Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24140363-20140727101435/@comment-4616231-20140924174031

Agent Rhode wrote:

Western Gen wrote: That's the difference between me and just some random asshole. I actually know what I'm talking about. Which is kind of the point.

Why do you have to "note" every idea (not to be rude - legitmately wondering)? If I told you Control was a magical talking rainbow space dragon, would you note that too? Technically it could happen, but it's not plausible at all. There's a difference between possibility and plausibility. Everything is possible, technically, but that gets you nowhere. If everything is possible there's no point in having reason or justification for any kind of speculation. It wouldn't really matter who people say Control is, but because they're all "technically possible", it qualifies.

However, just because it's possible doesn't make it plausible. Sure, it COULD be Sister, Vic, another Freelancer, the Meta (shudder) - but is saying a name really all it takes? At the end of the day, regardless of any "reasoning" - it's still noted. You may as well just look at a list of characters and choose any one of them. Because it could always happen. Everything could always happen. But by using what we know from the show (or out of the show with Miles/Burnie conformation), along with logic and deduction and shit like that, you can see whether someone is plausible to be Control or not. It's way better to at least try to narrow it down instead of piling up more bullshit. That's pretty much why I complain about these kinds of ideas - they're just not plausible.

And hell yeah I'm a hawk. I should make a picture. Yeah you know what, I would actually note it. By noting it, I acknowledge it. I've acknowledged that idea and now we can move on to more possibilities. It's an efficient and smart way to keep the forum tidy and organised. Have an idea, post the idea, note the idea, explore the idea, if the idea isn't possible, argue your case (to a small extent), then return to the forum topic and explore other ideas.

So is what I said not fair then?

Yes because this forum is definitely tidy and organized. Why would you note every idea? That's not efficient, that's redundant. There are ideas which obviously aren't true, like magic space dragons. Why waste time considering them? If the idea obviously isn't true, don't waste your time, and don't waste everyone else's time. You're not even actually noting them, just reading an idea and saying "noted". That's hardly organization.

I don't see why people are against using facts from the show to back things up. Are you just going to accept any bullshit you hear? Just listening to whatever people say and going with it if it sounds cool? Sure, that may be fun or something, but don't expect it to actually happen if it's implausible. Especially with THESE kinds of theories in particular, that Control could be a past character. Because if they are, they've already been in the show and there should BE evidence for their identity already. In fact, looking for evidence from the show can do nothing but help support you. If you truly believe in a theory, then find support. Some form of evidence. Anything. Don't just bullshit and expect it to work.

Agent Rhode wrote: I CREATED THIS FORUM FOR THEORIES! I don't care about facts! We don't have many at all! If you want to use facts to support your theory then go right ahead. But this is to discuss IDEAS. So you say it's for theories, and immediately afterwards say it's for ideas. Which is it? In any case, I don't see why either of them can't have some kind of support.

Agent Rhode wrote: That is exactly what I've been trying to argue on other forums. I'm so happy that other people see that. I mean, Carolina admits that 'Project Freelancer is gone', but even in it's absence it's still finding ways to screw with the Reds and Blues. The Organisation is gone, but the equipment has fuelled a war. Yeah, I'll give you that, but don't expect the things from it that are already gone to be relevant again. Besides, Freelancer was the cause of problem in this case, but is no longer the whole focus of the story. That's still moving away from it. There's not exactly much left with the program to still do with it.