Welcome!

Subject: Welcome!
Author: James Shields
Posted on: 2014-09-01 18:36:00 UTC

Good to see that you are fighting the good fight. I have never published on the Pit itself, but I have publish some pretty bad stuff on other places and have since stopped. Hopefully after spending some more time around PPC, I will be able to get some good stuff going!

Anyway, of the things you listed, I am mostly familiar with Power Rangers. What is your favorite season? Also, have a Rorschach Book ( Changes according to your current reading interests. Think of it as a book your mind automatically writes just for you!)

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Newbie fan incoming by Thantosiet on 2014-08-31 17:51:00 UTC Reply

Uh . . . hi! I'm Thantosiet, though I also go by Michelle the Editor on the Pit. I've been reading PPC stories for years, having discovered it via TV Tropes, and finally decided I should at least get involved. Incidentally, Jay and Acacia introduced me to the very concept of writing and publishing fanfiction on the internet, which saved me from inflicting my embarrassing early teen writing on the world.

Otherwise, I'm from the New England area, I've got a lot of fandoms I enjoy, mostly speculative fiction of some sort or another--Power Rangers, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Pacific Rim, the Marvel cinematic universe, Firefly, the Dresden Files, Attack on Titan, the list goes on. I also have a PPC-esque series in Power Rangers which I really need to update someday . . .

So yeah, hello world!

Welcome young warrior by Seychelles on 2014-09-03 04:04:00 UTC Reply

Let us pray for the success of the Mavel Netflix series, and Accept my gift of Attack on Titan weaponss

Re: Welcome young warrior by Thantosiet on 2014-09-03 12:34:00 UTC Reply

Thank you! Looks like I'm all set to go kill Titans now. Or Titan Sues someday. Both they and the PPC take some time to master so that works out.

Yes indeed; I admit my knowledge of Marvel in terms of the comics is based almost wholly on what Linkara's told me, but after Guardians of the Galaxy I really hope their future ideas do well.

Oh! by Seychelles on 2014-09-04 04:36:00 UTC Reply

You like Linkara too? I've learned a lot about comics from him as well. Have you seen The Red Hood and the Outlaws reveiws? It's my favorite.

I AM A MAN! *punch* by Thantosiet on 2014-09-04 16:24:00 UTC Reply

Oh yes, though after a while some of the reviews can blur together a bit. I'm a huge fan of his storylines, which tend to be epic and creepy and full of the right kind of fanservice. They're also a perfect response to the ad hominem attack "let's see you do better than these stories you're criticizing." Though I'm not sure how often he's actually gotten that, given how bad most of his targets are.

He'll never be as famous as the Bee Gees. (nm) by Neshomeh on 2014-09-05 04:56:00 UTC Reply

Welcome! by James Shields on 2014-09-01 18:36:00 UTC Reply

Good to see that you are fighting the good fight. I have never published on the Pit itself, but I have publish some pretty bad stuff on other places and have since stopped. Hopefully after spending some more time around PPC, I will be able to get some good stuff going!

Anyway, of the things you listed, I am mostly familiar with Power Rangers. What is your favorite season? Also, have a Rorschach Book ( Changes according to your current reading interests. Think of it as a book your mind automatically writes just for you!)

Re: Welcome! by Thantosiet on 2014-09-01 18:46:00 UTC Reply

I'm sure you will--there seem to be plenty of good writers around to help, after all. My favorite season is RPM; solid characters, clever writing and self-referential humor, what's not to love? What about you?

Ooh, thank you!

Me too! by James Shields on 2014-09-01 22:09:00 UTC Reply

Well, RPM happens to be the last season I have actually watched to the end. I really should catch up sometime!

Also, have ever watched .... by James Shields on 2014-09-03 19:05:00 UTC Reply

Linkara's History of Power Rangers series? It's a both really thoughtful and really funny retrospective!

