Here's my opinion on the new rule: I agree with the punishments given to those who abuse their powers, but what I feel is that these will almost never be enforced, or there will be a way to give them back their rank. Another thing is that some punishments are based on specific people. Damen doesn't want certain people to be demoted, so there's going to be a way around his own rules to make sure said people won't get demoted. I'm just saying, I've seen rules not be enforced before, and I bet we'll see that again.

Another thing is that I saw a lot of people on the discussion say one of two things. One was, "Great rule! I'm sure no ranked user would ever abuse their power, nor would I think they ever have!" I also saw, "Good rule! I'm positive this rule will make sure no one will abuse their power anymore." The thing is: ranked users still will abuse their powers! You can't deny it, and no punishment will stop them. The rule will not be enforced, and if it is, certain people will be excused from it! It is just like any other rule created in the DSGHQ; we're making users and ranks equal, yet some are always going to be more equal than the rest. They'll always have more leeway than the rest of us. If you don't know what leeway is, here's the dictionary definition: [an allowable margin of freedom or variation]

This isn't a rant about how unfair the DSGHQ is; it's about how uneven the new rule is. If you look at the discussion again, you'll see that the only true punishment is for Moderators. The other ranks basically get probation, but never demotion. You might say to me that Administrators could get demoted, but the post says "may be demoted". Yes, it could be seen that I look too much into things, but it's basically saying Administrators and other ranks are excused for whatever drama they might cause. Moderators seem to always get the worst of it; if the DSGHQ were a restaurant, they would be the permanent trainees or dish scrubbers. If one thing sets their boss off, they're out.

I might be seeing things differently than you do, so please tell you your feedback of what you think about the new rule. I want your honest opinion, not what you would say if you're trying to earn a rank. Don't worry! Nothing will happen to you if you tell your honest opinion, it's not like they can take that away from you too!

hiya lets just say this offends you; im deeply sorry it did, but i feel this needs to be said about this community. if this somehow gets me suspended or banned or something then i dont know what to do with this community

Hi there. This is kinda a rant, but truly just a discussion about some things i would like to ... discuss. There will be multiple subjects I will speak of, and I know everyone after reading this post will be all, "But I'm not like that (: (: I work hard to make the DSGHQ a better place and to protect it from bad things" But trust me, you're not. They're not, we're not, so don't act like you are in spite of the fact you feel every word you say gets you closer to a rank.

THE RANKS

The ranks. Sure, this seems like a lovely thing to have. In fact, it has many benefits in the community. But in the end, 90% of you are secretly rank-hungry. Now again, don't come to me and say, "But Maniac, I just want to help the community, whether I have a rank or not... don't be rude and just assume this." But trust me, I know so. You guys would kill over a rank. Literally. What happened to 2013? No one really had ranks, no one really cared if they did; this community had such non-corrupted potential. Then there started to be more and more ranks, and more and more people joining, and this small community turns head over heels when it comes to ranks now. Why can't you guys just enjoy yourself without a rank? If I hadn't told you a billion times, ranks are pretty stressful. But you guys don't understand. You should just be enjoying your time here while it lasts, unless enjoying your time means being rank hungry which would be kinda sad.

THE LOYALTY

The loyalty to this community is like no other community. Its scary really, but the consequences are even scarier. We are said we have the freedom of speech in the DSGHQ, but if you think about it, if I said anything that could hurt anybody in this post, or if it somehow offended the DSGHQ, I could be banned for 2 weeks or more. People have told me things like, "Maniac, you should know better not to do this. You should always respect your DSGHQ authority. You shouldn't have even slightly rebelled." THIS IS MY PROBLEM. ALMOST NO ONE ELSE STANDS UP BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID THEIR CHANCES AT EARNING A RANK WILL GO DOWN. So when I stand up, it seems like I'm such a bad guy, but when in reality, I'm just expressing my problems. In the past, there have been many lovely rebellious souls who have told the community about the bad things some of our past leaders have done. But all these posts were deleted due to the fact the DSGHQ leaders didn't want the people to think any less of them. They recall the reason to be it wasn't appropriate for kids, but lots of the things that have happened aren't. I mean think about it. Some kids are like what 7, and there are like mass murdering up in this biz. (oldcp.biz HA JOKES) Many more things happen, and yet saying TRUE things about the empire are the things that are like the worst.

