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Parliament | Suggestions / Re: Starting Wage Increase

« on: 10 June 2019, 11:05:14 AM »

$1000 to start sounds fine by me

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Parliament | Suggestions / Re: Discord Revamp and Intragration

« on: 29 May 2019, 09:10:04 PM »

Would this serve as a great replacement and alternative to the obviously finicky and dated IRC chat?

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General Discussion / Re: New Town Construction HIRING

« on: 28 May 2019, 12:54:19 AM »

Is your pay compliant with the U.S Federal Minimum Wage?

Imma be on today and help out

The server is hosted in Canada, so it would have to comply with Canadian Minimum Wage in the Province it's hosted in uwu

Lol, Ontario, so pretty good yeah. Roughly double that of the US Federal Minimum Wage, which is fucked to consider.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Yall remember that time ender essence was going to be staff,

« on: 6 April 2019, 10:58:44 PM »

this concludes the latest segment of livid saying dumb stuff to try to rile people up

imagine not understanding satire at this big age lol

Imagine saying the most negative IQ shit you can think of and calling it satire

But... isn't... that... the satire? Making fun of people who say dumb shit... by saying the dumb shit that they'd say?

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Yall remember that time ender essence was going to be staff,

« on: 25 March 2019, 02:40:48 AM »

God's real and you're all sinners also it's Adam and Eve we did not come from monkeys

It's Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve! Checkmate gay people.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: YO SO 2 THINGS

« on: 3 March 2019, 04:07:50 PM »

I've come to learn that there are an ungodly number of used PCs and parts on buy-and-sell sites, so that might be an option for you. My friend actually decided not to put his used PC up for sale because the market is so over-saturated that he felt like what's the point.

Also in your survey which I can't answer, I think Secrets is a sexier name, also I'm cheap.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Yall remember that time ender essence was going to be staff,

« on: 22 February 2019, 02:34:57 PM »

I'm nearly always willing to accept that people make mistakes, can take time to think and improve, and that fostering learning rather than burning bridges is generally much more preferable and positive. Unless someone actively knows they are doing harm and don't care about the fallout, but I'll reserve that for specific cases.

Looks like you got your name changed, enjoy

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Yall remember that time ender essence was going to be staff,

« on: 18 February 2019, 11:26:42 PM »

It's been like what, 2 or 3 years ago at this point? Let's just say I wasn't too much of an experienced debater at that point. It was still fun debating you though, that whole thread taught me a lot about making sure not to create strawman arguments and learning about my own preexisting cognitive biases. Safe to say Ako won that one; although my general religious beliefs remain unchanged, I'd like to consider myself a bit more open-minded and aware of the reasonings behind my beliefs now.
pce

Good to hear this, really. Let me know if you want round 2, it can be better this time.

And yeah we can change your forum name if you feel it's worth it

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General Discussion / Re: Thank you! - 7 Years of VillageCraft - Since 2011

« on: 30 January 2019, 09:53:35 PM »

No no, Thank you Ako! Ha... also hello again old friend 

Hello again kind sir, hope you're doing well. Lov u, come to my house for dinner at 7, we're having potatoes.

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General Discussion / Re: Village and Base Appreciation Post!

« on: 25 January 2019, 05:08:06 PM »

Main base is dopest base

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General Discussion / Re: Village and Base Appreciation Post!

« on: 23 January 2019, 11:11:08 PM »

Read you mail, you scum. (I'm no one to talk lol)

I like the subtle entrance to that base. It could perhaps use some finer touches in the detailing here and there, but overall nice underground lair.

Do post more!

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Yall remember that time ender essence was going to be staff,

« on: 22 January 2019, 09:31:14 PM »

the 20 page post was funny lol i think its anniversary is coming up

to celebrate, let's make him staff?

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General Discussion / Re: Donators

« on: 18 January 2019, 10:06:36 PM »

i hooked em

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Rules | Info | Support / Re: salvaging

« on: 17 January 2019, 11:28:28 PM »

Try:
- /seen
- /whois
- /lb tb (and smack stuff)
- /region info
- look around for signs of recent use

"Player not found" usually means they haven't ever logged into the server, though sometimes it say that for a couple other odd reasons. If all of the owners of a region (protected town) have been offline for over 2 months, the existing members are first in line for ownership, and beyond that yes you can claim it. If the owner of an unprotected town has been offline for over 2 months, you can salvage it or claim it.

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General Discussion / Re: Jetpack Plugin

« on: 9 January 2019, 05:56:35 PM »

Elytras with firework rockets have replaced them. The jetpack plugin was really cool, but it suffered from weird lag problems sometimes. I don't think there's much interest in re-adding it. Elytras do the job without glitches.

