RPG OtakuBoards Survivor 4: The Sunflowers

[Aaryanna_Mom]

[QUOTE=Anomaly]Oh Sandy. I loveth thee anyway, and I shalt never officially dispute any of your calls ;D Have another sunflower, on me.


Oh I'm totally psyched for this challenge. Let's go get em, Sunflowers (haha, man it just doesn't quite have the same PUNCH as the Mercenaries did.. Oh well. Much love to it.)![/QUOTE]Now now, the duels are coming up and I for one am looking forward to who I will be facing. It should be quite fun. Since I wonder who they will pair me up with.

As for the lack of a punch, I wouldn't say that, after all, the Incas used the sunflower as an image of their sun god. It is in my opinion a far more subtle punch than the more obvious one of the mercenaries. We are the warriors of the sun god Inti...[COLOR=#FFD700][B]The Sunflowers[/B][/COLOR]. :catgirl: I guess Sandy and the rest of you missed that subtle reference behind the name. If I had thought of it I would have had SunfallE include words on the flag along with the characteristics to make that clear. Oh well. :whoops:

[Sandy]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom]We are the warriors of the sun god Inti...[COLOR=#FFD700][B]The Sunflowers[/B][/COLOR']. :catgirl: I guess Sandy and the rest of you missed that subtle reference behind the name. [/quote]

[FONT=Century Gothic]I got the reference the first time you mentioned it. ;P Besides, I love the mythology behind the sunflower, but even you have to admit that considering [I]this[/I] game, the other team picked a more suitable name. Yours was more original, sure, but since both of them were so good, it had to come down to petty details.

It only shows that the competition is getting more serious by every passing challenge. ;D[/FONT]

[Rachmaninoff]

[QUOTE=Sandy][FONT=Century Gothic]I got the reference the first time you mentioned it. ;P Besides, I love the mythology behind the sunflower, but even you have to admit that considering [I]this[/I] game, the other team picked a more suitable name. Yours was more original, sure, but since both of them were so good, it had to come down to petty details.

It only shows that the competition is getting more serious by every passing challenge. ;D[/FONT][/QUOTE]I'm getting the distinct impression that the competition is going to get pretty damn fierce if were are down to nitpicking the details.

What makes me laugh is until Kathy mentioned it (in a pm while we were working on the flags) I hadn't thought of the reference. I was only thinking on how the characteristics of sunflowers being bright, bold and so forth really fit my fellow team mates. lol As well as their cheery natures. ;)

[SunfallE]

[COLOR=#DAA520]Well team, it looks like we now know who we are facing. Should be quite interesting. Especially since it looks like I'm up first, against my former team mate no less. XD Still should be fun. ^_^

I do have a question for Sandy though. When you say a haiku describing this competition, did you want it in the standard pattern of approximately 5, 7, 5? And though Japanese haiku are typically written as a single line, those written in the English language are usually separated into three lines.

So how do you want it? I'm assuming that you want the 5, 7, 5 syllables and then separated into three lines.

As soon as you clarify that I'll get working on it. ^_~[/COLOR]

[Sandy]

[QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR=#DAA520]
So how do you want it? I'm assuming that you want the 5, 7, 5 syllables and then separated into three lines. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]

[FONT=Century Gothic]Exactly. The reason I pitted this assignment to you and Matt was because I knew you two would handle it. ;D

All that is left for me is to decide which of you handled it better.[/FONT]

[Aaryanna_Mom]

Well this ought to be fun! I was hoping I would end up facing Shy. ;) And I see that the first duel has been declared as well. I had to look up what a haiku was since I'm not familiar with Japanese poetry though.

Anyway, I look forward to seeing what both players write. Since writing up a poem to fit the structure you mentioned Beth sounds like fun! :catgirl: I may not be the one to face this duel but I'm already getting ideas on how one could write a hiaku to describe the competition. But since this isn't my battle I'll just sit back and watch.

[Rachmaninoff]

Hehe, I didn't know what to expect from the list and it ought to be interesting since other than to follow along when the Otaku Idol 2 was going on before I joined OB, I don't know a lot about White. And seeing that the first duel was not what I was expecting at all it has me supremely curious as to what the duel will be when we get to that point. I'm both nervous and excited to get to that point.

