I miss my old forum.

[Mister_Rogers69]

No im not complaining saying this forum is bad, its pretty good. I just miss all the freedom on my old UG forum. Their general discussion thread was full of win, the pit was great. I have been banned for 30 days so now im stuck using this, half of the stuff we talk about on there would be an instant ban here.

Why must this forum be so restricting?

[kiggidykev]

Makes me kind of wonder what you did you deserve a ban at this ban-free freedom-of-speech place of which you speak.

[AlliterationAmy]

LOL, UG..... I remember how pitiful they are when a rival forum played a prank on one of their own. What a nub forum.

[DarkSide247]

No im not complaining saying this forum is bad, its pretty good. I just miss all the freedom on my old UG forum. Their general discussion thread was full of win, the pit was great. I have been banned for 30 days so now im stuck using this, half of the stuff we talk about on there would be an instant ban here.

Why must this forum be so restricting?
UltimateGuitar? .-.

[Mister_Rogers69]

LOL, UG..... I remember how pitiful they are when a rival forum played a prank on one of their own. What a nub forum.

Im guessing you play guitar or have used that site then?

and to the guy above him, there are some restrictions, but we have wild threads and convos that would never be allowed here.

[Mister_Rogers69]

UltimateGuitar? .-.

correct, this is the site

[DarkSide247]

Im guessing you play guitar or have used that site then?

and to the guy above him, there are some restrictions, but we have wild threads and convos that would never be allowed here.
Agreed. UG is awesome.

^ I see.

[Mister_Rogers69]

Agreed. UG is awesome.

^ I see.

are you a member?

[DarkSide247]

are you a member?
Yes. I'm TheWall27.

[Transbrak]

why not go to another forum that does not have the same restrictions

[Stewie]

No im not complaining saying this forum is bad, its pretty good. I just miss all the freedom on my old UG forum. Their general discussion thread was full of win, the pit was great. I have been banned for 30 days so now im stuck using this, half of the stuff we talk about on there would be an instant ban here.

Why must this forum be so restricting?

If you follow the rules this can be a fun place.

Check out the forum rules to see what's in bounds and what's out of bounds.

http://www.rockband.com/forums/announcement.php?f=4

Also don't necro post. Which is bumping really old threads that are not relevant anymore. Like a thread asking about the RB1 release date for example.

And no rumor threads
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60384

[Mister_Rogers69]

why not go to another forum that does not have the same restrictions

I dont know of one, and i havent used this one in a while so i figured i might start posting here, ill have to tone it down of course but this seems like a good forum

[Mister_Rogers69]

Yes. I'm TheWall27.

im david_bowie=god

[DarkSide247]

im david_bowie=god
Cool. Added you. (Although, it was kind of stupid to do it now. .-.)

[afterstasis]

if i can be considered a good poster (which i seem to be), then this place is definitely not too restrictive.

i'm pretty sure i spent my first hundred or so posts talking about marijuana and how much everyone here sucks. ;)

[Daesania]

We have the restrictions in place because this is a teen rated game, thusly, this is also a teen safe forum.

[Mister_Rogers69]

Cool. Added you. (Although, it was kind of stupid to do it now. .-.)

I can still log into my name being banned, just cant post anywhere other than forum of the banned

i can also still post in any groups im a member of, i got banned for flaming a troll, which ive learned if you flame a troll, you lose, they win.

the thing that got me banned is another warning for bumping threads, which i didnt know was against the rules cuz i see people do it all the time in the electric guitar forum

[Mister_Rogers69]

if i can be considered a good poster (which i seem to be), then this place is definitely not too restrictive.

i'm pretty sure i spent my first hundred or so posts talking about marijuana and how much everyone here sucks. ;)

did u get warned or banned though?

[sphere]

Now I have to join here...

[DarkSide247]

I can still log into my name being banned, just cant post anywhere other than forum of the banned

i can also still post in any groups im a member of, i got banned for flaming a troll, which ive learned if you flame a troll, you lose, they win.

the thing that got me banned is another warning for bumping threads, which i didnt know was against the rules cuz i see people do it all the time in the electric guitar forum
Ah.

Really? I flamed the "LOLWUT Peache/Gansta Cat" troll from about a month ago and didn't get any punishment...

