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You can now go vote for your favourite entry in the BBC Contest #37 Voting Forum. Man, I survived posting the polls again. A few image codes needed fixing, I suddenly found out I'd made a few double entries in the polls (which I luckily found out before they were posted), there were PM's and board messages, spaghetti dinners and server lags... But it all worked out well. And now for some coffee... :wakeup2:
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I have some catching up to do, so I'll be doing just that for the first few new entries. Right now, it's all Ninjopalooza, of course. The polls will go up later today (after the deadline, of course). Most of the polls have been created, just need to add the latest entries. No need to ask me who is in which poll with who, because I don't remember - after a while, all you see is code, and as most entries are called Ninjo, there's no discerning whose it is just by looking at the image URL. You know, making polls is a lot of work. Not only do you have to adapt the entries to the entry list format, which is actually the easiest part thanks to the new Quick Edit feature, but you then have to adapt the entry pic link to an image link, which requires you to adapt the image URL to the Brickshelf thumbnail one, which can only be done manually. There are also a few entries for which I need to make and upload a thumbnail, as their entries are not hosted on maj or brickshelf. There aren't too many this time around (7 so far make that 10), so that's okay, but I prefer not having to create them at all. As you can understand, with over a hundred entries, that's quite a bit of work. Afterwards, I have to arrange all these entries in polls, preferably as mixed as possible, which isn't always as easy. I still need to make a couple of changes in the line-up for them to be intermingled enough. Of course, all of this isn't as strenuous a task as it was last time (BBC contest #35), when I only started making the polls after the deadline. Big mistake. Especially considering the poll system changed after the forum software update. Trial and error, so now I was smart enough to start on the polls beforehand. In any case, if you still want to participate, hurry up! Also, a word to the wise: If you've created an entry and topic but haven't posted it in the contest topic yet, be sure to do so before the deadline ends! Entries not posted in the contest topic will not be able to participate! There's always someone who forgets to do this, and then they complain to the contest host... (EDIT: one person so far. Any other takers?) To all those who've entered or might still enter: good luck, and may the best Ninjo win!
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That's right - this BioLog entry is dedicated to Omi, whom I now grant the title of 'The Most Awesome', previously held by me. Sure, it's -50 Ego for me, but it's worth it. Omi gets a bronze plaque to put in his BZP residence, ultimate bragging rights (which he's been using forever anyway, but now it's official), and a handshake. Oh, and if you haven't rated Omi's blog yet, make sure he gets a 5 star rating. Because he's awesome.
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First off I have my BBC #37 entry in. Personally I hope to do well... of course its been awhile since I've made a moc. If you want to check it out you can go here. I've been playing around with the content blocks a bit and have added pictures of my canisters. They are all in the picture... except six of my Rahkshi which are elsewhere at the time... I'll add them in tomorrow. I've also added Fawful quotes, cause he is awesome. They are farther down on the page. Read them and you will probably laugh. Kohaku
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[singyish tone]I've got a su-mmer project! I've got a su-mmer project! It's rea-lly bi-ig! And only one person on BZP besides me knows what it i-is! XD[/singyish tone] Yeah, I've got a great big artsy thing to do for the next couple weeks of July. Hooray! [another singyish tone]Now I won't have an excuse to be bo-ored! La-de-da-de-da-aa![/another singyish tone] *likes singyish tones* ~Nikira
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I mentioned the possibility of BZPower T-Shirts at Brickfest, would anyone who knows they are attending be interested in one of these? If you're not attending, would you like to see BZPower sell T-Shirts online? The old Cafepress store is still floating around somewhere, but these would probably be nicer and newer. I was thinking of a simple design, a blue similar to the BZP Classic skin, with a small Hapori Tohu on the left chest with 'BZPower' underneath. There is the possibility of customization with your name on the back, but that increases the price quite a bit. If we want to have them at BF, I'd need to know in advance so I can have them made and you'd need to pay up front. Beyond that you would have to order and pay, then when we get a large enough number of orders, we'd get the shirts and then ship them out. The prices go down the more shirts you order, so the more interest the less cost. Leave a comment or PM me with suggestions, questions, comments, etc.
