Main: Retraction
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Topic: Main: Retraction
Posted By: GM ThunderCat
Subject: Main: Retraction
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 01:06
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Retraction
 Following the entirely natural petrification and subsequent spontaneous shattering of the fingers of one of its leading journalists, the Illyriad Herald would like to hereby and without qualification or reservation retract all comments made regarding the Circle of Five and any work which they may or may not be doing. This paper is convinced that everything that the Circle does is doubtless for the good of Elgea, and we regret having ever written anything that might be taken to the contrary, or indeed, having written anything at all regarding those super fellows at the Circle of Five. They really are lovely people, and nobody should pry into their business. We certainly won't do it again.  While we of course accept that any digital impairment suffered by our staff is coincidental to the above, and nothing whatsoever to do with the Circle of Five, we would nonetheless humbly suggest that our deeply repentant writer would very much like his fingers back, if that wouldn't be too much trouble. |
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Posted By: Silent/Steadfast
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 01:16
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Silly circle of five...
(Don't hurt my fingers!) ------------- "Semantics are no protection from a 50 Megaton Thermonuclear Stormcrow."-Yggdrassil (June 21, 2011 6:48 PM) "SCROLL ya donut!" Urgorr The Old (September 1, 2011 4:08 PM) |
Posted By: demdigs
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 01:42
| siege the circle of 5, end there reign of terror |
Posted By: shadow
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 01:54
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lol....bullies ------------- 
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Posted By: Canesrule
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 02:05
| I wonder who it was at the Herald that fingered the poor reporter |
Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 02:21
| tsk tsk, what is journalism coming to. I wonder if the Illyarid Free Times will have a story. I trust them more than I do the Herald. |
Posted By: Diomedes
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 03:12
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Sounds like the Illy print media has learnt that habits of RL media ------------- "Walk in the way of the good, for the righteous will dwell in the land" |
Posted By: Capricorne
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 11:46
| That's very cool :D |
Posted By: Gilthoniel
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 12:24
| /me feels a disturbance in the force... |
Posted By: bansisdead
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 15:12
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This is outrageous. We need a press standard (like the UK has, lol....) we don't need circle of 5 goons leaning on the media, spreading their propaganda.... I dont mind chairing the Illyriad Press Complaints Commission (IPPC), I also can offer a protection racket, and I clean laundry. Wanna meet my little friend?
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Posted By: Darkwords
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 20:41
Isn't this meant to be a family orrientated game. |
bansisdead wrote:Posted By: Garth
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 20:47
| Y'know, we have a couple of investigative journalist types in the game. I imagine if someone brought them together and generated an indie news source, a lot of us would be happy to subscribe. |
Posted By: Darkwords
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 21:02
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Media organisations always follow their own political line and often report falsities or half truths to destract form the real stories. For example exactly what is King Sjeord doing for us? Credit to the Circle for battling against this political tool. When media companies are limited Journalistic Freedom is just another form of intelectual dictatorship. |
Posted By: Ossian
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 21:05
 Tell this reporter Gumbah that I believe in da freedom of da press. Dats why if he publish's stuff about me I ma gonna press his fingers! Capiche?
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Posted By: bansisdead
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 21:18
dorfs are my little friends... Or should I say "say hello to my little dorf friend" ------------- http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/a/p/124253" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Brids17
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 21:59
You've obviously never seen mCrow AC. =P
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Posted By: Bonaparta
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2012 at 23:21
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This seems like a perfectly good retraction to me. Those poor innocent good people at circle of five were falsely blamed and such apology is to be expected. The standard of journalism in the Herald is obviously falling, if they print unconfirmed rumors which they need to retract post factum. I would suggest to the owner of Herald to hire some new journalist that will do real investigative journalism and wouldn't be so clumsy to shatter their own fingers and whine about it in papers. And what is the need to write about clumsiness of journalists in the first place? I'm sure that those altruistic mages at circle of five would be more then happy to restore shattered digits of this incompetent journalist, if the Herald redaction would asked them privately...  ------------- http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/a/p/95216" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: abstractdream
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 08:55
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I have seen the very fingers in question with my own Eye. They point directly at the Blood Reavers and the Rift in Ursor. In the near future the Reavers will awaken. They have slept since the dead walked the land. They toss and turn in their sleep, dreaming restless dreams of cleaving your head from your shoulders. Heed my warning! ------------- |
Posted By: Granlik
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2012 at 20:03
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In the Illyriad Free Times Cowshed.
Editor: “I think we should go careful on this” Murdoch: “ Lord Granlik has asked what we are doing about it, he says everyone is talking about it” Editor: “ Tell him we are investigating, tell him we are looking into it” Murdoch:” So do we say something?” Editor: “What! Don’t be stupid. This is going to end up in Court. The Herald is a commercial money-grabbing outfit and they will be going to sue the Circle of Five for causing injury to their reporter. Never mind what this retraction rubbish says. Think of all the cash they could get. The Circle is going to have its fingers burned” Murdoch: “Like that reporter…. I knew him back in college and he was always getting into trouble then” Voice from back office: “ The fingers just fell off, they weren’t burnt Sir” Editor: “ Well, once we have got the lawyer in post he can make it his first task to work out the lie of the land. Are there any applicants yet?” Voice from the back office: “Thirty nine to date Sir” Editor: “Thirty nine? sh*t, pull the advert now!” Voice from the back office: “ It’s still got two weeks to run Sir” Editor: “I said pull it now and I want the interviews to start next week” Murdoch: “You and me for the interviews?” Editor: “Yup, as Chief of staff I want you there, hold on I’ve got an idea, nip over to Nifflink and have a word with the top magician there, Gumblehag, I think. He has a major certificate in FrostIcedCharms. Ask him if he could pop over here to see the lawyer once we have picked one and fill us all in on this Circle of Five.” Murdoch: “I’ve heard that this Circle is one of the top groups and each one of the five is a specialist in their own field. I’m surprised the Herald sent someone to ask questions. They must have heard something” Editor: “I wish I had their resources. Three main offices, a score of fully paid reporters and umpteen regional hacks, ink, paper, all metal printing, messengers, layout benches, subsidised canteens, money, furniture and a proper office with sufficient staff to run things properly” Murdoch: “Thank you Sir” Voice from back office: “Thank you Sir” Murdoch: “ Hay, I just remembered! That reporter is a relation of King Sigurd! He always had people sucking up to him, the greasy spoonbag” Editor: “Whooo… that will keep Granlik of our backs once he knows. He won’t want us to get involved with this story now” Murdoch: “ I don’t know about that. He’s always trying to get an invitation to the Royal Palace. He may want us to do a front page spread on the injury to curry favour with the King” Editor: “ Holy Cowpats. Why do I bother with all this? I should have stayed a street urchin and never have taken that leaflet job”.
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Posted By: Avion
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2012 at 14:06
------------- Suppose they gave a war and nobody came? |