Well, do you?
Ever since this gamers’ slaughterhouse migrated triumphantly away from the hacker-addled bowels of Blogger, your Warthog Rolling debate team captain has been having a little fun with the admin tools built into this shiny new soapbox.
Up until a few months ago, sparking the dialogue that ricochetted around TTL was a lot like shouting into a black hole. Reader Comments were the only means we had of knowing if anyone was out there. Those same Reader Comments were [at times] a little on the side of “angry”.
After all, shouting does beget shouting.
Measuring one’s audience by starting an argument on purpose is like taking roll call with a flame thrower. It’s fun to watch, but it always ends up messy.
Enter Tied the Leader, Version: We.Lost.Count.0
[cue “Imperial March” – songcredit: John Williams]
Now , thanks to the smarter efforts of a bristling Nerd Squad, I can track any who slip behind our lines whether they want to talk about it publicly or not. I can even see the various websites from whence they came. For those allied Webmasters [shut up, doodi] who are scratching their heads at how stupid I actually am, I need only remind them that I got hacked using Blogger after a year.
Anyway. Suprisingly enough, some of the website referrals come from search engines that were being put into treacherous employ by the very people against whom we usually rail around here, in those aforementioned flame wars. These are examples of when people truly become ensnared in the World Wide Web.
The following are the Greatest Hits from the site traffic logs that are built into something called textpattern.
-search.msn.com/results = halo 2 glitching video sniper cancel
What the hell are you looking for again, Son? You want a video about sniper glitching, or you want to make one? Either way, it doesn’t sound all that entertaining. Ain’t never gonna pass that peer review thingy over at HBO anyway. Tell you what; you go practice on the dual needlers some more, and we will show you later.
-google.com/search = halo 2 containment raceway
Stand down. We have no problem with this guy. Pardon me for a moment while I just point him in the right direction.
-search.msn.com/results = how to standby for host halo 2
Well first, you need to drown no less than 17 kittens to insure that your soul is black enough… C’mon dude. Even I know how to do that. And I am still baffled by simple things like sniping and, uh, antivirus and shit.
-google.com/search = need to learn how to standby for host in double team in halo 2
No you don’t. Is this the same kid? You need to learn how to use a search engine. When you use that many words in a keyword search, you run a high risk of getting sent to someone who talks too much. Like me.
-search.comcast.net = how to identify bridgers on xbox live
Whoa, there! Identify them? Toward what purpose? Someone suit this man up with some gunbelts. Watch your backs, ye Googlers. There is another Sherriff in town.
One could almost feel sorry for these poor people (that have nothing better to do than troll the internet learning how to cheat) because they aren’t even smart enough to use a search engine correctly. Wow, that was a really long sentence, sorry.
Good write up Deej. I don’t know where you get the stamina for all the pontificating you do, but keep it up ;)
Yeah, he should google “Halo 2, standby, instructions” or “nothing to do, cliff, jump off.” I’m pretty sure either one will get him to where he’s going.
You mean people cheat at Halo?
I have to admit, I am one of the guilty one of bitching during game chatter. I am sorry. But there are times when I say a few good things too. But I have been present during a few “cell phone” games where a teammate felt it was important to NOT mute his mic during a convo with someone. Thats what REALLY annoys me, someone having an non-halo related/one-sided convo that all can hear. Thank ya. LEXINGTON LAN BITCHES!
On a side note, I posted this on the wrong article…many apologies. it’s here no though.
Come on, Mud! Have you ever used the Internet before?
If not, there are some great examples above of what not to use it for.
I think it’s hilarious that anyone looking for that information would end up here. I just hope that they read through the archived articles, took a few deep thoughts, looked in the mirror, and decided to take up Call of Duty.
Real men don’t cheat.
how do u standby for host ?