Subject: Ehhhh.
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Posted on: 2016-01-20 16:11:00 UTC
Ix Numbers strike me as cliquey, to be quite honest- while I understand that's not the effect you're intending whatsoever, there's still a distinct circle that would be created from such.
People who write massive quantities set in the PPC-universe come and go- Ix isn't the first, and she very likely won't be the last, though she's certainly made made a very impressive footprint in general.
Do you have newbie statistics? Specifically, how many of them stick around?
I am so looonely~
*cough*
But yeah, yikes, wonder what the deal is with 2006/2007 for there to just be two?
-July, proving that one is indeed the loneliest number
I swear it was somewhere around 2012, and I lurk much more than post.
Unrelatedly, the "people remaining" curve looks exponential-ish. Hm. I'm not sure how not-good that is. I'm now somewhat curious whether this pattern is just us or other places on the internet.
People who change their names are the worst. They mess up my numbers (and there is of course no greater sin).
hS
And I'm sorry about your stats, hS.
1/ Yes.
2/ But it's really depressing.
3/ And I'll give you them on Monday.
hS
There are a lot of newbies who post once, then vanish.
The attrition rate in general has always been fairly high.
-July, who's pretty sure she's the only one from all of 2007 remaining
... which I'll post on Monday. (I'm not [just] being difficult - my graph is in Excel, while my computer only has Open Office...)
hS
This is so professional. Instead of taxes and whatnot, though, we discuss Munchkin and Plort.
Speaking of Plort, I imagine that one day I'll find context for that story, and it'll be so dramatic that I'll fall off my seat and smash my head open on the floor behind me. I'm fine for now.
Don't worry, I know what Plort is. There's a whole wiki!
(I find the Great Western Highway rather amusing. I live pretty close to something named exactly that.)
Though, I'm not entirely certain as to the series of events that lead to Huinesoron's shield based midlife crisis.
But Borrd is abandoned, by Jove!
That sounds bad!
Sorry if it's not!
I honestly didn't expect real events to tie in THAT much. Cor. I'm impressed. I feel like that kind of stuff oughta be recorded somewhere on the wiki.
Also, I can't decide whether his transformation into a sneaky bugger reflects badly on you or politics in general.
Don't worry, though. I think you've earned to right to be a sneaky bugger.
I first posted my join date on April 27, 2015.
Ooh, it seems you have lots of good listening ahead of you. ... And now I'm imagining us getting together, you with your harp, and having a good old Pern sing-song. ^_^
(Which, alas, probably can't happen this summer, as I'd hoped. My job situation plus a cousin getting married have thrown a couple wrenches in that plan. Le sigh.)
~Neshomeh
Though I will need to track down more of the sheet music to do that... also learn to play slightly faster than 'dirge'.
(Aww. :( What about the dim future year of 2017?)
hS
(I'm just saying.)
-July, UKtrip or bust?
Especially since it means meeting up with friends. =]
Oh, btw, hS, if you wanna do another Gathering for British Boarders then, well, take your pick as to the location. =]
You, me, and Kaitlyn, but Irish has gone all quiet again, and... is there anyone else? Haven't seen Cassie-from-Up-North in a while, so...
hS
To begin seeing what's workable? Mite early for 2017, but it is another country, across the ocean!
(I'm also trying to figure out how to visit relatives on that side of the pond too, so.)
-July, travel agent
I mean, I support any year, including separate years. Come to England, people, we have... ehhhh... grey weather?
hS, not selling this
Making a mass gathering would be fun (again).
Which reminds me I really need to somehow get the report for the Well It Was Kinda A PPC Gathering 2012(?) done.
-July, who holds the record for organizing the longest Gathering if that is included.
You have tea and rain and green stuff and generally good weather.
O Elbereth Gilthoniel sounds like something straight out of Purcell; Seek For The Sword That Was Broken is awesome, and Gil-Galad Was An Elven King is so sad. I really like this!
I'd plug Uriel Ofek's translation of LotR's song to Hebrew, but I don't think anybody here save for DawnFire will be able to read it.