A different loyalty is always agreeing with Damen/Admins. Us users get singled out when we try to say something, because they ALWAYS use threats of banning or losing your rank or worse for the smallest things that could change the way people think about this community. I understand you want to protect the users sometimes, but overall its to protect YOURSELF. Whenever I make a post 'rebelling' with my opinion and Damen or another Admin responds harshly, those people that agreed with me before and like every other user now dislikes and disagrees with my post, saying you shouldn't have said something like that. You people are so loyal to this community that all the bad things are ruled out. Those who tell the truth are punished. The Loyalty is JUST AS STRONG as the punishments. If you aren't loyal, you basically could get banned or something. Most of you are loyal for the ranks, which again is being rank-hungry. I KNOW ALL OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT AGAIN ARE AFRAID TO. That is how strong the bond between ranks and users are.

Kindheartedness

Again, this is about faking any kindness to obtain a rank. You help others, you follow the rules, you tell people not to spam, etc. But it goes OUT OF HAND. You people think you are helping, but a lot of you are just making it worse. You tell others spamming is like 3 snowballs, and you say you'll tell a Moderator or something when they said something slightly harsh to you. If you want like detective, you tell others what not to do and you like always have a detective suit on. Mico even says (I quote),

"Fact : People who you recommend for Wise one look nice and kind. When you promote them, they are acting bossy and a bit rude. (not all of them)"

This is basically saying once people get a rank their 'kindheartedness' turns to mush. My point is, people could care less about being kindhearted unless its for a rank.

TRUE OPINION

YOU PEOPLE DONT EVEN TELL YOUR TRUE OPINION. Like a said earlier in the post, your true opinions are shadowed. You are so hungry for ranks that whatever you say would affect (AND IT DOES AFFECT) your chances for said rank. In fact, whenever I have said something that is totally true about the empire or something, people either disagree before or after someone in charge replies negatively to it. Even if this post is like legit truthfulness, the DSGHQ 'hierarchy' somehow protect us and tell me and everyone else the post I made is a lie. This isn't always the case, there are posts that are lies. But, when I made a post about Roberto once, the truth was concealed. I made the post, and it was trashed. Said to be a lie. When I made a post about worshiping, it was deleted. Said to be untrue. Said to be hurtful to the empire. All these things and people would never say their true opinion. Have you noticed one factor throughout this whole post? Ranks are the most popular way of corruption. (lies, concealing, rudeness, etc) You guys have no backbone. Pretend ranks aren't even here. Pretend everyone is a normal user. If there was something you would want to say, would you say it? I'm sure you would, because you would have no interest in having a rank in this community, for there wouldn't be any.

BRAGGING RIGHTS OF HAVING A RANK?

Alright, after earning a rank, most of ya'll these days feel like you have bragging rights. Like you're better than those non-ranks. In 2015, there are most braggers than ever. I could make a list of other the people who have been selfish and bragged about how great they are, but it would take forever. The point of having a rank is to treat it right. If you need to say something that could be detrimental to your rank, then so be it. A rank isn't greater than those who strive to better a community and those in it. Bragging also comes with selfishness and self-pride. Selfishness saying they feel like they're better than everyone else, and self-pride meaning they feel like everyone should thank them for even being here. I've seen both of these so much, and it saddens me that ranks are the only thing that matters in this community to most people. Not friendship, not memories, not even a better community.

THE FACT THE EMPIRE DOES WHATEVER THEY WANT

This might be a little harsh to say, but its true. The empire feels like it can do whatever it wants, and gets away with it. They ban people for being a little mean to authorities, they arrest and jail those who aren't loyal, they delete all posts they don't like, and more. They feel because they're in charge, that they can do whatever they want. They conceal all their flaws to make them seem perfect. They deny things that they feel users shouldn't know about them. They give ranks and power to those they like, basically saying the more loyal and strict you are, the more you will get. They do all these things and more without a doubt. They truly feel like even making a post like this would be disrespect, and could get you banned. I want you all to know that these things are true, but mixed in with all the good deeds they do for you and me.

CONCLUSION

I would have had much more to talk about, but I sadly forget. I seriously don't want to push you guys down. My personal flaws are bigger than most of you would think. You guys are so important to me, and I don't want you guys to turn corrupted. There are so many more things I would like to say, but they would probably get me in more trouble than I already am. I want you to follow in the best example possible. I want you all to be selfless, friendly, caring, and willing. Truthfully, staff can do what they want to me. If they respect that I made this post, I would truly love that. If they happen to think this is some sort of rebellion and ban me, then so be it. I don't care what happens to me, I care what happens to you guys. What do you guys think about my discussion? Will you agree with the empire and say this is disrespect and say I'll lose my rank, or will you follow your true opinion and believe in what I say? I only wish to tell the truth, just trust me on this. No one can tell you otherwise. Signing out; CPManiac.

