Why Join the Community?
Members get some benefits anonymous users do not. They have permission to post new topics in the forum, new recipes the community cookbook, and pictures in the gallery. Members get to skip the "recaptcha" (the cryptic weirdly distorted words you have to type before you're allowed to add your comment). Aaannnd...Members get points!
What's up with these points thingies?
The points are to encourage participation and evangelism of the story; the more you participate in the site, and the more readers you bring in, the more points you get. And the more points you get, the higher ranking you get on the site and the more points you have to spend. We'll get to that. First--
Earning points
You must have an account to earn points! It's free and easy!
1 point for posting a comment
2 points for posting a recipe or a forum topic
5 points for fan art posted to the gallery
10 points for each successful referral
Reward levels
50 points
--Petitioner status and badge
100 points
--Devotee status and badge
200 points
--Postulant status and badge
400 points
--Supplicant status and badge
800 points
--Embodiment status and badge
--Access to Ask a Tremontine and the Horrible Drafts
I also may award extra points for folks who work in the wiki or otherwise provide great service to the story, at my discretion.
Note: I'm still revising the points rewards. This is how they stand 7/1/10. Kinda below Embodiment! I'm hoping to come up with more good stuff soon.
Comments
ziofizbane
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 12:38pm
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Awesome new system!
This new point system is a great new aproach!! Love the 'status titles' and badge ideas!!! Not to mention the availability to have a CAMEO in the story!! So cool!!!!!!
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 1:04pm
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Good work :)
This looks great (and the badges are awesome...I can't wait to get to Supplicant, that one's my favorite). Did you ever decide if we'll be able to keep our badges if we spend our points? Thanks!
MeiLin
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 2:09pm
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I'm not sure what will happen
I can't program it to do that automatically--I know that much. And I know I can't keep up with it by hand. So we'll see what the system does. If it busts you back a badge, I'm sorry, but that's how it'll be. It's incentive to keep going.
faile486
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 1:30pm
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By 'story question' do mean
By 'story question' do mean just a general question about the story that will be answered, or a bonus story request like what had been done before?
seia
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 1:48pm
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Story request
It works like a bonus story request. You ask a question (and lose some points), it goes into the points story proposals. If it passes that, you get your bonus story.
NorthwoodsMan
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 1:32pm
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hrmpf...
I don't know if I want to move on to Postulant. I rather like the Devotee badge. Then again, the supplicant is kind of neat too.
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 1:57pm
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No kidding :)
Although I have to say, I like them in the order they are up until Supplicant. I just don't like Embodiment as much as Supplicant. Maybe if it were a different color, like purple or something. It's almost the same color as the Petitioner badge. I'm not going to worry about it, though. I think 800 points is a long way away.
MeiLin
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 2:12pm
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oooh, purple!
Maybe I'll recolor it. Thanks!
TheBoy
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 7:53am
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Oh Yeah.
lookin' GOOD! TheBoy likey.
I'll be getting there...soon? I hope?
NorthwoodsMan
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 8:18am
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oooo....
Pretty pretty. Now I'm torn. Do I like the Devotee or Embodiment...
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:57am
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Wow.
That came out great! I like it a lot better, and now I'm much more motivated to become an Embodiment
seia
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 2:34pm
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the old requests
Will you be adding the unanswered bonus story questions from the old system to the voting menu? It's looking awfully empty now...
MeiLin
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 2:40pm
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no
They will get a static page of their own once I get this kid out of my lap...
NorthwoodsMan
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 2:44pm
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eh?
Not only do you shower with your computer...
Never mind.
MeiLin
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 2:48pm
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yeah
It's pretty much attached to my hip. I've even been known to carry it into the kitchen, and I regularly watch TV with it in my lap.
TheBoy
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 3:08pm
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Question
Do you mean "skip the voting process" or "skip the queue entirely?" (For the -200 point story-buys for us high rollers)
MeiLin
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 3:15pm
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skip the voting process
It goes into the queue of guaranteed stories.
TheBoy
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 3:16pm
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Perhaps a rephrase,
Perhaps a rephrase, then?
"Right to insert story question into the queue?" or somesuch?
