Recondite is my article, and is supposed to be weekly (though it is never released on a schedule, and is nowhere near weekly anymore) and is usually a whole lot of crazy rants, stories, poll comments, frequently asked questions, and links.
This week I delve into a whole lot of poll comments, people who deny others their legacy, the wild deletion spree of 2003, dinksmallwood.net, and more! So read it. Or, if you're sane, don't.
Poll Comments
The following are the best poll comments, in my extremely subjective and biased opinion. Due to the *huge* number of polls, I only picked the top 3 instead of the top 5.
Poll 10: What Forum would you like to see added?
3) Woo! Unfiltered cigarettes!
2) Cheese Throwing?
1) WC vs the World!
Poll 11: Are you going to donate funds so the file mirror can stay?
3) No, because I'm just that cheap.
2) I would if I had money and could donate it. 
1) I am cheap and selfish, no?
Poll 12: Favorite non-Dink RTSoft game?
3) It's mario... in space!
2) only one of them i've played.. yeah, i'm a loser among losers 
1) LORD totally rules! I live in it and I love my life now! P.S. The bard is just hot.
Poll 13: Would you like to see AskTal back?
3) Yes! First thing I like to ask Tal is: What is AskTal
2) Tal smells like donuts. Mm. Talnuts.
1) We'll first have to Ask Tal to bring Ask Tal back. But BEFORE We could Ask Tal that, Ask Tal must be back. It's a circle, but get it back anyway!!
Poll 14: Which of these is the best ever cartoon series?
3) Especially I like episodes with bananas in them. Bananamaniacs! Gotta have them bananas. So... bananas anyone?
2) Invader Zim. In other news, I insist that your stoner llama was sniffing my lawn for carburetor fluid after Oktoberfest.
1) Why? Because WC = Homer!
Poll 15: Should WC Leave?
3) No! Where will I pee if he leaves? Dukie?!?! Hey that kind of rhymed.
2) he's so cranky he makes interesting reading. Besides at least he's honest bout things.
1) Heck no, we need a toilet!
Poll 16: Favorite Cereal?
3) Honey Bunches of Tal taste like gold
2) Nothing like a sweet, delicious bowl of Tal in the morning. Not like that, you perv.
1) Curse the French!! Their word for heaven doesn't start with the H of Honeycomb!!
Poll 17: Favorite Superhero?
3) Batman isn't a super hero, and I'm not sure about Tal.
2) Tal the Duck would beat even Dink!!
1) It's a nerd!... It's aplane!... No!! It's Tal The Duck!! We're saved!
Poll 18: Best Title for an Evil Hero D-Mod?
3) well the best would be called Anti-Dink:A Evil Beggining
2) The DInk Network Smackdown!!
1) my grandmother has a shovel
Poll 19: Most salivating feature you want added to the Dink engine?
3) banana's and tal
2) I still stick with my idea of new brains as well as user-defined brains. I also feel that several new commands should be added for doing various things, such as loops, sprite rotation, etc
1) Seth Able is a God. Don't mess wih God's creations...
Poll 20: Versus
3) I dunno. Pirates are cool. They never actually wore bandanas or earrings, though.
2) It them evil banana toting monkey ninjas that will kill us all, I tell ya!!
1) I don't get this one. Whoever wrote this poll is going insane. I urge you to get help or drunk immedietly
Unknown Legacy
Dethlord e-mailed me about a month ago. He requested that all of his reviews be deleted, all of his files be deleted, and his account deleted. I reply, saying that while I could delete all of his reviews in a single line of code, he can delete them himself from the Reviews section of Account. I also said I needed him to reply to this e-mail in order for his files to be deleted, in case of a notorious e-mail spoofer actually sent the e-mail. And I informed him that account deletion was impossible; it never happens, because of linked database files and such.
Oh, and I tacked on (actual quote): "I personally hate it when anyone feels that once they leave a community, everything they did must suddenly disappear in a puff of smoke and be unavailable to benefit anyone else in the future."
