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AusGAF 2.0 - Twice the price, a year late but still moving forward
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DualShadow
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Rez said:
Denial of Service Attack
DualShadow
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trinest said:
Oops I forgot about the first 'D' :lol
local power station for Attorney Generals office is flooded (quenbeyan) so power cut
this is why nothing is coming out of the meeting yet
of all the days hey
it's so crazy you just have to laugh (except for the poor people dealing with the floods Feel sorry for them)
crap its pretty much been confirmed by those there that it is only the WA AG holding out. The rest have approved the measure
FUCK
this is why nothing is coming out of the meeting yet
of all the days hey
it's so crazy you just have to laugh (except for the poor people dealing with the floods Feel sorry for them)crap its pretty much been confirmed by those there that it is only the WA AG holding out. The rest have approved the measure
FUCK
codswallop
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Sounds like education. I know higher education has its funding in calendar years as opposed to 'regular' financial years.Kritz said:$20,000 of it budget gone.
They probably had a lot of money left and like other educational institutions, if they don't spend all their budget next year they'll get less because obviously they don't need it. I've been guilty of buying shit my employer doesn't really need to use up some budget. Never anything outlandish, though.
codswallop
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I think they only meet twice a year.Clipper said:
So I just wrote up a bif old iPad impressions list and then accidentally hit the undo button, erasing my entire post with no obvious way to grt it back, oh well.
In short: the autocorrect seems really Wonkey, virtual keyboards are pretty garbage, it really lacks an apostrophe key on thhe main keyboard, and... Its way too easy to accidentally delete entire posts.
Also it's really easy to make typos and have complete apathy to go back and correct them due to the longer than expected process.
In short: the autocorrect seems really Wonkey, virtual keyboards are pretty garbage, it really lacks an apostrophe key on thhe main keyboard, and... Its way too easy to accidentally delete entire posts.
Also it's really easy to make typos and have complete apathy to go back and correct them due to the longer than expected process.
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three periods usually auto-corrects to it in most word processors.rass said:
expect the internet to go down tonight
Delay confirmed. and mark said democracy inaction on kotaku pilon
so democracy fails.
however this is not as bad as a No, its just a delay
a six month delay but a delay all the same
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In summary, AGs have asked for better guidelines on how the possible intro of an R18+ would affect current rating
dear AGs why waste money on this UNTIL you can see the impact. So they are asking for a rewrite of the classification laws without approving it to see how it changes
fuck.me.
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There was a vote. apparent result was 6-1.
WA voted no as they want more time
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oflc.gov.au is down. hopefully 'gamers' are not being dicks and ddos'ing it
as well as this the reactions on twitter make me a very sad man and worried about all of it. People are vowing to do to WA AG what they did to Atkinson. This is not good
Delay confirmed. and mark said democracy inaction on kotaku pilon
so democracy fails.
however this is not as bad as a No, its just a delay
a six month delay but a delay all the same
EDIT
In summary, AGs have asked for better guidelines on how the possible intro of an R18+ would affect current rating
dear AGs why waste money on this UNTIL you can see the impact. So they are asking for a rewrite of the classification laws without approving it to see how it changes
fuck.me.
EDIT 2:
There was a vote. apparent result was 6-1.
WA voted no as they want more time
EDIT 3:
oflc.gov.au is down. hopefully 'gamers' are not being dicks and ddos'ing it
as well as this the reactions on twitter make me a very sad man and worried about all of it. People are vowing to do to WA AG what they did to Atkinson. This is not good
codswallop
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No, seems to me that they're asking for people to better explain how the ratings would work in practice. What is suitable for each rating etc. In other words, they're reclassifying all the ratings, or at least asking for guidance on doing so.
That means that the for reals work begins for us now too, to make sure they draw up classifications properly for the proposal at the next meeting.
That means that the for reals work begins for us now too, to make sure they draw up classifications properly for the proposal at the next meeting.
