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I'm pretty interested in what they'll answer to the questions as well. Don't feel you have to post up their answers, that could be a breach of privacy, but I'm interested. *is a nosey parker*

It'll do them good. Make 'em all healthy and such. And we'll be right here with the mocking comments for them and the bandaids and glomps for you Sedri.

If it's adding club, like the PPC orchestra for example, then I shouldn't think so. If, however, you want to alter the history of the whole organisation, then yes. You'd need to give more details on what you want to do before you get a proper answer, I think. I could be wrong; I'm just a humble midbie, but I don't think you've given enough information.

Ask permission to add new(Non-Mission) elements into the Official PPC Canon?

1. The same goes for Lord Denethor and Lord Vetinari.
   773a. They probably keep in touch anyway.
   773b. Addendum: none of the following are to meet either:
   - Iron Man and/or Iron Monger and any Transformer.
   - General Grievous and the Daleks.
   - Cthulhu and the Ood.
   - The cast of Avatar The Last Airbender and the Planeteers.
   774. Galadriel is not Cersei Lannister.
   774a. Nor is she comparable to River Tam.
   774b. Although she can kill you with her brain.
   775. I am not allowed to lock Finrod Felagund and Remus Lupin in a room on the night of the full moon to see what happens.
   776. I am not allowed to portal Buffy the Vampire Slayer into the Twilight series.
   777. The same goes for the Winchester brothers.
   778. Just because I've seen the abridged series of a show doesn't mean that I know the canon and am able to go out on missions for that fandom.
   778a. No, reading the TvTropes page for it isn't enough either.
   779. I am not allowed to set up statues around HQ and broadcast a warning about a group of Stone Angels infiltrating the PPC.
   

1. I will not try to set up a battle between Bashar Miles Teg and Grand Admiral Thrawn.
   -They'd figure out your plan in seconds.
   -Then they'll create complicated plans to avoid being neutralized.
   -Then they'll combine forces.
   -And that's bad.
   
   

to be perfectly honest, while everyone seems to agree that the Board isn't perfect, we're happy with it. It's always been like this, it works just fine, and to be honest, nobody seems to mind too much about its flaws.

I can appreciate wholeheartedly that going somewhere else would have a lot of advantages, but we're happy right here. We know where it is, we don't need to try altering links and all that just for the sake of a few extra gadgets and amenities.

Moving somewhere else, even if it looks and behaves almost the same, won't be the same. It'd be like turning your bed round in your room so it faces a completely different direction- awkward and a struggle to get used to. Sure, we might grow into it after a while, but for the lurkers it'd be really difficult because, well, they lurk. It could be lack of access, or simply not having enough time, but they can't get to the Board as often as others and our suddenly changing things would throw them.

I know it sounds like I'm being stubborn and awkward and argulg just for the sake of it, but the truth is I really don't want to move.

I scrolled down to see if I had any unread links. Stopped scrolling down when I spotted the read links. For some reason the wiki-message had slipped under my radar on Sunday.

Well, there's already two features in the new wiki I like, so the move is not all bad.

It was the feeling that was important there, WC, not the particular arguments

*sigh* It's too late; I'm going to bed. I really don't care what happens as long as everyone's happy. Including me.

1. I will not portal Lux into the Hub.
   - Not even if Lux asks me to
   - Not even if I think Jack would appreciate her
   - Not even if it's the only way to get her away from me
   766. I will not insinuate that Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru are partners in that manner
   - Especially not within their hearing range
   - If I do I will not complain about my injuries later
   
   768. I will not allow Kurotsuchi Mayuri to meet Michael from Stargate Atlantis
   - Nor will I allow Szayel Apollo Grantz to meet Michael
   - Introducing them to each other outside of battle is right out
   
   769. The Shinigami from Bleach are not the same as the Shinigami from Death Note, and I should stop insinuating this
   - If I do so in hearing range of any Shinigami Agents (of either sort) then I shouldn't be surprised at the resulting injuries
   
   770. I will not refer to Kuchiki Byakuya's kenseikan as 'hair noodles' to his face ever again.
   - Senbonzakura hurts. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi hurts even more.
   - Agent Cerrin will also show her displeasure, in the form of her pyromaniacal boyfriend.
   
