This is when I toss all caution to the wind...

Subject: This is when I toss all caution to the wind...
Author: WhiteRaven93
Posted on: 2011-04-10 22:34:00 UTC

Hello, there. Um, I actually found the PPC Wiki completely by accident. I started looking through it (haven't read it all, but that's to be expected at this point). I also began reading the original series. I have to say, it's such a relief to see Mary Sues and badfics getting what they deserve (I've seen some bad stuff; there are some stories that shouldn't be thought up, much less written down or posted on the internet for all to see). I decided it would be easier to just post and get it over with, since I'll probably be lurking for a while otherwise.

Anyway! My name is...not important. You can call me Raven. I am a girl. I am 18. The only world I dabble in is Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern, but I mostly write original fiction. I love dragons, reading, and writing with a passion. And...that's pretty much it at this point.

So. Am I allowed to join? *hopeful*

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This is when I toss all caution to the wind... by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-10 22:34:00 UTC

Balated Welcome! by DZ on 2011-04-17 01:39:00 UTC Reply

Here's a staff, even if you don't have any magic powers you can still use it to bonk fools on the head and use it as a walking stick! :D

Many thanks! by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-19 01:48:00 UTC Reply

You can never have too many nice staffs, even if the magic's only in your head. :) Also, the fool-bonking aspect is mighty tempting. ^.^

Well Hello! by Adamantine on 2011-04-15 03:58:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to The Board. Here's a few things to help you out: a shining star for steering tall ships by, a painting of the moon for hanging on your ceiling, a classy wizard-stye hat for formal occasions, and a particularly large dust bunny.
Greetings! by Sylibane on 2011-04-13 03:53:00 UTC Reply

Have a pretty dragon shirt!
It's always good to have some newbies on the Board!

Why thank you! by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:23:00 UTC Reply

*dons shirt* I'm glad to be here. :)

Hello! by Silikat on 2011-04-12 13:53:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the Board, delicious friend! Have a pet cat, a tinfoil hat and a baseball bat.

Re: Hello! by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:25:00 UTC Reply

*cuddles the cat*
*dons the hat*
*prepares to wield the bat*

I think I'll fit in just fine here. ^_^

Good to have you a-Board! by doctorlit on 2011-04-11 21:29:00 UTC Reply

Welcome, new friend! Help yourself the sack of venomous arthropods. Don't worry, they ~~don't~~ bite!

Puns...gotta love 'em. by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:28:00 UTC Reply

Don't mind if I do! *is promptly bitten*

Have a Bengal Tiger! by WikiMaster on 2011-04-11 19:55:00 UTC Reply

Don't feed it Sues or Stus.
Re: This is when I toss all caution to the wind... by Antigone68104 on 2011-04-11 15:24:00 UTC Reply

Hi, have some fudge!

Re: This is when I toss all caution to the wind... by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:29:00 UTC Reply

Why, thank you! *nibbles fudge*

Welcome, here's a tall ship. by Khajidu on 2011-04-11 11:04:00 UTC Reply

Fair winds!

Now you can throw BBQ parties!
Hello! by The 9th Blue Mage on 2011-04-11 05:40:00 UTC Reply

Here's some food and drinks just for you!
Hello and good day! by E.M.S. on 2011-04-11 05:34:00 UTC Reply

Have a bag of ribbons!

Good luck with lurking. I've been here all of a week and it hasn't worked out for me. Everyone is too friendly to hide from.

Re: Hello and good day! by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:32:00 UTC Reply

Oooh! Ribbons! Now I can be happily distracted for another month or so. ^_^

Haha, I'm sure you're absolutely right. :) I'd prefer getting in on the discussions to lurking anyway.

First plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2011-04-11 05:10:00 UTC Reply
Greetings! by PoorCynic on 2011-04-11 04:49:00 UTC Reply

Well met, rookie! Please enjoy this flame-proof overcoat as a welcoming present.

Re: Greetings! by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:33:00 UTC Reply

Well met, indeed! I'm quite sure the overcoat will be coming in handy in no time at all.

