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Hello, there again! I appear to be in a small conundrum. May you help me? I have attempted to post an entry to the new building contest. However, the link is broken, and the topic is locked so I cannot fix said link. Upon this thought, I wondered if I was allowed to re-edit the link to the same picture as before, for the editing of links after entry will result in me becoming disqualified. But now I fear that no one shall be able to see the link. So, now I am curious; Am I disqualified from this competition on grounds of giving a broken link? If I had any way to fix said link,would the entry be rejected? Is there any way to post the non-broken link for the entry if that is allowed? Thank you all for your patience, and I apologise for wasting your time with this pointless "problem". I hope you all have a nice day!
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Okay folks! Here's the thing: the LEGO RPG forum is, shall we say, not exactly booming. So let's sit down and talk about something completely hypothetical here. You know, no reason to read into things too much, just a friendly chat. Say, hypothetically, we wanted to hold a LEGO RPG contest, much like our better-known Bionicle ones. And say, hypothetically, it would be focused on, I dunno, let's say Chima. Chima sounds good. In this completely implausible Chima RPG contest scenario - what would you, the LEGO RPG community, like to see? A straight contest, winner-designs-and-takes-all? Something more collaborative, maybe with multiple people working together to create an overall RPG setup? By all means, I'd love to hear your pie-in-the-sky, definitely totally hypothetical comments, questions, or suggestions below!
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So, I was thinking about writing another, longer, slightly-more-serious Lego Movie fanfiction (after my Comedies Contest entry from earlier this year). And I was bored, and all of a sudden I found that I'd written about two pages worth. Thought I'd post it here to see what people think of it and get a second opinion on whether I should keep going with it. It's tentatively titled "The Courting of Princess Unikitty". So, what does everyone think? Continue Y/N?
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GD Contest 2.22: Tohu Is (Not) Pleased First: Paleo! Second: CrunchbiteNuva! Third: Eljay: Toa of Mangosteen! LOOT TABLE: 1391 Jala 40084 Accessory Pack 30300 The Batman Tumbler 30302 Spider-Man Paleo gets this as well as the choice of two of the above. CrunchbiteNuva gets a choice of one of the remaining two. Eljay gets the remaining prize! ~Please PM Black Six for your prizes~ Questions of the day: should this be done again? Are there any changes you would make? Anyway, it's been fun, but it's not you, it's me.
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Why, you ask? Because it gave me Unikitty as my spinny! Oh, hey, it's that topic I haven't updated in over a year. I made myself sad.
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GD Contest 2.22: Tohu is (Not) Pleased Vote here for your favorite entry! Preliminary voting will end Tuesday, April 1st, at 11:59 PM. Final voting will run shortly after. 3 entries will advance from each poll. Entry 1: -- News • Forums • Q&A Entry 2: -- Entry 3: -- Entry 4: -- Entry 5: -- Entry 6: -- Entry 7: --
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(I dunno if this topic should go here...) So, I saw that BZPower has a steam group "The New BZPower Group". I would like to join, but its invite only. If I can, I would like to be invited...but if its an admin or moderator only group then thats fine... Edit: Feel free to use this topic as a Steam general thread as well. -Wind-
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I created this topic for people's convenience, so it's easier to keep track of who's who at which events. If you're planning to cosplay as a character at one of this year's LEGO events, go reply there to have your name, character, and event plans added to the list!
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GD Contest 2.22: Tohu Is (Not) Pleased Contrary to popular belief, our site's figurehead and supreme overlord has been long suffering from a sort of ennui. Why is Tohu's mood so gray? Look how boring that profile is. Might as well be some generic IPB Admin. This is where you come in. The Goal: Your job is to come up with an avatar and a signature for Hapori Tohu - text, images, banners, anything. The only restrictions are those imposed by BZPower's Signature & Avatar Guidelines. For a summary, see below. The When: The entry period will last from Friday, March 7th, until the 28th of the month. That should give you a good three weeks to enter. Voting will be held through polls. Voting schedule to be determined! The Why: Because your signature and avatar will become a part of Tohu's identity, of course. Additional polybag prizes will be provided by Black Six: 1391 Jala 40084 Accessory Pack 30300 The Batman Tumbler 30302 Spider-Man 1st place can pick two out of the four. 2nd place can pick one out of the remaining two. 3rd place gets the final one. The How: Entries will be accepted in this separate, pinned topic. To enter, post in there using the following format: Member name: Avatar entry: Signature entry: 1. One entry per member. 2. Entries must follow BZPower's Signature and Avatar Guidelines: The combined file size of the signature and avatar images cannot exceed 100 kB.Signatures must fit within a box of 800x300 pixels.Signatures must have no more than 10 images.All other BZPower Rules must be followed.3. Entries must be made as complete pair; you cannot enter a signature and avatar separately. Additional Rules: 1. You may make changes to your entry until the entry period ends. 2. We'll say no entry topics for this contest. Feel free to offer feedback in this topic, though. 3. Mass advertising on BZPower is not allowed. 4. Please keep discussion to this topic and keep the other topic for entries only. If you have a question, you can post here or send me a PM. 5. No flaming or spamming. If you have a concern about misconduct, please PM me. And with that, begin Third Impact.