I might pay -MOAR- points to line-jump.
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 12:19pm
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That's a good idea.
I think I probably would too. As it stands, we never know when our points stories will hit the press, but if we could be next, that would be neat. I don't know how that would work out for you artistically, though. I never figured out whether you were writing them in the order they were requested or if you had to wait until the mood struck.
NorthwoodsMan
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 9:33pm
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symbols
Do each of the temples (gods) have their own symbol?
MeiLin
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 9:44pm
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yes
and I haven't designed them yet.
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:29am
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I can't wait!
It's going to be super fun to be able to pick a temple. I think we're going to have a lot of Lover's Temple devotees. Actually, do you think we could have that be a poll sometime?
seia
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 1:26pm
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poll
I think a poll about which temple people would choose could give some interesting results (for example, Death gods/goddesses usually aren't that popular while people might find Harla more likeable now that she appears in the story more.)
NuanaIvy
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:23am
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Give Points?
I wanted to know what this "give points" button is at the bottom of each comment. Is it part of the new system? What does it do? Please excuse me if these questions are totally obvious
MeiLin
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:33am
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you can give another user some of your points
if you're so inclined.
seia
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:55am
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message
Do you get some kind of message when it happens or do you have to figure out for yourself where the points suddenly came from?
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:59am
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Haha,
That almost makes it more fun! Now I kind of want to share my points with some random person to see if they can figure out where the came from. I won't yet (because I'm really close to leveling up), but maybe someday.
MeiLin
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 1:26pm
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I don't know!
It'll be interesting to find out!
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/20/2009 - 12:55pm
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I think...
you just have to figure it out for yourself. Someone gave me points, and I didn't know who until they told me!
NuanaIvy
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 2:45pm
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That's awesome!
Thanks for answering my question
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 1:32pm
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Badges
So, I just obtained a new status (and I got my e-mail to indicate that I'm now a Postulant), but my badge hasn't updated. I don't mind, but I thought this was something that got updated automatically, not something you updated by hand. I was actually planning on testing the system by giving away 2 points or so to see if my badge would stay the same, but it didn't change when I leveled up. Any ideas?
MeiLin
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 1:56pm
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huh.
I dunno! It should have upgraded automatically. I did it for you. I will look into this.
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 2:06pm
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Thank you!
I appreciate it. This is fun! And the badges are so cool!
MeiLin
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 2:49pm
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found out the problem
For some reason the badge for Postulant hadn't been defined. It is now.
V
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 10:40pm
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Whiiiine
Is this where I would gripe about my shiny red Postulant badge? I used to have the nifty green Supplicant one and my points are still registering in the upper 4's
I don't think I ever got a Supplicant upgrade email, either, but I know I had the badge for a while.
MeiLin
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:08pm
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back to normal
I think it's because I finally activated the postulant badge.
V
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 9:51am
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It was
...at least until I started posting again. Then I got in rapid succession a devotee, petitioner, and then postulant promotion in my email. Still never a supplicant, and now I'm red again. You're such a naughty woman, you even have kinks in your points system! (thanks so much for taking the time to work on it)
TheBoy
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 10:47am
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I'm in your boat, V.
I'm in your boat, V.
V
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 11:08am
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For now, maybe
But in a few hundred points, I hope to be in Allis's boat }:)
NorthwoodsMan
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 12:34pm
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huh??
We're supposed to get emails?
Gudy
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 1:44pm
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Yup, I got three
One each announcing my promotion to Devotee, Petitioner and Postulant status, respectively.
MeiLin
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 3:05pm
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found the definitive problem
The problem was, when I gave both you and TheBoy Supplicant status by hand, I unchecked the others. The system promptly promoted you back into those categories and acted as if Postulant was the highest you'd achieved. So now I'm leaving well alone.
TheBoy
Sat, 02/07/2009 - 3:08pm
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unlike a pet
I'll say "thank you" for fixing me.
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 10:02am
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I did not think...
think this would work out as well as it did. It really has motivated me to comment more in both the forum and the story comments. Now I read things, and instead of just thinking things about them to myself, I actually contribute to/harass the forum. I don't know if it's worked out that way for anyone else, I just thought I'd share.
