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I like shinies. There's no stopping now. ^_^

I'll try to come up with some ideas, but for right now, some of your images appear to be broken. I had to tab to the reply button instead of clicking on it. Perhaps the Nameless Admin might fix it, if they have a moment?

~Neshomeh

I'm with Scape: you might want to burn the couch. ^_~

(Why do I feel like this couch also exists in the HQ Lounge? ... July, did you steal the couch from the HQ Lounge?)

~Neshomeh

First, a missing word in Article 7: "Someone disagreeing with your opinion"

One nitpick—I don't like this line:

"If you made an honest mistake, or weren't aware that what you said was offensive - we all do it sometimes! - it's always acceptable to explain after your apology (not as part of it!)."

1. The first parenthetical remark made grammatical sense after "if you made an honest mistake," but doesn't so much after "[if you] weren't aware that what you said was offensive."

2. The second parenthetical remark could be confusing. Does explaining not as part of your apology mean in a separate post, or what? I think "after your apology" is sufficient, perhaps even more than sufficient, mostly because I think "I'm sorry, I had no idea that was offensive!" and "Oh, I never knew that. I'm sorry!" can both be perfectly valid apologies even though they include out-of-order explanations.

Suggested rewrite:

If you've made an honest mistake, or weren't aware that what you said is offensive, it's always acceptable to explain after your apology. Nobody's perfect, and nobody's born knowing everything.

Aaand that's about all I have time for. In general I'd suggest looking for places where fewer words and/or shorter sentences would get the job done, so it's not kludgey, but nothing else is jumping out at me like that line was. {= )

Aside from that, I think that covers it! Not that I want to tempt the Ironic Overpower by saying it's foolproof, because of course nothing is.

~Neshomeh

Hi,

TVtrope is awesome. Almost too awesome.

Thanks for the popcorn. Smells delicious.
Nice, a red pen. I'll add it to my lanyard.
Let me explain, I have a lanyard (or three) that I hook my pens on.
That way, if someone asks for a pen or if I need one, I'll always have it on hand.
You never know when you'll need one.
Also, I have different colored pens.
Thanks for the digital red one!
I can clip the Dipper hat keychain to my lanyard as well.
Thanks!


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TV Tropes is awesome, isn't it? Glad you came by here. Have some popcorn to eat while you read the rest of the Original Series, a red pen (always helpful), and a keychain in the shape of Dipper's hat!

Hi,

I've always wanted a sentient fractal. (I think.)
That might come in handy. (Thinks of new ways to perform supertasks on the Infinite Ice Cream.)

Thanks!

Welcome aBoard! Have this sentient fractal. It's pretty nice, just don't mention political issues anywhere near it, it'll never stop debating.

Hi,

Thanks for the miniature black hole.
I've been needing something like it ever since I found out about the middle click.
It turns out if you got a scroll wheel on your mouse, you can press the scroll wheel for a middle click.
And if you middle click a link, it will automatically open it in a new tab.
This makes tabbing over twice as easy.
Combine with TVtrope for detrimental effects.

And I might have just ruined your life even more. (Whoops!)

Thanks!

Side note: I wonder what would happen if I combined my SPaGhetti with the black hole?

Hi,

Thanks for the music!
And hamster!

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Out of the fire (TVtropes) and into the frying pan (PPC), except still in the fire (TVtropes).

Thanks, I love making characters.
With the help of the fire (TVtropes).

A jar, a trumpet, and some pistols.
Those are sure to come in handy.
Thanks!

Ack, the fire (TVtropes) is spreading!

Hi,

Infinite Free Ice Cream?
I wonder how infinite? (Imagines various supertasks.)
Thanks!

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Hi,

Nice music. (Gave me something to listen to while I read all the bizarre and lovely comments.)
Thanks!

Hi,

A minifig... and from a fellow homeschooler no less!
Fantastic!
Thanks!

Hi,

Cool, 4D Klein Bottle. I can't seem to get a good 4D picture of it. (It keeps looking 3D.)
Come to think of it, it might be 5D. (I'm not used to working with 5D objects.)

