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I think the best quote was the original "Legend of Mata-Nui" that was so often repeated in Bionicle media. That legend is what made me a Bionicle fan.As for worst, probably half the stuff from the movies. Not that the actual content is bad, it's just that the lines are always delivered so corny. I think watching those movies has forever ruined those quotes in the book, because I've always got this movie voice-over in my head.-don't touch my pocket protector

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102 in dog years.-don't touch my pocket protector

Three words: Best. Idea. Ever.Why didn't Lego think of this sooner? I really want to see a Helm's Deep set, as well as Bilbo's hobbit hole. Oh, and Aragorn's epic undead army. Those minifigs will be sweet.-don't touch my pocket protector

I concur, and would say that similar issues exist in other sub-forums, too. For instance, this topic has seen people getting corrected over such trivialities as whether MLP is a "meme." Of course, this problem is worst in S&T, and having an influx of posts on whether some character could have lived or done some random thing differently gets quite irritating when it distracts from better discussion of a theory. I wonder if there could be some sort of "Official Simple Questions and Misconceptions" thread.~ BioGioOr a "Things that Greg Farshtey has confirmed about current story" thread. Even a pinned link to the old "Official Greg Dialogue" would be helpful.This would stop new members spontaneously bringing Makuta Teridax back from the dead and claiming the Golden Being's mind could have come from Makuta antidermis. Um...a posted list of all censored words would be unreadable, because it is, um, censored. And linking to a list of banned words by any member would likely land said member in the net equivalent of BZP jail. True, I guess that's the inherent irony in any list of words that should never be said.Also, right now I am working on assembling some data on active BZPower members regarding their age. I'll post what I've found soon.-don't touch my pocket protector

At last! I think Lego should have done this years ago. I really want to see Helm's Deep and Aragorn's epic undead army. Those minifigs should be sweet. Also: Rivendell, a troll catapult, Bilbo's hobbit hole, the Prancing Pony, and Bilbo's epic fight with the dragon at the end of the hobbit. Seriously Lego, you hit a grand slam with this deal.-don't touch my pocket protector

About the word filter, I feel like too much made about the word itself as opposed to the context. What is really wrong with a "mildly offensive" term which is currently censored on BZPower? Is it the word itself, or how the word is being used? From what Gata said, it's obviously the latter. Personally, instead of blanket-banning that word, I think the staff should just continue to enforce their anti-flaming rule. If the word is used to flame, the staff can edit it. Otherwise, I don't see any problem with using it in say, the library forum. Also, another pet peeve of mine regarding the word filter is that I'm not exactly sure of all the words that are banned. Now, I know the obvious cuss words, however, there are some marginal words (and some very mild expressions) that are censored, however, I don't know all of them. So, to invoke George Carlin, "could somebody give me a list?" -don't touch my pocket protector

What exactly does following a topic do? I've selected to follow a couple of topics, but what exactly does it do? Where do these notification go, to my E-mail, to my PM box, where?-don't touch my pocket protector

Dviding the books into series just shows how complicated the story became in later years. Probably what they needed was some sort of 3-5 minute flash video for each year that explained what happened in that year. Then you could go back and re-fresh your memory on the story. Then anybody good get up to date with the story by just watching 30 minutes worth of entertaining videos, instead of having to spend hours reading through mountains of text. They could have still kept backstory and stuff for older fans, but the face of the story should not have been the mountain of written material; it should have been those videos.-don't touch my pocket protectorThey actually tried to do that with the "Bionicle 4-minute retrospective" in 2008, and it didn't work. Although that might have been too little, too late, and it was on Bionicle.com, which only the Bionicle nerds of the time went to.Well, really only Bionicle nerds were into the story in anyway. But something like that for each year would have been nice, especially if it was displayed prominently on the website. That way, anybody who wanted to would be able to get into the story. With Hero Factory, however, I get the feeling that they are going for basically no story, which is something that I absolutely cannot get behind. I think Lego needs to realize that they aren't selling action figures, they're selling characters. Do kids buy Spiderman action figures because of their features, or because they're of Spiderman. This connection between character and product is what really drew me to Bionicle in the early years, and the story actually drove most of my purchasing decisions.-don't touch my pocket protector

Dviding the books into series just shows how complicated the story became in later years. Probably what they needed was some sort of 3-5 minute flash video for each year that explained what happened in that year. Then you could go back and re-fresh your memory on the story. Then anybody good get up to date with the story by just watching 30 minutes worth of entertaining videos, instead of having to spend hours reading through mountains of text. They could have still kept backstory and stuff for older fans, but the face of the story should not have been the mountain of written material; it should have been those videos.-don't touch my pocket protector

I would have liked to have seen a final movie to act as a send-off for Bionicle. Obviously more sets would be nice, but I was totally okay with it ending when it did, I was just mad at it ending how it did. I really wanted a better send-off.-don't touch my pocket protector