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GD Contest 2.22: Tohu Is (Not) Pleased Entries will be accepted in this topic. To enter, post in here using the following format: Member name: Avatar entry: Signature entry: Feel free to use the main topic for feedback on member entries.
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First: If you're interested, read the PRELUDE. While not strictly necessary, it will help you to understand some stuff later on. I'll try to upload at least one chapter a week, most likely on Wednesdays. I might post extra outside of that schedule if I see fit to. And now... “Come on, RG!” Voltex snapped, slowing to a crawling speed as he waited for the other Matoran. “I’m coming!” The rookie reporter sprinted after Voltex, various cameras clacking and bouncing against his armor and a tripod tucked under his arm. Cursing as the floor shook beneath them, Voltex raced over and grabbed the tripod and one of the bags. Now free of the weights, RG was able to match his speed precisely as the two Matoran sprinted through the halls towards the exit. “We left everyone back there,” RG gasped. “That’s not important,” Voltex muttered. “We need to get out of here and make contact with someone outside before they isolate us.” “Terrorist attack?” “What else?” They fell silent again as the drew closer to the main entrance, through which the outside world could be seen. Clouds spiralled high in the sky and wind was whipping at the trees. The two skidded to a stop beside the doors and Voltex dumped the reporting equipment back into RG’s hands. The Matoran of Gravity was about to speak when RG interrupted him. “Voltex... outside....” Turning, Voltex saw what had the rookie reporter entranced – a stream of shadow speeding towards the building. Cursing, Voltex forcibly dragged RG through the doors, tossing the reporter unceremoniously to the ground. “Hey!” RG protested as he hit the ground. “RG, listen to me!” Voltex whispered urgently, crouching beside him. “You need to get out of here and find Burnmad – tell him Voltex sent you and explain the situation. Once you have, tell him to get into contact with Automaton in Le-Metru. Got that?” “Y-yes!” “Good,” Voltex said, sighing in relief. “I don’t know what that shadow is going to do, but-” Voltex grunted as the shadow slammed into him, cutting him off and sending him tumbling back through the open doorway, the glass doors shattering as the Ba-Matoran smashed into the wall behind the reception desk. As he slowly slid to the floor and lost consciousness, Voltex watched the shadows gather at the entrance and reflected on the events that had led him there. PRESENTING... BIONICLE MAFIA UPRISING PROLOGUE The BZPower Times: BZ-METRU, DEC. 11 – Notorious criminal mastermind “Xaeraz” escaped from custody late last night after being caught last week for vandalizing the BZ-Metru Bank and being arrested on a number of charges including first degree murder and suspected terrorism. Xaeraz levelled the entire villain containment centre in the Ga-Metru, freeing thousands of criminals in the process. Reports are estimating that forty guards were killed and an additional sixty more were injured. The Turaga issued a statement earlier this morning reminding Matoran to report any sightings of Xaeraz to the Vahki enforcers and Metru-Nui Police Force, with additional warnings to stay away from the wanted criminal. BZ-METRU, DEC. 12 – In response to the recent increase in terrorist activity and the escape of wanted criminal Xaeraz, the Metru-Nui Turaga have announced a news conference to be given on the island town of BZ-Koro in three days time to address the issues of security that are plaguing the country. BZ-METRU, DEC. 13 – Late last night, a message was discovered scrawled onto the walls of the Coliseum, warning the Turaga of Metru-Nui to cancel the upcoming address in BZ-Koro. Three witnesses were interrogated regarding the responsible party’s identity, but all three died of unknown causes before questioning could be completed. The Turaga have stated that the message will have no effect on the timing of the speech, although it was later announced that only two of the previous six Turaga announced to be attending will be present at the conference hall on Saturday. “Still looking at those scraps of paper?” The Matoran glanced up from the numerous paper cuttings strewn across the table of the cafe, located right next to the window. Grimacing, he offered the seat across from him to the newcomer, who accepted it. “Voltex, you’re worrying about nothing,” the newcomer (a Matoran of Lightning) said. “Nothing is going to happen at this conference.” “You don’t know that, Blade.” Voltex said absently, still inspecting the scraps of various articles. “I met Xaeraz once... it was terrifying.” “The security at the conference is going to be top of the line, though,” Blade said. “Security all over the country is