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<Hyourinmaru> :D
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<London> -.-
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<London> Pro.
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* Hyourinmaru rapes back

<Chunky549> You are not allowed to leave your house or have visitors!
'''Failure''' (or '''flop''') in general refers to the state or ] of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. It may be viewed as the opposite of ].
<Demo-kun> <3

<Demo-kun> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJaMHm6A9Wo
== Criteria for failure ==
<London> Hmmm,
The criteria for failure are heavily dependent on context of use, and may be ] to a particular ] or ]. A situation considered to be a failure by one might be considered a success by another, particularly in cases of direct ] or a ] ]. As well, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a failure, another might consider to be a success, a qualified success or a neutral situation.
<Demo-kun> Google Failure

<London> Servers down?
It may also be difficult or impossible to ascertain whether a situation meets criteria for failure or success due to ambiguous or ill-defined definition of those criteria. Finding useful and effective criteria, or ]s, to judge the success or failure of a situation may itself be a significant task.
<London> !online

<London> !showlist
== Flavors of failure ==
<London> and bot?
Failure can be differentially perceived from the viewpoints of the evaluators. A person who is only interested in the final outcome of an activity would consider it to be an ''Outcome Failure'' if the core issue has not been resolved or a core need is not met. A failure can also be a ''process failure'' whereby although the activity is completed successfully, a person may still feel dissatisfied if the underlying process is perceived to be below expected standard or benchmark.
<London> !learn Oatmeal

<+Null> London, uploading patch he is
#Failure to ]
<+Null> :o
#Failure to ]
* Complex Is back

<London> K.
== Commercial failures ==
<London> Wb
A '''commercial failure''' is a ] that does not reach expectations of success, failing to come even close. A major flop goes one step further and is recognized for its complete lack of success.
* London rapes Null

<Complex> :P
Most of the items listed below had high expectations, significant financial investments, and/or widespread publicity, but fell far short of success. Due to the subjective nature of "success" and "meeting expectations", there can be disagreement about what constitutes a "major flop."
<London> Complex

<London> Were gonna go find some nice pictures
*For flops in computer and video gaming, see ]
<London> abd you need to join TaxCollectors
*For company failures related to the 1997–2001 ], see ]
<Chunky549> Haha! Bush is a failure! =P
*See also ]
<Complex> kk

<London> No shit.
== Other failures ==
* Chunky549 disallows the rape.
*For military disasters, see ]
<London> He phailed as soon as he stepped into office.
*For events that were highly anticipated but either did not happen or turned out to be disappointing, see ]
<+Null> London

<London> He tripped xD
== See also ==
<+Null> We need to level Complex up too
*]
<+Null> D:
*]
<London> K.
*]
<Chunky549> Because you're grounded!
*]
*** Gogeta_Brb changed nick to Gogeta
*]
<London> Chunky better who you don't come in my house.
*]
<London> Your gonna get a rape beating.
*]
<Complex> ye
*]
* London brings out pattle
*]
<Complex> Huh?
*]
<Complex> Theres no patch is there
*]
<Complex> for l2?
*]
<Chunky549> I am your keeper! It is not possible! Mwahahha..
*]
<Complex> New one?
*]
<London> Its coming.
*]
<London> I think hes uplaoding it.
*]
<Complex> oh

<Demo-kun> O.o
== References ==
<Complex> OH kk
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* London beats Chunky549
<references/>
<Chunky549> OOC: Has anyone seen the Angry German Kid video?
* Charles Perrow, ''Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies'', New Tork: Basic Books, 1983. Paperback reprint, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-691-00412-9
<London> Say Uncle.
* ] ''Born Losers: A History of Failure in America''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-674-01510-X, ISBN 0-674-02107-X
<London> Its old.
* Gay, Jared I. ''Enough Idle Chit-chat, Let's RPG!: An in-depth analysis of Toad's failures'' Some Place, Australia. ISBN 0-867-53090-X
<London> Real old.
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<Chunky549> Funny though..

<Chunky549> This veersion has Microsoft sam in it.
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Revision as of 19:31, 18 February 2008

"Fail" and "Phail" redirect here. For Failure, see Fail (disambiguation).

Failure (or flop) in general refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. It may be viewed as the opposite of success.

Criteria for failure

The criteria for failure are heavily dependent on context of use, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. A situation considered to be a failure by one might be considered a success by another, particularly in cases of direct competition or a zero-sum game. As well, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a failure, another might consider to be a success, a qualified success or a neutral situation.

It may also be difficult or impossible to ascertain whether a situation meets criteria for failure or success due to ambiguous or ill-defined definition of those criteria. Finding useful and effective criteria, or heuristics, to judge the success or failure of a situation may itself be a significant task.

Flavors of failure

Failure can be differentially perceived from the viewpoints of the evaluators. A person who is only interested in the final outcome of an activity would consider it to be an Outcome Failure if the core issue has not been resolved or a core need is not met. A failure can also be a process failure whereby although the activity is completed successfully, a person may still feel dissatisfied if the underlying process is perceived to be below expected standard or benchmark.

  1. Failure to anticipate
  2. Failure to perceive

Commercial failures

A commercial failure is a product that does not reach expectations of success, failing to come even close. A major flop goes one step further and is recognized for its complete lack of success.

Most of the items listed below had high expectations, significant financial investments, and/or widespread publicity, but fell far short of success. Due to the subjective nature of "success" and "meeting expectations", there can be disagreement about what constitutes a "major flop."

Other failures

See also

References

  • Charles Perrow, Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies, New Tork: Basic Books, 1983. Paperback reprint, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-691-00412-9
  • Sandage, Scott A. Born Losers: A History of Failure in America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-674-01510-X, ISBN 0-674-02107-X
  • Gay, Jared I. Enough Idle Chit-chat, Let's RPG!: An in-depth analysis of Toad's failures Some Place, Australia. ISBN 0-867-53090-X

External links

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