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Yes, that's right folks. Save The Eyesight campaign is here. We are here to go on a wild fundraiser to raise money for our poor judges. With this newfound money, we will buy contacts and glasses for all the judges. If we're lucky, we can buy some laser eye surgery for those extreme cases of judgetoolongandyoureyeswillgobad. Yes, we know. Judgetoolongandyoureyeswillgobad is a terrible case of eyesight loss, brought on by reading too many entries. If not treated right away, a judge could go mentally insane, and worst of all: have blurred vision. So please, if you want to help fight the disease known as judgetoolongandyoureyeswillgobad and fight for a good cause, please put this banner, graciously provided by bonesiii, as your sig. ~U (Note: This is purly sarcasm folks. No...we aren't going to actually start a fund. Would be nice though...) However, it would be really funny if we could get some people to put this in your sig. So who would like to put this in your sig? I say it would be pretty funny. Savvy anyone?
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Lately I've noticed a trend on BZPower--it seems that the Voting Booth Forum gets very little attention. Polls are a valuable tool, at least for BZP, and sometimes even for the LEGO company (although we must always keep in mind BZP represents a minority). But they become worthless if only around ten people vote in them. Lately it seems many polls suffer from this disease. The problem? The MVPs--the "Most Valuable Polls" get buried in a slew of polls that are less important. From now on, if I have time, I'll keep a very short list in this blog of what I think are the Most Valuable Polls--the ones that lotsa folks should be voting in.
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I felt like writing... have some things to say today, as that is usually what these are here for First off, I've wondered why people have pictures that are bigger than their content blocks. Maybe it's just a mac thing () but it gets terribly annoying. Everyone does know that you cen set your content blocks to a certain pixel width? I have mine set at 325px right now because it fits my picture. A truly fitting display, of how people shouldn't do stuff like that Anyhow, I guess that if I can ever find anything to write about, I will. Currently I'm gonna show some behind-the-scenes for folks from a comment Turakii said. You call that bad? Well...actually it is, but what I'm talking about is much, much worse Because BS01 was/is down, I had some free time. I could see that bones was having a bit of trouble with the S&T contest because of Real Life things. I'd thought I'd give him a hand. Come take a look at my past two days: At first it started with a simple PM. I asked bones if he needed any help. He PMed me back and told me to find and compile a list of every single contestant who had a name change. So think about it. I'm sifting and opening each page, trying to see if anyone had a name change. About 10 or so did. (About 8 made it on to the semis) So then I ask if poor bones needs anything else. He obviously seemed like he wanted to take a break and go eat something, so I took over and finished his list. So he PMed me his list. What list is this you ask? It's the one bones posted with the S&T poll timeframe with who moved on from each poll. (Thank goodness that all the polls I did, I didn't have to randomly pick a number and stop someone from going on ) That list didn't take too long. Not that bad. Bones didn't come back till an hour later, so I was bored for about an hour. During those last five minutes, I started to get the polls ready. No kidding. I was that bored. Bones couldn't believe it either. But we worked things out: Since I already had started the Metru Nui polls, bones would take Mata Nui and I would finish up with Voya Nui. Now tell me, can you sift through a total of 6 polls, one reall freaking huge list, and yet another list of who made it on to the semis and keep your eyesight, let alone your sanity? I barely did. My eyesight I mean. My sanity is doing pretty well. So here's how it works: I have 3 polls. So-so many people make from the polls. I go down the list. First name. I check the first with the list I completed for bones to see if that person made it or not. If not, forget it. If so, I copy what bones has paste it in a PM that I would later send to bones. (Ya see, I couldn't take the direct code because bones locked that topic, so I had to do it the hard way *glares at locked topic*) So I basically do that until everyone from the first poll who made it is in. I do this for all the polls. Now I have everyone, but here's the rub. Poll B must be broken down because there are only two polls for Metru Nui. So I had to sort the people from poll B by word count, them move them to their correct poll. Then I add in the list. Basically I use the list tags and whatnot, so those weren't that hard. As I went on, I learned to put the list tags down first, and fill them in as I go. That way I would make sure I had the right number. So anyway, the hard part is yet to come. Because bones locked the topic, I had to go to the leftover topic and sift through the list post bones has, which is what literally caused my eyesight to go bye-bye. So I see a name on