Hey there! If you hadn't noticed, this is the 50000th discussion! Thats right, over the last 2 years, this wonderful community has racked up 50000 discussions. This is such an achievement, I cannot believe the growth this community has gone through. I've been through a few other Forums in my life, and I have to saw this is the most compassionate, friendly, uplifting, and altogether most welcoming community I've ever seen.

When I first joined this Forums, it was the OldCp Forums. There was no DSGHQ, just the plain game everybody loves. Over the past few years, new things such as channels, moods, xp, albums, and so many other things have been added to this community, making it such a well-rounded community. 50000 discussions isn't just amazing, but it represents the achievements and growth over the time span of the forums. Every single member contributes to this forums, both good and bad, and I'd be happy to say it shaped the wonderful community we have today.

Overall, I'd like to congratulate all members in making 50000 discussions. I'd like to thank Damen for creating an environment where we can have a good time together. I'd like to thank the members, for participating in all the events and sticking with us all this time. I'd like to thank all the Admins and Mods for supporting this community with love and compassion, and I'd like for all of us to rejoice on this amazing day. Not only did we conquer a huge feat, but we have conquered a huge goal for the forums. Half a hundred-thousand posts! You should all be proud in this community for how much it has grown. 350000 posts, 13700 members, and 50000 discussions! Thank you for making this community a second home for all of us. Bye now!

Hey there! It's been a while since I suggested something, but I feel like I've got an idea most people will like. I've noticed that sometimes its a trouble not to be able to see your health at all. In battles, people like Imperial and War knights don't know how much health they have, so when going into a match or ambushing blackhawks (or being ambushed by blackhawks), they won't know how much health they have before attacking. This is a disadvantage for most, and if it isn't, it would still be useful to have.

There should be a /health command, which shows you how much health you originally start with and how much current health you have. Here is an example. Someone fought against a blackhawk with a sword. They lost some health, but defeated the blackhawk. More come, and the knight does not know whether to fight on or not, since he doesn't know how much health he had. If there was a health command, he would know when to relogin.

Also, it would help if you just want to know how much health you have. I believe this would be a great suggestion because it benefits the overall OldCp population and is just plain useful. If you'd like to add things to this suggestion, please feel free to comment below. Thank you for reading, and hopefully this gets considered. Bye now!

Hey there! I've had a few ideas for a wise post, and they all intermingled, so I am going to make 3 wise lessons in 1, these of which aren't intended toward anyone but are things I feel we all could learn from. Without further ado, here's our first one!

Acting Depressed To Gain Attention

I understand this is a sore topic for some, because sometimes we feel its alright to overreact, and clearly it is alright to let our emotions out, but we all know this happens. People get depressed to gain attention. I'm not saying this is bent toward the DSGHQ, for this happens in real life too. Lets just keep things small here. Anywho, it starts with a goal usually. After a long time, this goal might not be achieved. A person might be in so much stress to complete this goal/task, and feel like giving up. They might finally come to a breaking point where they have to get comfort from others, and this is precisely what one does. They act depressed so others will give them the right push they need to start up again. Again, this isn't really a bad thing, but at some point we have to be real for a moment.

This is acquired at an early age if one is around this kind of emotion a lot. In the DSGHQ, we sometimes get frustrated about something that we feel shouldn't be right, and at one point we've all done so. We feel like the best way is to gain attention for the 'cause', and this is a popular way of making ourselves feel better. Some of the reasons we do this in the DSGHQ are when we don't get a rank, lose a rank, something that seems unfair to you happens, someone makes us feel bad, etc. Some ways we show this are changing our profile picture, background, moods, and signatures to gloomy, dull, and sometimes worrying pictures and gifs. This changes the way others think about you. This isn't real life, so we feel its alright for others to get worked up over us because this isn't about real life problems. Real life problems involve suicidal thoughts, getting into drugs to help them feel better, etc. I've seen some people in the past who have used pictures that say things like, "When no one cares about you, why do you still deserve to live." This is so worrying, and I don't want anyone to turn to things like this for attention. If you want to stay true to yourself and to others, don't let setbacks get in the way. We may feel we want to get angry or depressed, but lets be honest. This is a game. It is here to entertain, not to break down. We are to support others online aswell, but not if those we need to support are grabby for attention. Our feelings cannot literally bleed onto the page, so we can't ever tell how someone is really like. Our true colors will never really show online, because we cannot understand the characteristics of someone unless you've known them for years. If they act themselves around you. And because this isn't possible, we need to keep our emotions in tact. Let things settle aside and enjoy the game given to us today! This wise lesson was for you all to understand that although we cannot tell one's true emotion, we can still control our feels and enjoy ourselves. Don't draw attention if you think its funny in doing so. Love yourself for who you are and the best outcome will present itself, even if it isn't what you expected. Sometimes, the best opportunity lies in our failure itself.

