Charles

Thanks SunfallE; I now feel that my history is more or less complete. It's awesome having my bio in there. Thanks for taking the time to write about me. :catgirl: I think within the next day or so I'll write up something on the Hump wars. For a long time that was the biggest thing going on OB, so it's only right that it's a part of Otakupedia. Especially since "The Hump Wars" pretty much helped solidify Safer Sephiroth's status as the most popular male Otaku for a long time. Also James, I'll be glad to do the banner for OB Evolution for free! :excited:

Oh my. Raiyuu that was perfect! I couldn't have done it any better myself. This is the thread that keeps on giving!

[quote name='Aaryanna][COLOR=DarkOrchid']Yay! The Christmas banner contest! ^_^ I decided to go with a completely different approach this time.[/COLOR][/quote] If you edit it to put your dog in you'll have my vote!

I did a pretty big update today since my class was cancelled. I basically tweaked what was already there in the first post, removing some typos, editing some word choice. Very minor stuff there. But, I also went in and added more links to member profiles and referenced threads, [b]and[/b] I re-organized the notable members in alphabetical order so that it will be easier to navigate through the biographies. :catgirl: I also added a picture and caption to James' profile. Overall I'm really happy with how this has turned out. There's still a lot of stuff that needs to be added but I've learned some things about members I would have never known before. For example, did anyone up until now realize that Aaryanna_Mom was Aaryanna's mother? I sure as heck didn't! Edit: Also, thanks to you who have said kind things about me. And Lady A, you're correct actually; I was only a moderator. I'll fix the article. Thanks!

Sandy, you should have definitely chosen Alan for your assignment. At the very least, it could have served as the pilot for a new Odd Couple. That interview would have been an event in and of itself!

Why not just get one of the Capcom vs. SNK games? Have your cake and eat it too, my friend! If I had to pick a favorite though, I would choose Street Fighter. No other 2D figher quite matches the fidelity of a Street Fighter game, which is why so many companies try to plagiarize the formula. I would probably prefer the Guilty Gear series over SNK games as well, but lately I have adittedly been losing interest in those games because each iteration seems more like a reprint than a follow-up. But then again, isn't that typical for the genre?

Okay, I think I have this pretty much up to date. I'm not going to post in my article yet (thanks Japan) because I want to see if SunfallE has anything she'd like to add. Also, I did not put in the articles on Zeh and Final Flash yet because there are some issues I need clarified before I put them in. First of all, I don't think that Final Flash ever modded the Sony forum. Am I wrong? Plus, I don't remember Zeh ever being a Super Moderator. Am I missing something there? Additionally, I know for a fact that Zeh was not dismissed over an AEB-related incident. Zeh had been going around on AIM impersonating James and myself, offering other members staff positions, which resulted in them being really disappointed when they realized what had happened. Zeh later admitted this in a chat and I told James, which resulted in the ban. I noticed earlier that Nerdsy had brought up the issues of typos. If any of you see typos you'd like fixed, just highlight them here and one of us will fix them. I'll also be going back in later to clean up the presentation and add more links. Oh yeah, and The Daily Otaku still needs to be added. Otherwise, it's aaalll gravy.

I'm sure that your parents already know that you're doing it. This will all play itself out. Just keep going on as you are. If they ask you about it directly again, consider just fessing up so that you don't have to feel so guilty/sneaky.

[QUOTE=nomad19]that's a great idea, but the part of it actually being a massive user edit program seems like a big hassle... theotaku franchise seems like a big enough franchise, right?...why wont make an entire site for that alone? i like the idea and all but a public account doesnt seem right... hmm sorry i only read about 2 pages then posted my thoughts...my bad if this has already been suggessted[/QUOTE] Wow! That's a great idea! Anyways, I'll be updating the main thread this afternoon. And for the record, I am an old, flabby, white-haired pervert thrusting at the computer monitor. Also, welcome Eureka. Maybe we'll be seeing an article from you/about you in here eventually!

[quote name='SunfallE][COLOR=RoyalBlue']That's good to know as I was getting ready to fight for my share of you. :p So I'll be sure to add anything they miss. Provided there is anything left. ^_~[/COLOR][/quote] [CENTER][IMG]http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4789/pelvicthrustqn8.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] Everybody wants a piece of the action. This is going to be so totally awesome!

Please, please. Don't squabble amongst yourselves. There's plenty of me to go around. I've done a lot here; it'll probably take both of you together to get everything.

[quote name='Sandy]What about OtakuBoards Big Brothers, or the Otaku Idols, or the Legionnaires? [I]All[/I'] of them had a limited amount of participants. It's not fair for people to put down the Otaku Idol 2 events for reasons that abide to past events just as well .[/quote] The first Otaku Idol allowed the public to act as a judge. Also it should be noted that people critique the Otaku Idol 2 events not just because they're RPGs but because in a competition, it's best for the contestants to bring something new to the table in order to stand out. And for the record, Otaku Big Brother sucked.

[QUOTE=Shy][size=1]Edit: Charles would you mind if I helped you edit posts into the main Otakupedia article? -Shy[/size][/QUOTE] Not at all, Shy. I would love the help. Thanks a bunch. :D

Okay, I think I've gotten this all up-to-date through page 8 minus some small touches, like linking some members' names to their bios or providing a category, and I'm spent. Oh and thanks for clearing up that ZF mystery Ajeh. That was kind of nagging me. lol Also, thanks for updating the character limits James, that'll be extremely helpful.

Here is another: [CENTER][IMG]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15521[/IMG][/CENTER]

[quote name='Nerdsy][color=deeppink']Hmm. I seem to be writing only about the less reputable members. Perhaps I should stop that.[/color][/quote] I like your entries, actually. I had wanted to see one for will2x, but I didn't know enough about him myself to do one. I've also been craving a nice ZF Foredaddy entry, if you know enough about the ZF's. I personally cannot even remember what ZF stood for. edit: oh and Raiyuu--if you could pm me help with the shortcut you mentioned, that'd be great. I have no idea how to do what you mentioned with links.

[quote name='James][font=arial]Forget a Christmas banner...we need a [i]whole skin[/i'] with that theme! The "last post" buttons could be made of chrome and we could have fuzzy dice hanging off the banner or something.[/font][/quote] [CENTER][IMG]http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5948/rho6pxgf1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

[QUOTE=Shinje]Then I'm glad you got to my post before I did! I was conscious that Wikipedia doesn't allow self-promotion, I thought that could very well translate over here, being a "wiki" and all. Loved the part you added about S@bretooth being another unfortunate name choice. Hahaha, indeed it was. ;)[/QUOTE] lol, well keep in mind that since this isn't Wikipedia we can add our own flavor to things, like you see with the tone in Alan's entries and my captions, for example. We can march to the beat of our own drum, I think so that this whole thing reflects us ideally. So although this borrows the basic fundamental from wikipedia, we don't have to be bound quite as rigidly. Of course self promotion could be annoying, but I just really saw your post as clarifying your entry, which is always helpful if we're going to make this as accurate as possible. Also yeah, I couldn't resist that bit of commentary about the name. Very inspirational story. :cool:

Okay, everything is pretty much up-to-date, I think. I've edited some entries a bit, but as always, I've tried to avoid touching them too much. I have even included extra information that Shinje provided from a post he deleted (it was actually helpful, Shinje). The only thing I haven't included yet is SunfallE's entry because in light of James' post, I want to wait briefly to see if anyone will dig up some information on past iterations of the annual contest.