Choc said:expect the internet to go down tonight
Delay confirmed. and mark said democracy inaction on kotaku pilon
so democracy fails.
however this is not as bad as a No, its just a delay
a six month delay but a delay all the same
EDIT
In summary, AGs have asked for better guidelines on how the possible intro of an R18+ would affect current rating
dear AGs why waste money on this UNTIL you can see the impact. So they are asking for a rewrite of the classification laws without approving it to see how it changes
fuck.me.
EDIT 2:
There was a vote. apparent result was 6-1.
WA voted no as they want more time
EDIT 3:
oflc.gov.au is down. hopefully 'gamers' are not being dicks and ddos'ing it
as well as this the reactions on twitter make me a very sad man and worried about all of it. People are vowing to do to WA AG what they did to Atkinson. This is not good
Can I get a source for the votes? Gamespot_AU is reporting that no indication of who voted what was provided, though I can guess that WA was probably against it
Thinking about it I can see the merit in the arguement that the introduction of the R18+ rating won't really affect what's already in MA15+ rating boxes too much... and I think a lot of the arguement so far has been somewhat undirected in that regard.
progress...
Look, he began, Im just glad we reached some sort of consensus. This is a point upon which we can move forward from.
It couldve gone better, but there was a lot of goodwill in the room, and everyone agreed that things need to be changed with the rating system. We need to protect children from unsuitable games and we need to make sure that adults are allowed to play the games they want to play.
Its all about the guidelines, he continued. We need to have a clear consensus on the guidlines and were on the right track.
this is from kotaku
Ah look, he said, Christian has a really open mind about the subject, and he is genuinely worried about the way games are currently falling into childrens hands under MA15+. Like I said there was a real consensus in the room, and this is a good first step. Changes will be made and the way we adjust the guidelines are a very important part of that process. We have to work out whats in and whats out.
Look, he began, Im just glad we reached some sort of consensus. This is a point upon which we can move forward from.
It couldve gone better, but there was a lot of goodwill in the room, and everyone agreed that things need to be changed with the rating system. We need to protect children from unsuitable games and we need to make sure that adults are allowed to play the games they want to play.
Its all about the guidelines, he continued. We need to have a clear consensus on the guidlines and were on the right track.
this is from kotaku
Ah look, he said, Christian has a really open mind about the subject, and he is genuinely worried about the way games are currently falling into childrens hands under MA15+. Like I said there was a real consensus in the room, and this is a good first step. Changes will be made and the way we adjust the guidelines are a very important part of that process. We have to work out whats in and whats out.
Source? Unverified tweets on Twitter claim more than one vote against it.Choc said:
classification.gov.au has been down for several hours, well before any rumours of what the outcome was going to be, so I doubt it was gamer rage DDoS attacks.
On gamer rage, threats, and other things that don't help the cause: we can't stop the idiots from being immature about it. Best that the rest of us continue good construction discussion and action where necessary.
No. Trust me, I was born there, I have been to school there, and I was in the army there. The are the most ignorant people on the planet. Most of them are incredibly nice on a personal level, absolutely, but once they have to deal with something outside their immediate circle they become bad horrible people, with no interest in learning anything at all.Bernbaum said:
Ugh.Choc said:
The only merit in that argument is if you assume no more games will ever be released that straddle the borderline of MA15+.Jintor said:
Think of it from my position- the most annoying arrogant people I've met have been from Australia.Dead Man said:
Trust me, I was born there, I have been to school there, and I was in the army
of lightsaber-wielding dinosaur knights in my imagination
Possibly a circular argument, and I have no way of fully understanding your circumstances, but I stand by my argument that the human being - under the mattress-thick layers of language and cultural differences - is roughly the same beast no matter where you travel.
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Disappointing because of the lack of an immediate outcome, but if all works well then six months really isn't a long time to wait. And yes, we can be a bunch of bigots when we want to and it's hilarious when we're so hypocritical about it. No country or culture likes being called out on its bullshit, it's one thing when people are ignorant about it, but worse when they are fully aware.
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