Anyway, seeing that you are up first SunfallE I'll be cheering for you. Since I know that regardless of who Sandy finally chooses, you'll do an excellent job. ;)

[Aaryanna]

[COLOR=#DAA520]Hehe! This is going to be fun! But then this whole thing has been fun from the very beginning. :catgirl: I can't wait to find out what my challenge will be when I face Ezekiel.

Anyway, I'm almost kind of bummed that I can't do this challenge since I've been learning all about haiku and I've got all sorts of ideas on how to write one to describe this challenge. Either way, we'll be cheering for you Beth. It's going to be fierce since both you and BKstyles are good at writing. :catgirl: [/COLOR]

[OMNOMNOMALY]

Hey guys, this is Christian >=3
Alexa's friend.
I am here to inform you that Alexa will be unable to join you guys, as her computer "Is fried"
She is unaware when she'll be able to be back on, as she sent her computer in to be repaired.
Yah.

[Aaryanna_Mom]

I'm sorry to hear that about Anomaly's computer. And seeing that she did have a friend make sure we were aware of what's happening, it brings me to a request for both the Aces and for you Sandy. Based on your list here:[QUOTE=Sandy][font=Century Gothic]
[center][b][color=red]BKstyles[/color] vs [color=Gold]SunfallE[/color]
[color=red]Keyblade Wielder[/color] vs [color=Gold]Anomaly[/color]
[color=red]Ezekiel[/color] vs [color=Gold]Aaryanna[/color]
[color=red]White[/color] vs [color=Gold]Rachmaninoff[/color]
[color=red]Shy[/color] vs [color=Gold]Aaryanna_Mom[/color][/b][/center][/font][/QUOTE]I am assuming you were planning on doing the challenges in order, which would have made Anomaly's challenge next. However in light of what happened I want to ask that my match with Shy be shifted to be next instead. Putting Anomaly at the end of the list.

If that is acceptable with the Aces as well as you Sandy since I feel that since Anomaly did do her best to inform us as to what happened such a request is not unreasonable. Obviously if by the time we get to the last one if she still can't get on then the match would be forfeit.

[Sandy]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']However in light of what happened I want to ask that my match with Shy be shifted to be next instead. Putting Anomaly at the end of the list.[/quote]

I understand the situation, and agree with your suggestion. I will make the necessary changes, and you and Shy will go next. There's no point in asking [I]his[/I] opinion, since, well, I make the decisions around here. ;P

[Aaryanna_Mom]

[quote name='Sandy]I understand the situation, and agree with your suggestion. I will make the necessary changes, and you and Shy will go next. There's no point in asking [I]his[/I'] opinion, since, well, I make the decisions around here. ;P[/quote]Thank you very much hun. I understand that you make the decisions. Though I wanted the Aces to know that I wasn't demanding the changes, after all, Shy may not have been able to switch to the next challenge. So I figured it was polite to ask both of you. ;)

Anyway, thanks again. And hopefully by the time we get to Anomaly her computer will be fixed. It's easy for me since anytime mine quits working all I have to do is call Beth and she comes over and fixes it for me. So I've never had to send my computer away to be fixed, or wait for very long either.

[SunfallE]

[COLOR=goldenrod]I'm sorry team. But honestly. Between the flag and the poem I feel like all I've done is let all of you down. I'm not going to lie and pretend it didn't depress me.

I'm just glad Aaryanna_Mom is next since I remember the suggestion thread she did in regards to the Community Events a while back, during the Otaku Idol 2 bit. She's the perfect person for this challenge in my opinion since she's already demonstrated that she's got a good grasp of things that would be good for the community here.[/COLOR]

[Aaryanna_Mom]

[QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR=goldenrod]I'm sorry team. But honestly. Between the flag and the poem I feel like all I've done is let all of you down. I'm not going to lie and pretend it didn't depress me.

