What do you want to see on the blog, at Musery Loves Company, or anywhere else in the GAPAs’ domain? Here’s where to make your wishes known.
Continued from v. 2010.1.
Patience, Please
This site is under reconstruction and will look strange for a while. We regret the inconvenience.
Reminds me, I’ve been wondering about a new BA:TNG thread for a while. We’ve passed the traditional point of three hundred…
I think this is one of the earlier posts I’ve gotten….. I’ve never gotten a first post though…. Anyway….
1. New MA thread, we have also passed 300
2. Bottom of page button at the top of threads… It would make scrolling a lot easier on mobile devices and my computer has a tendency to go back to the top again if I scroll too far.
3.On the who’s posted, how much thing, there are different names on their that are the same person when they have added to their name with points or what have you. I know I am on there 3 different times. Possibly these names could be combined.
Could we have a new Living History thread, to start off fresh?
Oh and we also need a thread where we can talk about the random stuff that comes up when we hit the really random button.
sidenote: When did neophytes become known as neophytes? I just found an old one that was entitled “Welcome Newcomers!”
There’s a thread like that somewhere. Maybe ‘Into the Unknown’?
I don’t remember when it was, but I know once I got the thread where it changed from Newcomers to Neophytes.
Late 2007 or early 2008, I think. The GAPAs were getting fed up with people calling them noobs, because it sounded hostile. And then POSOC suggested that we use neophytes. And it caught on.
Hello, all:
I’m back, just as insane, and no longer quite so immature.
Bunny points to all who know me. GAPAs: I have changed my email address, you can email me if you need to confirm my identity
Otzi!
Welcome home.
Hullo, Otzi! I kinda sorta vaguely remember you. Or the name, anyway. Welcome back!
Welcome, welcome. It’s always nice to see a paleo come back!
Hi Otzi! am i crazy or did you used to have umlauts on your name?
anyway, wb!
Hi Otzi! You’re an old Paleo and don’t remember me at all! I’ve read about you!
*venerates*
Hello! You won’t know me; my one-year blogiversary was yesterday, but I know you from looking at old threads.
I have vague memories of reading old posts by you. It is even possible that we were on the blog at the same time back in my newbie days (back when we called them newbies). You were certainly one of those people whom I was terrified and awed by. Welcome back!
Are you here to stay?
Hello! I’ve found out about you from old threads!
*virtual kitten*
Otzi! Hello there! It’s been a few years. What’s new? Pies are still flying here, as you can see.
Otzi! Hi! It’s good to see you around again! ^^
Can we have a new Dissing Mr Joe thread? I have a lot of anger I need to release, and the last one was created more than a year ago and is pretty full by now.
As you wish, milady.
Could we have a new Alter Ego Thread please? The current one’s getting a little full… 787 comments and 250 posts.
We need a Time TRavel Rpg Where we time travel and fix glitches in time made by bunnies… that. And a Go green thread.
Me thinks we need a new ssss thread, as I wanted to try to post one and found the most recent is closed
Either that, or a re-opened SSSS thread.
The 2010 SSSS is here: https://musefanpage.com/blog/?p=6391
I added “SSSS” to the blurb so it would show up on a search.
NO try searching the word stupid.
That might be more helpful (and sound nicer) if you said:
Try searching the word “stupid.”
I’d have to agree with that. I had a bit of trouble figuring out what you were trying to say.
Actually, I thought you were saying ‘don’t try searching the word ‘stupid”, so naturally I went to do just that, then figured out what you were saying.
I think there should be a thread for misinterpretations. Example: my sister recently said the phrase “a Weasley kid”, and I heard it as “always lick head”.
Maybe those could go on the FAIL thread.
Oh yes! I have those all the time. Once I thought my mom told me to “hurry up and kill the tennis ball.”
we need
a new MA rpg thread
a serious revival to super heros and mary sues
a magic animal rpg where we have magical type animals.
a magic animal rpg where we have magical type animals – a Warriors reference?
That would be fun!
Well, they don’t have to be cats, but it does sound like an interesting RPG.
Please Gapas?
*gives very convincing puppy dog eyes*
Cake.
YAY!! thank you for helping me try to convince the GAPAs! together, we will get this RPG!
and we should be able to use animals from books and tv shows, and make up animals. it could be like, a team that captures rare magic creatures. maybe we could possibly be them too. Maybe some of them are evil???
technecly, its been 2nd and 3rd-ed
I must say, I’m against more RPGs, especially those moving away from any affiliation with MB. I’m aware this looks rather hypocritical, compared with the post below. But still, we have so many RPGs lying dead, and I think that this magic animal RPG is likely to be another Magic RPG, or Demigod RPG, that has hundreds of posts and moves really quickly for awhile, and then is universally abandoned, and left to rot. How many of those are there?
This should probably apply to the H2G2 RPG thread idea too. but a) it sounds so amazing that I have to make an exception, and b) it seems like the majority of the RPGs that die quickly are those where the main appeal is the powers, which is not the case for this one.
Though it sounds cool, I must agree with Errata… Which brings me to another suggestion: First, a “dead thread” must be defined, say no posts for a year or so…. When a thread reaches this “expiration date” or is closed, it should be moved to an archive that can be acessed thruogh a button on the main bar. This will help reduce clutter and confusion, though the threads can still be used, like true archives, for reference. Though, if people start posting again on a thread that was classified as “dead” for at least daily for a set amount of time, about a month, the GAPAs can at there digression move the thread back in with the living. The above probably was terribly confuzzuling, but to those who understood it, what’s your take on it? GAPAs, is the above idea at all plausible? That whole little discription probably sounded like a legal document. I am done now.
Cake. I hate typos. I should really start taking advantage of the preview button.
Cool! I just found the Archives…. But there is nothing in them…. How will this be done?
I’m not sure. The instructions said to create a page called “Archives, ” which the software would fill. Clearly that hasn’t happened.
