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Started by Viking, September 12, 2009, 02:46:59 PM

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Shall the Yi Rule apply in the History Quiz Thread?

Yes, no questions about your own country!
30 (66.7%)
No, I want no limitations on what questionas we can ask!
13 (28.9%)
Jaron, only questions about the ACW, ECW, Byzanteen Empire and Dreadnaughts can be asked!
2 (4.4%)

Total Members Voted: 45

Grey Fox

The Yi Rule is the foundation of the modern Quiz thread without it, It's the middleages. It's anarchy, it's oppresions. The Communists have won.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

jimmy olsen

Quote from: Grey Fox on September 12, 2009, 06:19:47 PM
The Yi Rule is the foundation of the modern Quiz thread without it, It's the middleages. It's anarchy, it's oppresions. The Communists have won.
Yi doesn't even support it.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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1 Karma Chameleon point

MadImmortalMan

Quote from: Grey Fox on September 12, 2009, 06:19:47 PM
The Yi Rule is the foundation of the modern Quiz thread without it, It's the middleages. It's anarchy, it's oppresions. The Communists have won.

I'm with the anarchists/communists. Let the people ask what they want.
"Stability is destabilizing." --Hyman Minsky

"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
"We have nothing to fear but lack of fear itself." --Larry Summers

jimmy olsen

Why do you people hate the History Quiz Thread so much?
We all saw how it died a swift death after the Yi rule was
instituted at the old forum, why do you insist on killing it
again?
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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1 Karma Chameleon point

The Brain

Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 12, 2009, 06:39:48 PM
Why do you people hate the History Quiz Thread so much?
We all saw how it died a swift death after the Yi rule was
instituted at the old forum, why do you insist on killing it
again?

Stop spreading lies.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

Admiral Yi

Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 12, 2009, 06:39:48 PM
Why do you people hate the History Quiz Thread so much?
We all saw how it died a swift death after the Yi rule was
instituted at the old forum, why do you insist on killing it
again?
Stop posting like Spanky.

jimmy olsen

Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 12, 2009, 06:51:57 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 12, 2009, 06:39:48 PM
Why do you people hate the History Quiz Thread so much?
We all saw how it died a swift death after the Yi rule was
instituted at the old forum, why do you insist on killing it
again?
Stop posting like Spanky.
Who?
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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1 Karma Chameleon point

Agelastus

"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."

Maximus

Absolutely. Keeps the questions at a reasonable level of obscurity.

Martinus

#24
Here's an example why we need the "Yi Rule":

"What dietary reason was used as an excuse by the Prince of Poland for his refusal to participate in the Third Crusade despite him being, nominally, a vassal of the Emperor?"

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Martinus on September 13, 2009, 03:52:39 AM
Here's an example why we need the "Yi Rule":

"What dietary reason was used as an excuse by the Prince of Poland for his refusal to participate in the Third Crusade despite him being, nominally, a vassal of the Emperor?"

The Yi Rule did nothing to prevent stupidly obscure questions. It just prevented questions about American history.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Viking

Quote from: Martinus on September 13, 2009, 03:52:39 AM
Here's an example why we need the "Yi Rule":

"What dietary reason was used as an excuse by the Prince of Poland for his refusal to participate in the Third Crusade despite him being, nominally, a vassal of the Emperor?"

Kimchi?
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

HisMajestyBOB

Quote from: Viking on September 13, 2009, 05:06:22 AM
Quote from: Martinus on September 13, 2009, 03:52:39 AM
Here's an example why we need the "Yi Rule":

"What dietary reason was used as an excuse by the Prince of Poland for his refusal to participate in the Third Crusade despite him being, nominally, a vassal of the Emperor?"

Kimchi?

:mmm:
Three lovely Prada points for HoI2 help

Martinus

Nope, mead.

Essentially when the Emperor called on the Polish Prince to send troops, he replied that his knights won't go unless it is guaranteed they will have sufficient supplies of mead (the Polish chivalry's drink-de-jour) rather than beer (which was considered a peasant drink) or wine (which, I suppose, was rejected as something those pansy Southerners would drink). :P

Viking

Quote from: Martinus on September 13, 2009, 07:05:01 AM
Nope, mead.

Essentially when the Emperor called on the Polish Prince to send troops, he replied that his knights won't go unless it is guaranteed they will have sufficient supplies of mead (the Polish chivalry's drink-de-jour) rather than beer (which was considered a peasant drink) or wine (which, I suppose, was rejected as something those pansy Southerners would drink). :P

"What The Fuck? These fucking moooslimbs not only don't make mead but they don't make alcohol at all? What The Fuck? Screw those fucking fuckers I don't give a shit, if I can't have mead I'm not killing heathens!"

oh, sorry, that was the Polish Prince channelling Bill Maher.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.