Because I'm all for throwing Hebrew at Dafydd and having him struggle through on Google Translate alone. ^_^ (If it's not been recorded, though, I'm afraid it wouldn't work out.)
hS
Basically: the best Hebrew translation of LotR is the omnibus version published by Kineret-Zmora Bitan. The text itself was translated by Ruth Livnit; the songs were translated by Uriel Ofek. Immanuel Lotem translated the appendices and edited important things like not calling the Elves "Sons of Lilith".
However: I can attempt to record them — they're really fun to read aloud, after all.
...including a set that Tolkien was somehow involved with. (I have the record! Pretty sure my dad bought it.) If you send me the songs and any of them match up (and can be sung with the tunes), I'm happy to give it a go.
~DF
All thirteen episodes appear to be collected here on SoundCloud, which I've never heard of before, but I've never heard of a lot of things. ^_^
~Neshomeh
My mum had these on CD. We used to play them in the car on long journeys, whether I wanted to or not.
Also, it may amuse certain among the Board that Ian Holm plays Frodo in this version and Bilbo in the Peter Jackson films. =]
Did you receive my own mail, or the invitation for my document? Please tell me quickly if it's not the case.
I received your invitation and can read the document, but Google expects me to login for commenting. With the link in the other mail, I'm expected to login even before I can read.
HG
I created a new document and copied the fic on it. Link sharing is on and I send you an invitation for this one, so it shoould be okay. Just et me a few time for rebolding badfic quotes.
I'm going to do this tomorrow. Sorry for being so late.
HG
Invitation was saying you wouldn't need a signing in. How did you address the problem when betaing other GDocs? If anything, I can try to copy the text and mailing you, but I would like to know if there is another option.
Rina would probably have the Ranger class, as well as some form of a bow. Zeb would probably be a mount (while I do have need for steed I don't have it on hand atm), or a thief equipped with a dagger based weapon.
I did not expect to be sixth on stories published. Not at all.
Also, a 2:3 yes:no ratio. Wonder what that says about me.
Last but not least, reading the Plort piece made me sad. And feel bad for Baron Huinesoron.
Though at the moment it's a bit of a coin* toss whether he'll end up requesting that his barony be relocated (again) - partly for his own reasons, and partly because I've never really had much of a connection with the RPing side of the PPC.
hS
*Hmm, that reminds me of something...
Is it more Plort, perchance? More Plort will be lovely.
... that's a lie. But I'll say nothing helpful.
hS
Which reminds me: whatever happened to the ISpace Wars?
I remember that Des' first mission with the Librarian is supposed to be the next chapter, but what about the sequel?
(Please send some fangirls to Naggaroth, Commorragh, Menzoberranzan or the Discworld. Pretty sure it will 'cure' them of their elves obsession. And any other diseases too.)
I'll get back to it, promise. (Though... 'the sequel'? To what? [Is confused])
(Actually, they started this whole thing by mucking about on the Disc. And they had 40K Eldar as allies at the time...
hS
Witch Elves ought to deal quickly with fangirls and their ilk. Fanboys, of course, go to the Black Crag, and will mine for warpstone and... change in its fell presence.
and any chapter which would follow. And that's just extra reason for letting ISpace fangirls to the good care of the Dark Eldars. If they really have to die quickly, Cerasts cults will do.
"Life."
But before that, they make sure absolutely no other pesky diseases will impede their art. They're far too professionnal to kill them early.
Seriously, a third? Jesus, what am I doing with my life?
You're not the only one staring at me. O_o
(Other than that, poor Baron hS. I feel bad for the guy. :( And the combo for Rose Potter made me laugh. :P)
If Lady Iximaz of Plort had a signature, what would it look like?
hS
This.
If you see Ye Scape-Grace's signature wherein she claims to be acting in my stead, disregard whatever it is she wrote. I speak for myself, not through others.
My missions with Doktor Trollenfisch und Gabrielle are both cowrites with Iximaz. So that bumps her total up to 61. Which is amazing and slightly scary.
