User talk:Reddude/Archive 2

An archive, dudes!!

This shall be the reddiest talk page ever!
Yay! First comment! Fanfiction2010 ☆Legendary  Unison buddies!!!   BUNDLES OF ODDNESS EVERYWHERE!  00:26, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

No! Has first comment on MY page >:O XD Reddy!! :) :( :D xD DX &gt;:D ;Reddy loves emotioncons. 00:28, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

Oh no you didn't. Fanfiction2010 ☆Legendary   Unison buddies!!!   BUNDLES OF ODDNESS EVERYWHERE!  00:29, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

We should stop or be banned for spa,mming XD Reddy!! :) :( :D xD DX &gt;:D ;Reddy loves emotioncons. 00:30, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

Okay. xD. Now we both have first comment. Fanfiction2010 ☆Legendary  Unison buddies!!!   BUNDLES OF ODDNESS EVERYWHERE!   Reddy!! :) :( :D xD DX &gt;:D ;Reddy loves emotioncons.

fine XD Reddy!! :) :( :D xD DX &gt;:D ;Reddy loves emotioncons. 00:32, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

No you arn't-- Ken zen   Elev  en!  03:08, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

So you made your text red eh.-- Ken zen   Elev  en!  03:32, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

Fight over i am making my page black XD, You win-- Ken zen   Elev  en!  03:37, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

I'm posting Total Character Collaboration chapter one now! Cards777 Ooooo, StalkerliciousXD15:55, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Wow! That's like really good! I have future chapters planned like a trip to Josie's farm and stuff like that. Cards777 Ooooo, StalkerliciousXD02:42, July 9, 2010 (UTC)

D:
Well, sorry, but some admins are saying I have to change the final 3 on Total Drama Phineas and Ferb. And I'm NOT doing that!--Bessie84 13:56, July 9, 2010 (UTC)

(on iPod) Hey Red, are you in charge of FQ? 'Cause I got an idea! An FQ Story voting! Users vote for a story they want quotes to be featured... Users get to only nominate their stories, and so it doesn't flood up, five stories get to be nominated. You like? :) PS: TDP won't be up soon. :( My computer's MS Word isn't working. PPS: I see you put TDP for FS. I say we wait. :\ -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 16:14, July 9, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, thanks and :(. Btw, since I'm not on computer now, do you mind goin on my camps wiki talkpage and moving Spenny's comment to match my format? kthx. -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 16:23, July 9, 2010 (UTC)

That sounds fair enough. Is the hero guy supposed to be buff? I need a little more detail for that pic, like facial features and such. I'll pretty much make up the costume, though. And the girl, can I make her look unlike Gwen? Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 21:13, July 9, 2010 (UTC)

Let's see... That should all be fine. :) Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 21:29, July 9, 2010 (UTC)

(on iPod) Hey, Red. My apologies, no TDP until I solve this. You see; my keyboard's broken, so I can't type. And on screen keyboard; I hate it. Ideas? -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 00:33, July 14, 2010 (UTC)

That should be alright. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 14:22, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

I've copied the list of questions to my laptop so I can work on it at my convenience. Some of the questions I can answer off the top of my head, whereas others require more thought. Don't worry, you'll have it in plenty of time for the September newsletter. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 16:01, July 16, 2010 (UTC)

You recently left a note on Christina's talk page that included a "Ps" and a "Pss". FYI, the correct nomenclature is "P.P.S", not "P.S.S." (although, in the conventions of Textspeak, I would say that the periods are optional). "P.S." is short for "postscript", and 'P.P.S." is short for "post-postscript". Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 16:00, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

I'M SO SORRY!

I'M SO SORRY!

I'M SO SORRY!

I'M SO SORRY!

I promised TDP on Friday, but I felt a bit sick and I was doin' wikia on my iPod.

Sorry. :(

-- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 15:43, July 18, 2010 (UTC)

okay! Cards777 Ooooo, StalkerliciousXD16:00, July 19, 2010 (UTC)

Time to send the petition to WIkia? BTW, TDP might be up tomorrow, due to no camp. -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 20:58, July 19, 2010 (UTC)

Whaaaaat? D: Noooo! I'll try convincing 'em with my ugly Camps wiki userpage. :) -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 21:02, July 19, 2010 (UTC)

RE: Forum:New_Galleries:_Keep_or_Kick
You signed the gallery petition, you may also be interested in the discussion here: Anno1404 23:37, July 19, 2010 (UTC)

relax. I'm not gonna stay here much longer... (User) 19:19, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

More newbie questions...
Oh thanks for the suggestion! The only problem...I don't know how. lol

Who should I talk to for unlocking blog comments?