Ah…
THANK YOU GAPAS! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!! Did I say thank you?
*celebrates* *leaves and posts on new MA thread*
I had an interesting idea for an RPG – what about a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy RPG?
I know, we try not to venture too much into created or copyrighted material when we do RPGs/RRRs/etc., but what if we just had all the known planets from the series and the Guide itself, and removed all the major characters and events from the series?
Hm… That is a rather amazing idea.
Of course, we could never come close to capturing the style of Douglas Adams, but it would still be a nice, lighthearted, fun, bit of silliness.
Sure, I third the motion. The motion has been seconded and thirded. Now it will progress to the GAPAs, who will veto if they so wish.
I think an RPG/RRR in the style of H2G2 would be amazing. I think we should explore the planets mentioned only once or twice, and the plotlines never touched.
I’ll renew my plea for an avatar discussion thread… although somehow I feel that this one has been dumbing me down.
“Charlie!”
yes! that sound like a great idea!
Do we need another a part 2 to the random thread? 795 posts, it’s halfway through the month, and it seems like as good a time as any to make one.
I agree with FantasyFan. It’s kind of starting to annoy me.
It’s been requested before, but I’m going to reiterate a wish for a “jump to bottom” button on the top of the page somewhere. There’s no way to go to the end of a page easily on an iPod Touch, and the random threads can get ridiculously long.
ditto, please?
*seconds*
PLEASE!!! I have lost track of how many times I have asked for this….. At least put one on the mobile version if possible.
19- seconded.
We _really_ need a new Poems and Songs thread. Not only is it still in the 2009s, but it takes a really long time to scroll to the bottom. It’s 179 posts, not counting replies. Also, with a new thread, we could have New Thread Post Influx Syndrome! You know, the thing where everyone is suddenly mass posting on a thread once it goes into the Recent Posts bar. And there should be more poetry in the universe.
P*ease? (for both)
I agree. We need a new Poems and Songs thread.
Can we maybe bring back the Incredible Morphing Chameleon Thread, but with a few variations? It seems like there are a lot of threads that people post on a lot for a month or two, and then they die. So could we have a thread where we choose a topic in the Suggestion Box and it lasts either for a set period of time or until it dies (Say, no activity for five days)? We wouldn’t have to get a new thread every month, just whenever it’s filled.
Although this idea’s probably going to need to be adjusted quite a lot, it just seemed like we maybe need something like the IMCT….
I like that idea a lot. It would save a lot of space.
Okay, I realized I posted pretty recently, but I just came across the idea for an awesome game called the Corrupt-A-Wish Game. One person makes a wish, and someone else corrupts the wish and makes a wish of their own. Examples:
“I wish for world peace.” “Granted. The entire world is united against you.”
“I wish for more wishes.” “Granted. Santa Claus’s mailing address has now been permanently changed to your own.”
“I wish my fish wasn’t dead.” “Granted. It’s now a zombie bent on eating your brains.”
Anyone feel like playing?
I think that that is already a game. It’s fun though. I’d like to play it!
Yes! I lurve that game!
YES. I love that game. It is flammy.
Enc said “lurve”.
Yes. Yes I did.
Wow.
Actually, we could have just a general MB Games thread, where people could play games they thought up that are playable on the blog.
That sound great, but it would be kind of hard to figure out which games go where.
Of course, the GAPAs could be magical enough to split a thread into bits, where each bit has a different game going on.
Yes, but how would they do that?
GAPA magic.
Or when people got tired of one game, we could move on to the next. OR we could play games in the nesties.
What kind of games?
Like the aforementioned “Corrupt-A-Wish”, or “Spread a Rumor about the Person Above You”, or word association games, or whatever other games people come up with/ find on the internets.
Ah.. did not see that…
Yeah!!
Cool idea!
Do I detect some Bartimaeus influence? Sounds cool, though.
Doubtful. It’s a fairly common forum game.
Could we play a variation of Apples to Apples? We pick a judge, and they pick an adjective. Then people post something they think would fit it. (Maybe as an alter ego) After two days or so, the judge picks their favorite.
I really like that idea!
Ohh, that sounds good.
22.6.1- Yes, pretty much every forum I’ve ever visited has had a version of that game going. It’s probably second only to “You know you do X too much when/if Y” games in terms of ubiquity.
come on VGAPAs! p*ease create iit!
Here you go.
Can we have a thread where we post our pet peeves?
How about Rants and Plaints?
I’ve noticed a recent trend, which may be due to the ‘currently popular’ and might not. People only post on a few threads. Therefore, we could try and have a huge RRR/RPG/whatever else related to group writing thread.
oooo…. yes!
cromwell: I’m afraid I don’t understand what you have in mind here.
One RRR/RPG, perhaps with multiple RRRs and RPGs, perhaps not, but one thread for easy reference. That way it wouldn’t get lost in the sands of time.
GAPAs, I think we need a new Myths and Legends thread. The last one is from 2005, it is no longer alive, and I need to post on a Mythology thread.
Princess M: Right you are. A new thread it is. Enjoy it I hope you do.
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Puffpuff
in April 2nd, 2010 @ 14:59
We should do a time travel RPG where we all time travel. I always wanted to do that.
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LittleBasementKitten
in April 4th, 2010 @ 17:59
That would be cool. And someone messes up something, and then the other people have to fix it before they disappear or something.
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bluestarrox
in April 24th, 2010 @ 19:18
hear ye’ GAPAs!!
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in April 24th, 2010 @ 19:25
I think I’d want a little more detail than that before creating a time-travel thread.
How many RPGs are already active right now, by the way? Has anyone counted?
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Enceladus
in April 24th, 2010 @ 19:46
Ooh, a time travel RPG would be cool, but I’d prefer it to be:
a) Less fast paced (No “We run into Montezuma and then we meet Napoleon and then guess what we save the Earth from colliding with it’s future self!)
b) More subtle. I can’t really give an example of what I want, but certainly not common time travel where you somehow seem to never run into your future self, though you meet your previous selves all the time.
c) Focused on the story rather than characters. The flow of time should be something they preserve, not wander willy nilly throughout. They should be focused on the job they have to do, and so should the story.
d) Not cliche. No going to Pompeii, or pepperpots with one word vocabularies, or blue police boxes. (Sorry, Who fans).