MeiLin
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 11:33am
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things certainly have picked up
I'm having a hard time keeping up with everything AND writing! Don't let that discourage you, though! i'll figger it out!
TheBoy
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 4:19pm
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We have confidence
In sunshine, rain, and Mei's writing. Worry not.
Capriox
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 6:16pm
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Make A and TheBoy track the
Make A and TheBoy track the forums for you, so you can write more
Also, is there anyway for us to see the "Users By Points" thing again? I think it used to be a link on the sidebar, which you probably swapped out for all the other stuff you've added. Just wondering if there was another way to see it (I'm nosy and wondering how many of us have reached Supplicant status, Postulant status, etc).
MeiLin
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 6:49pm
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I took it down
Only I can see it now. Someone expressed a worry that people would feel bad or something, so I should hide that list. I'll poll about putting it back.
And on forum monitoring: I may have to, but I want to know what you are all saying!
MeiLin
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 9:39pm
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aaaand I got a complaint.
So now I've put a poll up. When I have 200 replies to it, I'll follow its suggestion.
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 1:57pm
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We could...
just keep a top ten list running, or a top 10 under 800. I think only the people who are racing towards embodiment *cough*V*cough*TheBoy*cough*cough* really care that much how many points other people have, and I know I'm a little bit interested in following that race.
TheBoy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:00pm
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I'm at about 730 right now,
I'm at about 730 right now, if you care THAT much...V passed me for a bit a while ago, but I -think- I'm back atop now...he pre-ordered the book, and that really helped 'im out.
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:07pm
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But you...
post like a madman. It's a good point, though...you both get points for posting how many points you have.
It's an easier way to keep track than passing the same point back and forth.
TheBoy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:17pm
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Actually,
on a couple occasions, I've passed him more than one--I'm planning a stimulus package for him once I break 800.
Then, maybe, if you're a good girl, we'll see if we can't help you get there before Davik. 
ETA: Wow, he's been on a spree lately, too!
* User V earned 1 points Total now is 747 points.
* User TheBoy lost 1 points Total now is 729 points.
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:18pm
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And Davik...
is still at 356. Gudy and Katie are closer than that.
TheBoy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:21pm
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yeah, but nobody is racking
yeah, but nobody is racking the points up like Davik is. How long has he been here, a few weeks, maybe? I'm closing in on a year.
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:28pm
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I'm closing in on a year, too!
I was thinking about doing something special in a few weeks when I hit 52 weeks...I'm at 47 now. I think March 31st might be right around a year? Maybe I'll count the weeks back and figure out the exact date at some point.
It's true, too...no one gets points faster than Davik. He has a lot of crazy recipes.
TheBoy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:34pm
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Davik's rocking nearly 10
Davik's rocking nearly 10 points/day. I've been here more than 49 weeks, I think...if I were that hardcore, I could've made a couple of OTHER people embodiments alongside me right when they joined.
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:37pm
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I didn't really...
get involved in the forum until recently, though. This is actually the first forum I've participated in since I was 14 or so, but everyone here was just so nice and a lot of people brought up some really interesting topics of conversation. It kind of sucked me in. That, and these books are some of the best new books I've found in a while.
TheBoy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:39pm
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I think posting here has
I think posting here has picked up lately--more members, more action, more new topics, &c., &c. It used to be just the stories. Harder to rack up points back then...and some of my comments predate the "points" era, too.
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:48pm
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Did we start...
at zero, though? I was pretty sure that we got retroactive points for our pre-point system posts, but now I'm not sure. The forum has really picked up, though, and I'm really excited about it. I feel like I've gotten to know people around here a lot better than I did six months ago. I think it helps that we get extra points for new forum topics. People seem to look to start them more now, and it leads to a lot of on topic conversations and a lot of off topic ones.
TheBoy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:55pm
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I'm not sure
I didn't think we got retroactive points, and I'm certainly not asking for them. I'm also pretty pleased that this place is taking off. I just hope we can keep the sense of camaraderie that we've got going on.
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:57pm
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I definitely agree.
And I'm not asking for them either, I just thought we had them for some reason. I'm really glad people have gotten so involved, whatever the reason.
