| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2466 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sometimes, when I don't have the time, I japer. Certain people japer a lot, and others never japer at all. What is the meaning of the verb "to japer"? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2704 Registered: 9-2009 |
Don't have the time = don't have enough time? Do you japer to save time? To make time? Do you do it instead of doing something that takes more time? Is japering doing something halfway? Or half-assed? Or is not having the time = not knowing what time of day it is? If so, is japering estimating the time? Asking for the time? Deducing the time from the position of the sun? from something else that's happening? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2471 Registered: 4-2010 |
Don't have the time = don't have enough time? Yes Do you japer to save time? Yes To make time? No Do you do it instead of doing something that takes more time? No Is japering doing something halfway? Yope Or half-assed? Yope Or is not having the time = not knowing what time of day it is? No If so, is japering estimating the time? Asking for the time? Deducing the time from the position of the sun? from something else that's happening? Hence no to these | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2708 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you japer: at work? At home? Somewhere else? Because you're in a hurry? Shopping involved? LTPF? Is japering the act of doing something partly now, with the intention of finishing it later? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2478 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you japer: at work? At home? This Somewhere else? Because you're in a hurry? Usually Shopping involved? No LTPF? No Is japering the act of doing something partly now, with the intention of finishing it later? No | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 91 Registered: 7-2010 |
Personal hygiene relevant? Showering/bathing? Shaving? Changing clothes (like just stepping in or out of your shoes without (un)tying the laces, for example)? Household chores relevant? Cooking? Tidying? Doing laundry? Ironing? Fixing something? Hobbies relevant? Is it part of something you usually do once or several times... ...a day? ...a week? ...a month? Or less often? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2484 Registered: 4-2010 |
Personal hygiene relevant? Showering/bathing? Shaving? Changing clothes (like just stepping in or out of your shoes without (un)tying the laces, for example)? None of these, although I believe that last example was once made into a puzzle. Household chores relevant? Cooking? Tidying? Doing laundry? Ironing? Fixing something? No to all Hobbies relevant? Yes Is it part of Not "part of" something you usually do once or several times... ...a day? ...a week? ...a month? About twice or three times a month, but some do it more often; others less. Or less often? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 92 Registered: 7-2010 |
Does it involve one particular hobby? Can this hobby be regarded as common? Does it involve... ...sport/exercise? ...meeting people? ...computers? ...other electronics? ...sorting something? ...any kind of music, art or literature? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2490 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does it involve one particular hobby? Yes Can this hobby be regarded as common? Yes Does it involve... ...sport/exercise? ...meeting people? ...computers? This ...other electronics? ...sorting something? ...any kind of music, art or literature? | ||
| Fermat1601 (Fermat1601)
New member Username: Fermat1601 Post Number: 171 Registered: 6-2010 |
Is it doing something on a computer that can be done by hand? Like a calculation? Does it involve programming? Is the hobby gaming? is it online? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2492 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it doing something on a computer that can be done by hand? No Like a calculation? No Does it involve programming? No Is the hobby gaming? Yes is it online? Yes | ||
| Fermat1601 (Fermat1601)
New member Username: Fermat1601 Post Number: 173 Registered: 6-2010 |
Is the game relevant? is it RPG? MMOG? MUD? Strategy? First-person shooter? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2494 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the game relevant? Noish is it RPG? MMOG? MUD? Strategy? First-person shooter? None of the above | ||
| Fermat1601 (Fermat1601)
New member Username: Fermat1601 Post Number: 179 Registered: 6-2010 |
Would it help to find out the game? Is the game well-known? Can you japer while playing any game? Only this game? Is the game multiplayer, or just with the computer? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2504 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would it help to find out the game? Game is irrel; it might help to find out the genre of game, since this occurs with more than one game. Is the game well-known? See previous answer Can you japer while playing any game? FA Only this game? See first answer Is the game multiplayer, or just with the computer? See first answer | ||
| Fermat1601 (Fermat1601)
New member Username: Fermat1601 Post Number: 184 Registered: 6-2010 |
Is this genre of games usually multiplayer? Is it shooter? sport? racing? puzzle? "Arcade" ? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2718 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it playing a game with no intention of finishing it? Checking the state of a game without actually doing anything in it? Asking someone else to do something for you? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2512 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is this genre of games usually multiplayer? Is it shooter? sport? racing? puzzle? "Arcade" ? None of these Is it playing a game with no intention of finishing it? No, FA Checking the state of a game without actually doing anything in it? No, FA Asking someone else to do something for you? Yope | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2731 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it the act of not playing the game? Of doing somehting else inatead? Something related to the game? Such as checking scoreboards? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2517 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it the act of not playing the game? Noish Of doing somehting else inatead? Yes, tiny ish Something related to the game? Yes Such as checking scoreboards? But not this | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2736 Registered: 9-2009 |
Logging in and saying "Hi, can't play now" to your gaming friends? When you japer you don't actually play the game, right? Do you imagine yourself playing the game? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2522 Registered: 4-2010 |
Logging in and saying "Hi, can't play now" to your gaming friends? No, possible FA When you japer you don't actually play the game, right? Yes... Do you imagine yourself playing the game? No... | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2739 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you at the computer when you japer? Or don't you have time for that either? Do you japer on your computer? Can it be said that you japer a game? Are there benefits to japering? Is it gathering information about a game? Such as reading game forums? Or strategy guides? Or even reviews? Do you need the internet i order to japer? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2527 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you at the computer when you japer? Yes Or don't you have time for that either? No Do you japer on your computer? No Can it be said that you japer a game? No Are there benefits to japering? Only that it saves time; I find that it's more rewarding to not japer. Is it gathering information about a game? Noish Such as reading game forums? Noish Or strategy guides? Noish, but this line of thinking is OTRT Or even reviews? No Do you need the internet i order to japer? Yes | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2744 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you reading something about the game? Ot watching something? such as gameplay videos? Promotional material? The game's official website? Wikipedia? TV Tropes? Another specific website? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2530 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you reading something about the game? Noish to Yope Ot watching something? No such as gameplay videos? No, but more OTRT Promotional material? The game's official website? Wikipedia? TV Tropes? Another specific website? No to rest | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2747 Registered: 9-2009 |
