Post by Akbar Le Grey on May 28, 2006 3:50:33 GMT -5
Editor-in-Chief: Akbar Le Grey.
Sub-editor: Linda.
Columnists: George Dupin, une femme auteur anonyme, Jemima, BSam, Lauren, Sixteen, PJ.
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Antagonistic Affairs NEWSLINE
Foreboding Feedback: The newest thread in FFeedback this week was started by newbie, and suspected Klaus19 crony, Princessa, or k111925. Entitled ‘jacktripper’, her thread accuses the member of the same name of cursing, and abusing her. Princessa says “that Man just said to me SCREW YOU
and he also said H**l” Mods soon came to help her, a sign which many interpret as a good portent, showing that matters of class are set aside when new members need help. Perhaps, however, this is only in the case of Antenora and Songbird, who have always been exceptionally kind members. It seems, however, that jacktripper has not stopped. New, but relatively popular member Descartes says jacktripper PMed his sister about ‘inappropriate topics’, causing her to get offended and leave 667. So far, though, no official help has been offered; and, not having posted in the thread himself, jacktripper’s motives remain an enigma.
Gruesome Greetings: Sadness enveloped GGreetings today as we lost a new member: kaelyn, Descartes’ sister. She was eagerly welcomed by Deanna, who took an instant liking to her. Deanna tell us that kaelyn was “very polite, and I like[d] that.”. However, a few hours after joining she deleted her account. Descartes, her brother, explained that she left due to constant PMs from jacktripper about ‘inappropriate topics’. Seeing that she’d left, DD PJ rhetorically asked ‘Is it really that bad here?” In other GGreetings news, katekor was adopted by BSam, proving that the adoption agency is still going strong, even without official help.
Burdensome Books NEWSLINE
With the creation of a new board, ‘The End’, to discuss the final book, the other boards have faded into obscurity. In fact, the last time someone posted in any of BBooks’ other boards was on May 24th. However, the new board is highly active, as many predicted it would be. With the moving of all theories and threads about Book 13 to this board, it has managed to amass 2063 posts already, at the time of writing. It is expected that this number will skyrocket as the actual release date for Book the Thirteenth gets closer, as will the member count.
Fearsome Fiction NEWSLINE
Gretchen’s stories are still everywhere you look in FFiction, but many new stories have also sprung up, from places where you’d least expect them to. JTB and Triangle Eyes both wrote and published fanfics this week, for the very first time. A new Fanfic by BSam was a pleasant surprise for 667, and was met with instant approval. All these portents seem to show that FFiction is starting to flourish once again; the first, meager steps towards the old days in the WSW are being followed up, with such delightfully weird pairings as Orwell-Ernest popping up wherever one looks.
Chaotic Creativity NEWSLINE
667er Animations was closed this weekend, due to changes in administration. Threadu continues to be the most popular CC story; it’s behemoth-like thread sits right at the top of the list. JTB mistakenly posted one of his aSoUE fics here, but it surprisingly has yet to be moved.
Menacing Miscellaneous NEWSLINE
MM has been quite active this week, with popular threads everywhere. The Snicket scandal which took up the week seems to have quietened down over the weekend; although this could be attributed to the fact that the thread seems to have disappeared. In that infamous thread was posted Snicket’s manifesto, and the obvious flaming that followed his pro-n0ob policies. Shockingly, two very different members, PJ and Songbird, have decided to e-wed each other. Congratulations to the happy couple. A new record of members online was also reached this week, and duly noted by twistedbrain.
{Editor’s Note: Sorry, the MM bit was pretty short, but I was getting quite tired. D:}
-Akbar Le Grey.
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Dupin’s Rant.
George could not submit his column this week.
PJ’s Political Rant.[/u]
No, this isn’t the Rant. It’s just my opinion on something. Snicket.
As we all know, he’s just been made mod of Menacing Miscellaneous, and, considering the last time this happened, it was supposed to be a joke, well, that just says something about 667’s general opinion of Snicket.
Snicket is unique in the fact that he has only been moderator for less than a month, and is already openly disliked. Most mods take months to achieve this, if ever.
Thing is, Snicket is strict. He, for some reason or another, believes that the rules of 667 need to be reinforced with an iron fist. The realm of Menacing Miscellaneous, however, is all about freedom of speech, and controversial threads. Not a good combination. Had Snicket been made mod of, say, Disturbing Discussion, I doubt we’d have many problems (no offense to you, Antenora. You do your job wonderfully).