MeiLin
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 3:35pm
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sorry
I didn't give retroactive points.
TheBoy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 3:37pm
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and more's the pity! I
and more's the pity!
I just wanted to get across the embodiment "finish line" first, and that might could help.
V
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 5:19pm
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Good luck
Don't ignore the $600 donation a while back from someone whose name escapes me...that's a supplicant and a half right there.
MeiLin
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 5:33pm
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He asked that I consider it $50/mo
for a year, so I'm giving him 50 pts once a month when I add his $$ to the target.
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:41pm
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What I want to know...
is what happens when I do this!
ETA: I guess, that's what happens. It works
TheBoy
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:41pm
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congratulations!
congratulations!
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:45pm
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Thank you :)
I'm impressed at how fast you found it, lol. Now I want to test it, and see if it goes away if I lose the points. Hang on...
NorthwoodsMan
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 5:30pm
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*snicker*
I'm going to cheat and make this the post that gets me to Suplicant.
If you don't like it, you can always spank me. }:)
TheBoy
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 9:07pm
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congrats on the supplicancy,
congrats on the supplicancy, and nice play.
Samaris
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:44pm
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Wow! :)
That badge is soooo cool! Congratulations!
kawaiikune
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 4:00pm
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No worries...
I was just confused.
V
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 5:48pm
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Definitely
And the biggest tipping point was the change in the points system
While it initially gave people a reason to register and make comments now and then, it also scared people away from chit-chatting or posting things they thought might be off-topic. That inhibition is clearly gone >.>
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 10:52am
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It's the best!
I am firmly of the opinion that this world needs more people with fewer inhibitions.
Davik
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 11:07am
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ignore one thread...
I ignore one thread and everyone starts talking about me behind my back...
I feel like I've been slacking a little in the last couple of days as far as posting, and I'm going to be out of town for the biophysical society conference for the better part of a week, so you'll get a bit of a break. That said I may just have to go on a recipe spree tonight and see if I can't hit Supplicant before I go; can't have my record of 10/points a day sliding 
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 11:39am
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Haha, see...
it's only behind your back if you're not looking when we're talking
Davik
Fri, 02/27/2009 - 8:20pm
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evil laughter
And it turns out I have internet at my hotel, and with absolutely nothing to do at night you're not getting any reprieve }:)
Gudy
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:37pm
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I'm at 43 weeks...
... and I just made it to Supplicant, so I think it's a fair bet that Davik will reach Embodiment status way before me if he keeps up the recipe madness.
Davik
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 11:15am
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Recipes
Not only do I have a ridiculous number of recipes, but this is giving me an excuse to actually type them up, since I've been thinking for a few years that I should get all of mine into text file just so they'd be organized. So yeah, my general procedure has been post recipe, then copy and paste into a text file on my computer. I've probably doubled the number I have written up this way
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 11:35am
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It's not....
a bad plan. I should probably do that at some point too, but I haven't committed to having digital recipes yet. I really like the little photo album I have, and the kitchen computer is a little slow and annoying to use. The photo album is less than optimal, though, if I'm cooking at someone else's house, so maybe I'll get on that.
Davik
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 1:30am
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well look at that
My shiny new Supplicant badge, and in less than a month and a half (5 weeks, 6 days).
kawaiikune
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 1:44am
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I was surprised...
to see that all of my "you joined a new role" e-mails were in the month of February. I thought that was kind of weird.
Congrats on yours! The Supplicant badges are so pretty!
Gudy
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 2:40am
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Congrats...
...Davik! So you'll be Embodiment by Easter?
Davik
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 9:53am
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hmm
I guess we'll see
V
Wed, 02/25/2009 - 5:21pm
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Waitaminute
-We're- racing towards embodiment? You seem to have picked up some speed yourself
And yes, it's a fun trivial competition
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 10:50am
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Shhh!
You'll ruin my sneakyness!
NorthwoodsMan
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 12:16pm
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Happy madison...
"Don't underestimate the sneakyness."
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 12:20pm
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What...
is that from?
