Nem said:
StarOcean said:
It's really not a matter of evading anything. The fact of the matter is that it is never said in the OP that anything is a bet. In the thread he makes a suggestion that whoever is wrong should do something. Bets are not made that way. A bet is an agreement made by 2 or more consenting parties. If one does not agree to the terms than it is not a bet. If you are later told you were part of a bet even though this was without your knowledge then it is not a bet. A bet, to me at least, is something that is clear cut with rules clearly stated from the start. Saying "Will NX come out in 2016 or 2017? If youre wrong you should totally do this as punishment" like the original thread is not a bet.
I'd respect the rules of a bet if there were any to begin with let alone a bet being mentioned. But there isn't. I would not have participated in a betting thread involving Nintendo, they're the last company I would ever bet with since they're so random with their decision making. If it was Sony or MS I would more likely bet with them since there is a level of predictability with them.
Anyway, people can tell me I'm evading this or a poor loser if they want -whatever helps them sleep at night. But if I'm being added to something without my permission in a thread that never mentions a bet then no one should expect me to respect their terms as they have not made them clear. But that's my take away anyway
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"I personally think the losing camp all should have crow avatars for a month, any other bets can be made among users themselves."
It was clearly a bet.
You can argue the losing conditions, but it was pretty much agreed in that thread. We all went in with that in mind. I mean the whole thread was about eating crow.
This really sounds just like evading. And i mean... is it really such a big deal that one must evade? Its your avatar for a month. It's not your right arm or anything. It's also just fun with your forums buddies, not the walk of shame from game of thrones.
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At the point where you are trying to convince someone that something is Fun, it isn't fun. Much like trying to convince that the above line suggests an agreement to be a part of a bet by both sides.
Personally thinking something doesn't make it a fact in any way, if you personally think that the world would be better without X person, does that make it a fact set in stone? no of course not.