I would be for BZPower to continue the story after it's finished. The Multiverse was a good idea but I don't think BZPower gave it enough support. Right now, I don't even know where to find multiverse stuff, and I never knew when they updated a chapter. I would like for a group of story nuts (lead by Bonesii of course) to continue the story through regular monthly updates. We could all give feedback and suggestions, but they would have the final say. It wouldn't just be a free-for-all, but we could have input. However, I want to make sure that GregF's finished with the story first. I know he hasn't updated it in a while, but I think we should hold off on any ambitious project at least until we get confirmation that Greg's done.-don't touch my pocket protector

The ironic thing is that the books were the main reason I became a big fan of Bionicle in 2004-05. Consequently, those were my two favorite story years. However, I do see the problem with putting such a large amount of story in a non-free package. I may have bought every single one (or had my parents by every single one ), but most kids probably couldn't swing it. And while my public library had a reasonably good collection of the books (my library is awesome), it was missing a few.Personally, I think that mountain of backstory was the main reason for Bionicle's end. While I agree somewhat with what Alyska said about accessibility, I think that the main reason was simply the amount of backstory. Kids felt like they had to read tons of stuff to get into Bionicle, so they didn't bother. While that wasn't true, it was the impression that was given off by the 20+ novels, 4 movies, dozens of comics, numerous serials, multiple guidebooks (I count at least 5 on my shelf right now), and the flat-out massive wiki on Biosector01. Is it really worth it to read all this stuff to get into Bionicle? Many kids answered no, and went off to play with their transformers.-don't touch my pocket protector

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I've never used that emote ever... till right...NOW! Anyway, my pet peeve would have to be when I have to deal with other members that don't know how to make complete sentences, spell everything wrong, and always misunderstand everything you tell them...I see a lot of that in the RPG forums...And they're usually YOUNGER PEOPLE!!! Why do I feel old when I say that? Yarg! Kids these days!But I've also got very little patience who don't use proper grammar. Seriously, just because it's the internet doesn't give you a license to be illiterate.-don't touch my pocket protector

The ponies do annoy me a bit, but I can get over them just like any internet meme. Not being able to link to other sites also annoys me. I understand the reasoning behind it, but I personally have faith in the membership's ability to be appropriate, and the staff's ability to moderate it in any situation where it isn't. Personally, I don't see any difference between linking to a website and posting a picture. The BZPower staff have no control over the picture that's posted, however, if it were inappropriate, then the staff could easily remove it. Same thing for links, if the link is to an inappropriate site, then the staff could simply remove it.-don't touch my pocket protector

Happy B-Day!-don't touch my pocket protector

I can see what you mean there, but at the same time I don't think you could ever enjoy the way someone else eats I'd say it would more be more to do with becoming tolerant of the eating, or music in your analogy.Well, yeah, if you focus on somebody else eating then it would probably gross you out even if it's culturally acceptable. Matoran do eat. They do it by absorbing the energy of the meal through their hands.I meant that they don't eat with their mouths I think they can eat with their mouths, but they just choose not to because absorbing food through their hands is much more convenient, and perhaps attracts less social stigma. Not 100% on this, but I can't PM GregF to confirm it .-don't touch my pocket protector

Correction: it was the best storyline Lego ever created. But how much of Bionicle is left? Well, Bionicle is, and forever will be, beholden in the hearts of all its fans. Although its story may have ended, it's legacy has not, as evidenced by the continued existence of this very site.-don't touch my pocket protector

I think the cultures will probably get used to each other's customs. When you first hear music from one culture, you might think it's terrible. However, if you spend a long time living with that group of people, then you might come to like that music. Something similar might happen here.-don't touch my pocket protector

No. That's a TV special. A feature length movie is around 2 hours long and is either released to theaters or direct to DVD (like the Bionicle movies were).-don't touch my pocket protector

Very interesting. WoS was actually my favorite book when I read it (now it's my second favorite, behind Time Trap), however, I thought the movie was underwhelming. Matau was actually my favorite character in 2004-05, but I think the movies did him a dis-service. The voice acting made him sound like a real buffoon, when in actuality he was much more than that.-don't touch my pocket protector

I think the Agori used water as a currency (like in Dune) but now that Mata-Nui's turned Spherus Magna into a paradise, that may be a bit obsolete. With that in mind, they'll probably switch over to Widgets or a similar currency. As for holidays, I'd imagine that Naming Day would take a similar place in society as Hanukah in America. A majority of American's don't celebrate it, but there is still a community within America that does. I'd imagine the same sort of thing for Naming Day and other Matoran holidays. You're thinking rationally. Racists don't think rationally. I kind of wish that all the Toa Nuva would have become Turaga after they awakened Mata-Nui. That would have brought the whole Bionicle saga full circle and made for a much better ending.-don't touch my pocket protector

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It's good to hear that GregF still has to continue the storyline. That certainly means he hasn't abandoned us, just that he's on hiatus a little bit.-don't touch my pocket protector