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== News at a Glance ==
== News at a Glance ==
*'''MO Editor Disappears''' - I got better.
*'''Mobius Returns to the Dulston Alliance''' - Hugs!
*'''Chaos in Iceland''' - Has nothing to do with Malton.
*'''Mall Tour Continues''' - Can no one stop them?
*'''Holy Crap!''' - Cineraryone ''did'' scare Kristi away!
*'''Akule Yells at Anime Sucks''' - AS sulks in room until dinner.
*'''Obama Ends Zombie Plague''' - Reportedly healed the afflicted by shooting rainbows from his hands.
*'''Entire SE gets Promoted''' - Because we're awesome.
*'''Being a Zombie is Not a Crime''' - So quit bothering the RG mods!
*'''Nicholas Risto Retires from Saints with 50,193 Bounty Points''' - Ballads are written on his grand exploits.
*'''[http://z14.invisionfree.com/Brainstock/index.php?showuser=2140 BriAnna Blackmoor] Replaces Kristi as DEM Chairwoman''' - How was this not in the last issue?
 
 
==The Godfather Part II==
We recently sat down with Sonny once again to talk about his feud with Garviel Loken and the latest PKer event to be led by DORIS. This is the first time Sonny Corleone has been featured in a sequel.
 
'''MO: In a recent interview with the Observer, Garviel Loken stated that all members of the Imperium hate and despise you. He went on to say that every new member is taught their version of the events surrounding the IMD coalition and their invasion of Gibsonton. What is your response to this indoctrination of recruits against you and all of your alts?'''
 
''Sonny: First off their policy on killing all my characters is alt abuse. So they admit to cheating. What Canderous does is different than what Sonny does and is different than what Anthony does. They don't see the difference, they see the player behind it. This is also bad form on their part. The only time it is socially acceptable to hunt all alts of someone is if they zerg. Imperium is either not smart enough to realize this or they're dirty alt abusers. Them hating me doesn't mean much to me. I've been hated for doing less. If anything its funny how much they hate me because I've turned their relatively unknown group into the largest target out there for no reason other than because I can.''
 
'''MO: Shortly after the interview went up, you tricked Garviel to publicly apologize for every minor offense committed against you so that the two of you might have a truce - a ruse that set Garviel up for an elaborate burn. Do you honestly have any problem with the Imperium, or do you just troll Loken because he's an easy target?'''


==Kristi of the Dead: A Tribute==
''Sonny: Before I trolled and griefed the Imperium I know absolutely nothing about them. I didn't know much about Garviel except that he was a noob. I'd probably still give him crap for being a noob but because of the whole IMD event I give particular attention to him and the Imperium. And that whole ruse was planned. Garviel being so easy to make fun of doesn't help him. The guy tries to seriously argue that Norse mythology is real and how he sacrifices things to the "gods". Seriously...''
I don't claim to know Kristi of the Dead as well as some others might, or perhaps even as well as I should have. However, in the days following her official departure I felt I should make some tribute to her long UD career, and that's the main reason I'm writing this.


Kristi's achievements and qualities are too many to list, but the words "great leader" always come to mind. We didn't always see eye-to-eye in Council, but I knew she always had the DEM's best interests at heart. She was always ready, it seemed, to fiercely defend us from the "mongrel hordes" of General Chat.
'''MO: Moving away from the Imperium, you're currently mobilizing DORIS to attack the Anti-Zombie Squad and Dawn Patrol. Any particular reason?'''


More than that she brought numerous intiatives and ideas to Council, and has probably had more effect on the DEM as it is today than any other DEM Chairperson in a seemingly short 23 months in the position. She was even a great Fire Chief, to the point where the position seemed to be cursed after she left, the next three fire chiefs lasting only two months each.
''Sonny: I had a beef with Eric Bessette, leader of AZS, a long while ago because of some noob thing he did that I no longer remember but then responded with some serious business trenchie response. Before I could organize anything against them I took a break from the game. Then a few days ago Revenant contacted me telling me that he's fighting the Dawn Patrol. I never heard of them but he told me they're allied with the AZS. That was enough for me to get back into the game and troll them. It's going to be harder to get people to fight the AZS because they're not epic fail roleplayers like the Imperium but are your typical trenchie noobs that everyone encounters. Maybe the fact that they support zergers and text rapists (Dawn Patrol) will help people sign up.''


