The challenge, and this is for all of you, is to do an act of great goodwill to a complete stranger. The deadline for doing this is Christmas.
Alright, then. Fire Wolves Next Door, battlestations!
Water Tigers From Down the Lane: Not so fast, Fire Wolves Next Door… *evil laughter*
RUUUN!
The Plumber (yes, that’s his nickname) has created a Doctor Who comic. Check the Comics section when you have the chance.
I may eventually create seperate pages for each person’s comic. However, that point might be a bit far off.
Well, I have good news and bad news.
It seems they've now put google ads on my board. However, I have the potential to make money from it. More info when I have more of a clue what is going on. Also, the green text ads are gone.
Well, my constant badgering of the llamas has paid off. The forums are back up.
This little ‘hardware replacement’ was supposed to only take one day. That was two days ago and counting. 24 hours my hindpaw…
At least I think they’re llamas. At any rate, the forums are down again. And apparently, llamas are in charge of rebuilding it. Just click on the link to the forums or, if you came a bit late and missed it, click on the archive file.
This is strange. The ‘Let’s Count to a Million’ game seems to be the most active as of late. We may even reach that goal someday…
I can’t think of anything to blog about!
If anybody wants to join the Fire Wolves, I guess I never mentioned that doing so will gain you posting permission on this blog after you earn my trust.
Why do I say that? Because I need people to post about stuff on here so it'll be updated more often.
Remember when I opposed putting in in-text ads on the site, even though it would mean taking the yahoo ads (the ones that appear as threads) out? Well, now there’s a whole new spin to it.
I looked on the FreePowerBoards forums and saw something interesting abut the in-text ads: "As for the saftey of the ads, this has already been questioned and answered. If you look at the ads they are reputable companies like Sun Microsystems or links to simple MSN searches."
That is really, really good. No risk now. The unsafe false thread ads have been removed now and in-text ads are in.
"o and btw this blog is soo cool!" - Just Another Face in the Crowd
First, the forum burst, now this. Things are really looking up for the Fire Wolves!
*rides through the town on horseback* The forums are growing! The forums are growing! That's right, folks! The forums are growing! We have many new members and more posts now! The forums are growing! The forums are growing!
Those of you who frequent the forums may wonder why Draco never appears on this blog. Well, the reason is that he wants to leave the chaos to us, since for the blog itself, I never need sense talked into me. I fit into the plan of the blog because the blog is as mad as I am.
But you will see! You will all see! I am more mad than this blog! More mad than even you… Mwa ha ha!
Well, okay, that’s only the minor reason. The main reason is that he thinks Sylver is probably confusing enough for newcomers to get to know without adding yet a third persona.
I am probably jinxing myself by saying this, but for some odd reason, there has been a distinct lack of any spambots ever on my forums. Weird. Every other forum board on the face of the planet, it seems, is having a problem with spambots, but not I.
Yes, there are three new AFA comic strips up. And there was much rejoicing. *burp*
[[*sniffs the air* Why do I smell one of Sir Robin’s Minstrals?]]
That was quite a record time there. A small time and already FreePowerBoards has apparently decided against in-text ads. Yay, unindecision!
You know those little link-looking things that display an ad when you hover over them? The ones with the double-underline that automatically insert themselves into the page? FreePowerBoards may end up putting those in. Luckily, they disapproved them the last time they considered it, so it probably won’t pass.
One thing’s for sure. If they end up doing that, I’m getting a different forum hosting service or perhaps even hosting my own on the new hosting service I got. I’d explain, but that would be getting off-topic and I must maintain my foc…
Ooh, a penny!
I think this was a pretty clever move on my part. I set up the word censorship tool on the forums to automatically replace the word “cliche” with “cliché”.
I have now been made admin of the DragonDaggers board. I must be really good at managing forums. Stop snickering.
