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The Tainted Times - August 2015


Leyrann

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Tainted Times - August 2015

 

Believe it or not, but summer is already over. We can be proud of the Black Tower though, at least a bit. This month has been more active than the last, and we have seen the return of a former Dragon.

 

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Here, sadly, again none.

 

I will mention the return of Talmanes, however, even though he did not post in the new/returning members thread. Welcome back!

 

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Also none. :sad:

 

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This month... You once again have the chance to earn points by creating pictures for the Tainted Times.

I feel like a broken record right now...

 

Games

 

TinaHel's mafia game is coming to a close this "day" (in mafia terms), with only three players alive as of this writing.

Nevermind it's over. Verbal claimed Doc when his BPV was shot and won the game for mafia. Congratulations. *grumble grumble*

 

There is also a Three Word Story going on. Add three more words to a slowly growing story with a storyline no one understands.

 

And if you wish you can test your phone's intelligence in the Text Prediction Game.

 

Also, if Tina keeps her promise, we will have another Elimination Game after this mafia game is over.

 

Contests

 

Longest Thread: Emergency Meeting of the Light by Talmanes. Congratulations!

Only three more than I had. :(

 

Posts in the 300k thread:

 

Now this is what we can be proud of.

 

Nikon: 88

Leyrann: 52

Crimson_Ayla: 50

Aiel Heart: 34

TinaHel: 8

Talmanes: 8

wheeloftime13: 4

Panchi: 1

Shadar Alantin: 1

 

(note: Because I am lazy I have not counted posts from people who currently have less than 25 posts total)

 

This means that Nikon earns 10 points, while I take home 5.

 

Still, you can earn points for the Tainted Times headers. It's quite probable that this is your last chance though, as this will in all likelyhood be the last Tainted Times I make.

 

Food For Thought

 

I'm going to do it different this time: I'm going meta. A Food For Thought about Food For Thought.

 

After all, Dragonmount is a possible topic too. Four month have passed since the makeover for the Tainted Times that added Food For Thought, and while they have indeed sparked discussion, thus also increasing interest for the Tainted Times (don't deny it: Up until that point the Tainted Times was basically just there without really being something), there haven't been any submissions. So it makes one wonder, should it really continue?

 

On one hand, as already said, it increases interest for the Tainted Times, and I would not be surprised if the last four editions recieved more replies than the 20 before that. It's also a great way to spark a discussion now that the monthly discussion is not a thing anymore, but it's quite a bit of work, too.

 

On the other, though, it's a time-consuming part of writing the Tainted Times (if no one contributes anything), even if you do not have to think of a subject beforehand, and while I enjoy it (except for the part worrying it won't be good enough), a future Storm Leader may not. So, what is the importance of Food For Thought? Is it a good enough addition that it should stay, or would it be better to just let it go and revert back to the old format?

 

It should also be noted that while this Food For Thought is still mine, the decision on wheter or not to continue it will not be, as I will not do the Tained Times anymore next month, if everything goes as planned.

 

And one last extra note, remember that you can get 20 points for writing this article. For maybe 30 minutes work (I actually wrote above in 10 minutes...), that's quite a return.

 

Other

 

Goal: 300 000 replies

Current: 231 031 replies

This month: 248 replies

 

Well, it IS nearly 11 times as much as last month. We can improve, but it's a good start.

 

General Discussion: 827 835 (8 190 this month)

Black Tower: 666 586 (2 123 this month)

I'm starting to doubt if the Black Tower is ever going to manage... In fact it was even less than last month, mostly due to the mafia game being smaller.

 

That's it for this month and, for me, that's it in general for the Tainted Times. I'm looking forward to my successor though, and hope the Tainted Times will continue to improve.

 

PS. And if Food For Thought remains I might send an article in every now and then.

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I can't believe I forgot to post in the returning members thread.

I'll get on it.

 

And I've always been a big fan of the Tainted Times (I was here when it first started) and I like food for thought. It's a way for people to get involved. It can be something simple or complex, as long as it gets people talking.

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Are you quitting, Ley? :(

 

I might be able to write something for the next edition. Just need someone to remind me. :)

 

I won't have the time anymore, sadly. I'll pass by every now and then but I don't expect to have more than maybe an hour or two per week on my computer next year, and there are a LOT of things I want to spend that on, mostly writing. After, who knows? Maybe I'll apply for Storm Leader again then. (strictly spoken I'm still SL though; there's no new one yet, and if no one applies I'll continue to do what I can as long as needed. Or try to, in the worst case)

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