There is much more I could and want to say, but I'm finding that I have to restrain myself from prattling on too much. To summarize, Kristi's departure is a great loss for not only the DEM and the Brainstalkers, (Presumably the latter anyway, I'm not actually a member.) but to the entire community. There were many outside of the groups she was in who knew her, and I'm sure they will, like me, remember her as more than just a name in some ancient wiki archive page.
'''MO: So Dawn Patrol was known for harboring text rapists and zergers? Can you verify this?'''


-'''Labine50'''
''Sonny: AnimeSucks has a full report on Dawn Patrol members, including their leader zerging. Another member is also in the DEM, they have yet to do anything about it.* When Amber spoke to the on their forums they said some of the most vulgar things anyone has every said in this game. I can't really repeat some of the stuff they've said but the AZS Must Die topic on brainstock has a lot of links to their cheating and vulgarity.''


==[[Mall Tour '09]]==
'''MO: You didn't wait to dedicate this DORIS event to a dead celebrity. Any chance you'll relate it to Michael Phelps' career?'''
Yes, the Mall Tour is back for 2009. As many veterans know, the Mall Tour started after the zombies went [[On Strike|on strike]] years ago. After the update that boosted the disenfranchised zombie population's strength, the protestors went on a [[Mall Tour '06|tour]] throughout Malton, emptying 18 malls of their occupants. The only mall they assaulted that didn't fall to them was Caiger, which remained undefeated for some time. This was the first time any group had ever toured throughout Malton. The Mall Tour was [[Mall Tour '07|revived]] in 2007, again sweeping through Malton's malls, emptying 19 of the 20 malls. Caiger was already in zombie hands when the tour started.


This year, however, is different in that it is the first Mall Tour to take place since zombies have taken to ruining buildings. While this means more work for cleanup crews, the mobility of the Mall Tour means that zombies quickly move on. Fortunately for survivors, no suburbs have been held by the zeds for more than a few days so far.
''Sonny: Funny story about the Michael Phelps thing, that picture was taken when he was partying at the University of South Carolina. So all of us here are talking about it even though we knew it was going on when he was here several months ago. But yeah, this event, like IMD, is not a DORIS holiday event. It's just a PKer event that DORIS will be involved in. When someone dies we will create an event to retake a suburb. Right now this is just to kill a group.''


The Mall Tour has, as of this issue, ruined Woodroffe Mall and will likely spread the destruction to other areas of Tollyton. From there, they will likely move on either to [[Nichols Mall]] in [[Stanbury Village]] or [[Blesley Mall]] in [[Gulsonside]]. The DEM encourages all survivors from the surrounding areas to aid in the defense of these malls and the recovery of the suburbs of [[Roftwood]] and [[Tollyton]]. If you wish to help fight the hordes, check their page to see [[Mall Tour '09 #Where is The Mall Tour 2009?|where they are]]. While most malls have fallen quickly, some might hold out against the horde with enough coordination and numbers.
'''MO: You have a beef with Raharu. Would you mind explaining what happened?'''
 
''Sonny: Raharu? My beef with her is simple. I don't believe text raping is bad at all. It's an annoyance that can easily be ignored. If it happens to you a lot by the same person then its sexual harassment. The way she goes on about text rapists is absurd. By making such a big deal out of this and comparing it to real rape you cheapen the severity of real rape. Rape is a horrible, horrible thing. But text on the internet is not the same thing. Even saying it is close to it insults the real victims of the crime. What's worse is that usually it isn't even roleplaying rape, its someone saying "F you you F'in dog. I'll beat the F'in crap out of you and make you cry." I couldn't believe it that trash talk is what they cry about. But my whole beef is that comparing cursing to real rape is like invoking Godwin's Law. The more you compare stupid things to Nazis the less of an impact the word Nazis has. Text rape is not rape and should not be considered even remotely similar. I don't condone it and I think its stupid and pointless but I do not for a second think text rape is as severe or as horrifying as a real rape is.''
 
'''MO: You've led a lot of different groups - survivors,PKers, and zombies - throughout your time in Malton. Any advice for people starting up new groups?'''
 
