Boo

[size=1]Just to clear this up: [list][*]First off, the discussion thread is not the claim thread. This thread is for discussing, suggestions and feedback, not for saying that you want to go next in the worm. That's what the GW thread itself is for, like it says in its rules. [*]Secondly Citric, you just went one piece ago. It might be fun to allow others a shot. [*]Thirdly you cannot just say that you will go or wont go depending on the last [i]person[/i]. Seriously, [i]what?[/i] It should depend on the piece before all, and besides, just wait with posting until you are sure who you are claiming after if you really insist. [*]Fourthly I would really not like to see another piece that has a ton of gradient, brushes and varying colours along the edge of the piece. That's either hell to follow up from for anyone who doesn't have the same gradients and brushes, or hell for me to edit to a usable shape. Besides, the entries must be [b].jpeg[/b] files, for reasons obvious to anyone who knows how to handle a graphic program. [*]Fifthly... [i][b]seriously[/b][/i]?[/list] So in any case. [b]POST THE CLAIMS IN THE OTHER THREAD[/b]. Any piece claims in this thread will be completely ignored. And also: everybody [b]READ THE RULES[/b] before you join in. With that said, I'm handing the next spot to [b]Sir Drift-A-Lot[/b] who clearly understood the rules and went to post their claim in the actual thread it should be posted it. *applauds*[/size]

[size=1]FINE. Either of you take the spot![/size]

[size=1]Borders are always the way to go. Its just that borders can be varied on. They can be dots or dashes, thick or thin, any colour of the rainbow, non symetrical, et cetera, [i]but[/i] I think a banner isn't a complete banner without any kind of border. So bleep. I get where Citric is coming from, though, because all five of the banners have the same kind of borders: a few pixels and only on two opposite sides. I don't mind it at all, but I can imagine that someone else would like to see some more variation. Okay, that out of the way, I love the stock in the first banner and would love to see the original so I can use it in future arts. :x Aside from that, the banner is easy on the eyes with a not so busy background, which is nice because the stock itself has a lot going on already, so yeah. I think however that the text, though placed well, is a bit too dark. I could see it working better if the borders had the same kind of colour, or there were more dark tones in the banner (which would frankly help support the "regret" phrase as well), but right now it just stands out a lot. [b]Edit:[/b] After some toying around with the banner, I think for aesthetic purposes, I would prefer just a lighter tone of text. Of the second banner you already know what I think. The third is just easy on the eyes and I like it, though I could imagine it having a little bit less thick borders and them on all sides. Or another option would be the use of transparancy. The fourth banner I think is pretty awesome as it is, though the stock could probably be blended into the colour scheme a bit more. For the fifth banner I will let the SotW votes do the talking. :b[/size]

[size=1]Yeah well, just a head's up, but this is still the discussion thread, so the actual claiming goes into the main thread. :P[/size]

[size=1]Yeah well, Kimmeh, you could claim anyway. ;_; You can claim one ahead, so yeah. In that case I know whether someone follows Citric up or not, otherwise they can take all the time they want until someone comes. In any case, both of the issues are in the rules, so MEH. >: ([/size]

[quote name='Ezekiel'][SIZE="1"]The phrase was, I believe, originally 'There is no God', but publishers wouldn't let them use it. 'Probably' was added as an afterthought to go along with advertising standards. Just pointing that out, seeing as a lot of people seem to be mentioning it.[/SIZE][/QUOTE][size=1]I wanted to say that. :( And if memory serves, the article in last thread also said that not everybody supported the "probably" part on the supporting side of the ads, so yeah. In any case, I do not know anybody who was upset about the atheist (or based on their phrase: Agnostic) bus campaign, as they planned on doing them here as well, and I doubt I will know anyone who is upset about the Christian bus campaign. So I do not know how many people everyone else knows who is genuinely upset about either bus ad, but if I look at some of the discussions made here at the OtakuBoards, I think the reactions will be pretty balanced. Fact remains that the whole advertisement thing is pretty sad, though in its own way a bit funny. I just think both parties could have made funnier slogans.[/size]

