X, my original post was in reference to gamers using the word retire. Nike joined the conversation on his own. Once he joined and called me a smart ass, it's open season. He assumed I was targeting him; I wasn't. He or piggy assumed it had to do with sze; it doesn't. From the first time I saw a gamer change his name to XXX Retiring I thought it was ugly and awkward. I still have the same reaction. When I bring it up doesn't really matter. How gaming jargon has evolved to where we are today is my focus: people use words out of context (pro), misuse words (retiring), and make up words (noob).

If your nihilism will allow you to drop a meaningless argument about whatever personal dispute you are waging couched in logic and wisdom, mind commenting on my intended focus (bad gaming jargon)?

I just skipped straight to the TL;DR please include one in all of your posts.

Can an object know something X?

One dictionary gave Nike a rubbish definition, I mocked that definition, do you take that personally? How does it make you feel when I challenge the authority of a dictionary writer?

Wait, are you saying I don't get a pension when I retire on here?

How does it make you feel when I challenge the authority of a dictionary writer?

It makes me feel like you're so dumb that you don't even know you're dumb.

tl;dr: ya dumb

Nike joined the conversation on his own. Once he joined and called me a smart ass, it's open season.

It's a reasonable assumption, given the timing, that he catalysed the thread. So, when a 15-year-old calls you a name, you respond with personal insults?

If your nihilism will allow you to drop a meaningless argument about whatever personal dispute you are waging couched in logic and wisdom, mind commenting on my intended focus (bad gaming jargon)?

I don't have a personal dispute, it just seems that Sir Oinksalot (deceased) desperately needs to be reminded that he is far from a lexicographer.

I neglected to opine on the thrust of your thread because I found it to be a tedious non-issue. Here's why I don't care:

• 'retiring' is a somewhat fitting word to employ. (Nike leaves open the possibility of returning when he has the time, so your recent argument isn't germane.) Referring to Nike's pasted dictionary entry, the etymology of 'drawing back' is completely relevant, although language always evolves, so it is moot.
  
  
• it's a roundabout dig at Szew, which I also don't give a billionth of a fuck about.
  
  
• it is an impossibly pedantic subject even for you, so I thought you were trolling or half-trolling.
  
  
• since it has become a part of gaming jargon, it would be odd to put '_____ - quitting', or '_____ - stopping'.
  
  
• railing against linguistic trends is the epitome of quixotry. Your decision to rage over this phrase in particular is arbitrary.

I hereby announce my retirement from this thread.

Well, X has officially ended the discussion, if it can be called that. Thanks for tuning in.

I'm back now, it was just a temporary retirement to brush my teeth.

I think that one thing we can all agree on is that dental hygiene is important.

you took a long time to brush your teeth ;)

PS (the player) talking about the ladder:

"no, i just don't like these settings. i'm gonna retire from the ladder. hope to see better ones pop up using CLOT in a near future."

Here, if he means "withdraw temporarily or for the time being," retire has been used properly.

If one writes Retiring or Retired as part of one's name, we can only assume one is planning on not coming back at all (to shout "I'm taking a short break! Look at my name!" would be too dramatic). This (saying "I am retiring") would be better described as quitting, leaving, no longer planning to play; and a simple note on one's bio or tagline would suffice.

But if one wants to prove one is a true gamer, go ahead and say "I'm retiring." After reading that I'll just assume the person has moved on to a new gaming website. If one writes "I am quitting warlight. Good luck!" in the bio or tagline section, I'll assume there is a good chance the person has stopped playing games altogether and has a busy life.

Using or not using "retire" in the permanent sense separates gamers (who use gaming jargon to the utmost) and non-gamers (who use normal, proper English). Maybe this is the crux of the issue. To officially and publicly RETIRE (it's often written in capital letters in people's names):

(a) shows one's having once belonged to the gaming community with the hope of remaining in the gaming community's collective memory,
(b) evokes the sense that one believes his (ever see a female gamer RETIRE?) time spent playing games could really be considered a gaming "career" (even if he is only planning to quit playing games on one website while continuing this "career" elsewhere),
(c) makes it clear that the RETIRING player considers himself a "pro" (can "non-pros" reach the point in their gaming "career" to announce their "retirement?" don't "noobs" (newbie nobs) simply come and go?),
(d) is an attempt to legitimate time wasted/spent playing a game as if it were a worthwhile pursuit ("one can quit playing a simple game, but I am retiring from a respectable gaming experience").

Thus, a simple demographic breakdown of the RETIRING player: a true gamer, male, cosiders himself a "pro" and his gaming "career" respectable.

**legitimize (tapping autoselect strikes again)

What you say might have been initially true, but now it's just the common phrase. I wouldn't put 'x - stopping', it sounds weird. It sounds weird because 'retiring' is the common and well-known term. So if I were to put something in my name, I would choose retiring.

But then, I wouldn't obsess over it like you have. Seriously, don't you ever bore yourself? Go play a game and sing along to some Jacques Brel on Radio Croissant.

what? x is retiring?

THREAD SUMMARY

GUI: Hey, everyone. Check out how anal retentive I am.
EVERYONE: That's nothing. We're just as anal retentive as you are.
GUI: That's not possible. No one can be as anal as me.
EVERYONE: Yu-huh! We love being anal! Look at us go! This is the best!
GUI: You're all bad at this like you're bad at everything.
X: You want anal, Gui? I'll give you anal.
GUI: Not bad. Could be better.
X: How about this?
GUI: Oh, that's good.
EVERYONE: What about us, X?
X: How's this, everyone? You like this?
GUI: So good.
EVERYONE: Yes! Amazing! Don't stop! Never, ever stop!



This was my worst thread summary so far. But you'll all like it the best because it devolved into a butt-sex joke.

If only I had your hair, I could make comments like that without being criticized.

Pulsey aren't you retiring because I told your strategy was lame right?
I would be very sad if that was the cause:(

It is actually. :( i I hope you will stop being so mean.

JRUSS: "I just had butt-sex. I liked it best."
EVERYONE: "Yu-huh!"
X: "When Gui calls me anal retentive I get angry. But I love it when you say nasty things to me Russell!"
JRUSS: "You want anal? I'll give you anal!"
X: "I thought that was my line?"
DICK SHARPE: "Someone call my name?"
DICK LOVER 69 YAY!: "Dick, call me maybe!"
DICK SHARPE: "Want to retire to the bathroom together and brush teeth?"

hahaha!
arent you a funny boy, Gui?
you should quit being an editor and become a comedian instead. You seem much better at being a comedian, wait, maybe you're just bad at being an editor.

Retire has nothing to do with a career. If I say: "I am going to retire to my room for the evening." that is absolutely proper English.

It is equally accurate to say that someone has recently retired from the ladder.