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Ha, that's the best title ever, and it works for just about everything because it means nothing and something at the same time. There's no deep thought behind that statement... just trust me. Anyway, on to today's "BZP Breakdown," as these little staff segments should be called. *Hint, hint* Okay, so how important is a title, and why should you care? As someone who constantly names his creations without much problem, I know that a name can sometimes make or break something. If I give something a strange or unique name and people actually know the item exists, they might ask about it; in fact, I might later go, "What was I thinking?" and try to figure out how I started something and explore further possibilities. If I put something generic, people are less likely to go, "Hey, what were you thinking when you named that dog MOC 'Spot'?" In fact, they might be less inclined to care because Spot is such a common dog name. If you say "air" is inside a box, it's obvious and means nothing; if you say "money," there's something worth checking out... whether it's true or not, it's still worth investigating. Okay, so I wrote that tangent to get to my point. A lot of times (mainly in Q&A), there are topics with generic titles like "Question" or "I have a question." Well, that's obvious you have a question, or you wouldn't (or shouldn't) have made a topic, but if you want fast help, it's better to have a title with words related to your question. It's like going up to store associates in a grocery store and asking if they can help you find food. Or it's like going to Toys 'R Us and saying, "I'm looking for a toy; can you help me find one?" If you say what you're looking for, people can help you find it better and more quickly. Not only does being specific with your title get your question answered faster and more efficiently, it also helps those that may not know about what you're asking decide they're not going to try for a random guess approach-- random answers are spam: if you don't know, don't post. Or it might even help someone else who doesn't know but wants to find an answer without having to make a similar topic. Also, titles about specific subjects help people with similar interests find your topic, or if your title and subject are unique enough, people will actually want to stop in and see if the topic is worth their time. Now suppose you want to know something about a particular forum like COT, so you put "COT" in part of the title; someone who knows COT is more likely to see your topic and answer your question rather quickly. Granted, if you actually have a question about a particular forum, it's best to just ask one of the Forum Leaders or Assistants of said forum. Yeah, we're the store associates in this grocery store, and we're more likely to help you find the bread... it's aisle ten, next to the toy aisle. So how important is a title of a topic? Let's just say there are two important parts of a topic: content and title. Content is the most important thing; title is second. Everything else is third. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Today I had to look for a job... it was rather boring. So, I won't go into the details. However, while filling out the application, I needed to know the date... which I didn't know. Luckily I had my Nintendo DS which had the date in it. Also, I'm adding a Kohaku's favorite topics area in my blog... and a weird helpful thing. I really don't know what to call it... Tomorrow, I hope to have pictures of my Ninjo moc up on Brickshelf. I need to construct some arms and a weapon. It'll be up tomorrow. Kohaku
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It happened like this: I was looking to see how many days were left until I could change my name again, and I saw that rather than having ??/90 days left, I had 0/45 days left. Maybe it's another benefit of being a Premier Member? (And yes, I did change my display name) -Dlakii TIME: July 10 2006, 8:17 PM
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More contest updates: -I planned to read through all the 3000+ word entries--just finished that. From here on out I'll focus on ones already marked as having possible story problems. Beginning with the disqualified ones or likely to be disqualified ones; time for the second chances. -If this can't all get done before Sunday is over, the polls will go up anyways. Probably Monday around noon; we'll see. That means that's the final deadline... sort of. Read on... -All the time till the 18th will be for preliminary polls. Semifinals will be in S&T, as well as finals (again, dates will be announced later). -Typos and grammar and such do not disqualify. Keep that in mind. The Leftover Judging Topic will remain open when the polls go up, and we will keep working on any "doubly leftover" such things. -When the polls go up, any stories that are still DQed remain DQed. So consider Sunday, midnight, or soon after it, to be the deadline for second chances. However: -I'm a forgiving guy. So minor, minor story errors that still remain can still be fixed after the polls are up. It's not like I'd toss you out of the polls if one sentence has an issue. I think that about covers everything. Except this: Please, please, if you've PMed me asking me to edit your entry, realize that won't happen till the last second. Already my inbox has two pages of stuff that I have to postpone getting to. Please use the new post with new version method of fixing errors. (If you have no idea what the banner's about, ask Utopia. )
