delete this account pls

Is there an option so that some people can choose not to be in the ratings system?

That's a good compromise, IMO. Make it opt in or opt out, if that's possible.

If it's going to be a popularity contest then we should get rid of it. I don't think you have to throw the baby out with the bath water though. The thing can be rigged so that it is not a popularity contest (not anonymous, and not tied to a boarder's "reputation") without nixing the whole thing.

I don't know. I think the only value of the system is in the anonyminity. We make all votes public, and I bet we just see the same people getting hit repeatedly - the same people who are already Gen Chat punching bags in the first place.

I think we should be able to give a +1 to Ran's hair.

The temper tantrums alone have made it worthwhile. +1 to the rating system. How meta is that?

Whatever happens, I think some people need to chill out a bit and stop taking everything so seriously. Now, if you'll excuse me, i'm off to give my negative votes to Ran. I've heard once he hits 1000 he turns into a Gremlin.

Welcome first genuine new-person to use this thread as intended.

Sean Bean would bring in a ton of viewers who loved him in the Sharpe series, many of them female. ;)

And some of them male, who have a mancrush on him.

Er, not me. This guy I know.

Yeah, the Blackfish suspected (wrongly) that Jon had sold out to the Lannisters in order to get elevated to Lord Commader.

Thanks Bronn.

So, a task in mind, one that requires Theon to regain some colour and health. Could be an attempt on roose's life. Could be he wants to sue Theon as a figurehead to try and cow the remaining ironborn.

I can't think of a reason for Ramsay or Roose to want anyone, Theon or the Winterfell serving staff, to confirm the identity of the false Arya right now. Nothing will make her look more shady than a public announcement that this is the 'real' Arya Stark before anyone even questions otherwise.

If they are going to do that though, Theon might be more useful as one of the detractors, claiming that this is not Arya Stark. If he's one of the first to raise the objection, who's going to want to side with the opinion of Theon Turncloak?

Yeah it sounds like Whoresbane, he's described as being fairly gaunt.

Wights and others are two different things though. We don't know for sure if Others can cross the Wall, though it seems likely the magic holds them back.

It raises the question though - why was one of the aforementioned wights trying to open the gate at Castle Black?

I don't think it really matters that much, but wasn't it that hanging was seen as a common death? I know in medieval England, nobles saw beheading as a 'nobler' form of execution. Slynt is lowborn, so he received the lowborn form of execution.

ETA; Actually scratch that idea. i just remembered Ned executed Gared by beheading him, and Gared was definitely lowborn.

Wow, hardcore. It's about time the good guys stopped pussy footing around with their enemies. Slynt disobeyed a direct order, and was punished for it. Beautiful.

Of course, this being GRRM, it will probably come back to bite Jon on the arse.

Ahh, that's a shame hear me roar, the ending of Al Rassan is a really good cliffhanger, one of Kay's best finales I thought.

Tigana, Lions of Al-Rasan and Last Light of the Sun were my favourites, with the Lions nominally in the top slot. Lions and Tigana probably have the bigger stories, as far as epic events go. The story in Last Light is a lot smaller in scale and doesn't really cover any earth shaking events. The Sarantine Mosaic is good, Crispin (the protagonist) is probably my favourite Kay character. I didn't care for Fionnavar at all.

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