SpawnPoint

Ok so a number of people have asked why admins (and me in particular) keep changing my "in game" name to something other than Raven.

A lot of players make a mental note of admins and admin names and watch for them connecting to the server. They act "good as gold" and all innocent (adhering to the rules etc etc) when admins are about.

Admins should change their names on a pretty regular basis and make sure you use some "fun" characters as well. I've personally been mistaken as 4 or 5 different admins from time to time and some people reckon all 5 alter egos are different people.

Also sometimes it's good to just change your name to something strange. Hit record and just play for an hour or so. It's quite enlightening what some "good" players and admins alike actually get up to when they don't think admin or other admin are on.

Also a word of advice to admins changing their "in game" names........remember your "steam friends" name too ;)

Now here's a word of warning to any "sneaky" players who keep a list of admins Steam ID's handy and check from time to time in case an admin is on. Some of us have more than one Steam ID. I use my second account to keep an eye on "Guest Admins" to make sure they're obeying the rules and such. Its great having a non-admin account because ma_admins and status doesn't give the game away.

Also, because it's a different Steam ID it's not like you show up on Steam Friends LOL

So i suppose what this really means is. BE AFRAID BIG BROTHER MIGHT JUST BE WATCHING YOU Muahahahahaha

Well it's snowing quite heavily here at the moment.

Our head office in Belfast is closed to allow the noobs to go home early and I'm watching the snow start to lie on the ground.

It got me wondering. I've seen other countries get feet of snow and everyone takes it in their stride (snow blowers, snow chains and plows and such). I've even been in Norway at winter and, even though the snow is piles up either side of the road and pavement (sidewalks) the actual tarmac is clear and dry.

Our country really sucks when it comes to winter survival. The slightest snowfall and people forget how to drive, how to stay warm, how to keep roads from icing up.

I'm looking at emigrating to Spain sometime in the future (we've a villa at Alicante) but every time i see the snow and chaos it causes in this country it's getting higher up the calendar.

Hopefully I can take the kids skiing soon, that's one good side of all this white stuff.