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can someone please explain to me what the hell the ratings mean?  call me a newb or what you will but i've been searching all over the damn place for some kinda FAQ and have yet to find anything explaining the rating system.  is it based on the thumbs up or down?  and if so, why the hell would you give my first blog a thumbs down???  lmao!

am i trolling for bumpage?  maybe.....but seriously, i've goofed off half the morning on the company's time trying to get a banner and a background set for this here blog and even using irfanview i've only just been able to get an avatar to load successfully.  is there a trick?  a secret handshake?  a hidden easter egg on the page???  someone help a brudda out wouldja?

all that being said, on a more personal note to intro myself to y'all a bit more....for your listening pleasure:  http://www.last.fm/user/rumbagod.  it may sound silly but the right amount of jack daniels and decibel level (this goes to eleven) mixed with some vent speak can make for many an enjoyable game on MTGO.  it's not as fast-paced as halo or gow but you have to use your mind and strategize the deck you construct instead of relying on teammates and over-caffeine-stimulated reflexes ;)  that's not a knock on FPS fanboys, i used to play the hell out of some UT, worlds apart was my fave snipe level and deathmatch was da shiznit but it just got overrun with whiners and the release of ut2003 that it grew stale for me and so i moved on to move introspective games (doom 3, the witcher, rome: total war and even got into a litle bit of guild wars since it was a free subscription).  maybe it was cuz i didn't have a clan in ut or knew cool peeps while playing but either way, MTGO is my choice for now so deal widit!  heh.