[size=1]Well, if you really enjoy drawing original and cute-looking things, keep that up at least. Frankly, it is what I enjoy most as well, and after ages of drawing a lot of realistic stuff at the side, I found out that I much prefer drawing things that you would sooner find on a Halmark card than anywhere else. Though I sometimes like to draw more seriously and realistic when I get a rush of inspiration, and I have the idea that I would do it more if I found the time and space to do so. (Cute-looking stuff appears to take up less time) Also, I like to put reality to my hand, so the whole realism thing does not really work that well for me. I think that it is pretty much mandatory for any artist to be able to draw realistically at at least a fairly decent level. If you have control of reality, you can make out of it what you want, blub.[/size]

[center][size=5]Otaku[b]Boards[/b][/size] [size=10][FONT="Georgia"]Signature Of The Week[/size] [size=5]Voting | Week 012[/FONT][/size][/center] [size=1]This is the voting thread for [b]Week 012[/b], where all members of the OtakuBoards community are welcome and encouraged to join and vote for their favorite banner for the week. Voting will be taking place until [color=red][b]Monday February 16th, 2009[/color] @ 5:00 PM GMT[/b]. The next SOTW contest will begin shortly after that date. [b]A few notes before voting[/b] [list][*]We encourage you to both vote in the poll [i]and[/i] reply with a post stating who you voted for and why. In the post you can let the participant know what you liked, didn't like and in the latter case, how they could improve. For further information, please read the [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59385][i]Art Studio Basics[/i][/url] thread, on Constructive Criticism. [*]Remember, this is a banner contest. Therefor, [i]please do not vote for someone because you like the person so much[/i], but instead vote for someone because you like the banner over the other banners. [*]When voting, you're asked to also look at how well the banner fits the theme. The theme of this week is [b]Valentine's Day[/b].[/list] Without further ado, here are the entries for this week's Signature of the Week![/size] [center][FONT="Georgia"][size=5]SOTW [COLOR="DimGray"]Entries[/COLOR][/size][/font] [size=1] [b]jigglyness[/b] [IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/hwjr75.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i42.tinypic.com/hwjr75.jpg[/url] [B]Lrb[/b] [IMG]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26805&d=1234126124[/IMG] [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26805&d=1234126124[/url] [b]KimmehWolfwood[/b] [IMG]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/KimmehWolfwood/Banners/ValentineSig.png[/IMG] [url]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/KimmehWolfwood/Banners/ValentineSig.png[/url] [b]Kinetix[/b] [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26801&d=1233699614[/img] [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26801&d=1233699614[/url] [b]Mewmewlover55[/b] [IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/6iu3k6.png[/IMG] [url]http://i41.tinypic.com/6iu3k6.png[/url] [b]Sherr[/b] [IMG]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o101/kid-sk/youreallineed.png[/IMG] [url]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o101/kid-sk/youreallineed.png[/url] [b]Shishou[/b] [IMG]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2066/sotwcopymt6.png[/iMg] [url]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2066/sotwcopymt6.png[/url] [/center][/size]