I HAVE by June Blue Night on 2014-09-07 19:18:00 UTC Reply

I watched Power Rangers as a kid. Then when I found out about Linkara I used it to catch up on seasons I never got to see or finish. And he's mature about it which I really like.

I AM A MAN! by James Shields on 2014-09-07 20:36:00 UTC Reply

Yeah, he really did suceed in making a serious analysis of Power Rangers, didn´t he? Also, What´s your favorite season.
Mine is RPM.

Of course! by Thantosiet on 2014-09-04 00:23:00 UTC Reply

That's what got me into the series in the first place, in fact. I've even used one or two of the elements he mentioned in my own series (most notably "if Rita knows the Rangers' secret identities, why doesn't she just blow up their houses?").

Well, in my case... by James Shields on 2014-09-04 18:02:00 UTC Reply

I was fairly into the series way before I anything about him. In fact, I was only introduced to TGWTG about two years ago, by a classmate of mine in college. But, these days, most of my interactions with the series come throught that video series, so there´s that.

TBH, when it come to super sentai inspired series, currently
in more of a fan of their distant relatives in the mahou shoujo anime genre, Pretty Cure.

Likewise, actually by Thantosiet on 2014-09-04 19:14:00 UTC Reply

If I want to check on something or help with the wiki I might watch an episode, but now I mostly use Linkara's stuff for reference. PR got me into Kamen Rider, and currently that's my preferred Toku-style series, though original teams are fun to write and RP.

Yeah, I can see why by James Shields on 2014-09-04 20:46:00 UTC Reply

Linkara has very well researched material for the show. Say,
if I wanted to watch other Toku series, like Super Sentai or
Kamen Rider, what would you recommend?

Recommendations? Okay then, cool! by Thantosiet on 2014-09-04 20:54:00 UTC Reply

For Super Sentai, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's a good gateway (ah, alliteration). Hikari Sentai Maskman's also fairly well-written, if you can get past the Star Trek: TOS-level effects and 70's-80's fashions.

For Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider W (a.k.a. Double) is my favorite so far, since it's a detective series as well.

Those seem like cool by James Shields on 2014-09-05 00:47:00 UTC Reply

Kaizoku Sentai is a fairly new series, isn't? Yeah, I think I can into that. As for Hikaru Sentai, I don't think the fashion will. Dobother me that much. Also do you mean the effects are bad or dated?

As for Kamen Rider W, it does seem cool. To be fair, I have only read or watched a few mystery series. I think the most mystery-related fiction I have interacted recently were Persona 4 and Danganronpa. But when I do end up reading/watching/playing something like that I do seem to at least like it, so maybe I should give it a shot again.

Gokaiger becomes Megaforce, so yeah by Thantosiet on 2014-09-05 00:53:00 UTC Reply

Having seen Gokaiger I now have to fight the urge to whine about how Power Rangers Super Megaforce is "ruining" it. That show knows how to pay tribute to past seasons, something Super Megaforce doesn't seem to have figured out just yet.

The effects vary; some still hold up all right, some are rather silly-looking (you can see the strings).

I don't actually read/watch many mysteries either, since my tastes are more speculative fiction-oriented, but I like it when a series can keep me guessing, or pull off a clever twist.

OK, thanks for answering that by James Shields on 2014-09-05 01:18:00 UTC Reply

Yeah, I like when a series can reasonably surprise me too. Its one of the reasons I like the games I mentioned. Anyway, I will try to catch those sometime.

Welcome! Wait... "Hello World"... by Anonymouse on 2014-09-01 17:02:00 UTC Reply

You're into computer programming as well?

(For the uninitiated, "Hello World" is the most basic program in any programming language, used to print "Hello World!" on the screen, and is used in learning any programming language as a first lesson)

Well, I'll be a monkey's great-uncle twice removed.

Anyways, here's your complimentary green-and-black rocket launcher with infinite ammunition. I wouldn't recommend rocket jumping with it though, unless you have adequate protection- it doesn't like feet.