[afterstasis]

did u get warned or banned though?

no, i've received nothing but mad props and bro-hugs from the moderators, though they're probably racing to look at my old posts this very moment. :)

[Mister_Rogers69]

Ah.

Really? I flamed the "LOLWUT Peache/Gansta Cat" troll from about a month ago and didn't get any punishment...

id change my birthdate or something if i were you, it says your 11, im pretty sure the ug rules say you have to be 13 to use it, i saw someone get banned for being 2 weeks short of 13, just thought id tell ya.

[AlliterationAmy]

Why flame a troll? Troll 'em! Fight fire with fire.

[Mister_Rogers69]

no, i've received nothing but mad props and bro-hugs from the moderators, though they're probably racing to look at my old posts this very moment. :)

sweet

i wonder if you can talk about drug trips you had on here, i think thatd be pushing it though.

[kiggidykev]

Why flame a troll? Troll 'em! Fight fire with fire.

I thought flaming was the only thing that beat a troll? Or maybe that's the old D&D nerd in me talking.

[DarkSide247]

id change my birthdate or something if i were you, it says your 11, im pretty sure the ug rules say you have to be 13 to use it, i saw someone get banned for being 2 weeks short of 13, just thought id tell ya.
Hm, thanks for the tip.

[Mister_Rogers69]

Hm, thanks for the tip.

np, i hope they dont notice

[afterstasis]

i wonder if you can talk about drug trips you had on here, i think thatd be pushing it though.

probably.
if you feel like a post that you're about to make is "pushing it", it's probably best to delete and try again.

[DarkSide247]

np, i hope they dont notice
Well, I've been there for at least a month and a half, you'd think they would have noticed.

[Mister_Rogers69]

Well, I've been there for at least a month and a half, you'd think they would have noticed.

i know what ya mean, i bumped threads all the time before they finally warned me and told me it was bad.

It all just depends on how good attention the mods are paying.

[Daesania]

sweet

i wonder if you can talk about drug trips you had on here, i think thatd be pushing it though.

Yes that would be pushing it, as I stated earlier, this is a teen game and a teen rated forum. If you think it might be too much for this forum, then dont post it. K?

[Der_Lex]

no, i've received nothing but mad props and bro-hugs from the moderators, though they're probably racing to look at my old posts this very moment. :)

As if you're worth that effort... ;):D

[afterstasis]

As if you're worth that effort... ;):D

do you hear that, der_lex?

do you...?

that's my heart breaking into bits. :(

[Der_Lex]

do you hear that, der_lex?

do you...?

that's my heart breaking into bits. :(

Can I have a piece? I feel like a late night snack. Om nom nom nom. :D


You know how I really feel, though. Remember that I was the one who nominated you for the People Who Make This Forum Rock thread for being such a bastion of sanity and civility in the Rock Band section. Boy, if I had known then what I know now... :D

[afterstasis]

You know how I really feel, though. Remember that I was the one who nominated you for the People Who Make This Forum Rock thread for being such a bastion of sanity and civility in the Rock Band section. Boy, if I had known then what I know now... :D

was that you? i just got a mysterious PM saying "hey, check this thread".
i really appreciate it, but that thread was so overwhelming i wasn't sure what to do other than say thanks! :)

[Der_Lex]

was that you? i just got a mysterious PM saying "hey, check this thread".
i really appreciate it, but that thread was so overwhelming i wasn't sure what to do other than say thanks! :)

Credit where it's due... although you wouldn't say so if you saw the stunning lack of MOTD nominations for a certain awesome European mod in that thread... ;)

[afterstasis]

Credit where it's due... although you wouldn't say so if you saw the stunning lack of MOTD nominations for a certain awesome European mod in that thread... ;)

um, the fishnet-legged chick's profile says she's from nebraska... ;)

[timmay9]

Credit where it's due... although you wouldn't say so if you saw the stunning lack of MOTD nominations for a certain awesome European mod in that thread... ;)

Well you are not so much a member, you are more of a forum god.
[people coughing suck up in the backround]:)

[Der_Lex]

Well you are not so much a member, you are more of a forum god.
[people coughing suck up in the backround]:)

After reading that, I feel like I should be standing on a mountain top wearing only a loincloth and shredding on a Rock Band strat now (I already have the beard thing down).