top-notch right now and he’s still finding ways to blow up our biggest prisons,” Voltex said, pointing towards a clip detailing the destruction of a series of holding cells in Ko-Metru three weeks prior. Blade grimaced before changing the subject. “Did you accept that application to the Metru-Nui Police Force?” “Of course not,” Voltex said, laughing nervously as he adjusted his Volitak. “But gravity! That’d be so useful for law enforcement!” Blade exclaimed in mock surprise. “So is lightning,” Voltex noted, “but you didn’t accept it either.” As Blade mumbled something about Toa being lame under his breath, a Matoran cloaked all in black stepped up beside them. Flinching, Voltex scrambled to gather the newspapers, dumping them all unceremoniously into the pack sitting beside him on the floor. The cloaked Matoran said nothing, instead handing two sealed envelopes to the seated Matoran and then vanishing back into the crowd. “What are these?” Blade asked. “Must be an invitation of some sort,” Voltex said, “or we’re the targets of an assassination.” “...should we just leave them?” Blade asked, before realizing that Voltex was already opening his. “Voltex! What if they’re poisoned?!” “Oops,” the other Matoran said, not caring at all. “They are invitations, actually. To... the conference....” Voltex sighed and flopped back into his seat as Blade tossed his unopened envelope back onto the table. Their gazes met and Voltex sighed again. “Should we go?” “It’s dangerous to refuse the wishes of the Turaga,” Blade said. “They aren’t the most benevolent of rulers.” “Then it’s settled,” Voltex said, standing. “Let’s go to that conference and die.” The two stood to their feet and shook hands before exiting the cafe and heading their separate ways. --- Several hours later, Voltex stood in front of the Moto Hub of Le-Metru, a hooded cloak wrapped tightly around his form, obscuring his identity from the others out on the streets. The night sky was pitch black and the air felt stiff, as though it were just as apprehensive of the upcoming conference as Voltex was. Stepping up to the ticket booth at the entrance, Voltex leaned in closely, beckoning the Le-Matoran on guard closer. “What do you need?” the Le-Matoran asked, ignoring his silent request and failing to remove his gaze from the security tape of a crash on the track inside. “I need your help,” Voltex said. “Well, not your help, per se. I just need you to let me in.” “Really?” the Le-Matoran asked. “That’s a shame. Who’re you here to see, since you obviously aren’t going to be testing any vehicles?” “I’m looking for Automaton,” the cloaked Matoran said. “Appointment?” “No.” “He only does appointments now.” “That’s a load of Karzahni right there – I just saw him last week!” “Yeah... and yesterday, the Turaga came by to crackdown on that little bad habit of his,” the guard snapped. “Alright – I have an appointment,” Voltex said. “You’re lying.” “Your job isn’t to decide whether I’m lying, it’s to let Automaton know that his business partner is waiting for him outside.” The Le-Matoran sighed in annoyance, flicking the television off and glaring at the cloaked Matoran in front of him. “What’s the name?” “Just tell him his favorite facial feature is back in town,” said Voltex. “He’ll know who it is.” Shrugging, the Le-Matoran guard flicked a switch and pressed several buttons, causing a speaker on the wall to crackle to life. “You have an appointment, sir,” the Le-Matoran said, sounding bored. “Something about your favorite facial feature....” “Send him in!” Voltex smirked at the disgruntled guard, who muttered under his breath as he pulled a lever, allowing Voltex into the Moto Hub. The Matoran of Gravity was barely inside the complex when another Le-Matoran was sprinting towards him, skidding to a halt and offering a handshake as he panted for breath. The cloaked Matoran accepted and the two began walking back towards Automaton’s office. “You didn’t need to meet me at the door,” Voltex said. “I know,” Automaton said, shrugging. “But I looked at the security footage and saw you dressed from head to toe in whatever that is. What’s up? I mean, you can be a little... nervous, at times, but this is new.” “I’ve been ordered to attend the conference that is happening in BZ-Koro,” Voltex said quietly, as they approached the door. “I know Xaeraz is going to try something.” “So naturally, you have come to the Great and Wise Automaton for guidance.” “Something like that, yeah,” Voltex said cryptically. “Just a quick warning,” Automaton said casually, as they approached the office. “I have another visitor at the moment. She’s apparently turning into a bit of a conspiracy theorist herself.” “I’m sure we’ll get along just fine, then,” Voltex said drily. Automaton pushed open the door and the two Matoran stepped inside, where a familiar female Matoran was seated in one of two armchairs in front of the desk. “Taka Nuvia?!” Voltex