[b]V[/b] [COLOR=Blue][U][B]OtakuBoards Spinoffs[/B][/U][/COLOR] [U][COLOR=RoyalBlue]AE Boards[/COLOR] [/U] [CENTER][IMG]http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4024/aebrp6.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] AE Boards were an offshoot of the once-popular anime website, Anime Explosion, created in 2002 by OtakuBoards Anime Lounge moderator, Rick Hunter (also known as Kevin Perez.) Rick Hunter worked alongside Adam and theOtaku.com to create original content, building an anime reviews website from the ground up. In return, theOtaku.com would link to Anime Explosion in hopes of attracting new visitors. Thus a strained symbiotic relationship was formed between the two. Unfortunately, the end result of this relationship only proved to be beneficial for theOtaku. New visitors to Anime Explosion had difficulty navigating the poorly-designed site, and only rarely returned. As an attempt to attract more visitors to Anime Explosion, AE Boards were eventually created in hopes of achieving the same success that OtakuBoards had. Rick Hunter used OB to draw prominent members towards AE Boards, promising staff positions and a chance to run an online community in what they felt was a more effective manner. Many members held their first staff positions on AE Boards before eventually being given the chance to moderate at OtakuBoards. Charles (then Crazy White Boy), who was a moderator for the OtakuBoards Sony forum, received his first experience as an administrator at AE Boards. Babygirl, Shy, Queen Asuka, Syk3 (then Solid Snake) and countless others also worked as staff during the boards' early months, often meeting over AIM to discuss the future of the site and issues of the day. These "AE Boards Staff Chats" became infamous for the heated discussions between their participants, most notably between Rick Hunter and his fellow administrator Charles. In less than a year literally dozens of members rotated in and out of staff positions on AE Boards, with most being forcibly removed from their positions after disagreeing with Rick Hunter. [CENTER][IMG]http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/834/rickhunter1ye8.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE=1]Rick Hunter (who closely resembled Boris from "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show") had a vast knowledge of anime and could have been a significant member of OtakuBoards had he not been crazy.[/SIZE] Although never as active as OtakuBoards, AE Boards received a significant boost in membership during the month long OB downtime of 2004; Rick Hunter capitalized on the increased activity by moving AE Boards over to new software. However, because he rushed the new version of AE Boards out without testing it, he soon discovered that the new software did not give him the administrative options he desired, so he moved the boards back to the old, archaic software. This move proved to be disasterous. Many members did not feel like re-registering, and when the new version of OtakuBoards arrived, it esclipsed AE Boards in terms of aesthetics and features. By this time Rick Hunter had severed ties with Adam after Adam refused to give him absolute control over theOtakucom. Rick Hunter became obsessed. Instead of aiming to create a successful anime website, he was determined to beat theOtaku.com and its network of successful sites. As a result he demanded that all of his content be removed from theOtaku.com, leaving the fledgling anime reviews site in shambles. It wouldn't be until years later that the anime reviews section had anywhere near the quality or quantity of content that it did during the time Rick Hunter served as head writer on the project. Meanwhile, his attitude toward theOtaku.com and its related sites became increasingly venemous, which ultimately lead to a conflict of interest with his staff members (who were all simultaneouly serving as staff members on the rival OtakuBoards web site). Regardless of this falling out with Adam, he held onto his OB staff position hoping to destroy the community from the inside. Eventually, Rick Hunter became weird. His obsession with Babygirl ruined their friendship. In a thread in the Suggestions forum James said that he was flattered by the immitations he saw in OtakuBoards spinoffs. Rick Hunter took this as a personal insult and went ballistic. He made an announcement on AE Boards thoroughly insulting OtakuBoards and its administration. James saw the announcement and de-modded Rick Hunter because it didn't make much sense to keep him on staff when he was insulting the "hand the fed him" publicly. Nevertheless Rick Hunter was allowed to remain an active member. At this point, Rick Hunter had an insatiable thirst to "beat" Otakuboards. Charles, along with many of his staff had decided to quit AE Boards because of how increasingly difficult Kevin was becoming to deal with. When Charles accepted an administrator position on OtakuBoards, Rick Hunter began to conjure up conspiracy theories. He felt personally betrayed, thus causing him to provoke OtakuBoards and its members even more. Despite "hating" the site, he would still visit OtakuBoards daily, often leaving nasty messages directed at the site and its members. Although James believed in taking the moral high ground, Charles was not so classy; he had suffered through Rick Hunter's insane behavior and decided to put in him his place. He created a thread in the art forum, in which he encouraged members to use an avatar that featured the "AE" logo being shot by bullets, which resulted in a stream of blood spelling "OB." Many OB members immediately began to use the avatar. Of course, Rick Hunter saw the thread and completely lost it, which lead to him being banned. He would come back several times to wreak havoc in the forums under new user names and accounts. [CENTER][IMG]http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4493/kevborqq8.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=1]Rick Hunter posing with his screenplay, "Rage of the Inferno."[/SIZE][/CENTER] AE Boards were deleted and re-formed several times as well, but without a popular companion site to draw members from, AE Boards, and Anime Explosion both suffered to develop a following of their own. By 2005 Anime Explosion and AE Boards had been deleted. Rick Hunter created a thread stating that Miramax had agreed to produce a screenplay he had written, entitled "Rage of the Inferno." The film was set to star Sean Connery in the role of "Rikoshi.". Rick Hunter then became obsessed with a a girl named "Blizzy" who played in Yu Gi Oh card battles. Rick Hunter has not been heard from since, and neither has his film. Sean Connery could not be reached for comment. The thread in which he declared his film was picked up can be found [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=23849&highlight=ROTI][COLOR=Red]here[/COLOR][/URL] A portion of his screenplay for "Rage of the Inferno can be found [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=17925&highlight=ROTI][COLOR=Red]here[/COLOR][/URL] Is Rick Hunter somewhere in Hollywood basking in the success of his genius? You be the judge. [U][COLOR=RoyalBlue]Group Sounds[/COLOR] [/U] [URL=http://www.orangelazarus.net/groupsounds/][COLOR=Red]Group Sounds[/COLOR][/URL] is where all the cool kids hang out. It's Tony aka Generic NPC #3's forum and is made up in large part of OB's best and brightest trolls, with the occasional well-meaning member and Dragon Warrior (oh, burn!). It has had two versions, the first quickly being destroyed and overrun once the site's popular arcade was removed and people realized it was entirely possible and within their power to post stupid news articles from Fark (plus, the violent xenophobia that had developed). The current forum is a more mature attempt that gets some really good videogame discussion going, and enjoys a more relaxed environment than its predecessor. This can probably be traced directly to the abscence of some key members who brought about the collapse of version 1, but the lack of games and competitiveness probably helps too. Yeah. Both sites have been predominantly orange, and thus awesome; though stupid arguing about the controls in Twilight Princess by Papa Smurf - [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=39540&page=18&pp=15][COLOR=Red]the very same that ended in banning right here [/COLOR] [/URL] - threaten that awesome. Luckily, unlike OB, no one at Group Sounds takes Papa Smurf seriously, and the threat remains just that - a threat. [COLOR=RoyalBlue][U]Scorpion Corporation[/U][/COLOR] The Scorpion Corporation, or 'Scorp Corps' for short, was a seperate community of OtakuBoards members formed in early 2005. Powered by Invision Boards, and hosted at invisionfree.com, the Scorp Corp board offered a similiar layout and forum selection to OtakuBoards. Unfortunately, being so heavily based on the OtakuBoards setup, Scorp Corp had nothing to offer that couldn't already be found on the OB itself. The community was relatively small from the beginning, and with only a few new members joining up as time passed, posts tended to be few and far between and the boards managed to 'die' completely within a month or so of their creation. The only trace of the Scorpion Corporation community that remains on the OtakuBoards today, and the only mention of the boards outside of signatures at the time, is Raiyuu's OtakuBoards Fan-Fiction [thread=46310][COLOR=Red]Less Than Hero[/COLOR][/thread], which featured Scorp Corp members as supervillians bidding to take over OtakuBoards - or rather, OtakuCity. Less Than Hero was as shortlived as the Scorp Corp board itself, and never made it past the third chapter. Former members of the Scorpion Corporation included Dragon Warrior, Retribution, Ezekiel, Dodeca and Sakura, among others. [b]VI[/b] [COLOR=Blue][U][B]My Otaku[/B][/U][/COLOR] The whole point behind My Otaku was to provide an informational service for OB members; not just rules, but tutorials about a myriad of subjects (basic guide to creating banners, information about good RPG creation, FAQs about using the site's functions, etc). It was designed to be a much easier and more pleasant way to learn how to use OB and to participate in all of its various activities. It was going to be an alternative to a pretty dry rules page. However, it ended up becoming largely unnecessary. OtakuBoards had a very well-written FAQ put up, written by Charles and that was really all the site needed. James also wanted My Otaku to be built into the site rather than to have its own forum, but he had trouble getting the programming support to do that, which further hindered its progress. In the end it became clear that the staff was better off focusing on more important issues, since the FAQ and Rules basically covered what needed to said anyway. [b]VII[/b] [COLOR=Blue][U][B]Forums[/B][/U][/COLOR] [u][color=royalblue]The Digimon Forum[/color][/u] The Digmon forum is one of the most tight-knit, inclusive forums in OtakuBoards history. Older members often speak of a warm, nostalgic feeling at the very mention of the forum. Some of the prominent members of the Digimon forum included Ginny, Sara (Cera), Shy, Rokas, Blanko, calumon_luver, Sandy, Solo Tremaine, Baron Samedi, Shawn, Digital_Monster (Krissy,) Kari_Kamiya, Renee and MistressRoxie. One of the most popular threads was a sticky thread that Shy initiated to clean up the Digimon forum a bit. It was a thread to show off all Fan Made Digimons (FMDs), and worked well for its purpose. One of the best things about the Digimon forums was Devidramon's rants about Digimon