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Well, I browsed through some of Repicheep - Toa of Irony's library, so... I, BioGaia second Repicheep - Toa of Irony's nomination. ~ BioGaia

Precisely what I thought when I voted for you, Zahaku. If Ausar's argument were valid, then Kohila would have had to have specified that the weapon needs to be at a 1:1 scale. And because none of the entrants mentioned that, the point unfortunately is not particularly compelling. Thus, I'll vote for the best-made MOC (as with all MOc Contests), and I think that Zahaku's MOC fits that bill. ~ BioGaia

Ah, I wish I had finished my entry in time. Oh, well, I'll vote instead. First Choice: #3 (Zåhåku) Second Choice: #4 (Kylus) Four great MOCs here, but #3 & #4 are my favorite two. ~ BioGaia

Hmm... I may be able to enter, now that the deadline has been pushed back. Plus, the vague description provides a lot of wiggle room. Now, you say, "(As long as long as it's not contraditory)," but to what? Please make that a little more clear. Additionally, are there any other rules (i.e., the typical BBC Contest rules, a no mass PMing rule, etc.)? Just to make sure. I like to know everything inside and out before beginning something. Those are the only issues that I have; this sounds like an awesome contest! ~ BioGaia P.S. I'm really sorry to hear that the Slizer Arm broke; from the WIP that I saw, Turaga Kohila looked very well-made.

I agree with Nuju Metru; you look spiffy in a suit, and -- er -- funny as Santa. ~ BioGaia

Not bad; definately better quality photography. I just wish the eyes were more visible -- the eyes fading away seems to happen a lot in pictures of MOCs. BTW, do you have any new chapters prepared for "Spirit Fable;" I'm still reading the Epic (despite my lack of reviews) and enjoy it a lot. ~ BioGaia

Don't worry, Zahaku, I totally understand that, but I was trying to make the points that a total outsider would make. A lot of what is done on this world is based off surface appearances, you know. Now, you can compare that to the EM, in which everyone just looks at the basics (e.g., places, currency) and writes an Epic. I didn't mean, as stated in my last paragraph, to sound rude, but wanted to make it sound somewhat like why other members outside of the C.I.R.C.L.E. may "shun" you (though shun is a strong word). I agree with you on your last point, Zahaku. If you guys truely want the C.I.R.C.L.E. to become a bigger thing, then you've got to get the word out. Make some sort of "open enrolement," like the EM essentially has, or something. Otherwise, these quasi-complaints seem incredibly misguided. ~ BioGaia

Well, bonesiii (no capital, FYI) is ... more famous -- for want of a better term -- than you, Ballom, or Toa_Ausar. I mean, bonesiii wrote a bunch of really well-known Epics, and advertizes the EM, so to speak. He writes and get others to write about the Expanded Multiverse, whereas the C.I.R.C.L.E., as far as I know, is just a bunch of regular ol' members voting on whether a Kanohi should be fanon in a WeBlog. It's not really anywhere outside of the little ring of members. For instance, do you try to create publicity and hype over the C.I.R.C.L.E.? If not, the semi-complaints in this Entry and comments are quite misguided. No offence to you, Toa_Ausar, or Ballom, I'm just trying to explain it without saying that the BZPower Media is being unfair. I hope that this provides an adequate explanation/second opinion. ~ BioGaia

Sorry the polls got taken down because of BrickShelf; I'll vote for you first thing when they get back up, Ballom. BTW, Ausar, didn't one of your Blog Entries like this get locked? ~ BioGaia

Hmm... I see that the names of the Septit from "Dark Earth" have been posted. Can't wait to find out what roles they play in the Epic/Short Story. And the Bohrok-Kal have also been added (well, their names have, anyway). Very interesting . . . ~ BioGaia

I might be able to send you certain things (for instance, I'm going out to Target today, so I may pick up an extra Mata Nui while I'm there, however I have yet to finish my collection of this year's sets, so I'm not sure about anything yet), but I'll have to consult my mother on it. So, I'll see, then get back to you. ~ BioGaia

Well, I was just glancing at you Blog, and I became curious: What exactly is the deal with notification? That is to say, does a C.I.R.C.L.E. Member just say, "I'm going to be gone for a while, I'll be back whenever," and that's it, or is there something more? Now, this is just me; I'm not affected by any of this, but I am insatiably curious. ~ BioGaia

Well, I hope you get well soon, and don't have anything too bad. ~ BioGaia

OK, Toa_Ausar, that makes sense, however the fact that people typically claim even the most useless land is a pointless arguement unless you want to contradict the official storyline. To quote from BS01, So it really doesn't make any sense that Carapar and Takadox would take all of the Southern Islands. Meanwhile, Pridak acutally claimed Botar's home Island, so this map is slightly factually flawed. Additionally, I simply thought that the empty arms looked . . . odd, but it's reasonable. I just thought that the arms were a bit too long for so few Islands. ~ BioGaia

Oops, I meant that this map's arms are only partially filled, although I think that they should be filled completely. ~ BioGaia

Velox, you're simply way too awesome. Stop being so cool. Anyway, I think that it would be good if you added the fact that an apostrophe is not actually used for the possessive of a name ending in "s". It's a pretty common error, so much so that people actually accept the incorrect form as being correct. For instance, you would say, Cass's, not Cass'. However, the ancient forms of -us/-es names have only an apostrophe added on, not the -'s (e.g., Jesus', Oedipus'). I hope I made sense there. ~ BioGaia

Although I'm not a big fan of the idea that the Matoran Universe is located in the body of a robot, this looks OK. However, there are quite a few problems I have with the map: None of the Southern Islands (being "only fit for stone rats") were claimed by the Barraki, so this can't be canonical. Additionally, Mata Nui's arms aren't filled with islands, unlike his legs. Finally, the right (Mata Nui's left) side is almost empty, although some blank space may be good for later C.I.R.C.L.E. expansion. ~ BioGaia

LOL, Zahaku; I didn't even notice! ~ BioGaia

Sounds like an awesome idea; I'll join! I hope to be finished with a little Short Story by the time this is up-and-running, so this seems perfect! ~ BioGaia

As a congratulation, you get the "Imaginary WeBlog Seal of BioGaia." Now imagine one. ~ BioGaia

Sweet; I just read it! Very well written, I must say, and I hope to get around to reviewing it sometime tomorrow. (So, now I have to review your latest chapter, Ballom's entire Epic, Cap'n K's latest Epic, and Zahaku's first chapter. Now watch -- somebody else will post a new chapter or something, and I don't get around to doing anything. ) ~ BioGaia

Just type in "[font="Monotype Corsiva"]", then type whatever you want to say before typing"[/font]". So, it should look like this (with the brackets removed to beat the filter): font="Monotype Corsiva"The "M" and "C" don't actually have to be capitalized, but I type them in uppercase out of habit and personal preference/font. Oh, and make sure to make the size something like four or five. ~ BioGaia

I play the alto saxophone, but would love to learn to play something else -- maybe the flute or clarinet. ~ BioGaia

Tohunga Tahnok: Well, that doesn't really make any sense. Every Element has to have something to control. I guess we should just ask whomever invented the Element. ~ BioGaia