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#123126 Superior Serperior Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:16:03 PM

...I'm almost afraid to ask what a randomly generated post in my style would look like. Almost. But not quite!

Pagetopper? Gimme a second.

I love this PMV.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:18:06 PM by SuperiorSerperior

#123127 Mio Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:19:49 PM

I'm actually interested in a randomly generated post of myself as well.

Actually how did storyeller do it?

edited 12th Mar '12 9:20:22 PM by Mio

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#123128 Crowind Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:20:51 PM

@yeller: Markov chain it based on some arbitrary rule or the pattern of a poster? I don't know how that would work that doesn't require categorizing every word in your database. No, I don't have any idea what I'm talking about. What is your current algorithm like?

...Actually you can probably have it at least start with proper subject - I, troper name, etc.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:27:50 PM by Crowind

#123129 crowlover Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:22:03 PM

@Superior I was reminded of the Pokemon Spreadsheet a while ago and we added natures a while ago, so I'm going to ask. What do you think yours is?

(And so resumes the nagging for additional information...)

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#123130 Superior Serperior Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:22:54 PM

I've talked to Light Phaser on Skype and a randomly generated post of his would actually sound like something he would say. That isn't an insult. His rants are pretty adorable if I do say so myself.

Umm... jolly, I guess. That's what I'm normally like when not under the effects of boredom or depression.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:24:15 PM by SuperiorSerperior

#123131 Bagof Magic Food Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:23:10 PM

Also in today's episode of Hilarious in Hindsight, Tabitha St. Germain plays a ditzy, blonde, walking disaster girl. She's also the voice of Derpy Hooves.

O_O In live action! I was expecting Minty or something. But that's her Wysteria voice.

#123132 Psi 001 Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:25:36 PM

Lesson Zero is one of the more polarizing episodes of the series. It admitedly features a rather deranged concept (one of the more sane ponies becoming outright Slasher Smile insane over some trivial task deadline) but according to at least half the fanbase (which includes myself I must admit) it was handled in a hilarious manner. Others think it's awkward and too dark for the show.

I have a feeling The Mysterious Mare Do Well would probably be one of the first to appear in a DMOS page for similar reasons, half like it, half hate it's guts.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:27:25 PM by Psi001

#123133 Superior Serperior Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:26:04 PM

A randomly generated post from my ex would have the word "however" over 9000 times.

Also, I used to feel bad for saying this, but now I've established that it's completely true, so no remorse here. My ex is a CM. Now think of what that could stand for, and yes there is more than one possibility. I just thought of six that could apply to him.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:31:35 PM by SuperiorSerperior

#123134 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:26:31 PM

The closest thing to proper text parsing I know how to do is using basic regular expressions, but grammatically aware parsing like you need is completely out of my league. You may be able to find a few code snippets out there, though. It might actually be pretty cool to reverse engineer a text generator from a text adventure parser.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:28:47 PM by PerpetualLurker

#123135 Bluespade Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:28:49 PM from Texas

Others think it's awkward and too dark for the show.

Not me, I just thought it wasn't very funny.

#123136 Psi 001 Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:30:18 PM

Fair enough, I don't think we have a Mediocre Moment Of 'Meh' page however.

#123137 gingerninja 666 Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:33:15 PM from Aboard The Damocles

I'm with the "it was awkward" crowd. It just made me cringe

"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel

#123138 Mio Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:33:47 PM

@Psi001: It seems like such a long time since you could call Twilight "one of the more sane ponies". Doesn't help that the latest episode has pretty much buried that notion completely.

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#123139 Ace Of Scarabs Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:34:47 PM from Singapore

Would we even need such a page when we already have So Okay It's Average?

Twi is still more rational than most ponies, just that she approaches madness from the far end of the sanity scale where you sort your everything and I mean everything.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:36:25 PM by AceOfScarabs

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#123140 Psi 001 Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:36:24 PM

It's a comparitive case really (placed alongside a egotistical Hero Wannabe, a extreme Shrinking Violet, a narcissistic Large Ham, and...Pinkie Pie, only the stubborn as hell cowgirl may surpass her in common sense sometimes), not to mention a huge case of Depending on the Writer. She is still perfectly stable in some later season two episodes for example.

So we DO have that page?

edited 12th Mar '12 9:38:47 PM by Psi001

#123141 storyyeller Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:37:09 PM from Appleloosa

Actually how did storyeller do it?

I could post the source code if you want.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#123142 Japanese Teeth Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:38:58 PM from Meinong's jungle

Lesson Zero is still one of my favorite episodes.

And I think her freakout in the most recent one was at least partially justified as a. she's horribly sleep deprived and b. a message like that from your future self is a legitimate cause for concern.

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#123143 Ace Of Scarabs Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:40:02 PM from Singapore

Rewatch s1e1, laugh like a hyena when Twi complains that "all the ponies in this town are crazy!"

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#123144 storyyeller Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:41:51 PM from Appleloosa

Yeah, it was bad enough when her only breakdown was the mild one in Winter Wrap Up.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#123145 gingerninja 666 Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:42:10 PM from Aboard The Damocles

and she might've had a mild head injury from the flower pot

edited 12th Mar '12 9:43:05 PM by gingerninja666

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#123146 Mio Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:42:41 PM

@J Teeth: To be honest she actually is more justified in freaking out at this point then she was in Lesson Zero. But I think this is one point where the episodes predictablity really works against it.

So we can now officially say she has gone among mad ponies and become Queen of the Asylum?

Terrific.

Well I'm glad you did, cause I didn't.

edited 12th Mar '12 9:46:02 PM by Mio

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#123147 Japanese Teeth Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:44:55 PM from Meinong's jungle

Eh, I didn't mind the predictability all that much. I found it fun to watch nonetheless.

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#123148 latenight Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:47:44 PM from moonburnt

To quote the ever quotable Pterry “Insanity is catching.”

edited 12th Mar '12 9:49:26 PM by latenight

#123149 storyyeller Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:47:59 PM from Appleloosa

I think most of the fun was trying to guess how she'd get her injuries. And the cool Metal Gear Solid references.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#123150 Japanese Teeth Mon, 12th Mar '12 9:49:13 PM from Meinong's jungle

Same. My basic attitude while watching it was "I know how it's going to end, but I'm curious to see how it gets to that point". Stuff like her whole stealth sequence made the episode worth watching, IMO.

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