see about that (it really is). Now, here are the rules:
 
1. You have until August 7th (at this very same time) to determine what the object/item is.
2. You each have only two guesses until the end of this little "competition".
3. In order to be eligible for a prize, you must have been a Registered Member for at least two months.
4. I will not determine who the winner is until the end date. Obviously, the winner is the first person to guess the item/object.
5. Don't ask me for hints, because I will only provide one which will be bolded at the bottom of this post.
6. Should no one be able to determine the object/item, whoever is closest will receive the prize.
7. Last and most importantly.. Have fun! Or not, it's completely up to you.
 

I am Green and Sometimes I'm not. I Consume many Things, and you Know me Well. Yet although I'm Hidden in Plain Sight, I am confident you won't find me. I See You, but do You See me?
 

 

What. I liked it too. All that it was missing was a disco, which I still think should be added in V2 ;)

-1
previous experience aside, csgo jb just came back online, at this point in time activity is literally impossible to judge and continued activity is not guaranteed, it is my personal opinion that I don't want to accept any applications until the server has been up for a while and continuous activity has been seen. this may or may not be the same opinion as my partners in managing csgo, thus I am not closing this, rather putting that statement here and my -1 for that reason.

I have devised a series of questions to challenge, and mainly just copypasta @Forest kek
There are 3 sets of Puzzles
Set 1: Easy, Everyone should get these
Set 2: Challenging
Set 3: Mindfuck (Don't do Set 3 Q2, its not required)
 
Prizes:
First Person to get Set 1 right: Mann Co. Key
First Person to get Set 2 right: Rocket Launcher worth 10 keys ($25)
First Person to get Set 3 right: Strange Pro Killstreak Frying Pan worth 15 Keys ($37.5)
Plus my Old Amazon Account which still has money on it!
Explain how you solved it (to prove you didn't cheat)
AFTER I CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE CORRECT
 
If an incorrect answer has been given, then the question shall
remain open until a correct answer has been confirmed.
I do not expect anyone to get any of the questions right. Prove me wrong. Any MEMBER may participate
Set 1: 2 Guesses per question
Set 2: 3 Guesses per question
Set 3: 3 Guesses (1 guess bonus for completing Set 1, 2 guess bonus for completing Set 2) per question
Challenge will be closed in a month.
Not all questions are complex. The answer can be right in front of you.

+1 cool guy
 
:coffee:

+/-0, but only because I'm not active enough in the Division being applied for to give a legitimate vouch.
 
This guy was one of the older gents of XenoGamers whom I was first acquainted with. You know, before the cancer set in (Jk, I love xG). Needless to say he was (and still is) a great guy to hang out with and has a great sense of humour. He is also just a generally good friend to have, so I strongly suggest getting to know the guy for those of you who don't know him. Now, as I mentioned earlier, I can't vouch for activity and all that, but I can vouch for his maturity.
 
Unlike countless other Members/Players, Duke has the capability to keep a level-head in heated discussions or other hostile environments, which is always a fantastic trait to have. Though this isn't always the case, he does state his opinion (albeit in a blunt manner at times) but he does so without upright ridiculing or stating the others' opinion as false. His experience on the Servers also goes hand-in-hand with this application, showing that he is capable of upholding rules and the like in a professional manner. Again, this is all based off of past experience with Duke and as such I cannot provide a legitimate vouch.
 
I'm hoping to log in some more hours on CS:GO so that I can provide some more input (maybe some time on TeamSpeak as well), but until then I'll remain at a +/-0, though strongly leaning toward a 1-up :coffee:
 
M: 8/10
A: ?/10
 
D: +/-0 until further notice.

I'm transgender!
Yeah, I found out about myself in like Febuary of last year and I've been hiding it for a while.
I've told a few of my friends in my school so I thought I should tell my online ones.
So if you're not a douchebag it would be really nice if you referred to me as a girl instead of a guy!
kthx! (y)

Didn't read most of this thread, on account of it being late at night. May or may not check it out later, but I did want to give my input in a short manner (who am I kidding, that's a flat out lie). Just to be clear, if I'm making points that have already been made, I apologize in advance. I also apologize if what I say either doesn't make sense, or is going in a complete cycle as it is 12 AM while I am writing this. As always, don't expect a reply or anything should you choose to poke at anything mentioned below as I do have things going on (plus I'm just a Member so this is all merely opinion. Sort of). For reference, I'll write this out in the form of three paragraphs;

- A brief description of Community Leaders,
- What they do and do not influence/their stance in XenoGamers
- The actual topic at hand which seems to have nearly lost its way.
 