Tamers. Every week after it aired on Saturday mornings, members could hop online and read an amusing, sarcastic play by play of the entire episode. His posts were not meant to put down Digimon as an anime, but pointed out the strengths and weaknesses of the show, and to make members of the forum laugh. Another part of the Digimon forum history was a thread about "Digimon appearing in real life" and the "interactions" that members "had" with Digimon. It went on for pages and pages, supposedly up to around 57 pages (standard # of posts per page), until Shy, newly appointed to Super Moderator status closed it down in an effort to clean up the Digimon forums. [u][color=royalblue]The Newbie Lounge[/color][/u] The Newbie Lounge existed until November 2002, when in was shot down in a ball of flames largely at the behest of Charles, who was at that point the moderator of the Sony forum. It was a forum dedicated to Introduction Threads, and had been in place since v2. Posts in the forum did not count towards a post count (which was still visible in the postbit at that time); the only other forum to do the same was Suggestions and Feedback. There had been several ?rounds? of welcomers in the Newbie Lounge. The first included Justin, jc, ssj chic and Sara. Later, groups including Mist and D_A were posting. During the last incarnation of the Newbie Lounge, posters such as Sere Tuscumbia, Lady Asphyxia, Dues Ex Machina [Now Dan L], Rain, Lalaith Ril, and Duo Maxwell rounded out OtakuBoards' welcome wagon. It was the home of in-jokes that steadily evolved until new members no doubt had no clue what was going on when they were greeted with posts such as: [quote=Lalaith Ril] Hey whats up! Hope you enjoy your stay! Please follow the rules! If you need help with the rules you can PM SERE TUSCUMBIA, and if you want some insane person to talk to you can PM me! (PM means Private Message by the way) If you plan on staying here I must warn you that many people are like me, insane. Pleaing Insanity, Bryan P.S: Beware of Lady A...she's scary! P.S.S: Ha I beat everyone to here![/quote] [quote=Circeus] A little messed up? That's an euphemism... For future reference, I doubt you'll get one welcome even remotely sane. Welcome here, have a nice stay around. Need anything? PM the mods! Need help? PM the N.F.P.! Beware the bewares, and please look out for funny smelling goudas![/quote] [quote=Lady Asphyxia] *pokes her tongue out at Bryan* Meenie! I am not scary! *fwaps you over the hea with the Rolling Pin of Justice* The N.F.P Circeus is talking about is the Newbie Forum Patrol...Sere Tuscumbia and myself. And he's right. PM me if you need help, obey the rules, and don't spam, or I'll fwap you over the head with the Rolling Pin of Justice! *hands you a green bee*[/quote] The title of Newbie Forum Patrol was given to Sere Tuscumbia and Lady Asphyxia in the [thread=16255][color=red]Role Models of OtakuBoards Thread[/color][/thread], and the in-jokes kept on evolving. Jokes included Green Bees, rubber duckies that stole virginity, the Rolling Pin of Justice and the Frying Pan of Justice, socks and even sheep. It was a badge of honour to the N.F.P. that they posted in every thread in the Newbie Lounge, and, as they did, the posts became crazier and, coincidentally, spammier. Together, the two leaders in a matter of months posted over 250 times, in a forum that was relatively slow. [u][color=royalblue]The Downfall of the Newbie Lounge[/color][/u] On the 5th of November, 2002, Charles created the [thread=17094][color=red]Down with Newbie Lounge: The Petition[/color][/thread] thread. A heated argument ensued. Charles began using a "political" banner (created by Shy) that bashed Newbie Lounge; other members on both sides followed the example. Amid much controversy (including that generated by Mnemolth ? who still maintains that the Clown and Businessman analogy was misrepresented by everyone), the Newbie Forum was deleted, and with it, the last spam hub of Otakuboards. [u][color=royalblue]The Spriting Forum[/color][/u] [B][U]About spriting[/U][/B] Spriting is basically the term used for creating (and adjusting) videogame sprites. The most popular sprites to adjust were very likely the sprites from the Megaman series. The adjustments mostly vary from just simply recolouring the sprites? original colours, to almost completely customizing the sprite. [U][B]The thread[/B][/U] The original idea for a forum, dedicated to spriting came forth from a thread called ?Sprites, report?. This thread was eventually being overloaded by posts and was incredibly hard to keep track of. At one point, someone decided that it was time to make a separate forum for those who enjoy spriting. [u][b]The Forum[/b][/u] The spriting forum was a forum solely for people to discuss and post sprites in. It was located in the former Otaku Art & Design category, along with the forums Art & Design (now Art Studio) and Banner/Avater Request (now a subforum of the Art Studio). At first it seemed like a splendid idea and there was quite some activity in the forum. But as crowded as the original thread was, the forum didn?t get as much posts in it. Commenting on sprites became easier this way, but not many people seemed to feel the urge to post a thread solely to show off some recolours they made. After a brief period, the forum died, with a single post per day at most. In fact, Art & Design generally had ten times as much posts. It was no wonder that the forum had been taken down with the next big update. [U][B]Active members[/B][/U] Examples of active members of the spriting community in the past, are: DragonballZMan, Alexander, Kazuko, Xra, Warlock, Final Flash and Boo. [u][color=royalblue]Manga Workshop[/color][/u] Manga Workshop originally appeared on OtakuBoards upon the launch of v7 as a means of giving aspiring manga artists a place of their own separate from the Art & Design forum, and seperate talk of manga from OB Anthology. As the Pokémon forum was dissolved into the Anime Archives during the upgrade, Kei (under the handle of Lady Katana at the time) was placed there as a Moderator and remains as the only Moderator in the forum at the time of writing. Although originally intended for people to post original manga pages and receive feedback from other members, it presently serves as a place to merely receive feedback on manga concepts, which has brought up some debate on whether the forum should be dissolved back into OB Anthology and Art & Design. [COLOR=RoyalBlue]Trivia[/COLOR]: One notable thread project that appeared in the Manga Workshop was Mangaka Corner, a thread intended to showcase the biographies of famous manga artists. However, the thread currently only features two artists and has remained idle for the past two years. Mangaka Corner was featured as an answer to a riddle in the 2006 event "The OtakuBoards Scavenger Hunt." [U][COLOR=RoyalBlue]Pokemon[/COLOR][/U] Not only was it one of the earliest forums on the boards, the Pokemon forum was also the most popular game-specific forum. While discussion of the anime was allowed, it was very rarely present. Originally, the forum suffered from a lack of direction; the main draw of Pokemon was the one-on-one battles, and those were impossible at the time. The rest of the game was far too simplistic to inspire any interesting topics. Threads ended up ranging from repeated pleas for help regarding an elusive item (often repeated by several new members) to conversations about Pokemon nicknames to an involved fanfic about numerous mutated Cubones. However, that all changed with the arrivals of vaporjolt and Altron Gundam (who would later mod the forum). Both masters of their respective sets of games (Gold/Silver/Crystal and Red/Blue/Yellow), they started rating the teams of their fellow forum members, doling out brutal honesty mixed with helpful advice. Together, they breathed new life and direction into the Pokemon forum. Added to this was the discovery of the Pokemon Battle System, a website which simulated actual Pokemon battles. Forum goers were finally able to pit their teams against each other and discuss their battles in the forum. The battles were quickly dominated by the likes of vaporjolt, Altron Gundam, and Safer Sephiroth, but everyone enjoyed themselves. Altron Gundam, vaporjolt, and other prominent members disappeared from the forum, effectively eliminating team rating and the Pokemon Battle System shut down. Although vaporjolt and Altron Gundam had disappeared from the forum, upon the release of Pokémon Precious Metals series, interest in creating the best possible team saw a resurgence and resulted in many threads from members asking for team ratings. To reduce clutter, a sticky thread was made that remained open until the forum's dissolution into the Video Game Archives upon the launch of v7. Trivia threads also made up a noticeable amount of content in the Pokémon forum, the most prominent of them being the series of "NoodleZ Poké Challenge!" threads made by Ryan. However, as most trivia threads go, the original poster eventually lost interest and it was taken over by another member, then died all together. The forums suffered as a result, and were eventually deemed to have been played out. They were removed with the rest of the anime and video game specific forums. [b]VIII [color=Blue][u]Notable Threads[/u][/color][/b] [u][color=royalblue]Enter the Net[/color][/u] [b]Category:[/b] OB fan fiction, The Arena [thread=33457][color=red]OtakuBoards: Enter the Net [PG][/color][/thread] was one of the earliest OtakuBoards fan fictions, written by renowned furry Solo Tremaine. Sparked off as a tribute to James, it chronicled the trivial adventures of OB members in a virtual OB world as they went about a life filled with danger, intrigue, and Junior High-esque moments, exploring and battling n00bs or hackers. Needless to say, it was pretty awesome, and everyone wanted [i]in on that[/i]. Cameos by members not related to the plot were in the high 30s, and being included in Enter the Net in even a cameo role was (and still is, among some) a badge of honour. Having two entire chapters revolving around yourself - an honour held by DeadSeraphim, amongst others - was like ascending to Godhood. Enter the Net was that influential. Unfortunately, influence is a double edged sword, and it soon spawned dozens of half-baked OB fan fictions by people who either liked the original concept enough to emulate it, or wanted to one up it. These ranged from serious and gritty, to silly and forgettable. To date, few OB fan fictions have been as good as the original. Enter the Net remains unfinished to this day. [u][color=royalblue]Kill Adam[/color][/u] [b]Category:[/b] RPGs, The Arena [CENTER][IMG]http://www.otakuboards.com/killadam/KIlogo.