The Great Forumshire Story

There may have been some discussion Norc in the past, cant seem to fully recall now, something about not giving the monkeys the keys to the banana house, something like that   

i would do so much great for this forum.. i would go around and like.. cleaning and putting threads in order or whatever-

Thats why we dont make you a mod!  

Clean threads- on Forumshire!  

nooo.. not like that.. just tidy up a bit when it gets.. messi.. like the creative corner..

I've been a fool to myself.

I would still sign your petition though Norc.   

(Ps. I think people might actually like the messiness, we'll better discuss it at campaign headquarters.)

i just think there should be more women-mods.. Since ally disappeared it's only Amarië..

and honestly.. it wouldn't be total chaos !

Mmm I hadn't considered the current imbalance in mods regards gender. I live in hope Ally is just too cool to visit right now but will be back. But you may actually have a point there Norc.  (And it is a bit much Amarie having to do all the cleaning, washing and meal making, she could probably do with some help   )

Petty, dear, Pett... i always have a point

Maybe, but thats no guarantee I will always be drunk enough to spot it  

We can't create a new OP for you, Lance, but you can edit the table of contents into the existing OP.  Or a mod could do that for you.

As for gender balance, I've made that a consideration when choosing mods, along with length of time on the forum, extent of contributions, and time zones.  However, I don't think we need any more mods at the moment, especially because a bunch of you guys gave me shit when we promoted Ally and said it meant there were too many mods. It's unfortunate that Ally has been absent from the forum, but I hope very much that she will come back in the not too distant future.

Edit: A quick refresher on mod history.  When the new forum started, the only mods were GB (who had previously been a mod and the de facto leader on the old forum) and myself, as the technical admin.  After a few months GB started to drift away, so I promoted Baingil (who had already been doing behind-the-scenes technical work, so she also had admin access) and Petty, who had really stepped up in terms of activity and community leadership.  Several months later, Baingil had left the forum, so we added Orwell and Amarie as mods.  This time the choice of one male and one female was an intentional one, in addition to other reasons why Orwell and Amarie made sense.  This is still the main mod line-up, but when I felt that we should add another one, I wanted to choose a female, though that was far from the only consideration that led us to pick Ally.

and community leadership- Eldo

 In what alcoholism and crabbit?

Norc wrote:i just think there should be more women-mods.. Since ally disappeared it's only Amarië..

I'm not woman enough for ya!?

It's because that test said I had a slightly male brain because I was not afraid to back up with a car, isn't it?

Anyhow, I added the list of links to the first post. Now I am wondering why Lance didn't do that himself... Oh well.

Then I started adding links to chapter 3 at the end of chapter two etc, since it makes for easier reading, but then figured I didn't have time to do more of that now.

Typical female, begins a task but never finishes it.
Unlike the typical male who avoids the whole tangled mess by never beginning any task in the first place and going down the pub instead   

Amarië wrote:Anyhow, I added the list of links to the first post. Now I am wondering why Lance didn't do that himself... Oh well.

Then I started adding links to chapter 3 at the end of chapter two etc, since it makes for easier reading, but then figured I didn't have time to do more of that now.

now, this is the reason i should be mod. to do stuff like this. not ban people and that sort of unpopulare shit, but to add links here and there.. organize

 

Norc wrote:

Amarië wrote:Anyhow, I added the list of links to the first post. Now I am wondering why Lance didn't do that himself... Oh well.

Then I started adding links to chapter 3 at the end of chapter two etc, since it makes for easier reading, but then figured I didn't have time to do more of that now.

now, this is the reason i should be mod. to do stuff like this. not ban people and that sort of unpopulare shit, but to add links here and there.. organize

Yeah -- right, Norc!  






{{{Over my dead f#$%^&*g body! }}}

Amarie - I could have done that, however my question was around adding a new post where the index could just sit on its own.... didn't say I wouldn't do it!

Oh... thanks though.

Lance do you mind if I print this out? I've been doing way too much on the pc recently and my eyes are starting to melt down my cheeks- would be more relaxing to read it lying on the couch or something as I still have the last two instalments to read, and I really want to read them, I just want to do it in comfort.

I don't mind what you do with it really. I don't think I will be getting a nobel prize in literature for it so not precious about the content. Was written for all you guys anyway.

Thanks Lance.

The air was thick with pieces of plasterboard, wood and glass as the room was peppered with the metal slugs from the four barrels pointing across the open space. Each and every shot echoed around the room, creating an unceasing clamour. A fifth and sixth barrel hadn't been able to unleash their own torrents are their bearers were felled.

Agent Figg had used the element of surprise to pick off the first two with her Sig Sauer before ducking behind a thick wooden desk that separated the nearest end of the room with the rest. The open door shattered as one of the guards spotted Eldorion's head poking around the door. He jumped back in to relative safety of the corridor. Agent Figg shook her head at him, a look of anger almost psychotic, was on her face.

She did not stay there for long. One or more of the shooters had needed to reload, giving her the opportunity she had been waiting for. She popped up from behind the desk and unloaded several shots before disappearing through an open door on the far side of the room. Her targets responded in kind, piercing the wall and wooden door frame as they trailed her figure by a matter of centimeters.

Agent Eldorion took his chance too, popping around the door once more. Only two of the four men were still standing, both still firing toward the far door. Both dropped like rag dolls as his bullets passed through their bodies.

He had never killed anyone before. Regardless of their intent, two people were dead because of him. People that may have had innocent family that they were leaving behind. People who's lives would be changed forever because of him. For now, he couldn't think about that. His friend was in danger. And, with the noise that had just been unleashed, it was likely all of his friends would be in danger too, if they weren't already.

He dropped the clip from his weapon and loaded a fresh one. Whatever came next, he was likely to need a full load. With a deep breath, he stepped across the room and through the open door.

Oooooooooh...