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Sorry it's taken me forever to respond to this. Real Life, that rat bastard, got in the way.

Anyway, as for your request for betas, as you might recall, I am very familiar with MLP and it's fandom. However, as last stated, I am going through some Real Life things right now that make it difficult for me to do so. I'd be happy to try, but don't be surprised if it takes a while for me to get back to you.

You can reach me at tds3ak with Google's email service.

Well, hopefully I can use the texts you gave as a way to learn better, even without somebody helping me out. I'll begin reading the stuff soon. And yes, I am going to make a, well, haha, a non-personal personal Google account. I already have a personal one, but it has personal info on it. I'm going to transfer all my stories and other stuff onto the fake-name account once I've got it up and running. That will include the Lovecraft-styled thing and also a crud ton of fanfi...il then, *bookmarks Lovecraft thing*.

-Twistey

Really hope next year's tourney doesn't last until August. Or this year's, for that matter.

I wish I wish upon a fish. I'm doing school stuff and I am, at this very moment, gearing up for one of those real work-heavy bursts, y'know? I don't dare join another RP, as such, let alone moderate things! But good grief, would it be awesome to join.

And, yes! He was not PC. In fact, he is a git. I know, for certain, that he would probably hate me because not only do I not have a single droplet of New England blood in me (popping me in the 'potential cultist/cannibal' area,) I have a parent with brown skin (popping me in the 'potential horrific eldritch abomination of gaping inhuman death' area.) I don't, personally, think his stories are necessarily specifically aiming to be racist propaganda - as I see it, he really was genuinely interested in themes of inhumanity and alien-ness, the empty inhuman depths of space and such. It's just that, being racist, he tended to project those themes on other races a lot of the time. His stories, in general, have a far greater focus on those general themes, and he's a good enough writer that it usually doesn't feel, y'know, weird. Except Shadow of Innsmouth. That one is really racist. Phew. But, yeah, I know people who sort of like to avoid that stuff, so if you sort of like to avoid that stuff, here's warning. I still do, personally, feel that the good parts are faaar worthwhile, in general.

But, yes! Research! The best research is, obviously, reading his stuff, which is fairly easy in Lovecraft's case, because the majority of his work is short stories. Here we got a collection of electronic texts of his stories. It's public domain, so it's legal. This means you are not allowed to read them while wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket.

The Colour out of Space is the most solidly Lovecraftian short story you'll get - weird horror, blendings with sci-fi, set in classic Lovecraft country, another reason I don't want to spoil. It's bloody good. Genuinely one of his best.

The Dreams in the Witch House is a jolly good showcasing of the element of witchcraft and sorcery in Lovecraft's works that is usually overshadowed by Oh No Tentacles. It's a brilliant reinventing of the idea of witchcraft from a weird sci-fi perspective, it is. It also explores Lovecraft's fascination and ideas on dreaming. Also it is good. That is important.

And then there's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. Of all of the parts of Lovecraft that are overshadowed by Oh No Tentacles, it's his Dream Cycle that gets it the worst. Which is a shame, because the Dreamlands is one of the most fascinating fantasy worlds I've seen, being totally separated from all that elves and dwarves, and having Lovecraft's styles of weirdness and horror. Dream-Quest is just like that - an oddly classic fantasy adventure, done in Lovecraftian style and creativity. It's, er. It's a bit long, but it's the Dream Cycle story I love the best and have read the most into. Lovecraft himself was pretty hard on the story, but shut up Lovecraft, you racist, I liked it! And, yes, it is, in fact, still connected to the rest of the mythos.

So those sort of cover a lot of his various facets, are fairly short (except for Kadath, whoops!) and are relatively not-racist (a sign of a great author, when that has to go into account.) A lot of the stuff on the gods and their hierarchy, as I've found, was greatly added in later on by not-Lovecraft, and a lot of those writers were, er, not quite as good at Lovecraft with his ideas for the mythos. I will also recommend Mountains of Madness, The Rats in the Walls, and The Whisperer in Darkness and a bunch of other ones I can't remember. Of course, it's your own continuum, so you don't need to, y'know, stick heavily to it or anything. But learning makes you smart, and everyone loves smart people. And if you're interested in those themes, it's good to actually see them.

