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New Blog Title: AAA Resto(Druid)4Life
Published on December 14, 2007 by Phaelia 
Blog, Humor 
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Note: Lest anyone else take this post seriously, I would like to point out that it’s flagged as “Humor.” I’m not really changing my blog’s name!
Many former EverQuest players will remember the concept of “alpha loot.” This was basically a way to ensure a more-or-less even distribution of loot from monsters by having each group member loot in alphabetical order (this was long before the days when a game automatically handled loot distribution). And since the alpha looting always began with the letter “A”, you had a statistical advantage in the amount of junk you could collect the closer the first letter of your name was to the beginning of the alphabet. I always joked that I was going to reroll as a character named Aardvarkia.
I am noticing a similar problem with my blog title. Many blogs diplomatically opt to alphabetize their blogrolls. This of course makes perfect sense, but as a blog whose name starts with “R”, Resto4Life is often in the bottom 25% of listings. This isn’t really a problem until there are 20 or more blogs that people have to click through to find you. With the Druid blog community growing like a Tauren at an all-you-can-eat gnome buffet, this is becoming more common. Therefore, I would like to announce the following change to my blog name:
AAA Resto(Druid)4Life
The first “A” stands for “An”, the second “A” for “Absolutely”, and the third “A” for “Amicable”. The “Druid” is silent but really brings it all together, I think. Anyway, if you could all update your blogrolls as soon as possible, I’d appreciate it. ^_^
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*hugs* .-= Softi´s last blog ..Dum di dum di dum =-.
Nice Phae =P
Ahhh Everquest, feeling so nostalgic right now. The one thing they need to put in WoW is SoW and turning your whole party into wolves! =) (And of course gnomish clerics…oops, i mean pallys)
Heh. Gots it done fer ya, Phaelia.
Got it. Updated. Check it out! <3
Well I changed your blog’s name in my blogroll, but I didn’t change it’s position.
I’m fine with renaming any blog, but if it’s for good reasons. Simply because you want to be first on people’s blogroll, is a bit shallow in my mind.
I hope you won’t start a chain reaction here so I won’t have to rename my blog to “aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa yet another warlock nerf”. Or imagine “An Absolutely Amicable Awesome Big Bear Butt Blogger”.
Seriously… I wouldn’t say anything if you came up with a decent name, but this just looks awful. Sorry.
@Zackoria: My friend and I were talking the other day about how glad we are they didn’t put anything like SoW in the game. Playing a Ranger meant being asked 20 times a day probably to give someone SoW.
@Ratshag: Hahaha – thanks! =)
@Karthis: You. suck. ^_^
@Horns: Sorry to offend. The post was labelled “humor” for reason. =) I wouldn’t really change my blog’s name. I’d have to buy an entirely new domain, after all.
Since I don’t want to look like a completely incompetent idiot, you’re now #1 on my blogroll. Hmm on second thought, it doesn’t make it any better, I’m still tarded.
Now tell me, what does a tard have to do to get on your blogroll?
I don’t have a lot of blogs on my list right now, but once I get more I assure you you’re going to be near the top just because I see you as one of the best resto druid blogs out there (and the only one I read religiously).
First thing I thought when I saw the triple-A’s was, however…Triple-A. You going to get my keys out of my car for me?
@Horns: Asking is generally sufficient if I don’t happen to notice you before. =) I will add you this week!
@Bellwether: Awww … thank you! Your blog looks great so I’ll be adding it here shortly, as well.
An Alcoholically Anonymous Resto4Life Druid.
Sounds good to me!
You know…I am not sure I can order my blogroll other than alphabetically. (However, it does appear you’re just about in the middle of the Druids, on mine–I leave it to you for the exhaustive list of druidic blogs.)
And I think Karthis did that, just to lessen the competition from you. On his own blog, yet!
Well at least put a group buff for cat form then and gnomish pallys. I loved that group wolf spell, it was just so cool and gnome pallys would be just funny =) Gnome clerics may have had the lowest Wisdom for a cleric but they were just plain awesome.
@Matticus: If you talked to anyone in my guild, I doubt they would use the words “alcoholic” and “anonymous” with regard to me in the same sentence. “Phaelia, have you been drinking again?” is not an uncommon question over Ventrilo, especially on Kara nights.
@Kestrel: Haha! The bum. You might be on to something …
@Zackoria: Gnome paladins indeed be awesome. I don’t understand why they can have Warriors but not Paladins. Then again, they can’t be priests, either but can be Warlocks so maybe the Light just doesn’t like them.
I also agree..
It was you, Phaelia, that inspired me to begin blogging in the World of Warcraft community. I’m sure you have inspired countless others along the way.
Thank you.
I’m sad to see you go but like everyone else I understand completely.
Happy trails. <3