Plort, because unicorns, because Iximaz.

Plort, because unicorns, because Iximaz. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-07 11:29:00 UTC

Hmm... by Iximaz on 2017-02-07 17:42:00 UTC Reply

9/10. Needs more<.i> unicorns. Perhaps Lady Iximaz will send more when she finds them on her next crusade.

But really, Baroness Kaitlyn, why wouldn't one want unicorns? They're lovely, they're intelligent, they fart rainbows, and they can impale people! What's not to love?

Whoops, broke the HTML. (nm) by Iximaz on 2017-02-07 17:42:00 UTC Reply

Yay, more Plort! by Desdendelle on 2017-02-07 12:26:00 UTC Reply

Always nice to see more of it.
Which reminds me — the map is kinda out of date; there's nothing about La Wunj in it, or BTA's holdings in the Riding.
also dam youse for writing stuff that is much more interesting than what I'm supposed to be studying right now

'Nothing about La Wunj'? by Huinesoron on 2017-02-07 12:58:00 UTC Reply

Uh, La Wunj exists on the map of Plort, way over in the east. And, uh, so does BTA's second holding. What map are you looking at? :-/

If you mean there's nothing on there about the Discord, that's because as far as I know no-one's said anything about it other than 'the discord around La Wunj'. It hasn't been named as a nation, so is currently classed as part of the Riding.

If that's not what you mean... then I don't know what you mean. :(

The next Council might get exciting - both Baron Araeph and Baron Cassie are missing in action, which'll leave a huge chunk of Borrd and the Riding unclaimed. Well, claimed by Phobos, more than likely.

Speaking of which: do we still feel we have enough active PGs? July's drifted off again, and neither PC nor Phobos post very much (they're still clearly here, but not very active. And obviously Kaitlyn remains super quiet. That puts the Very Active count at a generous six - you, me, Ix, Nesh, Juliette, and VM. Are some of them more active on the Discord?

I'm aware that there's hardly the workload to need more than, like, two of us - but there wasn't in 2015, either, and the support for making more was pretty impressive. Do people (not just PGs) think we should be making hats for more people - either newer folks, or long-term members who've grown to the point where they should have it?

hS

I aten't dead. by JulyFlame on 2017-02-08 05:24:00 UTC Reply

In the event people have been wondering. I peek at the board every week or so when I have time between work, trying to make sure the ship doesn't catch fire, and trying to figure out why my couch is spouting glitter at random intervals.

-July, who is serious about her couch making glitter appear randomly

*waves* Hi, July! by Neshomeh on 2017-02-08 17:11:00 UTC Reply

I'm with Scape: you might want to burn the couch. ^_~

(Why do I feel like this couch also exists in the HQ Lounge? ... July, did you steal the couch from the HQ Lounge?)

~Neshomeh
8D (nm) by doctorlit on 2017-02-08 13:34:00 UTC Reply
Hi-i! ^_^ (nm) by Huinesoron on 2017-02-08 08:53:00 UTC Reply
Well, hi there! (nm) by Desdendelle on 2017-02-08 08:14:00 UTC Reply
Your sofa is clearly Suvian and must be purged. =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-02-08 07:07:00 UTC Reply

On my activity levels by Phobos on 2017-02-07 22:14:00 UTC Reply

I'm around and have some vague understanding of what is going on. I just don't have the ability to keep up with everything because I am suffering from an unholy combination of being very busy and becoming progressively more blind (seriously). It's why I don't post or write much, anymore. I've been trying to write a Plort story, to explain this very thing, that is taking forever to write because of this very thing. (Also explains what Baron Phobos wants with all that land.)

All that said, I was never the most active to begin with and I would gladly retire my PG Hat in favor of a more active member of the community. I've thought about doing that before, and I guess this is a good time.

-Phobos

Hey, I'm not picking. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-08 08:53:00 UTC Reply

I went very quiet for about two years back in '09-'10. People do it, for all sorts of reasons. (Sorry to hear about the blindness thing, that sucks.)

