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  1. DarkGrath

    Minor Maou Gakuin rework

    I've been asked by a few people about this thread by now. I don't have the time presently to examine the context and thus evaluate the thread, so I will not be voting. But I did want to offer my thoughts on the questions around resurrection, healing, and regeneration. The important difference...
  2. DarkGrath

    Removal of God of War's "Type 1 Concept Manipulation"

    I will delete any further derailing comments from this point onwards.
  3. DarkGrath

    I don't believe it would be in anyone's best interest to rile up tensions on the thread further...

    I don't believe it would be in anyone's best interest to rile up tensions on the thread further by addressing the comment there, so I will say this here. You will drop the topic and leave it be not because someone else will concede to your demand, but because you have been warned already...
  4. DarkGrath

    Removal of God of War's "Type 1 Concept Manipulation"

    If further hostile and accusatory comments by staff members derail this thread further, I am willing to bring up the parties involved with HR. On a similar note, if you do believe that there is legitimate misconduct by staff members occurring in this thread, then you can and should contact HR...
  5. DarkGrath

    Removal of God of War's "Type 1 Concept Manipulation"

    I haven't forgotten about this thread, and I've seen the notifications requesting my input. I've just been too busy to respond. My apologies if this causes any delays, but I likely will not be able to respond today - perhaps in 24 hours or so, if my input is still needed.
  6. DarkGrath

    Removal of God of War's "Type 1 Concept Manipulation"

    To be clear on this - what do you think defines a 'concept'? The crux here is that you seem to think the qualities found are both insufficient to fit the definition of a 'concept' and that there are defining features of a concept that aren't included. Your example vaguely hints to what you might...
  7. DarkGrath

    Removal of God of War's "Type 1 Concept Manipulation"

    So, before anything else, there's two things I should say. One: I have not yet read through everything that has been said in this debate. I'm aware this is not a good standard, but what I am seeing so far is a lot of very trivial debate - things being argued about that come down to...
  8. DarkGrath

    Removal of God of War's "Type 1 Concept Manipulation"

    I'm going to keep this brief, because I believe most people here already saw my concerns on the previous GoW thread about this. Stop with the tone. You can only politely phrase and reframe accusatory remarks as mere observations and claims so far before it is obvious to everyone else viewing...
  9. DarkGrath

    The Commoner's Thread: The Death of SCP

    It was an inappropriate comment, but he has apologised for it now. I would rather neither the main thread nor this one is used for open complaints about the matter.
  10. DarkGrath

    The Commoner's Thread: The Death of SCP

    Hah. Another thread for the peasants of the land, who slave away on the Content Revision fields in the desperate hope of acknowledgement by their evaluating lords and ladies. How winsome. swirls Versus Battles Wiki brand wine glass with boundless outerversal layers of smug grins and 1-A...
  11. DarkGrath

    The Death of SCP

    I'll reserve any firm judgement until later, but there is a small argument in favour of deletion here I'd like to bring up that I don't often hear in the discussions around whether SCP should remain on the wiki. It's hard to deny that there is a noteworthy portion of the Versus Battles Wiki...
  12. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    The particular number of light elements involved does interest me - how tens of thousands were involved in the original feat, and the sun can maintain luminosity with several hundreds removed - but I'm not sure if this enables us to deduce anything more than we know at present. Unfortunately, I...
  13. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    Apologies if this seems pedantic, but - the last sentence interests me. 'The majority of the light elements had expired, having completed their...'. What does the next section after this scan say?
  14. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    Can you provide a scan for the last one? The scans in the OP end with the monsters 'crumbling into liquid form', so I don't know what the text says for the last part.
  15. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    At this stage, I'm not content with a possibly rating. I can acknowledge intuitions as much as I would like, but I still don't believe this justification meets the standard of being 'reliable to a notable, but mild' degree as established for possibly ratings on the Attack Potency page. It's just...
  16. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    I've read through the posts made on the topic since my last evaluation. My stance has ultimately not changed, though I am pleased that the open questions I expressed were thoroughly explained. I believe Agnaa's post here most clearly summarises the underlying issue I have with the arguments...
  17. DarkGrath

    I have had much less time than usual for the past couple of months due to IRL obligations, hence...

    I have had much less time than usual for the past couple of months due to IRL obligations, hence Mizuki's stated trouble. However, I do try to make time to evaluate CRTs that have been delayed for an unusually long time or need a tie-breaker to proceed, especially so if other staff are not...
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  18. DarkGrath

    Should flexible powers be indexed for each possible application?