Being Jealous Of Others

We might keep jealousy to ourselves or maybe converse to others online, but we all have this. Natural emotions such as jealousy, envy, anger, sadness, fear, worry [etc] come to us even when we don't feel like it. This emotion in particular can come to us when someone has something we don't have, when someone makes us feel insecure about ourselves, and the way others act. We may think badly about others because of our jealousy, and if I've said this is every single one of my wise posts, I'll say it again. We've all done this at some point, unless we are perfect and have no doubt about ourselves or others. Jealousy might be a natural emotion, but the best way to avoid 'confrontation' is to keep it inside our head. It made me realize. Made me realize we all have these feelings on the inside. Some choose to be outgoing and speak to the ones we feel jealous about, and some keep it inside our mind.

We need to realize that whatever we think is best should be what we do, but at the cost of others, we need to do what society feels we need to do. This isn't in every case, because society in MANY cases can be wrong. I'm telling you to make a decision based on the fact that it might hurt others if you truly told them how you feel. Make a decision that seems the most humane. Humans can be most delicate. Our jealousy shouldn't get so far that it harms others. We are in control of our lives. If we choose to tell others how we feel so be it. Tell them how amazing they can be, compliment them on how good they actually are. Sometimes people can't understand why others are jealous of them, for they see no reason of being jealous. Whatever the case is, make the best of your words. They hurt more than you think. Words are like swords, the sharper you put it, the more they'll hurt. They can fracture for an eternity if you're broken down, and jealousy could be a main cause. We can get ahead of ourselves with our emotions, but just remember. We live one life where no one is perfect, and we all have something to hide. We can't criticize them if we have the same mistakes. If we are stuck inside our own little world. We can ruin friendships with one word, and we can break down a relationship with one action. Jealousy is an emotion we can't control, but one we can use to better ourselves. Because in the end, we're all poor damaged souls.

The Affect We Have On Others

There are two outcomes when it comes to affecting others; the good affect and the bad affect. Obvious right? Well, lets talk about both now.

GOOD AFFECT

Lets just say a corny example. There is a rocker kid who doesn't do homework and skips school and a nerdy kid of kid who loves equations and books. They become friends and the rocker kid ends up being a great guy because of the nerdy kid. Lets name a actual example. Jimmy is throwing rocks at his neighbor's house [yeah he is a bad kid], and a teenager sees whats happening. He comes over to Jimmy and exclaims, "Hey kid, how come your throwing rocks?" The teenager replies with, "Well it isn't right. Mrs. Baker will be angry if she sees the damage to her house." And they help clean up her garden, house, and yard.

A good affect comes from others inspiring or getting to you. You may realize your doing wrong, or you may just want to better yourself in the way of another. Either way, we surround ourselves with these people because they shape us to who we are. We may not think about this, but whether we like it or not, the people we hang out with will change your life for good or for worse. The wise lesson overall is to choose friends or people you surround yourself with wisely, because they affect the outcome of your future self. Anyways, we love having these people around most of the time because they can be influential and fun to be around.

BAD AFFECT

An example of this would be someone who likes to skip school and gets in trouble. You better yourself to be like them and the next thing you know your in juvenile detention or even jail. Again, we need to choose wisely, or we'll end up regretting our life decisions. The best way to think about it is to not be too involved with these people. You should hang out with them and try to better them [which I'll explain later], but never try to do anything wrong with them. It could lead you to big trouble.

MUTUAL AFFECT

I know I said there were two affects we have on others, but this one doesn't really count. This affect is basically where both personalities are the same, and there is nothing to change about the other. You both are friendly to each other, and both understand you aren't perfect. You attempt to better yourselves with your friendship, and the affect is thus mutual. There is something I'm missing. This is the part where we affect others, not just others affecting us.

OUR AFFECT ON OTHERS

This is the same as all the affects listed above, but replace the person who is affecting someone else with you. We all need to be careful about who we influence and how we influence someone, for we could be leading ourselves and them in the wrong direction. We need to remember to always watch our actions, because dragging someone else into our situations is never the case.

