Oct 2008 Archive, part b

This looks good so far. You guys make a good team. Also, I know just enough about Yu Yu Hakusho to be really annoyed by Kurama's characterization, so I'm glad to see this dealt with.

I have one nitpick, and that is that Bleepka is not alcoholic. It is explicitly "pseudo-alcoholic," because Bleep-products and alcohol tend to explode on contact. Mind you, some intrepid folks have actually managed alcoholic Bleep-products (e.g. the Pan-Galactic Gargle Bleeprin Blaster), but Bleepka is not one of them. The Wiki isn't very specific about these things, but if you check out the Substance Menu, you'll get more details.

~Neshomeh

I'm so happy we got this much done. Boogey and I collaborated on this part but the majority of the writing is his. The next part will be mostly my doing and will be up NOT a year from now, but much sooner. Boogey will come up with deadlines for me and will punish me if I don't meet them. And not in the sexy hunkydory punishment way because that's not the way Boogeyman and I do things.

We love you all like crazy, and we ought to post on the boards more often instead of lurking like we do and we know that. And therefore, we welcome concrit in all its forms.

Much love and hugs,
Mystia

Sorry for being late, but I haven't been able to get on the computer. So I hope you enjoyed youself!

Sorry for being later. here, have sue meat and bone combat sporks, collectors edition

Sorry about not using LJ much - it's so much easier here.

*glomphuggle*

Anyway, have some chocolate chip cookies and a scarf! Because winter's coming, y'know...

If you don't want a party, feel free to borrow my hiding-under rock :)

Have a nice (platonic) hug.

And a 24 karat gold spork.

And as a birthday gift, the Division of More Dakka has approved a request to requisition you one dark lance, suitable for infantry use.

So I'm not present there. But I'd be fine just doing it here on the secondary board.

*iz very interested* We should try...say, the 24th to the 26th. It's closer to Halloween.

... and I have access to multiple IP's, so that just spells all sorts of incognito fun on this rarest of boards where proper grammar isn't a dead giveaway as to my identity.

I'd say the secondary Board and trust that cheaters won't check IPs.

I kind of find the board harder to keep track of, sometimes, but… it should be okay. Either'd be fine.

I don't think I've got major plans for either weekend, so whichever most people prefer's fine by me.

I would say we should do both - as long as people use the same name on them both, it should be fine.

as in, disconnect, crash, be out of sync, and a whole lot of other problems. Besides, you'd have to make a deliberate effort to tell people apart by IPs

Question - what if two people pick the same character?

And yes, certainly, I'm interested. Time zones will make it interesting, and I'm going to a friend's bachelorette party on the 18th, but we can make it work. :)

I'd rather use the board, I'm sure we can trust people (who aren't July) to not spoil the game by paying attention to IP addresses. Or maybe we could turn off the feature that registers IP addresses just for the two days?

I like. Chat. 24th-26th'd probably be best for me. XD

my vote is for the chat. Masquerades ain't no fun if everyone can see under your mask.

We could have a lot of fun with this. Or just end up knowing more then we'd like about people.

Why not do it both weekends, and change names each time?

I vote for the secondary board, since I've never used the chat. Either time works for me.

I don't know if I'll be able to do it, what with school being how it is, but do know that I'm not available at all the 17th-19th.

I tend to prefer live chat RP, but the recording aspect of the message board also appeals. Er, both?

~Neshomeh

Really, I'm beginning to think that simple words won't do it justice. Let's put it this way: I am highly considering showing my parents this essay.

My parents, who have always been at least slightly dubious about fanfiction and the various other shenanigans I get up to on the internet. :P

Well done, I say. Well done. Also, bonus points for pointing me at goodfic. =D

I wish I'd had this to show around when I was in high school. I had to prove fanfic and role-play weren't ruining my life through sheer persistence, which often wasn't pretty. ^^;

Anyway, it's a very well-written essay. The way you keep coming back to The Wizard of Oz and Wicked really helps tie it together.

And, a little self-indulgent moment: Yay, I got quoted! ^^ I'm glad I said something useful to you.

~Neshomeh

Ehem. Sedri you are awesome. I think you are brilliant and I loved the essay. Major love goes out to you and those you interviewed and all that goodfic you collected in one place. Wunderbar!

Hugs and kudos from Mystia.

--Mystia, awed

Megaupload does a lot of advertising - sorry 'bout that - and makes things rather complex.

