̶W̶H̶O̶ ̶W̶I̶L̶L̶ ̶A̶W̶A̶R̶D̶ ̶M̶E̶ ̶M̶Y̶ ̶2̶̶̶0̶̶̶0̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶ ̶3̶0̶0̶T̶H̶ ̶R̶E̶P̶U̶T̶A̶T̶I̶O̶N̶ ̶P̶O̶I̶N̶T̶?̶?̶ I WANT TO THANK ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE . . .

[BelindaN]

I just had no idea about any of this stuff.  Having said that I did win the day a bit back, and was shocked, pleased and embarassed to read that in my profile.

Oh well, I'm a lesser person not only in the size and complexity of my Inventory, but I also now know that I'm like fourth division in reputationsl terms amongst the towering giants of the forum.....who drone on a lot more than me. Haha!

[Luna Bliss]

OMG Madelaine, giving me a 'like' for that expression of gibberish!  How can you continue to participate in this miasma of corruption taking place under our very feet, on the forum soil?
*Anymore of this wanton display of emoticon excess and I am referring you to Emoticon Anonymous!    ;0

[Madelaine McMasters]

9 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

OMG Madelaine, giving me a 'like' for that expression of gibberish!  How can you continue to participate in this miasma of corruption taking place under our very feet, on the forum soil?
*Anymore of this wanton display of emoticon excess and I am referring you to Emoticon Anonymous!    ;0

Earlier in the thread, I said I was going to like every post in this thread. I didn't say I was going to read them.

[Love Zhaoying]

Now that the “unqueering” thread is posted here, and this thread is posted on the “unqueering” thread, you’ve crossed the threads! We may be stuck here and there forever. (“Don’t Cross the Streams!” - Ghostbusters)

[Luna Bliss]

14 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

24 minutes ago, Luna Bliss said:

OMG Madelaine, giving me a 'like' for that expression of gibberish!  How can you continue to participate in this miasma of corruption taking place under our very feet, on the forum soil?
*Anymore of this wanton display of emoticon excess and I am referring you to Emoticon Anonymous!    ;0

Earlier in the thread, I said I was going to like every post in this thread. I didn't say I was going to read them.

Ok, well if you are going to participate in this emoticon corruption process, joining naughty Scylla in circumventing our TRUE knowledge of reputation status, then I will too, and you will be responsible for this turn of depravity.
I will give a 'thanks' to everyone on the thread...and continue till its end...

EDIT* I'm afraid fatigue and boredom set in, could only give thanks to 2 pages...

Edited October 14, 2018 by Luna Bliss

[Derekmate]

I was planing to win tomorrow having a few pic to share few lovely topic to start funny comment and jokes. But nahh 

See you in november happy Halloween 

[Talligurl]

On 10/12/2018 at 11:23 PM, Scylla Rhiadra said:

I have begun my inexorable ascent to Queen of the Forums!

 

On 10/13/2018 at 9:32 AM, Klytyna said:

Be careful what you wish for...

Be very careful

[Scylla Rhiadra]

26 minutes ago, Talligurl said:

 

Be very careful

I would never attempt to compete with She Who Must Be Obeyed. 

For one thing, it's not really a look I think I could pull off. But you seem to manage admirably!

 

[Lindal Kidd]

On 10/13/2018 at 2:26 PM, Madelaine McMasters said:

...stabs you with her trident, sets you on fire, stabs your ashes, then brushes them off the edge of the skybox she rezzed, just so she could have something off of which to brush your ashes.

Maddy, aren't you overreacting a tad?  After all, you ARE the Mother of The Daves.

[Madelaine McMasters]

3 minutes ago, Lindal Kidd said:

Maddy, aren't you overreacting a tad?  After all, you ARE the Mother of The Daves.

Me? Overreact?? Are you serious??? How dare you, Lindal!!!!

Besides, it was an immaculate conception, my gestation period was just over an hour, and octopi fetuses don't talk in the womb... or at all.

(...drops a hydrophone in the ocean and sends a message to her kids to eat any Kidds they encounter.)

[Lindal Kidd]

I read the fine print.  Fortunately, octopi can't spell, either, so they'll probably just eat each other instead of me.

But maybe I will wait just a little while to put out the Giant Octopus Monster that is part of my usual Halloween decorations for Masocado.  I never asked him his name, but it might be...Dave.

