SYM Factions

[Chanak]

After spending a little time in SYM, I have noted that there are a few Factions vying for power in the posts. Ordinarily, I avoid factions like the bubonic plague (unless I'm playing Planescape: Torment, in which case the Sensates are really the only way to go. ). I have, however, found myself in situations where I have inadvertently stepped into the line of fire.

To make matters worse, I like members from all of the factions. I fear that I'm eventually going to be forced to choose from amongst them, which is not something I wish to do.

Thus far, I have identified the following factions:

Mods I like them all, not because they wield so much power, but because they seem to do a really terrific job.

COMM - a mysterious faction that I know little to nothing about. I have noted that their leader, Weasel, hints at fermenting plots to seize control of everything. Is it so sinister, though? I really like some of the members of COMM alot, like Maharlika, who I've spent some posts reminiscing with.

SLURR - not so mysterious to me. My capacity for fun-loving is directly appealed to by the SLURRites. True, they can be a little wild, and they might do some things I wouldn't, but I can't help but like 'em anyway. Some of my favorite GB'ers are SLURRites.

Here is where I diverge from the realm of the obvious, into the dark alleys of conjecture. It's a perilous road to go down, to be sure.

The Females - I have noted an undercurrent flowing through some of the postal exchanges I have witnessed - particularly in that most entertaining thread, "Men are Like Bunnys" - that leads me to believe that some female GB'ers have actually formed a faction. It seems to me that they are mainly concerned with slicing and dicing the SLURRites, which they are apparently very good at, from what I've seen. They also seem to enjoy keeping slaves.

The Slaves - Well, these are the slaves of The Females. Some are aware of their condition, while others are not!!!

All that remains is this: will the members of the factions please step forward - with your best foot, if you please - and explain yourselves. Post your manifesto, if you wish. Why, you can even make a sales pitch, too, while you're at it.

[Dottie]

I would love to help you out but Im not member of a faction. So sorry, I cant.

[Georgi]

Not everyone is part of a faction, and most people don't really care... but COMM will probably pressure you to join them COMM is a scam that Weasel started, which pretends to be different from spam, but actually isn't. They like to pick fights with spammers, and especially Dark Flames (see below)

The Dark Flames are a group, not only but predominantly female, that began in the BG2 forum discussing the Anomen romance, moved to SYM, and has been here ever since (writing an extremely long story!) The SLURRs like to flirt with the female members... as do most male SYMmers, actually

The SLURRs would recruit you, but they got high...

[Weasel]

Originally posted by Georgi
Not everyone is part of a faction, and most people don't really care... but COMM will probably pressure you to join them

It would be against the Holy COMM Book to pressure people to join..

(Which ..remember I am no longer a member of.)

especially Dark Flames

Never

[Chanak]

@Georgi:

The SLURRs would recruit you, but they got high...

LOL!

That'll definitely generate a response by Ode, if he reads this.

Not everyone is part of a faction, and most people don't really care... but COMM will probably pressure you to join them

Of course, but it makes for interesting conversation, just the same.

And yes, I've been solicited once already to bow down to COMM...by one who is supposedly no longer a member, btw.

The Dark Flames are a group, not only but predominantly female

Ok, the dark alley wasn't dark at all, then. The water behind my ears is showing...

@Weasel:

It would be against the Holy COMM Book to pressure people to join..

Hmmm. The Moors of antiquity, with their scimitars flashing as they conquered the Iberian peninsula (Spain), probably didn't think they were pressuring anyone into becoming a believer, either. Hey, they were just doing their duty.

[Georgi]

Originally posted by Chanak
LOL!

That'll definitely generate a response by Ode, if he reads this.

Well, that'll make a change from his reaction to every other post I make...

BTW, a good rule of thumb is Never trust a Weasel.

The DFs did used to keep male slaves, BTW, but we stopped that a while back Now they are more like willing servants...

[KidD01]

i'm a free man ! yep i am ! And a lonewolf in this cruel SYM

[Chanak]

@Georgi:

The DFs did used to keep male slaves, BTW, but we stopped that a while back

And who might the "we" be? Non-aligned GB members? Or, could the "we" possibly refer to the Dark Flames?

Very interesting, indeed.

[Georgi]

@Chanak KidD908746917 is a spammer

Edit: And we was referring to the DFs... I used to write in the story, I don't anymore, but I am still one of the founding members

[Weasel]

Originally posted by Chanak
Hmmm. The Moors of antiquity, with their scimitars flashing as they conquered the Iberian peninsula (Spain), probably didn't think they were pressuring anyone into becoming a believer, either. Hey, they were just doing their duty.

Now you see the true light of COMM.


Duty being number one on the list.

[Chanak]

@Georgi:

The worst thing about spam - besides it's rather pasty manufactured texture and vague trace of flavoring - is the disgustingly green jelly-like substance it's entombed in.

Yeecchhhh. Ewww.

[Weasel]

Originally posted by Georgi


Never trust a Weasel.

But always trust COMM.

Originally posted by Georgi

The DFs did used to keep male slaves, BTW, but we stopped that a while back Now they are more like willing servants...

LMAO A rose by another name.....

[Brink]

Too high to recruit anyone?We SLURRites don't know the meaning of that (Right guys??Guys??? *looks around for his comrades * ).

@Chanak-Anyway, feel free to join us in the Rolling Thunder(tm) for some drinks and a whole lotta fun

[Georgi]

Originally posted by Weasel
Now you see the true light of COMM.

Yes, quite...

A rose by another name.....

... would smell as sweet Well it's very nice of you to say so, Weasel

@Chanak But our particular brand of spam is far more tasty than the tinned variety

Brink only recently gave up his seat on the fence and became a SLURR... he hasn't quite got the hang of it yet, as you can see

[Brink]

@Georgi-Hmm...I gave up my seat on the fence mostly because *someone* destroyed my old lab, and Eerhardt's a great brewer(which also means that they've got one heck of a state-of-the-art lab somewhere within the Rolling Thunder(tm)