Well...

Subject: Well...
Author: DawnFire
Posted on: 2013-06-24 12:02:00 UTC

Generally, people seem to just make a post on the Board saying that they're looking for beta-readers, and then people respond. Alternatively, some people have a person or two (or three) that they go to automatically, and just contact them outside the Board (or sometimes on it). I believe there's also a list of Beta readers available on the wiki.

Basically, betas aren't too hard to find :) I'd volunteer my services in advance, but it's quite likely I'll be rather busy, so I'd prefer to go more on a case-by-case/at the time basis.

But don't worry. There are plenty of people willing to beta around here.

~DF

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Greetings Earthlings! by Lockwood on 2013-06-19 23:33:00 UTC Reply

Hello everybody! I'm new here so I just wanted to say hello and get my name out there. My fandoms are Sherlock, Supernatural and Doctor Who. I also like Hetalia, Ouran Highschool Hostclub, Harry Potter, Eragon and I don't mind Twilight all that much.

Awesome! by Pauline07 on 2013-06-23 05:21:00 UTC Reply

You appreciate Harry Potter? Fantastic!

Have some bleepolate chocolate ice cream! Because goodness knows you'll need it.
PÃ«rshÃ«ndetje mik nga planeti tjetÃ«r! by Lenore Snow on 2013-06-23 03:08:00 UTC Reply

Hey, welcome to the PPC and our somewhat troubled planet!
I'm Len. :D
Kudos to you for being one of the *only* other supporters of the Inheritance Cycle! (Apparently the series is generally considered fairly repulsive by most, which is lost on me.) And who doesn't like Harry Potter? Here, have this semi-functional replica of the Elder Wand and an adorable baby Fanghur in honor of interplanetary shared fandoms.
Again, welcome!

-- Len

Awww! by Lockwood on 2013-06-23 05:27:00 UTC Reply

Thanks! I really appreciate the gifts! I was really surprised to find that no one liked the series. I admit Eragon was a tad bit bratty and annoying but I like Murtagh and Saphira.

True, true. :) (nm) by Lenore Snow on 2013-06-23 19:09:00 UTC Reply

So uh...I have a question. by Lockwood on 2013-06-24 02:17:00 UTC Reply

Where do you find these mystical Beta-Readers? I'm writing something for when I ask permission to write PPC stuff in the future. I'm looking for a beta reader for it since my grammar isn't the greatest.

Well... by DawnFire on 2013-06-24 12:02:00 UTC Reply

Generally, people seem to just make a post on the Board saying that they're looking for beta-readers, and then people respond. Alternatively, some people have a person or two (or three) that they go to automatically, and just contact them outside the Board (or sometimes on it). I believe there's also a list of Beta readers available on the wiki.

Basically, betas aren't too hard to find :) I'd volunteer my services in advance, but it's quite likely I'll be rather busy, so I'd prefer to go more on a case-by-case/at the time basis.

But don't worry. There are plenty of people willing to beta around here.

~DF

*waves* by Ailavyn Siniyash on 2013-06-22 23:34:00 UTC Reply

Here, for your (late) newbie gift, have an Infinite Notebook, lined, with urple covers and wilver binding. Don't blind yourself!

-Aila
Hello, hello! by SeaTurtle on 2013-06-21 20:00:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the Board! Have some of my world-famous hydrophobic water to commemorate the event. Turns fire trucks into litteral fire trucks.
Greetings, Apparently-Not-An-Earthling! by Karen on 2013-06-21 19:31:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the PPC!

Favorite host? Favorite Hetalia nation?
A patriot, eh? by darklordaakmal on 2013-06-21 07:35:00 UTC Reply

Given your love to Hetalia, I'll offer you a virtual lock of hair from Alfred himself. I think the hair is correlated to Ohio, but don't take my word for it.
Welcome to the Board! by AelinTheAmazing on 2013-06-21 00:48:00 UTC Reply

Let's have a look at your fandoms...

Sherlock and Doctor Who! Wonderful. I also share Harry Potter and Eragon, and at least I've read Twilight and can discuss it, though I wasn't too fond of it.

And as for your newbie gift, have a toaster! It's polka-dotted in the Suvian colours of your choice, and shoots pastries at high velocity!

Awesome! by Lockwood on 2013-06-21 02:23:00 UTC Reply

Toasters are always good to have on hand, especially ones that could be used as a weapon. It sounds like loads of fun.

Welcome! by son_of_heaven176 on 2013-06-20 22:34:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the PPC! And yes, Eragon fans are pretty rare around here, especially since the (seeming) majority opinion around here is that Eragon is a Gary Stu. However, we do not take offense at those who disagree. (Personally, I did not find Eragon all that Stuish. Then again, I only saw the movie, so that might be why.)