Of course, I could write my own story…
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bluestarrox
in April 24th, 2010 @ 20:13
maybe we could be a squad that keeps time in order. and there can be hpbs and other things that try to mess up time and we work for the guy who made time travel possible.
So. I plea agian. VGAPAS!! ( VERY GREAT AND POWERFUL ADMIN.)) P*EASE!
It would be a great RPG, but I think everyone would have to agree before leaving a time period, so confusion doesn’t take over. Maybe each part has one time, and when we move to a new time period, a new thread is created. It sounds really great, and I would personally love it.
GAPAs, please?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I think this sounds AWESOME! Seconded!
…oh, wait. My name is up there. XP
Okay, so this is one of the ideas I occasionally have: a MuseBlog Summer Scavenger Hunt-Quest-Thing for enaction in Real Life.
Now by scavenger hunt I don’t mean scavenger hunt like “Go and find a blue thing and bring it back. Go and find a stick. Go and find something beginning with M.” I mean like we could come up with a list of Stuff We Want To Do Over The Summer, and all try to do as much of it as we can. Liiiike… we decide that this summer, we’re going to try to hug at least three trees. Or, one day, pretend that we are a time traveler. Or walk around in bare feet outside for an entire day. Randomly awesome/awesomely random things. You get the picture.
MuseBlog: Strangely Unified Actions, One Day At A Time.
I’m in.
First item for a MuseBlogger to complete:
Hug a tree three times today.
*searches for trees*
Trees? What trees? What’s a tree?
I have… Grass.
I have … dead grass. That’s it.
What grass?
And trees, but they snappend in the rain.
Hug one tree three times? Can they be in quick succession or on separate occasions? Or should it have been three separate trees, one hug apiece?
I just ran outside and hugged three of the trees on my block. It’s fun to scare the neighbors.
I’m tempted to go do that… Hm. Maybe. Maybe not.
Done!
I hugged the dogwood tree, the Japanese Maple, and the crab apple tree, who is my friend. I love that tree.
Oh! I’m in! *goes and hugs three trees* *is lucky to actually have three different trees*
Welcome to tomorrow! Second item for a MuseBlogger to complete? Hmm.
How about: say hello to a random person.
Hm…kind of late for-HELLO!!!!!! Okay, all done. (=^.^=) Kitty says hi!
I said hello to someone, and i got 5 bucks!
Aww, poor bookgirl and Selenium! You two live in the city, don’t you?
Yes, but I have a sort of bonsai, one roughly 2×2.5 meter philodenduron, the spikeball who’s name escapes me and my sister’s assorted small potted plants all in our room, as well as various other plants in the apartment.* Does a 5ft ficus benjamina count as tree?
*My dad has quite a green thumb.
Yes. Hong Kong is notoriously un-nature-y. In the city, there is virtually no grass/trees, and the grass that exists, we are not allowed to step on. ‘Please keep off grass.’
Do you think you could perform artificial respiration on the Urban Legends thread, i.e. haul it back up to the top, next to the Random thread and the Neophyte thread? It’s kind of dead, and I miss it.
Go post on it if you want it to be non-dead.
What Piggy said. Often threads are dead for a reason.
Is there a way that the Who’s Here section could show GAPAs as something other than members? It would be helpful in judging how long moderation might take. (I don’t have a problem with slow moderation, it would just help make judgements on RPGs and such.)
Perhaps a World Cup thread would be in order? Perhaps not. I’m not sure how much traffic it would get.
It’d get my traffic. OOH-ESS-AY! OOH-ESS-AY!
Let’s Get Physionomical!
The Theatre
Just Friends
Oops, Just Friends is still here. Ha. Ha. Just kidding! *headdesk*
We need a Cats and Dogs thread where we talk about cats and dogs. And who’s better.
Um, no thanks….
You do know of the origin of
I was kidding about the whos better thing.
Well, in my opinion,
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Don’t we have some sort of Pets thread, somewhere? If not, I’m in for one.
We do have a thread about pets and other animals. But it’s ancient, so I’ve just conjured up a new one. Enjoy!
I think we need a new Harry Potter Trivia thread, the old one is a bit unwieldy and people seem to be ignoring it.
‘Tis done.
Uh…the link leads to “Weird Chess Experiments”…either I’m totally confused or the link is broken.
Oops! I transposed the middle numbers. It’s fixed now.
I also think we need a new Romance & Relationships thread, with 616 comments.
I just visited the dreams thread and it’s on the longer side, with nearly 400 comments.
New dreams thread, up and running.
Thank you! I would have said thank you on the new thread itself, but I only remembered to right after I hit the comment button, and I didn’t want to make it a double post.
I think we should create a thread for designing a city/region/something, sort of like the Floating, Underwater, Extraterrestrial, or Otherwise Exotic City Design Thread.
The GAPAs try to keep from creating redundant threads, so is there any reason you can’t use that one?
Okay, just to keep momentum up, a repost of what I said back in April regarding a Yuri’s Night party next year…
I think that MB should hold a virtual Yuri’s Night party… in April of NEXT year. I say this because:
1) We’d never organize in time for April 12th of this year.
2) Seeing how much resistance there was to a Moon Landing Day party in the summer, I realize a late March-early April party is never going to be approved unless it’s a one-time thing that never happens again. Thus, as next year is the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight, I feel it should be the one time this party takes place.
All ideas which follow are subject to suggestion, criticism, change, and evolution…
Who: Any MuseBloggers who wish to attend. If you wish to assume the persona of a technician, astronaut, or spy or just create some sort of backstory for yourself, you’re welcome, but it’s not mandatory.
