Re: Welcome!

No Subject by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-23 19:44:00 UTC Reply

Erm...well hi. I've recently become addicted to the PPC, starting of course with the wonderful founders' stories.
So, mostly I just wanted to say hi and stop lurking so that I could actually meet you wonderful people!
I haven't laughed this hard since the first time I watched Life of Brian. Thanks for that!
So, yeah, that's about it.

Yours in PPC solidarity,

Helen of Pylos (the other Helen; no I don't know Paris).

Ave! by SealRat on 2008-06-25 02:55:00 UTC Reply

Hail and welcome, newcomer! We are most glad to have you. Here, I gift you with duct tape and wasabi to burn out nasty Sue eyes.
Welcome! Have an iguana! (nm) by Enelya on 2008-06-25 00:29:00 UTC Reply
Welcome! Have a mechanical turnip. by Sedri on 2008-06-24 04:58:00 UTC Reply

It's like a pocketknife, just better disguised. Of course, beware that someone might try to eat it.

Re: Welcome! Have a mechanical turnip. by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-24 07:50:00 UTC Reply

Why thank you, Sedri. Unfortunately I'll probably be that someone who tries to eat it. Except, I've never been fond of turnips, so hopefully I'm safe.

Greetings and welcome! by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2008-06-24 04:01:00 UTC Reply

Lovely to have you here.

I present you with a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object. Throw the pebbles at Sues and gaze in awe at the shininess of the Shiny Object.
Hello! by Sara on 2008-06-24 03:13:00 UTC Reply

I gift you with an egg whisk--it's shiny, gold-plated, and, hey, it whisks eggs! Use it for good and not evil.

Welcome to the insanity! XD

Re: Hello! by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-24 07:48:00 UTC Reply

Thank you, Sara, I've always wanted a gold-plated egg whisk. How did you know?

I'm psychic. XD (nm) by Sara on 2008-06-25 03:07:00 UTC Reply

Marhaban! Namaste! by BeetleFire on 2008-06-24 02:54:00 UTC Reply

Have some Xanth cherries and punch. Careful, most of the cherries explode and the punch does violently, so don't use them around people you like. Ahlen wa sahlen, and welcome!
Greetings! I gift you with psychic paper. by Just_theDoctor on 2008-06-24 02:28:00 UTC Reply

Useful stuff, just don't let your mind wander when you use it. Do you have any interest in contributing to the PPC?

Re: Greetings! I gift you with psychic paper. by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-24 07:47:00 UTC Reply

Oh, definitely. But not for a while I think and not till someone 'In Charge' has cleared it. I'm the kind of person who never does anything without absolute permission.

Do you contribute?

Yeah, I do. by Just_theDoctor on 2008-06-24 18:14:00 UTC Reply

I'm still working on my first mission, but...yeah. Department of Implausible Crossovers. I'm sure July or Cassie has/will provide you with info for permission-asking. Suffice to say, you have to wait a month anyhow.

Re: Yeah, I do. by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-24 22:21:00 UTC Reply

Oh, that's perfect then. I won't have internet access until about mid-August anyways, so I guess it's a moot point.

One question, though (and anyone can answer): Do you have to ask permission to be a beta reader? If not, how do you go about letting people know that you have beta services to offer? Do you just post on this board?

Helen of Pylos

Don't need Permission to beta by Just_theDoctor on 2008-06-25 00:28:00 UTC Reply

There's a section of the wiki about beta readers. http://ppcwiki.wikilot.com/wiki/PPCBetaReader_Directory
Just put your name in. (The wiki has lots of other useful information, so definitely look around!)

Welcome! by Inkling on 2008-06-24 01:28:00 UTC Reply

*hands block of Blumble ice*

What fandoms do you plan to work in?

Re: Welcome! by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-24 07:45:00 UTC Reply

I'm interested in the Tamora Pierce continuum, Jane Austen (I didn't believe it, but they've got their own share of bad fic) and I'll do anything else really, as long as I know the book/movie/tv show.
But I think I'll wait around a bit just to see how everyone else is doing it. Don't want to make any mistakes, right.

And thanks for the gift. I will treasure it forever (I'd do one of those smiley faces here, but I still haven't figured out how).

Yours in PPC solidarity,
Helen

:D by Inkling on 2008-06-24 13:02:00 UTC Reply

Oh, Tamora Pierce? I've searched through the Pit of Voles and I've seen lot of crossovers. *shudders*

Of course, one of the main things you learn in the PPC: everything has badfic. D:

Re: :D by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-25 03:08:00 UTC Reply

It's funny, I can understand the urge to write fanfic, but some of the stuff out there is so...I don't know, ludicrously, mind blowing-ly bad, it kind of defies imagination.
And, yeah, bad crossovers...Tamora Pierce's fanfic has way too much of it (as well as some pretty awful Mary Sues).

welcome! by The Trojanhorse on 2008-06-24 00:07:00 UTC Reply

Have some lembas (from my Lothlorien supplier).
Yo! by insanegrrl on 2008-06-23 23:30:00 UTC Reply

*gives you a cat* Named Bob. He has mittens.

Fandoms?
*Gives a Baby Penguin made out of Bleepolate* by Artic Blade on 2008-06-23 23:08:00 UTC Reply

Welcome! See, the Baby Penguin has two uses; it's so cute, you can distract 'Sues, and when you need a fix, there you go!
First Sock Monster! by Crystal on 2008-06-23 22:02:00 UTC Reply

I gift you a white one with black ears.
Nice to meet ya by Skid on 2008-06-23 21:45:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the PPC! *High five*
First ketchup! by Tomato on 2008-06-23 21:16:00 UTC Reply

Welcome! Yes, I already said welcome on LJ, but I'm saying it again. Welcome, Wilkommen, Bienvenu, Bienvenidos, et cetera.
Re: No Subject by Ariel on 2008-06-23 21:00:00 UTC Reply

Hi there! I'm new-ish too. And new people get gifts, so let's see...what should I give you? Hmm...how about a ptarmigan, because they're cute and the name is fun to say^^

Welcome to da random insanity :D
'Ello! by lynxihez on 2008-06-23 20:51:00 UTC Reply

Hope you enjoy it here!
First plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2008-06-23 20:05:00 UTC Reply

Re: First plover! by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-23 21:53:00 UTC Reply

Thanks for the awesome welcome and the gifts!

So how did you folks discover the PPC?

Helen

Through OFUM. by Tomato on 2008-06-23 21:58:00 UTC Reply

The Official Fanfiction University of Middle-Earth. I found it...somewhere, I don't remember now, and checked out Miss Cam's (the author) website, where the PPC stories are archived. Things sort of went from there.

Re: Through OFUM. by HelenofPylos on 2008-06-23 22:57:00 UTC Reply

I randomly found a link to the PPC portion of Miss Cam's website, through a Mary Sue Litmus Test website (I take them for fun; I suppose that says something about me). I think I ended spending all night reading Jay and Acacia's stories. Then, of course, I had to find all the other stories, too.