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Originally Posted by warrenly
A-ha! Just as I suspected.
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It's all part of our rather devious strategy. I wasn't able to confess it earlier, but I believe farren is now sufficiently enthralled that even knowing our plan won't stop him now. You see, we realized we were suffering a dearth of quality intellectual contributions from certain folks because of their unhealthy obsession with the arcade, and their equally unhealthy preoccupation with besting each other.
So, we gave it a think.
What we concluded is that with minimal encouragement, we could get farren to put his life on hold and devote his time (in nearly its entirety) to capturing the high scores in the arcade and dominating the scene. We knew that as a result, the discouraged victims would eventually slink away from the glitz and glamour of the games and return to the fora. Of course we also knew that we would be sacrificing farren's contributions to the arcade Gods, but we decided it was a price that had to be paid.
It is worth noting, however, that while farren has conquered the arcade in sheer volume of awards, he has not succeeded in toppling any of the more serious competitors in their field. I'm thinking now of Sonnet's PoolJam championship or livius' Tetris cups. No, farren is strictly a numbers man, satisfying his craving for superiority by filling the void with easily acquired trophies...