[00:00] <ete_afk> Theorymon: add the tabs thing to here:
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64468
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[00:08] <Rory> what is the word to describe whether a type is physical or special (pre-dp)
[00:08] <Theorymon> physical or special?
[00:08] <Rory> haha
[00:09] <Theorymon> wait ete
[00:09] <Theorymon> what do you want me to post?
[00:09] <ete> not post
[00:09] <ete> just edit it in
[00:09] <Rory> i mean like the types ______
[00:09] <Rory> what is in the blank
[00:09] <ete> category?
[00:09] <ete> meh, maybe not
[00:10] <Rory> on the dp move pages it says like Damage: Special
[00:10] <Rory> oh that could work
[00:10] <Sarenji> there was a word but i don't remember it
[00:10] <Theorymon> okay I added it ete
[00:10] <Sarenji> because nobody used it
[00:10] <ete> class?
[00:10] <Sarenji> spectrum
[00:11] <elevator_music> elemental?
[00:11] <ete> spectrum is a silly word for it
[00:11] <Theorymon> UGH NO MORE SPECTRUMS!!!
[00:11] <elevator_music> wasnt that it?
[00:11] <ete> what Tmon said
[00:11] <elevator_music> (i dont know i didnt play im probably wrong)
[00:11] <Theorymon> doesnt Spectrum imply more than 2
[00:11] <Sarenji> i'll spectrum the rainbow for you
[00:11] <Sarenji> yeah it was a bad word
[00:11] <Rory> hm
[00:11] <Rory> damage works for this
[00:11] <ete> And "across the physical and special spectrums" is just >_>
[00:11] <Sarenji> we would say "physical spectrum"
[00:11] <Sarenji> yeah
[00:11] <Theorymon> I may suck at grammar and spelling, but SPECTRUM pisses me off
[00:12] <ete> ^
[00:12] <ete> you know, we should sweep the site for all mentions of spectrum
[00:12] <ete> and eliminate them
[00:12] <Theorymon> yes we should
[00:12] <ete> I bet the SCMS team could do it in under a day.
[00:12] <Sarenji> while you're at it
[00:12] <Sarenji> concise them all
[00:12] <Sarenji> xD
[00:12] <ete> yea
[00:12] <elevator_music> i could actually help with that!
[00:12] <ete> that would be brilliant
[00:13] <Sarenji> i concised skarmory
[00:13] <Sarenji> but
[00:13] <elevator_music> its easy work :)
[00:13] <GreatSage> yeah, spectrum seems inaccurate
[00:13] <Sarenji> i didnt submit it -.-
[00:13] <GreatSage> it's just an easy word to use, unfortunately
[00:13] <ete> I'll post a thread in the SCMS group about spectrums, and link a few people to it.
[00:13] <Theorymon> Sarenjii ps, I am concising Giratina-O for SDS, can you grade me on it when I get a set done?
[00:13] <ete> If that's ok
[00:13] <Sarenji> you get a D
[00:13] <Sarenji> sure
[00:13] <ete> what would be a good word to use?
[00:14] <ete> or a few good words
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[00:14] <Sarenji> swords and magic
[00:14] <Theorymon> lol a D would be a good grade for me
[00:14] <ete> alright
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[00:14] <Sarenji> swords and sorcery*
[00:14] <Rory> deals physical | special damage
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[00:15] <davidstone> What's wrong with spectrum
[00:15] <davidstone> And what are we replacing it with?
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[00:15] <Theorymon> it implys more than two
[00:15] <Theorymon> *implies
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[00:16] <davidstone> We need something to replace it with, I think
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[00:16] <ete> especially when used as "spectrums"
[00:16] <ete> which imples more than one spectrum
[00:16] <ete> >>_
[00:16] <ete> *>_>
[00:16] <GreatSage> do you have a sample available
[00:16] <ete> i will in a moment
[00:17] <Sarenji> i think part of the reason spectrum was used is because nobody thought of/could agree on a replacement
[00:17] <ete> "With its pathetic HP balanced by its insane defenses, Shuckle is one-of-a-kind when it comes to walling attacks from both the physical and special spectrums."
[00:18] <TAY> lol is this finally being discussed seriously?
[00:18] <TAY> i have been trying to replace "spectrum" for over a year..
[00:18] <ete> "Tangrowth has high HP, Defense, and useful attack stats on both spectrums."
[00:18] <GreatSage> well, that specific instance is easily rectified
[00:18] <GreatSage> "shuckle is one-of-a-king when it comes to walling any attacks"
[00:18] <Theorymon> ahhhh it burns x_x
[00:18] <Sarenji> "when it comes to walling attacks"
[00:18] <Sarenji> yea
[00:18] <Theorymon> there we go
[00:18] <ete> exactly what we need
[00:18] <Sarenji> i want to write a thread
[00:18] <TAY> the main problem is a lack of quality writers but i guess that can be solved so easily...
[00:18] <GreatSage> i would caution against standardization, though
[00:19] <Sarenji> on how to be more concise
[00:19] <TAY> cannot*
[00:19] <GreatSage> this seems like something that is better taken case-by-case
[00:19] <GreatSage> depending on the sentence
[00:19] <ete> ok, but if we aim to take out spectrum
[00:19] <ete> and especially spectrums
[00:19] <davidstone> If you want to specify that Shuckle takes both types of attacks
[00:19] <davidstone> Then just say
[00:19] <ete> whenever there is a decent replacement
[00:19] <davidstone> "...walling physical and special attacks"
[00:19] <ete> that makes sense, right?
[00:20] <ete> yes obi
[00:20] <davidstone> It seems like a lot of times, "spectrum" is simply meaningless
[00:20] <davidstone> Or rather, needless
[00:20] <ete> that's a good way of putting it
[00:20] <davidstone> So in those cases you can simply eliminate it
[00:20] <ete> mhm
[00:20] <davidstone> Although there are a few places where it might not be so easy
[00:20] <ete> In those people should ask in #C&C
[00:20] <ete> or somewhere else
[00:20] <ete> for advise
[00:20] <Sarenji> whoa
[00:20] <Sarenji> i didnt even know that channel existed
[00:20] <Sarenji> i thought you somehow typoed in a #
[00:21] <Theorymon> its unoffical
[00:21] <GreatSage> ok what is #c&c
[00:21] <GreatSage> (honest question)
[00:21] <ete> the only place it is linked is my sig, really
[00:21] <Theorymon> its an unoffical C&C channel
[00:21] <ete> for discussion and coordination of C&C projects
[00:21] <GreatSage> why not discuss stuff here or one of the other official channels
[00:22] <ete> I have /invited you there half a dozen times GS
[00:22] <Theorymon> because some people arent badged
[00:22] <ete> because they are not always available
[00:22] <GreatSage> i... have never received any invitations
[00:22] <ete> that is very odd
[00:22] <Theorymon> and discussing C&C in #stark is pretty hard at times
[00:22] <whistle> this again lol
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[00:23] <davidstone> I mostly view C&C as an overflow / speciality channel
[00:23] <davidstone> If people are talking in #stark, I go to C&C
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[00:24] <davidstone> Or if it's something like... grammar-related
[00:24] <ete> very minor points
[00:24] <ete> overspecific or unimportant
[00:24] <ete> often work much better there
[00:25] <ete> than in #stark where it gets drowned out and scrolled away, or ignored
[00:25] <ete> or here which seems too important
[00:25] <ete> to bother with some things
[00:25] <ete> and many users are unable to respond here, or are not here at all.
