YCM Newsroom

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

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Welcome to the YCM Newsroom, your up-to-date stop for news both on and off the forum! This group is more organization than club, so even non-members may post in here to keep the topics alive. If you have a news item that you wish to discuss, feel free to post it here (provided it follows all YCM rules and that it does not belong somewhere else). All YCM rules apply here. If you wish to be considered a "member", all you have to do is contribute! Regular contributors will have their names listed here.

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[spoiler=YCM News]YCMembers harboring dreams of one day being promoted to Moderator may be feeling a bit elated today as Mods are being added left and right. Earlier, Cinnamon Star made an announcement that Excalibur-sama had been promoted to mod of Clubs & Organizations. Meanwhile, Mihails Tals has announced that the search is on for a new mod to aid with Custom Cards. If you have an opinion on who the newest mod (or even mods) of CC should be, or you just want to stay informed, please visit [url="http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/293635-democracy-in-my-ycm/"]this thread[/url]. If you feel like submitting yourself for candidacy, please visit [url="http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/293607-custom-cards-moderator-application-thread/"]this thread[/url].

Also, for those of you who haven't noticed, the YCM logo has been updated with Christmas lights to celebrate the holiday season.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=World Headlines (Updated Daily)][url="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/prince-william-kate-middleton-expecting-child-palace-confirms-article-1.1212280"]Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their first child[/url]! Kate is currently in the hospital with "severe morning sickness."[color=#000000][font=arial][size=4][/spoiler][/size][/font][/color]

On a side note, if you are interested in interviewing members for the YCMember Interview of the Day section, please contact me either here or via PM. For more information about YCMember Interview of the Day, [url="http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/293649-return-of-ycmember-interviews/"]visit here[/url].

[Raine]

[quote name='GodWynn' timestamp='1354321075' post='6081984']
[url="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/30/us/powerball-winners/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews"]A record $550 million Powerball[/url] finally has a winner, or rather winners! Dearborn, Missouri residents Mark and Cindy Hill claimed half of the grand prize, while the other half currently belongs to a lucky unnamed person in Arizona. Meanwhile, [url="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/30/world/meast/egypt-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews"]Egyptian protests[/url] continue as Egypt passes a draft constitution in the hopes of a "[color=#000000][font=arial][size=4]freer and more open society."[/size][/font][/color][/quote]

Powerball winners don't really count as news, more like housewife gossip.

Egypt seems fun though, seems like something that could snowball. I mean, the Middle East never adopted the western philosophy or enlightenment principles especially separation of church and state. I don't think it'll pass, there's too much aggression that makes people fall back on something traditional like the Muslim Brotherhood who supports Islamic law. Perhaps in a few years once especially once anti-Western tensions die down from the Iraq and Libya. However should it pass, it could hint at a new period where Islam and Government separates in the region... though it's wishful thinking.

News that should be talked about: The Syrian government cut their own citizens from wireless communication and the internet for a black out and the UN's vote to recognize Palastine as a observing non-Member meaning they can bring Israel to international court and begin to be identified closer to a nation.

[Mugendramon]

Are you going to keep a tab for Members? Because if so, I really like this idea and would like in.

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

I included it only because it was a record, not because Powerball in general. It was mostly to *puts on sunglasses* get the ball rolling.

Anyway, about Syria, I will add [url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/11/30/syria-internet-outage-how-it-happened/]this[/url] and [url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/internet-shutdown-in-syria-sparks-panic-creates-information-void/2012/11/29/bd35a5d0-3a64-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_story.html]this[/url] so that people unfamiliar with the story can see what has happened.

As for Palestine being recognized by the UN, you can read about it [url=http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_22091976?source=rss]here[/url] and [url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/162688#.ULlQwIPBEwI]here[/url]. The US was very against this recognition, but the UN overwhemingly voted to accept Palestine.

Religion in the Middle East is far more integrated with their way of life than it is in the United States, so it is harder to separate them.

[quote name='Excalibur-sama' timestamp='1354321742' post='6081995']
Are you going to keep a tab for Members? Because if so, I really like this idea and would like in.
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I will for people who plan on being active here. I'm just not going through the standard club sign-up atm.

[Kazooie]

I'll try to be active, since this a really cool idea. I PM'ed you just before, so I'm really interested to see where this will go. ^^

[Thar]

Sweet. I could use a thread to [s]non-biasedly analyze the current happenings of the world[/s] rant on about our corrupt society.

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

News updated with Kansas City Chiefs murder/suicide.

[Mugendramon]

Would you be okay with me sticking this once interviews start coming in, Wynn?

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

By all means, go ahead.

[Thar]

[quote name='GodWynn' timestamp='1354400575' post='6082667']
News updated with Kansas City Chiefs murder/suicide.
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Didn't the wrestler Chris Benoit do the same thing?

Though I read the article, and it said he shot his girlfriend, then later shot himself in front of his coach and manager at the fields he practiced at. It also said that a possible motif was arguing with his girlfriend... okay then? Must have been either a hell of an argument, or a hell of a reason to argue.

Not to mention they had a 3-month-old daughter. That's gotta suck.

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

Chris Benoit basically did the same thing. He killed his wife, children and then himself after saying that he would do so on live tv. Later, the autopsy revealed that his brain was basically mush from the extensive beatings he took. He took way to many chair shots to the face, and that's pretty much why you will never see an Attitude Era again.

[LeguBrit]

[quote name='GodWynn' timestamp='1354413817' post='6082838']
Chris Benoit basically did the same thing. He killed his wife, children and then himself after saying that he would do so on live tv. Later, the autopsy revealed that his brain was basically mush from the extensive beatings he took. He took way to many chair shots to the face, and that's pretty much why you will never see an Attitude Era again.
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You are right about some of what you said. Actually, his brain was mush from that AND doing his "finisher" one too many times, the Diving Headbutt. This gave him so many concussions to the point of his brain resembling that of an 80 year old with Alzheimer's, then adding on the depression from mourning over one of his best, life-long friends, Eddie Guerrero, Benoit went crazy. And this was during the Ruthless Aggression Era, the Attitude Era ended with WWE buying WCW for $2 million.