It’s not just the really cool member issue. It’s other stuff, as well. I mean, before, if BSam or Euro or someone used to double post, no-one cared. Nowadays, they get warnings, or even strikes. I never really got why Double Posts are so incredibly dangerous and bad, anyways. Sure, a whole bunch of them is irritating and stupid, but what harm does a double post or two do in MM?
Then there was the time when Ennui posted in the old Intelecteer thread, to bring back memories, and even, in the case of Alice, to recruit a new member. But noooo, Snicket, of course, instantly takes this as affront to all things good and just, and gives Ennui a warning. For one, there isn’t any actual rule that forbids thread bumping. I mean, in sections like BBooks, where really cool members regularly bump really old threads with theories that have already been made thousands of times before, it’s not good. But a thread-bumping in MM that has a good reason is, apparently, not good enough for Snicket. Even Dante, a moderator who can hardly be described as lenient, allows thread bumping, if the bump-ee has something valuable to say. It’s as though if there is any chance at all of something breaking a rule, Snicket comes down on it, hard.
Then, of course, there’s the whole “rudeness to n00bs” thing. Admittedly, excessive bashing is…well…excessive. But we hardly see that nowadays. Apparently, if some really cool member makes a thread demanding that they get more karma, we can’t tell them that they are stupid, or even be rude whilst telling them that we aren’t going to increase their karma. Honestly, Snicket, some people just aren’t nice. They just can’t politely inform a really cool member that no, they won’t give them karma for no reason, but thanks for asking. They have to give their opinion, too. And this is usually hardly flattering. So don’t even bother trying. Some people just are rude, or mean. You can’t get them all banned, so you’ll have to accept it. Or, at the very least, campaign against them. But punishing them? I think not.
Well, that about wraps it up. There’s plenty more to say, but I’ll let other people say it. If enough people share my opinion, perhaps we can do something about Snicket’s unruly ways. If not, then I guess we’ll just have to endure it.
-PJ.
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The Cover Uncovered
by Sixteen
To the surprise of many Snicket fans, the cover of Book the Thirteenth (or The End) was released first in a newspaper and then in an AuthorTracker e-mail recently.
Last year's release of The Penultimate Peril had months' worth of build-up, hype and mystery. So, this blunt spill of information seems rather more anti-climatic than relieving.
It was first noticed in The New York Times by joshspazjosh. He caused a bit of hassle as he didn't actually scan the picture in and, as it worked out, nobody had a copy of the newspaper. Josh assured us that it wasn't a hoax and that he would scan it as soon as possible.
Later that day, a grainy picture of the three Baudelaires with the title The End showed up. One day later, the cover was confirmed by AuthorTracker. It was larger and clearer than what we'd seen already. The Baudelaires were definitely there standing next to Count Olaf's body. But the discussion about whether Duncan and Isadora were there too was pretty much silenced.
The art is undeniably Helquist. But the text and spine colour are still in question. The title may be superimposed so as not to release too much too soon. And that spine looks awfully like TSS.
Some people just refuse to accept that the title may be "The End". Far too simple for Snicket's creative genius. Others are delighted and think that it sums up the book perfectly.
The border of apples has contributed to the "forbidden fruit" discussion. Female Finnish Pirate fans are ecstatic.
But why is there a birdcage in the background?
-Sixteen, our aSoUE Correspondent.
{Editor's Note: Welcome back, Sixteen! Good to have you back at work. (:}
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Klaus19 continues to garner dislike. As with some other members, the one reason her threads are enjoyable to read is to see the rather eloquent and interesting flames hurled at her from all directions, although the less-well-written ones can be funny as well. The general madness surrounding her, however, appears to be quieting down.
Discussion in the moderator board must be really, really interesting, seeing as they're apparently planning a masquerade ball. Not just any ball, but one so great and official that threads suggesting less great and official ones are obliterated. Apparently, those moderators are planning other things as well; I suspect there may be several theme days or a faked hacking in store for us, if past evidence is anything to go on.
CWM appears to have left. Unless he's lurking, in which case he may be reading this. I should note that he seems incapable of using search engines or reference books, and apparently has the sense of humor of a five-year-old, only less sophisticated. And it's kind of funny that someone I have scarcely noticed noted his disappearance, rather happily. If he's not reading this, then I'm at least sure someone is.