When: March 20th to April 17th, 2011.
Where: On the Yuri’s Night thread. Within the classic Muse Academy ballroom, decorated to resemble a room aboard Space Station Odyssey in all ways possible.
Food:
Décor: 2001: A Space Odyssey is the general reference. 2011 as seen by 1961. A large ballroom entered through sliding doors in the Star Trek fashion. Models and framed photographs showing the highlights of spaceflight and SF in the past 50 years decorate the room. (Yes, lots of gorgeous Hubble shots) “In-storyâ€, we are aboard a rotating space station, and large “windows†(Perhaps floor-to-ceiling) will show the rest of the station, the Earth below, the moon and stars, and every now and then, shuttles and cargo ships flying up to dock with the station. (The windows being just TV screens and all of this being stock footage or CGI.) Perhaps announcements over a PA periodically to announce the “dockingsâ€.
Music: A live band, playing a mix of 60s classics, New Age electronica, and any other favorites requested. Any MBer who wishes to drop in and play with the band may.
Dress: Futuristic formal. Black suits and ties, glow-in-the-dark dresses, neatly pressed jumpsuits, shirtsleeves with pocket protectors and skinny ties, Starfleet dress uniform, and the like. Go for a 60s feel, but nothing too hippie.
The goings-on: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering spaceflight, and the completion of Space Station Odyssey, various distinguished employees from the space agencies of the world have been invited to enjoy a civilized evening of dancing, music, intelligent conversation, and Earthwatching. (Binoculars provided at windows by wungs.) But keep on your toes, as befits the anniversary of such a prominent Cold War event, espionage and intrigue are in the air…
You’re right, we definitely wouldn’t get it organized in time for April of this year.
((Don’t yell, I know it’s a repost.))
I’m not yelling, I’m laughing at my own carelessness.
I approve. *approves*
I most definitely approve, agree, and encourage heartily.
I’m a cat. I approve of this idea.
We need some kind of MB animal shelter. With like, wungs, GOOD HPBs, dogs, cats, you know, blog animals.
YESYESYES That would be amazing!
We should have a new Coy Woodness thread. The latest one I can find is 2009.1. Also, it’s kinda dying out.
A part 2 the 670+posts random thread?
Hi! So, this being me, I was wondering if we could get a new Hot Topics thread—the current one has 420 posts and is getting a bit unwieldy.
I have an amazing Idea for a new thread…. At the camp I went to recently, there was this activity called acting improv…. In it there were several improv games we would play, including this one called sphinx. In said game a few people would line up to make the “sphinx” will everyone else was free to line up and ask questions to said “sphinx, who would answer by each person saying one word, though it rarely was gramaticly correct or made sense. Sphinx reminded me of this activity people in my school would do, where a group of people would pass around a paper and each would write a word or two to make a story. When I told this to people at the camp they loved it and it became known as “Written Sphinx.” I personally think this would be really fun to do on muse blog, with one person starting by posting a word and the next person copying and pasting and adding a word of their own, and so on and so forth…. The only downside is that for everything to go smoothly, moderation would have to go relatively fast, to insure that multiple people don’t add a different words to the same post and make it more confusing… Opinions?
We could play that on the Games Thread. Also if more than one Word was added, the sentence could branch off into two sentences.
Instead of posting a single word at a time, though, you should post the entire sentence so far and add the new word to the end. Then the next person can copy and paste that sentence before adding the next word.
We need a thread for fanblogging!
What is fanblogging?
Fangirling and fanboying and fanfiction writing!
Umm… We already have that. It’s called most of the blog.
Well, certainly the Geeky TV Shows thread and the Muse Fanfic thread.
True.
I seem to be doing a lot of asking for new threads lately when they get too long. This time, I’ll ask for a new Hot Topics thread. 425 comments is quite a bit longer than the number its predecessor 2010.1 was retired at.
Thanks for keeping an eye out for length, FF. We lose count sometimes, here in GAPA-space.
A new quotes thread would be nice.
Thou hast it — though hereabouts we call them “quotations.”
I know. Dvorak’s difficult and I’m trying to conserve letters.
I see. I do the same thing when I’m moderating on my cellphone. Good luck with Dvorak!
Thanks.
We need a Pokemon thread. Not rpg, but thread. To discuss it.
Seconded out of nostalgia.
Third out of obsession.
Fourth for the same reason as LBK. Pokemon!
Can’t we all just go to Computer and Video Games? It hasn’t seen a lot of action lately.
I didn’t know that thread exists. Wow.
What about a thread to disscuss ghosts, demons, and other supernatural beings?
In terms of their portrayal in fiction and mythology, or supposing that they’re real and talking about looking for evidence that they exist and such?
Perhaps just in general.
Yes.
49- I know you’ve been told this before, but the GAPAs prefer not to have that kind of thread, generally. For example, they refused to make a Doctor Who thread. I’m sure there are lots of other examples that aren’t sticking out at the moment.
Could we have some sort of ‘Neat Gadgets’ thread, for discussing/comparing various neat gadgets? It seems like there are lots of people asking for comparisons between a couple different electronic devices, and it would be handy to have a thread for that.
Hmm…interesting idea, actually. I like that.
I’d be surprised if no one has ever asked for a Star Trek thread.
It’s getting close to the time for a Back to School thread…
Maybe we should have a new Our Reclusive Gardens thread. Nobody is really going on it anymore.
Um, is it possible to rearrange Who’s Here to list people by their current names? Some MBers have changed their names multiple times, and if you don’t know what their original names were, they’re really hard to find.
Randomosity:
We’ve considered that. To do it, though, we’d have to re-alphabetize the list every time a MuseBlogger changed ens name — too much work!
Maybe WordPress now has a simple database plug-in that would do the job for us. I’ll check. Meanwhile, you can easily find names by searching on the Web page with control-F.