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=33962&highlight=kill+adam][COLOR=Red]Kill Adam[/COLOR][/URL] was a groundbreaking RPG created by James in November 2003. It garnered much praise and attention due for its adult content, excellent presentation, and the quality of members who participated in it. These included Shinmaru, Shy, Queen Asuka, Generic NPC #3, Heaven?s Cloud, Babygirl and Hinata (formerly sweetreyes,) who never officially posted. Directly inspired by Kill Bill, the original premise was to create an RPG where OtakuBoards members could run around a highly stylized world fighting Tarantino-esque versions of one another. Almost immediately the idea grew to feature Adam, theOtaku?s site founder, and the popular OB clique ?Adam?s Angels? in prominent roles. The RPG was structured after the films which inspired it, and Kill Adam?s story unfolded in self-contained ?chapters,? which often took place out of chronological order. Kill Adam is the story of two assassins, Jamie and Joshua, who lost their adopted son at the hands of their crime lord boss. In an effort to strike revenge on Adam for their loss the lovers began an all-out war against him, with much of the action taking place on the streets of Japan. These battles were incredibly graphic in nature and directly inspired the creation of Arena Thread Ratings. Kill Adam was also the first official use of the ?Chapter System? of RPG posting. Prior to this all RPGs were much more freeform, and writers would post as often as they like. With the Chapter System in place things became much more structured, and players could only post when the RPG?s creator felt it necessary to the story. Kill Adam also featured html and music within posts in a way that hadn't been seen before, barring notable exceptions such as Project Gamer. Great presentation and strong writing made the RPG a hit both with participants and non-participants alike. However, it did create added pressure for members in the Adventure Arena to focus on the aesthetic value of their projects rather than simply the writing. This ?Post Kill Adam World? of The Arena became less active than it was in the past, but the writing was stronger than it had ever been. This pressure was also felt by the participants of Kill Adam. Month-long gaps would occur between posts, and the first half (Kill Adam: Volume 1) concluded in June 2004. The second half of the story (Kill Adam: Volume 2) began a month later, but currently remains unfinished due to the same problems that plagued the first. [thread=33962][color=red]Kill Adam: Volume 1 [M-LSV][/color][/thread] [thread=41330][color=red]Kill Adam: Volume 2 [M-LSV][/color][/thread] [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/killadam/v2][color=red]Kill Adam companion site[/color][/url] Boba Fett?s post, which inspired the term ?Post Kill Adam World? can be found [url=http://otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=624597&postcount=13][color=red]here[/color][/url]. Queen Asuka?s original story based on the history of her character, Arianna Love, can be found [thread=43164][color=red]here[/color][/thread]. [u][color=royalblue]Adam makes fun of COPPA[/color][/u] [b]Category:[/b] The Prefecture [thread=11179][COLOR=Red]Adam makes fun of COPPA[/COLOR][/thread] was a 2002 thread in which the founder of theotaku.com, Adam, poked fun at a correction letter he had received from COPPA regarding a faulty privacy policy on pokecheats.com, a site that had at the time been inactive for the better part of 2 years. Much of the early discussion in the thread revolved around the bemusement that such a letter and booklet would be sent to the admin of a dead website. The thread picked up a whole new lease on life, however, when former supermod kuja hijacked the thread for his own anti-OB agenda, regularly re-appearing to send snippets of the thread to his lawyers. His involvement in the COPPA thread led to his demise, for more information see [B]Notable Members: kuja[/B]. The thread is noted by some old members as one of the greatest threads ever,though some members feel that this is unwarranted. [u][color=royalblue]What's your favourite sock?[/color][/u] [b]Category:[/b] The Prefecture [thread=3534][COLOR=Red]What's your favourite sock[/COLOR][/thread] is a 2001 thread created in the ashes of V2 and the formative days of V3 versions of the boards history. The discussion revolved around socks, and members preferences for sock type. Some members perferred fluffy socks, while others preferred thinner types. Master O Beans only liked the ones with the red stripes at the top because they are "good for burning." Today, the socks thread would be considered spam. The "What's your favourite type of sock?" thread was created as a joke. It spawned from comments made by James and Safer Sephiroth in the thread [color=red][url= http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=3504]Im Cute, Im Hot[/url][/color]. Lamenting the current state of General Discussion and the overwhelming number of "what's your favorite" threads, the two admins noted that [color=red][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=66862&postcount=52]"on the bright side, we have yet to have a favourite type of sock thread[/url][/color]." Final_Flash, then a staff member, seized the opportunity to tease James and Safer and created the (in)famous thread. The thread lives on in infamy, being [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=52583][color=red]resurrected[/color][/url] in later years to demonstrate how far OtakuBoards' has evolved in terms of post quality and as a defense against letting favourites threads back inside the rules. The popluarity of the socks thread has waned in recent years, however, owing to the fact that OB now lets some favourites threads with decent discussion into the lounge. This has rednered the socks thread as an exemplary obsolete for the most part. [u][color=royalblue]n00b Hunter[/color][/u] [b]Category:[/b] OB fan fiction, The Arena [url= http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=44102][COLOR=Red]n00b Hunter[/COLOR][/url] [M-LV] is an OtakuBoards fan-fiction created by DeadSeraphim in December of 2004. This story featured Alan as a cold-blooded killer, hunting out members who continued to spam up the boards and exacting violent revenge on them. Much more adult and violent than other OB fan-fiction up to that point, n00b Hunter?s success helped to cement OB fan-fiction as a genre on the boards, and spawned countless imitators. The main plot concerned the hunting down and destruction of 'Sonic Blaster', an infamous myOtaku user who cheated his way to the number one ranking at that site, though there were side plots involved as well (including many one offs). The cast of characters was taken primarily from myOtaku users who knew DeadSeraphim directly, and involved many in-jokes. At one point a comprehensive website existed for the series, but it has since been removed. DeadSeraphim despises this series, despite being its author. [u][color=royalblue]The OtakuBoards Graphic Worm[/color][/u] [b]Category:[/b] Art, The Prefecture Also known as the "OBGW", the "Graphic Worm", the "Worm", and other variations. Often times misnamed the "Graphics Worm". The project was basically constructed by placing a continuous string of graphics horizontally, each measuring 600x450 pixels. The left and right sides were to be made in a simpler manner as to allow smoother transitions betwen pieces. The [url=http://obgw.randomthunk.net][COLOR=Red]OtakuBoards Graphic Worm[/COLOR][/url] was started by Retribution in Feburary of 2006. At first, it was a mere idea, inspiried by another worm created by members of a different forum, but soon gained a popularity that made it "hard to get a post in edge-wise". In the beginning, the Worm contributer order was made by a member PMing Retribution with a request to be added to the que. A member could only ask for one request until the order ended, then they could ask for another spot. This system worked well for the first dozen entries or so, but started to fall apart when members wouldn't post and thus had to be skipped. Within a month of the Worm's beginning, the server it was hosted on crashed. At first, it appeared to be a temporary problem as reported by White, but soon turned into a permanent one, as confirmed by Retribution. A few weeks later, Katana offered hosting for the Worm, and was thus unofficially put in charge of the project. After this time, it fell by the wayside for a month, something that would become quite common in its summer run. After one particually long drought, members were encouraged to continue on with hopes of "making it to the next Nifty Fifty". With the transfer of servers came a new system of submission. Started by Boo, it became a simple system of calling "dibs" on the next piece, then editing ones post when they finished their piece. The problem of three or four people calling "dibs" at the same time, strangely enough, never became a problem. One thing that could be criticised about the thread was its tendency to only have 'established' artists create pieces. Nowhere is this more evident then in the neck-and-neck "race" between White and Katana, each of whom have over five pieces in the Worm. However, the majority of the 'established' artists only kept on creating to keep the Worm alive. Eventually, interest ran out due to school and other such activites, and the OBGW ended with 65 pieces in October. Throughout its course, the Worm was participated in by dozens of members, utilizing programs from Paint to Photoshop. However, the Worm managed to hang on a bit longer, receiving not one, but two, mentions within the course of the OtakuBoards Scavenger Hunt. [u][color=royalblue]The Rise and Fall of The Padded Room Party![/color][/u] [B]Categories[/B]: Notable old threads, Notable V3 Role Playing Threads, V3 Role Playing Trend The Padded Room Party! created by Mike aka [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/member.php?userid=251][COLOR=Red]Char! [/COLOR] [/URL] was one of the largest and arguably spammiest 'role playing' threads to ever exist. The PRP was typical of most V3 role playing threads- little to no premise, little to no character development and, basically, just chaotic action-oriented posts with a weak (or nonexistent) overlaying narrative. The posts contained numerous references to what was popular at the time- Dragon Ball Z, typical fantasy stereotypes and numerous other animes. It lacked substance, quality, narrative and most everything many of our newer members associate with our Role Playing area. An enormous number of posts were put into the thread (well into the hundreds, if not thousands) before, thankfully, it was closed by a moderator unknown and, eventually, deleted entirely. Most of the people involved in it [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=3515][COLOR=Red]found the closure to be a bad decision[/COLOR][/url]. Reflecting on it now one would venture that it was actually one of the better decisions made for the Roleplaying forum and was part of a [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=6287][COLOR=Red]larger movement[/COLOR][/url] to improve quality within the Role Playing areas. These decisions lead to the increasing quality, depth and nature of RPGs on OB beyond just silly spamfests that reigned for some time. Looking upon the current threads in the Adventure Arena now it's hard to imagine what the V3 era was like if you were not there but, certainly, the PRP was the prime example of the type of role playing that was going on. It's closure and deletion marked the beginning of heavy emphasis on quality that continues even now. [COLOR=RoyalBlue]Some more details about the Padded Room Party:[/COLOR] [list][*]The thread's exact title was Padded Room Party! with an exclamation point. [*]The thread had just topped 2,000 posts when it was closed. [*]Warlock and Final Flash are two more notable members who took part in the PRP. [*]After the PRP's closure a number of spin-off RPGs were created, all of which were closed as well.