[Candice LittleBoots]

I don't wish to poke my pinkie into the bell-end of anyone's tiny trumpet, but reputation points, in isolation, are meaningless and possess zero significance.

The true worthiness quotient of a forum member =Z
X=community reputation (reputation points)
Y=content count (post count)

X/Y=Z

In summary:
If Z>1 (greater than one) you may consider yourself worthy.

If Z<1 (less than one) don't be ashamed, you're simply less appreciated and of less value.

At time of posting, my value is 4.46 

Edited October 15, 2018 by Candice LittleBoots
p.s. No bleating from those who littered the forum prior to the new rep era.

[Scylla Rhiadra]

1 hour ago, Lindal Kidd said:

the Mother of The Daves

Ok. Explanation please!

(I need all of the intel I can get on Maddy.)

[Scylla Rhiadra]

17 minutes ago, Candice LittleBoots said:

p.s. No bleating from those who littered the forum prior to the new rep era.

lol

I'm sure most of the "litter" blowing around these parts are too well-behaved and diplomatic to "bleat."

I, on the other hand . . .

 

ETA: I don't think anyone who really cares about community and individual contributions to it sees such a crude metric as an appropriate or accurate way to judge "value."

Edited October 15, 2018 by Scylla Rhiadra
Baaaaaa

[Selene Gregoire]

On 10/13/2018 at 11:14 AM, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Awwww! Well, aren't you just the biggest sweetheart ever, Ivanova! Thank you, and hugs!

Oh, I've never entirely left this place, and I'll be around. I'm actually in-world (a bit) for the first time in 4 years or so, so that's a thing.

 

Serious question.

Was it worth it for you to log back in after being gone that long? I've been gone close to that and have been debating logging in again for about a year now. 

[Scylla Rhiadra]

18 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said:

 

Serious question.

Was it worth it for you to log back in after being gone that long? I've been gone close to that and have been debating logging in again for about a year now. 

Yes, I think so? It fact, it's been kind of a hoot. Although ALSO surprisingly intimidating!

To be clear, I've had a week with much more leisure than is usual, and I know that my in-world time is going to be significantly constrained beginning, well, tomorrow. So I consciously decided to use this week to catch up with the new mesh tech for my avi and her clothes, so that when I DO find a few spare hours and then to log-in, I can get right down to doing the things I want to do, and not worry about shopping, and so forth. (That said, and though I've never been a big shopper, I've enjoyed that element! The new mesh clothing is mostly pretty fantastic, and it's been fun remodeling my avi a bit. But I don't want to make that a priority in the future -- and if you're not interested in updating, I don't think it's entirely necessary anyway.)

Of the three main things I want to do now that I'm back, I've been able to do two already. The first is reconnect with old friends. That part has been wonderful. A few of those old friends (such as Maddy) I've kept somewhat in touch with here, but some I haven't spoken to in 8 years or so. And even for those I've had contact with, the in-world dynamic is so different than exchanging DMs and posts that it's been worthwhile spending time in-world. (Perhaps Maddy can concur, or not.)

The second thing was dancing, generally combined with reconnecting. I've always enjoyed that, and it was fun to do it again.

The third thing was catching some in-world art. I haven't done that yet, but I'm really looking forward to it.

You were probably just wanting a "yes" or "no," right? ?

Yes. But I suppose it depends on how much of value you'll find still waiting for you in-world!

[Dillon Levenque]

1 hour ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Ok. Explanation please!

(I need all of the intel I can get on Maddy.)

It was a long time ago; I thought you were still here. Maybe it happened shortly after you'd been pulled away. It's not a long story, but the fun Maddy and the rest of us had stringing it out afterwards could fill volumes. For instance: this guy right here? He was a Dave. Maddy was terribly proud.

 

Edited October 15, 2018 by Dillon Levenque

[Lindal Kidd]

1 hour ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Ok. Explanation please!

(I need all of the intel I can get on Maddy.)

Some time ago, Maddy gave birth to...I forget the exact number...several hundred, anyway...octopi.  She named them all Dave, to avoid confusion.

[Scylla Rhiadra]

Just now, Lindal Kidd said:

Some time ago, Maddy gave birth to...I forget the exact number...several hundred, anyway...octopi.  She named them all Dave, to avoid confusion.