In lieu of that thing going on in Partial Scripts (the Embi family), I’d like to request a thread for it; as it will eventually get so big and posted so sporadically that we have no ability to recombine the scenes into something that makes a bit of sense.
Witchneko:
I’ve given the Embi family its own thread. Blaze away, O Embers!
NEW DEMIGOD RPG!
Please.
I said PLEASE!
Pretty please?
Pretty please with a cherry on top? And all the fixin’s?
Beautiful please?
Don’t make me say it.
Seconded.
Thirded!
GAPAS! NEW DEMIGOD RPG P*EASE!
Maybe there could be a version of the ‘Who’s Here’ page but arranged in chronological order, with the most recent additions (ie newest ‘phytes) to the blog at the bottom.
That sounds like a cool idea. If nothing else, I’m sure MBers would volunteer to organize the list themselves, given a thread.
How about posting the chronological list as comments on the “Who’s Here” page?
That could work too- I was worried that the page would get way too big, but I suppose that’s not a real problem.
Now how would i do this? I suppose could just start searching dates, starting with August 1, 2005, and go from there… But I don’t have a good way to find Gaboomba-era bloggers then.
Ah well, I’ll start with those on the Who’s here list, then go find early threads and list from there.
This will be complicated.
This will be complicated. I just got to what I thought was March ’06, only to discover that I was reading everything utterly wrong.
I blame my dyslexia. But now I have to start all over. Drat.
Well, since it shows the date everyone came on in the ‘Who’s Here’ section, it would just be a matter of rearranging them by date instead of alphabetical order, wouldn’t it?
Based off the whole “do you remember when” tangent, which seems to be on a good portion of the random thread, how about a thread for stuff like that? Relating our own experiences of “I remember I was” for 9/11, Michael Jackson’s death, Katrina? How it was for us when the Internet and iPods first started happening? Sort of pooling our remembered history? Seems like all it needs is a catchy title.
Seconded!
And delivered — all except for the catchy title.
Alternate Universe Bunny Apocalypse: Rewind to the time of the first bunny apocalypse. Instead of staying on Earth to fight the bunnies, the Resisters build a rocket and fly off in search of another planet to colonize. Trouble is, more planets are bunny-occupied than they think …
(This would be good for older bloggers who feel nostalgic, and younger bloggers who missed the first BA.)
Which would be me. Seconded.
Thirded. <3 I was on the original BA; this would be cool.
GAPAs, is there any way to finagle the current search plugin or find a new search plugin to give search results in temporal order? It’s quite difficult to find things with the current method–there seems to be no rhyme or reason.
Could Demigod RPG have another thread, please?
Seconded. It needs one.
New Demigod thread granted.
Suggestions-
We need a Tajikistan day thread on September 9th, because it’s an amazingly named country.
Steampunk thread? I love steampunk, I think it deserves a thread.
Steampunk thread would be cool.
Thirded.
If steampunk is a bit too specific, we can use the cooler name “retrofuture”.
I need to make a steampunk thing in GIMP… We visited an antique auto museum, there was one car with headlights perfect for steampunk goggles.
That’s cool, because “retrofuture” can cover several other styles besides Steampunk, like Dieselpunk and Atompunk.
And Clockpunk. Never forget clockpunk. It’s my favorite.
Heh. I actually did not see any of this before posting my idea on the CR thread.
Gah. I don’t really understand steampunk… I’ve tried to read the Wikipedia article, but it just confused me more. *headdesk* Help?
The explanation I usually give is “The function of modern technology, except made using steam/ clockwork powered technology”
Such as (an actual historical example) a steam powered car, or an analouge calculator.
Here’s an explanation I gave somebody on another site:
“Basically, the “-punk” genres of fiction take the technology that existed at a given point in history and imagine it jacked up to modern, near-future, or fantastic levels. Steampunk, for example, is based on the steam-powered technology that existed at the end of the 19th Century, but in a Steampunk story you might have a steam-powered spaceship, a steam-driven suit of powered armor, or a steam-powered raygun shooting “aetherial electro-pulses” (Since Steampunk is based on Victorian times, there’s a lot of Victorian-style technobabble thrown around.) Atompunk, similarly, would be based on 1950s predictions of atomic-powered technology and Science Fiction of that era. “
GAPAs, I have a question/request: could you “fix” the searches? Let me explain: when you entered (for example) “alter ego” in the search box, it used to give you the threads in chronological order. Now they seem randomly organized, which seems less practical to me. I don’t know if you can change it, just thought I’d point it out.
I’ve re-set the search option to “chronological” instead of “relevance.” Let me know if that does the trick. I can also add Boolean searches if you’d like more control over the syntax.
It seems to be much more usable now. I don’t know if Boolean searches will be either necessary or ever used.
What are Boolean searches?
Could we have a Miscellaneous Trivia-Off thread?
I like that idea… Maybe we could talk about trivia on Random Factoids though.
Yes! I was just thinking we needed something like that too!
Not a bad idea. I’ll start it.
Creepy…I just thought I was you (I had an avatar like yours for awhile) and was thinking, “When did I post that?” Then I looked at the name.
/random randomness
We should start our Halloween Ball planning soon, I think.
Seconded! I was just wondering about that.
Last year the planning thread opened on the 26th of September because the ball lasted from October 13th to the 31st. The ball shouldn’t last longer because it unavoidably dies during that long of a period of time. I think we can wait a bit before we start planning.
I suppose it would be time for the planning thread now, then?
Perhaps a post-9/11 discussion thread to commemorate it, and listed under whatever category “Hot Topics” was. It is indeed a hot topic, but if anyone here had relatives in the towers, it could be a good place to vent.
Personally, I think Piggy knows best, but I third. Just because we start the planning early doesn’t mean we have to start the ball early.
That’s a nice aphorism, isn’t it? “Piggy knows best.”
Indeed.
And to myself, do SHUT UP. There’s already a Hot Topics thread, and if people had wanted to talk about 9/11 then they would’ve by now.