Also: I think we should start listing Ix Numbers. For instance, those who have never collaborated with Iximaz have an Ix Number of 0. Those who have directly cowritten something with Iximaz have an Ix Number of 1 - so that'd be me, Des, people like that. Huinesoron, on the other hand, hasn't (too my knowledge) directly collaborated on a published piece of content, but he has done something with Nesh in the past, who has cowritten a mission with Ix. This gives hS an Ix Number of 2. And so on from there. =]
Ix Numbers strike me as cliquey, to be quite honest- while I understand that's not the effect you're intending whatsoever, there's still a distinct circle that would be created from such.
People who write massive quantities set in the PPC-universe come and go- Ix isn't the first, and she very likely won't be the last, though she's certainly made made a very impressive footprint in general.
I just noticed they're not connected to Architeuthis, which they should be. Not only is she mentioned as having reported "Chosen," but she was at the barbecue—and so were a bunch of other people who joined up in the very beginning. Those connections ought to be added, perhaps when Iximaz is done doing what she's doing.
~Neshomeh
I connected Mirrad to her, because I made him the nurse she chucked her sandal at. It's just kind of impossible to trace the lines, since they overlap a lot, and you'd have to do a Ctrl+F on the Master List to find every mention of someone on there.
I have this terrible urge to organize the Master List alphabetically so it'll be easier to tell who's listed already. I should resist this urge, because I have lots of other things to do, but damn, do I ever want to. o_o
~Neshomeh
I've never really been able to get a satisfactory Graphviz plot that both shows the lines and looks nice. Given the size of it, though, I may have to sacrifice looks.
Also: yikes I wouldn't recommend doing that. The work, the endless work... :-/
hS will make a new version at some point
Alphabatize, I mean. I'm stuck at home unable to go to classes today, so I've got some free time on my hands.
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Posted some screenshots further down the thread for some goofs I noticed.
You said alphabitize, so... ^^; Was not aware of the Master List. Whoops. :P
So, what exactly do you want? Every individual name listed with a sublist of all their connections?
Got all my homework done and the next Sue I'm planning on tackling is getting on my nerves, so it's alphabetizing next. :P
I'd just have to figure out a sorting system first... (and try to not get distracted adding my agents...)
Will try it once more, but after that it's going to be Monday.
hS
Well, if it can't even process department clusters, I guess that'll give us our answer to that. {= P
~Neshomeh
Second one's blurry and won't let me zoom in. :(
Google Chrome turns the image up as blurry but it works fine in Safari.
That Chrome doesn't like the fullsize. Firefox works fine, though.
Relink
hS
Let's see how much I get done before I go nuts and call it a bad job. :P
That way you don't have to worry about breaking it, you can reference the original list while you work, and you can copy the whole mess over to the wiki page in one go when it's done. {= )
~Neshomeh
And you can add your guys and their undoubtedly huge number of connections at the same time, which will probably make it easier. {= )
~Neshomeh
...which agents mine have interacted with. ^^;
Though luckily, I've got a Wiki for that. I'll post a thing later, I'm already working on the current Spiderweb list.
Heck no; I had to skim through everything on my site and then some to make sure I got everyone I could.
And yet, I have no idea how Nume and Ilraen are connected to Dafydd and Constance before the Hatching RP. I didn't add those connections. I'm guessing maybe there was another RP, or a party, or something like that?
~Neshomeh
In that case, uhhhhh....
:P
(Am currently up to 177 names and about a third of the way through. Why's William Marshall on the map twice?)
Dunno what you mean about William Marshall. I only find his "Name" [color] line once. Almost everyone is going to show up multiple times as connections.
~Neshomeh
Looks like I mistyped it in Henry Robinson's block of connections. Mea culpa.
~Neshomeh
Got two Rosie Bombuls in here:
Wouldn't it be more appropriate that Iximaz is the only one with an Ix number of 0?
Brevity: Not Always the Soul of Wit, posted on 30th June. =]
So she gets a nice round 60.
hS
Apologies for the error, I just couldn't find the mission in there. =]