I was just made tech (which, in turn, makes me an admin, because I need access to the board’s workings) of the pokémaster board. That makes me admin of two boards (that and my own) and moderator of three boards (Fred Barlowe, Furthia High, and DraggonDaggers). First the forum boards, then… the world!
That’s right, folks! And I got the last one in stock. Now, the glitch in the comics page is gone. Not only that, but there is a more convenient interface now and there’s another comic up there. And it happens to be a valuable one.
The forums have risen once more. Like a pheonix or… okay, I got nothing.
The title says it all, really. This shouldn’t take long, but it probably will anyway.
Well, somehow, I managed to go on some sort of unintentional haitus with the magazines. However, I’m back on track and will have the magazine done posthaste.
[[You sound like a british with that phrase!]]
And what’s wrong with that? I swear, you Americans are getting more prejudiced each day.
Anyway, ta-ta for now, gov’ners!
The forums are down for a moment, but this time, we got a convenient page explaining the reason. Basically, they’re making it so the forums will load faster and crash less often. A downtime to prevent future downtimes. It is for the good of our forumites and… our nation! Okay, maybe just our forumites.
For archival purposes, a replica of the page carrying this information has been placed here.
As a special reward for you who come here, I bring you the bio of one of my characters, May Cottontail the Easter Bunny.
It has been a very long time since someone posted in the forums. I’d like one of you to act as a snowball-roller. y’know, start posting in the forums so others will post, causing a chain-reaction that will cause a bustling forum board. Or so I hope.
First off, a new feature in the forums. You can now add many new things to your forum posts, such as Quicktime videos, Flash, spoiler tags… just to name a few.
Next, I shall tell you a tale of a new modification to Gold. You may now view the recent additions/subtractions to/from your Gold count, not including the Gold you earn for posting.
That is all.
Heeey kiiids!
It’s time for the lottery mod to make its scene. Now you can play the lottery with the gold you get on the forums.
First I get writer’s block on the magazine, now I get writer’s block on the site. Not to mention, I’ve been overdue on my comic for quite some time. Yeek.
Nobody seems to be visiting my site anymore. Not my forums, not my home page, nada. That explains my lack of inspiration to make posts as of late. What should I do to make people visit more often?
A new strip of Another Fine Adventure is here, as well as a new change predicted in the comment.
Okay, I was planning on having each game cost five gold per play (to encourage posting), but it seems the arcade mod only supports its own currency (reward poionts). Gameplay is now free and all games are available without me having to touch them.
Sorry for the very large and still ongoing delay of the game setup process. The internet was down for hours and the forum board is currently down.
For several reasons I shall not name, I must test and configure every game on there before they are made public once more. The process may take long or it may not. The former is highly likely.
There we go. Now everyone can access the games, instead of everyone except staff.
And how did Elp get on there before the mod was installed? This is… peculiar.
How did he play a game that doesn’t exist yet? This is very peculiar. Ker-glitch.
I am seconds away from adding the arcade mod, which will allow forum users to play free games on there (to my knowledge, no downloads or anything like that). More details to come.
The shop mod is finished. As yet, there are only two items, but I will probably add more later.
That cash mod finally has a purpose. Now you can buy things on the forums with the Gold you collect there. Not products, exactly. In fact, I have yet to figure out what will be for sale. Nothing material, that’s for sure.
Anyway, now I must begin the lengthy task of testing, learning, creating, and stocking the stores, not in that order. Wish me luck!
It turns out that I had to revert the page back to the disabled-not-invisible thing. It turns out that I can’t change the button style without the browser reloading the page (and thus resetting the image).
Well, my computer’s glitching out, so it seems the comics page will stay out of order for quite some time.
Well, I am attempting to make the buttons disappear instead of just disabling themselves, as well as another surprise. Thus, the comics page may be a bit crazy for a while.
The penguins! That’s it! The penguins have been eating my posts, so that’s why they haven’t appeared here.
On another note, yay for TZ’s first posting!
Well, first off, how in the world did karma get deactivated. Don’t worry, though, faithful forumites. When I saw that karma was deactivate, I went “ker-fix” on it.