[/list] [B]Trivia[/B]- Many notable old members were involved in the PRP: Desbreko, Dragon Warrior, Chaos, Shy, and DeathKnight, to name just a few. [color=royalblue][u]OtakuBoards Survivor[/u][/color] [b]Categories:[/b] Adventure Arena OtakuBoards Survivors were three competitive RPGs created by Sage/Sandy. Their common factor was that they were all based on the widely popular reality-tv-series "Survivor". The RPGs were all quite popular during their time, and the popularity grew with each new game. The three games shared the same basic mechanics: the chosen players were divided into teams which competed against each other in various challenges, after which the losing team would vote out somebody amongst them through private messaging. When there were only two players left, the voting was made public with a poll. [color=red][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=16797][B]Unofficial OtakuBoards Survivor: The Freakshow![/B][/url][/color] October the 26th, 2002 - January the 8th, 2003 The first installment to the trilogy of RPGs was the quirkily named Unofficial OtakuBoards Survivor: The Freakshow! It was first meant to be a parody of the real tv-show, but it quickly turned out to be something completely different. It featured two teams of original imaginary characters - the [COLOR=Lime]LimeTime Tribe[/COLOR] and the [COLOR=Indigo]Indigoth Tribe[/COLOR] - that competed against each others and the maniac and capricious host of the game. Along the game they faced e.g. a maze, mock Idol contest, elephant race and a merge to one team, the [COLOR=DarkRed]Crimsonata Tribe[/COLOR]. The first OB Survivor was largely experimental in nature, and reflected the standard of roleplaying of that time. The players of the game were: [INDENT]Arikel calumon_luver (later KittyLynn) *2ND PLACE* Circéus Darkmoon DarkOrderKnight (later Corey) Digital_Monster Faris (later TrickyNicky) GotenksSSJ343 G/S/B Master iggy Rain *WINNER* starlight[/INDENT] [color=red][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=23032][B]Final Fantastic Survivor[/B][/url][/color] April the 9th, 2003 - August the 31th, 2003 The second OtakuBoards Survivor was the Final Fantastic Survivor, which was altogether much more organized and [I]saner[/I] than the Freakshow, despite having only few months between them. The setting of this game was of course the worlds in the Final Fantasy -series, and naturally the competitors had to play as Final Fantasy characters. The host played the part of the series staple, Cid. The two starting teams were [COLOR=Red]Tantalus[/COLOR] and [COLOR=Blue]Avalanche[/COLOR], which later merged into [COLOR=DarkRed]Redwings[/COLOR]. This game also featured captains to the teams, who were voted in a similar manner as the evicted players. The captains made all the crucial decisions for their team, for example who would be evicted in a tie-breaker situation. During this game the teams completed challenges in the various worlds of the Final Fantasy games by travelling in airships between them, and although the challenges weren't always that well thought-out, the players always did their best. The contribution was at times phenomenal, especially in the case of GinnyLyn, who created a whole website as well as a webcomic dedicated to the RPG. Here's a list of the players of this game: [INDENT]Ajeh Braidless Baka calumon_luver (later KittyLynn) Desbreko *2ND PLACE* Domon (replaced JCBaggee and Draagul who didn't post) GinnyLyn *WINNER* Mei Sakuramon (later Sakura) Tasis (later Zeh) Zidane (later Zidargh)[/INDENT] [color=red][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=50425][b]OtakuBoards Survivor: Game On![/b][/url][/color] November the 6th, 2005 - April the 28th, 2006 The third game in the series was the videogame-themed Game On!, which ended last spring. It was also the most thought-out of the three games, and the popularity at the beginning at least was massive. The recruitment thread gained about 30 sign-ups, and many good candidates had to be left out. As the theme was videogames, the contestants took the roles of various videogame characters, with the host playing as Mog the Moogle, the cute pink critter from Final Fantasy. For the first time, the players were initially divided into three teams, the [COLOR=Red]Bravers of the Red Sword[/COLOR] (with action-type characters), the [COLOR=Blue]Adventurers of the Blue Feather[/COLOR] (with adventure-type characters) and the [COLOR=Green]Legends of the Green Gem[/COLOR] (with RPG-type characters). As the game progressed, the three teams were mixed up to two, divided by the gender of the characters: males were the [COLOR=Gray]Heroes of the Iron Fist[/COLOR] and females were the [COLOR=Gold]Heroines of the Golden Lotus[/COLOR]. For the final phase, the remaining players formed the [COLOR=Purple]Survivors of the Ultimate Game[/COLOR]. The challenges took place in different videogames, ranging from Lemmings to Resident Evil, as well as completely original environments. A strange blue place named the CPU worked as the hub of the game, where the characters met before each challenge and each eviction. The reception of this game outstood the earlier parts, as it was the first OB Survivor to attract people who typically weren't interested in RPGs. It was also awarded in the Nifty Fifty of 2006. The players of this game were as follows: [INDENT]^.^ (later JJ) Baron Samedi Desbreko Deucalion Doukeshi *2ND PLACE* Imi (later Ezekiel) JimiWiggy11 Kitty KKC Lrb (later White) Outlaw Raiyuu *WINNER* Sakura Shinji (later Shinje) Sinistra Solo Tremaine Unborn Lord Xion (later Onix) Wraith (later Blayze)[/INDENT] [B]Trivia:[/B] There have been several attempts at creating OtakuBoards Survivors by other members besides Sandy, of which the most successful was [B]OtakuBoards Survivor 2: Temple of Chaos[/B] by Bent Metal, but for some reason none of them lasted long. [u][url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=20&page=1&pp=40&highlight=dragonball+battlefield][COLOR=RoyalBlue]Dragonball - Battle Field: End of the Universe[/COLOR][/url][/u] [b]Category[/b]: Notable Threads [COLOR=RoyalBlue]General info[/COLOR] Created by Final Flash back when The Arena was still Games & Stories, DB:Battle Field was the first epic RPG of OtakuBoards. Made during late v1/early v2, Flashy would create a new thread for each story arc. Each arc would be fully planned out by Flash with an endpoint in mind which he would push for as individual character stories progressed. The 'roster' of the RPG was relatively open although there was little to no change to it after the switch to v3 (due to which the first 3 threads are missing). Originally RPers posted stats of their characters, similar to the power levels seen in DragonBall Z. These were meant to be slowly increased as the character would undergo whatever forms of training. After a while these stats faded away, having become obnoxiously huge and obsolete, and serving no real purpose. At the time this departure from stats was very unheard of for RPGs of a similar nature, but this separation from stats seemed to cause the DB:BF posters to find another purpose for writing (other than trying to be the strongest). This caused an explosion in concept exploration (time travel; perception of time; space travel; alternate dimensions; death & reincarnation; blahblah) and character development (side-quests; personal feuds, alliances & rivalries; history; more blah blah) on top of Flashy's tournaments, villains and twists. The post-quality was probably, at times, still as poor (relative to the high quality maintained these days) as other RPGs from the same era, but this improved over time. [COLOR=RoyalBlue]Posters[/COLOR] Final Flash Warlock Dragonballzman PiroMunkie AJeh Sephiroth Raiha [COLOR=RoyalBlue]End[/COLOR] DB:BF had a climactic end: a 2-part post by Flash in which the universe ended. All participants of the RPG were satisfied with its end, even after over 40 pages and nearly 1600 posts. Flash attempted to revive the 'franchise' with DB:BF - Post Apocalypse, a back-due-to-popular-demand continuation of the story with fresh characters in a new universe. Many new RPers also signed up such as Chaos, DeathKnight, Juuthena, Shinobi and Mitch. This sequel pretty much flopped as it couldnt live up to the hype of the original: whilst it was the post quality was much higher and the same degree of planning was put forth by Flashy, it didnt have any groundbreaking ideas in it to keep anybody's attention for too long. Nosedive. [COLOR=RoyalBlue]Relevant Links[/COLOR] Concluding post - [URL=http://otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=282771&postcount=1580][i]Part 1[/i][/URL] | [URL=http://otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=282772&postcount=1581][i]Part 2[/i][/URL] Post Apocalypse - [URL=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=19411&page=1&highlight=dragonball+battlefield][i]Sign-ups[/i][/URL] | [URL=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=19607&page=1&highlight=dragonball+battlefield][i]Thread[/i][/URL] [u][color=royalblue]The Daily Otaku (2001)[/u][/color] The original [url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=3341][color=red]Daily Otaku[/color][/url] was a series of threads in the General Discussion (now Otaku Lounge) forum, created by Stardust and others in 2001. The Daily Otaku was the original OtakuBoards newspaper, and each "issue" featured brief articles discussing popular threads and interesting quotes of the day. These articles were written by Stardust and a staff of "Reporters," including Forte, Tec-9, Krillen, Deathknight, Shy and others. Each issue of The Daily Otaku was posted in a seperate thread, and, ironically, on a semi-daily or weekly infrequent basis. These threads were initially well-received by the members; at one point it was decided that new issues of The Daily Otaku would be given prominence among the General Discussion forum by being "stickied." This success led to other members attempting to create their own daily Otaku-themed newspapers, causing a great deal of conflict at the time. Stardust seemed incapable of organizing the ambitious project by herself, and the quality of The Daily Otaku suffered as a result. Reporters became frustrated by The Daily Otaku's [url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=4572][color=red]lack of communication with Stardust[/color][/url], often resigning from their positions shortly after being hired. These reporters were hired over literally a [i]dozen threads[/i], leading to mass confusion and putting her at odds with many staff members. At one point each individual reporter posted their own [url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=3481][color=red]Daily[/color][/url] [url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=3495][color=red]Otaku[/color][/url] news thread, the idea being that each individual forum was active enough to support their own thread. This idea was quickly dismissed, and due to oversaturation it may have been responsible for deteriorating member interest in the concept. Over the course of several weeks only a handful of issues were posted. Stardust became aware of these problems, but her immaturity only made the growing problems worse. Finally Stardust was ordered by staff to end the project, and all of the active Daily Otaku threads were closed (The General Discussion version was closed while still stickied, and remained at the top of the forum for several days following its' closure.) Several attempts to resurrect The Daily Otaku were made, but they were each short lived. Years later Desbreko created his own [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=35704][color=red]Daily Otaku[/color][/url] thread in the Anthology forum, sharing a legacy with the original in name only. [color=royalblue][u]The DailyOtaku (2004)[/u][/color] [center][img]http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7048/thedailyotakuv3hw5.jpg[/img][/center] [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=35704][COLOR=Red]OtakuBoards: The DailyOtaku [PG] [/COLOR][/URL] was one of the more successful OtauBoards fan fictions written by the Desbreko in January 2004. What made it so unique was that it written from the standpoint of actually being a real newspaper reporting on unexpected events happening at OtakuBoards. As it so aptly put it: It?s what you [I]don?t[/I] need to know. While Desbreko was around to see the original The Daily Otaku by Stardust, he actually based the idea on some tabloid cover mock-ups that Charles had posted on his myOtaku page. Not only was it wonderfully funny, but it was also well-received among the community. Just to be included in one of the articles was regarded as a treat for members. The success of this work even went on to eventually inspire one of the members to created a fanclub for Desbreko: [quote name='Aaryanna][COLOR=DarkOrange]I think I'm going to start a [spoiler] We Love Desbreko Fan Club! :2women: ^_~ [/spoiler'] [/COLOR][/quote]Both [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=35704][COLOR=red]The DailyOtaku[/COLOR][/URL] and the [URL=http://desbrekofanclub.bravehost.com/][COLOR=red]Desbreko FanClub[/COLOR][/URL] remain unfinished to this day. [COLOR=RoyalBlue][U]The Reanimatrix[/U][/COLOR] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18482&stc=1[/IMG][/CENTER] [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=38715&highlight=reanimatrix][COLOR=Red]The Reanimatrix[/COLOR][/URL] was a thread created by James on April 4th, 2004, in what would be his first contribution to the OtakuBoards Anthology forum. The Reanimatrix was modeled after 2003?s collection of short anime films inspired by The Matrix mythos-- [B]The Animatrix[/B]. The Reanimatrix was intended to be a collection of short stories written by James, other members and actual authors who had an involvement with the Wachowski brothers' series. Each story would shed a little light on some aspect of The Matrix. James decided to create The Reanimatrix while he was in the planning process for an RPG entitled ?[B]The Matrix Revelations[/B].? He was writing some basic stories related to the history of certain characters within the RPG. But as he was writing them, he decided to expand the concept to allow himself and other writers to create short stories that explained various events relating to [B]The Matrix[/B] and its history. The Reanimatrix was meant to compliment "The Matrix Revelations? and enrich its plot. Members were given artistic freedom; their entries could be in the form of poetry, comic strips, narratives, diaries, etc. The only requirements members had to abide by was that their entries had to be short stories, original and related to the Matrix Universe. The Reanimatrix was successful and long-running in comparison to many threads in OB Anthology, accruing 58 short stories. Many of the entries included artwork and unique formats. The last entry was written on August 24th, 2006. 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MIMMI[/SIZE][/font][/center] [center][b][font=Verdana][size=2][/size][/font][/b] [/center] [center][b][font=Verdana][size=2]DISSOLVED GIRL[/size][/font][/b][/center] [center][font=Verdana][size=1]BY SEAN[/SIZE][/font][/center] [center][b][font=Verdana][size=2][/size][/font][/b] [/center] [center][b][font=Verdana][size=2]EVERYONE FALLS THE FIRST TIME[/size][/font][/b][/center] [center][font=Verdana][size=1]BY EPITOME[/SIZE][/font][/center] [b]IX[/b] [COLOR=Blue][U][B]OtakuBoards Cliques[/B][/U][/COLOR] [u][color=royalblue]MAMA[/color][/u] [thread=54015][COLOR=Red]MAMA[/COLOR][/thread], or Members Against Mods and Admins, was a group of dissenting older members who got together out of a mutual understanding that the post quality of OtakuBoards was in a decline. MAMA was initially formed by JJ as a secretive group, a bit like the [[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_Brethren"]Exclusive Brethren Church[/url].] It was, however, exposed by some of its members in the post-quality themed Suggestions and Feedback thread, "The Complaint" much to the chagrin of it's more secretive members. Other members participating in "The Complaint " were a little perplexed in regards to how a movement title MAMA could be advocating a return to quality when it was taking potshots at the staff. In reailty, MAMA only seemed to target newer, younger moderators and their perceived inability to be online as often as they should or enforce the rules as stricly as they should. MAMA regarded some of these newer moderators, actually listed in the initial post of the thread, as being inferior to the moderators of old. (See old members: Safer Spehiroth, Babygirl, GinnyLyn) Eventually "The Complaint" was closed and MAMA died off afterward. It should be noted that MAMA's confrontational name was a big reason why the movement failed to gain any serious ground, and ended up in the dustpan following the closure of "The Complaint." [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/member.php?userid=5812][color=red]di.fm[/color][/url], the OP in "The Complaint" (then going by the name of AC!D!C), believes to this day that his actions "saved the boards from Armageddon". [u][color=royalblue]The OtakuBoards League of Not-So-Extrodinary Gentlemen And Stuff[/color][/u] [center][img]http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7669/leagueyr7.gif[/img][/center] One of the oldest and largest cliques to grace OtakuBoards was The OtakuBoards League of Not-So-Extrodinary Gentlemen And Stuff with a rather ridiculously long name and an even more painful misspelling of the word "extraordinary" right in the title. The group was founded by the member Dragon Warrior back in one of the early versions of OB (possibly Version 3) as one of the many signature cliques that invaded the forums at the time. Members of the group were allowed to choose an unusual callsign as their unique alias. This was assumed to be their position and job under the organization. A few examples of such names may have been "The Janitor," "The Insane Fangirl," or "The Really, Really Hairy Guy." Though no one really recalls it or may vaguely remember its existance, it was--as said before--one of the largest cliques, containing well over fifty members in total. Dragon Warrior chose to keep a list of every member in his signature until the list grew too large for the signature requirements and thus a website was spawned for the organization. Though they weren't known to commit any acts under the name of The OtakuBoards League of Not-So-Extrodinary Gentlemen And Stuff, they still enjoyed the idea of having silly names and being apart of a really large group of people with no lives. It gradually disappeared as new versions of OtakuBoards emerged. Members forgot about it and the website that was consistantly updated with new members was lost forever. In the end, the name really speaks for itself: it wasn't so extraordinary--and stuff. [u][color=royalblue]The Otaku Triad[/color][/u] The Otaku Triad is a small group consisting of three members, Sara, Shy, and Nerdsy who registered on the 29, 30, and 31 of March, 2001, respectively. They subsequently all became close friends, and upon discovering the coincidence regarding their registration dates decided to start calling themselves the Otaku Triad. This was mostly due to the insistence (and nagging) of Nerdsy. Eventually, it was decided to allow Ginnylyn, a close friend of the Triad, to join as an honorary member. Due to this, it was occasionally referred to as The Otaku Triad Plus One. There were several other honorary members, including a series of members who were inducted because they were the last ten people to sign up at OB at the time. Their interest was not required. All the core members of the Triad (and for that matter, Ginny) all became prominent members of Otakuboards. Further, the three core members have all been staff members at one time or another. Sara and Shy in particular; they both became Supermods (the equivalent of a Category Moderator) and Shy eventually became the Event Master. The Triad have been members of OB for over 5 and a half years. [b]X[/b] [COLOR=royalBlue][U][B]Community Events[/B][/U][/COLOR] [u][color=royalblue]Otaku Idol 2: Who Wants to Become An Event Master?[/color][/u] [CENTER][img]http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4868/otakuidol2banneridea02copyve4.jpg[/img] [img]http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5679/currentmx5.jpg[/img][/CENTER] [i]Otaku Idol 2: Who wants to become an Event Master? [/i] Simply known as "Otaku Idol 2", is the 2006 follow-up to 2003's writing competition,[URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=23431][COLOR=Red]Otaku Idol[/COLOR][/URL], won by [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/member.php?userid=3007][COLOR=Red]Lady Asphyxia[/COLOR][/URL]. Billed as the first ever 'audition' for a staff role on OtakuBoards,the winner of Otaku Idol 2 will become the next Event Master, taking the reigns from long-time moderator and Event Master [i]Shy[/i], who is retiring from the position at the conclusion of this event. The contest, located in Community Events forum, formerly known as the Event Arena, asked any member of the community to pitch and run their own community event, to prove they have what it takes to be a successful Event Master should they be chosen to succeed Shy to fill his position. Five members decided to audition, from which three were chosen as finalists. The Events currently in contention for Otaku Idol 2 are: [list] [*][color=red][url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=55751]White's [i]Mafia[/i][/url][/color] [*][color=red][url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=55804]Sandy's [i]Labyrinth[/i][/url][/color] [*][color=red][url=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=55855]Gavin's [i]Kumite[/i][/url][/color] [/list]While White and Sandy have both started their RPG in respect to auditions, Gavin's Kumite languishes in the signup stage, requiring more interest and signups to get under way. In an effort to spur interest for his event, Gavin redesigned Kumite to be simpler and more concise. The contestants also answer interviews posed by Shy and complete various assignments. Gavin was removed from the competition before its' completion for failing to attract member interest with his relaunched 'Kumite' event. All three events have been criticized for not being community inclusive and too-closely resembling RPGs. [b]XI[/b] [COLOR=Blue][U][B]Otaku Miscellaneous[/B][/U][/COLOR] [u][color=royalblue]Plushies[/color][/u] [B]Category[/B]: Prominent Member Trademarks, Otaku Fad Plushies were first introduced in Otaku Big Brother II. In the beginning, some of the houseguest's stuffed animals were brought to life by the power of the house (affectionately known as "Rosey") and made to torment the houseguests themselves. Eventually, miniature versions of the houseguests appeared and caused havoc around the house, the most prominent (and famous) among them being Mini-Ken (the miniature version of DeathKnight) and Mini-Ginny (the miniature version of GinnyLyn). The only known person able to control the Plushies entirely is Queen Asuka, whom some of her "subjects" affectionately call her "Miss Queen." Neil (aka Chaos) proved he was able to subdue them through violence for a rather short time at one point in the game. In 2003, Solo Tremaine featured a sub-chapter starring the Plushies in his Enter the Net fanfiction, which later evolved into a webcomic written and drawn by Kei. The webcomic presently has its own website, although it is updated fairly infrequently.

