Subject: Re: Welcome a'Board!
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Posted on: 2013-09-09 12:17:00 UTC
I suppose it makes sense that there was at least one other Artemis on the board- it is, after all, a fantastic name, if I do say so myself. I'll get to reading those missions, thanks~
Um, hello! I'm Artemis, but I like to go by Arty, or pretty much anything anyone wants to call me. I found this place from the fantastic sporking of the MLP fanfic "Cupcakes" that was mentioned on TVtropes. I quickly fell in love, seeing as grammar, writing, and I are best friends. And, I mean, you literally KILL Sues! You dismember them and throw their bodies into pits of lava! Heck to the yes!!
Contrary to what would be expected, I am not in the MLP fandom, though I've got a pretty good working knowledge of it due to a friend of mine. I am, however, a major Homestuck fan ((Homestuck High about did me in)), and Portal and Welcome to Nightvale reside among my rather large collection of "Things That Arty Enjoys". All three are not very big here, from what I can tell, but hopefully I can figure out something!
I have some basic character drafts set up, but I don't plan on requesting permission for a while while I get my bearings. I've still got a lot of learning to do, and truth be told, I am extremely excited for it.
Oh, and speaking of learning, please tell me if I mess something up. This should go without saying, since I'm here and all, but I am a big fan of logical criticism.
A few quick questions before I end my first journey into the eldritch horror known as "The Board"...
Roughly how many people are active here?
What are the main fandoms?
And, has anyone seen my pants?
Roughly how many people are active here?
I believe it's about 2 or 3 dozen people at a time. I'm not being active lately, just greetings newbies at most. Huinesoron did published a few charts a few threads down, you best refer to there.
What are the main fandoms?
Tolkienverse and MLP seems to be the mainstream here, but everyone have their own tastes. It seems that Tolkienverse is more important, as Jay and Acacia original missions are mostly centered there.
And, has anyone seen my pants?
Are you a nerdfighter?
Has anyone poked you yet? No? I can't see one. In that case, first poke! [Pokepokepoke]
And here's an interesting fact for you: did you know you're the second Artemis we've had on the Board? The original left many years ago, and was the author of (I'm reasonably sure) Aerilyn and Zera, as well as the creator of the Department of Internal Affairs (specifically Agents Black and Irvine, though their stories are not lost :().
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I suppose it makes sense that there was at least one other Artemis on the board- it is, after all, a fantastic name, if I do say so myself. I'll get to reading those missions, thanks~
How d'you feel about Avatar: The Last Airbender? Just asking.
Anyways, welcome to the PPC, Arty! Try reading the Original Series and stuff like that. Have a fluffy velociraptor while you think on whether or not you like A:TLA!
I have minor knowledge of A:TLA. I haven't watched it in a while. Most of my recent stuff is based in LoK, as some people on my tumblr dash love it to pieces.
I am in the middle of the original series- I like it a lot. Luxury is my favorite so far. Acy and Jay have a great banter set up. I also like the way they have neatly distinguished the rules of the PPC while not deviating from the story. After reading 100 pages of them, it was kind of nice to see them integrated well, hehe.
I have to say, though, the person who did the Cupcakes sporking- and a few others- was fantastic. I loved how they approached it and how the story flowed. I definitely think they were a large part of me deciding to look the PPC up, as opposed to the idea of it alone.
Greetings, new friend! Have a potted Poison Joke!
Welcome aBoard! So you listen to Cecil, eh? What do you think of the latest developments between him and Carlos?
Then, to answer your questions:
1. No idea
2. We don't have any, we just all fool around. An argument could be made for LotR as our main fandom, since it was the founding fandom, but I think we can say with certainty we're all just putzing around the multiverse without focusing on any one fandom.
3. Pants are forbidden on the Board unless you have special permission.
I find the two to be a quite interesting pair, and I am eager to see what springs up- both in the canon, AND in badfic. It's a morbid excitement.
I've been too scared to look up any Night Vale fanfics...no telling what I might find.
Hi there! Nice to see that you've started to get acquainted with the craziness that is the PPC. As has been said already, there are no "main fandoms" around here--though because the Original Series was based off of Lord of the Rings badfic, it's usually good to have a good LoTR background. (But, of course, it's by no means required--I, for one, am mainly a Pokemon fan, and I remember actually falling asleep when I last tried to read The Two Towers!)
Speaking of the Original Series, have you read it? That is pretty much required reading around here, since all else is based off of it.
Oh yeah, your newbie gift...
*rummages through bag of holding*
Aha!
From the Jimmy Neutron continuum, have a self-folding pair of pants!
Hi, have some fudge!
