User talk:Sluor

"Hey Sadi, I suppose you didn't know, but PA-approved doesn't mean that the build is "from PA". If the build is from PA, then it was created within PA (by assimilation or otherwise ... ;).

So I hope you don't mind me reverting your change to the Post Aviation page. Thanks, Sluor 03:42, 16 April 2008 (UTC) "

Actually, it does, I think. Atleast, I figured that "PAA approved" means that PAA will build Persephone's for people who want them, which is the definition of 'producing' them. Otherwise, what's the use of PAA'ing a build ? I know I've written in RP that PA rolls out Persephone's ... Lert 09:59, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

(( This will sorta flow in and out of character. Feel free to ask for specific clarifications.))

Nup. The Open Design Initiative is a very specific RP event, with deep roots to the foundations of Post Aviation and Sluor's character. PA will /not/ build these designs by name -- though as the customer can specify the exact overhaul they want, that's not too big a deal.

There are some precise legal definitions here -- if a build is "from" PA, it was produced within PA. This is not production in the physical sense, but in the sense of "creating a build".

PA Approved, in the legal sense and officially, means exactly zilch. It's basically a PR thing, to give builders a sense of pride and to spread the name of PA. As hinted at in my assimilation comment, the other purpose of the ODI is to hire recruits. Over 99% of the people who'll participate will not be offered a place, but every now and then the combination of the awesome build and the zeal the person has will endear them to us, and we will offer them a place.

And if you've written in RP that PA rolls out Persephone's, that is entirely wrong. At least, in the sense that you can't fly your Hades in and say "Hey, I want that Persephone makeover y'all do." For PA to officially recognise a build by name, for them to advertise it, and for them to include it as part of their repertoire, it has to be entirely in-house and protected under the appropriate legal mumbojumbo.

Cheers! Sluor 10:26, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Eh .. Well, no problem, then. :) It was only mentioned very briefly that PA rolled out the four Persephone's that Sadi's four pilots fly, but we can just as easily forget that it was ever said. Well, don't worry about it, then. Lert 10:35, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks for the new images and even more so, for correctly tagging them as screenshot. It's great to see contributors improving the wikia and not making extra work for others along the way. :) Happy Flying. &mdash; MrDolomite &bull; Talk 14:39, 25 February 2009 (UTC)