exclaimed. “But aren’t you like, the official artist of Metru-Nui?” “Not quite,” Taka Nuvia replied. “I just did that banner for the museum... and the banner for the Coliseum... and... well, it’s not important.” “Automaton tells me you’re a conspiracy theorist now,” the Matoran of Gravity said, collapsing into the other armchair and closing his eyes. “Welcome to the club of Matoran going insane.” Taka Nuvia glanced from Voltex to Automaton worriedly. “Is he serious?” she asked quietly. “Dead serious,” Voltex said before Automaton could respond. “Well, I know that I’m insane, at any rate.” “Wonderful,” Taka Nuvia muttered. “Why are you here?” “Because I need Automaton’s help, obviously...” Voltex trailed off as he sat up straighter and removed his hood. “Actually, you can both help. I’m attending the conference on Saturday and I have a nasty feeling that stuff is going to go down. Just in case it does, I’d like to have a safety net – some outside help.” “What do you need me to do?” Automaton asked. “You’re good with machines. I need you to design two portable tablets that are connected only to each other,” Voltex said. “That way if I’m kidnapped and interrogated, they can’t access anything except your tablet, which will presumably have nothing on it.” “I can’t guarantee anything,” Automaton warned. “I’d be acting directly against the wishes of the Turaga – you know how they are right now.” Voltex sighed and nodded. “I understand. I just need you to do what you can.” “If anything goes wrong, send a messenger to me,” Automaton said, continuing: “or I won’t activate the communicator tablets.” “I wouldn’t expect anything less.” --- “You alright?” Voltex jumped at the hand placed on his shoulder – Blade removed it quickly, startled by his reaction. Rubbing his neck, Voltex grimaced in apology and tried to relax. “Yeah, I’m fine,” he said, glancing over to the other three Matoran they were sharing the airship with. “What are your names?” “I’m RG,” an electric blue Matoran said. “Up and coming reporter for the Metru-Nui News Network!” “Aren’t you the guy who blew up a baggage transport chute?” Blade asked. “It was an accident,” the blue Matoran mumbled, looking away. “What about you two?” Voltex asked, turning to the others – one was dark blue and gold; the other a pure white. “They call me Scanty Demon,” said the blue one. “I’m Kayn,” said the other. “I know you – you’re Voltex, right? You used to be an author and then you were in those fighting tournaments.” “So I was,” Voltex said softly, turning his gaze back out the window. “Do any of you know why you were invited to this conference?” “Not a clue,” Kayn said. “Do you?” Voltex glanced back, his eyes flicking towards Blade briefly before he shook his head and turned to watch as the airship drew nearer to the island of BZ-Koro. “No I do not.” He did not miss the glances shared by the other Matoran. --- Once the airship had landed, Voltex did his best to become lost in the crowds; unfortunately, RG appeared to have different ideas. The reporter was obsessed with getting the scoop on his failed writing career and his retirement from the fighting leagues – answers that the Ba-Matoran was unwilling to give. RG continued to chatter away even as the two took their seats in the conference hall, and Voltex slumped into his seat, trying to avoid detection as glares were shot their way. “Hey, can you shut up, blabber mouth?” an Onu-Matoran three seats down called, leaning over and smacking RG on the back of the head. “I’m sorry sir, he’s not with me-” Voltex began, cutting off abruptly as he recognized the Matoran. “Portalfig? Is that really you?” “Voltex?” the Onu-Matoran asked. “The one and only,” Voltex answered. Portalfig grinned, sticking his hand out. Voltex shook it as Portalfig spoke again: “Long time no see, bro! How have you been?” “I’ve been well enough,” Voltex said. “Until I got dragged here, that is. Two hundred Matoran in this room is too much.” “I know, right?” RG asked, butting in. “The place was only built to hold one hundred!” The reporter beamed at them both for several seconds before frowning at their glares and falling silent, flopping back into his seat. Before Voltex or Portalfig could speak again however, a loud cough echoed around the conference hall as Turaga White Six stepped up to the podium. “Black Six was so much better,” a Matoran on Voltex’s right muttered. “I wonder what happened to him?” “Who knows,” another Matoran whispered back. “But the White Council of Turaga sucks!” “Greetings to you all,” White Six said, his voice booming around the room. “Today, Turaga White Two and I are here to discuss the epidemic that our glorious city-nation has been suffering from. We are referring to the various acts of terrorism that have been committed against our government and our city as a whole, organized by the notorious criminal mastermind Xaeraz.” RG leaned over to Voltex. “Have