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The name's Linstar, and it's nice to meet you! Glad to see you're doing well, even if I haven't met you before.

-Ls

Hi. Apparently I never did sign back up on the board after it moved? Huh.

A random conversation made me think of hS, so I dropped by to confirm my aliveness. Very glad to see other people are doing well!

Its unlikely I'll stick around for long, my priorities have just changed too much from way back then now. That being said, this place'll always hold a special place in my heart.

Y'all deserve the best!

Another yea - Lin's the only person I really ever see talk about the Wiki on the Discord, and he's put a lot of effort into it.

I'm really glad you're enjoying it. It's been part of the background of my life for so long it's hard to put anything into words, but you might be interested in reading Huinesoron's "PPC+20" threads from a couple years ago, where he was re-posting some of the earliest PPC stories on the anniversary of their publication (or as close as we can guess). There were some interesting discussions in those.

I'd love to read any additional thoughts you have, too. (Post them in this thread, though; we won't see replies on anything that's fallen off the front page.)

~Neshomeh

Since OrangeFox plugged me, I'll return the favor: she's been one of our more active writers recently, and definitely deserves more readership!

ETA: I've been beta-reading for Ekwy's spin-off, so I must plug it. Also I really enjoy it. {= )

And, dunno if you're interested in non-PPC stories or ones with big time commitments, but I've also been involved behind the scenes with Lily Winterwood's deconstruction of the "Pureblood Culture" subgenre of Harry Potter fic, so I must plug that, too! I think the statements we're making about these tropes are important, and it's a fun ride. Definitely PPC-adjacent, in the spirit of critical reading and deconstruction. Plus some familiar names make appearances!

~Neshomeh

For the record, I also support Linstar becoming a wiki admin: my availability has gotten sporadic with my new job, and Linstar has shown enthusiasm and has earned my trust with good communication over Discord.

That's three Yeas and no Nays so far. I'll give it another day before calling final results, just cuz I know everyone's lives are complicated these days. {= )

~Neshomeh

Lots there, lovely. I'll add it all onto my list. Variety is always fun.

I'm pretty certain I've read a lot of the Four Demonly Kings stuff, but I'm sure there's more. You were getting stories out pretty regularly when last I popped up. No idea how far I got, so I guess I'll just have to start from the beginning again. :)

Which is none other than the (fairly long and arc-based) Four Demonly Kings spin-off and the much shorter (but still arc-based) Fairy Godfathers series that spun off from it.

For recent recs, I think Neshomeh's "Kitty Fever" is pretty fun! Granted, it's from a year ago so I'm not sure it counts as recent, but whatever.

I actually managed a good amount in the last year (two DIA snippets, a mission, a couple of interludes, a Cafeteria flashback piece) but if I had to choose one of my own to rec, I think I'd go with We Do a Little Trolling. It's one of the DIA ones, and the work of two years of procrastination (as one can tell by the Wiki troll I based this entire thing off of getting deleted off the wiki before I finished, and the main character being recruited from a mission over three years old. But I think it came out alright.

(And if I can rec an old one, Soap's entire Flaming Broomsticks spinoff is phenomenal - the most recent one would be The Angsty Story, if I remember right.)

Nice to see you again!

Thanks for the welcome back, and I'll get onto reading (and probably rereading in some instances) those stories. :)

You should totally read mine.

Or not, I'm lazy and haven't written anything for a while, and my stuff is kinda mediocre.

-Ls

Hi all, sticking my head back in once more after another prolonged absence, with one important question. Who's recent stories should I read first? (Basically plug your stuff!)

I’m enjoying reading Act 2 much more than I did Act 1; you’ve improved noticeably between the two! Particularly in the realm of keeping the pacing of conversations going without long interruptions midway through. I was thinking the scene inside Kaito’s consciousness was dragging on a little too long, but honestly, Kaito’s mangled instruction/apology to Tanner at the end is a funny enough punchline that I wouldn’t change anything of the setup. I’m also glad to see that Kaito’s view of the Flowers as mafia bosses has been dispelled.

A very good line I liked: “Kaito sighed. Kaito sighed, and sighed, and panic left through his breath.” It communicates Kaito’s true emotional state of being close to a full-on panic attack, while also reinforcing how his ego leads him to lie to himself. (I’m only sighing. Repeatedly.) I also like that his collection of personality aspects refer to themselves as “Aspects of Kaito’s Psyche For The Prevention of Kaito’s Suffering.” Kaito really is so self-absorbed that his primary subconscious drive is to avoid anything negative getting directed at himself, with little empathy for others!

Up until part 8 here, I mostly thought Tanner was just a funny little guy, with his vague answers and physical clumsiness. It’s kind of sad to learn that his “pratfall” moments are intentional distractions to hide his own lack of confidence and fear. Honestly, both Tanner and Kaito stand to benefit a hell of a lot from sessions at FicPsych. Tanner lacks the confidence to confront Kaito’s ego, and Kaito lacks the empathy to give Tanner the support he needs, so they’re not going to be a big help to each other, if they don’t interact with other folks!

I’m very interested to see where Naomi’s arc is leading; how rare to see a Suvian in a PPC mission get a character arc! I love how you’ve made her aware of the distortions she’s caused through her narrative tampering: the band, the period, the Simpsons characters’ woodenness and lack of consistency. I especially like seeing her analyze her “relationship” with Ned, and question whether it can be real if it had to be scripted; plus, it implies there’s some canon-restoring value in simply reading the charges out, separate from the actual assassination. The in-universe justification for requiring the agents to read out charges has always been an arbitrary “it’s the rules,” so I like the implication here that the charges actually assist in restoring canon! But yeah, very interested to see where this plotline is leading Naomi in the end . . .

—doctorlit can’t blame Tanner for picking a cat as his disguise; after all, it’s right there in the song: ♪Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat ♪

And I feel fine!

I'll not say I've interacted with you a ton, but you've always been friendly, and your missions have left an indelible mark on the community, and have just been a pleasure to read. It's been great to see, and I am glad to have you here.

--Ls

(I think I used "indelible" correctly.)

How time flies, I guess! Sorry I've not been so active lately—life's been having fun kicking me around a lot, but I think I'm starting to get my feet under me.

What a ten years it's been though! Wild to think I was just a wee high schooler with a bunch of terrible Harry Potter fanfic under my belt back when I first poked my nose onto our now-defunct old Board...

Anyway, thanks y'all for putting up with me this long. It's been a pleasure.

Can be found here.

-Ls

Warning for discussion of BL1 and a slapdash depiction of alcohol use.

I used to check the Wiki daily, but I’ve fallen out of the habit as working full time plus has developed into my weekly norm. I’m sorry for that. But Linstar has been on top of wiki vandalism for months now, so we might as well make the process easier for him!

—doctorlit, doing an internet during lunch break

I don't have much authority to throw around, but Linstar is definitely one of the most active maintainers of the wiki, and has been for some time. I think he'll do well.

I have a decent amount of free time and tend to check the wiki's "recent changes" page often. Many times, I have found and reverted edits by vandals, but without admin, I can't block them (which none of the lesser statuses than admin have, as far as I can tell.) Given that it's often taken a bit before Nesh/doc/hS can ban users, and that they will often continue until they're blocked, I think I could be helpful in that regard at least. I also have a fair bit of wiki editing experience, and am already familiar with the (FANDOM, at least) admin powers, since I'm one on the My Immortal wiki.

--Ls

...But that's nowhere near as nice of an experience as a genuine e-reader, because none of those are going to ever feel like paper the same way an e-reader will.