But let's not get you embroiled in a heated discussion on your welcome thread; we have gifts to give out!

A Sherlock fan, eh? Then have a detective's cap and trenchcoat. Good if you're ever in the role-playing mood.

Re: Welcome by Lockwood on 2013-06-21 02:28:00 UTC Reply

Thank you for the gifts, they're always appreciated. One can never get too many gifts after all.
On the topic of the Eragon books I honestly didn't like Eragon that much, he was a bit bratty. I mainly read it because of Saphira and Murtagh. To be honest the movie was terrible and poorly represented characters (like Arya, she was a much more interesting character in the books).
The movie by KittTheCat on 2013-06-20 22:36:00 UTC Reply

The movie is HORRIBLE. The book was actually OK, but Eragon is STILL a Stu.

We shall never speak of the movie. by AelinTheAmazing on 2013-06-21 00:50:00 UTC Reply

Even if the book wasn't that great, there is no excuse for what they did to it.

Some things weren't that bad. by Lockwood on 2013-06-24 02:13:00 UTC Reply

Baby Saphira was okay! You have to give them that. I mean that CGI dragon baby was adorable!

Welcome by WolfMoon5647 on 2013-06-20 22:03:00 UTC Reply

Hi! Which doctor is your favorite? Also here, have some chocolate.

Re: Welcome by Lockwood on 2013-06-20 22:29:00 UTC Reply

It's a tie with the question on the Doctors. I'd have to say either 4, 10 or 11 though. Thank you for the chocolate, I love chocolate. The only person I've ever known who didn't like chocolate was actually allergic to it.

Re: Welcome by Antigone68104 on 2013-06-21 01:09:00 UTC Reply

Hi, have some fudge!

My first Doctor was Three, so even though he got some stinker scripts he's always got a special place in my heart. Four was a lot of fun, and had a lock on second-favorite until Seven started fighting with him over that spot ;) .

Thanks for the fudge! by Lockwood on 2013-06-21 16:00:00 UTC Reply

I haven't seen many of the ClassicWho episodes. I just saw 4 because when my mom was my age he was on TV. When I got into Doctor Who in fifth grade she went out and bought all of the material with 4 that she could.

Good to have you a-Board! by doctorlit on 2013-06-20 14:06:00 UTC Reply

Greetings, new friend! Have a luck detector!

Thank you! by Lockwood on 2013-06-20 22:27:00 UTC Reply

The luck detector will certainly be handy. I can use all the luck I can get!

Hello and Welcome! by Riese on 2013-06-20 04:10:00 UTC Reply

Yay! I get to give out MORE PRESENTS! For you, I have a Mars-Pattern Lasgun, 53 sestercii>, several No. 61 Incendiary Grenades, and an M1A2 Abrams MBT. Try not to have TOO much fun!

Thanks! by Lockwood on 2013-06-20 04:34:00 UTC Reply

I don't think it's possible to have too much fun when grenades are involved! Grenades mean explosions and explosions are always fun. Atleast that's what Mythbusters has taught me.

Ooh, you and I are gonna get along just fine. by Riese on 2013-06-21 14:23:00 UTC Reply

I love MB. I actually have a shirt that says "I reject your reality and substitute my own!" on the front.

And yes, explosions are always fun. Just so long as it's happening to the other guy.

Of course! by Lockwood on 2013-06-21 15:56:00 UTC Reply

I don't know of anyone who would actually want to blow themselves up. Well actually I did have this friend once who said she did but she also might have been saying implode or asplode(though I don't know what that is)

First plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2013-06-20 02:21:00 UTC Reply
Greetings to you too! by World-Jumper on 2013-06-20 01:51:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to our humble little board. Before giving you gifts, there are some questions I must ask you.
1. Have you read the original series?
2. Have you read the constitution?
3. How did you find the PPC?
4. Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?

Right then, on to gifts. Ah, an Eragon fan. Rare around here, for a number of reasons. However, I was also a fan, at one point. (I don't like it anymore, but then again I don't hate it either.) Because of this, I shall give you some Starmetal. You can not do anything with it because only one elf knows how to forge it, but at least you have it.

Answers by Lockwood on 2013-06-20 03:18:00 UTC Reply

I have read the constitution and the original series. I found the PPC one night when I was up too late and I was looking for a story with a Mary Sue in it and I found the first chapter of the original series. Later I found the Wiki and read everything I could. I got interested in the PPC and ended up here. Sadly I have never danced in the pale moonlight let alone with the devil. I live in an area very unsuitable for that sort of behaviour.

Thank you for the gift! I wonder why there aren't many fans of Eragon on here though. It's a good series after all.