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Earlier I would have said, "Surely the stakes on a mod review site are so low that the incidences of gaming the stats would be rare enough for a few moderators to keep up with," but now I see what a serious business mods are. It's precisely because mods are not a serious business I am against this system. See my post above about accountability. what if I, a lowly mod user, just wants a group of mods that works well together? right now I have to search for mods and hope that there is no conflicts, but with Mod Picker, there will be existing mod lists that only have a few conflicts. Or is mod making simply a hobby for the people making the mods, and a job for the people trying to use them?

probably the part where they go antique shopping. I think that it serves as a quaint contrast to the (artificial) bleakness of the rest of the story. Kind of like this conversation in the bleakness of the internet <3 But your reference to 1984 brings up a good point. A major trope in the book was it's establishment of government oversight bringing stability, safety, and a general increase in the quality of life to the citizens of the country. They spent their entire lives in fear of Eastasia. They spent their lives cowering from the Eastasian menace. But their government protected them. Their government provided that stability, that protection, in a way that individuals simply wouldn't have been able to. In a similar way, Mod Picker is looking to do the same thing. Without Mod Picker, we have no one acting to keep us informed of important changes in mods and the modding community in a collected and concise form (think of how different the society in 1984 would be if their government didn't keep them informed of the smallest changes. For example: the chocolate rations scene). Without that kind of information distribution being handled by a large group above the common people, there is no good way that people could be easily informed. That kind of organization allows for easy, concise, and efficient distribution of information from a central authority to those in need of it. <3 Wow. I'm shocked. You would be blind to all of the injustices/ atrocities committed by the government/ Mod Picker, in the interest of protection from Eastasia/ Eurasia (mod authors, who, just like the two superpowers in the book, aren't really that bad), when the entire theme of the book was about freedom from oppressive, overbearing scrutiny, and breaking the web of lies and illusions perpetuated by those who claim to be in power/ experts (the Party/ Mod Picker Users). Seriously. Mod authors are fundamentally no different than mod users; in fact, the two roles are so similar that they might as well be indistinguishable. After all, we're all here to indulge in a hobby, be it modding games or making mods. Sometimes, we even do both, at the same time! Thus, when Mod Picker defies the rights of MAs, they're hurting the entire community as a whole, and not just the MAs, or the users. We're all in this together. did you even read 1984? In fact, with how ignorant you are being, have you even read the Fountainhead? I would think that you have not. If you had read either of those two works of art, you would understand the importance of a strong central authority helps the common people (mod users) establish a healthy relationship with outside forces (modders). If you had read 1984, then you would understand how important it is for the common people to follow (or in this case, use) their central authority (mod picker) so that their interactions with outside forces (modders) are optimal and healthy. But you haven't read 1984, and so you don't understand.

probably the part where they go antique shopping. I think that it serves as a quaint contrast to the (artificial) bleakness of the rest of the story. Kind of like this conversation in the bleakness of the internet <3 But your reference to 1984 brings up a good point. A major trope in the book was it's establishment of government oversight bringing stability, safety, and a general increase in the quality of life to the citizens of the country. They spent their entire lives in fear of Eastasia. They spent their lives cowering from the Eastasian menace. But their government protected them. Their government provided that stability, that protection, in a way that individuals simply wouldn't have been able to. In a similar way, Mod Picker is looking to do the same thing. Without Mod Picker, we have no one acting to keep us informed of important changes in mods and the modding community in a collected and concise form (think of how different the society in 1984 would be if their government didn't keep them informed of the smallest changes. For example: the chocolate rations scene). Without that kind of information distribution being handled by a large group above the common people, there is no good way that people could be easily informed. That kind of organization allows for easy, concise, and efficient distribution of information from a central authority to those in need of it. <3

what Mod Picker is doing has proven to be incredibly useful with the Minecraft community, so yes, you are just being a prick and fighting against useful things. and you never answered my question. what is your favorite part of Atlas Shrugged? Or the Fountainhead, really. I just like to know who it is that I am debating with.

This is their response thus far; hope they live up to their word, and also choose to respect the rights of all MAs. I'll post again tomorrow with news of their official response, if Mator/ Terrorfox/ Thallassa didn't already do the same. Also, just for the people who say I'm unwilling to compromise in this thread, I wrote the same above, and proposed it to the Mod Picker team. Just out of curiosity, what is your favorite part of Atlas Shrugged?