So, without further ado ...
 
- - -
 
It is not the duty of the Community Leader(s) to monitor Servers or to monitor Members/Players within those Servers. The concept of Community Leader is just that; a Leader for the Community, which does happen to revolve around a lot of forum activity. Serb and I had in mind a rank whose concerns would revolve around clan relations or other large discussions that influenced XenoGamers as a whole. That is the sole reason they do not have any sort of crazy permissions (IE. ban/slay/slap/etc) within any Server; however, they do still have the final say in most cases.
 

Cont'd
This was to ensure that there is some sort of structure that can over-rule certain implementations or otherwise wrongful additions. It's difficult to describe, but the CLs both have power, and do not have power.
 
- - -
 
There are certain limitations in what they influence, and Promotions/Demotions aren't one of them for the sole reason that they are not required to be active on a particular Division to make any sort of call whether someone should or shouldn't be promoted/demoted. To recap, the responsibility of a Division Manager is to, well, manage the Division. This includes managing a Division's Staff, Member Applications, etc. The responsibility of the Division Leader is to maintain the Server(s) that pertain to that Division while also ensuring that the Division Manager(s) aren't simply promoting/demoting people out of favoritism. While the job of the newly enacted Community Leaders was vague, they were never meant to be in charge of these tasks. The Division Leader(s) and Manager(s) are tasked with keeping their own Division neat and tidy and if there is anyone that is to blame (provided it involves specifics mentioned above. Sorry guys) it's them.
 

Cont'd
Those of you who are blaming the Community Leaders for any sort of promotions or demotions need to be aware that they do not make the decision of who should/shouldn't be promoted/demoted (in a manner of speaking). They simply compile a list that is given to them from Division Leaders, and relay it through our bi-weekly Promo/Demo. Their title entails them to make sure the community (as a whole) stays afloat, (which in itself is a daunting task. Trust me, I know). Now, the only real problem here is when our beloved Community Leaders promote someone to a Division Leader/Manager position and it turns out that person is lacking in proper.. Qualifications. At this point it becomes a problem for everyone, but this is why we (Serb and I) promoted a group of five into a position of power; so that they may discuss amongst themselves whether someone fits the description. Unfortunately, there is something that a lot of people seem to forget; people have lives outside of gaming. Hell, if you knew me well, you'd know that I devoted a serious chunk of my time toward Counter-Strike: Source and trying to improve XenoGamers as a whole. I can tell you right now that it isn't a cakewalk to take the helm of a gaming community this large while juggling your personal life. They're bound to make mistakes, and they're bound to make hasty decisions or to cut corners. Do keep in mind that these guys are dedicating a fair amount of their psyche (for free, mind you) to manage things as best they can. It isn't so much the fact that they aren't willing to help XenoGamers grow, it's that doing this sort of thing demands a lot out of someone. It would be best to actively find suitable replacements, but looking for someone to fill these shoes isn't as easy as you think it is.
 
- - -
 
From my understanding, the payments for some of these Divisions work as a sort of group; removing Servers doesn't result in a cheaper alternative, it just wastes a good Server that could be utilized (correct me if I'm wrong). With that said, I completely agree that those of you in a position of power for a "dead" Division should be working toward reviving it in some way. If that isn't something you're willing to do, step down and move on, but don't sit there jerking your dick off waiting for someone else to improve the Servers. I get that personal life is a factor here as well, but if that's the case just step down. Seriously, you aren't doing that particular Server any good by not trying to revive it. Obviously this doesn't apply to those of you who literally can't do anything (IE. Servers are down, aren't working at all). If this is the case, go harass the Division Leader of that Division into doing something about it, or post a Member Protest (literally protest about their doing nothing); but at the same time keep in mind that they do have a life outside of XenoGamers and that they are doing this for free.
 
- Dat guy, Forest
 
This incredibly lengthy post is brought to you by Forest, rambling and ranting with TL;DR posts since 2012.

The dream of a council-based rank is dissolving ever so slowly. Our (Serb and I) fevered dream will eventually wilt and die out, though I will still believe.
 
For real though, I understand where you're coming from completely. Sometimes it just gets overwhelming; to the point of not being sure what you should and shouldn't do for the community. Props to anyone in this position, as it isn't one for the light-hearted.