It appears that really cool member-bashing is rather falling out of fashion, to be replaced by a certain degree of moderator-bashing. We've seen this before-- flaming directed against moderators because they are percieved as being too strict, too lazy, just plain silly, or allegedly unattractive. Anyway, Snicket is the one being bashed somewhat at the moment, for loudly speaking out against newb-bashing. Personally, I think n-double-zero-bs should be dealt with in a manner that entertains bystanders. As should, for that matter, bad moderators. But it's rather pleasing that MMisc at last has a good consistent moderator--one who tells off Triangle Eyes, even.
In the midst of all this n000b-bashing, no0b-basher-bashing, nube-basher-bashing-mod-bashing, and other things that make "bash" not look like a word anymore, Tragedy remains an enigma. Why, as some ask, did he appoint Snicket to the moderator position as a joke once if he thought Snicket would be a good mod? Is Snicket's current mod position a joke? Has Tragedy's opinion changed? Oh, and several people I can't be bothered to type the names of seem to be getting married.
Jacktripper remains a mystery, even if a very annoying one. Like his possible namesake the Ripper, he seems to like attacking young women. Frankly, the victim of his whose name consists mainly of numbers really deserved a good flaming. While she appeared harmless enough earlier, it turns out she's a crony of Klaus19 as well as a rather foul-mouthed little brat. I feel sorry for these friends of Klaus19, really; they've been roped into all manner of flamewars here, despised by association. That aside, Jack The Ripper seems to be an ardent preacher from the Church of A God Who is Not Stephen Colbert. He has a right to his views, surely, but so do those who would worship television personalities.
On a final note, I apologize for misspelling a certain popular insult elsewhere in this column. It's apparently been censored, in its usual form, to "really cool member". This is quite possibly meant to inspire flamers to greater creativity; I look forward to seeing more verbose and original insults soon.
- Une femme auteur anonyme.
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Interview Of The Week.[/u]
Linda could not submit her article this week. In its place is a little something by twistedbrain.
Tess: So, what's it like to be the queen of FF?
Gretchen: Well, it's sort of like being a mummified hand than lives in a pipe organ in some rural, obscure church, and murders people in hopes of avenging it's body, who was a young man that was denied the marriage of his love because he wasn't related, because the father was really amused by incest. People look up to you, and you're famous, but you have a reputation, and you're worried that people will be disappointed if you don't murder someone (Write a fanfic) every week or so.
Tess: Would you give up the crown, given the chance?
Gretchen: Not for good, no, But I might take a temporary hiatus and let someone be king/queen for a day.
Tess: What's your best story, do you think?
Gretchen: I think it's Klaus Fried Rice, because it made my mother laugh. I originally intended it to be a funny story. You see, my parents and I were at Lake Tahoe a few months ago, and it was snowing, so we got some House Fried Rice. It was really bad, and the meat tasted gamy and a little bloody. So I said "Maybe this isn't House Fried Rice at all. Maybe it's Klaus Fried Rice."
Tess: What, in your opinion, is the worst story you’ve ever written?
Gretchen: Hmmm, hard to choose. I'd have to say The Serpent or Squeamish. Squeamish, then. I'd like to poison it, let the poison cause it pain, then right before it dies disembowel it, then hang and quarter it and bury it in Los Angeles.
Tess: Wow. That’s kinda extreme. Why do you feel this way?
Gretchen: It doesn't have a plot, it's out of character, there's no description, the dialogue is unnatural, the ending is forced, it's hard to follow, there's no feeling of finality when you finish it, and I wrote it while I was eating a grape lozenge. Must I say more?
Tess: No, that’s fine. So, anything you’d like to say to all your fans out there before we finish?
Gretchen: Yes. Always remember, a gallivanting zombie gathers no maggots.
-twistedbrain.
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Dear Jemdawg,
There's this one member here. And I REALLY hate her (don't worry, it's not you). She's just SO annoying and grates on my every last nerve. I'd tell her, but I think it'd be really rude to say it right to her face. I know I wouldn't like it that much. What should I do?
Merci!
-Deanna.
Wooh! Deanna!
Ah, it's a stupid member, is it? It is a really cool member? Or perhaps "kibble?" Ignore them and make friends if so.