Pash Faux 02:49, July 21, 2010 (UTC)Pash Faux

Hey, Reddy. I was wondering if you wanted me to restore the remaining RTDI character pages, so that you don't have to add them from scratch. Let me know. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 13:28, July 22, 2010 (UTC)

Hey, I'm working on TCC, and I was about to write in some of the new characters; Mauvedude, Darkperson. Limeguy, Pinkgirl, Yellowkid, Blueguy, and I was just wondering what their personalities were. Cards777 Ooooo, StalkerliciousXD00:01, July 24, 2010 (UTC)

Okay thanks! And is reddude supposed to be like Reddy? Cards777 Ooooo, StalkerliciousXD00:07, July 24, 2010 (UTC)

Okay! That gives me an idea!!! And is it okay if I change the name of the chapter that you were going to wirte, it's going to have to same plot, but I thought of a name for it. <font color="DeepSkyBlue">Cards777 <font color="Coral">Ooooo, Stalkerlicious<font color="DarkCyan">XD00:10, July 24, 2010 (UTC)

Ok :) <font color="DeepSkyBlue">Cards777 <font color="Coral">Ooooo, Stalkerlicious<font color="DarkCyan">XD00:13, July 24, 2010 (UTC)

I've been working on the Featured User interview, and it currently looks like it will be 4 or 5 pages long. (But then, you expected nothing less from me, right?) I've already "warned" Sunshine. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 01:07, July 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * (iPod) Cool, but I font remember agreeing on Harold to leave... :/ -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 01:25, July 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * True, and it's okay. I was gonna say to eliminate Harold anyways. XD -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 01:29, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

Aww! Thank you! :) I was scared no one was gonna like my fanfic. D: Pash Faux 01:50, July 26, 2010 (UTC)Pash Faux

You can go, but I sporadically (I think that's the right word) edit, so it's not completely done... Pash Faux 01:57, July 26, 2010 (UTC)Pash Faux

Yeah, you can use them. Nalyd Renrut - Legendary Snipe! Master of epic pwnage 10:47, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

But of course! (Do you mean Sunshine, Ravioli, or both, though? XD Either way, you're free to use her/them.) -- Sunshineandravioli- Legendary  Pixie!   RAVIOLI EVERYWHERE!  14:48, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

I just voted. I would've done it earlier but I had a crisis on a wiki and 3 different messages from different wiki's. <font color="#00008B">HINT:A AWESOME USER, <font color="#D2691E">that loves Chatango and Chatting but wonders, <font color="#00FFFF">what's with Cyan? 16:08, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

Can you do me two favors?
1. Can you make me a better logo for TDBB?

2. Can you make me a pic with Beth in a Hotdog costume?-- Wii.  Talk the Talk  18:02, July 27, 2010 (UTC)

Yay! Fun with felt! XD Thanks for doing it, I know the effort it takes. L'il felt Yancy will get a place on Yancy's page when I can get to it. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 19:35, July 27, 2010 (UTC)

'Ello again! How are ye doing with the pic?


 * stares at Reddude* O.o

Total Drama Collab
Hey,reddude,may I use Fluffy for my new story,Total Drama Collab?-user:lindsaysbiggestfan

Huh?-- Ken zen   Elev  en!  03:59, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

Thank You
Thank You, sorry for annoying you about it!! -- Wii.  Talk the Talk  16:48, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

Zobe made the unblanked image so yes use it-- Ken zen   Elev  en!  19:17, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

Elimination Table
Hey I see that you do great elimination tables and I was wondering if you could tell me how to make one.You could tell me how to put backgrounds on a word and how to change the color of the word.I would really be grateful if you helped me.TDASUPERFAN12 (talk) 18:54, July 30, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.I'll try it but if I can't get it then I'll ask you to make it for me.TDASUPERFAN12 (talk) 19:12, July 30, 2010 (UTC)

Oh wait you didn't tell me how to make the words with the colored background.Could you tell me how to do that?TDASUPERFAN12 (talk) 19:22, July 30, 2010 (UTC)

Permission?
Can Fluffy and Aras be in my fanfic?-Sunsummer7

I fixed your page to make it red. :) -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 18:00, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Reddy :)
Again thanks for your support! I guess for now you're my one fan. Oh well one fan's better than none, right? I'm gonna try to post Chapter 5 tonight but I'm procrastinating as usual...Pash Faux 01:13, August 2, 2010 (UTC)Pash!