Castle (and others): I’m currently reading and highly recommend The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright. It’s a history of the Islamic extremist movement that led to the 9/11 attacks, starting in the 1950s. It’s excitingly written, well researched, and fascinating.
Thank you, I printed out a Wikipedia article so as not to forget it next time I was at the library.
A new Alter ego thread, please, GAPAs?
Yes we do need a new Alter Ego thread.
I’d like a LGBTQetc thread… And I realize that there could be some overlap with R&R, and Hot Topics, but a lot of stuff isn’t quite covered by either of those.
seconded.
Thirded!
Fourthed? Is that how you say that? Fourtheded? I fourth this? Either way…
Fifthed/Fiftheded!
Sixthed.
GAPAs, though ’twas a long time ago I have realized I have forgotten to say please. *bows* Forgive me.
Please?
GAPAs? Is this enough to warrant a thread, or does it just seem extraneous?
It does seem to overlap with existing threads, as you pointed out initially. Why not use one of them for this?
Because sometimes what you want to say doesn’t really fit in either. R&R is for R&R, and you can have LGBTQetc R&R, and plenty of our LGBTQetc business is R&R, sure. And then there’s Hot Topics, in which we can discuss LGBTQetc stuff on a larger scale. But sometimes I know I have things to say that aren’t about romance or about LGBTQetc big-picture stuff. Stuff like conversations I have with friends about what it means to be straight and bi and gay, or discussions on how to come out to friends and family, or personal anecdotes on being LGBTQetc, or having a friend come out to me, or really anything of that nature. It’s not quite R&R, and it’s not quite a Hot Topic. (Saying that it’s not a Hot Topic gave me the warm fuzzies, by the way. MuseBlog is a more accepting environment than my school even, and the view from my school is San Francisco.) It’s just a place to talk about it in our lives. I know I’d use it.
So I’m seventhing it.
Forgive me for being a n00b but…what does LGBTQ stand for?
It’s the first five letters of an alphabet soup which basically means ‘anybody who isn’t straight’. I think those five are Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, or something like that.
I think the Q is for questioning.
Either way. I use it for both, because to me Queer means Gender Queer, which I am.
I think in some cases Queer can mean “anyone who is GLBTetc”
Oh. You’re probably right.
LGBTQQIAP is how I know it, which is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, questioning, genderqueer, intersex, asexual, and pansexual.
My friend and I came up with “QUAGBLITS.”I think it stood for queer, unsure, asexual, gay, bisexual, lesbian, intersex, transexual. On the one hand, it’s completely made up; on the other hand, it’s pronounceable, which is a bonus.
Oh, I just found on wikipedia: “Another acronym that has begun to spread is QUILTBAG, from Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Trans, Bisexual, Asexual, Gay. Again, this is not a common term.”
I tend to use LGBTEtc. for reasons of typing convenience.
GAPAs?
You know even as a straight individual I want to participate in this thread if for nothing else then the acronym lesson.
Most of them are actually initialisms (since they’re not pronounceable).
I second this.
NaNoBraSto thread, please?
I second that motion.
Seconded!
Third/fourthed or whatever it is…
Fifthed? Is fifthed the correct term?
Anyway, I fifth this.
Sixthed! Please?
Could there be a thread for warm fuzzies? A place where we could tell everybody on MB what they mean to us? So for example MBer 1 posts: MBer 2 is awesome! She always is there to give me choklit when I’m feeling down and she has the best posts on our RPG!
There’s a WIN thread…is the concept similar enough to make a WIN/Warm Fuzzies thread?
WIN is about awesome moments in life in general. The warm fuzzies thread would be to tell people reasons you appreciate them.
We should have a new Philosophy thread- it’s pretty old, and small. I think if we get a new one, it will fill up.
Maybe we should have a Muse TV thread, where we write a “TV Guide” listing for an imaginary Muse TV channel. There would be news reports covering Kokons and goings-on in Kokonino County, documentaries about things Muse has done articles about, serialized episodes based on events in the various RPGs, and in the commercial breaks, campaign ads for Koko, advertising for MA, the H&H, and the Emporium, and Army-style recruiting ads for fighting against the HPBs.
I second this.
There were MuseCasts a long time ago that remind me of your idea, although it would probably be a little different.
I third this!
And Mostly harmless? Right?
I fourth this.
I fifth this idea.
I’m in, if we can make it work logistically.
I made a logo!
Cool! Can we see it?
Sure, soon as my iPod finishes charging. And I find it, it my deep, deep pile of Muse. I made it on ArtSudio lite, so it has a ‘Get Free Version’ button in the corner, which can be deleted on GIMP or DrawSomething
Can we do this, but wait until december when NaNo is over?
Iggy: Yo! GAPA’s! Before I blow up something, pie girl wants me to threaten, well, she said gently remind you about this. KTHXBI!
We should find some way to play a Muse version of Mafia.
Yes! Make that werewolf. Or I know- HPBs. They can either bunnify or kill a person each round.
70- I second that.
72- That’s brilliant!
Making a new picture for the random thread each month takes lots of time and effort, and for the past few months, there hasn’t been a new picture until the very end of the month. How about, instead of having a picture for each month, there is a picture for each season? Then, there wouldn’t be as much pressure and time required, and there would still be flamablamablous pictures at the top of the blog.
Or, for a secondary idea… A few years ago, there weren’t special photoshop-genius pictures posted, but just images from the magazine. Pictures look nice at the top of the blog, and they can be of anything muserly, even if they’re not specially designed. When the GAPAs have time, they can post custom pictures, but there would always be something brightening up the home page.
Or we can make them. *just a thought.*
Yes, it’s gotten to the point that I’m used to not seeing anything on top of the home page, and that is sad. How about famous works of art?
I miss the pictures, too.
Or…
Musers could send in pictures that they had made, and those pictures could take turns at the top of the random thread? That way, if Lady Bunniful made a picture, great, it would go to the top of the thread, but if not, we still have fresh, original pictures for the thread?