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Just a heads up on plans for the rest of the S&T Contest #2--Obviously the deadline for judging did not turn out to be noon today. For now I'm extending it to noon Wednesday, the 5th. (Sorry, The Infection! ) Final deadline will be announced probably at that time. (No guarantees.) I'd expect it to be Friday, the 7th if I were you. I'm hurrying as fast as I can, even delaying the almighty lunch, just to get as many as possible done.... But it is still a slow process. I'm starting with the long entries though, so it should get faster and faster as I go... For the voting, most likely what will happen is the preliminary and semifinal polls will be in the contest voting forum as usual. Then the three finals will be in S&T. I'll divide it up so the vast majority of the time until the 18th is taken up by the preliminaries--it will take quite some time for everybody to read the entries. The semifinals will likely be very short--either that or they will be moved to S&T too--I don't want to go the route of interfering with other contests to extend the time the polls are in the voting forum, not at this time at least. Then for the finals I'd like to leave them up for at least a week. Specific dates will be announced later. Thanks so far to all the judges for all your hard work! I'm in the middle right now of updating the judges-notes in the entry list. Also, good luck to all who entered! I'm really enjoying reading all the ones I've read so far, even if the grammar corrections are rampant. When this is all said and done, as I've said before, even the "losers" will be winners in my book because they will be part of a big list of really fun stories. One simple request before I close--anyone who's PMed me for corrections, note that I will be very slow in getting to them since I'm trying to focus on reading the entries. I request that as many as can switch to the new method of correcting errors, where you post a new version in a new post in your topic (details are in the entry topic; Method #2). That will speed things up both for me and for the voters who are eagerly waiting for the polls. *It's for the greater good, man!* And now... must have lunch! Yes, even the skeleton needs to eat.
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Welcome to my blog, a land of... I don't know, probably boredom. Here is where you'll find out what a comic maker does when he is not forcing himself to make the latest issue of The Unknown Turaga: Land of Dragons or The Newsroom. You might also learn a bit of Japanese and time zones while you're at it. -Dlakii TIME: 30 June 2006 12:42 PM This is a warning from the future. () Many of these early entries are mildly noobish. You have been warned.
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Man, the longer we're around, the quicker these milestones follow each other up. We keep growing more and more rapidly. With our most members online being in the nine hundreds, it's not hard to believe that we're indeed the hot spot for Bionicle discussion. A few weeks from now, and we'll have been around for five years. I'm glad I've been able to be part of this site for a bit over four of those years. When I joined, BZP was close to celebrating its first anniversary, and the 2,000th member joined around that time. If our member base hadn't had an exponential growth rate, the figure in today's news would be 'only' 10,000 - it's over three times that much. There's criticism enough to be found on the Net, and plenty of animosity aimed at BZPower's members, structure, guidelines and staff members. Given, a lot of the members who join don't post often or at all - but they still took the trouble of joining us, and having been around for nearly five years, there's bound to be people throwing in the towel and others picking it up. Well, the occasion certainly deserved a glass of champagne. Okay, so it was on occasion of my graduation and getting a job, but hey, champagne = good. B)
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Happy International Tahu Day to everyone! =D *breaks out Flametosser 5200 XL* Ooo, I'm gonna have some fun today! I actually forgot about our member-proclaimed holiday until...ah...right now. Yay for my forgetfulness! And a short blog entry it is going to be today... ~Nikira
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Remember how I talked about how much fun it would be if moderating was done through an RPG interface? Well, the idea stuck, so I dabled around with my tablet and PS a bit.