the make-shift poll I have in PM. I look down the list till I can find his/her name on the really big contestant list. Once I find it, I have to open that topic, copy the URL, and intergrate it into the PM I would give bones. Now the finishing touches. The URL's are all there. The List tags are there. So just because I'm me, I copy what bones has at the beginning of his poll posts (Please make sure to read all 10 entries! etc.) and I added those in. Basically I had the polls literally ready for bones just to copy and paste. I saved bones a lot of trouble and time there. So I completed the Metru Nui polls. Wanna know at what time? Let's say that I went from one day, and went well into the next. Go figure it out people. So basically I did that and went to sleep. Next morn, I got up and did the Voya Nui polls. Now that I was used to it, it wasn't that bad. So, once again being me with a day off with not much to do in the morning before the afternoon, I quoted bones's leftover list and cut out everyone who didn't make it. That was really tough... Try quoting my list sometimes, and look at how much code you have to look over. I'm used to seeing a lot of code, because I work with the BS01 Wiki, but sifting through was hard on me ol' eyes. So I did that, read one story, and was bushed. So the Dreaded Real Life took over for the rest of that day, although it wasn't actually that dreaded. My sister and I played around. She's in college, so it's cool to have a chance to have some fun again. Then the next day. What did I do the next day? Well you're lookin' at it Final note: I forever give my pity and sympathies to contest hosts on BZP. Seriously....give them a hand folks. ~U P.S. - I did this on the fly so I don't really care for spelling right now Or as I say it now..righs...
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As most of you will know, I've been part of the BZPower Staff for quite a while now. Close to three years, I think, though it's not nearly as long as the senior staff members. The Staff Page may mention that I've been a Staff Member since April 2003, but you should know that I took a six-month break once. I don't quite remember the specific reasons behind it, only that I was too busy at the time to fulfill my captain's duties. It was probably a combination of summer playground work and Scouting, I surmise. I still spent time on the forums, of course. After all, Bionicle and BZPower are my hobbies, they're not a job. Shortly after resigning, probably due to wanting to further break with my staff position, I changed my screen name to Thancerthas, meaning 'divided unity' in Sindarin, which you can interpret as being a rough translation of my current (and at the time previous) screen name. I later changed it again, to Schizo Revolution. Don't ask me where the revolution moniker came from, I don't remember that, only that it didn't have anything to do with Nintendo. But after having taken a break from moderating, I signed up for the Support Team (the current Forum Assistant team) again, and shortly thereafter rejoined the Moderator fleet (Forum Leader team). But why? What moved me to return, what moves me to stay? Because it makes me feel part of a group of peers? Because the larger part of my BZPower circle of friends are staff? Partly, I guess. But mostly it's because I feel I have an obligation towards this site and its creators: by creating this site and making it available, they have made it possible for me to rediscover my playfulness and creativity, my inner child; they have made it possible for me to improve my art skills; they have made it possible for me to discover other talents I never knew I possessed. And they have shown me that friendships can be forged on the waves of the net as closely as in real life, for which I thank them. Cleansing the seas of spam harriers is my way to repay them. It's just another reason for me to celebrate this 5th anniversary, and to congratulate them as well as my fellow staff members on a job well done. I won't use a certain over-used acronym or its unabbreviated form, but I will say this: thank you for your continued efforts to make BZPower a fun place to be. A toast! *raises mug o' grog*
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You know, there's so much you can do with the layout of these blogs, yet so little at the same time. The first adaptation was to add a border with ship-related images, which I think worked out quite well. The problem is that every content block needs a title, which reduces the graphic impact a bit. I was actually looking for some simple drawings, but I didn't find that many, so I settled for photographs instead. Too bad the background, header and colours aren't customizable. Despite the fact that this would greatly help in customizing a blog, it would break with BZPower's colour scheme continuity, creating the impression of different webpages rather than community blogs. Still, it would be nice, but I guess that's what other blog sites are for. Mostly I would've liked the possibility of adding horizontal blocks in addition to the current vertical ones. In any case, if you've got suggestions for customizing the Quarters within the blog system's limitations, feel free to offer them.
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How's that for teamwork?