Fixed the red-ness again. xD -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 01:14, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

Red, I see you used the TDE Ariel for Ariel (TDH). I need to say I don't own that picture. You have to ask CDTDA. Yet, I've asked her once, and she said 'no'... -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 21:26, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

Well, I am gonna make him a pic once... I'll keep you updated. :) -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 21:28, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

I tried hard today to work on TDP, I'll try harder tommorow. Sorry. :( -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 21:41, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

If you forgot, and just uploaded it... Imagine... (imagines).... AHHHHHHHHHHH! xD -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 21:46, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks (for the thousandth time!)

By the way- I was kinda sad when when you gave up on Reverse Total Drama Island, but Total Drama Hotel makes up for it. :)Pash Faux 03:06, August 4, 2010 (UTC)Pash!

Hey reddy,would you like to do a fanfiction with me?-User:lindsaysbiggestfan

It`s cool,maybe when you have some freetime or finish the story we could do one together.-user:lindsaysbiggestfan

You'll find out in a few minutes. My next post will be the characters <font color="OrangeRed">Oweguy is somewhere on Plastic Beach - <font color="LightSeaGreen">Or not  <font color="Green">Or maybe I am  15:20, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Nalyd Renrut told me who QOS is. ;) No, I am not QOS. Why do people think I am her? California gurls, we're unforgettable! Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top! Sunkissed skin so hot, we'll melt your popsicle! 22:37, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

How do I act like her? California gurls, we're unforgettable! Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top! Sunkissed skin so hot, we'll melt your popsicle! 22:40, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Reddude, I understand why you think CaliforniaGurls is QOS, but please don't antagonize her, because that would end poorly in either situation. If she is QOS, then she is achieving her goal of getting a rise out of a wiki user, and if she isn't QOS, then you just antagonized an innocent party. Please understand I am trying to give friendly advice, and don't want another QOS "witch hunt" to begin. I guess it's your call on what to do with this new user, but I wouldn't be hostile if I were you.- The Anonymous User 03:43, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Hey Reddy, if it's QOS, don't try to get her to say it. Trust me, she'll only deny it. Anyway, just don't react, or you'll give her what she wants. Trust me on this, if you ignore her, she'll go away. Goldenshane 04:10, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

It's alright, I know that it's hard to ignore her, it's hard for me also. It's okay, Reddy. Goldenshane 13:42, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Hey Reddy. You know that I posted the TDO2 title. You were asking about it. <font color="OrangeRed">Oweguy is somewhere on Plastic Beach - <font color="LightSeaGreen">Or not  <font color="Green">Or maybe I am  15:00, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Well I wanted the story to involve traveling just like Total Drama World Tour so I decided on Total Drama Tourism. And I think Total Drama Telephones would be funny. XD <font color="OrangeRed">Oweguy is somewhere on Plastic Beach - <font color="LightSeaGreen">Or not  <font color="Green">Or maybe I am  15:07, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Total Drama Hotel is your story right? Well you could name the sequel that. XD <font color="OrangeRed">Oweguy is somewhere on Plastic Beach - <font color="LightSeaGreen">Or not  <font color="Green">Or maybe I am  15:11, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Just to tell you more about the next season characters will be posted when it's the final four, pages will be made when it's the final three and the story will start when Total Drama Oweguy is done. <font color="OrangeRed">Oweguy is somewhere on Plastic Beach - <font color="LightSeaGreen">Or not  <font color="Green">Or maybe I am  15:13, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Ah, no need to apologize. What's done is done, and in the end I guess it doesn't matter that much. I don't think any less of you for doing that.- The Anonymous User 19:25, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Reddy. I saw the "Adventures in Schizophrenia" FU interview that you submitted to Sunshine. (You were clearly beside yourself.) I just wanted to let you know that I am putting the finishing touches on my FU interview. It's 8 pages long, and half of that is verse from various sources, ranging from Victorian times to the time of Christ. In fact, I answer 3 questions pretty much entirely in verse. I'm betting people will get a kick out of it. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  00:45, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