    I was originally going to write a fairly long response, but I don't think a lot of what I could say is really necessary or beneficial to the discussion. Mainly, I just think this part needs to be stressed here, as I'm not completely sure the implications of it have been understood through the...
  19. DarkGrath

    Minor God of War Removal

    I would like to make (hopefully) a final post about this matter. I acknowledged in a previous post, roughly 11 hours ago now, that conduct on this thread was becoming increasingly problematic, and that it is in all of our best interests that this issue is nipped in the bud and that further...
  20. DarkGrath

    Minor God of War Removal

    A note regarding the recent posts - let's stick to the facts of the matter, please. We have all seen threads like these go sideways when we get caught up over intentions and the people over the arguments. I don't think any of us wants this to be 'that thread over a minor ability change that...
  21. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    I've no questions at present, no. I'll ask questions if they come up when I evaluate the discussion later.
  22. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    I cannot give input immediately, but hopefully some time in the next 24 hours will suffice? (I thought you had pinged me for a different SAO thread when I saw the title. Somehow 1-A SAO didn't sound immediately suspicious.)
  23. DarkGrath

    Minor God of War Removal

    I would need to review the GoW lore - and particularly, looking at the novel for myself may be useful in this regard - to say for sure how the Moirai's alterations of fate work. However, off of what I already know, this seems tenuous. The very reason there are three sisters of fate instead of...
  24. DarkGrath

    Minor God of War Removal

    I have been asked to provide input here. Importantly, I feel I should acknowledge this issue, since it was a clear point of confusion earlier in the discussion. 'Burden of proof' is not a difficult thing to discern - when you have a situation where multiple conclusions are possible, and you...
  25. DarkGrath

    We've talked about this on Discord, so of course, I know your reasons. Thank you for clarifying...

    We've talked about this on Discord, so of course, I know your reasons. Thank you for clarifying on here for posterity. I'll handle your ban shortly.
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  26. DarkGrath

    Rule Violation Reports (New forum)

    I have blocked Mehmet paşa gönlüm 4fkjd's main site account. I cannot tell if they have a forum account, however. The username doesn't bring up any matches.
  27. DarkGrath

    Rule Violation Reports (New forum)

    I would think this warrants just instigating a perma-ban and being done with it. Clearly not someone who wants to engage with the site in any beneficial way. I'll handle it myself if at least one other moderator or admin would find this verdict acceptable.
  28. DarkGrath

    Rule Violation Reports (New forum)

    Is anyone in contact with Topaz who can attest to her emotional state since making the comment? A verdict can be reached either way, but I think it is a relevant extenuating factor. The comment was not acceptable by any standard, but I believe it was also a product of a lapse of judgement at a...
  29. DarkGrath

    I haven't forgotten. I've just been busy. I should be able to attend to it later today.

    I haven't forgotten. I've just been busy. I should be able to attend to it later today.
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  30. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    Take your time.
  31. DarkGrath

    I have responded. I had some concerns which I addressed to Jedi in my post, but if you are able...

    I have responded. I had some concerns which I addressed to Jedi in my post, but if you are able to answer them, that would also be satisfactory.
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  32. DarkGrath

    SAO Upgrade CRT | Absorbing the Sun or something idk

    I have been asked to provide input here. At present, I agree with Agnaa's assessment. It's perfectly within reason that a statement along the lines of "the sun lost its light" - or more precisely in this case, "Solus on the western horizon lost all of its light" - could just refer to the light...
  33. DarkGrath

    I cannot attend to it immediately, but if you would be content with an evaluation much later...

    I cannot attend to it immediately, but if you would be content with an evaluation much later today (about 16 hours from now), I would be happy to hear a summary of the main points so I can offer my input.
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  34. DarkGrath

    Tiering System Revisions: Tier 0

    I'm satisfied with this, as long as the revision to the Tiering System page is clear enough on these details.
  35. DarkGrath

    Tiering System Revisions: Tier 0

    I've read through the recent posts on the topic, starting from Ultima's summary of the proposal and counterarguments. In the end, I am content with the tier 0 suggestion, though I share IdiosyncraticLawyer's general feelings on the topic. I don't think this revision is so much a fixing of...
  36. DarkGrath

    If there is nothing in particular to indicate any shared function between those attacks other...

    If there is nothing in particular to indicate any shared function between those attacks other than coming from Ei's Gnosis, then I'd say assuming they have the same speed is an inappropriate assumption.
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  37. DarkGrath

    I see the concern here. Given that the form of the attack is explicitly different than Ei's...

    I see the concern here. Given that the form of the attack is explicitly different than Ei's Lightning, operating as a beam rather than a lightning strike, I would be cautious about saying it shares the same speed. However, perhaps more context on the way that the attacks produced by Ei's Gnosis...
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  38. DarkGrath

    I'm concerned that Ei's Electro attacks would almost certainly not qualify to be considered real...

    I'm concerned that Ei's Electro attacks would almost certainly not qualify to be considered real lightning, especially so in the linked scene. It's explicitly supernatural in nature, it does not operate as cloud-to-ground lightning, it is directly controlled in its direction and target rather...
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  39. DarkGrath

    Tiering System Revisions: Tier 0

    I don't have the time to respond at the moment. If the thread is not concluded by Saturday, I'll look through the arguments and offer my input then.
  40. DarkGrath

    For clarity, where are you getting the 440,000 m/s standard from?

    For clarity, where are you getting the 440,000 m/s standard from?
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