[center][size=5]Otaku[b]Boards[/b][/size] [SIZE="10"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Signature Of The Week[/SIZE] [size=5][COLOR="Gray"]Hall Of Fame[/size][/font][/COLOR][/center] [size=1]This is the thread where all current and previous sSOTW winner and runner-ups will be posted. The thread will be updated every time we have new winners/runner-ups, so be sure to keep an eye open every time a SOTW ends to find out who won. If you want to comment or discuss further on any of the banners, this is the place to be after the voting threads get locked down. For anybody who missed the action of previous weeks, here's a list with all the Signature of the Week competition entry and voting threads: [list=1][*]Signature of the Week 001 - Freestyle | [Url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59282][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59337][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 002 - The Dark Knight | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59369][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59429][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 003 - Back to School | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59485][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59524][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 004 - Money | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59564][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59602][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 005 - Friendship | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59647][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59680][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 006 - War | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59698][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59735][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 007 - Heaven(ly) or Luck(y) | [b][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59781]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59830][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 008 - Hobbies | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59867][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59897][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 009 - "Things I Hate" | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59932][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59944][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 010 - Freestyle | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59961][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=60006][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 011 - America | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=60043][b]Entries[/b][/URL] | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=60080][b]Voting[/b][/URL] [*]Signature of the Week 012 - Valentine's Day | [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?p=831104][b]Entries[/b][/url] | [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=60119][b]Voting[/b][/url][/list] Without further ado, I give you the winners and runner-ups![/size] [center][FONT="Times New Roman"][size=5]SOTW [COLOR="DimGray"]Winners & Runner-Ups[/COLOR][/size][/font] [size=1]SOTW 001 Winner - Theme: Freestyle [b]Endrance[/b] [img]http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z298/korpsed/Endrance-1.png[/img] SOTW 001 Runner-Up - Theme: Freestyle [b]Boo[/b] [img]http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1729/entry1anystyle02txtmc6.png[/img] SOTW 002 Winner - Theme: The Dark Knight [b]Sayrin[/b] [img]http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5254/week002copypg7.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5254/week002copypg7.jpg[/url] SOTW 002 Runner-Up - Theme: The Dark Knight [b]SaiyanPrincessX[/b] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/DarkKnight_sig.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/DarkKnight_sig.jpg[/url] SOTW 003 Winner - Theme: Back to School [b]jigglyness[/b] [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/sq1she.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i38.tinypic.com/sq1she.jpg[/url] SOTW 003 Runner-Up - Theme: Back to School [b]Lrb[/b] [IMG]http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/164/backtoschooledited1ti8.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/164/backtoschooledited1ti8.jpg[/url] SOTW 004 Winner - Theme: Money [b]Jeremy[/b] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/24mhtt3.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i36.tinypic.com/24mhtt3.jpg[/url] SOTW 004 Runner-Up - Theme: Money [b]Cat[/b] [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/money.