TDP done. -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 21:22, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry
Oh sorry...Intrudgero98 13:21, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

Oh right, anyway I moved the roleplay and it's Ezekiel time to boardIntrudgero98 13:24, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

xD, I love the new siggy, do you like mine? :P Cody doesn't like  Sierra <font color="yellow-green" > Mist 20:15, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

I LOVE EVERYONE'S SIGGY WOO!!! >:P Cody doesn't like  Sierra <font color="yellow-green" > Mist 20:19, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

Go ahead ^
Feel free to :) Even add some lines in if you feel I forgot about Sean, which I think I refered to as Reddy :SRunning Around Playing Around For Eternity 04:20, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Lonely on Chatango xD
xDRunning Around Playing Around For Eternity 04:54, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Reddy
Can I use Reddy for my fic Total Drama Undercoverd

Red, back. How much of TDP done? :) -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  19:37, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

kkz. Can you give me everything you have on 'the wiki'? ;). -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  19:49, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

I want to be sure. :P I remember somewhere that he wanted eople to have his permission, but IDK where that was. You're probably right, but I'll still wait for a response. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 00:06, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Yo, Red, TDP s2 talk! :D Pinky, Reddy, Parvati, Emerald and Ariel? -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  03:18, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Got any ideas for a theme/name? -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  03:36, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Explain more, please. If you want to, start it on my sandbox. BTW, I think TDP is ready for FS! :D -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  03:40, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Fair enough. XD. -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  03:48, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for saying Hi.But i wasn`t evil enough so she kicked me out.I love it how you say hi to me and i love it when other users talk to me on talkpages if there nice,which you were.But here`s the reason i was kicked out:I wasn`t evil enough.But thanks for leaving me a message

Tdifan24

Well she said that but i wasn`t evil enough.I kind of over it now.I mean i am playing in one camp you got into,the one where you play Gwen and Zekey (yay Zeke XD)And i got Geoff and Noah,and i`m in another camp where i`m Harold and maybe Courtney.Yes i`ll miss being in her RP with all the friends i had/have,and it was my first ever.But i guess your right.I`m just gonna move on.I`ll maybe come watch but not RP or check to see who`s eleminated and stop by and say hi,but my time on there i guess is no more.I had fun there and i`ll remember moments (despite me getting voted off but i wasn`t even at that episode).But we will both be in another RP and i`m glad.It`s done and over with.I`m gonna move on.Thank you for helping me Reddy

Tdifan24

Yeah,maybe we can make an alliance in that game though.Geoff,Zeke,Gwen and Noah.Weird alliance XD.But still good.I got to work on my fanfiction.Bye bye

Tdifan24

Don't worry, I was about to do same thing. To oppose, you NEED a good reason. That wasn't a good reason. XD Goldenshane 10:51, August 20, 2010 (UTC)

A Featured User interview like no other
At long last, here it is. The main reason it took so long is that I wanted to include a couple of links that weren't available yet. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 19:42, August 24, 2010 (UTC)


 *  Excited for the interview? 

It is my desire, it is my wish

To set out to sing, to begin to recite,

To let a song of our clan glide on, to sing a family lay.

The words are melting in my mouth, utterances dropping out,

Coming to my tongue, being scattered about on my teeth.

Beloved friend, my boon companion, my fair boyhood comrade,

Start now to sing with me, begin to recite together

Now that we have come together, have come from two directions.

Seldom do we come together, meet one another

On these wretched marches, these poor northern parts.

Let us clasp hand in hand, fingers in fingers,

So that we may sing fine things, give voice to the best things

For those dear ones to hear, for those desiring to know them

Among the rising younger generation, among the people which is growing up,

Those songs got about, those lays inspired by

Old Chris McLean’s false tongue, the depths of Eva’s fury,

The point of the knife of Chef Hatchet, a man with a far-roving mind, the range of Duncan’s bow,

The remote corners of Wawanakwa’s fields, the heaths of the Muskoka District.

These my father formerly sang while carving an ax handle,

These my mother taught me while turning her spindle,

Me a child rolling on the floor in front of her knee,

Miserable milkbeard, little clabbermouth.