you heard the rumors that Xaeraz actually used to be a good guy until the White Council took over?” the rookie reporter whispered. “Shut up before you get us executed,” Voltex breathed. “Despite the threat of a strike against this location today, we have been assured by our security agents that the island of BZ-Koro is secure,” White Six was saying. “As such, Turaga White Two will list off the topics of discussion for today.” BANG. Voltex was on his feet in a flash alongside several other Matoran as Turaga White Two stumbled backwards and collapsed to the floor. Turning, Voltex grabbed the first Matoran he saw – RG – and dragged him to his feet. “Did he just get shot?” RG asked. “Yes – now come on,” Voltex said. “We’re getting out of here.” BANG. The Ba-Matoran did not need to look back to know that Turaga White Six was down as well. He continued to pull RG along, the electric blue Matoran scrambling to keep ahold of his various pieces of equipment. “Hello everyone.” RG bumped into Voltex as the Matoran of Gravity froze at the sound of the voice now echoing around the hall. Turning slowly, Voltex watched as the screen onstage activated, revealing the image of a Fe-Matoran. The Matoran’s body looked cobbled together, as if built out of spare parts gathered from the junkyard. It was unmistakeably Xaeraz. “Now, I know you must all be feeling a little panicked right now,” Xaeraz said with a smile. “Don’t worry – you should be! You see, I have a quick little test for you all. Those that can survive the next ten minutes get the chance to compete in a game that will earn them the right to leave this building. The rest of you will die. Please enjoy the last few minutes of your lives.” The screen stilled and faded to black. The hall was silent for six seconds before pandemonium broke out. “RG, run!” Voltex shouted, pushing the rookie reporter forward. The electric blue Matoran did as he was ordered, stumbling forwards. Grabbing a disk launcher from a stunned guard, Voltex loaded a weakening disk and glanced around before firing, striking a Matoran down seconds before they could kill Portalfig. Some sort of bomb went off a moment later, blowing seats apart. No longer able to see his friend through the smoke, Voltex took off after RG, Automaton’s words clear in his mind: If anything goes wrong, send a messenger to me, or I won’t activate the communicator tablets. Ducking underneath a punch, Voltex kicked the offending Matoran away before reaching forwards and pulling another away from RG. “Leave the equipment behind!” he snapped. “I can’t!” RG cried. “I’ll get fired if I lose it!” And ‘fired’ means ‘imprisoned’, Voltex thought to himself. That’s just wonderful. Kicking another Matoran away, Voltex steered RG towards the exit. “Let’s get out of here.” --- Voltex grunted as the shadow slammed into him, cutting him off and sending him tumbling back through the open doorway, the glass doors shattering as the Ba-Matoran smashed into the wall behind the reception desk. As he slowly slid to the floor and lost consciousness, Voltex watched the shadows gather at the entrance and reflected on the events that had led him there. No, gotta get up... get up Voltex, come on... don’t give in... crazy stuff... happen... don’t.... Everything faded away. To Be Continued. Review Topic
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I really need to learn to avoid any and all discussions of Lego part quality. The amount of misinformation in them tends to make my blood boil. Like the idea that the plastic formulation in Bionicle parts ever changed across its ten-year lifespan (excepting the introduction of new materials like the rubbery plastic tubing of 2007 onward), or the notion that Chinese production is inherently inferior (and cannot be made better or more reliable). I just read an interesting article about Lego setting a target date for transitioning off of ABS as its primary material, which is a considerable challenge but an admirable one in terms of sustainability and a fascinating notion as it relates to materials science. Yet I'm already dreading the furor that is sure to erupt in Lego communities regarding this news, which is sure to only get worse with each passing year.
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This Saturday I am holding a BZPower Lego Movie Meetup at Potomac Mills mall in Northern Virginia! If you can make it and are keen on seeing The Lego Movie with a bunch of other cool dudes, you should totally come!
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PSA time! Our newest Comedies contest, Caveat Scriptor, just finished with a tie for the winner. We're holding a tiebreaker poll for the next 24 hours, so if you voted in the first round, make sure to cast your vote for the final winner! (If you didn't vote in the first round, you should probably read the entries and vote anyway. It's the cool thing to do.) Poll's over here.