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General Discussion / Re: If anyone's noticed any lag the past few days

« on: 30 December 2018, 08:00:26 PM »

Does anyone have a base/spawner/anything an incredible number of millions of blocks away from Qualia?

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: happy holidays

« on: 30 December 2018, 07:57:03 PM »

throwback to this classic image

Fuckin upvote

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Parliament | Suggestions / Re: Starting Wage Increase

« on: 20 December 2018, 07:51:41 PM »

We can't have high starting wages. Corporations will leave the planet for cheaper wage planets. Think of the businesses that will be harmed by this change! We need to keep the working public poor so they can't afford basic things like pickaxes or healthcare potions, so that they have something to strive for! Business business business!

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Who's still around? / Brief Thank You Post

« on: 20 December 2018, 07:48:40 PM »

eyy kids, I'm still alive. I've pretty much been around since not too long after the server began? (I joined August 2011 I think...? man I was 10 years old then what a noob)
I've been in hospital for a bit but I'm alive again now and think I might head back online!

where @Lividup64 got to? where you mate? soz for being a biatch last time I spoke to you I think...?

Server began December 2011, so you might be thinking April 2012 is when you joined.

Livid plays when he is summoned

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General Discussion / Re: Chrome warning when going to VC main page

« on: 11 December 2018, 12:13:57 PM »

wtf this problem again? thanks for the heads up

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General Discussion / Thank you! - 7 Years of VillageCraft - Since 2011

« on: 8 December 2018, 01:56:00 AM »

It's December, and that means VillageCraft is another year older. This experiment of running an open, relaxed, and free Minecraft server started in December 2011, and we're so damn happy to have met so many cool people through the years. Thank you, truly, for making VC part of your lives. We've met a diverse set of people.

People from every country, ethnicity, sexual belonging, political standpoint, from various points in our lives, depressed, well-off, rich, poor, working, wondering about life, having unique ideas, off to school, off to work, off on a date, off to the military, off on an adventure, artistically creative, socially witty, mathematically and engineeringly inclined, community oriented, lone wolves, grumpy, charming, loving, caring, and just overall fun, interesting, and funny human beings. Thank you all so much for being a part of this.

Whether you're still here, you've gone on to new things, you're just joining, you pop in from time to time, or you're back for a visit; thank you for making VillageCraft one of the best internet communities I have ever had the privilege to call myself a member of. I really hope VC has helped you in some way, big or small. I hope it has been a meaningful and positive place in your life.

Here's to the future! Here's to making the world a better place. Though it's just a game's community carved out from the vast entity that is the internet and the human race, here's to VillageCraft being a positive force in the world, and I sincerely hope, a cool place to hang out and chat and play games together.


Cheers to you all, thank you for 7 years!

Much love and endless, infinite piles of cheese,
~Akofine

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Who's still around? / Brief Thank You Post

« on: 25 November 2018, 09:40:30 PM »

was pretty busy today when i was on

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General Discussion / Re: Qualia Metro now open!

« on: 24 November 2018, 05:48:28 PM »

Whoaaa, so cool, I'm gonna go explore it.

That Metro-style map is really nice

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General Discussion / Re: Building Competition Next Few Weeks

« on: 18 November 2018, 09:38:09 PM »

I'm down whenever

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General Discussion / Re: We're Back!!!

« on: 16 November 2018, 09:01:11 PM »

same, nothing tastier

Oh it tastes good too? I usually just absorb it in my eyes.

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General Discussion / Re: We're Back!!!

« on: 16 November 2018, 08:58:17 PM »

"my life is a shitshow rn"

Welcome back! glad to hear it!

noice

I just love a good shitshow, you know?

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General Discussion / Re: Draft of the Concordat of Socrates

« on: 31 October 2018, 10:17:00 PM »

Any feedback? This is what I and my dad had agreed on and discussed. Some edits will probably come. Like defining a citizen and the like.

My feedback in red:

Concordat of Socrates
Preamble
Under the pretenses of law, there is a need for the governing to be moderated by a set of rules enforced by the masses consent. This document outlines the rules of which the ultimate ruler of Socrates must abide by and the purples of such.

The purpose of government is not to burden, but to protect the rights of and tends to the needs of the citizen.

Section 1 - King
Part 1-
The Natural Leader of Socrates is the leader of the House of Particles, by blood in the real world from the eldest child onward from his most respected King Spaceparticles.


Part 2-
The King solely has the right to rule from the permission of the masses, any and all violations of citizen’s rights outlined in Section 3 invalidates his rule and will prompt a new government.

