New Galactic Event suggestion:

"A new multiplayer strategy game, Imperial Conflict, has gained wide popularity among citizens across the galaxy!  Although our citizens are certainly enjoying themselves, it has taken a toll on the other aspects of their lives.  Population growth is halved for as long as the craze continues."

EDIT: Grammar!

A group is neither right nor wrong based on whether or not they take up arms.  Rather, the combination of the goals for which they aim, the methods of achieving that aim, and the ability of those in the movement to accurately achieve the aims in question, are what defines the validity of the movement.

i.e., Flint's not saying they don't have the right to take up arms.  But just because OWS takes up arms, it doesn't mean anti-OWS individuals are supposed to lay down and die. 

Also, VIPs should be 10% more likely to be right in the politics forum!

And the rest?  I'm obviously not one on philosophy, but a blanket "these people suck" is sort of ridiculous.

Oh, and Zizek has a good-looking wife despite looking like he was hit by a freight train, so your argument is invalid.

Because... ?

@Paininside

Yes.  It should.  But remember, that warning thread is an exception to pretty much every normal rule the moderators do.  Although I don't mean to say we're being random, this whole warning thread thing is sort of still in a preliminary phase... i.e., in a way, we're kind of MacGyvering this.  But yes, I wouldn't doubt that some standard procedure will evolve once we figure out exactly what approach (the conventional "no discussing mod actions" method vs. an openness method) would work best in that particular case.

I dunno about the rest of the mods, but when I warn people, I warn them both in the thread where they did something and in the sticky thread, so the specific thread indicates specific evidence, whereas the general thread simply acts as a warning.

Obviously, making sure reasons for warnings is available is probably a good idea.  The only thing I worry about is the idea of slowly transforming the thread into a Scarlet Letter thread.  All the thread is trying to do, really, is to make sure the individuals in question are aware of their warnings.

Was the one who suggested to Bob Marley that confessing to shooting the sheriff, but not shooting the deputy, was a good legal strategy

Stole someone's face and pretended it was his

Never claim that a person who doesn't actually play the game has nothing useful to contribute!  ^_^

Must interject here!

I'm normally not the conspiracy theory guy... but this plan also has the side effect of allowing perpetual government monitoring of all economic transactions pretty easily.  Any libertarian going to stand up and scream?