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That is, if this were an RPG, that's what us staffies would yell before entering the forums. It really is much like an RPG... People trying desperately to raise their post count or 'experience points', 'healing' dying topics, undead mages reviving topics, little orcs spamming, and the 'hero janitors' cleaving spam. Ah, if only... Unfortunately, there's nothing heroic about it. Instead of cleaving, it's cleaning we do. I just did a 'spam run' through Comedies, and it took me half an hour just to clean the topics on the first page. I guess that's what you get when you neglect your reports for three days. 74 of them, both for BBC and Comedies. Luckily those for the BBC forum were already taken care of (the benefit of multiple Forum Leaders), but despite all the voluntary reporting by other members, a lot of stuff still goes unnoticed. Oh well, I'll just imagine getting +3 XP for today's work and dream on... Also, I'm contemplating putting a glaive blade on the back of my spam hammer... Tufi tells me bladed weapons are twice as effective.
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I got Blog of the Week? Wha? ME? *freaks out* ~*~ Wow, I'm glad my blog entertains people. Thanks! And now I have a spiffy new banner! (News-wise...ah, it's Sunday, and I've only been home, like, an hour, so I don't have much news... Sorry. ) ~Nikira
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Well, it's been a fun almost three weeks, but the RPG Contest #2 is finally winding down to a close. Be sure to VOTE in the Final Poll, it's going to be close I'm sure, and the more entries the merrier. Good luck to all the finalists! I'm really proud to see how the RPG Forum has been growing recently. After I helped to create it around four and a half years ago it was a thriving place; but that slowly changed over time and it became less and less active. The inception of the RPG Contest has helped to change that, along with other members' great Software-RPG projects as well as the continuing BZPRPG. None of this would be possible without our great members, creating fantastic RPG entries that have really stirred up interest in the forum. Thanks guys! As for general BZPower News, I hear the S&T Contest is coming along nicely, and I can assure you that it won't be the last contest we have on BZP this summer, so if writing isn't your thing, keep watching. As you can probably guess, I'm trying to update this more often, we'll see how long that lasts... Until next time...
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I thought I'd dedicate a quick Blog entry to Than: Matoran of Anger, BZPower's newest Forum Leader. If I could tell you the story behind his promotion, you'd be on the floor laughing, but alas, you all are not privy to such information. Obviously we wouldn't have promoted Than if we weren't sure that he'd continue to do an excellent job helping out on the message boards and represent BZPower in a professional, mature, and slightly crazy manner. You earned it man! For everyone else, watch what you post, because if you break the rules he'll be on top of you faster than you can say "Hapori Tohu."
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Dedicated To Dimensioneer... Return That Thander!
Toaraga posted a blog entry in Toaraga's Toa-Bloga
As promised, I'm dedicating this blog to Big D, but I actually have something to say. (Yeah, gasp.) Seriously, you are awesome: though a full-grown adult, you created a site for a child's toy line that you weren't afraid to say you too liked. With some help, your site combined with another, and in just a few short years (as opposed to long years?), the site managed to gain the attention of over 30,000 people and growing. Now that's an accomplishment. But you didn't stop at just having a basic website that does its best to stay kid-friendly: you pulled out all the stops whenever possible, and like the toy company you celebrated, you too (with your staff) listened to your fans (or however it should be said). From allowing us to express ourselves creatively with BIONICLE to even giving us the ability to blog and speak our minds (within reason). In under a month, even that has gained 100+ unique bloggers and over 700 entries. Here's to you, Dimensioneer, and celebrating 37 years of life. No, I'm not just sucking up: I really mean that rambling... just remember that it was your day before it was Than's. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM -
Well, AC11 just ended, and here's the results... Other Biomech won with 65 votes. Zumoro Nuva was in second with 64 votes. Air-Master was in third with 46 votes. Computer Assisted: Theisen won with 79 votes. Lyger was in second with 55 votes. Brave Dragon was in third with 38 votes. Handdrawn: Khote won with 71 votes. I was in second with 67 votes. Toa Shmoa was in third with 63 votes. ... Ah well. At least I didn't get third again. Hooray for Biomech! ~Nikira
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One...more...day...of...AC11...in...second...place... I've never been higher than third in an art contest before, so I'm really excited. I MIGHT ACTUALLY WIN THIS ONE! *twitches* I think I'm gonna die of stress. ~Nikira
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I'm really liking this new contest thing, I should have started it a long time ago. Instead of worrying about RPG requests all the time, there are just four blocks of time during the year when I have to work a little harder and organize everything. And it works out better for you guys too. The competition increases the quality of the entries, and you get to pick the ones you want to play. Win-win situation. Concerning the voting, however, see as how we've had over a 50% increase in the number of entries since the last contest, there's probably going to be three rounds of voting this time, like in many other contests on BZP. The way it's going to be set up, however, is a bit different: There will be three semi final polls, each with seven entries. The first poll will have the winner from each of the seven preliminary polls. The second will have all the second place winners and the third will have all the third place winners. This way, the third place winners don't have to worry about going up against the first place ones (just yet). But at the same time, we don't want all the top RPGs (first place winners from the Prelims) to get kicked out. So, after the Semi-Final round, the top five RPGs in the First Place poll will go onto the Final Poll, the top three Second place entries, and the top two Third place ones, for a total of ten entries in the final poll. I feel this is fair, as it gives a chance to good RPGs that may have been faced up against a really popular entry in the preliminaries, to at least get into the final poll. And remember, the top three RPGs get to be created and played by all of BZPower, so even at that point it will still be anybody's game. Let me know what you think about this. I'm still open to suggestions, but like I said, I think this is pretty fair to all contestants. See you on the boards...
