User talk:Akyoyo

Re: Archive
Ah, I see you've archived your page as well. We're like archive buddies! Or, not. Anyways, I have been making various minor updates to my page, a lot of (choose) and (option) stuff. Makes life a little more random. It could use a good overhaul though. I'll get to that sometime. Also, good new quote. That was one of the more, um, dissapointing? things in the game. Maybe you just use good old solid lead bullets. I didn't realize "Modern Warfare" took place prior to 1883. 04:14, November 26, 2009 (UTC)


 * Hm, I must of missed that level. Also, whats up with FMJ for shotguns?  Couldn't they have just come up with a more encompassing name?  You know, one that didn't imply the rounds that we're using were made in the nineteenth century?  And happy Thanksgiving, by the way, if you're into that.  16:33, November 26, 2009 (UTC)

Well don't you know? Blood is one of the best marinades out there! God, a prime rib soaked in Type A...delicious. 23:27, November 26, 2009 (UTC)


 * Interesting how a a conversation about archiving, user pages, and full metal jackets spins off into a conversation about eating meat covered in human blood, isn't it? Think that might tell us something about us?  Nah.  01:49, November 27, 2009 (UTC)

Hand damage
I was just strolling around parts of the site, and... [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/callofduty/images/e/e0/British_Commando.jpg Look at Carlyle (guy on right) 's wrist! It's really narrow! And his hand is huge!] I find the darnedest things. 02:28, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * I think I beat that level the first time I tried half-a-decade ago. :P 02:38, November 27, 2009 (UTC)

ATEFI Userbox
Behold, I unveil the new userbox for the Alliance To End Firearm Ignorance! Please add this to your page, member.

  Maj.Gage   Talk . 02:32, November 27, 2009 (UTC)

Veteran relatives
(Making a new section because I can.)

Oh, I've been meaning to blab about this for a while, but I always forget or procrastinate. Thinking of your great-uncle Leo, that reminds me of my relatives that are veterans.

My grandpa served in the Navy in 1945. He wanted to join the military when Pearl Harbor happened, but he was only 13 or 14 so his mother obviously didn't let him. I assume he wasn't even a Petty Officer because he was once caught drunk on a short shore leave by an MP officer. He was also caught asleep at his post during a non-combat situation and got in trouble for that.

My grandma's sister's husband was something like a Corporal or Sergeant in either the Army or Air Force in the World War II/Korea era. He died last year.

My grandpa on the other side was an Ensign in World War II and flew a PBY for a while. I think he saw some fighting similar in nature to what Locke saw in Black Cats. He died earlier this year.

I also learned today that his dad was a sailor in World War I and was stationed in Panama.

It'd be embarrassing if I already blabbed this to you before.

Before I forget: when we were IRCing that one time, I think you asked me what branch I was going to do ROTC for, but I already got on RuneScape so I couldn't answer. I haven't decided yet, but I don't want to join the Marines. I'd prefer not to be the first one into a combat situation. 03:00, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * "Marines. They're a bunch of posers anyway."

- You


 * Nice going. I'm sure you've made Griggs's parents the happiest people ever. :P
 * And Heaven's a proper noun, you silly muffin. 03:13, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, and speaking of the 101st, Band of Brothers is on Spike right now. Easy Company's attacking Foy and Lt. Dike's giving out bad orders. Winters'll have Cpt. Speirs relieve him soon. 03:17, November 27, 2009 (UTC)

RE: Polls
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(I love that picture. Bear in mind it has no other relevance to our conversation.) Don't mean to burst your bubble, but the polls you made didn't get the high votecounts because you were necessarily a good pollmeister. Since the release of Modern Warfare 2, we've tripled in traffic. As for ending a day early, you made a poll on the 13th and and another on the 20th, so I made one on the 27th. (link)

I put "I don't know who any of those people are." as an option because it's best to have a selection of options that are applicable to everyone. With your poll of "Which of the NEW multiplayer killstreak rewards in Modern Warfare 2 is your favorite?", what were people without the game supposed to vote for? Also, from the data collected, it can be inferred that half of the visitors here are nearly textbook examples of newbies, and also that Sgt. Callard isn't that popular. He accidentally killed himself with his own bomb, after all...

Polls need diversity. Having topics be of new things too often can get stale. If I had the poll be "Which Sergeant would you want to see come back in a future game?" and listed those Sergeants along with the newer ones, they would get pummeled just because of the hype for the new game. Back when Call of Duty 3 came out, lots of fans were in love with Sgt. McCullen. When Call of Duty 4, fans were also in love with Lt. Vasquez. When World at War came out, it was Roebuck and Reznov. And now, it's Ghost an' gang. Nowadays, people don't give much of a fladoodle about McCullin or Vasquez anymore. It's interesting to see which characters fans still love after all the hype is gone. In this case, Sgt. Randall—the best leader there, in my opinion.

And, uh, define what you mean by "decide which one of us is going to have this job". If you mean one of us needs to call dibbs, I have you in checkmate, my friend. ;D. The poll has operated on a first-one-there-gets-control basis for nearly ever, but I suppose that might not work out that well anymore. We could form a mini-committee of pollmeisters (which, now that I think about it, sounds like a dandy idea) who come up with poll ideas together, discuss them and put a new one up every week. I guess that would get more thought put into the creation of polls, because, well, I don't know about you, but I usually think about it for a minute or two then put in a new poll with little afterthought of it.

In other news, I plan on starting a trial period for the community highscores idea to then find kinks to dekink since it's hard to fix kinks that are not yet discovered.

And no idea if you'll like it, but here's a song I've fallen in love with recently. It'll be in the next expansion to CHIA-FM. The name is Italian and translates to "The Dance of the Witches".

pEsi_QF5W_U "La Danza Delle Streghe" by Gabry Ponte.

Cheers, 04:32, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Re: This post is...
Well, how 'bout that? 2000 edits, congratulations. And I did have a good Thanksgiving, saw some friends and family and all that. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving as well. 22:23, November 27, 2009 (UTC)


 * I had a meh day. Just sat around playing CoD: MW2 for the most part.  And Mario Kart Wii.  Which is frustrating as hell.  Almost as bad as Spec Ops.  02:41, November 28, 2009 (UTC)

It's possible. I'd be comfortable with it, and I'm sure my girlfriend wouldn't mind. Depends of course on where in Arizona (I'm around Flagstaff) and when. I'm regularly out of town visiting family in Colorado, the Phoenix area, and Utah. Occasionally I make the trip to Wisconsin to visit my parents and friend there. So, yeah, if it were to happen when it was convenient, then sure, I think we could work that out. 03:06, November 28, 2009 (UTC)


 * Sounds good ;). William Atwater.  I've never been into the whole autograph business, but with him... ;)  19:15, November 28, 2009 (UTC)

Email
Did you get that email I sent you?   Maj.Gage   Talk . 18:20, November 28, 2009 (UTC)
 * I know who he is, I thought it would be cool to see him in person. Knife_4.png   Maj.Gage   Talk

. 03:35, November 29, 2009 (UTC)