Also, I finally have a use for that Gold.
[[Since Joat is too busy jumping off the ceiling with joy, I’ll be the one to give you the news. He got the comments working without making a single mistake in the process. Usually, he has to go through it several times before it works. Needless to say, he’s ecstatic, especially since this is the first time he worked with SPANs.]]
Explanitory text will be added under the buttons of the comic strips (okay, so maybe I shouldn’t pluralize that), different text for each comic. The page will be open for public viewing during the time that I am coding it, but don’t be surprised if there are errors on the page.
Well, that took a lot less than thirty minutes to fix. I had a simple variable error and function error. The comic page is available for public viewing once more.
This is the 100th post! Rejoice!
Also, although there is a new comic up, I am sorry to say that the Comic page will be closed until further notice (which should be, oh, 30 minutes, tops) due to button troubles.
I made a comic strip! I made a comic strip! My first attempt at serious art in about nine years was a success! I made a comic strip! I linked to it on the sidebar!
[[Yeah, that’s great, but aren’t you supposed to be working on the magazine right about now?]]
Aargh! Foiled again by reality!
I still like the comic, though.
Can’t sleep… Ice cream trucks will eat me.
Can’t sleep… Ice cream trucks will eat me.
Can’t sleep… Ice cream trucks will eat me.
Can’t sleep… Ice cream trucks will eat me.
[[Er… Joat procrastinated with the magazine again. Sorry.]]
I played goalie in school today and actually managed to block far over half the shots. Of course, the tail for balance probably helped in that.
Seems custom themes and certain premade themes still don’t work on there. I tried creating a test account on there to see if it was just me. Nope. Tried a different browser. Again, no. Looks like the forum hosts still need to work on this glitch.
Yay! This is so great! According to their site news, the forum hosts have added new functions. Namely, a new theme builder that includes custom post icons and (of course) custom color schemes. This should also be the end of the the theme glitch I mentioned a long time ago. I’ll give you an update on that.
[[*Laughs*]]
What’s so funny, Sylver?
[[*Laughter stops* Sorry. You were wagging your tail and I was right behind you and, well, it tickled!]]
If a sayon and a wizard were to fight, what would be the outcome? This question came to me as a classmate and I did a little seated mime-battle when we were supposed to be taking notes. He kept miming Kamehameha blasts as I mimed casting spells with a wand. And thus, the question was born.
An RP based on this question is taking place in the forums here. Sign up and choose a side to fight on.
Now there are two links: One for the game itself and one for the utility required to run it.
This time, the fault is not my own. I have no idea why, but the file still will not work. Apparently, I will have to go with my last resort.
I finally got around to fixing the problem with the Heroes of Chaos game. The game is here and I will update the Links page to match shortly after this post is made.
This link is no ordinary link. Listed under “Fun and Games”, it is a link to a game of my own creation and the executable required to run it. It is far from complete, but you’re free to try out what I have done thus far. Please notify me of any errors.
800 hits! We have 800 hits!
And 800 bruises.
[[Times like this I wish I had a tomato launcher.]]
It wasn’t that bad, was it?
The gold has been given out for what has already been done. I have been awarded a whopping 1128 gold for what I have done in the forums. tarnishedzephyr has been given 60 gold. Fox, who has not posted anything at all yet in the forums, has been given lint and a rubber band.
As yet, the gold has no purpose. Hopefully, it will soon be given a purpose.
[[I wonder if this will help grow the board.]]
That’s the plan, Sylver.
I have completed the setup of the cash mod. Though there may be a few later add-ons, it is officially done.
Now to figure the current GP worth of all the activity already done. *Groan*
The forum hosts have added a new mod. Now you gain “Gold” for making posts. Factors include post length, posts made, threads made, etc.
I have yet to completely set up the cash mod, but I would appreciate it if you would register/login to the forums and test out my progress.