I actually didn't know that by Thantosiet on 2014-09-01 17:03:00 UTC Reply

Well, the more you know . . .

Thank you! Yeah, I'm guessing turning it into a jetpack probably wouldn't be a great idea either.

Rocket jumps and jet packs by Anonymouse on 2014-09-01 23:52:00 UTC Reply

Rocket jumping with a rocket launcher is a lot different from using a jetpack. Basically, you're shooting at the ground and letting the explosions carry you. Just saiyan.

#themoreyouknow

And knowing is half the battle! (nm) by Thantosiet on 2014-09-02 01:40:00 UTC Reply

Hello! by son_of_heaven176 on 2014-09-01 15:35:00 UTC Reply

So, another AoT fan, eh? Then have a replica Scout Regiment cape!

Wraps self in cape, hides from the Titans by Thantosiet on 2014-09-01 17:07:00 UTC Reply

I admit I'm actually a little scared of the show (had at least one AoT-themed nightmare), but it's so good I can't stop watching.

Hi there! by Sevenswans on 2014-08-31 23:49:00 UTC Reply

Oooh, Dresden Files and Firefly. Are you caught up to Dresden Files? (I'm halfway through Cold Days at the moment.)

Let's see, you can have some chocolate chip muffins, the innards of a calculator, (very useful when you need electronic bits!) some wilver paint, and a ball of string!

Cold Days is my favourite, I think. by Ailavyn Siniyash on 2014-09-01 01:34:00 UTC Reply

Though Dead Beat and Changes, among others, could also qualify for that title. And Skin Game was fun, too. I just really like Demonreach, for some reason.

-Aila

That island... by Sevenswans on 2014-09-01 23:21:00 UTC Reply

Yeah, Demonreach is a great island.

I dunno, I like the ones with more Murphy in them best, I think. White Knight was interesting, and of course Dead Beat, because nothing ever beats the freaking T-Rex.

Well. Yes. by Ailavyn Siniyash on 2014-09-02 03:25:00 UTC Reply

Murphy being amazing is an immutable fact I am stating for the record. Nothing outdoing the T-Rex is also an immutable fact I am stating for the record. Demonreach is just my favourite, for some incomprehensible reason. :)

-Aila

(And agh, did I really just unconsciously paraphrase Homestuck up there? *grumbles* Obsessions........

Re: Hi there! by Thantosiet on 2014-08-31 23:52:00 UTC Reply

I only jumped into the series back in May, and the first book I could find at any of the used bookstores we visited was Changes. I'm currently working on Grave Peril so it may be a while before I can actually deal with badfics in the series, but I am hooked.

Thank you! Maybe I can crochet some of the string into a bag for the electronic bits.

Ah, an out-of-orderer! by Sevenswans on 2014-09-01 23:23:00 UTC Reply

I was lucky that the first nine were at the library all in a row. (Though, for some reason, they had White Knight in large print only? That book was a brick!)

Against my will, but yes by Thantosiet on 2014-09-01 23:24:00 UTC Reply

I've been trying to go back and read through from the beginning, and while they have a lot, I can't seem to get ahold of the first one. I may try the audiobook, because it's cheap and quick and James Marsters, y'all.

Ooh, another Pit author? by Iximaz on 2014-08-31 22:01:00 UTC Reply

I used to write Harry Potter fanfic on there, until I realized I was writing a Sue and stopped in horror. :P

Anyway, welcome aBoard! As a present, I give you a mewing pocket shark with an urple bow tied around his neck. He only eats fanbrats though, so you're safe.

Yep, still struggling to boost the goodfic count by Thantosiet on 2014-08-31 22:11:00 UTC Reply

Hey, at least you realized it and decided to stop--about half of them don't. I only avoided a Sue in my first fic because it was too dull.

