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Posted by: NateDog - Yesterday, 01:49 PM - Forum: Music
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What albums do you think are exceptional pieces of work? When I say perfect, I suppose it could mean a few things.
- I'm not talking about favourite albums here. I mean chances are you will view some of your favourite albums as perfect, but there are plenty of my favourites that I would label as far away from that.
- The asterisk is to give a little leeway. Maybe there's an album that might have one track out of 12/13 that you think is just a little off or doesn't fully fit in in comparison to the others. That's no big deal. But I think anything more than that means it probably doesn't qualify.
- Your reasoning for calling albums perfect can be anything. Maybe it's 10 bangers out of 10, maybe it's the track sequencing, maybe it's the journey from start to finish, maybe it's because it came before or after something else and it just was exactly what was right, maybe it is something else. But I want to know why you feel this way whatever the reason is.
I'm not looking for a massive list in one go, but if that's your style then go for it.
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The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
Quite a raw album and a fairly short one, the first one by TLSP (a collaboration between Miles Kane and Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner), but fantastic from start to finish. I've always thought they would actually really suit doing a Bond theme some day and there are a few tracks from this that give me that feel in particular. Starts with a bang but I love the move towards a gentle end. Probably just behind Arctic Monkeys' AM, I think this is the best piece of work Turner has produced.
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The Strokes - Room On Fire
Really I could and probably should have put Is This It here too, but Room On Fire just feels like such a perfect sequel and brings just the right amount of freshness from the former. Someone once said to me of another debut album and second album, "the first was the show, this is the after party" and to me that perfectly describes Room On Fire. Meet Me In The Bathroom is still one of my favourite tracks of all time.
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Lorde - Melodrama
I liked some of Lorde's earlier work Pure Heroine and still listen to it, but it did still feel a bit like, well, an album made by a 16 year old to an extent. She said that Melodrama was an album about one single house party, and you can definitely get that, but in general it just feels like a much more vulnerable album. It flows so, so well. I didn't feel that her follow-up came anywhere close to reaching the same heights, but I keep returning to this.
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Orglympic Games I: Propaganda War |
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Posted by: Maxine Work - 18-05-2026, 01:15 PM - Forum: Mother Base
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Hello organization members one and all! I hope everyone is enjoying being a part of their orgs, but I'm sure you've all been asking yourselves the same thing: "how do I prove that my org is better than the rest?" Well, ask yourselves no more!
The time has come for the first inter-org contest, a chance for organizations to put their best foot forward and show the boards at large that they wipe the floor with their competitors. It's the Orglympic Games!
Here's the brief:
The Propaganda War:
Develop propaganda for your org. The propaganda can promote your own org, tear down your opposition...or both! Entries can take the form of memes that promote your org, "classified” leaks that expose secrets about other orgs and members, speeches, manifestos, news broadcasts, posters, songs. It can be anything so long as it conveys the message: your organization is the best.
Each organization can submit one entry per member.
The winning entries will be decided by neutral members who aren’t already in orgs - voting for which org they’d join based on the propaganda. Judges will be looking out for originality of concept, effort expended, and a cohesive org voice.
Ministry of Information:
For the duration of this contest you will find a new section of your Mother Bases called the "Ministry of Information" (PA, PM, RS). This section is private and can only be seen by those in your org. It should be used to spitball ideas and collaborate on entries. Entries do not have to be made entirely by the member they are submitted by, and working together is encouraged. Feel free to make a thread in there to get the ball rolling!
Prizes:
Winning Org: Wayno
Runner-up Org: 50 GMP
Losing Org: TomRL101
Let the games begin! Submissions will close on July 1st.
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| The Crab |
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Posted by: black king - 16-05-2026, 04:18 AM - Forum: Organization Chat
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A story by BK, who can't write for crap but insists on doing so anyway.
Tr0nic woke up to the sound of his alarm going off. He sighed as he hit the button on his clock, wishing he could sleep in a bit but duty called. He'd received a message through Praying Mantis's computer from Dirty Duck to meet him at the MGF staff office at 0800. Couldn't have scheduled it a bit later?
Tr0n got dressed, picked up some breakfast from the Mantis cafeteria and stepped outside. Cloudy day he thought as he started the walk to the MGF staff office. It wasn't far; few blocks and that was it. He saw a few other members out and about. Most were still getting ready or probably still sleeping. One had an animal they'd freshly caught in a cage from one of the habitats.