I'm just glad Aaryanna_Mom is next since I remember the suggestion thread she did in regards to the Community Events a while back, during the Otaku Idol 2 bit. She's the perfect person for this challenge in my opinion since she's already demonstrated that she's got a good grasp of things that would be good for the community here.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]I wouldn't let it get you down. ;) After all no matter how good each contestant is, Sandy can only choose one. And based on what I know of poetry, both of those entries were well matched, so it could have gone either way.

Anyway, seems like my challenge has already been issued. I'm going to take some time and think about it since I want to present the best possible idea. I want the thread to be more than just a means to win the challenge. I want it to be more than just a simple suggestion for this place. Because in my opinion something that can help this community is more important than who wins.

[OMNOMNOMALY]

Hey you guys, it's me this time. I'm actually AT Christian's house =3 unfortunately, my computer is still out of commission, and at this point we aren't even sure if it's able to be fixed or if we will need at entirely new system. It sucks, but that's the way it is. I just dropped by to mention that, and to apologize. What poor timing D: I'm really sorry guys, I'm cheering you on in spirit, I promise! There's no telling if I'll be back in time for my round, but i really hope i don't have to forfeit. Good luck for the rest of your rounds, and I hope I'll be on again soon. <3

[Rachmaninoff]

I'm with Aaryanna_Mom, don't let it bother you SunfallE. ;) Since like she says, only one can be chosen. And I rather liked both poems actually.

Now, as for the next challenge. Good grief! I'm glad it's not me since the idea of suggesting something with the best of this community in mind has my mind in a blank. o_O And after I went and hunted up the thread mentioned that Aaryanna_Mom started about the Community Events I agree. It's clear that she has a much better grasp of things that could benefit the boards.

With Shy being a past Event Master and Aaryanna_Mom with her own unique brand of insight from raising kids and being here longer (than me that is, not Shy of course), it's going to be an interesting duel. Aaryanna_Mom is definitely the one for this challenge! I know I'm looking forward to it. And at the same time I'm glad I'm not facing either one of them! lol We'll be cheering for you Captain! As well as supporting you to our fullest.

[Aaryanna_Mom]

Thank you very much for your vote of confidence in my abilities. ;) I may not have been here as long as some of the other people here, but I do have several ideas that I think are perfect for this challenge. Don't worry about coming up with something Rach, this is my challenge after all and it would hardly be fair to Shy if I was getting assistance.

Though once my thread is up there's no reason why you can't add your input at that point. And speaking of the thread, it will be another day or two since I'm currently doing some research for it. Because like I said, I want it to be more than just for the challenge.

[SunfallE]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Removed post, because in the end it was pointless and a true deletion would have left a messy DP for AM. So now it's just spam for our team thread. :p [/COLOR]

[Aaryanna_Mom]

Well I don't know how things work behind doors, and I do think Shy has a valid point. However as James already pointed out steps to make the rules less restrictive have already been done. I even remember when they changed out a number of the stickies in the past six months, making them more simple and easy to understand.

And in the end, trying to save someone who won't enable the option to talk to staff and only uses fake meow, meow, meow responses instead of English is what I've always understood to be a troll.

I don't see any injustice since they knew exactly what they were doing. If they really wanted to be a member and throw in the occasional meow thing, that would have been fine. It was in my opinion melodramatic and totally unnecessary since they could have pm'd a member of the staff directly, and used English instead of this silly nonsense of running to Shy. Who I assume they actually talked to in English?

Anyway, I was responding to it but the thread got closed while I was doing so. Which kind of sucked, but in the end I agree with everything James said. It's an issue that is already been addressed and I don't see a problem with over moderating either. I'm just glad no names were thrown out (like the name of the person who banned them) or I'd have to bonk you Shy and make you apologize. ;)

Anyway, I've still been working on my idea though and I'll have it up either later tonight or tomorrow team.