Didn't read most of this thread, on account of it being late at night. May or may not check it out later, but I did want to give my input in a short manner (who am I kidding, that's a flat out lie). Just to be clear, if I'm making points that have already been made, I apologize in advance. I also apologize if what I say either doesn't make sense, or is going in a complete cycle as it is 12 AM while I am writing this. As always, don't expect a reply or anything should you choose to poke at anything mentioned below as I do have things going on (plus I'm just a Member so this is all merely opinion. Sort of). For reference, I'll write this out in the form of three paragraphs;

- A brief description of Community Leaders,
- What they do and do not influence/their stance in XenoGamers
- The actual topic at hand which seems to have nearly lost its way.
 
So, without further ado ...
 
- - -
 
It is not the duty of the Community Leader(s) to monitor Servers or to monitor Members/Players within those Servers. The concept of Community Leader is just that; a Leader for the Community, which does happen to revolve around a lot of forum activity. Serb and I had in mind a rank whose concerns would revolve around clan relations or other large discussions that influenced XenoGamers as a whole. That is the sole reason they do not have any sort of crazy permissions (IE. ban/slay/slap/etc) within any Server; however, they do still have the final say in most cases.
 

Cont'd
This was to ensure that there is some sort of structure that can over-rule certain implementations or otherwise wrongful additions. It's difficult to describe, but the CLs both have power, and do not have power.
 
- - -
 
There are certain limitations in what they influence, and Promotions/Demotions aren't one of them for the sole reason that they are not required to be active on a particular Division to make any sort of call whether someone should or shouldn't be promoted/demoted. To recap, the responsibility of a Division Manager is to, well, manage the Division. This includes managing a Division's Staff, Member Applications, etc. The responsibility of the Division Leader is to maintain the Server(s) that pertain to that Division while also ensuring that the Division Manager(s) aren't simply promoting/demoting people out of favoritism. While the job of the newly enacted Community Leaders was vague, they were never meant to be in charge of these tasks. The Division Leader(s) and Manager(s) are tasked with keeping their own Division neat and tidy and if there is anyone that is to blame (provided it involves specifics mentioned above. Sorry guys) it's them.
 

Cont'd
Those of you who are blaming the Community Leaders for any sort of promotions or demotions need to be aware that they do not make the decision of who should/shouldn't be promoted/demoted (in a manner of speaking). They simply compile a list that is given to them from Division Leaders, and relay it through our bi-weekly Promo/Demo. Their title entails them to make sure the community (as a whole) stays afloat, (which in itself is a daunting task. Trust me, I know). Now, the only real problem here is when our beloved Community Leaders promote someone to a Division Leader/Manager position and it turns out that person is lacking in proper.. Qualifications. At this point it becomes a problem for everyone, but this is why we (Serb and I) promoted a group of five into a position of power; so that they may discuss amongst themselves whether someone fits the description. Unfortunately, there is something that a lot of people seem to forget; people have lives outside of gaming. Hell, if you knew me well, you'd know that I devoted a serious chunk of my time toward Counter-Strike: Source and trying to improve XenoGamers as a whole. I can tell you right now that it isn't a cakewalk to take the helm of a gaming community this large while juggling your personal life. They're bound to make mistakes, and they're bound to make hasty decisions or to cut corners. Do keep in mind that these guys are dedicating a fair amount of their psyche (for free, mind you) to manage things as best they can. It isn't so much the fact that they aren't willing to help XenoGamers grow, it's that doing this sort of thing demands a lot out of someone. It would be best to actively find suitable replacements, but looking for someone to fill these shoes isn't as easy as you think it is.
 
- - -
 
From my understanding, the payments for some of these Divisions work as a sort of group; removing Servers doesn't result in a cheaper alternative, it just wastes a good Server that could be utilized (correct me if I'm wrong). With that said, I completely agree that those of you in a position of power for a "dead" Division should be working toward reviving it in some way. If that isn't something you're willing to do, step down and move on, but don't sit there jerking your dick off waiting for someone else to improve the Servers. I get that personal life is a factor here as well, but if that's the case just step down. Seriously, you aren't doing that particular Server any good by not trying to revive it. Obviously this doesn't apply to those of you who literally can't do anything (IE. Servers are down, aren't working at all). If this is the case, go harass the Division Leader of that Division into doing something about it, or post a Member Protest (literally protest about their doing nothing); but at the same time keep in mind that they do have a life outside of XenoGamers and that they are doing this for free.
 
- Dat guy, Forest
 
This incredibly lengthy post is brought to you by Forest, rambling and ranting with TL;DR posts since 2012.

The dream of a council-based rank is dissolving ever so slowly. Our (Serb and I) fevered dream will eventually wilt and die out, though I will still believe.
 
