08-29-2008, 09:51 AM
NOTE: If you dont like certain words, or reading certain information can give you annoying/disturbing mental imagery, DO NOT read this topic.
I've (yet again) had the chance to discuss the Cannibalism Issue, which has been question to alot of different opinions.
To start off, I'm going to place general information, then we can work from there. I have split the topic into sections, for reference.
Index
1.1, Is it allowed on the server?
1.2, What exactly is Cannibalism?
1.3, So is it Cannibalism or not?
1.4, Why is it?
1.5, Why isnt it?
1.6, Why did you write up this topic?
1.1 Is it allowed on the server?
Yes it is on the server, and to prove my point:
Quoted from CoTH Wiki, http://wiki.conquestofthehorde.com/Rules#Types_of_RP
1.2 What exactly is Cannibalism?
Many opinions have conflicted on this, the following is the definition of Cannibalism.
Quoted from Wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism
1.3 So is it cannibalism or not?
This is where opinions conflict. So far i've only seen two, obviously being yes and no. The following are my summaries of these two opinions.
1.4 Why is it?
Some people think that it is Cannibalism because you are consuming one of the ten races, or that because it is a sentient being consuming another, hence cannibalism.
1.5 Why isnt it?
If you were to read the definition (refer to section 1.2 ), it says is the act or practice of humans eating flesh of other humans. Now, in World of Warcraft there are ten races (or to be exact, SPECIES), and if you were to continue reading the definition, you would notice, the term "cannibalism" is extended to refer to any species consuming members of its own kind.
Hence, cannibalism would be a Night Elf consuming a Night Elf, Human consuming human, Murloc consuming murloc, etc. etc, and not a Night Elf consuming a human, for example.
1.6 Why did you write up this topic?
To be able to "educate" members of the server, to stop all of these "running in a circle" discussions on Chat/Barrenschat, and to stop people calling Elaszun crazy <<
This is just my 2 cents in the whole issue, thank you for reading, now opinions?
I've (yet again) had the chance to discuss the Cannibalism Issue, which has been question to alot of different opinions.
To start off, I'm going to place general information, then we can work from there. I have split the topic into sections, for reference.
Index
1.1, Is it allowed on the server?
1.2, What exactly is Cannibalism?
1.3, So is it Cannibalism or not?
1.4, Why is it?
1.5, Why isnt it?
1.6, Why did you write up this topic?
Section 1:Information
1.1 Is it allowed on the server?
Yes it is on the server, and to prove my point:
Quote:Generally, any type of RP is allowed, AS LONG AS EVERY PARTICIPANT IS COMFORTABLE WITH IT. If it may not be appropriate in a public setting, please take it to a more private locale. On that note, everyone should keep in mind that if you are in visual range of another player (and visual range is actually increased on this server), then they will be able to see and hear all emotes and /says.
Quoted from CoTH Wiki, http://wiki.conquestofthehorde.com/Rules#Types_of_RP
1.2 What exactly is Cannibalism?
Many opinions have conflicted on this, the following is the definition of Cannibalism.
Quote:Cannibalism (from Spanish canÃÂbal, in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs), also called anthropophagy (from Greek: ἄνθÃÂÉÀοÂ, anthropos, "human being"; and Æαγειν, phagein, "to eat") is the act or practice of humans eating flesh of other humans. In zoology, the term "cannibalism" is extended to refer to any species consuming members of its own kind (see cannibalism (zoology)).
Quoted from Wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism
1.3 So is it cannibalism or not?
This is where opinions conflict. So far i've only seen two, obviously being yes and no. The following are my summaries of these two opinions.
1.4 Why is it?
Some people think that it is Cannibalism because you are consuming one of the ten races, or that because it is a sentient being consuming another, hence cannibalism.
1.5 Why isnt it?
If you were to read the definition (refer to section 1.2 ), it says is the act or practice of humans eating flesh of other humans. Now, in World of Warcraft there are ten races (or to be exact, SPECIES), and if you were to continue reading the definition, you would notice, the term "cannibalism" is extended to refer to any species consuming members of its own kind.
Hence, cannibalism would be a Night Elf consuming a Night Elf, Human consuming human, Murloc consuming murloc, etc. etc, and not a Night Elf consuming a human, for example.
1.6 Why did you write up this topic?
To be able to "educate" members of the server, to stop all of these "running in a circle" discussions on Chat/Barrenschat, and to stop people calling Elaszun crazy <<
This is just my 2 cents in the whole issue, thank you for reading, now opinions?