Forum:Newsletter- November 2010

Featured User Interviews
Featured User Interviews by Fanfiction2010

KoopaKidJr's Interview
Are you ready for the interview, Koops?

I'm ready eggy, waffles, and spaghetti.

What was your first thought about being Featured User?

It's about time! GOSH!!! (XD JK) I was really surprised at how many votes I got and how I finally became one.

'''Are you sad because there wasn’t a Featured Tie? '''

Yeah, I'm pretty annoyed it couldn't happen, but I bet TAU will win it soon.

What do you feel is your best work that you have completed or are in the process of writing?

My best work would have to be Total Drama Havoc; a lot of users considered a big improvement over Total Drama Chaos and its on the Current Favorites selection too.

If you could change something about your stories what would it be?

Some of the scenes in Chaos and Havoc, I'm also redoing Heroes Vs. Villains, because of how mediocre my writing was back then compared to today.

'''What user(s) inspire you to write more? '''

Fanny, and Shane; Fanny for all his awesome comments he leaves on my stories' talk pages and Shane for helping me unleash my inner potential and encouraging me to do more. Also, I know there's no "Who is your favorite author" question, but I'd still like to give a shout-out to Nalyd and Sprink as I think they tie for best author in my opinion.

What’s your all-time favorite story on the wiki?

My all-time favorite stories to be more precise are Total Drama Paradise, Total Drama Amazon, Total Drama Tropics, Total Drama Infinity.

Who is your favorite male and female character on the wiki?

My favorite male character is Stevie; he's just so lovable and probably the best of the gentle giant types. My favorite female characters is Andrea; she's awesome and has a very emotional past which makes you feel sorry for her.

What do you feel you are best known for on the wiki?

The amount of XD's I bring to the Chatango and IRC chat rooms and my lovable and unfortunately music-less parodies.

What do you plan for your future here on the wiki?

For the future, I have my third season called Total Drama: The Outback (Nobody take that title please) where there will be 20 characters fighting for more money at the Australian Outback. I'm also planning a sequel to Heroes Vs. Villains called Total Drama Users where 18 users (Don't start asking me now) compete for an unknown amount of money. There's also Total Drama Vacation and my collab with Fanny, Total Drama: New York City.

What advice to you give to the newer users on the wiki?

Just keep trying your hardest and don't take a hiatus as soon as you come to the wiki.

What is your favorite TDI character?

Definitely Heather!

Where’s Waldo?

I don't know, but he stole my wallet, my car keys, and my XBOX 360 and once I find him I'm gonna... (TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES XD)

MEEP!

PIKACHU!

Sad the interview has come to an end?

IT CAN'T BE OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (XD JK) Yes, I'm sad, and once something else happens, I can get interviewed for that too. :P

Total Drama Author Coverage
Total Drama Author Coverage by Mr. Totaldramaman

Reddude's Interview
MTDM: Hello people of the viewing world newsletter. This is MTDM, interviewing Total Drama Author 5 winner, Reddy! Ready, for the interview, Reddy?

Reddy: Maybe...

MTDM: I'll take that as a yes! How do you feel about winning? Was it unexpected? And by unexpected, I mean...completeley expected!? (Phineas and Ferb references FTW!)

Reddy: Well, I expected to go far, no offense to any other competitors. I got kind of nervous from the final five on, but I won so yay!

MTDM: How do you feel about your new TDI Camps Wikia adminship? Do you think you deserve it?

Reddy: I love it, and wish I could ban every single noob out there!!! XD jk, yes, I think I deserve because I believe I'm a responsible person for the job.

MTDM: Out of all your Total Drama Author 5 stories, which is your favorite and why?

Reddy: The TDWT episode one. I loved writing for original characters. :)

MTDM: Care to give us a sneak peek of a challenge if you make one?

Reddy: ....I have no idea. O.0;;;

MTDM: D: I don't get a head start since I joined TDA6! JK. Out of all TDA5 contestants, minus yourself, who do you believe is the best author, why, and what's your favorite TDA5 story of their's?

Reddy: Spenny and his stranded island story. :P

MTDM: Do you find it ironic you were the first to sign up for TDA5 and won?

Reddy: Yesh. :3

MTDM: Do you have any upcoming camps/ideas for the wiki?

