Re: Big Ol' Newbie Here

Big Ol' Newbie Here by EGDeadworry on 2015-01-01 23:45:00 UTC Reply

Hey there, PPC. A few days ago I googled "casandra claire plagiarism" and stumbled upon the "cassandra claire" article of your wiki. I ended up reading a lot of your wiki, the original series, and the Constitution. I found your mission admirable (I, too, long for the elimination of badfic). Then I decided I'd like to join you. So hi!
A little about myself: I prefer she/her pronouns. I do not exactly "belong" to any fandoms, but I do sort of hang around the outskirts of a few, such as the Thomas Harris Universe (NBC's Hannibal, Silence of the Lambs, etc.), Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and some Broadway plays/musicals. I also like retro gaming, animation, gothic artwork, true crime, drag queens/kings, and independent professional wrestling. I am in university, studying biology, so bad biology in fics drives me especially nuts.
I love to write fiction, but I can't say I've really written fan fiction, except for one or two stories back in middle school *shudder*. It occurred to me that I and a few of my friends have been doing our own sort of "sporking" fan fiction for years now. We enjoy reading/critiquing badfics, and on occasion have even drawn comics of badfics to illustrate how absurd they were. We never posted our stuff on the internet, but when I was reading PPC missions it kind of reminded me of our fanfic critique.
Sorry if I'm too long-winded! I based this post off of the joining section of the FAQ.

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Hi, new newbie! by TheShyIon on 2015-01-03 03:43:00 UTC Reply

I'm not sure if I still count as a newbie or not... I think I've been around a month (or two? hard to remember) or so now.

As for gifts, have a transparent kitten!
Welcome! by Niko on 2015-01-02 22:31:00 UTC Reply

Hellos, and welcome to the Board!

As a welcoming present, I give you a box slightly used Christmas lights. I'm sure that most of them still work!

What would you say that your favorite Broadway play/musical is? I'm personally a huge fan of Wicked.
Re: Big Ol' Newbie Here by EGDeadworry on 2015-01-02 21:49:00 UTC Reply

I want to thank you all very much! Such a warm welcome, and such a plethora of fantastic presents!
I think I'm going to like it here.
Hi, newbie! by eatpraylove on 2015-01-02 18:33:00 UTC Reply

Awesome, you've done the required reading. :) Let's see what I can give you...

*rummages through closet*
A-ha! A box of red pens! Hope they all still have ink in them :P
Welcome by dragon master 7 on 2015-01-02 16:03:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the PPC! Here, have a bola slingshot crossbow handcart with a *slight* calibration issue. Glad i'm not the newest boarder anymore. (no idea why I did not like that fact in the first place though...)
Welcome! by Desdendelle on 2015-01-02 11:35:00 UTC Reply

Hi, hello, greetings, et cetera! Have this cup of tea, with the accompanying scones and jam - just don't let the leaves eat you.
Howdy! by sjosten on 2015-01-02 07:30:00 UTC Reply

No need to apologize for the post, especially since it's based on the FAQ. It's always nice to see newbies show up, so have a juice box and a chainsaw. Because what could go wrong with indiscriminately handing out chainsaws?
Welcome! by Thantosiet on 2015-01-02 03:46:00 UTC Reply

Have a bag of holding for all the other gifts--don't worry, it has pockets so you won't lose anything inside. Your fanfic critiques sound fun; any particular fics you've gone after?

Re: Welcome! by EGDeadworry on 2015-01-02 21:39:00 UTC Reply

Re: Thantosiet: Thanks for the bag; otherwise I might not have been able to carry all these lovely gifts! To answer your question, a couple come to mind...most recently we've tackled some particularly heinous "Ed, Edd, and Eddy" slash fics, featuring extreme OOC, bad biology, plus the author inserted a Mary Sue as the Eds friend who also happens to be a huge yaoi fangirl...ugh! But one that particularly jumps up for me is a Ted BundyxJeffrey Dahmer fan fiction...you know, the REAL LIFE SERIAL KILLERS. Virtually any sane person can see why writing that fic is in ridiculously poor taste.

Welcome! by Voyd on 2015-01-02 01:01:00 UTC Reply

Have a shovel and a vial of scorpion-woman venom! Don't let this in your bloodstream, you'll be paralyzed for several minutes.
Welcome aBoard! by SkarmorySilver on 2015-01-02 00:54:00 UTC Reply

Have a Golden Snitch, an eight-bit Triforce, and one of my own shed feathers (Careful, it's sharp!)!
Newbie! *glomp* *first poke* by Iximaz on 2015-01-02 00:52:00 UTC Reply

Have a snarling pocket-humpback whale! If the urple bow around its neck becomes too much, feel free to remove it.

So, hi! Welcome to the PPC! Hope you like it here!
Hey-o. by SeaTurtle on 2015-01-02 00:44:00 UTC Reply

~~please say you're a Brood War veteran pleasepleaseplease~~

Welcome to the Board, Ô first newbie of 2015! Have some of my hydrophobic water to commemorate the event. Not suitable for adults 18 and over.

Bio student, eh? As a physics major I have to admit that I don't really understand what you guys do in class. Memorize stuff? Write essays?

Re: Hey-o. by EGDeadworry on 2015-01-02 21:44:00 UTC Reply

Oh boy, hydrophobic water!
I'm familiar with the Brood War but I'm not sure I could be considered a veteran.
And on the biology student topic: haha, yes, memorization and essays happen quite a lot in our studies. Also lab work. Funny thing is, we bio majors are just as puzzled as to what physics majors do...

Thanks for the answer. by SeaTurtle on 2015-01-03 00:57:00 UTC Reply

Glad to see that you know classic StarCraft! What's your favourite race? I'm a big Terran fan but I also off-race as Protoss.

Concerning your question: basically, physics majors are shown math formulas, their derivations, their uses, and then solve ~~practical problems~~ lots and lots of textbook problems. Sometimes the professor starts writing his own homework problems and that's when you start worrying: if he wrote the problem, then he finds it interesting, which means that it's difficult, which means that we have to get really creative in our setup if we need to find a solution to the problem.

Afterwards, we go and laugh at engineers because we think that we're better than them but in reality we have no idea what we're doing.

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First plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2015-01-02 00:35:00 UTC Reply
Welcome! by firemagic on 2015-01-02 00:27:00 UTC Reply

Broadway, huh? Have a copy of the Grimmerie, though there aren't any gurantees on readability. Anyways, I hope you enjoy your time here!