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echopapa posted:When all else fails, just throw tough-sounding words together. I suggest Laserfist Bazooka. Choose any name from this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFHlJ2voJHY
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Sweet As Sin posted:I'm an engineering student and PCB machinist, movie would be Wild at Heart, TV show is Twin Peaks and True Blood (I'm addicted to the hot raunchy vampires), I don't really follow teams, I'm more of a martial arts & archery girl. I knit, crochet, bake, and play bass and keyboards when I have the time. Anne T Sparkle (Anti Sparkle), since you like vampires that aren't Twilight?
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Ria posted:Anne T Sparkle (Anti Sparkle), since you like vampires that aren't Twilight? I dig that! But since I'm in a non English speaking country the pun will probably be lost to most people. Hahaha, that MST3K thing was hilarious. Now that I'm open to not using my name, this is getting a little easier. I've thought of a crappy few, then remembered an ex used to call me Dahlia, and I liked Attack Dahlia. I'm still going to think of some more, I'll report back here when I decide. My last resort will be flipping the pages of a dictionary or using random Wikipedia pages. Thanks for the help!
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# ? Jul 29, 2011 20:14 |
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Mr. Powers posted:Rules publication: Assume that the pictures below are how people are set up pre-jam for each scenario, looking at the track from the bench, with the jammers behind the jammer line. Scenario 1: Not okay, no pack is called, jammers are released, if pack isn't immediately reformed(or formed in the first place, since there is no pack, someone in red has to jump 20 feet ahead which is quite literally impossible due to the ambiguity of "immediately"), jam is called dead, official time out, IP minors go out, pivot gets IP major, 30 seconds to next jam. This came up in a scrimmage we had the other night, and people were ing. Before the clarification, Red would just be out of play and couldn't block the jammers. However, after the clarification, they were never in position and the rest of the rule follows, handing out penalties if no one forms the pack and calling the jam dead. Scenario 2: Okay, however if any red blockers in the back block the jammer, they are out of play and comedy ensues. There's a pack up front, but the people in the back can't do anything legally. Scenario 3: Completely fine, Red blocker 10 feet back is still in the pack and is extending the pack definition. Red blockers in the back can block the jammer since they are in play(20 feet from pack). As an aside, knee drop no-pack starts are still fine, since by getting up the players satisfy the "immediately" clause of the rule. downtimejesus fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Jul 29, 2011 |
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In scenario 1, nothing I see there would trigger the new rule. The new rule is if a team is not "in position" at the first whistle. "in position" does not mean "in the pack", so wouldn't scenario 1 be identical to starting on a knee? It would just be jammers release, Red can't block them because no pack, congrats to red for taking themselves out of the jam I guess. But it doesn't look like any penalties would be handed out. E: This is what I mean: "Pivot Blockers are considered in position when they are on the track on or behind the Pivot line and ahead of the Jammer line. Blockers are considered in position when they are on the track behind the Pivot line, behind the Pivot's hips if she is on the Pivot line, and ahead of the Jammer line." Says nothing about being in a legal pack. You just have to be ahead of the jammer line and behind the pivot line. JoshTheStampede fucked around with this message at 22:10 on Jul 29, 2011 |
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Dominion posted:In scenario 1, nothing I see there would trigger the new rule. The new rule is if a team is not "in position" at the first whistle. "in position" does not mean "in the pack", so wouldn't scenario 1 be identical to starting on a knee? It would just be jammers release, Red can't block them because no pack, congrats to red for taking themselves out of the jam I guess. But it doesn't look like any penalties would be handed out. quote:Prior to the start of a jam, Blockers and Pivots must be in position in pre-jam formation so that the pack will exist behind the pivot line and in front of the Jammer line at the time of the first whistle quote:or immediately after the first whistle should the Jam begin with a No Pack. downtimejesus fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Jul 29, 2011 |
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downtimejesus posted:While you're right about the in position part being between the two lines, the whole rule has to be looked at. Look at it like this: I don't think that matters. There's a definition of "in position" (which scenario 1 does not break), and a description of the penalty that occurs when you break the rule. The bolded thing about there being a pack is just a description of why people need to be in position, it doesn't change what being in position means.
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# ? Jul 29, 2011 23:13 |
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Dominion posted:I don't think that matters. There's a definition of "in position" (which scenario 1 does not break), and a description of the penalty that occurs when you break the rule. The bolded thing about there being a pack is just a description of why people need to be in position, it doesn't change what being in position means.
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# ? Jul 29, 2011 23:16 |
Failure to reform penalties are assessed when skaters do not immediately (and this means immediately after No Pack is called) attempt (attempt) to reform. This does not mean immediately reform. The top paragraph explains what the clarification is intending to do. The later paragraphs explain what you do to enforce it. The later paragraphs state that the jam is called off if a majority are not in position. Scenario one has all blockers in position. Jam is not called off. The clarification does not say to whistle the jam dead if there is no pack at the start whistle, nor does it say to whistle the jam dead if there is no pack and the pack does not immediately reform.