Welcome! by Gamma on 2011-04-11 02:25:00 UTC Reply

Heh, most find this board by word-of-mouth.

DRAGONS. I LOVE DRAGONS. THEY ARE AMAZING, DESPITE SIX LIMBED ANIMALS BEING IMPOSSIBLE.

Anyway, welcome to the board! Have a cardboard box and a faceless plushie in a dark suit!

Re: Welcome! by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:35:00 UTC Reply

Yes! Dragons are absolutely amazing! If only they were real... *longing sigh* I guess that's why we have books. :)

Oh! A cardboard box! My new home away from home! And a new roommate too. How convenient! Thank you very much. ^.^

Whoops, let me explain. by Aeidhryn on 2011-04-10 23:18:00 UTC Reply

Apology: I'm just so used to being, what, the 33rd in line to offer my congrats....

Explanation: Any sane or insane writer or reviewer may be a part of the Board. Any person who has proved their ability to write well and knows enough of the PPC rules and technicalities can write up a pair of agents after gaining Permission. Permission involves a petition-type thing, but that's several weeks away from now. For now, lurk and learn. Or talk and learn; the latter is preferable. If you make mistakes now, think of them as learning experiences. :D

Thanks for the heads up. by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-10 23:22:00 UTC Reply

You guys are really thorough. =) Yeah, I'd read about the Permission earlier (I don't like jumping in when I don't know what I'm doing, so I tend to read up first). At least a month a the Board, right? Still, it'll be great to get to know everyone. I look forward to it.

One newbie to Another by church2009 on 2011-04-11 01:26:00 UTC Reply

Well then, welcome aboard the Board, fellow lurker!

Welcome! Also, first poke! *pokes* by Neshomeh on 2011-04-10 22:59:00 UTC Reply

Last I checked we don't have any restrictions on hanging around the Board, so join away. {= D

It's nice to meet another Pern fan. I've only dipped my toe into Pern badfic since Anne McCaffrey opened up the fandom, but I was on the role-play scene beforehand, so I can imagine. I saw some weird stuff in RPs, man. >.
There was also a Dragonriders of Pern Division at some point, but I don't know if anything much came of that.

Anyway, again, welcome!

~Neshomeh

*is poked* by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-10 23:08:00 UTC Reply

Thankies for the welcome. =D

So I'm not the only Pern-fan! Yay! ^^ Actually, I already knew about Derik. >> (I'm a stalker, yes. I found the site from the section on Pern and sort of glommed on.) I've almost completely lost hope for Pern fics, actually. I saw one a year or so ago on FF.net that I reviewed. It was awful. Bad writing, blatant Mary Sue (I don't even know if she was from another series or was an original; it was never explained), every canon character was OOC. But I was nice gave a long review of suggestions and helpful critique. I don't think she ever saw.

I don't touch roleplays anymore; too many people keep putting in new colors. >.

Oh, cool. ^. ^ by Neshomeh on 2011-04-11 03:22:00 UTC Reply

I don't mind my spin-offs being stalked. ^_^

Oh yes, all the new colors. To be honest, I did run a Weyr guild on Neopets for a while, and we did have extra colors and other AU stuff in order to actually get people to show up, but ours had normal names and at least an attempt at a scientific explanation (widespread retrovirus that affected the genes for pigmentation, and also mosaicism to allow for mottled colors). In comparison with the ones who had emerald, midnight, pink, sunset, etc., I still don't feel too bad about anything we had. >.> I wouldn't do it in a fic, though.

~Neshomeh

Re: Oh, cool. ^. ^ by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 06:40:00 UTC Reply

Yeah, there's a distinct line between what you can do in an RP and what you can do in a fic. At least with a fic you don't have to worry about people not showing up to contribute (I've had some experience with that; it was unpleasant). I don't think I'll ever go back to a roleplay Weyr. It just doesn't work. :(

Mainly it just got repetitive. by Neshomeh on 2011-04-13 22:46:00 UTC Reply

My attempts at injecting a plot and other types of characters (crafters and holders? What are those?) were generally met with silence and "Hey, so when's the next Hatching?", so that's when I gave it up.