More math and science people? AWESOME!

Obscure... hmmm.
Alice in Wonderland maybe? It's my favorite book. Not so obscure, though.
Can't think of any others right now.

As for agents, I know it'll be a while before I can write something for the PPC.
I just love making characters.
That's probably why the ratio of characters I've made for RPGs to characters I've played in RPGs is about 12 to 1.
And that's not mentioning all the other characters I've made.

Secret Message

...as it is that I am hanging it up with more fanfare than is strictly necessary. I'm basically just saying that you don't have to consider me when looking at how many active PGs we have.

As for the rest, like I said, I had been meaning to fill the community in. Blindness sucks, but there is hope. I had eye surgery about a month ago on my right eye which should stabilize the condition. Once that heals we'll see about the other one. Once that heals we'll see about vision correction. A long process, but that's what happens when a degenerative condition is misdiagnosed for over a decade.

I really should finish that Baron Phobos story.

-Phobos, Once a Baron of Plort, always a Baron of Plort

Hi,

Thanks for the awesome welcome sign!

Hi,
Thanks for the SPaGhetti.
I have read the Constitution, but thanks for the reminder.
I wouldn't hurt to look through it again.
The wiki has also been very helpful.
I wonder... has anyone read every page of the wiki?

Before we get onto the ribbons, there are two decorations which can be added to them:
-The Black Lace, indicating conspicuous service. I'll note what it specifically means for each ribbon where it's appropriate. (Filename: BlackLace.png)
-The Cactus, for multiple awards. These come in bronze (1 additional award), silver (5 additional awards), and gold (more than 8 additional awards, at which point we stop counting specifics). (Filenames: 1Bar.png to 8Bar.png, & MoreBar.png)

Campaign Ribbons

- participated in a Badfic Game. (Black lace: archived a badfic game.)
- present for the PPC Board blackout. (Black lace: wrote a story for it.)
- worked on archiving PPC material. (Black lace: hosted an archive.)
- signed the PPC Constitution or one of its amendments.
- wrote a Continuity Council story, or part of one.
- participated in the Plort RPs. (Black lace: contributed directly to the Cyclopaedia.)
- put yourself up to be shipped in the Shipfest. (Black lace: wrote a story for the Shipfest.)

There are also some 'training' ribbons, which can't take black lace (though they can receive the cactus if they apply more than once):

- be granted Permission.
- be made a Permission Giver.
- be a Discord (or previous chat) mod.
- be a Wiki admin.
- be a moderator/admin of a PPC LJ/DW community.
- be the owner of a piece of the community. Wiki creator, Discord channel owner, LJ-DW comm owner/creator, T-Board admin, Nameless Admin.

I'm sure there are more ribbons I could do; anyone got any requests?

(For the military types: I'm aware that this doesn't quite match up with how real militaries do things. But, y'know, this is the PPC; we're an odd lot.)

hS

Aha!
Got you!
This isn't my first welcome!

Ooooh, mate, I fooled you big time. Bet you weren't expecting that, eh?
Prank'd ya! Goof'd ya!

Welcome, Dan, homeschooled highschool mathematician. My gift upon you is: a small black hole. In order to pry your eyes away from TvTropes, should you need to. It might seem like it's not working, at first, but give it a few moments. You should be free from the computer screen by the time your second-last atom is spaghettified.

Welcome!

I think ribbons for Plort and the Continuity Council would be appropriate. And the Blackout. And one for doing archival work? Other than that, I dunno. Annual ones for the Badfic and Shipfest games? One for being a signature on a constitutional amendment?

hS, ponderance

I went very quiet for about two years back in '09-'10. People do it, for all sorts of reasons. (Sorry to hear about the blindness thing, that sucks.)

We don't normally take back PG hats - people who haven't been here for over a decade still have them, technically! Besides, they're custom-fitted, so we'd rather just sew new ones for new PGs. ;)

hS

Unlike Wozzy, I don't really deal in discordant music, so have this bit of J-Pop, instead!
Also, have a hamster.