Tr0n arrived at the door and went in. Their was a woman behind a nice desk typing away at a computer. "Hello, Maxine," Tr0n said, doing his best to not sound tired. "I have a meeting with Duck at 8. Do you know where at?"
Maxine stopped typing and glanced up for a second, "They're in meeting room 2. Down the hall on the right. You can go on in." She continued typing away at whatever Duck always had her working on.
They? Duck didn't say anything about anyone else....
He made his way down the hall. Nice building, but a little earthy for his tastes. Duck had picked dark green for the wall colors in the hall and a faux wood paneling on the bottom half. He came to the door with MEETING ROOM 2 on the sign next to it. He twisted the knob and went in.
Dirty Duck was sitting at the head of the table with Null, Gene, black king, and Nate sitting around him. Duck noticed tr0n enter, "Ah! Good, you're here. Take a seat tr0n."
Tr0n took a seat next to Gene. "Offer you some coffee or caffeine, mate?" Gene asked.
"I'll pass, thanks," tr0n replied. "I will admit I'm surprised. I didn't know you'd all be here."
"Yeah sorry about that. Null asked me to be discrete." Duck replied as he sipped something out of a cup. "I'll let him take it from here."
"Tr0n, myself and other old admins from MGSF have noticed something odd. The site has been sending an odd transmission to prominent old members asking them to return."
"Strange," tron replied, "I haven't noticed any messages."
Nate chimed in "Yeah; Henry, Fluxe, and the other old admins have been containing it from the their accounts logged in here."
"What we want to ask is a little...unorthodox" Duck started, "But with you being a private investigator I figure you might be able to help us figure out what's going on. Technical malfunction is most likely. Old site is falling apart."
"We need The Crab back on the case" black king added.
Tr0n was surprised. It had been ages since he'd been on MGSF after Tappa ruined it. Even longer since anyone had called him The Crab.
"The old forums shouldn't be too dangerous," Null said, "Mostly just bots roaming around selling lord knows what."
"Spells and potions last I checked." Duck said in an annoyed tone. "Still, we'll pay you and arm you accordingly. Nate?"
Nate reached down and pulled out a leather case and slid it over to Tr0n. He peered inside and saw a firearm with two boxes of ammo.
"Those are special bullets." Nate explained.
"Yeah, they instaban anyone they come on contact with. You shouldn't really need them unless they have some aggressive advertising going on." Gene added.
"We'll of course also support you by codec if needed." black king said.
Tr0n looked at the bad and inspected the bullets. They had a faint orange glow to them.
"I'm guessing the banning power came from Null?"
Null and Duck smiled. "Your eye for detail doesn't disappoint." Duck said.
Tr0n nodded and thought for a moment. He reached into his coat pocket, took out a brass lighter and flicked it open and closed a couple times. "Alright. I'll take the case. Be interesting to see the old stomping grounds again. Even if it is in ruins."
Duck gave an einthuiastic nod "Glad to hear it! I make a monthly pilgrimage, but don't go past the entrance. The memory is definitely better than the reality I'm afraid."
A few minutes of well wishing later and tr0n was heading towards the MGF Station. Every site had a station that led to every other site on the internet. A lot were in disrepair or abandoned anymore. Places like Reddit or Facebook seemed to hold all the traffic. He hopped on and set his destination as MGSForums.com and took a seat. The trip would take a bit so he pulled out his old iPod. He'd been wanting to try disconnecting from his phone more often and figured the train heading towards a relic of the 2000's would be an appropriate place to see if it still worked. He clicked to a song he'd downloaded after a recommendation from black king as the train went off to his assignment. The Crab was on the case.
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| MGF Awards 2026 | Results |
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Posted by: Dirty Duck - 14-05-2026, 04:51 PM - Forum: News & Announcements
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Kept you waiting, huh? I personally blame whoever made the graphics...but I digress! Our friendly Node has gone through all the votes and crunched the numbers, so without further ado it's time for the:
![[Image: MGF-Awards-2026-logo.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/K8JhyX8J/MGF-Awards-2026-logo.png)
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|| Best New Member ||
For the best new face who joined the community this year.
🥇starschwar🥇
🥈Two Witnesses🥈
runners-up:
Annoying Prick, DANMATUS, SammyIsNotCool, st3ve
![[Image: userbar-(1).png]](https://i.postimg.cc/3NQ7LgtG/userbar-(1).png)
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|| Best Avatar ||
For the member with the best looking avatar on the site.