By what method will the King be removed? / Who will do it and enforce it? / What if the King refuses or disagrees, will there be a court?


Part 3-
The King may put into place policies and laws with the express permission of a majority of a convened council of all of the Princes and Protectors.  These laws are Kingdom level and fall over all of Socrates’s domain.

Part 4-
All Kingdom level laws and policies overrule any and all town level laws.

Part 5-
Any town has the respected right to leave the Concordat as they see fit, but in doing so lose all protection of natural rights granted by the Concordat. Under the king authority, he may choose his advisors, and chooses what towns may enter the Kingdom under this Concordat.

Is there a specific method required for a town to leave? A vote of the owners? All of the owners consent? A vote of the citizens? Any method the town sees fit? If the latter, then perhaps this requires no edit, and each town can choose their own method.


Part 6-
All Kingdom land that is not a part of a town is the land of the people and can be used for all purposes of the people

Part 7-
 The King cannot form a formal army under the name of the state or tax the people without the express permission of all of the Prince and Protectors. Both needed by the ladder requirement.
Section 2 - Prince and Protectors
Part 1-
The state cannot exist with just the blood of the family.  Protectors our citizen leaders outside of the family who have the same status of the Princes

Part 2-
Princes are defined as the blood of Spaceparticles, through either real life or Roleplay means.

Part 3-
The Princes and Protectors have their own right along with the rights of the citizens. When ruling over a town they are granted the express permission to run the town under the government of desire of their own with the clause that; 1. They adhere to the rights of Citizens in Section 3, 2. Do not break any laws or policies in place by the King with the consent of a council of convened Princes and Protectors

Part 4-
While Princes and Protectors are not obligated by law to own a town. It is the title of Protector that is given to any leader of a town that enters the Kingdom or that is already a part of.

Part 5-
Furthermore, Princes and Protectors may voluntarily choose the means of which their town’s Protector or Prince is chosen or promoted. They may also transfer their power to another individual with the required means being for both processes:
1. A document is written to outline the process of selection or transfer of power.   2. The King is formally notified of the change of power or government and is given a copy.
3. For Princes the title must be passed down to a blood of Spaceparticles

Part 6-
Under these clauses, we established a council of convened Princes and Protectors with the following rules.
A Prince or Protector can only have one vote even if they run more than one town within the Concordat.
To have the honor of partaking one must conduct themselves fair and proper.


Section 3 - Citizen

Part 1 -
We hereby define the residence as someone who is active in one of the towns, meaning that they use it has there home, for storage, sleeping, and ownership.

Part 2 -
The citizens whom must be a resident of one of the towns of Socrates are given these rights given to them by humanity, not by the leadership.
The Right to Life: We will not promote others to harm you. This harm is meaningless in the prospect of deathlessness. It only acts as a nuisance that is unjust.
The Right of Liberty: We will not impose ways of thinking onto our citizens or do anything in a way that would suppress thought or speech. The citizen is free to say what they say and do what they do, within reason that doesn’t infringe on the rights of others.
The Right of Property: The House will not interfere with your property be it for organized of a malicious intent or that will infringe on your freedom to develop it as you wish

Part 3-
We hereby let this concordat be changed by the will of a ⅔ majority of the council of convened princes and protectors.
Part 4
Once it is suitable for the permission of the council of convened princes and protectors through a majority. It will be created, a new house of citizens that will ask with the convened council to pass laws and new laws from their forth must be passed by both the convened council and the house of citizens. Or by when the convened council stops the bill, by 2/3 majority of house of citizens. The King is no longer needed to pass laws at the point of passing.

This is a very good constitution! I like it. It has some minor spelling errors, but otherwise it is great. Like I mentioned above, the only thing in question is removing the King / forming a new government for breaching the constitution. How exactly will it happen? Otherwise, nice work.

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Rules | Info | Support / Re: Village Unions on VC

« on: 29 October 2018, 01:07:29 AM »

When making the union land around, within reason can they do in other shapes that four-sided, like a rectangle with a square on the side or something like that?

I don't see why not. No region has to be a rectangular prism, it can be a polygon, and this goes for the union land region too.

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General Discussion / Re: We're Back!!!

« on: 24 October 2018, 05:39:46 PM »

Welcome back! glad to hear it!

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Ban/Punishment Appeals / Re: Ban Appeal

« on: 22 September 2018, 04:04:16 PM »

I'm neutral. I won't resist anyone unbanning him.

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Ban/Punishment Appeals / Re: Command Spam Flaw

« on: 18 August 2018, 12:13:06 PM »

<3