Your behaviour is only part of the evidence leading to this preliminary conclusion. Obviously you enter into flame wars quite often. It is a part of your behaviour to the point where I and many others associate your presence with such events. However, you dropped a subtle hint long ago that I have recently picked up on: your name.

Bloodsage. Blood-sage. By the reference to "blood", you have associated yourself with brutal combat. This falls in line with your military background, and may represent in large part your military background. Then there is "sage", a reference to possession of wisdom. You regard yourself as knowledgeable, or may simply be reflecting this impression towards others. You prefer the intellectual battleground to that of turf and steel. Thus, the argument, by its very nature, becomes the representation of the name you chose for yourself.

As I said, this is only a preliminary conclusion. There are obviously details to which I am not privy, and may never be. However, with what I have seen, this struck me as an intriguing and altogether viable conclusion to reach. I'm interested in your input on the subject.

Incoming!

[ 05-01-2002: Message edited by: nem-x ]

Bloodsage is Bloodsage is Bloodsage. And he was before he came to Evercrest. It’s just the way some people are. And maybe it’s his schtick (arguing, I mean). He’s good at it. It’s empowering. People enjoy watching a good ‘Sage beatdown. That and the mastiff are probably his most distinctive characteristics now here at the boards.
And who knows, it could just be the way he is. I knew him before Evercrest, not incredibly well, but well enough to talk to him, and I still only knew him through Message Forums. But that’s how he is. I like him. Even when he flames me (I don’t think it happens often, and I’m not even absolutely certain it HAS happened), I’m only angrier, because more often than not, he almost always has a point (I have seen an occasion or two where Bloodsage has been sort of off base), and he can defend it well.

I dunno, I like I Sage, even if he is a horrible, depraved, evil, firebreathing mastiff who no doubt uses the Air Force's training to carpet bomb preschools in his spare time.

First, I came here from Whineplay, where the name Bloodsage was rather well known. The name has nothing at all to do with either my intent or my behavior in coming here.

Those who remember the old Whineplay may back your argument out one step, and say the behavior merely carried over. They would be wrong, too.

The name, in short, was nothing more than that of my Erudite Necromancer. Appropriate name for an Erudite Necro, no?

I took the name with me to Whineplay, is all.

Nor did I go even there with intent to argue. It was merely a by-product of having to interact with clueless, whining morons, of which that place had more than its fair share. In all my time there, I was never warned for rules violations, though many who attacked me were warned or suspended or banned.

People there tried the same amateur psychology, and failed just as utterly. Because, like you, they attempted to explain the perception rather than the reality, leaving zero chance for success.

Not, you understand, that you're in any way qualified to psychoanalyze me even if you did have your facts straight. If you think otherwise, feel free to state your qualifications, and we'll talk.

Even after the switch here to EC, my behavior doesn't fit the pattern you've outlined. When EC was small and close-knit, there was very little need to flame, and polite discussion on any number of sensitive topics was commonplace. That was fun.

EC has outgrown that, however. Nor, as you seem to suggest, would things suddenly become a blissful Utopia without my evil influence stirring things up.

I'm not going to explain myself further for several reasons. First, the way in which you've approached this is rather offensive. If you want to know something, ask. Don't try to show how clever you are by attempting to explain me--especially if you're not even going to look at my actual posting history, but take the rather erroneous popular perception as a basis from which to proceed. Those who have approached me politely, btw, have gotten answers to their questions.

Second, I simply don't feel obliged to explain myself. I've done nothing for which I feel the slightest remorse. When I make a mistake, I apologize. If the mistake was a public one, I apologize publically. Who are you to demand explanation for what I've done, or to put forward a pet theory of Bloodsage?

You're treading on dangerous ground, here. Being psychoanalyzed by amateurs is one of my pet peeves. Consider this fair warning.

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Lashanna wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
Murdoc, I think you tried way too hard there, and I’m hoping you’re kidding, .