''Sonny: My advice? Listen to me. The biggest problem I see is that when offered advice, new leaders will get insulted and talk about how their 2 weeks in the game is more than my 4 years with this game. I've seen groups rise and fall. I've seen players go from exalted to disgraced. A group must have a theme and originality. That means don't be a kickass group of ex-special forces trying to kill all teh [sic] zombies. Also as leader you shouldn't try to make everything about you. Don't allow people to suck up to you because it just makes people resent you. You're not special because you created the group. I treat everyone in DORIS the same, like crap. I then get treated like crap too. However they all respect my ability to lead. But yeah, what I see a lot are members trying to butter up their leaders and outsiders look down on that. I won't name names but lets just say there's leaders of 404 and the RRF who get nothing but praise from their members but all outsiders think they're jokes and can't lead for squat. So the next time you're thinking of leading a survivor group or a zombie group just make sure you're not like them. One more thing, if your members are ever accused of something like cheating or other bad form activities don't defend them. If they're guilty, throw them to the dogs. Sure you may like them but it'll tarnish your record and ruin your trustworthiness. No one likes cheaters. A certain leader of a zombie group called the RRF, not naming names, refused to throw a certain female who led this subgroup called the Gore Corps to the dogs. Turned out she did cheat and continues to zerg, specifically against them. The leader now looks like a joke to the community for defending her and now has to fight her himself. Etc. etc.''


--'''William Told'''
--'''William Told'''


==OMG Zmobie Spai!==
*Actions were taken. The member in question left the DEM until his alt issues were worked out. The concept of zerging was difficult to explain to him due to language barriers, but he no longer has any alt problems.
Throughout Malton, survivors hear tales of the infamous [[zombie spy]]. They are called many things: Zed Sympathizer, Spai, Krampus, Everyone in your Safehouse. The stories of their horrible deeds permeate Urban Dead legends: They murder helpless civilians, they destroy generators, they torture babies with red-hot pokers... but many newcomers might find themselves wondering, "What the hell is a zombie spy, really?" This reporter set out to answer this question, that we might better understand the zmobie spaiz and the idiots who kill them.
 
==Quis Custodiet: The Watchman's Journal==
I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually enjoying taking it easy at this point. My real-life has been getting more demanding at times, so I haven't been as zealously pursuing PKers as before. For now, you can say I'm just going on a "sight-seeing" trip around Malton, but of course, when PKers show their faces in front of me, I'm still going to kill them.


A zombie spy is loosely defined as any survivor who works to help zombies. "But Will, how do I know if they're on the zeds' side?" Short answer: You don't. The criteria for what it means to be a spai is different for every person. Some people consider someone to be a spai if they scout behind barricades to locate targets for zombies, but the crimes that have been associated with spaiz are various. The more conservative users of the term only use it to refer to survivors known for [[GKing]] and [[Death Cultist|death-culting]]. Others are less discerning in its application, punishing anyone having too many zombie skills or, as Raharu once aptly put it, "being, on occasion, a zombie." Accusations are also thrown for various other reasons, such as having the word "zombie" in your name or being the wrong place at the wrong time.
I returned to the area where I aided in reconstruction efforts and it's not looking so good once again. I moved to some other suburbs afterwards but they weren't in any better shape. I did find PKers there, though, so that was all right. One I found hiding in a office building. The other, I found hiding in a ruined dark building. Now, which one do you think I chose to kill?


Now that you know what a spai is, it's time you knew the real threat behind these zed-sympathizers: Spai hunters. People who actively hunt down and kill people because they think these people are spaiz are idiots. Sure, it can be helpful to kill a GKer or a death cultist, but killing someone because they ''might'' be giving away survivor positions to zombies is incredibly stupid. Most of the time, it amounts to nothing more than a wasteful witch hunt that keeps survivors from doing anything useful. Don't give in to the fear-mongering of the ignorant.
Being the determined lawman I am, or a "hard-ass" as a PKer might say, I killed them both. The first one was a relatively easy kill, even though I ended up wasting some of my ammo, and if I thought I wasted too much ammo taking down the first one, then the second one made me waste much more ammo, but in the end, I still got my man.


--'''William Told'''
The day I claimed this PKer, I had already been spending some time patrolling the suburb, so I didn't have full AP when I took them down. I hadn't been claiming too many bounties recently, and seeing that this one was wounded, I decided that it shouldn't be too hard to kill them, so I moved in the for the kill. I almost managed to kill them, but then my AP ran out.
 
When this happened, I got worried. From past experience, I knew that by the time my AP recharged, this PKer would either run away, or they'd try to kill me. I waited, and later on in the day, I went to check on my target, and surely enough they did move, but all they did was leave the building, and they got attacked by a zombie, too. So all it took was one shot to kill them.
 