I dunno, just an idea.
I support this motion.
I think that’s a really good idea. I mean, if the GAPAs had time they might even be able to rotate through the MBers pictures if there were more than one, and Rebecca would still be able to post her pictures when she had one ready to go up.
I, too, miss seeing the artwork on the home page. I think that it’s a great part of the personality and feel of the blog.
I support this!
(Does anybody think it would be pretentious of me to go ahead and make a picture for the random thread?)
Not at all. Send them in!
All sentiments fifthed.
Well, we could use a bunch of what people are saying. Lady Bunniful could work on pictures when she feels she can finish in time for a month, musers can work on pictures to submit, and occasionally we can use Muse photos and possibly works of art pertaining to the theme. Heh, no? I’ll go crawl under the NaNoWriMo rock now.
Should we start our Holiday Party planning about now?
SFTDP, but we *did* start our Holiday Party Planning a week ago last year…
Hear, hear: we need to plan this party. That’s always more fun than the party itself anyway.
Would it be possible to have a list of threads that currently have the most thumbs up at the top, instead of the “Currently Popular”? If so, may I suggest the title “Most Enjoyed Pages”?
*gently reminds the GAPAs about a party planning thread*
*knows he’s a nuisance*
*knows he is not a nuisance*
We should write a survival guide for when the bunnies come.
SECONDED.
I love this idea. ‘Step 1: Memorize all the music you can find that’s in 3/4.’
“Stock up on Waltz Music.”
“Chapter 1: Before the attacks: What to do now. Chapter 2: Barricading the home from the menaces.” By the way, how is depigmetizer liquid created?
I know it has bleach in it.
THIRDED!
Oh good. There’s one piece I’ve played that’s in a very rhythmic 3/4. Look up ‘Lincolnshire Posy Movement 6’.
Oooh, yes! And it should have a “Recorded Encounters” section like in The Zombie Survival Guide.
It could have fighting techniques, how to know if the Bunny Apocalypse has come, what to do, how to defend yourself, how to cure bunnification, encounters, behavior, etc… We could also include some of the summaries of the research conducted on the HPB thread.
I found a piece of paper on my desk while cleaning. It said, “12/6/10 Dear self, I’m worried the HPBs might wipe the knowledge from my brain so I’m recording-” and the rest of the paper was gone and there were tooth marks, as if it had been nibbled, on it.
I can’t remember writing that, but it’s in my handwriting. I would remember it if I had written it on 12/6/10. We need to take action. The HPBs are drawing nearer and nearer.
I like this idea!
Sicne I failed NaNo, can we have a thread for writing in general? Where we can, like, post our word count, give and critique plots, etc. Not NaNo, though, like long term novel.
We have a Books in Progress thread, but it’s a bit dead. A new one would be flammy.
I think we should have a thread for when bad things happen, like failing a subject in school, etc. Like a “Depressed” thread.
Like these?
GAPAs, I hate to be a bother, but we have seven requests for a LBGTQ etc thread, can we have it? If it truly seems unnecessary, then okay, I’m just looking for resolution. Sorry to bother you. *choklit to GAPAs*
If, GAPAs, you consider it unnecessary, perhaps we could change the R&R thread to R&R and LGBTQetc, or something? It seems as though there are quite a few things that don’t quite fit on R&R or Hot Topics, as Cat’s Eye said in 68.2.1.1. Of course, then we would probably go through even more R&R threads…
the issue is more why you feel like you can’t talk about relationship issues that are LGBTQ, not that a separate thread should be created, in my opinion.
as in, do you not feel comfortable talking about it there? cause if so…:( that should be fixed.
Sorry, Sudo, we didn’t think there was any particular urgency.
We think one of the great strengths of MuseBlog is that everyone can participate as a complete individual self, without being stuck with any particular label. “We’re all Musers here” isn’t an empty slogan. Sexual orientation is a human experience, and that’s where we’d like to keep the focus. Yes, it’s true that the outside world has not yet given full equality to everyone, but here on MuseBlog we can practice toward building that future.
(68.2.1.1.) You make some good points, Cat’s Eye, though I do think some of the topics you mention could easily go on the Random thread. (And note to everyone: “relationships” doesn’t have to mean “romance.” Otherwise we could just call it the “R” thread.)
But you did start us thinking about the many different ways that people come out of many different closets. We all have to negotiate with ourselves and others as to what we should/want/need to share of our inner lives and with whom. Maybe we could make a thread about that.
I know my school had a thing called “If you really knew me”, where people anonymously admitted things about themselves that they tend to hide from the world.
That’s a notion that ran through my head, which I definitely should have considered more. It sounds a bit like the advice column, though. Maybe we could sort of turn the advice column into a personal life anonymity-optional thread? I don’t know what it would be called, but it could work.
I used Rants and Plaints. Not ideal though.
The Advice Column would imply that those posting want advice. Many may not, and simply want to share.
Right, which is why I wanted to sorta want to change it a bit.
Well, MB was the first place I came out, and it was definitely the best place I could have chosen. That’s what I love about this place- it has all the wide range and experience of the greater Internet, without all the haters and trolls. I wonder if there’s anywhere else with that kind of perfect balance.
Hey, why didn’t anyone let me know about the anonymous thing? </joking Nah, I don't mind people thinking I'm insane.
I sort of think we already have most of the threads we need, but if people feel more comfortable with a special thread then perhaps it's a good idea.
Okay, just to keep momentum up, and inspired by the sentiments expressed on the Random Thread, a repost of what I said back in April and again in June regarding a Yuri’s Night party next year…
I think that MB should hold a virtual Yuri’s Night party… in April of 2011. Seeing how much resistance there was to a Moon Landing Day party in the summer, I realize a late March-early April party is never going to be approved unless it’s a one-time thing that never happens again. Thus, as next year is the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight, I feel it should be the one time this party takes place.