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Uh so technically I got this shiny new spinny yesterday but also technically it is still the 18th in some parts of the world so this entry is only mostly late. However, I have an excuse! Well, excuses, plural. One was packing to head back to uni for my last semester. Another was working on research ahead of classes starting up Tuesday. Third and most important was The World's End. And if you've seen that movie, you know there is a line in it that I would love to be able to put in a BZP- or Lego-related post, but given the nature of these films and the fact I quite like not giving the filter a heart attack, that is never ever ever ever ever going to happen. Those of you who have seen the movie, please imagine that line in your heads now. It's beautiful, isn't it? I probably have quite a bit to say about me and BZP if I put my mind to it, but it is now 1 in the morning here and I probably should be at least somewhat awake tomorrow morning. So the short version is: BZP, you were my first forum, I'm glad I came back after those many years, you still have a great community, you also still have your issues, but it does me good to see positive change happening, and here's to years to come. Oh! Right! Another reason: I was helping back up some old family videotapes. Including ones from January 2003. I was squeakier back then.
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Attention, members from Northern Virginia and the surrounding area!
Lyichir posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_517
Are you super-psyched for The Lego Movie? Would you like a chance to hang out with some fellow BZP members? Has it been too long since you've visited a Lego store? Well, check it out! I'm trying to arrange a meetup for a bunch of us to get together at Tyson's Corner or Potomac Mills and watch the movie, visit the Lego store, and just generally have a good time. If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, head over to the topic! I need all of your input to make this meetup as cool as possible! -
Hey there people/staff of BZP, It has been a while since I have been here on BZPower, and I am still trying to transition back into here. What are the new signature regulations? Because I remembered you used to have a certain sized banner and you can only have a limited amount of external links that can be linked on your signature. I was wondering what are the acceptable external links and what are the unacceptable external links (Ex: I noticed Deviantart is an acceptable website and some YouTube videos), because I need a whole rundown or list of what can be linked here or what is not acceptable, because I don't want to break any rules. So, can you help answer my question? Thanks! -Lehvorak
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Vote in the BZPower Q&A Contest #@: 'The Only Stupid Questions...' today! I'm Entry #6 here, in case you want to vote for me. The other voting topics are all pinned in the Q&A forum.
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Hello there! I do not intend to be rude, but if I may, could I ask some questions about the Lego Based Creation(s) forum? Assuming one may say yes (sorry), I would like to inquire in that I do have things I like to think of, but do not not have necessary parts to build and if I do, they are attached to sets I am not fond of breaking. Is one allowed to post images from building related applications and websites (such as Lego Digital Designer)? Do not created from not created from handmade parts count as creations, and if so, would they warrant their own threads? And if one were to post images or create threads from these, what is the penalty if these are against the rules and count as spam? I apologise if I have annoyed everyone, and I thank you all for your patience in advance.I hope you have a nice day!
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(Disclaimer: Most of the below was written at like, 1 AM, and it got a bit rambly.) I like writing stories. I dunno if you've noticed, but it's true. I also tend to be busy with school. I dunno if you've noticed, but that's also true. It seems appropriate to blog about the two, since they've been eating up most of my life lately. So that's what I'm doing. Blogging. About stories. And also school. Yeah. In all seriousness, though - I've got stories to tell. Well, eventually. I've got stories percolating, I guess. One's in the oven right now, another's in the crock-pot, there's one in the freezer that I've got to get around to pulling out and actually baking one of these days, there's one with the ingredients mostly lined up and one that's just a scribbled note on the fridge, to bring this tortured food metaphor to a close. So here they are. Journey: I've mentioned this on-and-off in my blog. It's over on the sidebar there, with a working title and a question mark by the date. It wound up being my NaNo this year, y'see. 50,000 words in three weeks, and still a war to go. It's been fun to write, I've got to say. With all due respect to GregF, there was so much more just waiting to be done with that alternate-universe-light-Teridax. "Villain except good" is boring. "Villain born of wholly different circumstances, whose personality is still rooted in the same faults and strengths of the original, put face-to-face with the destruction he's capable of" is fun. I wrote him in The Shadow and the Sea and was wholly unsurprised when he pulled a sequel hook into the ending. Never mind the half-mad once-Chronicler who winds up as the Makuta's partner. Or charge. Or enemy. It gets a bit blurry at times. And then there's the world said Makuta came from. What kind of Great Beings make the Makuta and then has