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You read right -- the second S&T contest will be starting tommorrow, so I decided to give you guys some information in advance to get yall's psyches in contest mode, as it were. I'm not going to tell you the themes yet--and there are three closely defined ones, so you can't get started until you know what they are. But I will reveal this now: the contest will be a Short Story Contest. Members will have a chance to write a story that is required to fit with the official story, only using official characters (within the three themes), and once entries have been judged to be official-accurate, they will move onto a round of polls. ("Judges" will not be picking winners--that is done by poll.) The three winning entries will become considered part of the official storyline. Main concern with this idea is the time of those of us who are judging the accuracy of the entries--I will lead them, and at this point it looks like three of the RKs will help. We're trying not to take the burden completely off of Greg to help, except if he has extra time and feels like it--he's pretty busy right now--so that means any other help would be greatly appreciated. Stories will be posted as topics in S&T (and losing stories will later be moved to SS, where they can still work great as fanfics), so that means anybody and their brother can help comb through the stories to find innaccuracies. And their sister too. So any of you Fact Team members, BS01 Wiki Staff, or anyone who is knowledgeable in the story at all, I'd really appreciate it if you could make a commitment to helping with this judging. I am willing to officially designate more people as judges, so I'd like to hear from anyone willing to help with that. Entry period begins tommorrow whenever the contest topic is up (the 22nd), and goes to noon of the 30th; last day of June. Stories will be 400-4000 words long. And in case you worry about this -- judges can also enter, since they do not pick winners. No chance of bias that way really. Judges would be pointing out any errors in the story topics, and they would therefore have the authority to be authorizing the member to PM me with an edit so they can qualify. A judge must approve every entry before it can go to the polls (and preferably more than one judge, though that will depend on everybody's free time). Reason being no editing by the member is allowed to prevent cheating. Only I can edit changes in. And only changes allowed would be to fix typos and to fix accuracy problems. If this is unclear, feel free to ask any questions (might not be able to answer yet, but ask anyways!). Further details will be announced in S&T tommorrow. UPDATE: Well, there are now 17 judges, which is definately plenty, so for now, I don't need any more volunteers. Thanks a million to the 17 who answered the request so promptly--I expected more like three or four to join before the contest went up, but got about 12 right away. Thanksmuch! Well, hope yall will have fun with this! I look forward to reading your entries! (And no, the theme has nothing to do with submarines or Beatles.... ) Edit: Yeesh, the whole submarine theme turned out to be very fitting for this entry. See here.
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Quoting Biomech in my last blog entry: Don't worry, Bio, I'm not gonna harass you. It's just... That's what I don't like about the ACs right now: It's more of a popularity contest. And popularity is not fun in this situation. At all. I'd just love for people to vote for the actual art, not for the person behind it. There's a lot of entries out there by not-as-well-known artists that are terrific, but they are not making it into the final polls, just beacuse a popular artist is in the same preliminary poll as them. If people would go past the popularity, then the world would be a better place. I think. ~Nikira