Goforbroke
Thu, 03/05/2009 - 6:10pm
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*I'm very sneaky sir*
Mr Deeds with Adam Sandler
TheBoy
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 1:36pm
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Lately, I have been a little
Lately, I have been a little slack, but I -do- read pretty much everything that gets posted (besides recipes). Was gone for the weekend, so I'm catching up. I do miss the users by points thingy--but it was mostly 'cause I was chasing V.
MeiLin
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 1:52pm
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OK, it's back
No pouting, people!
TheBoy
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 3:19pm
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Thank you.
(b) I'm sort of embarrassed by the point accumulation, and by the enormous point-gap between (V and me) and (everybody else).
(c) Even so, I'm all caught up on the forums again, and should be posting as usual for the next while.
Looking forward to the Harsin/Ansella bits.
V
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 3:55pm
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It embarrasses me too
...but I try to take the long view. We've been signed up and contributing for a fair chunk of time. My ~1.9 points/day edges your ~1.6, but there's Postulants with averages almost 8. I'm just trying to stick to my pattern of posting when I think I have something to reasonably contribute, and writing the rest off to the fact that I probably spend too much time here >.>
TheBoy
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 4:48pm
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I wonder...
if I'll still feel like the local "old man on the mountain" (alongside folks like you, and Gudy for his Wiki-power) when these 8 points/day postulants blow past us (no pun intended)...
also, I know that my activity tends to come in waves--there are days like today, where I rack up God knows how many points, and times like this weekend, where I fall off the pace.
kawaiikune
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 9:55pm
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pshhh...
Don't be embarrassed...the rest of us will just have to take it as a challenge to catch up
TheBoy
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 9:58pm
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for a while,
I took it as an incentive...now, I just want to be an embodiment.
with a cameo.
That's all I need.
NorthwoodsMan
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 10:12pm
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goals...
U gots 'em...
kawaiikune
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 10:32pm
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Are you going to...
put your real name? Or is it just going to be all:
"Temmin stopped, and turned slowly. As their lips met, TheBoy sighed in quiet ecstasy. Their encounter was turning out to be more than he had bargained for."
Just curious.
MeiLin
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 10:46pm
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no real names
I'll need a picture and a description. Then it's what you get. You don't get to pick what you're doing.
V
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 10:50pm
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Speculation
I don't know what MeiLin had in mind or what other people were planning, but if I ever hit that mark I'd probably share my rl picture/description with MeiLin and then see if I could be introduced as a minor character (page, bartender, etc) without further comment. It would be obvious to me and possibly anyone who knew me, and I would be happy with that
ETA: Goldurnit, MeiLin ninja'd my post
kawaiikune
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 11:20pm
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Hehe...
I know...I just wanted to write a few phrases of Temmin/TheBoy romance
TheBoy
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:04am
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hell with Romance...
I want the Temmin/TheBoy hardcore smut! :jawdrop:
kawaiikune
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:07am
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Did you just notice that...
just now? Or are you scrounging for points? hmmmm....
TheBoy
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:15am
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not scrounging--I'm a few
not scrounging--I'm a few past the point for the cameo request I emailed in. I just thought of that comeback now.
kawaiikune
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:18am
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Nice :)
Congratulations! I can't wait to see your cameo
NorthwoodsMan
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:43am
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muck...
Well, Alvo can't come in as the prince's best friend and not have someone to direct to muck out a stall. Or maybe someone is needed to lick, I mean, clean, the blood and sweat from the training parlor mats...
kawaiikune
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 12:02pm
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haha...
that would be pretty funny. That could even be set up to be hardcore smut, which would satisfy TheBoy himself.
MeiLin
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 11:20pm
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you'll never see me coming!
...um...that came out wrong...
V
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 11:23pm
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Never is such a strong word :(
I mean, I had already relegated it to "only if I find myself traveling on the west coast at some sort of con, and meet you and Sir and we get along extraordinarily well and have a series of blunt discussions, etc" which means it was pretty darn unlikely, but...but...