   771. I will not refer to Edward Elric as short (or any variation thereof) within his hearing range
   - Even if the resulting temper tantrum is funny
   - The same goes for Agent Trip; his fireballs hurt and rarely miss

New agent in the Department of Character Protective Services is ... Agent Veridian Green (name assigned upon joining PPC as he's too embarrassed about his real name and his, ahem, stage name), an ex-stripper/gentleman of negotiable affection from the Discworld (previously employed by Mr Harris of the Blue Cat Club). He will be looking after Wiliam Moseley, Skandar Keynes and Ben Barnes.

Agent Iza of the Department of Mary Sues and formerly of the Department of Bad Slash has volunteered to help him out.

The fic they're taking on first is this:

http://community.livejournal.com/narnia_slash/141879.html#cutid2

WARNING: NSFW, NSFB. Srsly.

But what's so special about this board?

Is it the specific software that it runs on?

Or is it the people, the community, the friendliness, the silliness, the stories, and all that?

Changing the software wouldn't change the people. We can have software that does good things (like saving posts forever) without changing anything about the people.

If we really want only one section, then we can have only one section, and post everything in there. In fact, doing that would make it a lot easier to see the newest posts than it is here, where you have to scroll down the page and try to spot them. Depending on the forum software, we could probably even skin it to look pretty much like this board.

I will not drop Agents face to face with their Lust Objects.
-Not even if their method of fighting for self-control and finding the Anti-Lustin at the same time is funny.
-Especially if it is funny.

I will not portal Legendary Badfic writers into HQ wearing signs proclaiming the fics they wrote.
-If I do, then the carnage that ensues will be entirely my fault and I will have to fix it myself.
-Especially if I put LBTwriter in RC #45.

1. I will not recruit more than one replica of a canonical character.
   -And preferably not replicas of canonicals who look extraordinarily alike.
   -Especially not until canon sorts that mess out.
   757. I may not clone characters myself.
   -Not even for stress relief. There will always be Sues to take it out on.
   758. I may not injure canonicals I find particularly aggravating.
   -Even if the injuries wouldn't show or be noticed.
   -Even if the injuries can be healed after.
   -Even if I neuralyse them afterwards.
   -I may, however, dress up a Sue like that character and punch her in the face.

...it often means having to check six different pages while looking for interesting updates...

Most modern forum software has a button for "show me all the posts since my last visit" which takes care of that for you, and not even any need to scroll all the way down the page like here. That's one of the things I miss here, actually.

...I wouldn't want to be one of those former members who might decide to come back, only to be faced with a blank page and a small chance of finding the real activity...

Which is why there would be a nice bit obvious post here saying "We've moved over to the-ppc.org" and providing a link.

I'd rather we stayed here. There's loads of good things about this board, all already listed. If you're particularily worried about your IP address, I'd reccomend using a proxy.

While I can't pretend to know the first thing about the technical ins and outs of proxy servers and whatnot, I have to admit, losing old topics isn't much fun. For example, when Trojie and I discussed making the PPC Movie, we were both aware that the posts for the 2008 Sue Invasion had been shunted off the Board into the ether. It was only thanks to JulyFlame's brilliant foresightedness in saving the posts that the project was able to go ahead. If we could find a way to store them, that would be an extremely good idea. And an EDIT button would probably be appreciated by just about every SPAG Nazi on here.

However, I first found this Board, just the way it is, and I wouldn't change it for anything. I may be a newbie compared to the other people commenting on this topic, but I like the Board just the way it is. I'm very fond of this place. So I might not have any technical advice or even other useful comments to make, but my attachment to the Board as it is leads me to join my voice with the others who don't want to change.

since FFN won't let me, but I did explain the reason for the note (I posted the fic on a different FFN account first) and the fact that, shock horror, I have an LJ where I also store some of my writing.

It'll be interesting to see how he responds. I also got more of the copy-paste thank you messages for the review I left on 'Arbeit Macht Frei'.

731) Yelling 'Thunderbirds Are Go' every time you launch a space ship was funny the first 15,325 times.

732) I will not ask Professors Oak, Elm, Birch or Rowan how their Pokeballs are.
-Or Ash Ketchum.
-Or Gary Oak.
-Or anyone from the Pokemon World.

733) I will not allow Agent Arti to access a TF-Gun, even if the photos would be great for blackmail.
-Particularly if they would be good for blackmail.

734) I also will not allow Agent Arti anywhere near the choir. This is for the safety of everyone.

735) I will not portal to Paragon City if I believe I look good in superhero tights.
-Or the Marvel Universe.
-Or the DC Universe.