Also, you considered making a personal Google account? I got a school one and I got a personal one, where I pop all my stories on. It's got a fake name and everything! I like to wear my sunglasses and leather jacket, while altering things in it.
And, er, pardon for taking a while. But, school and such.

The following IP addresses have been blocked:

72.215.148.50 - source of 304 posts between February 2016 and May 2017.

72.218.246.58 - source of 100 posts between the 22nd and 30th May 2017.

Between them they cover 404 of the 473 posts attributed to 'Bramandin' or 'Bram' on the Board. Most of the others seem to be attributable to a string of IP addresses used only in early February 2016, when Bramandin joined; based on the addresses, it seems likely she was travelling when she first posted as Bramandin.

The two blocked IP addresses will remain blocked until there is a community consensus to unblock them.

I think we coexisted for a while? I was once known as Techno-Dann, and then, well, life happened.

Haven't got involved, but I've been following along and completely agree with what Nesh stated below.

Let me know how well I chose these fics. These are all from the Circle of Lemmings.

https://www.quotev.com/story/8652917/Alone Naruto OC. The backstory's a bit angsty, and there's a little bit of uncanonical circumstances in this character's life. The description admits that this character is (or could be perceived as, can't tell) a Mary Sue, but incorporates a "don't like it don't read it" mentality.

https://www.quotev.com/story/5314909/From-Hell-To-Heaven-BeeOC I don't know too much about Transformers, but some of it seems a bit suspicious, and there's some weird grammar involved.

https://www.quotev.com/story/9594281/The-fastest-girl-alive DC OC. Even from reading the first few words, I'm kinda cringing. I'm not sure whether werewolves, vampires or demons exist in DC, but I'm pretty sure that there aren't any werewolf-vampire-demons.

https://www.quotev.com/story/9564724/The-Tales-of-Evie-Cade From what I can tell, this is a character who replaces Percy Jackson. Yep, y'all can groan, we know who else replaces her canon's protagonist. I especially looked for these kind of fics to post here.

https://www.quotev.com/story/6201083/Fairy-Tail-Little-Sister Fairy Tail OC. Just from the description, I can tell it's Sueish. Another "don't like don't read" - those are fun to spork.

https://www.quotev.com/story/9553430/Prophecies-Percy-Jackson-and-Harry-Potter-crossover So, Kronos and Voldemort team up to catch this girl why? If PJO and HP existed in the same universe, a half-blood witch wouldn't be as rare as this fic implies.

https://www.quotev.com/story/8243472/Hate-You-To-The-Moon-And-Back-Marauders-Era Even just reading the disclaimer, I'm cringing. James Potter having a sister wouldn't be so bad if she didn't have a severe case of time travel brain. It's called researching 70s music.

This is probably enough for one post. How'd I do?

-Twistey

"Please block my IP(s) to help me maintain my resolve to stay away" (as I interpret this) seems like a reasonable request to me.

~Neshomeh

Find me under scapegracev2000 on the Showdown site. =]

I don't see a problem blocking someone's IP at their own request, odd though that request may be.

-Phobos

Thank you for the time you put into this. I appreciate your comments.

Very important to have a strong foundation to build from. I am glad you enjoyed this and I, also, hope to continue this at some point (and maybe get it published, too).

I'm glad that the nightmare and the sensory detail that I've included work so well. There is still work to be done in this section, as J.E. pointed out, but I am happy to be starting from a good point.

Has anyone else mentioned the supernatural yet? I don't think anyone did. ...I might have? This story is supernatural in nature, so I am glad you picked up on that.

I see what you mean with that particular exchange between KC and Bill. I will re-work that section.

All SPaG comments are duly noted.

I hadn't realized that I moved the TV. Good catch.

Excluding Bramandin, the following people have implicitly agreed to the Nameless Admin being permitted to block Bramandin: Tomash, doctorlit, Hieronymus Graubart, Novastorme, Edhelistar, Huinesoron.

If three more approvals are given (taking the total to nine) with no disagreements, the Nameless Admin will block Bramandin's current IP address, and the one she used prior to this unblocking.

This is not a request for approval of the proposal itself; just of the Nameless Admin being permitted to block Bramandin without a community ban.