There was no lack of songs in the Dock of Shame, nor did Heather lack magic charms.

In the songs the bonfire grew old, in the charms Lindsay disappeared,

In the lays Cody died, Bridgette in her frolics.

There are still other songs, magic words learned of,

Plucked from the wayside, broken off from the heather,

Torn from thickets, dragged from saplings,

Rubbed off the top of hay, ripped from lanes

When I was going about as a herdsman, as a child in cow pastures,

On honeyed hillocks, on lovely knolls,

Following dusky Blackie, going along with spotted Frisky.

The cold recited me a lay, the rain kept bringing me songs.

The winds brought another song, the waves of the sea drove some to me.

The birds added songs, the treetops magic sayings.

These I wound up in a ball, arranged in a clew.

I thrust the ball into my sled, the clew into my sleigh;

I pulled it home on my sled, on my sleigh to the threshing barn,

Put it up in the storehouse loft in a round copper box.

For a long time my lays have been in the cold, housed in darkness.

Shall I pull the lays out of the cold, draw the songs out of the frost,

Bring my box into the house to the end of the long bench

Under the fine ridgepole, under the lovely roof?

Shall I open my chest of words, unlock my song box,

Clip the end off the ball, undo the knot in the clew?

Thus I will sing a really fine lay, intone a beautiful one

Out of rye bread, barley beer.

If no one happens to bring any beer, serves no table beer,

I will sing from a leaner mouth, intone on water

To gladden this evening of ours, to honor this memorable day

Or to delight the morrow, to begin a new morn.


 * --from The Kalevala (compiled by Elias Lonnrot, translated by Francis Peabody Magoun, Jr.)


 *  What was your first thought when you became a Featured User? 

I thought, “Yes! Now I can make my 1,000th edit something truly extraordinary!” The prospect of using my 1,000th edit for my “acceptance speech” was, in fact, the main reason I cared whether I was Featured in July, or August, or September. (Had it taken much longer than that, I might have started to feel like a TAU-style perpetual bridesmaid.)


 * Which of your stories, finished, in-progress, or in-production do you think the wiki will enjoy most?

Well, Legacy was lightning in a bottle. In addition to introducing the wiki community to my writing style—a style unlike any other seen here before—Legacy has a level of emotional power that, quite frankly, I hadn’t thought my writing capable of. Because it was my first story, and was such a huge success (the first short story to win Featured Story honors, among other distinctions) it will surely be the story that every other story I ever write here is measured against. Early success can be a mixed blessing that way.

That said, I do have one story in development that, if reader reaction to the previews is any indication, has the potential to be as big a hit as Legacy was. That story is my TDI reimagining, discussed more fully below.


 *  What is your favorite story/series to read on the wiki? 

My preference is generally for noncompetition stories with canon characters in the central roles. As with almost everyone else here, Gigi’s signature story, Life After Lies is a favorite of mine, and I also have a high opinion of the After They're Gone collaboration. Nor shall I fail to speak well of TDIRM’s one-shots, for that is the story form where I think he is at his best.

Recently, I finally found the time to start reading a few competition stories. My favorite type of competition story is the TDI reimagining, and my favorite of these is Kgman04’s reimagining, Total Drama Island...? My favorite original-character competition story, at this point, is Total Drama the New Challenge, by UltimateTORINOR, partly because the level of descriptive detail is a big help in keeping the characters straight. I routinely support both stories on the Featured Story ballot.


 *  What do you think you are best known for on the wiki? 

Being the longest-lived and most cleverly disguised of the QOS sockpuppets. *revives fainted Admins with smelling salts*

Seriously, though, I’m best known for being different. There are just so many ways, from writing style to demographics, that I am like no one else here. My writing style, which Gigi has called “elegant” on more than one occasion, helped to put me on the map, and I tend to apply the same style to such mundane things as blog comments and talk page posts. (And, naturally, to this interview.)

Most of my differences are related, in one way or another, to my status as the only registered Old Fart on a kid-dominated wiki. This means, among other things, that I was brought up in a different way and my life has different reference points. For example, I remember what life was like before the Internet, which didn’t come into widespread use until I was in my 30s. I even remember what life was like before things like VCRs and cable TV, neither of which became common until I had reached adulthood. I remember, from the days before we could time-shift TV programming, how I would hurry home from high school so I could catch the 4:00 start of the Star Trek reruns.