them act as bodyguards and big shiny lightbulbs? (Ones that are quite fun to write and explore, for what it's worth, even if they aren't major players in the story.) Incidentally, the story's an absolute wreck right now. There's still two major chunks of plot to go, for one thing. Trying very hard to figure out who to kill and why. Re-reading sections and going "oh god there's so much talk of darkness and light you'd think this was a bad Kingdom Hearts fanfic rather than a hopefully decent Bionicle one." But wrecks are fun. You get to go back with a chainsaw and chop off all the messy bits, then dig straight into the heart of the thing and pull it out to the surface. If you haven't gone Mola Ram on your story, it's not done yet. (Also, "Journey" is still, technically, a working title. The trouble with working titles, though, is that you get used to them.) "Shadows' Gravesides": Now this one's an interesting case. To go back to the horrible metaphor, this is the one in the freezer. It's mostly written - I'd say about three-fourths. But somewhere along the line bits of it wound up spilling into Journey, and now it's sort of sitting there staring at me puppy-eyed. I may have to go back and finish it at some point before (or while? or after?) I start posting Journey. Bits and pieces aside, it might be fun to use it to do some thematic mirroring. Komae: Granted, he's not a story, he's a character. (Personally I'm not sure there's much difference.) The BZRPG's one of those things I've enjoyed my time in, even if said time is limited. I've got ideas, you see, and it's always fun to fling them out the window and go do something completely different. (There's also two other BZRPG ideas waiting in the wings. One's got a name, a species, a trait, and little else; the other's got a species, a job idea, and still needs a name. When will they show up? Heck if I know. Probably not in the next three weeks, for reasons to be detailed below.) Time Travelers: This is the one that's ingredients and little else. It's strange; this was the one I first went, "oh, I'll write this epic!" for, and now it's by far the least likely to ever get written. That hasn't stopped me from sowing a few seeds in Journey (on the contrary, it's quite fun building up these little connections), but make the question mark in "2014?" bolded in your mind. But maybe someday. (You may also recall I've mentioned an obscure adventure game by the name of Time Travelers; that was indeed the spark of inspiration, and if I ever do write this I'll leave a few homages in. Title'll probably change, though.) ...And then there's stories that have nothing to do with BZP at all, of course. Like the one I'm hoping to write next summer - the one with corporations that make kappas and the HR recruiter who's sick and tired of all these demons that keep talking down to her. That one's going to be fun too, I think. ------------------- Only problem is: there was something else in the title of this post, wasn't there. School, right. College, uni- whatever you want to call it. The thing that eats up time. It's weird to think I'm nearly done with my education (for now, at least). I'm in my penultimate semester, and between class and research my days are more than busy enough. (Things are going to be really packed from next week until two or so weeks later, so if I'm MIA from the 2nd to the 16th, there's your reason why.) I'll probably sit down and reflect on this whole 'education' thing more once I've actually graduated, but - it's been interesting. School's been a titanic part of my life, and especially these last two years, I've devoted tons of time to it. All those stories above still come second to making sure I get my papers done or my presentations ready to go. It's been rewarding, both personally and practically, but I'm getting ready to move on, I think. I know my limits, and I'm not anywhere close to burning out, but I've been tired this semester. It says a lot that I'm able to churn out 50,000 words of Toa and Makuta in three weeks, but the thought of writing an intersectional cultural autobiography of myself and the role the educational institutions I've attended played in my social development - a topic which is actually really interesting - that's likely to be a tenth that length just feels heavy at this point, for lack of a better term. I'm sure that in a year I'll be looking back on the whole thing fondly, but for now - I've come this far. I'm pretty ready to be done. ------------------- ...Sorry, things got a little heavier than expected at the end there. Point is - stories. I don't know when they'll get done, exactly (the hope for Journey is to start posting it in January, but you never know), but they're coming along, for the most part. BZP's always been a place for stories in my mind. Back when I first joined, I remember seeing so many stories. GaliGee, or T-Hybrid (was that his name? I'm pretty sure it was, but that was a decade (geez) ago), or plenty of others - they told stories, and they helped give this community life. Things are quieter now, but I like to think BZP's still got that spark of creativity. I guess it's just part of our DNA - I mean, this is a Lego forum. Building is what it's all about, in the end. At the end of the day, we create, and we enjoy what our fellow members do. The RPGs are all big ol' melting pots of people flinging stories at each other and seeing what sticks; we still get plenty of MOCs, our fair share of artworks and crafts, even a Matoran Dictionary or two - it brings a smile to my face. Basically: you're all right, BZP. You make stuff - good stuff. And I'm proud to be part of that. (Disclaimer, addendum: Told you it got rambly. Hopefully I'll have slightly saner entries in a few weeks.)