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All right team, the thread is up. Sandy did not say that we were restricted to only one idea so I presented three that I have been thinking about. I hope all of you like the suggestions and definitely be sure to provide your own feedback on what you think of the ideas. ;)

[Aaryanna]

[COLOR=goldenrod][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']All right team, the thread is up. Sandy did not say that we were restricted to only one idea so I presented three that I have been thinking about. I hope all of you like the suggestions and definitely be sure to provide your own feedback on what you think of the ideas. ;)[/quote]Those are great ideas that you presented. I love how each one addressed different aspects of helping the community. From the one designed to reduce spam, to the one to make birthday's more fun, to the newspaper one designed to help make the boards more active. :catgirl:

Each one targeted at helping the boards in a tangible way. Even if you didn't know about the modification Des mentioned, it was still a great idea for helping to reduce those nasty porn and advertising threads.

I'd say more, but I intend to put most of my thoughts into my response over there. [/COLOR]

[SunfallE]

[COLOR=goldenrod][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']All right team, the thread is up. Sandy did not say that we were restricted to only one idea so I presented three that I have been thinking about. I hope all of you like the suggestions and definitely be sure to provide your own feedback on what you think of the ideas. ;)[/quote]Excellent work Kathy, each and every one of your ideas were great. ^_~ I especially like the one about making an OtakuBoards newspaper that is more prominent like Otakupedia. I know I for one really hope that one takes off. I'll be offering my help on that one as well as reading it once you start posting it. I guess now we just sit back and see what Sandy thinks of the whole thing. [/COLOR]

[Rachmaninoff]

I like all of the ideas as well Aaryanna_Mom since each of them targeted an area that could improve the boards. You did an awesome job with your assignment.

I definitely like the idea of having a permanent newspaper like Otakupedia is one of articles. I've already glanced at the thread you started in OB Anthology and I'm loving all the ideas being brought up since many of them would involve the community. I've got some ideas for the newspaper as well, but I'll save that for when I post in the thread.

[SunfallE]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Good work Kathy. :catgirl: I was wondering who Sandy would pick. Since Shy's thread created more of a stir and your's seemed to be more specific and to the point. I honestly wasn't sure just which person he would choose.

And the next challenge? Goodness! This has certainly been an unexpected part of this game as each duel has been surprising. Even though the one for you and Shy fit both of you I still didn't expect it.

Anyway, with the score now tied that just makes it even more fierce! Best of luck Aaryanna. Even though I am in the position to actually be able to help you, I don't think it would be fair. Though I'll be cheering for you just the same. ^_~[/COLOR]

[Aaryanna]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Go Mom! :catgirl: I too was wondering just who Sandy would pick. Even though at first I thought Shy's was a joke too. >_< Which confused the hell out of me since I just couldn't imagine Shy doing something like that. But good heavens! Both of you far outdid anything I would have thought of.

Anyway, now the score is tied, making this even more of a challenge. And my challenge? Part of me is thinking what the hell? And the other is thinking it will be fun![quote name='SunfallE][COLOR=goldenrod']Best of luck Aaryanna. Even though I am in the position to actually be able to help you, I don't think it would be fair. Though I'll be cheering for you just the same. ^_~[/COLOR][/quote]Thanks! ^_^ I've already got a couple of ideas in mind though I hope Sandy understands that to do what I'm thinking of will take time.

Oh and one question for you Sandy. Even though SunfallE isn't going to help me come up with an idea I assume it's okay if she loans me materials? Since she does ceramics and has a nifty set of acrylic paints and brushes. (I'm too broke to buy my own) I assume that's fine? ^_~[/COLOR]

[Rachmaninoff]

Mom's for the win! Putting us back on track for having a chance in this round. Especially since we still don' t know if Anomaly will be able to return in time for her challenge. So a loss would have really hurt.

And I don't know about you guys, but these challenges are totally catching me by surprise. o_O I mean I've never even done anything like what you are suppose to do Aaryanna. It's making me nervous about what my challenge will be when the time comes.

Anyway, congratulations Aaryanna_Mom, I think both you and Shy did a great job. Even if I thought his was a prank, especially with all the recent changes to make the stickies and rules less restrictive. I can see how he was trying to be funny but in the end I think it totally undermined what he had in mind and annoyed people instead of really being effective.

And, now it's time to cheer for you Aaryanna. ;) Since I have no doubt that you'll produce something amazing for this challenge.