TheBoy
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 11:28pm
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V, my friend,
You are far more of a pessimist than I. I just imagined I'd have to sneak a webcam into their house somewheres... }:)
kawaiikune
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 11:36pm
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I was just wondering...
which one of them I would have to seduce to get the upper hand
MeiLin
Mon, 02/16/2009 - 12:28am
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the problem with that
is that a webcam feed from my bedroom falls into the horror genre, not the erotica genre.
kawaiikune
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 11:25pm
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bwah!
Haha! We definitely need more bad innuendos around here. Like in the riddle thread..."A girl walks into a bar and asks the bartender for the double entendre, so he gives it to her!"
Capriox
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 6:40pm
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You're so nice to us
You're so nice to us
kawaiikune
Fri, 02/20/2009 - 12:59pm
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Free copy...
of the draft version ebook. Where do we get it? I didn't know if this had changed with recent updates, but I thought it would be interesting to see.
TheBoy
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 2:56pm
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also interested
also interested
MeiLin
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 3:58pm
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workin' on it, kids
Hope to have it up sooner than later.
Bedazzled101
Sun, 02/22/2009 - 1:48pm
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Amm...
I was wondering, since I received an e-mail a while back about receiving the Petitioner Badge, how long till it shows up next to my posts like everyone else? am I missing something?
MeiLin
Sun, 02/22/2009 - 2:02pm
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it's there now
I have no idea what happened. Sorry!
Bedazzled101
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 2:19pm
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Thanks MeiLin
Thanks for fixing it! I love this new system! xoxox
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:46pm
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FYI
# User kawaiikune lost 2 points Total now is 799 points.
# Embodiment badge removed from user.
So, you do lose your badge if you lose the points
kawaiikune
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:47pm
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FYI
# User kawaiikune lost 2 points Total now is 799 points.
# Embodiment badge removed from user.
So, you do lose your badge if you lose the points.
TheBoy
Thu, 02/26/2009 - 3:52pm
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Pity that, then. I'm'a have
Pity that, then. I'm'a have to save for a lot longer to get to 1200 points.
rog
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 1:43pm
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Aw snapple...
really we lose the badge? But if I get 800 I don't wanna lose it! Damn it, if it's my only way to appear somewhere in ther story (doing something with Allis I hope
) then I gotta save 1600 so I can have my question skip the voting process and get into the story somehow...oh boy...
TheBoy
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 1:51pm
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Cameo is separate. Pay 400,
Cameo is separate. Pay 400, and you wind up you appear somewhere--mine showed up in Marri's bonus story.
200 is to submit a generic question with no voting process.
rog
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 9:21pm
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Yeah...
I miss counted, since I want to keep the final badge I need at least 1400, 800 for the badge, 400 to appear somewhere in the story, and 200 to have a question skip the voting process...yay.... :O
Davik
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 10:42pm
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points
You can always take my route and start posting recipes for every great meal you've ever created
Even if you only come up with one worthy meal every 3 days it adds up quickly 
NorthwoodsMan
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 10:49pm
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alternates...
Or there's always the cash option. You get one point for each dollar you donate.
Or if you start a subscription, you get reoccuring points...
rog
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 11:02pm
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I spend too much money on
I spend too much money on stuff that I need in the real world over here, those sketchbooks wont buy themselves you know
rog
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 11:01pm
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Or I really could just start
Or I really could just start posting recipes that I find on the internet?
NorthwoodsMan
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 11:04pm
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laws...
Probably not. They are likely copyrighted.
rog
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 11:07pm
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To borrow a phrase that I
To borrow a phrase that I recently have been brought to like...
“Pagg damn it!”
Clare-Dragonfly
Fri, 05/15/2009 - 10:05pm
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Actually, no
Recipes are uncopyrightable, probably because most of them are just variations on variations on variations. But I still think it would be a bit rude to just grab other people's recipes to post, not to mention that it's far more interesting if you share your own recipes!
Also, this is my 200th point! YAY!
MeiLin
Fri, 05/15/2009 - 10:08pm
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ingredients aren't copywritable
but the instructions/introductions ARE. So please don't.
kawaiikune
Mon, 03/16/2009 - 2:28pm
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I noticed something...
when I last leveled up. I think I skipped 800 points! It looked like it just went from 799 to 801. Can someone else verify that?