I stayed safe for a little while longer, but then, I found myself in a situation very similar to that of my previous kill. I was tired, and I decided I was going to rest in an empty dark building Unfortunately, a zombie managed to get in and seriously injure me, rendering me an easy kill for a passing PKer. Karma or just bad luck? Well, my readers, you can decide for yourselves.
 
--'''Watchman'''




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Malton Observer: February 3rd, 2009

The Malton Observer would like to thank its sponsors:

  • Michael Phelps - We solute you.
News at a Glance
An unprecedented look at scapegoats in Malton
Sonny humbly voices his opinion
The Watchman's final chapter!

News at a Glance

  • Mobius Returns to the Dulston Alliance - Hugs!
  • Mall Tour Continues - Can no one stop them?
  • Akule Yells at Anime Sucks - AS sulks in room until dinner.
  • Entire SE gets Promoted - Because we're awesome.
  • Nicholas Risto Retires from Saints with 50,193 Bounty Points - Ballads are written on his grand exploits.
  • BriAnna Blackmoor Replaces Kristi as DEM Chairwoman - How was this not in the last issue?


The Godfather Part II

We recently sat down with Sonny once again to talk about his feud with Garviel Loken and the latest PKer event to be led by DORIS. This is the first time Sonny Corleone has been featured in a sequel.

MO: In a recent interview with the Observer, Garviel Loken stated that all members of the Imperium hate and despise you. He went on to say that every new member is taught their version of the events surrounding the IMD coalition and their invasion of Gibsonton. What is your response to this indoctrination of recruits against you and all of your alts?

Sonny: First off their policy on killing all my characters is alt abuse. So they admit to cheating. What Canderous does is different than what Sonny does and is different than what Anthony does. They don't see the difference, they see the player behind it. This is also bad form on their part. The only time it is socially acceptable to hunt all alts of someone is if they zerg. Imperium is either not smart enough to realize this or they're dirty alt abusers. Them hating me doesn't mean much to me. I've been hated for doing less. If anything its funny how much they hate me because I've turned their relatively unknown group into the largest target out there for no reason other than because I can.

MO: Shortly after the interview went up, you tricked Garviel to publicly apologize for every minor offense committed against you so that the two of you might have a truce - a ruse that set Garviel up for an elaborate burn. Do you honestly have any problem with the Imperium, or do you just troll Loken because he's an easy target?

Sonny: Before I trolled and griefed the Imperium I know absolutely nothing about them. I didn't know much about Garviel except that he was a noob. I'd probably still give him crap for being a noob but because of the whole IMD event I give particular attention to him and the Imperium. And that whole ruse was planned. Garviel being so easy to make fun of doesn't help him. The guy tries to seriously argue that Norse mythology is real and how he sacrifices things to the "gods". Seriously...

MO: Moving away from the Imperium, you're currently mobilizing DORIS to attack the Anti-Zombie Squad and Dawn Patrol. Any particular reason?

Sonny: I had a beef with Eric Bessette, leader of AZS, a long while ago because of some noob thing he did that I no longer remember but then responded with some serious business trenchie response. Before I could organize anything against them I took a break from the game. Then a few days ago Revenant contacted me telling me that he's fighting the Dawn Patrol. I never heard of them but he told me they're allied with the AZS. That was enough for me to get back into the game and troll them. It's going to be harder to get people to fight the AZS because they're not epic fail roleplayers like the Imperium but are your typical trenchie noobs that everyone encounters. Maybe the fact that they support zergers and text rapists (Dawn Patrol) will help people sign up.

MO: So Dawn Patrol was known for harboring text rapists and zergers? Can you verify this?

Sonny: AnimeSucks has a full report on Dawn Patrol members, including their leader zerging. Another member is also in the DEM, they have yet to do anything about it.* When Amber spoke to the on their forums they said some of the most vulgar things anyone has every said in this game. I can't really repeat some of the stuff they've said but the AZS Must Die topic on brainstock has a lot of links to their cheating and vulgarity.

MO: You didn't wait to dedicate this DORIS event to a dead celebrity. Any chance you'll relate it to Michael Phelps' career?

Sonny: Funny story about the Michael Phelps thing, that picture was taken when he was partying at the University of South Carolina. So all of us here are talking about it even though we knew it was going on when he was here several months ago. But yeah, this event, like IMD, is not a DORIS holiday event. It's just a PKer event that DORIS will be involved in. When someone dies we will create an event to retake a suburb. Right now this is just to kill a group.

MO: You have a beef with Raharu. Would you mind explaining what happened?

