Kadin

Kentucky made the list of "States most dependent on the federal government" at #3 http://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/ For the record: I'm from Massachusetts. We're #8 in the "least dependent on the federal government" list.

Piss off.

If you think I care about CBs then you don't know me very well. Can't argue with that.

At this point I wouldn't mind seeing Mensa get rolled just because of their constant shitposting on the forums.

I can't believe all the Kirby haters ITT.

This might be the least entertaining 18 page thread ever.

Meanwhile they're beating up on your blocmate.

Smash Bros God, Kirby. ITT: We talk about the best character in the Smash Bros series. (AKA Kirby) THE MANY FACES OF KIRBY

Or people can play the game however they want and you can deal with it.

#Busted

If this isn't an official announcement from Mensa, then does it even belong in this board?

All I want to know is why these clowns gave Kastor a government position and have him posting declarations?

You should know they don't need a CB.

Interesting

Don't ever talk to mokeyfraggle in query. He'll go blabbing about it on the p&w forums.

That's funny considering the only people ruining America for generations have been the Republicans.

Trump supporters should take a minute to look over his record with the factchecking site politifact. 72% of his statements have been ruled to be either 'false' or 'pants on fire'. 8 more were ruled to be either 'mostly false' or 'half true,' A grand total of 2 have been 'mostly true,' and his 'true' statements come out to... 0. http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/ It's amazing to me how many people mistake being a loudmouth know-nothing with more opinions than brains for "telling the truth."

So you admit you know nothing about the game, but are willing to pass judgement on people and alliances you know nothing about. Looks like we've got ourselves another annoying wannabe forum troll.

I think you should read my post again.

You're doing it wrong if your goal was to fit in. Most of the !@#$ sucking that goes on in these games is fake as hell, people will turn on you the second they see an advantage in it, and nobody should really want to participate in that charade in the first place. Embrace the hate, excel at what you do, and take pleasure in the fact that they cannot get rid of you no matter how much they wish to try.

If you do compensation it shouldn't be just for holding a position. It should be based on merit, and should only be a token amount. Establishing "salary" guidelines for government positions is a bad idea. Nobody is entitled to money just for holding a position. I suppose I could see a possible benefit for this if your goal is to try to entice capable and experienced government from another alliance into yours, but there are two problems with that. First, there is no guarantee that a gov member who worked hard in one alliance is going to work hard in another. Time and time again I have seen people with great reputations take on government positions in some other alliance and do very little actual work because they just don't care. I suspect giving them money just for holding a position will not solve that problem. Second, from my experience, an individual's perception of who is "best" at a specific role in government is generally very far removed from reality. Time and time again I have seen people get labelled as experts in one area or another, despite the fact that I know very well from first-hand experience that they are not nearly as effective as the general public appears to think. At the end of the day government positions, and any sort of financial benefits involved, need to be handed out on the basis of merit - And those who hold positions need to justify their holding the position by producing results in order to ensure they are doing the job well. Those who do not should be replaced regardless of reputation or seniority. That's the proper way to go about it.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but I do think it's bullshit that you have the gall to come on here and say that when it's already been confirmed that VE has received hundreds of millions in cheat money through the market, even if you were unaware at the time.

I'm just glad that I'm not involved in this one.