IMPORTANT: all ideas which follow are subject to suggestion, criticism, change, and evolution and none should be considered to be set in stone…
Who: Any MuseBloggers who wish to attend. If you wish to assume the persona of a technician, astronaut, or spy or just create some sort of backstory for yourself, you’re welcome, but it’s not mandatory.
When: March 20th to April 17th, 2011.
Where: On the Yuri’s Night thread. Within the classic Muse Academy ballroom, decorated to resemble a room aboard Space Station Odyssey in all ways possible.
Food: TBD
Décor: 2001: A Space Odyssey is the general reference. 2011 as seen by 1961. A large ballroom entered through sliding doors in the Star Trek fashion. Models and framed photographs showing the highlights of spaceflight and SF in the past 50 years decorate the room. (Yes, lots of gorgeous Hubble shots) “In-storyâ€, we are aboard a rotating space station, and large “windows†(Perhaps floor-to-ceiling) will show the rest of the station, the Earth below, the moon and stars, and every now and then, shuttles and cargo ships flying up to dock with the station. (The windows being just TV screens and all of this being stock footage or CGI.) Perhaps announcements over a PA periodically to announce the “dockingsâ€.
Music: A live band, playing a mix of 60s classics, New Age electronica, and any other favorites requested. Any MBer who wishes to drop in and play with the band may.
Dress: Futuristic formal. Black suits and ties, glow-in-the-dark dresses, neatly pressed jumpsuits, shirtsleeves with pocket protectors and skinny ties, Starfleet dress uniform, and the like. Go for a 60s feel, but nothing too hippie.
The goings-on: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering spaceflight, and the completion of Space Station Odyssey, various distinguished employees from the space agencies of the world have been invited to enjoy a civilized evening of dancing, music, intelligent conversation, and Earthwatching. (Binoculars provided at windows by wungs.) But keep on your toes, as befits the anniversary of such a prominent Cold War event, espionage and intrigue are in the air…
People who have already expressed support for this idea:
LittleBasementKitten
Selenium the Quafflebird
Cat’s Eye
Additional people who were in favor of a 1960s summer MA party in honor of Moon Landing Day last year:
Zinc
Cerulean Pyros
RoseQuartz
Starr
Additional person who participated in impromptu Yuri’s Night celebration in the H&H this year:
Piggy
I’m in.
You already said you were in, your name’s on the list.
“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
I’m in too. Sounds excellent.
I’ve noticed a few more problems with the word filter. Looking through a Coy Woodnesse thread, I saw that things in the middle of non-English words were being snipped–for instance: “Hajimema[snipped]e”. I think that snip had been a strong version of, uh, fecal matter. I think that adding a space before the snippable word would fix the problem, or at least improve it. It seems to have worked for the aforementioned word’s younger brother.
Also, is there going to be another signature shirt?
Okay, revised list:
People who have already expressed support for a 2011 Yuri’s Night party on MB:
LittleBasementKitten
Selenium the Quafflebird
Cat’s Eye
Shadowfire
Additional people who were in favor of a 1960s summer MA party in honor of Moon Landing Day in the summer of 2009:
Zinc
Cerulean Pyros
RoseQuartz
Starr
Additional person who participated in impromptu Yuri’s Night celebration in the H&H this year:
Piggy
First I suggest a suggestion box thread for 2011.
Then I suggest a Books and Reading thread for 2011.
Cooking and Recipes/Culinary Disasters?
Here is an idea coming to me right before dinner: a MuseBlog band! We could record the same song and send it in to one person (me, perhaps) who could compile it into one Mp3! It could be a race- the first person to finish the song wins….
Not likely, but fun to dream about.
Ooh, I posted something about having a MuseBlog orchestra a while back! I forget where and when, though. Anyway, that would be extremely spiffing if we could get it to work. Maybe we could choose a piece, and then a common tempo for everyone to play it to?
And then video one of the GAPAs conducting it so that we can all play it watching the same conductor? (like the YouTube orchestra project q few years ago :D)
That would be so awesome. We must try it. Please?
YES, WE MUST. I WILL DEVOTE MY LIFE TO THIS PROJECT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE AGREE. You can tell how excited (understatement of the century) I am because I was typing in caps lock, and I rarely do that here.
If enough people express interest, maybe we could have a specific thread devoted to it, GAPAs, please?
Well, I’m interested, obviously.
Yes, so that makes three.
A while back (post 57), I mentioned something about having a version of the Who’s Here page, but in chronological order of the arrivals of each MBer. I thought it would be nice to able to see when one arrived in relation to everyone else, and actually visualise how old or new one is to the ‘Blog.
Well, this evening, since I have just finished exams and had nothing (urgent) that needed doing, I decided to put in all the names in Excel, copy out the dates for each one into an adjacent column, and then sort the whole thing by date. Ergo, I now have, on my computer, that very list that I mentioned but which never really took hold. It took me most of the evening, but I love you guys too much.
Would the GAPAs want me to post it as a comment on the Who’s Here page, or would it be too long? It has 640 rows on Excel. Or I could just send the Excel document to one of your emails and you could put it up as a separate page? If so, which email would you prefer?
Selenium: Why don’t you post it as a comment, and then we’ll cut and paste it onto a separate page?
The gmail address please. It’s better for handling attachments.
So, er…which one of those do I do?
Okay, well, I’ll see if the comment works, and if not, I’ll do it by email. They have the dates twice because I didn’t want to go and delete all the pre-existing dates that were there; typing out the dates again took enough time as it were.
[We’ve cut-and-pasted the list onto its own page.]
I realize this probably wouldn’t work, but would it be possible for the paleo accounts to be able to have status messages? They would be just like our avatars, like, every time we changed them, it would say what we changed them to on all of our previous posts.
Could we have a new Visual Arts thread? I realize the old one has only 300 comments or so but it’s taking forever to load on my computer.
Agreed.
Could we have another Words and Names thread? I found one via the random button, and it looked fun, though we haven’t had one in years.