Oh. Ok. Got it.

That totally makes sense.

Really.

[Selene Gregoire]

31 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Yes, I think so? It fact, it's been kind of a hoot. Although ALSO surprisingly intimidating!

To be clear, I've had a week with much more leisure than is usual, and I know that my in-world time is going to be significantly constrained beginning, well, tomorrow. So I consciously decided to use this week to catch up with the new mesh tech for my avi and her clothes, so that when I DO find a few spare hours and then to log-in, I can get right down to doing the things I want to do, and not worry about shopping, and so forth. (That said, and though I've never been a big shopper, I've enjoyed that element! The new mesh clothing is mostly pretty fantastic, and it's been fun remodeling my avi a bit. But I don't want to make that a priority in the future -- and if you're not interested in updating, I don't think it's entirely necessary anyway.)

Of the three main things I want to do now that I'm back, I've been able to do two already. The first is reconnect with old friends. That part has been wonderful. A few of those old friends (such as Maddy) I've kept somewhat in touch with here, but some I haven't spoken to in 8 years or so. And even for those I've had contact with, the in-world dynamic is so different than exchanging DMs and posts that it's been worthwhile spending time in-world. (Perhaps Maddy can concur, or not.)

The second thing was dancing, generally combined with reconnecting. I've always enjoyed that, and it was fun to do it again.

The third thing was catching some in-world art. I haven't done that yet, but I'm really looking forward to it.

You were probably just wanting a "yes" or "no," right? ?

Yes. But I suppose it depends on how much of value you'll find still waiting for you in-world!

lol Well, yes, sort of on the yes or no, but, I'll take what I can get. 

Thanks. You've almost talked me into it. Almost. 

Maybe tomorrow after the job interview. 

[Scylla Rhiadra]

6 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said:

lol Well, yes, sort of on the yes or no, but, I'll take what I can get. 

Thanks. You've almost talked me into it. Almost. 

Maybe tomorrow after the job interview. 

In some ways, the biggest part of it for me was, weirdly, the sense of being intimidated. It's not actually a small emotional investment to re-enter a world in which one has made so many very real connections.

Give it a shot. Actually, give it two or three shots: it's actually difficult to know how one feels about it until one is at least a bit comfortable there again.

What have you got to lose?

(And give me a shout if you do get back in again!)

PS. Sorry. I'm very verbose. Always. My friends almost forgive me for it.

Edited October 15, 2018 by Scylla Rhiadra

[Selene Gregoire]

2 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

In some ways, the biggest part of it for me was, weirdly, the sense of being intimidated. It's not actually a small emotional investment to re-enter a world in which one has made so many very real connections.

Give it a shot. Actually, give it two or three shots: it's actually difficult to know how one feels about it until one is at least a bit comfortable there again.

What have you got to lose?

(And give me a shout if you do get back in again!)

PS. Sorry. I'm very verbose. Always. My friends almost forgive me for it.

My sanity? Or what's left of it. 

I remember how verbose you are. lol  You probably won't remember me though. I've been a resident since 2004, but, this is the longest I've ever been gone. Most of the people I knew left before I did so I'll be starting over as far as friends go. Is there a such thing as a n00b oldbie? If not, there just might be starting tomorrow. 

[Scylla Rhiadra]

4 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said:

I remember how verbose you are.

Well, so long as I leave a lasting impression!

Good luck! Let us (or even just me!) know how it goes!

[Selene Gregoire]

11 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

Well, so long as I leave a lasting impression!

Good luck! Let us (or even just me!) know how it goes!

lol You do and I will. That is if I don't forget. I have to try to sleep between now and then. 

And thank you! 

[Talligurl]

8 hours ago, Candice LittleBoots said:

I don't wish to poke my pinkie into the bell-end of anyone's tiny trumpet, but reputation points, in isolation, are meaningless and possess zero significance.

The true worthiness quotient of a forum member =Z
X=community reputation (reputation points)
Y=content count (post count)

X/Y=Z

In summary:
If Z>1 (greater than one) you may consider yourself worthy.

If Z<1 (less than one) don't be ashamed, you're simply less appreciated and of less value.

At time of posting, my value is 4.46 

3.56