We don't normally take back PG hats - people who haven't been here for over a decade still have them, technically! Besides, they're custom-fitted, so we'd rather just sew new ones for new PGs. ;)

hS

It isn't so much that I'm giving the hat back... by Phobos on 2017-02-08 14:28:00 UTC Reply

...as it is that I am hanging it up with more fanfare than is strictly necessary. I'm basically just saying that you don't have to consider me when looking at how many active PGs we have.

As for the rest, like I said, I had been meaning to fill the community in. Blindness sucks, but there is hope. I had eye surgery about a month ago on my right eye which should stabilize the condition. Once that heals we'll see about the other one. Once that heals we'll see about vision correction. A long process, but that's what happens when a degenerative condition is misdiagnosed for over a decade.

I really should finish that Baron Phobos story.

-Phobos, Once a Baron of Plort, always a Baron of Plort

I saw that... by Delta Juliette on 2017-02-07 20:19:00 UTC Reply

(Yes, yes, I know. Everyone wants to be me. You could have been more subtle about it, though. :P )

(For those who are very confused, until the Nameless Admin intervened, hS's post claimed to be authored by me.)

YOU SAW NOTHING! oops (nm) by Huinelta Soronette on 2017-02-07 20:56:00 UTC Reply

A Great Oldbie One is come! (nm) by Delta Juliette on 2017-02-07 22:28:00 UTC Reply

"That is not dead which can eternal quote..." (nm) by Huinesoron on 2017-02-08 09:12:00 UTC Reply

Well, now I have my next Shipfest ship... (nm) by Iximaz on 2017-02-07 21:06:00 UTC Reply

Oh lawks. (nm) by Huinesoron on 2017-02-07 21:41:00 UTC Reply

All I see... by Desdendelle on 2017-02-07 20:58:00 UTC Reply

Is a terrible pastiche between Latinate languages and Quenya.

As if I would ever do such a thing. (nm) by Desuinelta Sordenette on 2017-02-07 21:41:00 UTC Reply

Well... by Desdendelle on 2017-02-07 14:14:00 UTC Reply

I meant "La Wunj" as the Discord, yes. And I was looking at the map in BTA's article — it definitely doesn't show his new (ish) holding, and I have no idea how to update it.

Re: PGs: I haven't seen PC or Phobos around the Discord much at all (and July left it ages ago). Do we need new PGs? I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other. I mean, the last Permission request was about a month and a half ago, and the one before that was around a month before it. It's not that big a workload.

If someone involved can decide what the Discord is... by Huinesoron on 2017-02-07 14:39:00 UTC Reply

... I'm happy to update the maps to include it. What I've said is that the discord is primarily centred on the city itself, with factions spinning up around it.

If I can offer a suggestion: it was decided that 'PPC Lounge' would describe whatever the current chat happens to be. How about establishing La Wunj as a city-state, with hinterlands extending up the Bravneits and down the Chuneils? You could have the factions carving out bits of the landscape for themselves, or co-existing in blissful harmony under the enlightened rule of the Mords - or cutting lines through the city itself, if you wanted.

You'd want to pick a name for the nation. "The City-State of La Wunj" would be simple, obviously, but it doesn't explicitly reference the name Discord. I don't have any particular ideas.

I'll work up a split map to show both halves of Thanasius' holdings; shouldn't take long.

You're right that we don't need new PGs for the workload, but like I say, we didn't when you were chosen, either. You, Ix, and PC were elected because it was deemed unfair that 'Permission Giver' was a title/responsibility/trust only given to super old people; we wanted to open it up to the newer members of the PPC. If the new newer people feel the same way, then it would be perfectly legitimate to add a couple more.

hS

Well... by Mattman The Comet on 2017-02-07 15:25:00 UTC Reply

I mentioned Discord being a Magical Keystone connected to a magical network known as the Dizzy Chord in a Plort post linked to The Cursed Child.

Hmm, arright. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-07 15:28:00 UTC Reply

So the City-State (name pending) is filled with people who use Dizzy Chord keystones to communicate. The various factions set up their own circles to coordinate their activities (whate'er they may be). That hangs together, I think?

hS