Good luck finding a mountain in Belgium or Holland, though... they don't call it the Low Countries for nothing... :D

[AlliterationAmy]

After reading that, I feel like I should be standing on a mountain top wearing only a loincloth and shredding on a Rock Band strat now (I already have the beard thing down).

Good luck finding a mountain in Belgium or Holland, though... they don't call it the Low Countries for nothing... :D
Wie geht's?

[Daesania]

I no longer have the fishnets. Its time for a new ava!

[timmay9]

After reading that, I feel like I should be standing on a mountain top wearing only a loincloth and shredding on a Rock Band strat now (I already have the beard thing down).

Good luck finding a mountain in Belgium or Holland, though... they don't call it the Low Countries for nothing... :D
Why do you need a mountain when you have the INTERNETS?

[Der_Lex]

Wie geht's?

Gut, aber in den Niederlanden und in diesem Teil Belgiens reden die Leute kein Deutsch, sondern Niederländisch. Die zwei Sprachen gleichen sich, aber sind bestimmt nicht dasselbe.

Du hast aber Glück, weil ich Übersetzer bin und Deutsch eine der Sprachen ist, in der ich arbeite. Ich verstehe es also ganz gut :D

[Renrock]

Gut, aber in den Niederlanden und in diesem Teil Belgiens reden die Leute kein Deutsch, sondern Niederländisch. Die zwei Sprachen gleichen sich, aber sind bestimmt nicht dasselbe.

Du hast aber Glück, weil ich Übersetzer bin und Deutsch eine der Sprachen ist, in der ich arbeite. Ich verstehe es also ganz gut :D

Du hast ?

10 chaaractezen

[Der_Lex]

Du hast ?


Du hast mich gefragt.

Und ich hab nichts gesagt.

[Daesania]

Gut, aber in den Niederlanden und in diesem Teil Belgiens reden die Leute kein Deutsch, sondern Niederländisch. Die zwei Sprachen gleichen sich, aber sind bestimmt nicht dasselbe.

Du hast aber Glück, weil ich Übersetzer bin und Deutsch eine der Sprachen ist, in der ich arbeite. Ich verstehe es also ganz gut :D

Why is it after 4 years of german in school, i can read what you said perfectly fine, but I would have no idea how to reply??? How the heck can i read german but not speak/write it ? :(

[timmay9]

Gut, aber in den Niederlanden und in diesem Teil Belgiens reden die Leute kein Deutsch, sondern Niederländisch. Die zwei Sprachen gleichen sich, aber sind bestimmt nicht dasselbe.

Du hast aber Glück, weil ich Übersetzer bin und Deutsch eine der Sprachen ist, in der ich arbeite. Ich verstehe es also ganz gut :D

Well, but in the Netherlands and Belgium in this part of the people do not speak German, but Dutch. The two languages are identical, but are certainly not the same.

But you have luck, because I am a translator and German is one of the languages in which I work. So I understand it very well
I know what you said. :p

[Der_Lex]

Why is it after 4 years of german in school, i can read what you said perfectly fine, but I would have no idea how to reply??? How the heck can i read german but not speak/write it ? :(

For the same reason I have trouble constructing a coherent sentence in French and any semblance of a sentence at all in Danish, two languages I still have a pretty decent passive knowledge of (although my Danish is very, very rusty). The ability to actively use a language deteriorates a lot faster than passive comprehension.


Well, but in the Netherlands and Belgium in this part of the people do not speak German, but Dutch. The two languages are identical, but are certainly not the same.

But you have luck, because I am a translator and German is one of the languages in which I work. So I understand it very well[/I]
I know what you said. :p

That's an acceptable word for word translation (although it should be 'in this part of Belgium', which would have a different meaning than what you posted). Did you use an online translator? No, wait, don't tell me, or I'll start to rant again... Let's just that say I have a professional dislike of the things, because some very stupid people think they're acceptable substitutes for hiring a human translator for a proper translation (for a company website, for example). The good news is that they always see the error of their ways at some point and I charge them a lot more for editing the text than I would have for translating it... sweet vengeance. :D

[timmay9]

For the same reason I have trouble constructing a coherent sentence in French and any semblance of a sentence at all in Danish, two languages I still have a pretty decent passive knowledge of (although my Danish is very, very rusty). The ability to actively use a language deteriorates a lot faster than passive comprehension.