He didn't reply. I thought my mission was accomplished; Dethlord's reviews and files would remain on TDN to benefit others, while he could live happily ever after without caring a bit about some silly computer game called Dink Smallwood.
Unfortunately, it was not to be. Yesterday he went through all 189 of his reviews, modifying them with 'delete this review'. I hope it took him an awful long time to do this. He also replied to my e-mail, so now I have to delete all of his files. My memory seems a bit fuzzy, because I remember him releasing more files than two midi packs and his desert tiles... ah well. But those will be gone tomorrow, anyway.
Here's the thing: I can understand it when some people want their files annihilated. Like scratcher. He wanted all of his files deleted except Graphics Numbers, because he was planning on either making new or improved versions of them. A noble goal, even if it was a tad permanent solution. But I could understand the logic behind it.
I cannot understand the logic behind Dethlord's exodus. Ok, I can a little bit. With the files: his e-mail address is probably in a readme file, so he could theoretically be bugged by Dink fans. But I truly cannot understand his wish to remove all of his reviews. Why? Why? Why?
It pisses me off.
Deletion Spree of 2003
Jeez people! Here I can't get on the net for the majority of 3 days, and all heck breaks loose!  Kudos for Dukie/Kyle/Tal/allikitten/junior-staff? (I'm not sure who deleted messages (except allikitten), maybe they all did).
Just a quick note: any new topics that are in reply to a deleted message will be deleted.
dinksmallwood.net
It looks like dinksmallwood.net will be back shortly. Woohoo!
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you make a D-Mod?
I still can't understand why people still ask this question. It isn't like there is a short response that works; creating a D-Mod is a long and involved process that takes a lot of luck, time, work, typing, etc.
The best answer is to not answer, in my humble opinion. If someone really wants to make a D-Mod, they'll end up reading the readme.txt that was included with Dink Smallwood and see that you're supposed to read the tutorials and such in the /develop directory. While the included tutorials are far from perfect, they get you started on the road to D-Mod development, and then you can ask specific questions on the board when you're stuck. If someone wants to make a D-Mod, but can't figure out to read the readme.txt and go through the tutorials on their own, then they probably don't have the sheer will required to see it through to the end.
Why do you use FilePlanet?
It's free. It's free. It's free. It's free. It doesn't get any more complicated than that. As it is, TDN isn't raking in the dough in Donations or the Store (which has been closed, though it might re-open in the near future). Yeah, we've made enough to mirror the larger D-Mods (but for how long?) and to sponsor some contests and such, but not nearly enough to mirror all files.
Can I use your FilePlanet ID?
No. It isn't that difficult to sign up for your own.
I have a great idea for a D-Mod, but I don't know how to script, make graphics, compose music, etc. Does anyone want to make my D-Mod for me?
Your D-Mod idea could be good. But the original idea is pretty worthless part of the process, in my humble opinion. I mean, its sort of important (your D-Mod has to be about *something*, after all, though a 'nothing' D-Mod ala Seinfield could be interesting), but almost any single D-Mod idea can turn into a great D-Mod. You could make a D-Mod about Dink as he has to find the King some cheese... and as the Quest for Cheese proved, it made a great D-Mod, even with the lamest of ideas.
Also, people who aren't experienced with D-Mods might tend to think in terms of 'this would be soo cool!' instead of 'hey, I can actually do this'. So, an idea might have Dink travel to the Moon and slaughter space aliens. And hey, that sounds like a nice idea. But then you have to think of how you're going to do it... you'd need to make the space alien graphics, make the moon graphics (probably including some tiles, moon rocks, and maybe some craters) and so on. And then your neat idea becomes a hard-to-accomplish idea.
Wacky Links
The Geek Test - I forgot what I scored... I think it was like 25%. Its obviously flawed
The Matrix Reloaded: The Abridged Script - This is soooo true.
Business Owner Chases, Runs Over Robbery Suspects In Hummer - Crazy people. Thanks theprophet (maybe... your name was next to this url in a text file, maybe I was going to insinuate that you were the business owner?)
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