Also, getting to 1000 points officially doesn't break the system.
NorthwoodsMan
Mon, 03/16/2009 - 2:32pm
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forum or recipie...
You got two points when you created the topic on Robin Hood.
kawaiikune
Mon, 03/16/2009 - 2:44pm
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No, I know...
but 800 was quite a while ago, at least a couple of weeks, and I know I hit 800 with a comment, not a new forum topic. I was just wondering if anyone else had noticed that, or if I was crazy.
eloriane
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 2:20pm
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Question
What exactly is the "voting process" for bonus stories? I mean, I get that we pay points to vote for them, but how does that translate into them being written? Do they need a certain number of points before the move into the queue, or is it the one with the most points at a given time, or what? Would voting for a story more than once get it onto the queue faster? I'm curious!
MeiLin
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 2:30pm
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I'm working from the backlog right now
I hope to get more than one a week out soon.
TheBoy
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 11:58pm
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Voting for points stories...
I had thought we might be able to spend more than one point to vote for the same story multiple times.
The system does not currently support that.
Is that as you had desired?
MeiLin
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:10am
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dunno
right now, that's what I intended. Thoughts?
TheBoy
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:12am
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idunno. I like the way I
idunno. I like the way I imagined it, but I think it might bias things towards folks with craploads of points and little imagination. I can't figure out who that might be... :whistle:
Davik
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:20am
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on way or another
Well, one way or another someone with craploads of points can always just buy a question
Maybe allowing multiple point expenditures MeiLin can get some of us to blow a bunch of points in a bidding war over questions.
TheBoy
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:22am
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that was sort of my thought.
Otherwise, once I buy my cameo (less than 100 points...I don't want to give up my embodimenthood), I'm gonna be stuck just buying bonus stories every 200 points.
MeiLin
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:39am
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yeah, see
If you want a story, just buy one.
Davik
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:41am
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points
This may be posted elsewhere, and I'm just too lazy (sleep deprived, stressed, etc.) to go find it, but I'm not altogether sure how the points questions work at this point. Do all of them just sit in a queue and the highest one at any given time gets written, or is this an issue of they can gain points for a set period of time, and the highest proposed question from that time period can be voted on? I honestly don't think I'll be asking one any time soon (and I may just wait until I have enough for a guaranteed story and auction it off again), but I'm kind of curious.
TheBoy
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:48am
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you DO
you can afford to buy one--unless you don't want to sacrifice that pretty little supplicant badge of yours.
MeiLin
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:50am
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you with the taunting!
Davik
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:52am
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yeah well
Been stressed out, not getting out of lab till 8 or 9 at night, and trying to figure out how to absorb almost 6 grand of expenses in a month; it's cut down on my posting
Not to mention my laptop dying... Rest assured, once I get some of this crap taken care of I'll go back to posting 10-20 recipes a night and I'll have more points than any of us knows what to do with
Besides, I still have enough to ask an automatic question and keep my status 
TheBoy
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 12:56am
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man. My posting (I think) is
man.
My posting (I think) is gonna crash like a rock in a few months. The whole "bar" thing.
rog
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 1:34pm
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ok...
so we have to be at the top level in order to ask for a cameo huh? that serverly docks points then holy...but how many points must we have for a bouns story?
TheBoy
Mon, 06/08/2009 - 11:01pm
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@ 100 points, you can pay 10
@ 100 points, you can pay 10 to post a question for voting.
@ 400 points, you can pay 200 points to ask a question and skip the voting process.
Whoever you are, if you have a REALLY GOOD question, and think I'd like it, you can PM me, and we'll see if we can't work something out--involving you sending me some points (nontrivial number, depending on your question quality, and how much I've got to burn).
Zandu Ink
Fri, 12/11/2009 - 6:37am
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I notice all the points story
I notice all the points story and voting references have been taken out. Is that just while you're on hiatus, or a more semi-permanent thing?
MeiLin
Fri, 12/11/2009 - 11:26am
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I honestly don't know yet
I'm thinking hard about what the bonuses should be. Right now, there's no way I can reliably write points stories so I don't want to promise them when I'm not sure I can deliver. I want the bonuses to be good.
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