Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 530177)

I used to fancy Riker :)
An attempt for Labber. I'm sure someone else can do better.

Originally Posted by tiki

There is ALWAYS someone "starting it" when you Safari. Someone who will take offense at something you say, and then PART OF THE CHALLENGE is trying to smooth it over. Because from the regulars' perspective, YOU'RE the ones on the offense, and YOU'RE the ones not getting the jokes. Trust me, we've been mass-banned from plenty of forums, and it's EASY to have a Safari degenerate into insults... after all, you're invading another place, with regulars who will quip and wisecrack at you, and it seems like they're attacking but if you do it RIGHT you can stay in character, smooth it over, start picking up on their humor, and stick around... maybe even make friends.

It's the Safari, as an invasion, who has to play it cool. That's what makes the whole concept fun.

You want to troll? Troll. But if you're going to miss the whole point of the Safari concept, why even bother?

Originally Posted by Tiki (Post 530351)

....Another of the invading crew joined in the baiting, more natives retaliated, more of the invading crew escalated, and the whole boarding went to hell.

It was really just the baited comments of two of the boarding crew members that made the whole thing go to shit, and IME it would have happened anywhere... negotiating an expedition without incident takes diplomacy.

Originally Posted by Nirvana (Post 530423)

Srsly how is this baiting? It is a real word with a hyphen, it was supposed to be funny. I never said anything personal or insulting and I was not baiting anyone. I know how to flame and bait and I am good at it but I have not done that on a forum in years. Time for a humor check to see if that culture even has a sense of humor.:eyebrow:

Originally Posted by Beest (Post 530446)

I was going to be Scotty esque, but apparently there isn't a Spock, so if I ever get chance to work up a character I'll do that.