Thank you! *Snuggles pocket shark, averts eyes from bow*

Hello, hello! by eatpraylove on 2014-08-31 19:35:00 UTC Reply

Your gifts are a Survey Corps cloak in your size, movie-theater popcorn (extra buttery), and some plastic dinosaurs to play with on top of the console. Complete with Stegosaurus and T-Rex so you can recreate the famous betrayal! (LOL)

Re: Hello, hello! by Thantosiet on 2014-08-31 19:38:00 UTC Reply

Shiny! What name do you write under, by the way? I'm trying to read up on all the active writers and their agents.

Well, actually... by eatpraylove on 2014-09-02 02:23:00 UTC Reply

I don't have Permission to write about my agents yet. ^^; I'll get there soon, though. Really. Until then, feel free to look at my other writings/pictures. I go by eatpraylove over on deviantART, and Eneko95 on the Pit (by far less active)

Ah, okay. by Thantosiet on 2014-09-02 02:30:00 UTC Reply

Good luck with Permissions! I'll be sure to check your stuff out.

*waves* by Ailavyn Siniyash on 2014-08-31 19:31:00 UTC Reply

Hello and welcome!

I give to you now a lined Infinite Notebook, complete with urple covers and wilver binding. Avert your eyes!

-Aila

Hm... by Desdendelle on 2014-08-31 20:42:00 UTC Reply

Say, Aila, do Infinite Notebooks come in variants other then 'lined, urple covers and wilver binding'?

Probably! by Ailavyn Siniyash on 2014-08-31 21:06:00 UTC Reply

I'm pretty sure sure I have an unlined one somewhere, and I think I saw one with a crimsun cover the other day, and then there was that one with the Dark Black pages, but it was pretty much useless unless you had gel pens... I just have a huge overstock of the "lined, urple covers and wilver binding" type, so that's what everyone gets.

-Aila

Re: *waves* by Thantosiet on 2014-08-31 19:36:00 UTC Reply

Thank you! *Averts too late* Augh, my eyes! Alas, how will I catch up on missions and agents now?

Why hello there! by Desdendelle on 2014-08-31 19:17:00 UTC Reply

-Points to the Constitution and Wiki (assumes that the newbie already read the Original Series)-
-Sets a table with tea, scones and jam-
Don't let the leaves eat you.

Re: Why hello there! by Thantosiet on 2014-08-31 19:21:00 UTC Reply

Thank you!

Fear not, I made sure to read the Constitution before I jumped in (But "Thou shalt maketh yourselves legible"? Is that intentional?), and I've been bouncing around the wiki.

It probably is. (nm) (nm) by Desdendelle on 2014-08-31 20:41:00 UTC Reply

Ooh. NM&NM's by son_of_heaven176 on 2014-09-01 15:23:00 UTC Reply

You must have read the Constitution quite some time ago. I've pointed out the error in a previous thread, and I re-checked the Constitution before making this post; it reads "Thou shalt make thyself legible."

The Wiki version is still Ye Olde Poore English (nm) by Thantosiet on 2014-09-01 16:52:00 UTC Reply

I believe the term you are looking for... by son_of_heaven176 on 2014-09-01 17:50:00 UTC Reply

is "Ye Olde Butchered Englishe"?

Verily, thou hast hit on't! (nm) by Thantosiet on 2014-09-01 18:03:00 UTC Reply

Forsooth, in sooth the term you seek... by Huinesoron on 2014-09-01 20:16:00 UTC Reply

... is 'Ye Olde Original Language Of Ye Constitution Which Was Originally Far More Comedic Than It Stands Today'.

So yeah. ;)

hS

One of my unmentioned fandoms was Shakespeare by Thantosiet on 2014-09-01 20:21:00 UTC Reply

I guess that's why some of the other older stuff, like the Sue Smiting Ceremony, also uses that language. I was lucky enough to grow up on Shakespeare so I have a pretty good grasp of what Ye Olde-Fashioned Words mean, and thus a sentence that translates to "You shall makes yourselves legible" bugged me.