HOW THIS WORKS ONLINE

Well, there are a few ways this works online. First, others can hear you talk badly about others, and try this out for themselves. They end up hurting someone else just because of you. Another way you affect others is if you change the way others think about you. Someone might learn from you and try doing so. It could taint the way others think about you online, or ruin their online friendship with others. One of the final ways someone can affect others is by exposing someone to awful words, gifs, shows, etc which could change their life forever. I know, all the ones I listed were bad effects, but to be honest, you cannot really affect someone for the better online. As humans, we respond differently when we're with someone, but online it can be tough and cruel, and we might not know what to do in a situation. In fact, you cannot share a bond with someone online if you don't truly know them and interact with them. Overall, the affect we have on each other in real life and online is very strong, and it could better or worse someone else. Be wise in how you treat others and expose others to things, because it could harm the, crucially. Thank you for reading my post; it was wonderful making it and I enjoyed writing what truly comes from my heart. Thats all for this wise lesson, if you feel you could add something else to this wise post, feel free to do so by commenting. Bye now!

Alright, for this title, a lot of you may or may not know what I'm talking about. Let me give a background of what I'm about to talk about. Gems are from the show Steven Universe, which is based on a city named Beach City. The Crystal Gems home Steven because his mom sacrificed herself to have him. The Crystal Gems were Rose's most trusted 'warriors'. Anywho, Gems have many powers and abilities, each unique to their gem and personality. If one gets injured so badly, they'll have to warp back into gem form. Thus, they will regenerate after thinking about a new appearance. The longer you spend time thinking, the more you'll bee able to come out as. When a gem reforms, they look like this.



Basically, this is all the forms previously taken, and it then comes out to the form she wants. This whole story isn't the point. When a gem is injured badly, they have time to think. If I were a gem, live would go slower. Since gems are immortal, they have all their lives to think. When they go back to gem form, they have much time to think about why they've done things and how they'll change themselves for the better. They make sure they use all the time they want to create a new them. As humans, we don't get that time to think.

We have a short life that is, and we cannot always spend it the way we want it. Because time cannot stop for us, and we feel we are the busiest of them all, we wouldn't really have eternal time to think about our lives. We might be able to for a few hours tops, but we have much to do in our lifes. As do the crystal gems aswell, but with eternal time and intervals of thought and nothing, they have much they can think about. This is to their advantage, one we don't have. The lesson I want to teach today is that we may not always be able to plan accordingly. We may not be able to evaluate ourselves before we do everything. We don't have eternal life to think about our mistakes, our future, our desires. We need to use our time as wisely as possible, whatever we might think is worth our time. In my opinion, the DSGHQ is worth my time. Yes, I won't have it forever, but I have lots of time to think about it. Its not my life, but its something I enjoy giving my time to. That experience will last a lifetime, and once I leave,[because someday all of us will] I'll still cherish this place. Make sure what you do and what you think about is truly worth your time. Make the best out of it, and build up memories as you go. Be what you want to be, and your life will be that much more valiant and worthwhile.

Hey there! If that title got your interest, this literally proves my point. Haha, anyways, I've been wanting to make this post forever. Have you ever wondered why some posts just seem more intriguing than others even before you read it? The title is basically the wrap on a gift. If a gift is huge or if it has a special wrap, you'd probably choose that over a small gift with no necessary wrapping. My point is, the title of a discussion does make a post more viewable.

Categories like Bugs and Roblox probably don't get enough views anyway; that isn't really a subject that appeals to everyone. Thats another component. If there is something you'd think people would want to see, make a post about it and the title might attract others. Maybe you solved something major for crimezone. You wouldn't just title your post, "crimezone activity"; you would name it something cool and interesting like "NEW ____ DISCOVERED ..." and you could even add details to it. If you spent lots of time on a post, make a title that you feel appeals to the common interest so your hard work pays off even more. An interesting title can definitely change the way people think about clicking on your post.

An interesting title doesn't make a post more interesting in all cases. Sometimes its a slow day for the forums and no one is really looking at discussions. There are so many elements that make a post more interesting. The person who wrote it, if it was promoted or pinned, the length of the title, maybe even if its in all caps. This post just shows that when push comes to shove, we're always tempted to judge a book by its cover. There might be an amazing post that wasn't really discovered because of the title. I for one judge by titles but shouldn't. Anywho, I believe a more interesting title makes a post more viewable. What do you think? Bye now!