The links I gave you will go to a very busy page with no direct download link - you need to find an orange "download" button next to a box and a three-letter picture code. Enter the code, hit the button, and it will take you to another busy page with a table showing how their premium downloads are so much better. Ignore that and look at the little button saying "please wait _ seconds" - it has a countdown from thirty, then turns into a "free download" button. Click that.

Sorry again.

In better news, I just made an account at FictionPress to host the whole thing there, permanenetly, but they have a two-day waiting period for new members, so I can't put it up just yet. My account is
here.

...all my teachers and friends who don't believe in fanfic! Next time they say something about my obsession with fanfic, I can go, "Oh, but even college students are obsessed! See? This one fanwriter wrote this awesome essay for an university project! See? See?"

Can't wait to read it!

Really good, Sedri. Clear, concise, and very informative. Let us know what you get for a grade.

Very, very, very well done. I giggled through most of it.

Thank you so much for posting. I love it, and next time I get complained at, shall be shoving it in a few faces. XD

*hug*

Hope you get the fantabulous mark you deserve!

I've just downloaded the long version, so I'll read it and then leave something slightly more constructive. >
Seriously though, well done!

...wastin' my time online *grins*

but seriously, mate - bloody brilliant!

Now, can you show me how to delete it? I forgot that my mom forbade me from downloading anything from the internet while we still haven't updated our AntiVirus program.

I happen to LIKE Evanescence. This is an insult. Spork it with much mighty.

I think I've been exposed to Tara, and several of her proteges, enough to develop nothing more than scathing amusement for it. And also a special built cattle prod capable of dealing voltage in the million volts area.

SYSTEM FAILURE. MUST REBOOT.
RUNNING DIAGNOSIS....



DIAGNOISIS COMPLETE. TARA GISELBE IS TO BLAME. MY IMMORTAL 2 IS TO BLAME.

KILL TARA. SPORK MY IMMORTAL 2. BURN PIT OF VOLES.


BRAIN REBOOTED.

Head...meet desk. *THWAP*

Not that there's a sequel, you KNEW that was going to happen. I find myself wondering if this writer is doing this on purpose. At this point I think Tara may not be one of the internet's worst writers, but one of its greatest trolls. An alpha troll, as it were, the template from which all lesser trolls would be cast.

How could it be?

Mad Hattie, you are a brave brave person.

*joins JulyFlame's efforts in using bleepka as rocket fuel*

--Mystia, horrified

Or at least claims to be. Check the Satanic Hymns rubbish (which I just laughed at). She signed it. Wait... hold on... could Tara spell her own name?

b-but...how?? Why?? After all she's already done...How could she do this?... *has flashback to original My Immortal* OH LORD, WHERE'S THE BLEEPKA??? *cries*

+++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot. +++

Have fun.

Very bad. And it would probably be volatile enough to blow up half of HQ.

How do you hook people without giving away all the important elements of a short story? How do you answer "why should I read this?" about your own work? How do you think my summaries are, and what could I do better?

~Neshomeh

Have the initials of particular characters or names of continua 'engraved' (read: written / crudely stitched) on the shield. But that's detail. Shield sounds good - why gold, though? (I don't particularly like gold, you see. Prefer silver.)

But maybe with a sword on it, or 'CP', to show that the department means more business than most other Departments. Sldo good because many of the characters being protected tend to have had swords at one point or another.

I saw that this morning. Pretty awesome.

And I saw that fic on Deleterius. Someone's already sporked it there, I think.

Yeah, some people are sporking "My Immortal" right now. SealRat was one them, I believe, and whatsherface...Mad Hattie. Yeah.

Well, nice to meet ya. *disappears*

Yes, we live and thrive! And we (at least I) have an over-abundance of egg whisks, so please take one! They're shiny, gold-plated, and whisk not only eggs but spambots and author wraiths! So yes. *grin*

Welcome back to the insanity! Enjoy your stay, and watch out for stray ypurs...

Here is your first return handshake. *shakes hand with extreme energy*

Welcome back. :P I've just checked, and the links I might have thrown at you have already been done (and it would be entirely egocentric to link you directly to the continuing PPC History saga, so of course I won't do that [Is shameless]), so all I can do is say hello! Welcome back! We've had our ups and downs (I've been here since autumn 2003, not long after Jay finally left, so I'd know), but this dear old Board keeps swinging back up. We're not going away for a loooong time.

hS

Welcome back to the insanity!

