Re: Big EagleglacierscoutMay 15 2007, 10:13:50 UTC
It's good to hear you are settling in. Please feel free to jump right in on any contests (except for LIMS - Last Icon Maker Standing - you have to start that at the beginning of the term) and on any of the fun in the common room.
Sorting is always a challenge. I keep track of my votes, and compare to what the community ultimately decides. I'd suggest coming up with your own vote after reading the application, then looking at a page or two of votes to see if your impression is confirmed. After a while, you'll find that some members are more accurate or more influential than others. And when the snakes start claiming someone, well, they know their own.
I'd agree that Custer was somewhere between a Gryffindor and a Slytherin. One reason he attacked the Indians at the Little Big Horn was to become enough of a hero to be nominated for President. Oddly, the reason he WANTED to be President was to end the corruption of the Grant Administration, and make an honorable peace with the Indians. Instead, he died, the democrats nominated a nonentity, and we ended up with the disputed election between Tilden and Hayes.
Hmm, I did not know that little tid-bit about Custer wanting to make peace with the Indians. I cannot imagine how that would have worked out. The Native Americans had no reason to trust the United States government, and even less of a reason if said government was run by George Armstrong Custer. I just do not see any way one could justify the Indian Wars.
Big eagle answersglacierscoutMay 25 2007, 15:00:14 UTC
Re your sorting question on ,lj user="fallsintoplace">'s post, no policy has been formally set for new members of the community. Former members who resigned and returned when you were sorted in need to sort 20 applications between the last sorting session, this one, and the last session. Sometimes, there's a lot of applicants in the last session, and sometimes there's only a few. I'd go ahead and sort all of the applicants dropped this session, just to get close to the twenty (and also to help us win the 500 house points).
General Custer genuinely liked the Indians, and claimed in his private writings that if it were not for his responsibilities, he'd like nothing better than go live with them. Unfortunately, as a military man, fighting Indians was the only way to achieve any glory, as retired Civil war military heroes were a dime a dozen.
As far as what he would have done as President, I don't think he ever thought it out that far. He probably would have been like the giant dog that chased a subcompact car to a stop sign, and bit down on the bumper. The driver then shouted out "So what are you going to do with it now that you've caught it?"
Sorting is always a challenge. I keep track of my votes, and compare to what the community ultimately decides. I'd suggest coming up with your own vote after reading the application, then looking at a page or two of votes to see if your impression is confirmed. After a while, you'll find that some members are more accurate or more influential than others. And when the snakes start claiming someone, well, they know their own.
I'd agree that Custer was somewhere between a Gryffindor and a Slytherin. One reason he attacked the Indians at the Little Big Horn was to become enough of a hero to be nominated for President. Oddly, the reason he WANTED to be President was to end the corruption of the Grant Administration, and make an honorable peace with the Indians. Instead, he died, the democrats nominated a nonentity, and we ended up with the disputed election between Tilden and Hayes.
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General Custer genuinely liked the Indians, and claimed in his private writings that if it were not for his responsibilities, he'd like nothing better than go live with them. Unfortunately, as a military man, fighting Indians was the only way to achieve any glory, as retired Civil war military heroes were a dime a dozen.
As far as what he would have done as President, I don't think he ever thought it out that far. He probably would have been like the giant dog that chased a subcompact car to a stop sign, and bit down on the bumper. The driver then shouted out "So what are you going to do with it now that you've caught it?"
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