It's good to meet you. Have a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object; they are good for dealing with Sues. :D
Also I may have just requested permission by accident.
... Oops.
Have this tiny plastic Marquise De Sod as a gift on your arrival.
I am also a Homestuck and Portal fan. It doesn't matter if a fandom is not very big here, by the way. Many of the big ones now were not big historically. Things change over time. So bring your love of your chosen fandoms and they may become bigger as others catch on to what makes them great.
As to your pants, I'm afraid I haven't seen them, which is odd. I am a notorious pants thief, in real life.
-Phobos
Uh...did the Marquis suddenly find a wife? Or did you just hand over a plastic figurine of a Mini-Flower as a newbie gift?
Sounds good, thank you. I have been meaning to learn more about the Flowers, since it seems they might be classified as "important", heh. This should prove useful.
((Update: I have figured out that it is rather impossible to "accidentally" ask for permission through further reading. It appears I simply sent out the self-check. If someone actually reads those, then I'm so, so sorry.))
Welcome to the PPC. Sit down, relax, and make yourself at home: we love newbies here! Just remember to leave your sanity at the door, and all will be amazing and awesome and hilarious.
And main fandoms? Well, there are no main fandoms here. Mission authors can make their missions in whatever fandoms they want. So there's no rule.
Anyway... Have some music by Helmut Lachenmann for the road: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYKkZrPz13s
Hi Artemis! I'm Wendy, fellow newbie to the boards. (I started actively lurking a couple days ago, so I don't know much, nor have I seen your pants.)
Here's some pants I virtually made out of virtual duct tape; they might be a bit stiff, though.
Greetings and welcome!
A Portal fan! I've been waiting for one so that I could pass on some of the extra combustible lemons my brother gave me. Here they are! *gives*
Oh, and also take a lined Infinite Notebook with urple covers and wilver binding. Beware your eyes!
-Aila
Oh, thanks for the lemons as well. I have the whole rant memorized, but I figure I'll spare everyone looking at me as if I'm the sane one at a lunatic convention, heh.
Have you tried looking up? I often find shoes and other assorted garments dangling from rafters and power lines. In that spirit, have a giant hook fused to a ten-foot steel rod as your housewarming gift! Ya know, in case you ever need to retrieve some trousers from a telephone pole.
I honestly have no clue how many people are active on the Board. I'd ask Huinesoron about that. He has all sorts of funky charts and nifty statistics in his arsenal.
As for fandoms, the first replier named some pretty good ones. I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't like Harry Potter, and The Hunger Games and PJO are popular. There's a pretty wide variety, though. Anything goes fandom-wise.
So, welcome to the PPC! I'd wish you good luck and intact sanity, but what fun would that be? My efforts would probably be futile, anyway. :D
-- Len
Wow that got a bigger response than I was expecting, heh. Let's see...
Thanks, but I only look up when the ceiling's on fire and there's blood dripping down on me. 0u0 I do appreciate the pole though. You might see me try to polejump over it at some point. That... should be interesting.
Thank you for the duct tape pants, they make me feel quite at home! A website I mod at is big on duct tape ((it's a sim about invincible llamas and it's purrfect)) so it's rather nice to have something to remind me of it!
Thank you for the potato cannon, I will be sure to use it quite, quite often. And two things I love include hoodies and Dr. Who ((though I'm only on the fifth season)) so it's like Christmas up in this hizz-ouse! Or hizose? I don't know. ANYWAYS.
And finally, thank you for the grossly- I mean, wonderfully- colored notebook, it should come in handy. This way, I can charge for urple prose and actually have something to show them when their faces do that screwed-worse-n'-a-cork-screw thing! ((Which reminds me, how does one's face "screw"? I've never understood that expression.))
You are very much welcome, and I wish you the best of luck at your pole-vaulting exploits. Mind the hook! And ninjas. Dark and darkly-clad things come to those who don't look up now and then. :)
Hello there Artemis! Please accept my gift of a potato cannon and a sack of golden potatoes-great for dispatching Suvians. Okay, while not necessarily that lethal, it is tremendously satisfying to peg a Suvian with a bit of potato traveling at high speeds. Oh, and have an Official Fanfiction University of Doctor Who hoodie.
As for the amount of fandoms...well there are a lot of them. I don't think there are any main ones, but I suppose examples of various fandoms would be Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Mass Effect, Sherlock...That's a sad list, but all I've got so far.
As of the beginning of 2013 to about August 12th, there has been about 54 people active. Not including the people who join after that, of course.
As for your pants, I don't know where they are. That's not my division. I could get you a pair of jeans though, there should be a plothole around here somewhere...