*shoves baked goods at returning person*

It's nice to see people return. Do join in the hilarity, insanity, and indeed, sporkage!

And for 'My Immortal' I point to Mad Hattie. She's taken a personal grudge it seems against that story. So, hopefully she'll be dealing with it soon enough. We were actually talking about it's 'Sequal' earlier, 'Bring Me Back to Life', with many of us gibbering and breaking out the various Bleep products.
But anywho, welcome back! I gift you with some Bleepolate!

So all I can do is say hi.

I already said hello on LJ, so I won't bother repeating all that. Nice to see you!

welcome ot the ppc. sorry i can;t say more, but brain tired.

So, what fandoms?

and have a combat spork and a weasel plushie

Here, have a Shadow Spork. They're really sharp and they appear when places get underdefined. Really underdefined.

Soooooo...nice to have you onboard for the ride. It's going to be an insane, bumpy one. Hold on to yer Bleeprin.

Have a ypur. 'S a yak, but it's slightly smaller and has huge spiky horns. Oh, and it's blue. :D

I gift you with...an egg whisk! It's shiny, gold-plated, and whisks not only eggs, but spambots and author wraiths! Use it for good and not evil. Oh, and I'll throw in a bar of good Belgian chocolate. Just because. *grin*

Welcome to the insanity!

...if this friend of yours is known about the internets as Rilwen Shadowflame.
Her Agent is Sith.
Mine's Cardassian.
We were roleplaying over MSN Messenger. It became quite deranged at times.

This may or may not be the cause. If it is, well... *tips her Hat* Hello there. ;)

But ah, you have initiative. Well and good. I give you chocolate, a Tribble, and a large amount of assorted Bleep-products.

Don't eat it, though; might be sentient. Like tribbles.

Welcome! I see the others have already given you most of what you need to know, so I'll just wave my little "Join the DMS!" flag, offer a purely-plaontic-but-nonetheless-freaky hug, direct you to the Fountain of Bleepka and scuttle off.

Also, 'tis great to see another Star Trek fan! Which of the series do you like? Personally, I can't stand the original Kirk series or the newest Enterprise one, but I love TNG, DS9 and Voyager. You?

I'm no longer the newest newbie!! Welcome to the Nuthouse; be mindful of all the pyromania, magic, and just plain madness. It wouldn't be good to have an agent fall into a wormhole on their first day. :D

Welcome to the place where reality and sanity hold no sway. Welcome to the place where "laws of nature" are a funny joke you tell your friends. Welcome to where badfic dies. Welcome... to the PPC. The Division of More Dakka issues you a refractor field, suitable defense against any attacks your chosen fandoms may unleash against you.

Will your Agents be based in a TARDIS or a Response Center?

Welcome! I give you...a coxcomb. It's a funny sort of hat.

..I mean welcome! I said welcome!

*gives you a radioactive iguana, a ferret cosy, and a box of eye-shaped chocolates*

Have fun~

*wanders off, singing under his breath*

Hello new person, have some lembas :)

...'cept for the fact it's, y'know, the Internet. Therefore, no faces unless you're doing something fancy like Skype. :P

Eyes bleeding, really? That's a new reaction. I don't think I've ever had that one in response to badfic. Sure, I've had the urge to gouge my eyes out with a spork, but...

So, and forgive me if someone else asked this question, what fandoms are you most familiar with?
(Be warned: if you like some of the more obscure ones that I like, you will earn yourself a slightly deranged/hyperactive stalker. =3)

Oh yeah, and have a pointe shoe. : ) Good for causing minor concussions. Maybe moderate. :O

Hopefully they (we) won't drive you too nutty.

I gift you with your first load of Bleepolate! And also this bag of marbles that may or may not belong to someone here!

You don't get shiny links since I know you're Rilwen's and have already got the shiny links.

Heavy object on a short chain attached to a handle. You can use as many chains and whatever manner of heavy objects you like (mace heads, thick sticks, hooks, whatever).

Or a sickle? Technically speaking it's a farming implement, but all the best weapons started out being used for something else.

Warhammer (one-handed or two-handed)
Chainsaw
Chainsword
Flamethrower
Power Fist
Knives
Cat 'O Nine Tails
Lightning Claws
Spear
Halberd
Shuriken Cannon
Needle Gun
Lightning Projector

Well, it really depends on how serious you are about classifying it as a weapon. I mean, Genis Sage (Tales of Symphonia) smacks things with a kendama for cryin' out loud.