Bloodsage is Bloodsage is Bloodsage. And he was before he came to Evercrest. It’s just the way some people are. And maybe it’s his schtick (arguing, I mean). He’s good at it. It’s empowering. People enjoy watching a good ‘Sage beatdown. That and the mastiff are probably his most distinctive characteristics now here at the boards.
And who knows, it could just be the way he is. I knew him before Evercrest, not incredibly well, but well enough to talk to him, and I still only knew him through Message Forums. But that’s how he is. I like him. Even when he flames me (I don’t think it happens often, and I’m not even absolutely certain it HAS happened), I’m only angrier, because more often than not, he almost always has a point (I have seen an occasion or two where Bloodsage has been sort of off base), and he can defend it well.

I dunno, I like I Sage, even if he is a horrible, depraved, evil, firebreathing mastiff who no doubt uses the Air Force's training to carpet bomb preschools in his spare time.

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I remember when we first met, over at Whineplay. I was in the middle of three or four separate heated arguments in as many threads, and you started a new thread just to say, "Hi," and see if I was okay.

That was very nice of you.

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And, for the record, I was here quite a long time before it became necessary to flame anyone. Six or eight months, I'm pretty sure.

He is the Bloodsage, yo.
Y'all best step up or siddon n'shuttup, les' ya get skooled.

Ack... Atlanta has reached my brain... situation is going critical... Memory corrupted...

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Kagrama had this to say about John Romero:
CNA I HAEV A cookie!?!?1?!11

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Sure!

Cookies for all my friends!

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Black Mage had this to say about the Spice Girls:
Like we need to feed Bloodsages already immense ego anymore.

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Boardposter: In the end... There can be only one.

When you take your foe's ego, destroy it, and absorb the remains into yours... That is The Quickening...
I can see it now... Though Christopher Lambert as Bloodsage is just kinda creepy.

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Everyone wondered WTF when Bloodsage wrote:
Sure!

Cookies for all my friends!

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maek suer it isant coconut becuase i aem ALERGIC TOO COCOCNUTS!!!!11the last tiem i ate one my haed becaem VARY BIG and the teacehr scoelded me foer drinking the helium containar again buet my head POPPED and snent evaryone FLYING OUT OF theROOM!!!111so i aet all the candy in the teacher's desk and stoel her walet and i raen and i tihnks i got off track

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One day, in Bloodsage's home:

Bloodsage: OMFG that idiot. He's talking about schools as if he knows something. They seem to think they are smart!

The smart team must assemble!

**Bloodsage rings a secret alarm!**

BS: SMART TEAM ASSEMBLE!

Bloodsage, Parcelan, Ja'Deth, and Maradon assembled

Parcelan: You were never on the smart team, Maradon.

Maradon: It doesn't hurt to try!

Bloodsage: Actually, it does.

Maradon is set on fire and beaten mercilessly.

Anyway, smart team, we have a problem. These "Evercrest" people think they are smart with their little 'flamewars' and discussions. Our covert op Drysart has determined that it is time to CRUSH THEM LIKE THE FLIES THEY ARE!

Parcelan: I shall lull them with humor and then flame them while they are not looking!

Ja'Deth: I shall crush their feeble mines with long written essays that they cannot comprehend!

Bloodsage: I'll just beat them straight up!

Parcelan: It is decided! Any other business?

Ja'Deth: Weekly Sorry game.

Parcelan: It is decided! We shall play sorry...and then CRUSH THE PITIFUL FOOLS OF EC!

And thus, Parcelan, Ja'Deth, and Bloodsage began their siege upon EC. Their plan is to slowly obliterate us, by taunting people into looking like idiots, then have Drysart complete the alley-oop for the ban. Such a sadistic plan.

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Lashanna had this to say about Pirotess:
Boardposter: In the end... There can be only one.

When you take your foe's ego, destroy it, and absorb the remains into yours... That is The Quickening...
I can see it now... Though Christopher Lambert as Bloodsage is just kinda creepy.

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Lenny made a damn-good funny!

That was Parcelan-quality work, dude.

Seeing as how this battle has been brought up before, points can never be conceded. Right or wrong.