Anyway, all that was years ago. This is my main hobby now. {= )

~Neshomeh

You heard it, too? by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-13 23:45:00 UTC Reply

I tried to bring in Holders and Crafters. That was was a fail. Then, since people just didn't show up ever, I tried to give them the chance to be Traders who didn't *need* to be there all the time. Yeah. It didn't work.

I think I like you. ^_^ You understand Pern.

The sound of silence? by Neshomeh on 2011-04-14 03:01:00 UTC Reply

*dodges tomatoes*

But, yes.

I did have some really good people, to be fair, but they would get busy or just vanish, and it was sad.

Thanks you! You, too. ^_^

~Neshomeh

Wow... by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-14 03:17:00 UTC Reply

XD I get the feeling I should read my posts a bit more closely when I'm tired. I just reread that and thought "what did she hear...?"

Yeah, I've learned that I'm not good at waiting weeks for someone to remember to post (and I can't blame them either; life gets in the way). I stick to writing now, because then I have only myself to blame if I'm taking too long or if the quality isn't as good as I'd hoped.

~*P Raven

Addendum: by Neshomeh on 2011-04-14 20:36:00 UTC Reply

I was reading over the site, and good god was I domineering back then. My apologies. >.
~Neshomeh
Hehe by Neshomeh on 2011-04-14 18:11:00 UTC Reply

What/where was your group, by the way? Mine was Galen Weyr, on Neopets as I said. I left the site for it up, because I put a crapton of work into it. If you're curious, http://galenweyr.tripod.com/index.html

~Neshomeh

Re: Hehe by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-14 22:06:00 UTC Reply

Oh dear! o.o I hadn't been back to my old Weyr in forever. It was on Gaiaonline. I just looked back at it; I think I was around 15, but that doesn't really excuse it. I'm...slightly ashamed and quite embarrassed. I gave it up a while before it fell apart. It looks like no one's posted there in a year, though, so that's a blessing. I hope my sense of plot and logic has gotten better since then. >.> http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds-home/dragonfire-dragonriders-of-pern-rp/g.7775/

Wow! You had a ton of people in there! I'm impressed. (Haha! Impressed. XD) I could never get more than a dozen or so people, and it felt so empty. I ended up making more and more characters to play. Not a good idea... >.> And yet I still miss it. I guess it reminds me of a simpler time, when I actually had time to roleplay.

Nah, not that many. by Neshomeh on 2011-04-15 00:04:00 UTC Reply

Really it's just the characters with links who had players, and a lot of 'em were me and a few of the really good people I mentioned. The rest was me making up names to go with hatchlings who weren't Impressed by PCs. That way I didn't have to come up with a reason for tiny clutches or masses of dead dragonets. {X p

Eh, I've seen worse premises. Concerning Thread, ours was something like the Red Star just wobbled back on its own. Handwavey as heck.

So, you're on Gaia? I'm Neshomeh_soul there. Actually, I'm in a medieval fantasy RP that's open to new players. Interested?

~Neshomeh

Ah. I see. by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-15 00:30:00 UTC Reply

It's easier to manage an Interval Weyr, I guess. Not so many eggs. I never bothered coming up with names/hatchlings that were unImpressed.

Cool. I haven't been on Gaia in a while (life took over). I was Cherished_Strawberries. I might check it out. What's the title/link?

Now that Gaia's cooperating with me... by Neshomeh on 2011-04-15 21:57:00 UTC Reply

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/barton-town/a-campaign-after-sundown-medieval-fantasy-casual-rp/t.70230253/

There you go. {= )

~Neshomeh

Much obliged! by WhiteRaven93 on 2011-04-16 01:26:00 UTC Reply

Thanks! =) I'll check it out. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up and stick around for a bit.

You already have! *celebratory* by Aeidhryn on 2011-04-10 22:59:00 UTC Reply

Chocolate? Chocolate!