[QUOTE=James][font=arial] [list][*]You can also use any colors you like, but I recommend sticking with between two and three colors so as not to make the banner look too busy or awkward. [/list] [/font][/QUOTE] Well James, I've only got one color for you: [B]black[/B]! [CENTER][IMG]http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7669/obheadercopyuz1.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] As you can see, the blue in the "OtakuBoards" logo would match the liquid skin perfectly, so it would be a nice fit. :crosses fingers:

Hey, I can't say it any more plainly than I did in the thread's opening post: [quote name='Charles]As a longtime member of the boards, I realize that this place has a rich, unique culture. Older members often reminisce over fond memories [B]and as time goes on, we make new ones[/B]. With Otakupedia, we can create a catalogue of entries dedicated to the past [B]and present [/B] of OB. [B]Newer members and older members alike[/B] can contribute entries based on almost anything relevant to the forums--whether that entry happens to be about the old Digimon forum, a current member, OB marriages, staff history, kuja's banning, safer sephiroth, OB spinoffs (AE Boards), thimok, Enter the Net, [B]Otaku Idol 2[/B']--it's all up to you![/quote] Also, from post #24: [quote name='Charles]Thanks, that's really my goal. Right now we're adding a lot of cool OtakuBoards history that I don't really want to have disappear as time goes on, [B]but if really if any newer members are reading this, feel free to contribute with what's going on right now or fairly recently that's important. [/B'] [/quote] I think all it takes right now is for people to take the incentive to look around the boards and find something they would like to write about. I have not placed any roadblocks in this thread to stop them. Members can write about anything; they can write about an RPG they're in right now that they think is great. They can write about Chibihorsewoman. The issue with Papa Smurf is really current and worth writing about. What about MAMA? That just happened this past summer. How about the Nifty Fifty? That happens every year. Or the Legionnaires? I've never put a limit on any of this. Honestly, people don't always have to "go to the well", so to speak, to find something to write about. That's simply not the case. ;) Also, I noticed that indifference mentioned "The Daily Otaku." Does anyone have the images I made of that for my myOtaku back in the day? That would probably be helpful. Plus I just miss them. :(