To japer, do you need to: read? Listen? Watch? Write? Speak? Draw/paint? Photoshop/manipulate images? Screenshots involved? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2535 Registered: 4-2010 |
To japer, do you need to: read? Yesish to Yope Listen? Watch? Write? Noish to Yope Speak? Draw/paint? Photoshop/manipulate images? No to rest Screenshots involved? Noish | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2751 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does japering prepare you for playing the game later? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2539 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does japering prepare you for playing the game later? Sometimes, but usually No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2753 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it reading webcomics? Based on games? Or about games? Does japering take: seconds? Minutes? More? Looking at playthroughs on games? Such as the Let's Play archive? Can you japer on youtube? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2543 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it reading webcomics? No Based on games? Or about games? Hence no to these Does japering take: seconds? Usually this Minutes? More? Looking at playthroughs on games? No, but OTRT Such as the Let's Play archive? No Can you japer on youtube? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2760 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is another person present when you japer? Do you communicate with someone? Watch someone else doing something? Someone else playing the game? Blogs involved? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2552 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is another person present when you japer? No Do you communicate with someone? No Watch someone else doing something? No Someone else playing the game? Noish Blogs involved? Usually no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2770 Registered: 9-2009 |
Can it be said that you japer a game? Can you do it for any computer game? For non-computer games as well? Do you look at images when you japer? Do you upload any information to the web? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2559 Registered: 4-2010 |
Can it be said that you japer a game? No Can you do it for any computer game? Pretty much, yes. For non-computer games as well? Yes Do you look at images when you japer? No Do you upload any information to the web? Yes, with a very tiny ish | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2776 Registered: 9-2009 |
Information about the game? Scores? About the last time you played? Do you download information? Can you japer a game which nobody else plays? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2583 Registered: 4-2010 |
Information about the game? Yes Scores? No About the last time you played? Noish Do you download information? No, tiny ish Can you japer a game which nobody else plays? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2781 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you posting on a forum? A forum about the game? Are you posting that you don't have time to play? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2589 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you posting on a forum? Yes! A forum about the game? Yes, and other games like it Are you posting that you don't have time to play? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2785 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you post: spoilers? Tips for others? Questions? Suggestions? Bug reports? Anything you can think of at the moment? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2786 Registered: 9-2009 |
Whoops, didn't mean to write $poiler with an s! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2593 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you post: $poilers? Yes... Tips for others? See previous Questions? Suggestions? Bug reports? Anything you can think of at the moment? No to rest | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2788 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you post about your progress so far? About funny/interesting moments? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2596 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you post about your progress so far? Yope... About funny/interesting moments? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2792 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are your posts meant for specific people? Are you competing with someone? Are we looking for the reason why you post $poilers? Do you do it to: help? Annoy? Do other people also post $poilers in the same forum thread? Are you collaborating on something? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2600 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are your posts meant for specific people? Yope Are you competing with someone? No Are we looking for the reason why you post $poilers? No Do you do it to: help? Yes Annoy? Do other people also post $poilers in the same forum thread? Not usually Are you collaborating on something? No... | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2795 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you creating a walkthrough? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2602 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you creating No... a walkthrough? Yes... | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2798 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you following a walkthrough? Contributing to one? Answering questions from stuck people? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2605 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you following a walkthrough? No Contributing to one? Yope Answering questions from stuck people? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2819 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do your posts help: the writer(s) of the walkthrough? People following the walkthrough? Other people? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2623 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do your posts help: the writer(s) of the walkthrough? No, but this is VERY important... People following the walkthrough? Yes Other people? Yope | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2824 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you pointing out errors or omissions? Do you know the writer(s)? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2628 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you pointing out errors or omissions? Sometimes I do, but possible FA Do you know the writer(s)? No | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2826 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you post snippets from a walkthrough hosted somewhere else? Or links to them? Or does the forum thread contain the walkthrough? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2633 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you post snippets from a walkthrough hosted somewhere else? Not snippets; I post the whole thing! Or links to them? Or does the forum thread contain the walkthrough? Yet another **********SPOILER********** To japer is to copy and paste a walkthrough from another site onto a game forum (or the like) instead of taking the time to write one yourself. What's really annoying is when people japer and claim the walkthrough as their own. I have some rules I use when japering: credit the original author and source, clarify when needed, proofread first and edit bad spelling (etc), and don't japer if you have the time to write one yourself. And the genre? Escape-the-room games, and sometimes other point-and-click adventure games. Nice job again, Galfisk; I'm running low on new puzzles now. |