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Sweet As Sin posted:I'm an engineering student and PCB machinist, movie would be Wild at Heart, TV show is Twin Peaks and True Blood (I'm addicted to the hot raunchy vampires), I don't really follow teams, I'm more of a martial arts & archery girl. I knit, crochet, bake, and play bass and keyboards when I have the time. If you are a small person, I'd go with Micro Farad. You might be small, but you pack a good charge. If you were in an English speaking country, I'd throw out my favorite name I've come up with: Joslyn Ontheline. To go further down the EE pun road, you could have some sort of play on impedance, with a number like 75 (omega symbol). I don't have a good name for this handy, but I think I would like a name like this.
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If only I were little! I'm quite tall, so it wouldn't make that much sense, but I think I will go with something science/EE related. I'll let you know, thanks for the suggestion. Yesterday I got my rear end kicked in training. Plus, my blood sugar went low and I almost puked. I was a sad panda.
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Jiminy Krimpet posted:^ DC? Naptown Mr. Powers posted:If you were in an English speaking country, I'd throw out my favorite name I've come up with: Joslyn Ontheline. We also have a Jostlelynn Hoes. Sweet As Sin posted:If only I were little! I'm quite tall, so it wouldn't make that much sense, but I think I will go with something science/EE related. I'll let you know, thanks for the suggestion. What specifically are you interested in? The other Indianapolis team has an Ionic Bondage, and she's a chemist.
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# ? Aug 1, 2011 14:40 |
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Hey, we won this weekend. As usual, was a giant clusterfuck and the refs got their arm exercise for the day. I did that thing where I jam, do something dumb, go to the box, get out of the box in the next jam, skate for 30 seconds, then do something else dumb and go back to the box. Go me. Still scored a decent amount of points though. Next one is in Rome, NY again, 8/13.
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downtimejesus posted:Red blockers are jerking it and the "immediately" expires since they think they're blocking when they're really out of play. If they don't reform quickly enough, jam is dead, since they were out of position by definition.
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downtimejesus posted:Hey, we won this weekend. As usual, was a giant clusterfuck and the refs got their arm exercise for the day. I did that thing where I jam, do something dumb, go to the box, get out of the box in the next jam, skate for 30 seconds, then do something else dumb and go back to the box. Go me. Still scored a decent amount of points though. Roller derby at a sporting facility named after JFK? We bout at the JFK Coliseum in Manchester, NH.
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Mr. Powers posted:Roller derby at a sporting facility named after JFK? Bout recap for those interested: http://quadfathers.blogspot.com/2011/08/bout-recap-7302011-vs-capital-district.html
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# ? Aug 1, 2011 19:09 |
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downtimejesus posted:Hey, we won this weekend. As usual, was a giant clusterfuck and the refs got their arm exercise for the day. I did that thing where I jam, do something dumb, go to the box, get out of the box in the next jam, skate for 30 seconds, then do something else dumb and go back to the box. Go me. Still scored a decent amount of points though. Get your hands on the statsbook spreadsheet, they have really cool statistics. This is the one I filled in from our last bout.
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Spookydonut posted:Get your hands on the statsbook spreadsheet, they have really cool statistics.
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# ? Aug 3, 2011 20:39 |
I reffed my first outdoor bout yesterday. I felt pretty badass reffing with sunglasses on.
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# ? Aug 3, 2011 22:13 |
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And now, for something COMPLETELY different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP6xT_ThxdI Did anyone remember/used to watch this show? I friggin' loved it, but I knew it was fake even when I was 9 years old. Didn't care, though.
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# ? Aug 4, 2011 00:14 |
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Sweet jesus I loved Rollergames -- I think it's more than partially responsible for me being so involved in Derby. If I tried watching it now, though, it may make my poor ref mind blow up. Anyways, I preferred the Hot Flash, even if they were the jobber team.
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# ? Aug 4, 2011 00:42 |
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So I got invited to my first derby practice yesterday. It was amazing fun even though I haven't skated since I was around 8 years old. The ladies there were so nice and just so...chill. My sister-in-law is actually trying out with me as well, so it'll be a nice bonding experience. I'll definitely be watching this thread for more info and such.
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# ? Aug 4, 2011 04:58 |
I think it is stupidly awesome (emphasis on stupid) that I've jam reffed for and sent to the box a Team USA skater.
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# ? Aug 5, 2011 23:43 |
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I've been run down by a Team Canada skater; I'm with ya. (She forgot it was no-contact.)
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# ? Aug 5, 2011 23:50 |
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'Snot Rocket Science, one of the most well-rounded and dynamic skaters I've ever seen, who plays on our (SCDD's) A-Team, the Steel Hurtin', was accepted to Team USA. Needless to say, our whole league is super-pumped.
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# ? Aug 6, 2011 09:22 |
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That World Cup is going to be a Dream-Team level massacre, but it would be really interesting to see those skaters working together. Apparently on the first day they're going to split the team in half and play each other, which is about as close to a WFTDA Pro Bowl as we are likely to see anytime soon.