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Decided to renovate this thing. At first, there were just going to be some minor additions. But then I decided that I wanted to add some spice, personality, you know? Here's what I came up with.Latest Creation - My latest MOC will be showcased for all to see.Music - In this area I will share images of some of my favorite bands. I will elaborate on the band, images, song lyrics, or general musical information in future blog entries.Useful Links - Very basic and general information that every member should read and fully understand.The BBC Empire - The important BBC topics are shared here, along with any new information regarding the BBC Forum. As well, every week I will personally select a MOC to place in this section as "MOC of the week". Be sure to check this section for updates!-Kex
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I've had some different constructions I've wanted to tackle for ages, but even when I get the chance to MOC, it's usually during a contest. And even then I often lack time to properly finish the darned things. I still want to make a unicorn and a griffin, HOMM V style. Examples: unicorn and griffin. Unfortunately, I'm not up to tackling those yet, as my animal MOCing skills are still at a low level. I'll probably do a few Neo Toa first. I usually try to build Neo Toa anyway, but they tend to turn out bigger than planned every time. I should probably make more liberal use of my liftarm supply. One of them will probably be a red and oxblood Toa of Fire, the other a smaller, cooler version of Wildchild. I want to make use of a new cape idea on the latter, as well as a different incorporation for the cloth cloaks found in the KK sets. Abarai's Zabimaru (from the anime series Bleach) has inspired a tool design I want to try, though it won't be nearly as cool as the source of inspiration itself... I don't have enough minifig katana to pull that off. I'll probably try and incorporate the light-up part from an Inika tool, use Hewkii's and Vezon's chains somewhere else, use a few Zamor (not sure which colour), perhaps even an Inika head... I also need to rework the chest and upper leg design. Oh, and I've got a rather interesting shield idea, but I don't know whether it'll work or not. As you can tell, a Wildchild redux is currently my favourite MOCing project. But even were I to have the time required to build it, I still don't have the necessary pieces - I don't have any Inika yet, and Vezon & Fenrakk aren't even on S@H for Belgium to begin with, so the set most likely isn't in stores yet either. Oh well, I'll just have to endure and practice patience... I just hope the store price isn't actually €12.99 as indicated on S@H, because that's a rather discriminating price difference. Especially considering the fact that the Inika are the most alluring Toa sets to date.
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I'd just like to give out a special thanks to Toa Nui Inika for posting the first coment! Thanks again! StF
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I didn't open my mailbox for a week, and now I've got 140 reports... I'd hate to think what Globals and Admins get were they to do that... Of course, I must thank everyone who took the short time it takes to report something. We really appreciate the effort. And to the perpetrators, here's a little acronym for you: RTFR. Read The Freaking Rules. Really. >_< I like to think of myself as a patient man, but only today I've taken PE twice, whereas I usually only have to do it once in every two or three weeks. You should know that for every reported post, there's an average of two extra posts in a thread that need to go as well. Sure, there are a lot of dupe reports, which I don't mind, but it still means that one reported post is actually three times as much work. Thank Bink that the new software allows for bulk moderation. Time-saver to the max.
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So I've been asked why I use the particular sign-off I do? So I'll just take this time to explain... because I can. Well, the copyright means the post or whatever belongs to me. If you don't know about copyright, look it up: I'm not a dictionary or legal expert. I just know what I know, and that's the truth. As is customary, the copyright year(s) will follow after the copyright symbol. If you haven't figured it out, 1984-2006 is how long I've been around; in other words, it's how long I've been copyrighted. Put simply, do the math from my birth date until the date you are reading this, and you will know how old I am. On an unrelated note, it's five months and one day until my next birthday, so start buying those gifts now... beat the rush! I accept money, BIONICLE, and anything that can be constituted as a bribe. I gladly accept all bribes: I won't do anything because you bribe me, but I will accept the gifts... I'm twisted that way.* If I have to explain the name that follows the years, someone hasn't been paying attention. Toaraga is who I am... you didn't think I was Chameleon or something, now did you? Okay, so you've probably already figured out everything that doesn't really need an explanation, which means you're probably wondering what those three letters at the end are. Well, wonder no more; they're my initials. Okay, so that's a cop-out answer, but I'm not telling you my real name unless I know you better... or you're some sort of authority or legal figure. Now about the art lesson: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V are your friends. What? I never said I was a good teacher. Next lesson: "How much is that (post) format in the window?" *I don't really accept bribes: go ahead and try it. See just how much trouble you'll get into. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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But .png is. As you know, we have this thing called the BBC Forum, which is run by BBC Empire. In this forum, members share their MOCs. Most of the time, a digital photograph of the MOC is provided. Now -- in order to get this photograph onto BZPower, you're going to have to save it to your computer in order to upload it. But what file extension do you use? Most members choose to use the .jpg format. After all, it's the most commonly used file extension on the internet. However, there are some who choose to venture outside the world of .jpg. That jolly, merry place just wasn't their thing. So they go and see the Devil -- .png. Using .png as opposed to .jpg in photographic images does absolutely nothing but increase the filesize -- often five to ten times the size of the .jpg. To make it even worse, there is minimal gain in quality. Back to the BBC Forum. When you use .png, less people view your MOCs. When you enter a BBC contest, you lose votes. Just because of the file extension and long load time of your entry picture. Not everyone has high-speed internet. I for one still use dial-up. Pity me. In fact, the BBC contest staff have discussed banning .png images from the contests. Use .jpg. Let the Devil be a Devil outside of the BBC Forum. -Kex
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Well, nothing lasts forever, and now I have to go fix those blog entries... or not. It's not that important for now. I've decided I liked that sign-off I had as the Chameleon (or am I still him now?) that I decided to dedicate one of the content blocks to him. He's like a virtual pet that needs no attention: I just hope he doesn't die like the last one... I knew I shouldn't have given a virtual animal real water. Oh well. RIP, Spunky, RIP -<+,=,~ ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Pictures are worth a thousand words. B) -Omi
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I just wanna let ya guys know that I look good in my personal pic. -Omi
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No more packs for me. B) Omicron has returned. B) -Omi
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Since Than is such a lazy member and won't go Premier, he shall be mooching off my blog. So I gave him a spot under my pictures. From now on, tune in for more updates on Than the mooching FA. -Omi
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............ is such a cool dude cuz I just talked to him on the phone. And that is my blog for the evening. -Omi
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Let's see in the past two days I've been mistaken for a girl. (Much like Kex when he was Princess Peach and his current name Gwen Stacy.) Now then for the proof: First Time - My Reply Second Time (It may be edited by the time it's read.) - My reply (This qoutes it so it doesn't matter, and it continues a couple of posts down, not many though.) So, let's just say Kohaku = 100% Male. Kohaku
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Due to several situations in my life right now, I will be absent from BZP far more than normally, starting this afternoon. I do not know how long this will last, or how long I will actually be able to be on BZPower for the rest of the summer. Hopefully, once my life finally slows down a bit, I can get back into the flow of things here. ~*~ Art update: I've finally colored those linearts of the Inika Matoran! I should have those up either today or tomorrow. And I'll also have that av ready for you, Millenium Slizer. DigiTrinity, your request's pencil sketch is finished. Again, I'll probably scan it today or tomorrow, whichever works out the best. For those BZPers who already know what it is: My great big art project's getting closer to being finished. ^^ I'm really running out of colored pencils, however, so I'll need to go fetch some more sometime this week. ~Nikira
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Since Lord Survurlode temporarily conquered BZP last Thursday, the voting period deadline for the S&T#2 preliminary polls is being extended to noon EST Friday July 21st. Paracosmos fans, note that the lastest update to the RPG Part 1 is available for download now. Today I'm trying to get through my inbox... *dives into giant mess of PMs*
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Well, I'm Kohaku (Of course I am it's my Blog ) Here are some unwise facts and things that could be called facts. 99% of the members of Bzp are insane, the other 1% are crazy. A day without sunshine is like, night. Ok... so what is the speed of dark? 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. How do you know when your out of invisible ink??? Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. Now then... I have some somethings to do. I can't remember what it is though. A cookie to anyone who can tell me. Kohaku
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Yup, after 3 weeks away from the computer, (Don't ask ) I'm back! So expect to see more BLOGing, posts, MOC's, etc. Now all I need to do is catch up where I left off on the world of BIONICLE! StF
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Support the Revolution today, and vote for Ninjo: Millennia Samurai in Poll H. You too can help put 'quality' in 'equality of the MOCing classes'. And yes, this is shameless propaganda. Now go vote, and remember:
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Well, I'm still adding content blocks every so often. And adding links and stuff. I'm loving this stuff. Which is why you Non-Premier Member's should try to become Premier Member's. Cause Blogging is awesome and fun. Oh, and so is Omi. Time to go watch Monk... in a half hour. (I know its about 12:30 here and I drank soda and stuff.) Kohaku