736)I will not portal to the Universe of 'Celebrity Deathmatch' just to arrange the deaths of my most hated celebrities or characters, even if it would be canon.

737) I will not go anywhere near DoGA if I use a lot of hair gel and / or come from a Final Fantasy Universe.
-Nor will I direct anyone wearing hear gel to DoGA.

738) I will not mention the name 'Robecca' in earshot of Aslan. If I do, I will only blame myself for the consequences.

739) I will never call a 'Digimon' a 'daemon'.
-Or vice-versa.

740) I will not portal another Agent into the middle of a Super Smash Brothers Brawl. Link's Triforce Slash [i]hurts[/i].

741) I will not tell Tidus from Final Fantasy X that he is such a dream.
-Just because it's true doesn't mean he'll take it well.

742) Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin must never meet.
-Even if the ensuing hilarity would be unlike anything the world has ever seen.

743) Just because I dreamt of fighting the Battle of Helm's Deep with a machine gun, does not make it canon.

744) I will not answer any Sue's insult with 'Yo momma' or 'Yo face'. This will often enrage them.
-Particularly Abused!Sues.

745) Wearing Airgears will not allow me to get places faster in HQ.

746) The 'Power of Three' won't set me free of the Sues, no matter how many times I repeat it.

747) I will never pit an army of Mary-Sues against the hordes of Heartless in Hollow Bastion. Though the results would be amusing, we do not need Sueified Heartless taking the hearts of PPC AGents just by thinking about them.

748) I will never put another Agent's name on the Death Note.
-Even if we can resurrect them.
-Even if the way they die would be hilarious.

749) I can not steal the Keyblade from Sora. My heart is not pure enough, nor am is it powerful enough to do so.

750) I will not burst into singing 'Stick to the Status Quo' when in the HQ Cafeteria.

751) Nor will I sing 'I Don't Dance' in response to 'Stick to the Status Quo'.

752) Actually, there will be no random songs inside of HQ other than in specially designated areas.
-Abusing the Specially Designated Areas may result in a conductor's baton being shoved up your nose.

753) I will not require a dance-off to settle disputes with other Agents. This may give the minis ideas, and we do not need holes burnt through the floors from the mini-Balrogs break-dancing.

754) Happy thoughts alone will not make me fly.
-I will also stop telling the New Recruits this.

755) Tinkerbell has enough issues already. I will not add more by kidnapping her so that I can fly.

I have to say that I'd much rather we stick to what we have. True, WC, another forum could be more sophisticated, but quite frankly, I like the simplicity here - having multiple subsections for different categories annoys me immensely, as it often means having to check six different pages while looking for interesting updates... which isn't to say that every other type of forum would necessarily have that (I'm no expert, but I don't think that's the case), but still.

I ramble. Again. Must break that habit. In any case, while a new board is definitely possible and practical, I really don't see it happening. I'm not an 'oldbie' by any means, but every place will have something about it we dislike, and as long as this one has relatively few, there's not much incentive to leave. I become quite grumpy when I notice a typo after posting, but so what? I'll live, and no one around here really cares about little mistakes; they can, in fact, make for a good laugh, or spark some creativie manifestation in HQ.

Most significantly for me, I wouldn't want to be one of those former members who might decide to come back, only to be faced with a blank page and a small chance of finding the real activity. Call me soft-hearted, but I wouldn't want to do that to anyone. (Including myself, should I ever have need to vanish for a few months.)

*shrugs* There's more than enough experienced people with better points, but that's my say.

(apologies if something similar has already been done; I've read the List before, but I can't remember all the details)

#. I will not portal into a Potter fic set in book six or early book seven to rescue Remus and Tonks
- No, not even for sake of little Teddy

#. I will not debate the qualifications for being a "star" within earshot of Yvaine.
- If I do, the resulting incineration is entirely my own fault
- even if I WAS innocently referring to celebrities

#. I will not kill Eragon
- or Sapphira
- or Arya
- or Paolini

#. I will not call Worf "Mr Woof" and expect to live
- only Lwaxana gets away with that
- same applies for "Will Scarlet"

#. I will not pretend to have missed rule #_[Trojie's] and give Edmund Peter's crown
- no, not even if the gold-versus-silver thing is blatently unfair
- we all know silver's better anyway

#. I will not annoy Lucy. Her aim with that dagger is too good... and SHE'S the one holding the cordial