🥇Wayno🥇
🥈Blueblob🥈
runners-up:
Dirty Duck, Gene, Null, Shyne-Bryght
![[Image: userbar-(2).png]](https://i.postimg.cc/pVKPm6Tt/userbar-(2).png)
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|| Best Sig ||
For the member with the best looking signature on the site.
🥇Shyne-Bryght🥇
runners-up:
Aragorn, BigBrother, Dirty Duck, Jassassino, Null, tr0nic
![[Image: userbar-(3).png]](https://i.postimg.cc/jSSTkqhr/userbar-(3).png)
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|| Most Missed ||
For the AWOL member we want to see back, be it an MGSF oldie who we've not seen on MGF or just someone who hasn't posted in a while!
🥇Mr. Tibbs🥇
runners-up:
BigK, Cardboard Jesus, Departed, Granin, Kestrel, Roy, tak0
![[Image: userbar-(4).png]](https://i.postimg.cc/pd9HR07G/userbar-(4).png)
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|| Most Producktive ||
An award chosen by Dirty Duck for a member who has done a lot for the forum this year.
🥇Jassassino🥇
![[Image: userbar-(5).png]](https://i.postimg.cc/3Nh5j3w1/userbar-(5).png)
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|| Post of the Year ||
For the post that deserves to be remembered-be it for the right or wrong reasons.
🥇 Post #116 in Global Politics by TomRL101🥇
(13-10-2025, 03:29 PM)TomRL101 Wrote: You're not smart enough to talk to me. Please stop.
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|| Topic of the Year ||
For the topic made this year that gave the most to the boards.
🥇Book of Revelations by Two Witnesses🥇
🥈Swallowing/Regurgitating Cigarettes - Is This Possible? by tr0nic🥈
🥉The image memory vault by Null🥉
runners-up:
MGF Mafia 2.0: The Matrix by Dirty Duck, MGF Wordle by Maxine Work, Retro Gaming by Jassassino
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|| Member of the Year ||
For the member who had the best overall impact on the site this year.
🥇Dirty Duck🥇
runners-up:
Jassassino, Maxine Work, NateDog
![[Image: userbar-(6).png]](https://i.postimg.cc/RZhrLsvk/userbar-(6).png)
|| Tidbits and Trivia ||
Consistency is key: The winners for both Best Avatar and Best Signature retained their look from the old boards. It pays to be recognised!
Dressed to Impress: Dirty Duck, Null, and Shyne-Bryght all received votes for both Best Avatar and Best Signature.
Best Graphics: While not a category this year due to the lack of graphic makers currently active on the boards, signatures made by Jassassino received a number of votes across multiple members making him the honorary winner of the hypothetical category.
Double Dipping: As well as winning Post of the Year, TomRL101's snarky retort received an additional vote in the Best Signature category in the form of Jassassino's signature. Including this vote, TomRL's post received 5x the votes of the runner-ups for Post of the Year. Please do not take this as a sign to be more rude to your fellow members.
Landslide: The category with the biggest disparity in votes was Member of the Year. Due to his time in China over the past year it's unclear whether this was a true act of democracy or was in fact rigged.
Most Variety: The category with the largest number of different nominations was Most Missed where eight different members received votes. Half of these are on the boards already- @Cardboard Jesus @Departed @Kestrel @tako - we miss you!
The other half have yet to find their way here. Maybe we'll change that before the next awards?
One Thread Wonder: Despite posting exclusively in a single thread, Two Witnesses received votes for Best New Member, Post of the Year, and Topic of the Year.
Pass Pass Pass: One member abstained from voting in 3/7 categories. And here I thought we kept the categories trim enough to not scare anyone off!
This Maxine's Work: Maxine Work was the least active member to receive a vote for Member of the Year. She also received a vote for Topic of the Year for her powerhouse MGForums Wordle, which is still the second most replied to topic on the boards. Keep on trucking, Maxine!
Oh, Aragorn!: Aragorn PM'd Node 10 days ago asking if it was too late to submit his votes. He was told he could vote right up until this thread was posted, but never voted despite logging on multiple times since. womp womp!
Thank you everyone who voted and well done to the winners, well earned across the board!
As always thank you all for being a part of the site and making it a lively enough place to do something like this after our first year.
To the winners-please feel free to display your award stamps or userbars in your signature.
And to the non-winners-here's one so you don't feel too left out:
![[Image: userbar-(9).png]](https://i.postimg.cc/7Zfc25VP/userbar-(9).png)
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