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/money.jpg[/url] SOTW 005 Winner - Theme: Friendship [b]AngryBarista[/b] [img]http://fc46.deviantart.com/fs37/f/2008/287/8/f/Pacman__Ghosts_by_benjAC.png[/img] [url]http://fc46.deviantart.com/fs37/f/2008/287/8/f/Pacman__Ghosts_by_benjAC.png[/url] SOTW 005 Runner-Up - Theme: Friendship [b]jigglyness[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/sesshofreako/forums/star.jpg[/img] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/sesshofreako/forums/star.jpg[/url] SOTW 006 Winner - Theme: War [b]jigglyness[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/sesshofreako/forums/war.jpg[/img] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/sesshofreako/forums/war.jpg[/url] SOTW 006 Runner-Up - Theme: War [b]SaiyanPrincessX[/b] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/Peace_War_sig.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/Peace_War_sig.jpg[/url] SOTW 007 Winner - Theme: Heavenly / Lucky [b]SaiyanPrincessX[/b] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/Heavenly2.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/Heavenly2.jpg[/url] SOTW 007 Runner-Up - Theme: Heavenly / Lucky [b]Cat[/b] [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/heavenly.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/heavenly.jpg[/url] SOTW 008 Winner - Theme: Hobbies [b]Lucy[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/like-an-animal.jpg[/img] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/like-an-animal.jpg[/url] SOTW 008 Runner-Up - Theme: Hobbies [b]Vicky[/b] [IMG]http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_ead81e8f7419447b99ccdc52eff2490a.png[/IMG] [url]http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_ead81e8f7419447b99ccdc52eff2490a.png[/url] SOTW 009 Winner - Theme: "Things I Hate" [b]Vicky[/b] [IMG]http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_fcb3c83c065347edb70840e486ed8e7a.png[/IMG] [url]http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_fcb3c83c065347edb70840e486ed8e7a.png[/url] SOTW 010 Winner - Theme: Freestyle [b]jigglyness[/b] [IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/w1ixx.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i41.tinypic.com/w1ixx.jpg[/url] SOTW 010 Runner-Up - Theme: Freestyle [b]SaiyanPrincessX[/b] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/Beyond_OB_banner3.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/SaiyanPrincessX/Beyond_OB_banner3.jpg[/url] SOTW 011 Winner - Theme: America [b]Boo[/b] [IMG]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/986/week011america03ve8.png[/IMG] [url]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/986/week011america03ve8.png[/url] SOTW 011 Runner-Up - Theme: America [b]KimmehWolfwood[/b] [img]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/KimmehWolfwood/Banners/americasig1.png[/img] [url]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/KimmehWolfwood/Banners/americasig1.png[/url] SOTW 012 Winner - Theme: Valentine's Day [b]Sherr[/b] [IMG]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o101/kid-sk/youreallineed.png[/IMG] [url]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o101/kid-sk/youreallineed.png[/url] SOTW 012 Runner-Up - Theme: Valentine's Day [b]jigglyness[/b] [IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/hwjr75.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i42.tinypic.com/hwjr75.jpg[/url] Congratulations! 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[center][size=5]Otaku[b]Boards[/b][/size] [size=10][FONT="Times New Roman"]Signature Of The Week[/size] [size=5]Week 0[u]12[/u][/FONT][/size][/center] [size=1][b]Theme[/b]: [size=2][b][color=red]Valentine's Day[/color][/b][/size] - Because it's coming up sooner than some of you may hope! The opinions and emotions vary about the day, so I expect the entries to vary as well. Ne. [b]Entries Deadline[/b]: [b][color=red][u]MONDAY[/u] February 9th, 2009 @ 18:00 CET[/b][/color][/size] [size=3][b]Prizes[/b]:[/size] [size=1][b]1st Place[/b]: 1st Place OtakuBoards Signature Of The Week "Winner" Medal (which will be added onto your profile under your username) [i]and[/i] the achievement noted down in your profile! [b]2nd Place[/b]: 2nd Place naming in the Hall of eternal OtakuBoards Fame. [center][b][u]Rules For Entrants[/b][/u]: [LIST=1][*][i]Always[/i] follow the Signature Of The Week theme. [*]Only submit your own work. Absolutely NO PLAGIARISM. [*]Only ONE (1) entry is allowed per person. [*]You cannot enter the same signature in more than ONE (1) Signature Of The Week at OtakuBoards. [*]Entries can be changed [b]BEFORE[/b] voting begins. Just edit your post with your new entry. [*]The dimensions of your entry must not exceed 550x120 pixels. (OtakuBoards' limit)[/LIST][/center] Note: No discussion in this thread please. If you have any questions or comments you can post them in the [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59290][b][u]Discussion Thread[/u][/b][/url], but feel free to PM me or any other member of the staff. This is a [b]Bi-Weekly[/b] contest. This will give entrants more time to complete and submit their art, as well as give more time for our fellow members of OB to vote for a winner. (And it secretly gives me as the moderator some flexibility in posting threads and everything) Also, [b]everyone is encouraged to make and submit a signature[/b], whatever your skill level may be. Have fun![/size]