Sonny: Raharu? My beef with her is simple. I don't believe text raping is bad at all. It's an annoyance that can easily be ignored. If it happens to you a lot by the same person then its sexual harassment. The way she goes on about text rapists is absurd. By making such a big deal out of this and comparing it to real rape you cheapen the severity of real rape. Rape is a horrible, horrible thing. But text on the internet is not the same thing. Even saying it is close to it insults the real victims of the crime. What's worse is that usually it isn't even roleplaying rape, its someone saying "F you you F'in dog. I'll beat the F'in crap out of you and make you cry." I couldn't believe it that trash talk is what they cry about. But my whole beef is that comparing cursing to real rape is like invoking Godwin's Law. The more you compare stupid things to Nazis the less of an impact the word Nazis has. Text rape is not rape and should not be considered even remotely similar. I don't condone it and I think its stupid and pointless but I do not for a second think text rape is as severe or as horrifying as a real rape is.

MO: You've led a lot of different groups - survivors,PKers, and zombies - throughout your time in Malton. Any advice for people starting up new groups?

Sonny: My advice? Listen to me. The biggest problem I see is that when offered advice, new leaders will get insulted and talk about how their 2 weeks in the game is more than my 4 years with this game. I've seen groups rise and fall. I've seen players go from exalted to disgraced. A group must have a theme and originality. That means don't be a kickass group of ex-special forces trying to kill all teh [sic] zombies. Also as leader you shouldn't try to make everything about you. Don't allow people to suck up to you because it just makes people resent you. You're not special because you created the group. I treat everyone in DORIS the same, like crap. I then get treated like crap too. However they all respect my ability to lead. But yeah, what I see a lot are members trying to butter up their leaders and outsiders look down on that. I won't name names but lets just say there's leaders of 404 and the RRF who get nothing but praise from their members but all outsiders think they're jokes and can't lead for squat. So the next time you're thinking of leading a survivor group or a zombie group just make sure you're not like them. One more thing, if your members are ever accused of something like cheating or other bad form activities don't defend them. If they're guilty, throw them to the dogs. Sure you may like them but it'll tarnish your record and ruin your trustworthiness. No one likes cheaters. A certain leader of a zombie group called the RRF, not naming names, refused to throw a certain female who led this subgroup called the Gore Corps to the dogs. Turned out she did cheat and continues to zerg, specifically against them. The leader now looks like a joke to the community for defending her and now has to fight her himself. Etc. etc.

--William Told

  • Actions were taken. The member in question left the DEM until his alt issues were worked out. The concept of zerging was difficult to explain to him due to language barriers, but he no longer has any alt problems.

Quis Custodiet: The Watchman's Journal

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually enjoying taking it easy at this point. My real-life has been getting more demanding at times, so I haven't been as zealously pursuing PKers as before. For now, you can say I'm just going on a "sight-seeing" trip around Malton, but of course, when PKers show their faces in front of me, I'm still going to kill them.

I returned to the area where I aided in reconstruction efforts and it's not looking so good once again. I moved to some other suburbs afterwards but they weren't in any better shape. I did find PKers there, though, so that was all right. One I found hiding in a office building. The other, I found hiding in a ruined dark building. Now, which one do you think I chose to kill?

Being the determined lawman I am, or a "hard-ass" as a PKer might say, I killed them both. The first one was a relatively easy kill, even though I ended up wasting some of my ammo, and if I thought I wasted too much ammo taking down the first one, then the second one made me waste much more ammo, but in the end, I still got my man.

The day I claimed this PKer, I had already been spending some time patrolling the suburb, so I didn't have full AP when I took them down. I hadn't been claiming too many bounties recently, and seeing that this one was wounded, I decided that it shouldn't be too hard to kill them, so I moved in the for the kill. I almost managed to kill them, but then my AP ran out.

When this happened, I got worried. From past experience, I knew that by the time my AP recharged, this PKer would either run away, or they'd try to kill me. I waited, and later on in the day, I went to check on my target, and surely enough they did move, but all they did was leave the building, and they got attacked by a zombie, too. So all it took was one shot to kill them.

I stayed safe for a little while longer, but then, I found myself in a situation very similar to that of my previous kill. I was tired, and I decided I was going to rest in an empty dark building Unfortunately, a zombie managed to get in and seriously injure me, rendering me an easy kill for a passing PKer. Karma or just bad luck? Well, my readers, you can decide for yourselves.

--Watchman

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