For real though, I understand where you're coming from completely. Sometimes it just gets overwhelming; to the point of not being sure what you should and shouldn't do for the community. Props to anyone in this position, as it isn't one for the light-hearted.

As of now, I'll be stepping down from the position of Community Leader (but retaining my status as CS:GO DM). Over the course of cl history, I've seen criticism of myself and other cls, and most of the criticism towards myself is true, yet I don't really do anything to change that. With that in mind, I don't really feel like I'm contributing to anything as a Community Leader, I'm not actively trying to improve this clan as I should, so I've decided to give this title up to someone who will hopefully do a better job than I did. While I don't think I was biased, nor a necessarily "bad" Community Leader, I believe this decision to be for the best for the clan as a whole. I will remain Division Manager of CS:GO and try to grow the clan from there, as I believe I can at least do that much. [uSERGROUP=23]@Community Leader[/uSERGROUP] [uSERGROUP=5]@Division Leader[/uSERGROUP] [uSERGROUP=29]@Division Manager[/uSERGROUP] CS GO hub when

Ehhhhh

I can easily say that 90% of my play time was on xG servers. I know that for a fact because I have more achievements done on CS:GO than I do on CS:S, and CS:GO only has like, 1/5 of the hours I have on CS:S.

I really miss CS:S. :coffee:

Easiest ways to deal with that problem is just have more mods/admins who are on at different times and play/actually answer the calladmin bot or being like matsi and recording everything and posting ban requests on rule breakers.

Find someone who can code this thing together, or toss out a link to an existing version of this, because as great as this idea seems; it just isn't something that will happen without the aforementioned conditions being met.
 
As previously mentioned by Shadowspy, the difficult part is finding someone who can piece this thing together without asking for anything in return. Hell, we couldn't even get hub up and running again on CS:S. #NeverForgetHub

Find someone who can code this thing together, or toss out a link to an existing version of this, because as great as this idea seems; it just isn't something that will happen without the aforementioned conditions being met.
 
As previously mentioned by Shadowspy, the difficult part is finding someone who can piece this thing together without asking for anything in return. Hell, we couldn't even get hub up and running again on CS:S. #NeverForgetHub

Hey guys
I discovered Jailbreak on the JB1 server, the first time I played it, I was a prisionner, I got killed at least 4 times without understanding how things works, I glitched to CT, didn't understand what to do, as soon as people came near me I started shooting, and suddenly, it's chat/mic spaming; freehit, freekill, noob, slay yourself.
I felt guilty as hell, so I left the server and started reading on forums and watching videos on how to play jb, I went back to the server, checked the rules again, and since then, everything is fine.
 
Now I've been playing on jb1 for a while since I became an xG member, and I was thinking about a plugin or something to reenforce the rules and avoid mass freekilling, we all know that some visitors are new to the game mode and aren't aware of the rules, even if they've been warned, sometimes they just don't read the rules, and some others, are totally aware of the rules and know how to play the game, but somehow, they enjoy taking warden, give an order and then freekill everyone, I've witnessed some ***holes visiting the server just to annoy everyone and leave.
 
So since we don't always have a mod/admin on, I had this idea about creating a plugin that checks your rank, or the time spent in the server, and automatically ban you from CT if you have a total time played less than 30 minutes for exemple, this way, new visitors can only play in team T no matter who they are, if they are new to hte game mode they'll try to understand how it works, if they are some evil annoying players, they will get bored and leave .
 
This is my first thread btw, too long? :3
 
@Ohstopyou @StarmiX @Nomulous @BelloWaldi @Dethman @NitNat Opinions?

Okay $moker.

Er, when Staff Members ban someone, typically they don't need to take down any sort of evidence or proof (aside from cases that involve hacking/scripting/etc) so long as they witnessed the act. If Staff is lying about what they saw, then they shouldn't be a Moderator/Administrator in the first place.
 
To be fair, it is the responsibility of the accused to provide ample evidence that they are either innocent or that the punishment is too severe. All I've seen from the offending player is them stating that they were unaware of the rules, which doesn't exactly help his/her case; especially when the supposed ban can't be found. With that said;
 

I'm curious to know, did the offending player mass freekill (or mass freekill and disconnect) at any point to warrant the permanent CT ban? Keep in mind that freekilling never (under most circumstances) accumulates to a permanent ban unless it is done simultaneously in one round. At the most, if the freekills were accumulating, the offending player should be CT(blue) banned for up to a week.

Is this guy still perm'd? Still standing by my last post if he/she is. Should probably determine whether this thread should be closed (denied) or left open for investigation.
 

 
@Diamonde

I really miss CS:S. :coffee: