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Good luck in Seminary, man! I'll miss you here. I'm glad we'll still be keeping in touch on Skype, Facebook, and other places, though.

It was between #5 and #6, but ended up going with #5. Great story.

Had to vote for #5 here, that was amazing. #7 was probably my next choice.

Yeah, nope, thankfully not. Answered and closed, then.

Dude yessss. That would be amazing. As for the Simpsons, I was never really a fan of the show, so I don't care much about the sets.

I thought it used to, so I started looking for an older version. From a cached version I found this (under the "Post Count" sub-section of "Posts" where the other forums are listed): Then there was this news report, where B6 says the S&K forum will be closed down: I figure the Compendium was edited because of that. Does that answer your question? =] Basically: it used to be a target for post count inflation, and now it's being closed down anyway.

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Yeah this exactly. Really well-said, man. (except unfortunately I did have poor judgement in the past and I did get involved in some of the debates--wish I would've been as smart as you, or said things as well as you've said them here)

~ :: :: ~ August 6: Top Ten Books I Wish Could Have Had Sequels The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern. The Night Circus is one of my favorite books. Actually, this pretty much goes for the next three, too. These four books are, in my opinion, great examples of the “perfect” stand-alone novel. I love the “Circus of Dreams”, experiencing it, reading the underlying plot, everything. This book was amazing, and as much as I’d love for there to be a 20-book-series, it’s ending was incredibly well-done, and I have to agree with the author that a sequel probably wouldn’t be the best idea (though I am hoping for a book of short stories, which the author has mentioned as a possibilities, simply because I did really love the setting/characters so much). A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness. This is quite possibly the book that has struck me the most. It’s a truly amazing book, and I haven’t met a single person so far that hasn’t loved the book. It’s amazing, and it’s great as a stand-alone. But since I love it so much, a part of me does wish there could be sequels somehow. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. This follows almost exactly with the book above—AMC and the Book Thief both moved me more than other books have. I’d love to just keep reading and reading and reading this story, yet it too is great as a standalone, and I’m not sure I would actually want a sequel, even if I wish there could be. The Prestige, by Christopher Priest. I love magicians (another reason The Night Circus was so awesome), and I love the characters here. Not to mention the awesome structure of this novel. This is a great stand-alone book, but I wouldn’t mind reading more about these characters. Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. I mean this could really just be replaced with “anything by Tolkien.” Tolkien is without a doubt one of the greatest writers ever. And his characters/settings are fantastic. I’d love for there to be more, though LOTR is definitely a “perfect trilogy” with a great beginning, climax (or eucatastrophe, as Tolkien puts it), and ending. The Last Man, by Vince Flynn. Or you could say the Mitch Rapp series. I loved these books. Vince Flynn is actually one of the authors that got me into reading. It was a huge tragedy that he passed away so young a few weeks ago, and I will definitely miss his Mitch Rapp books. And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie. Another example of a “perfect standalone.” I mean, to be expected—Agatha Christie is truly a master, and this is one of my favorite books. The experience reading this story was truly haunting, and I’d love for there to be some sort of sequel somehow, though of course that’s not exactly possible. =P The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster. Come on, who didn’t love this book? I’d love to follow Milo around on more adventures. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling. Among other books, I guess. But I did really enjoy this series, and a small part of me wishes there could be more (but, as is the case with all of these, it’s perfectly understandable [and even a good thing] that there aren’t). Various Classics, such as The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, etc. Obvious choice is pretty obvious—these books are so renowned for a reason: they’re great books. It’d be awesome to stay with the characters forever, yet the books by themselves are great.

Apologies for the delay on this, but I only ended up PMing HH earlier today. All winners have received their temporary member titles (let me know if I made any mistakes). Automaton & Baltarc, contact me with the custom ones you want sometime within the next few weeks and I'll ask for them to be added when HH removes the temporary ones. =]

I knowww, I rediscovered this a few months ago, but before that I had forgotten about it completely. So much nostalgia.

@ LL ~ Yeah, my dad has that and he told me I should, too. =P I'm actually getting used to Windows 8, though, so I think I'll just keep it as-is for now. I'm glad there's an option out there, though, in case I do want to go back to the start menu and whatnot. @ Sisen ~ Yeah, I think Acer also used to have a pretty bad reputation, so there's still a lot left over from that. But I know a lot of people who completely love Acer and I've read that they've turned around and whatnot. But yeah, it's definitely an amazing computer. ^^ It's awesome being able to take it wherever I want without needing a power cord (unless I'm there for more than like 6 hours) or to worry about it overheating or anything. As for the hard drive, GSR actually saved me without having to spend any money. : D I was able to put Linux on a flash drive and boot from Linux to retrieve all my files. ^^ So yeah, I'm really happy that I was able to get all my info back.

Happy birthday, Bossman!

Yeahhhh, that's not a good picture, but it's the only one I could find where he's actually with a cat. =P (well, in the ~10 seconds I felt like looking because I was lazy haha)

Pope Emeritus Benedict has also been known for his love of cats. =P

So recently the most adorable cat ever has been hanging around my house. It'll go away for a while sometimes but keeps coming back. Can't help but think of this (one of the greatest cartoons, and far too catchy for its own good): (though, I'm not trying to get rid of it, and I actually give it food/water [unfortunately we can't keep it as my dog is unfriendly and my dad's allergic to cats :C], but still) But the cat came back The very next day~

I can truthfully say the same, and I didn't even have to marry him to be able to. This. Rob is just awesome.

Assigned to Zaxvo. Thank you for choosing the SSCC!

I'd have to say becoming staff and creating the Ambage.

Unfortunately I only got into Bionicle in 2004, so I can't count '01-'03. But for '04 and beyond, definitely 2006 because I was a huge fan of the Piraka.

Definitely everyone on my friends list (I still remember a bunch of them who have been inactive for a long time), as well as much of the staff that I've worked with. I'm sure there's a lot of other people I'd remember, too. I have a fairly good memory, so anyone I interacted with for a good amount of time I'd probably remember.

I was looking for more information about Bionicle and found BZP through Google.

Definitely Bionicle. Hero Factory never really interested me at all, but I really liked the Bionicle storyline. In terms of just sets, I'd still have to say Bionicle overall.

Probably Kopaka or Takanuva.

Great article, Ben. It's good to see the BZTower is still not forgotten. =P Man, that was fun. I really need to get out to BFair again sometime.