That's an acceptable word for word translation (although it should be 'in this part of Belgium', which would have a different meaning than what you posted). Did you use an online translator? No, wait, don't tell me, or I'll start to rant again... Let's just that say I have a professional dislike of the things, because some very stupid people think they're acceptable substitutes for hiring a human translator for a proper translation (for a company website, for example). The good news is that they always see the error of their ways at some point and I charge them a lot more for editing the text than I would have for translating it... sweet vengeance. :D
i didn't mean you said anything bad, it's just that you can not evade the likes of ME!

[Der_Lex]

i didn't mean you said anything bad, it's just that you can not evade the likes of ME!

Oh, I know I didn't say anything bad. I'm a cunning linguist ;)

[Daesania]

You really think that Lex? I know this is going off topic but i dont care :D

You think that passive comprehension stays longer than actual ability to speak/write? I guess that does make sense, but I think i was always like this even in school. I have no problem understanding what people are saying/writing - granted, i dont know all the words, but as long as you understand a majority of the sentence you can gather what they are saying. Heck, when i was in school, i would go around in my head watching news or listening to conversations and mentally say my response in german to keep it up to speed... but obviously i never knew if what i was saying mentally was correct german :P

[Der_Lex]

You really think that Lex? I know this is going off topic but i dont care :D

You think that passive comprehension stays longer than actual ability to speak/write? I guess that does make sense, but I think i was always like this even in school. I have no problem understanding what people are saying/writing - granted, i dont know all the words, but as long as you understand a majority of the sentence you can gather what they are saying. Heck, when i was in school, i would go around in my head watching news or listening to conversations and mentally say my response in german to keep it up to speed... but obviously i never knew if what i was saying mentally was correct german :P

There have been studies on this (don't ask me to quote any, I'm way out of touch with the theoretical side of linguistics since I crossed over to the business side of things), and they all pretty much showed that passive recognition stays with you longer.

It can also be said that comprehending a language is simply easier than applying what you know in a creative process. When you are listening to/reading a foreign language, you have the aid of a context to help you recognize what is being communicated. You might not know all the words, but as long as you know some of them and understand the basic grammar of a language, you can pretty much fill in the blanks (unless a very particular topic with a lot of specific vocabulary or slang is being used). However, when you have to construct a sentence yourself, you basically only have your own vocabulary to draw upon, and correct use of a language often has more to to with creating things than simply reproducing or parroting what you've heard or seen before... and creating things is always difficult.

Either way, it all pretty much boils down to 'use it or lose it'. I've already noticed that my German has deteriorated because I'm not using it that often any more (haven't had a commission for German translations in quite a while, probably because I work almost exclusively for the US entertainment industry these days). I might have to start reading German sites again and having chats in German with my wife (who has the same degree as I do and who's always been better at German than I am... my English is better than hers, though :D ) to bring it back up to an acceptable level.

Behold the wall of text... that's what you get when you bring up linguistics with me around :D.

[Daesania]

Well that does make a lot of sense. I have thought about going back to college to take some german classes and get up to being able to speak/write/understand german on a fluent level. I heard companies like AT&T have work at home programs where you're a translator on your own phone for businesses who just happen to need someone to translate :)

[Der_Lex]

Well that does make a lot of sense. I have thought about going back to college to take some german classes and get up to being able to speak/write/understand german on a fluent level. I heard companies like AT&T have work at home programs where you're a translator on your own phone for businesses who just happen to need someone to translate :)

Does that mean you would basically be taking helpdesk calls in German, or that you would actively interpret for people on the phone?
If it's the latter, see if your college offers actual classes in interpreting in addition to the German classes, because being an interpreter is a whole different ball game (and a lot harder) than being a translator or simply conversing with someone in a foreign language. You have to be very fluent in both your native tongue and the foreign language as an interpreter, because you don't have the time to look anything up. That and you either need a very good memory (if you use a consecutive translation technique, ie: if you wait until the other person is done speaking before translating what he/she said) or have to be very good at multitasking (if you use a simultaneous translation technique, ie: if you translate while the other person is speaking, so you have to listen to the next sentence while translating and speaking the last one). Interpreting is insanely difficult, and only very few translators branch out in that direction (I'm not one of them).