If not so, then somehow start meddling with her mind to make it so it's not annoying anymore. Start passing off some of your awesome maturity to her, and then she probably won't be stupid anymore. But if she's still annoying, just ignore her, or make friends with her.
Another good way to make her change is tell her what you don't like about her, but with the anonymous confession thread. Go waaaaaaaaay back to find it and confess to Luna what you don't like about this particular person. Wait, that might not work if the member knows who you are Then, uh, talk things out with her, and then things will go better.
Make peace, not war.
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My parents, teachers and friends all say that my biggest problem is that I'm too much of a perfectionist. What can I do to cure this and rejoin the path to becoming perfect?
Sora
Dear Sora,
Ooo, interesting question. I was becoming too much of a perfectionist last and this year, so you know what I did? I just dimmed down my ability to care about it. Don't go around asking the teachers how to exactly do the assignment, start doing some of it yourself with free hand, and figure out your own working system. With your parents, don't bother them so much. Same with friends. Just, care less, and quit worrying about things so much.
But don't completely give up caring. You still need to keep your parents, friends, and grades.
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Dear Jemima,
I feel like everyone hates me, which is probably because everyone does. I thought that I was improving but then I found out that I was still hated. What do you think I should change so that I will become more liked?
Signed,
Hated
Dear Hated,
I hate you. Go away.
Loser.
Jemmy
P.S. I'm only joking! Now, what can you do to change yourself?
1) Quit making your signatures so immensely huge with annoying signatures. Rotate your banners every two weeks if you desperately want to include two at the same time, or put them in it organized. Please, make your profile look spiffy and nice! If you do that you look like an organized person.
2) Don't post so many remarks like, "Okay" or "Really? That's pretty stupid." Actually have a point to your posts, and then more people will start respecting you. Quit making threads that are crude and offensive, and that aren't really needed. Overall, quit being immature. Unless you're being funny, because immature funny is attractive to some.
3) Start making friends by PMing people with ACTUAL topics. The best way to kill an enemy is to become their friend.
Please become a better member using these. People WILL start liking you better if you do so.
*HINT HINT TO *COUGH* n0obs*
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Send Jemmy, 667's Unadvice Columnist, your problems today!
And this week on Jemmy's How To!:
How To Celebrate the End of School!
Step 1: When the last school bell rings, throw all your books and pens in the air, without a care!
Step 2: Run wildly out of the school building
Step 3: Have a great party with lots of staying up late and sopopacoke and food and video games and partying
Step 4: Sleep in the rest of the summer
Step 5: Sulk when summer vacation ends.
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{Editor’s Note: Damn, BSam appears to have found a way to avoid my editing his columns. D:
But I can still organize the format, Sammy boy! Muahaha!}
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Snicket: The velvet fist in the iron glove
Yes, I know, totally overdone topic. Still, I’d like to talk about it in this editorial for a bit.
The Snicket-bashers need to realize something: Snicket has been bashed before, a lot. Thus, now that he has power, he wants to get revenge. That said, we all know his rule is shaky, and disputed. Tragedy said he’s only giving him a trial session. Thus, I don’t believe we really have much to fear from him. He is, in fact, simply a velvet fist in an iron glove. Remove the glove, and you’ll find a weak, crumpled velvet fist, with no power or strength at all. A word of advice, Snicket: don’t try to get too big for your boots in your first week. If his rule continues like this, I’m sure Tragedy will remove him from the post. MM is, after all, our largest and most popular section. It deserves proper mods neither too strict nor too lenient. Their job title is ‘moderators’, correct? Well, correct me if I’m wrong, but can’t that be taken literally to mean ‘enforcers of moderation’? So be moderate, Snicket, and then you’ll be a good mod. Simple as that. Of course, we have too many lax mods for there to be a complete lack of strict ones, but in a section like MM, such strictness is neither wanted nor required.
I appreciate his sentiments about n0obs, however, and I’m upset that many people are just making fun of them. N0obs do deserve some chances before being bashed. To think otherwise is just to be cruel and vindictive. You can’t punish them because they don’t know how to type properly at the start. Be nice. Be moderate. Try to understand them before you bash. Kindness through understanding. I know I’m starting to sound like a hippie, but I mean it. A little kindness couldn’t hurt anyone.
Peace out,
Akbar Le Grey.
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