[quote name='Nerdsy'][color=deeppink]If people [I]don't[/I] engage in these public displays of affection, does that mean they're ashamed?[/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]Either that, or they do not have someone to kiss with.[/size]

[size=1]I just happen to like kissing the love of my life at any given time. :([/size]

[quote name='Lrb'][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]?They look happy.? I was devastated.[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE] [size=1]The first one in the thread is immediately my favourite one. With only six words; Lrb managed to add a proper quote; includes a line of thought; [i]and[/i] the reader understands the story completely and does not have to let their imagination run free completely. The hardest part about writing a 6 Word Fiction is that they become incredibly vague, so it was handy of Lrb to take a kind of common subject. The one I liked best next after that was probably "A tiny smile, they were thrilled." However, there was one who simply stood out by itself and that was "She pushed his hand away again." This one did not use the same "Guy did this. I felt this." idea, which was really refreshing. But the first one of all pulled that trick off well enough to get my vote.[/size]

[center][size=5]Otaku[b]Boards[/b][/size] [size=10][FONT="Georgia"]Signature Of The Week[/size] [size=5]Voting | Week 011[/FONT][/size][/center] [size=1]This is the voting thread for [b]Week 011[/b], where all members of the OtakuBoards community are welcome and encouraged to join and vote for their favorite banner for the week. Voting will be taking place until [color=red][b]Monday February 2nd, 2009[/color] @ 5:00 PM GMT[/b]. The next SOTW contest will begin shortly after that date. [b]A few notes before voting[/b] [list][*]We encourage you to both vote in the poll [i]and[/i] reply with a post stating who you voted for and why. In the post you can let the participant know what you liked, didn't like and in the latter case, how they could improve. For further information, please read the [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59385][i]Art Studio Basics[/i][/url] thread, on Constructive Criticism. [*]Remember, this is a banner contest. Therefor, [i]please do not vote for someone because you like the person so much[/i], but instead vote for someone because you like the banner over the other banners. [*]When voting, you're asked to also look at how well the banner fits the theme. The theme of this week is [b]America[/b].[/list] Without further ado, here are the entries for this week's Signature of the Week![/size] [center][FONT="Georgia"][size=5]SOTW [COLOR="DimGray"]Entries[/COLOR][/size][/font] [size=1][b]Boo[/b] [IMG]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/986/week011america03ve8.png[/IMG] [url]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/986/week011america03ve8.png[/url] [b]Haku877[/b] [IMG]http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e298/anime54321/Banner93.png[/IMG] [url]http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e298/anime54321/Banner93.png[/url] [b]KimmehWolfwood[/b] [img]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/KimmehWolfwood/Banners/americasig1.png[/img] [url]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/KimmehWolfwood/Banners/americasig1.png[/url] [/center][/size]

[size=1]And to try a different thingy (and to secretly add to the entries): [center][IMG]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/986/week011america03ve8.png[/IMG] [url]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/986/week011america03ve8.png[/url][/center][/size]

[size=1]Well, anyone who has witnessed a [b]Muse[/b] performance will certainly have to agree with me that they rock your socks off. Almost literally. Their performance at PinkPop 1,5 year ago was awesome. The lights were great, everyone was packed and bouncing so much that you could not possibly stay on the ground... But I think my favourite performance would have to be [b]Morcheeba[/b] less than a year ago. For anyone who don't know them, they are kind of a trip hop band, but a lot more accesible/less obscure than most. (For anyone who do know them, good) So it was a really relaxed performance with a lot of emphasis on the music, including sax, organ and guitar solos. The only thing I did not like about this performance was the audience, because those nearest to me were under the influence of what seemed to be everything drug-ish under the sun and could not shut up through the first songs. -.-; Oh and the Marilyn Manson performance at PinkPop2007 was probably one of the most memorable ones. As soon as he stepped on stage, heaven burst loose and it started storming really badly, lighting striking at the most emphasising moment. And then when he got off stage, the storm stopped. I'm not pulling a funny here.[/size]

[size=1]The page that should fix this is the [b][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/profile.php?do=editoptions]Edit Options[/url][/b] ([url=http://www.otakuboards.com/profile.php?do=editoptions]linkage[/url]) page. There is an option to "Show Signatures" which, when selected, should solve your problem. Otherwise, you might not have the "Show your signature" box ticked when you actually post?[/size]

[size=1]Goooood morning, Ozaki-S, Well, the OtakuBoards Art by Request forum is not meant to ask people to find pictures for you. You could either try that on a different forum across the wide web, or using Google Images or anything in that direction. In any case, unless you want to request someone to [i]create[/i] a picture for you, I think this is not the right place. :) Besides the other options, you can of course put the request in your signature and then people who have such pictures can contact you by PM or email! For the moment though, I will close this thread. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me or any other member of the OtakuBoards staff![/size]

[size=1]It is pretty much up to your own judgement as to how much you think you are hogging the Worm. :whoops: By all means, if no one is claiming, feel free to do so yourself![/size]