Reddy: Read all about it in my first admin blog, kiddies! ;D

MTDM: Uhh..., *looks both ways* Have you seen Waldo?

Reddy: We are all waldo. Because, in truth, we all have a Waldo inside us, waiting to break free and disappear like *snaps fingers* that. Furthermore, we are ALL Waldo. Waldo is not a single being, but something that lives inside all of us! Without our Waldo, everyone would be serious and boring. Some have lost their Waldo, but others still use it. Finally, I'll come to the conclusion; I AM Waldo!

MTDM: *gasps* No. Way. Anyways, are you sad the interview's almost over?

Reddy: *doesn't answer because he already left*

MTDM: Are you sad the interview's over?

Reddy: *read above, loon. XD*

MTDM: There you have it. I'm MTDM, who just interviewed Total Drama Author 5's winner, Reddy, signing off.

Advice Column
Advice Column by Sunshineandravioli

''Hello to everyone out there in wikia-land! As usual, it's Sunshine, here to answer any questions you might have about the wiki, fanfictions, camps, and more! Our first letter comes from someone that, apparently, I don't know...''


 * Dear Sunshine,


 * Hey! I have a couple questions, first is, how do I become more popular and get more votes for Featured User? Second is, how do I get a signature? Could you provide me with a link on how to make one?


 * Thanks!


 * Nobody You Know

Dear Nobody I Know,

There are several things you can do to become more popular on the wiki. Along with writing regularly, I would suggest commenting on other people’s stories and blogs, chatting with other users, and submitting your opinions on admin posts. I would also enter the Featured User contest every month, regardless of whether or not you think you’ll win, as that’s a page that people visit frequently and you can subsequently get more well-known just by being on the page. Joining a camp or two on the camps wiki might help you make some friends as well. On the topic of signatures, it works the same way you would format a wiki page outside of rich text format. Use page for links, text to create colors, ‘’’text’’’ for bold and ‘’text’’ for italics. You can also use text to make text float, font to make text small, and font to make font large. To make it so you use the signature automatically when you type ~ on a page, go to “Preferences” (you can find it by hovering over your username on the top bar) and scroll down until you find the “custom signature” text box. If you check off “custom signature”, you can write the signature in the text box (or copy and paste from another page), submit, and voila! You have a custom signature!

Hope that helped you out!

Love and Ravioli, Sunshine

''Thanks for writing in! Next, we have someone wondering about my rather well-known obsession...''


 * Dear Sunshine,


 * I'd like to know if you are the leader of the Duncan fanclub, like Sierra is with Cody. (Sorry, I just saw the lacking of letters and thought to submit one)


 * That is all,


 * Fan Club Confused

Dear Fan Club Confused,

Not only am I the leader of the Wikia Division Duncan Fanclub, I’m #5 in the Stalkers Guild Total Drama Division, and #18 in the general Stalkers Guild.

And don’t you forget it. XD

Love and Ravioli, Sunshine

''...I'm perfectly stable! *shifty eyes* ... *ahem* Anyhoo, next we have a question from an easily distracted individual...''


 * Dear Sunshine,


 * I'm trying to write a fanfic, but everytime I start, I get distracted easily, and stop writing it to, for ex., play a game or something. I doubt you have any advice, but if you do, could you give some to me?


 * The Person Who Has To Be Anynumous According To Sunshine

Dear Person Who Has To Be Anonymous According To Me,

Obviously, I’m not exactly the best role model for not being distracted- wait, sorry, I got distracted by something. What was I saying, again? XD Anyways, if you’re getting distracted by a game or something of the sort, you can actually turn that to your advantage. Open up your fanfic first, set a milestone for yourself (ie. A certain number of pages, the halfway point, the whole chapter, et cetera) and tell yourself “If I can get to that milestone, then I can play a game, but I can’t until then.” That way, you’re motivated to work on the fanfic and you get to have some fun afterwards. However, if you find yourself trying this and going for days without reaching the milestone, then you might just need to put the fanfic aside for a bit until you can come up with some ideas for it. Either way, trying this out will hopefully leave you happy and with a finished fanfic, not one or the other.

I hope I was able to help you!

Love and Ravioli, Sunshine

''Good luck, anonymous person! Well everyone, that's all the letters we have this month. Remember, if you have a question, you can submit an anonymous letter here, and it may be answered in the next newsletter! Until then, goodbye!''