Bloodsage is highly intelligent, and for the most part he is usually right. If I have any problems with him it's the way he goes about dealing with the issues, or presenting them. It can become offensive. He has said in the past he makes no appologies for who and what he is, and it's just one of those things that has to be accepted. Him leaving wont really solve anything, nor will it make it better. There would be someone else to take up the mantle of flamer, because he's right. The community has outgrown the friendly phase. Just by sheer size alone.

He pisses me off sometimes, insanely even. But, for the most part, it's because I get too involved which gives him more ammo in the first place. Still I'll never discredit his intelligence or knoledge. In fact, when he is in a decent display, I actually enjoy soaking up the information he provides.

If I had anything to say, it's just that I wish he was nicer about it. He's not gonna change though, and nobody really has the right to make him change. Even me. Although I bitch and moan, and blindly continue to try.

Although he's been oddly friendly and nice the past few days... This is odd. I ponder this and fear for the worlds furture..

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Lenlalron wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
Bloodsage, Parcelan, Ja'Deth, and Maradon assembled

Parcelan: You were never on the smart team, Maradon.

Maradon: It doesn't hurt to try!

Bloodsage: Actually, it does.

Maradon is set on fire and beaten mercilessly.

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Muahahhaha!

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Bloodsage thought about the meaning of life:
Nor did I go even there with intent to argue. It was merely a by-product of having to interact with clueless, whining morons, of which that place had more than its fair share.

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Hey now, that's not a nice thing to say about Abashi and the rest of the Verant staff.

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Lashanna had this to say about Duck Tales:
Murdoc, I think you tried way too hard there, and I’m hoping you’re kidding, .

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Bloodsage said this about your mom:
O_o

Lenny made a damn-good funny!

That was Parcelan-quality work, dude.

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LOL

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Palador ChibiDragon's fortune cookie read:
Hey now, that's not a nice thing to say about Abashi and the rest of the Verant staff.

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Heh. I was one of their few defenders.

Especially poor Abashi. He came to the job trying to be straight with people, only to find they couldn't handle it. Every time he said, "we're thinking about . . ." or "we're looking into . . ." sixty zillion idiots would hear, "we promise . . . ."

I feel for all the VI staff.

Illanae eats a cookie!

also.. lol at the story and lol at Kagrama and his poor sad cookie adventure.

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Black Mage had this to say about John Romero:
Put down the bong, and slowly back away.

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*leckie picks up the bong, and quickly runs away...*

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Bloodsage thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Heh. I was one of their few defenders.

Especially poor Abashi. He came to the job trying to be straight with people, only to find they couldn't handle it. Every time he said, "we're thinking about . . ." or "we're looking into . . ." sixty zillion idiots would hear, "we promise . . . ."

I feel for all the VI staff.

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VAK

Why I had to say it. I tried to resist the urge, but, as you can see, failed.

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ImNotTrent's account was hax0red to write:
Yeah, I know.

Why I had to say it. I tried to resist the urge, but, as you can see, failed.

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Hehe.

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Murdoc [remote] thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
It took me 20 minutes, and I got roughly the response I anticipated. Lenny's conspiracy theory was a bonus.

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Oh, look! I'll post made-up stories about someone, in a manner known to annoy him.

I predict . . . he'll be annoyed, and will tell me to get my facts straight next time.

Aren't I clever?

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Giantt was naked while typing this:
What in the name of Walter the Flying Donkey was that? My brain is fleeing out my ears because I read that

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This was the Ghost of Flameplay Past.

Normally, there would be two more ghosts to deal with, but one's playing CS, and the other's downloading porn. They'll be too busy to join in.

And yeah, Im agreeing with Sage. It seriously looks like you tried to hit gold, missed, then just spewed some crap to avoid any further flames.

What you did was a story. Its sole basis was your personal creativity, and was only loosely connected with actual events. Just like a story.

thx for positive comments

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Liam wrote this stupid crap:
You truly are the face of evil Murdoc.

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And uh, yeah. You're not exactly the real prominent guy going around, flaming everyone.

Yes.