[QUOTE=James][font=arial]I meant when he was being lighthearted and charming, of course... :animeswea [/font][/QUOTE] [CENTER][IMG]http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8407/rkeldidherego3.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Also, the main thread should pretty much be up to date now. And Nerdsy, I see your point now. It's just difficult to exclude negativity from posts about him after the whole AE Pike thing. His craziness aside, that alone to this day makes me want to insult him. lol

[QUOTE=Nerdsy][COLOR=deepPink]"Rick Hunter (who closely resembled Boris from "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show") had a vast knowledge of anime and could have been a significant member of OtakuBoards had he not been crazy." I see we're not very worried about keeping a neutral point of view. : )[/COLOR][/QUOTE] A) He closely resembles Boris. B) Kevin knew a hell of a lot about anime and could be a likable person at times--which is how he gained the help of many key OB members with AE Boards. Initially he had a positive impact on theOtaku.com and his vast knowledge was certainly an asset on the boards. C) He went crazy, treated his friends like crap by abusing them day in and day out, which ultimately severed his relationship with them. I don't make up the facts; I just report them. :cool: [quote name='James][font=arial']And I'd definitely request an article about Master O Beans. He started off well enough (he kinda reminded me of Charles at times), [/font][/quote] :flaming:

Okay, first of all, thanks for helping me update Raiyuu. There was a lot to add! Secondly, I believe I have added everything else that has been brought up to this point. If I have missed something, someone feel free to chime in and tell me. I've also done minor tweaks across the entire thread. -I've added a subtitle underneath OtakupediA. -I have provided pictures with fun captions for several "Notable Members" articles, as well as one for AE Boards. -I expanded Safer Sephiroth's article even further, and added links to his and his cousin's profiles. -I have changed kuja's font color to crimson. I also mentioned his original handle (thanks Nerdsy). While I was at it, I found his old avatar and included it with a caption. -Added a bit to the Babygirl article. -I have tweaked the AE Boards article itself to reflect [I]exactly[/I] how Rick Hunter was removed from his staff position. I came across an actual private message that James sent to Rick Hunter informing him why he was dismissed; I would like to post that for completion's sake, but I want to make sure I'm allowed. It's not necessary to post, but I think it goes a long way in showing how fairly the situation was handled. -I linked to "Kill Adam" and posted the "Kill Adam" logo. Also, I edited out the part that complimented the RPG for having "high production values" since that doesn't make any sense unless James paid a lot of money for special effects or something. I changed these references to "excellent presentation." -I added a small snippet to the Newbie Lounge article. Aaaand, that's all I can think of off the top of my head.