| rdfs:comment | - Dunder-Mifflin has been the subject of a lot of controversy and dislike from the public, especially in Season 6, when the company was sold to Sabre. People are generally pleased with its prices and the staff, but Dwight Schrute has had complaints that he is 'difficult', among other things. Jim Halpert has had complaints also. The company also received controversial remarks when it absorbed the Michael Scott Paper Company, and the customers were yelled at by two people simultaneously on the phone.
- Despite the commercial and critical success of the franchise, the Grand Theft Auto series has also generated heavy controversy, mainly for its violence, immorality, and several other reasons.
- Controversy is what happens when there is not enough truthiness.
- In her Cosmo Quizz of March 2010, Gaga picked the answer to "Controversy is something I:" "E. believe comes naturally to me."
- Certain aspects of the Legend of Zelda series that connote allusions to the real world have been changed from their original designs or removed entirely to avoid controversy with certain communities. Certain elements and traits have also caused controversy or concern amongst critics and consumers. This has sometimes resulted in changes being made in subsequent releases of the games.
- Controversy is a new feature in Warband. Lords and the player can gain controversy. Oddly, ladies will sometimes have controversy. You gain controversy by:
* Losing a vassal
* Leaving soldiers behind
* Joining in or starting arguments with other vassals
* Betraying someone
* As Marshall: Any loss, such as having a village raided, caravan destroyed, peasants attacked, a lord losing a battle, a castle captured, or town captured will add to controversy in often large measures. If you face war on multiple fronts or have a large kingdom to defend, you can expect to reach near 100 controversy very quickly. The only solution is to give up being marshall in that case.
- Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of opinion, but sometimes the allegation that a matter of scientific fact is no better than opinion or even religious belief, as in the controversy between evolutionary biology and Creationism or Intelligent Design. Sam Cooper coined the word circa 1384 from Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus - "turned in an opposite direction," from contra - "against" - and vertere - to turn, or versus (verse), hence, "to turn against."
- Stephanie Brown's sexualized death and torture, coupled with the fact she didn't get a case in the Batcave unlike Jason Todd (who died, like Stephanie, after he was fired as Robin and disobeyed orders), AND tons of scorn from editorial in the direction of her fans (With quotes like "It was her fault she died" and "She wasn't REALLY Robin") has generated tons of controversy among the fan community, particularly the feminist sect. To combat the growing lack of awareness that Steph was part of the legend, we are constructing a new Steph as Robin page! For more information, read here:
- Limbo of the Lost was originally developed in the 90s by Steve Bovis and Tim Croucher. Using an initial prototype made on the Atari ST, the two pitched the concept to publishers. Unfortunately, as is often the case, the publishers wanted a finished product. This stymied the pair's efforts until 1995 when Bovis, Croucher and Laurence Francis began working on the game again this time as a point and click adventure for the Amiga A500. Rasputin Software picked up the title on the Amiga 1200 and Amiga CD32. Unfortunately, Limbo of the Lost never made it to store shelves since, by the time it was ready, the systems it was made for were dead.
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| abstract | - Dunder-Mifflin has been the subject of a lot of controversy and dislike from the public, especially in Season 6, when the company was sold to Sabre. People are generally pleased with its prices and the staff, but Dwight Schrute has had complaints that he is 'difficult', among other things. Jim Halpert has had complaints also. The company also received controversial remarks when it absorbed the Michael Scott Paper Company, and the customers were yelled at by two people simultaneously on the phone.
- Despite the commercial and critical success of the franchise, the Grand Theft Auto series has also generated heavy controversy, mainly for its violence, immorality, and several other reasons.
- Controversy is a new feature in Warband. Lords and the player can gain controversy. Oddly, ladies will sometimes have controversy. You gain controversy by:
* Losing a vassal
* Leaving soldiers behind
* Joining in or starting arguments with other vassals
* Betraying someone
* As Marshall: Any loss, such as having a village raided, caravan destroyed, peasants attacked, a lord losing a battle, a castle captured, or town captured will add to controversy in often large measures. If you face war on multiple fronts or have a large kingdom to defend, you can expect to reach near 100 controversy very quickly. The only solution is to give up being marshall in that case. You lose controversy by:
* Defeating enemies
* Resolving disputes between vassals
* Over Time The more controversy you have, the higher the chance the soldiers will desert you and lower the chance vassals will join you. High controversy will prevent your king or queen from awarding you a fief. Very high controversy for a marshall makes it likely that they will be replaced. Controversy is maxed out at 100.
- Controversy is what happens when there is not enough truthiness.
- Limbo of the Lost was originally developed in the 90s by Steve Bovis and Tim Croucher. Using an initial prototype made on the Atari ST, the two pitched the concept to publishers. Unfortunately, as is often the case, the publishers wanted a finished product. This stymied the pair's efforts until 1995 when Bovis, Croucher and Laurence Francis began working on the game again this time as a point and click adventure for the Amiga A500. Rasputin Software picked up the title on the Amiga 1200 and Amiga CD32. Unfortunately, Limbo of the Lost never made it to store shelves since, by the time it was ready, the systems it was made for were dead. Finally, in 2003, Bovis once again restarted development on Limbo of the Lost. Bovis, Croucher, and Francis redesigned and rebuilt the game. In 2007, G2 Games published it in Europe. Boxed copies, however, were extremely rare and the game was mostly available only through online distribution. Then, in 2008, Tri Synergy announced a wide release in North America.
