Posts by Tizz

Definition

“Mentally unstable” is an official title that started as a joke on Discord and gradually evolved to a proper award in order to promote engagement in game. It is given to the top 10 active players on the freedom game mode server and is determined by examining the active playtime registered by Plan in the last full calendar month.

Rewards

The players who make it into the monthly ranking get the following rewards:

• a Discord role
• access to a dedicated Discord text channel
• a custom colour in the freedom server; usually visible in the tab menu, applied to the username shown over the player or while glowing, unless the player has a higher official rank or title
• 250 coins on the freedom server’s shop; if the title is kept from the previous check the amount doubles to 500
• build permissions in a themed base on the freedom server

How to get the list

You need to make a query in the Plan's web interface as follows:

1. access Plan's Query page
2. set the time interval between the beginning of the first day of the desired month and the end of the last day of that month
3. select "Freedom-01" as the only data source
4. hit "Perform query!"
5. reorder the resulting table in descending order of active playtime

The full instructions with the technical details are available to the Executive Community Manager (ECM) and its assistant (AECM) as part of their dedicated resources on Teams.

The ECM or AECM should post the updated list as a forum announcement at the beginning of each month.

The holy trinity of Microsoft's technical support in case of random system corruption is:

dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

sfc /scannow

chkdsk c: /f

Just did that yesterday at work to fix Windows Update and it worked lol

If it fails, doing an in-place upgrade using the Windows installer would likely replace any borked system file.

The last month we had some very engaged players, let's see how this round will turn out!

Many people have asked me what does the title mean or how to get the list from Plan. I've decided to publish a simplified version of the instructions we keep on Teams, I'll add the link here after proof-reading and posting it on the forum.

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i sure hope you make plenty of money before mojang sues you for all of it.

Honestly I find it likely seeing NFT's current popularity.

Vouch, next time make sure you understand the Discord rules

The snake looks cute ngl

There are a bunch of things that can be reintroduced without having to rewrite them thanks to permission nodes, like the beloved disguises

Now I want the Leprechaun version

Are there some modifications I can't do with plugins such as ItemizerX without being opped?

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As an avid sunflower seed enjoyer (I literally just went through a giant ass bag), are we talking about eating it with or without the shell.

There is only one correct answer.

with, i swallow them whole though

You're supposed to digest the oils in them, not to give them a free tour inside your body.

I'm giving RedX the benefit of doubt so I'll vouch with Luke's reasoning.

New month, new round! Some are back after a long time, others have speedrun their journey!

The players who get a special Discord title, extra coins, a cool place and the right to have a custom colour when they're in game are:

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"American"

I mean, USA people naming themselves after a whole group of continents does look a little egocentric...

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"White paper"

Isn't paper white? What's the alternative? "Blank paper"? Is that supposed to seem racist?

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Critics say the term does not follow traditional grammar, is difficult to pronounce, and is disrespectful toward conventional Spanish;[5] the Royal Spanish Academy style guide does not recognize the suffix -x.[6] Both supporters and opponents have cited linguistic imperialism as a reason for supporting or opposing the use of the term.[5]"

And this is why you ask the affected people before making up solutions to problems they might not have.

I totally see the reasoning behind some of the examples but this is one of those that bothers me.

It could be because I speak a "cousin" language and I see the linguistic issues English speakers can't understand.

Welcome back

You have a total of 13 minutes of playtime since December, do you think you're familiar with the current way of administrating and that you can meet the activity requirement of minimum 12h/month evenly spread across the weeks?

Vouch and welcome back, very engaged and helpful player, and we need more Irish people to stop the English hegemony.

I personally align with Luke's position regarding discussion of adult-themed topics. As both the forum and the Minecraft servers are places with no age check, when I'm with players I don't know, my golden rule is, would I show or say it out loud in a playground?

I think that adult stuff should be removed if it emerges and sanctions should be considered if there was gross negligence or a clear intent to share it.

Now, for the legal headache (mind you, I'm not a lawyer and walls of text are tiring to read for me, you should feel free to correct me). It looks like that producing and sharing adult content violates both Mojang's and Microsoft's terms of service:

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CONTENT

[...]

If you are going to make something available on or through our Game, it must not be offensive to people or illegal, it must be honest, and it must be your own creation. Some examples of the types of things you must not make available using our Game include: posts that include racist or homophobic language; posts that are bullying or trolling; posts that are offensive or that damage our or another person's reputation; posts that include porn or someone else's creation or image; or posts that impersonate a moderator or try to trick or exploit people

Quote from Microsoft Services Agreement

3. Code of Conduct

[...]

3.a.iv. Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity).

This isn't taking any local law in consideration, and we know there's been being a crackdown on adult content in many places.

My conclusion is that allowing NSFW content to be freely hosted and shared is a legal liability that Atlas, its owner (Ryan) and his assistants (executives etc.) will likely consider too risky.

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Making it an experience you'd ever want to do again is the challenge.

I promise you running Linux Mint with one of their recommended DEs ans downloading stuff from the Software Center is good enough for newbies. My parents have used it for years after Windows Vista broke down because of faulty motherboard and they didn't want to buy a new pc.

Canonical has made some choices that go against the GNU/Linux principles, Mint is better