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After bionicle finished this site was in updation, for a long time when we needed it most so I did the math and found out this site has 47,680 members and under 600 have been on at once since the update so I am organising a event everyone who can will come online, january 1st at 18.00 in Britian but different places have different times so you'll have to find when it starts in your time zone, we will all stay on for 1hour just to make sure also make sure you tell everyone
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Due to entries from this period being lost, a condensed version has been made available for your convenience. Basically, WROTE A FIC, GOTTA REPOST IT WENT BACK TO COLLEGE, DROWNED IN PROJECTS GOT POKEMON, DISCOVERED THE EXP SHARE WAS PRETTY OP BUT DIDN'T REALLY MIND BECAUSE IT SAVED TIME ALSO GOT THE ENGLISH RELEASE OF SCREAMING LAWYERS 5, HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU DO THE SAME GOT PROMOTED TO FA, BECAME THE ＥＴＥＲＮＡＬ ＲＯＯＭＢＡ DUSTING OFF AN OUTLINE FOR A REALLY LONG FIC FOR NANO NEXT MONTH, WHO KNOWS IF IT'LL ACTUALLY GET DONE ACCIDENTALLY WALKED INTO AN ELLEN DEGENERES TAPING, IT WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE That is all.
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Arguing on the internet rarely ever accomplishes anything, but I believe it does have the potential to become a positive force for social change if used with care and discretion. Getting angry about injustice is a good thing. Sending hate, being bitter and spiteful, and mocking people is a bad thing. I believe that kindness towards people is never a bad approach. Calling out bad and toxic opinions, however, is appropriate and justified. I will not muddle the issue here: if your beliefs and opinions are called out for being bad, you may be offended, confused, and hurt. BUT. Being hurt and feeling like people are disrespecting your opinions is entirely different from people disrespecting your worth as a human. This means that not tolerating someone for a personal trait is not the same thing as not tolerating someone's opinions. Personal traits such as sexuality, gender identity, skin tone, etc, are not decisions that can be changed through argument and are therefore not equal to opinions and beliefs. So being kind to people, that's an imperative. Accepting their toxic beliefs is not because it is not an intrinsic part of who they are. You may be hurt that someone has disrespected your opinion. That's understandable and that's acceptable. But don't equate the worth of that belief with the worth of a human being. They're not the same. This isn't a debatable issue, they simply aren't. So here's what I'm saying. None of us should simply accept toxic views. It's our job to not only call out dangerous and offensive ideas, but more importantly to educate the person with those beliefs as to why they are wrong. Without education, informed change cannot happen. But disrespecting the misinformed person, that's not cool. Let me clarify: I have not seen any disrespectful behavior towards members come out of these debates. I have, however, noticed a negative and unhealthy attitude spring from my own words and actions over the past few months, and it personally concerns me. I apologize for anyone I've lashed out at. I'm not going to say that to be hurtful wasn't my intention, because it was. I was wrong to say many of the things I've said both on and off site and I'll be attempting to readjust my attitude to be a better person to everyone here in my community. Arguing isn't really worth anything to me, so I won't be responding with anything that doesn't need to be said.
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I try not to get involved with flare-ups here in the blogs, because I know there's a good chance that if I do I'll wind up with my foot in my mouth and egg on my face. This isn't an exception to that - instead I'd just like to say something important that I hope people already know but I'd like to reiterate given there's been a lot of LGBTQ+ discussion lately. If you are LGBTQ+, I support and accept you. As someone outside of these groups, I don't have the personal experience that many others here do, but I am always willing to talk and listen. And if I say or do something insensitive or hurtful, let me know, because I recognize this is a complicated topic and my knowledge is limited. I say this both as a person who supports LGBTQ+ rights, and as an FM who wants to be sure that everyone feels welcome and safe to come speak to him if they need someone to talk to. That's all.
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After seven years, the title is finally official! I am the Piraka Fusionist! It's still built! It even came to BrickFair this year! I'll probably bring it to BrickCon because why not?* It's nowhere near a decent MOC, especially after I've built other, better things, but this guy has to have a special place in my heart, and there isn't anything I'd change about it. (Well, that tail's tip is pretty ridiculous. Hey, I was 16.) Just go look at one of my posts and look at my new, fancy title! -CF *Luggage. That's why not.