- Stephanie Brown's sexualized death and torture, coupled with the fact she didn't get a case in the Batcave unlike Jason Todd (who died, like Stephanie, after he was fired as Robin and disobeyed orders), AND tons of scorn from editorial in the direction of her fans (With quotes like "It was her fault she died" and "She wasn't REALLY Robin") has generated tons of controversy among the fan community, particularly the feminist sect. To combat the growing lack of awareness that Steph was part of the legend, we are constructing a new Steph as Robin page! The recent reveal that she was alive all along, and the explanation that the reason she didn't have a memorial is because Batman suspected this, has mollified many fans. For more information, read here: -In Action Comics # 859, set in the 31st century, what looked like a case for Stephanie was among several others in a long abandoned Batcave. -In Batman # 673, Bruce Wayne has what appears to be a hallucination, and refers sadly to the Robins he's lost. Along with a memorial case for Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, there also seems to be a case for Stephanie Brown. -In Robin # 170, Tim Drake notes Steph's lack of memorial bitterly. -In Booster Gold # 5, on Rip Hunter's chalkboard along with several time anomalies listed, is also the writing "No Trophy = Stephanie?" implying the lack of case may be a result of a glitch in time. -In both Gotham Underground and the Robin title, a mysterious Spoiler has been appearing. Several signs are pointing to her being Stephanie, not least her unmasking when Robin (Tim Drake) wasn't looking, and showing her to be someone who looked very similar to how Steph used to look. A Robin/Spoiler Special was also solicited in June, not to mention, Chuck Dixon, Stephanie's creator, said there will be a Spoiler miniseries and she will be a regular in Robin. -STEPHANIE IS ALIVE! Revealed in Robin # 174. -Stephanie was added to the Robin section of the official DC encyclopedia, as well as her Spoiler profile being more expansive. -Steph has a memorial in the Batcave along with Jason, Dick, Pre-Crisis Jason (?), and an empty case (for Tim? Geez) in the second part of Batman RIP. -Steph's memorial case is referenced in Batgirl #2, as the only way you can get one is if you die, retire, or like Steph, become someone else.
- Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of opinion, but sometimes the allegation that a matter of scientific fact is no better than opinion or even religious belief, as in the controversy between evolutionary biology and Creationism or Intelligent Design. Sam Cooper coined the word circa 1384 from Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus - "turned in an opposite direction," from contra - "against" - and vertere - to turn, or versus (verse), hence, "to turn against." Benford's law of controversy, as expressed by science-fiction author Gregory Benford in 1980, states: "Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real (true)information available." In other words, the fewer facts are known to and agreed on by the participants, the more controversy there is, and the more is known the less controversy there is. Thus, for example, controversies in physics are limited to areas where experiments cannot be carried out yet, while all of economics is in continuous controversy, because, in stark contrast, none of its mathematical models accurately and predictably represents reality. Benford's Law implies that controversy is inherent to politics, where communities must frequently decide on courses of action based on insufficient information. A parallel observation is that the bitterness of controversy is sometimes inversely proportional to the importance of the matter concerned. A controversy is usually the result of either ignorance (lack of sufficient true information), misinformation, misunderstandings, half-truths, distortions, bias or prejudice, deliberate lies or fabrications (disinformation), opposed underlying motives or purposes (sometimes masked or hidden), or a combination of these factors. There is often controversy about a significantly different new idea, subject, group or person for a period of time, until honest direct examination of sufficient factual evidence results in widespread agreement on the truths of the matter. Examples: disease is often caused by bacteria or viruses, rather than evil spirits or bad blood; blood is circulated around the body, rather than ebbing and flowing; Earth revolves around the sun, rather than being the center of the universe; Earth is a sphere, rather than flat. Perennial areas of controversy include religion, philosophy and politics. Other minor areas of controversy may include economics, science, finances, and race. Controversy in matters of theology has traditionally been particularly heated, giving rise to the phrase odium theologicum. Controversial issues are held as potentially divisive in a given society, because they can lead to tension and ill will. Because of this, some controversies are considered taboo to discuss in public among other people, unless people are either mature enough or can find a common ground to share and discuss its people's feelings, and one's own direct observations and experiences on a controversial issue.
- In her Cosmo Quizz of March 2010, Gaga picked the answer to "Controversy is something I:" "E. believe comes naturally to me."
- Certain aspects of the Legend of Zelda series that connote allusions to the real world have been changed from their original designs or removed entirely to avoid controversy with certain communities. Certain elements and traits have also caused controversy or concern amongst critics and consumers. This has sometimes resulted in changes being made in subsequent releases of the games.
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