[quote name='Korey'][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][COLOR="Indigo"]Well, I like to take the "put yourself in the victim's shoes" angle here. If your family was mercilessly slaughtered at the hands of some lunatic, would you not seek the death penalty? Or would you cling to some sort of moral high ground, even though this person just took everything from you, with no regards to your wishes? [/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE][size=1]I reckon this is the part where people would not want someone to get the death penalty directly, but you would instead want them to have a thorough torture session, or to a tough prison with lot's of slippery soapies at their disposal. A combination of both would be neat. In the stated case, a quick death is very likely not considered painful enough and the killer probably could not care less about being executred if he slaughters whole families. For the same reasons, I doubt a death penalty is going to scare them off from killing.[/size] [quote name='Korey'][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][COLOR="Indigo"]Most people who get into this kind of discussion and take a moral high point fail to realize the reasons why we have the death penalty in the first place.[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE][size=1]Because the other side of the people kind of have different opinions about this one. What is the ultimate reason why there [i]should[/i] be Death Penalty? [/size]

[quote name='Retribution'][font=Arial]Our country is [strike]perhaps[/strike] the most resistant to progress in the west.[/font][/QUOTE] [size=1]Fixed. :) Seriously, that it is even necessary to debate this topic, already hints (in a rather nuclear bullet-to-the-head hinting way) that something is quite horribly wrong.[/size]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial][I]*sticks his nine-inch-long (....)*[/I][/FONT][/QUOTE] [size=1]The title of the thread has an awkward effect on how I read things. The "[b]pens[/b]" in Lrb's post was also easily misread. In any case. My wallet's standardly in my left pocket, at the moment including: ID Card, Ensurance Card, two photos of my girlfriend, public transport card, my bankpass, my mother's bankpass (for groceries), my university card, a chippass, 3,55 Euros in change, an M Jesus Christ guitar pick, a 2.0mm and a .73mm Dunlop guitar pick, 25 Euros in paper, one of my girlfriend's hair elastics she lost last time she was at my place,yesterday's trainticket to my dad's, a busticket, a museumcard and a discount card for the supermarket. The wallet is only 2 centimeters thick, tops. In my right pocket I have my mobile phone. In summer my wallet often goes to the left buttockpocket because I will want to have my black 160gb iPod in my left front pocket. And sometimes there might also be keys in my right pocket. In any case, I carry my bag around a lot, so I can ditch other stuff in there.[/size] [quote name='Fabricate'][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][SIZE="1"]Good thing this thread is about pants instead of jeans cause I wouldn't be able to reply. [/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [size=1]Oh yeah, I only ever wear Jeans. Except for sporting or sleeping, but the former doesnt happen enough anyway and I like running in my jeans more for some reason.[/size]

[size=1]Hey Baiku and welcome to OtakuBoards! (: To point you in the right direction, threads with requests would belong in the Art By Request department. And well, your request is quite vague, so you may want to elaborate on that. For instance, what kind of backgrounds, what programs do you want to have tutorials for, for what purpose are the backgrounds... things like that. In any case, google is quite effective if you use the right terms, which might be the problem you have with finding good tutorials.[/size]

[size=1]The best place to put one of these threads would be in the Art by Request forum, really, which is where I will move it now![/size]

[quote name='Roxie Faye'][Color=#9933cc]Boo - I didn't know you listened to Wir Sind Helden - that's pretty cool. I like them, too. (Bitte, gibt mir nur ein "o"...)[/color][/QUOTE] [size=1]Are you kidding me? I have seen them four times at the least. But I still have to see a show together with my other half, so yeah. D: Someone else knows them too! Awesome! :] In any case, I forgot to mention that thanks to [b][u][i]THE[/i][/u][/b] other thread (the "Favourite Romantics Songs" one), I was able to forge a background music playlist for when the GF was here, including [i]The Blower's Daughter[/i] which I absolutely love now. So I kind of think of that as a song of "ours" whenever I listen to is, because of all the neat memories. :3[/size]