This may help you, if you haven't found it already.

Might some sort of whip work? I'm partial to the nagyka, myself, though apparently it's been perceived as a symbol of oppression. ^^;; The tough part is finding something you've not already used that vaguely suits charity.

Dynamite? ^^;; I've been on a bit of a Katekyo Hitman Reborn! kick recently, which might explain that addition. Is a trident too close to a spear/staff, I wonder?

Here's a thought - maybe the Charity person could convince the animals in the nearby area to fight for her?

!! Oh hey! Ahaha! What about a war fan of some sort? Here's the wikipedia article.

What else... Chakram(s), club...

'nother brilliant idea: a sickle or a scythe, since those are traditionally associated with the harvest. Harvest = plenty = more than enough to share?

The last thought I have to offer you is that the staff (Friendship) is most often (at least in RPGs :P) given to the white mage, the one who heals the party even at the cost of his or her own life. Personally, I call that extreme charity. :D And Friendship could easily be symbolized by a twinned weapon - i.e. dual chakrams, maybe? See Axel (KH2) and Colette Brunel (Tales of Symphonia) for further reference - I didn't realize it before, but both of them did this whole self-sacrifice thing for their friends.

Well, that's that - I'm sorry if I've overloaded your brain, but you happened to ask about one of the topics I'm quite passionate about.
I'd be interested to see this story, if you're willing to share. : )

Some sort of pole arm, say, a naginata? They're similar to staffs, but used differently enough that there's difference there.

Flamethrowers? (that warm fuzzy feeling...)

More seriously, a warhammer?

*tries to claw them back down*

Actually, I think they're hiding due to the WTF-ness of this 'fic. Burn with extreme prejudice, please, so that I can have my eyebrows back.

Sue-Authors know so many ways to break the laws of physics, one is probably going to win the Nobel Prize someday...

That...

Just doesn't work.

H20 is modern day, mermaids, AND SET IN AUSTRALIA, which is kinda far away from wartime England.

Yeah.

Aw, the SO's so vulnerable...you characterize him very well. I always enjoy your scenes with the Flowers.

Yet another amazing installment. I remain utterly in awe of you, hS.

So far as I know, morning sickness generally ends after the second trimester or earlier, and can be cured with the moderate application of Guinness. Or so my sister found, anyway. I shall be enquiring over the course of the next few months to see if Guinness has a similar curative power in pregnancy number two.

And my vote for a Stu is letting him splat.

In extreme cases it can last throughout the pregnancy, but generally it ceases sometime during the second trimester. Some women don't suffer from it at all.

What I'm getting at, I think, is that 'it can last as long as you need it to last for the sake of the story'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_sickness has useful info :)

As to the second ... Up to you!

I can waste hours on that site without noticing!

(Though I was recently led to two very good bands by it; I looked up Nick Cave and Creature Feature, which I saw when I was entering Molly Rath's name on the "Enfante Terrible" page's WebOriginal subheading.)

We alerted his service provider and they've shut down his access. Apparently they caught him doing other illegal things as well. Disappointingly, they aren't legally allowed to tell us who he is or whether they've contacted the cops, but apparently sending this kind of stuff is a federal offence so we're talking FBI here. Yay! (I shouldn't be so happy that I potentially sent someone to jail, but he was sending obscene death threats to twelve-year-old kids on ffnet, so I sincerely hope he suffers in every way that is possible within the extent of the law.) If he shows up again we can report him again, but I doubt he will.

Now that appears to be sorted, could I get in trouble if I wrote a PPC fic where my girls did something insanely unpleasant to someone very similar to this idiot?

... using "abuse@neopets.com". I hope he's not a Neopets team member. Can someone with a Neopets account report this to them for me?

I'm starting to get seriously worried that there might be more than one person involved. What do I do in that case?

I came home to find two hundred identical threatening emails in my inbox. I blocked them, but I'd like to actually take some kind of action against them. My father refuses to believe that we can do anything law-wise. Can I actually report this to the police, and if so should I report it to UK or US police? I don't know which side of the Atlantic the spammer is on. I now have an email address for the spammer, but it's probably just a disposable one.

I can't find a suitable place to report it, because what they're sending me isn't technically illegal, just annoying and creepy.