I will give you guys an update when setup is complete. I will give you yet another update when I am finished awarding gold for the things users have already earned. I have a lot of work to do, but it shall be done.
The first question and category (Blogger How-To) have been added. Now the Q&A is no longer blank.
It actually happens to be a very good question, too. It asks how to create a web site in blogger.
My computer is old, so I wish to buy a new computer. Problem is, I have no job (it would interfere too much with school) and my family is broke (which reduces the chances of allowance). Any suggestions?
I can’t believe it! After all this time, I still have the search results saying that the site has its own chatroom. I’ll fix it in a jiff. Sorry for the mixup.
Me and Sylver still cannot seem to decide whether Creeptacular can be a noun. Therefore, we want your opinions. So tell us, faithful reader: is creeptacular a noun as well as an adjective or is it cursed to a life of single-purpose use?
I didn’t post for the entirety of yesterday for some odd reason. Oops.
Creeptacular!
…
Because I told the people at the Maximum Ride blog I’d say that word.
[[I was kinda assuming you’d say it in a sentence.]]
Hush, you creeptacular.
[[“Creeptacular” is an adjective.]]
Who says it can’t be a noun, too? Nobody, that’s who.
[[Yay! I got a new color! This one is better, too. It meshes muchy better with the color scheme of the site, don’t you agree?]]
I updated my profile. Did you know I’m a mad scientist?
[[He’s a crazy-in-a-good-way programmer.]]
Why are you using your old color?
[[Old color?]]
Go check the updated profile and see.
[[Okay!]]
“Sponsored by the Department of Flying Ice Cream Trucks”, who so delicately nudge me in the right direction when I’m late with a magazine. That is, if the hospital is to be considered the right direction.
I’ve decided that I’m gonna change the subtitle about every so often (weekly, roughly) to keep things interesting.
Today, I have eliminated the christmas subtitle, “giving you the gift of site” and replaced it with something more appropriate, which will soon be replaced with something else.
Well, since I was the one in charge of creating it and not he himself, I guess it makes it more of an ameteurfile or something like that. Anyway, on the “About” page, you will find a description of the dragon of the site.
The third magazine is here! And this time, it’s less than three weeks late! Yay!
Now to get to work on the next one, naturally.
The magazine is almost ready. I just need to proofread it (a crucial step I forgot last time) and get it up onto the file host site. Unfortunately, it is too late at night. I must go to bed and revisit the task tomorrow.
I am finally free of that accursed writer’s block, thanks to the musical mallet of inspiration.
Let’s hope I can keep it that way. And remember, folks: any help with the magazine is very much appreciated.
Soon, I might be able to add custom karma buttons in the forums. Also, the style glitch in the forums, which only allows you to select a few of the styles, should soon be fixed.
Along with the broken bones, the ice-cream truck that fell on me because I was (and still am) late with the magazine must have given me brain damage, for until recently, I had forgotten to change the site colors back from christmas colors.
*Moan*
[[What is it? Are your bones still aching from the landing?]]
No. Well, yes. However, the reason I’m moaning is far worse. I have… *shudder* writer’s block.
[[You know your fans are going to hit you a lot harder than the ice cream truck did if you don’t get that magazine done soon, don’t you?]]
Don’t remind me.
Anyway, folks, sorry it’s so late. Working on the Ballad of Dreams, which, as you know, I have a touch of writer’s block on. Sorry again for the delay.
[[Hi! This is Sylver, Joat’s pet robot dog. Joat wants me to tell you that he may be a tad late with the magazine. He’d tell you himself, but he can’t come. I don’t know how, but all his bones are broken and he smells like ice cream. Weird.]]
That’s exactly what it is. I must create the magazine by the end of this day, because I said that I would.
And if I do not finish, let me be struck by a flying ice cream truck and live.
Well, it looks like this issue will be in on time. Yay! Anyway, I haven’t been posting lately, but I will be. I will try my best to give you something to read, lest my site become boring.