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Dominion posted:That World Cup is going to be a Dream-Team level massacre, but it would be really interesting to see those skaters working together. Apparently on the first day they're going to split the team in half and play each other, which is about as close to a WFTDA Pro Bowl as we are likely to see anytime soon. Any idea if this will be streamed?
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# ? Aug 9, 2011 15:38 |
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Totally TWISTED posted:Any idea if this will be streamed?
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downtimejesus posted:We were going to set up Rinxter but we haven't gotten around to it since we are low on people to actually run the thing. This is literally the thing I've been waiting for/thinking of creating myself for a long time now. Thanks for the link! Seriously, gently caress all those lovely iphone apps. iOS is not a reliable platform for this sort of thing, but something that uses javascript in a browser is perfect (and cross-platform)
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# ? Aug 10, 2011 10:25 |
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Aericina posted:What specifically are you interested in? The other Indianapolis team has an Ionic Bondage, and she's a chemist. I decided on Tera Tesla. I really like it, and for a number I'm probably going to use the imaginary number. I'm a nerd!
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# ? Aug 10, 2011 18:46 |
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Trip report from last weekend: Scored 79 points, got MVP. http://quadfathers.blogspot.com/2011/08/bout-recap-8132011-vs-burlington-bomb.html
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Sweet As Sin posted:I decided on Tera Tesla. I really like it, and for a number I'm probably going to use the imaginary number. I'm a nerd! I'm no math nerd, but my name is Danica McKiller and my number is pi314.
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downtimejesus posted:Trip report from last weekend: Scored 79 points, got MVP. Yay congratulations! Especially scoring 79 points I'll have to ask Lizy Longshanks how it was, I'm super fascinated by men's derby but haven't gotten to see much of it yet!
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scorpiobean posted:Yay congratulations! Especially scoring 79 points Also, men's derby is usually a total shitshow in regards to stuff you won't see the girls do(leaving the refs to call poo poo/not call poo poo/go wtf), and is stupid fun to watch.
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# ? Aug 18, 2011 20:16 |
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I played roller derby with a group here in Central Florida, but quit because the group was so "Cliquey" that they had a hard time letting in fresh meat. I was with them at least 6 months and never got any feedback on my skills, my advancements or improvements, good OR bad. I went to every practice and every fundraiser. Just felt like I never belonged. I was also tired of the drama that was going on with the board members, who seemed to be more in it for themselves and their close friends rather than the team as a whole. Recently, a few of us have joined together to form a new league, under the M.A.D.E. ruleset. It definitely has it's growing pains right now, but I'm excited to be on the ground floor of a new league, especially with possible co-ed skating.
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Cryosleep posted:I played roller derby with a group here in Central Florida, but quit because the group was so "Cliquey" that they had a hard time letting in fresh meat. I was with them at least 6 months and never got any feedback on my skills, my advancements or improvements, good OR bad. I went to every practice and every fundraiser. Just felt like I never belonged. I was also tired of the drama that was going on with the board members, who seemed to be more in it for themselves and their close friends rather than the team as a whole. Recently, a few of us have joined together to form a new league, under the M.A.D.E. ruleset. It definitely has it's growing pains right now, but I'm excited to be on the ground floor of a new league, especially with possible co-ed skating. Wait, what is your derby name and what league are you in now? EDIT: I think you may have sent me a Facebook invite this morning... EDIT2: Now I know for a fact. My first name is Patrick, I'm one of the owners of Florida Derby League. Mega Shark fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Aug 20, 2011 |
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Yep, I did. I'm gonna keep my derby name and league under wraps for a bit, until we go public, but you know who I am and probably know the name of the league (maybe not). A few of the league are coming out to skate with you guys tomorrow. I'm working, but trying to get out of it so I can go. Hope to see you there! edit: got someone to cover my shift so I'll be there at practice. Cryosleep fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Aug 20, 2011 |
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Cryosleep posted:Yep, I did. I'm gonna keep my derby name and league under wraps for a bit, until we go public, but you know who I am and probably know the name of the league (maybe not). A few of the league are coming out to skate with you guys tomorrow. I'm working, but trying to get out of it so I can go. Hope to see you there! Yeah no worries, I won't blow your cover. And yes, we'll see some people Sunday. Our next practice after that is on Tuesday. ^^^ Awesome, we'll see you there. Mega Shark fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Aug 20, 2011 |
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Well, I got to do some Derby skating with another goon. I probably embarrassed myself, but I'm used to that. The only suspicious thing is that Cryosleep wasn't a female neckbeard, which means that I was probably the weird one.
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Aericina posted:I'm no math nerd, but my name is Danica McKiller and my number is pi314. Hahaha, awesome. I was going to go for pi, but I use imaginary numbers way more. My first game is on Thursday!!! It is an exhibition game, but still, I'm very happy I made it to the team.
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