Thank you for taking the time to do such a thorough reading, especially when this type of story is not to your tastes. It is very much appreciated.

I think I'm pretty good at openings, so I am glad this one worked for you. It helps me to think of it like a movie. You need something sensory (a sound, a smell, a visual) to hook the audience right from the start.

I get your point about too much starting. The word starts to lose all meaning, doesn't it?

Sometimes it takes a while for water to get up to where you want it in these kinds of buildings. KC got lucky she didn't have to fight a neighbor for the hot water (yes, that is a thing that happens). I hadn't even considered that it was a showing-not-telling situation, but I get it now and can use that kind of information in the future.

All SPaG comments duly noted.

You are correct that she would still aim for her usual train. It's out of habit, really.

The car thing depends on how good her auto insurance is, I think. I imagine she got at least a little money from that, though the accident was her own fault. She could probably afford a used car if she wanted one.

I apologize for not warning for this sort of thing. It just didn't occur to me. I would not have faulted you if you had stopped reading.

That is a very good note on the potential time change. Good catch.

As for the police, there is some hesitancy, to be sure. However, there are some strange things going on in the city recently, and one detective is paying attention.

Thank you for sticking with me, here. Your notes were insightful.

As stated, blocking non-banned users is not currently in the Nameless Admin's authority.

At the moment there are five people (excluding yourself) supporting such an action directly. I will examine the rest of the thread to determine if there are sufficient others to suggest a consensus.

If any other users feel that this is an acceptable use of Nameless Admin powers, they are requested to comment here.

I think that this thread is done. If it isn't too much trouble, you can block me.

I am to work on myself.

I think that I should stay away until September, perhaps longer.

... is that one of those Mumakil things from the far south?

((Apparently it's based on a pig, as well.))

I shall call it Oliphaunt. And I shall point it at Morgoth and let it loose - and laugh.

((It isn't yours and you can't have one.))

Spoilsport. What about the... wait, I recognise this cat. It's Sauron!

((It's not Sauron. This is a different Alakazam.))

So it's a different cat? A lesser cat... a cat of Queen Beruthiel!

((No.))

But yes. And it is teamed with...

...

... what in the world is that?

((It's a ghost inhabiting a washing machine.))

That's ridiculous.

((I didn't make it up.))

... you know what, fine. It's a weird water creature with a shell, I'm calling it Fastitocalon.

((I already have a Pokemon named-))

Okay, then I'll call it Turtle-Fish. And its fire-rock buddy can be... uh...

((I don't think there are any mythical creatures in Middle-earth like Heatran.))

Who says it has to be a mythical creature?

((That's pretty obviously your theme. But a Fire/Steel Pokemon doesn't-))

Hah! So you say. But fire and steel? That's one of Morgoth's dragons, and that means I can call it a serpent of iron, after those that assailed Gondolin in the old tale.

((... those aren't mythical.))

What, the fantasy tanks that never showed up again? Sure they are.

Not that I admit to my theme being myths.

Next is a flying... thing. Owl, maybe? It has a certain unreal quality to it; I think I shall name it pretty butterfly-

((That's a Discworld character.))

-- all right, then it can be Princess Mee. Lovely, according to the poem, was she.

((You're really stretching this.))

Silence. The next item is a mushroom, or rather a tree, and that means it has to be named Entwife. I mean, it doesn't look much like them, but it's a plant, so it'll do.

And finally we have a... werewolf.

((Those are definitely real.))

Yes, you would know that, wouldn't you? Your vaunted Finrod found it out for certain.

((Do you have to?))

Yes. Obviously this Pokemon is as evil as the day is bright, and furry besides... I understand it's a shape-shifter of sorts, too, and cunning. If it isn't a werewolf, and isn't one of Beorn's kin, it must be a relative of Badger-Brock, Bombadil's foe.

((This is ridiculous.))

You're the one who said I had to link them all to mythical creatures.

((That is absolutely not what I said.))

You've ruined your bed, now lie in it. I'm off home.

>Dafydd

So the first two days of the tournament are qualifying rounds to get into the final tournament. They played six games and had to win at least four to get into the finals. They won five of the six. One of only three teams to do so. The next day is single elimination, and they lost in the first round, but that still put them at ninth. It is so exciting, and he has one more year to try again.