However, there's good money to be made doing text translations as a freelance translator if you speak German, for some reason very few people choose that language when studying foreign languages (at least over here). The only problem is that unless you want to hunt for clients yourself (which is hard for someone just starting out), you'll have to work through an agency, and they will rob you blind.

Oh, and OP, there's a lesson about these forums in this... occasionally the mods will hijack your thread for their own nefarious purposes :D. We'll (usually) respect it if you want to get it back to the original subject, though... ;)

[benson111]

Im a little rusty but this is a running joke.


Zo dat ik onder een boom gisteren zat en een scheet liet de lied Dobbelsteen in een vuur en een bij genaamde everet meekwam en viel flauw in mijn armen.

[Daesania]

Does that mean you would basically be taking helpdesk calls in German, or that you would actively interpret for people on the phone?
If it's the latter, see if your college offers actual classes in interpreting in addition to the German classes, because being an interpreter is a whole different ball game (and a lot harder) than being a translator or simply conversing with someone in a foreign language. You have to be very fluent in both your native tongue and the foreign language as an interpreter, because you don't have the time to look anything up. That and you either need a very good memory (if you use a consecutive translation technique, ie: if you wait until the other person is done speaking before translating what he/she said) or have to be very good at multitasking (if you use a simultaneous translation technique, ie: if you translate while the other person is speaking, so you have to listen to the next sentence while translating and speaking the last one). Interpreting is insanely difficult, and only very few translators branch out in that direction (I'm not one of them).

However, there's good money to be made doing text translations as a freelance translator if you speak German, for some reason very few people choose that language when studying foreign languages (at least over here). The only problem is that unless you want to hunt for clients yourself (which is hard for someone just starting out), you'll have to work through an agency, and they will rob you blind.

Oh, and OP, there's a lesson about these forums in this... occasionally the mods will hijack your thread for their own nefarious purposes :D. We'll (usually) respect it if you want to get it back to the original subject, though... ;)

It would be more along the lines of active translation. IE: A hotel gets a german visitor and cannot understand him and he does not speak english. He calls the AT&T translating line, asks for a german translation and they conference me on with the visitor to figure out what he needs.

This is all a long shot though. I really wish I could figure out what i want to do for a living :(

[benson111]

Toen hij naar het geluid van donder ontwaakte, ik opnieuw perversed de lucht met de vuilheid die uit elkaar is.

[benson111]

I guess i went too far.

Am i the friggin thread killer or what? :(

[afterstasis]

Toen hij naar het geluid van donder ontwaakte, ik opnieuw perversed de lucht met de vuilheid die uit elkaar is.

ban benson, plz. :)

[benson111]

ban benson, plz. :)

:eek: OMG I did go to far. Wait....NO...I DIDnt mean it...... :(

[Der_Lex]

I'll ban you tomorrow. Time for my beauty sleep now. Night, all ;)

[benson111]

:D
I'll ban you tomorrow. Time for my beauty sleep now. Night, all ;)

Laterz......nobanplz

[AlliterationAmy]

Gut, aber in den Niederlanden und in diesem Teil Belgiens reden die Leute kein Deutsch, sondern Niederländisch. Die zwei Sprachen gleichen sich, aber sind bestimmt nicht dasselbe.

Du hast aber Glück, weil ich Übersetzer bin und Deutsch eine der Sprachen ist, in der ich arbeite. Ich verstehe es also ganz gut :D
Yeah, I remembered that Belgium is one of the German-speaking countries as was mentioned by my German professor, so I gave it a go :p I understood part of what you said, lol.

[Der_Lex]

Yeah, I remembered that Belgium is one of the German-speaking countries as was mentioned by my German professor, so I gave it a go :p I understood part of what you said, lol.

Officially, German is one of the three national languages... but there's only about 100.000 people who speak it in the east of the country, so you won't see it much outside of that region. The rest of the country is split in about 60% Dutch speakers and 40% French speakers (who get along with each other about as well as the Quebec area gets along with the rest of Canada... so not at all :D). Kids over here get tought both Dutch and French from elementary school onwards (but since I'm from the Netherlands myself, I didn't take French until high school... we are taught English in elementary school instead).