So, how have I thrived here as the demographic outsider? By treating the kids here as equals and by not trying to hide my age.

There’s an old adage that states, “If you want to be respected, you have to be respectable.” If I had tried to pass myself off as a teen, I would eventually have been found out, and people would probably have thought that I was a pedophile or something. Instead, I was very upfront about my Old Fartness and became a respected elder statesmen. Furthermore, I gained that respect, not be demanding it as some sort of birthright, but by earning it through my conduct and my writing.

That said, there may be some here who are uncomfortable with my “special” qualities. If there are such people here, they haven’t gotten on my case; they’ve merely avoided contact with me. That’s their prerogative and, if I may be so bold, their loss.


 *  Which user(s) inspire you the most to write fanfiction for Total Drama island? 

That’s a bit of a trick question, in a way, because writing fanfiction was not my original purpose in coming to the wiki. Originally, I was going to become a registered user for one purpose, and one purpose alone: to promote my crossover, Total Drama Island, by Gilbert and Sullivan (TDI-G&S). Because TDI-G&S (pronounced “Tiddigus”) is heavily hyperlinked to other sites and retells the canon story arc instead of offering an original plot, it is as much a work of scholarship as it is a story.

Then, one day, whilst working on TDI-G&S, I suddenly had an idea that became the premise for Legacy. The rest, as they say, is history.

I have, however, written two things for the wiki that were expressly inspired by wiki users: Gigi in one case, and the Courtney haters in the other.

Gigi was one of my first close friends on the wiki, so much so that my correspondence accounts for almost half of her 2nd archive. When Life After Lies became only the second noncomp to be enshrined as a Featured Story (back in April), I honored her achievement by drawing from the TDI-G&S verses to create a Gilbert &amp; Sullivan playlist for LAL. Originally consisting of 15 songs, I have since expanded the playlist to twice that, and I expect to be adding even more when Gigi posts LAL’s remaining chapters. (Will there be selections for every new chapter? Regrettably, I can’t promise that.) The playlist currently has over 70 minutes of music.

Going from the sublime to the ridiculous, I have read several Courtney-bashing stories, and I found them uniformly dreadful. As I have noted elsewhere, there’s nothing inherently wrong with having a single character suffer a string of misfortunes, since most comedy is based on the misfortunes of others. (How many readers’ hearts were made glad every time something unpleasant happened to Heather, especially in Season 1? Let’s see a show of hands!) For most people, though, such mishaps can quickly cease to be funny if it seems that it’s being done viciously, and viciousness is the common failing of the Courtney-bashing stories I have read.

Perversely, the execrable quality of these stories is what inspired me to write my own. I wanted to show the Courtney-haters (and other character bashers, for that matter) how it’s done, so to speak. I wanted to show them that they can beat on their favorite punching bag, if they must, in a tasteful way and without sacrificing story quality. The result was Courtney and the Violin of Despair, scheduled for completion on 6 September.


 *  What do you plan for the future, near and far, for on the wiki? 

For the immediate future, I will continue posting the wiki version of TDI-G&S. Posting one episode chapter per week, the scheduled completion date is 31 October. This may be a moot point, though, because now that the full version is available for download, I suspect the wiki version won’t be getting nearly as much traffic as before.

I also have a behind-the-scenes role on the writing team for Spenny’s brainchild, No Boundaries: A Wikia Pokemon Story. Because my knowledge of the Pokemon universe is limited, I won’t actually be writing chapters. Instead, I suggest ways to improve phrasing, word choice and descriptive color without changing the essential character of my teammates’ writing. I have always been better at refining than creating, and this “copy editor” role plays to my strengths. Spenny and co. are also planning to use some of my ideas for working in TDI characters and references.

For the more distant future, my TDI reimagining, The Legend of Total Drama Island (LTDI) is my main project, and my progress has been promising. I now have most of the elimination order set, I have some idea of what I want to happen in nearly all of the episodes, and I have a number of finished scenes.

I have posted the Prologue to reserve the story title, and my best guess is that LTDI will officially launch in Spring 2011. The launch date is distant for two reasons: first, my defense against writing myself into a corner (as well as my defense against writer’s block, Sunshine Syndrome, and related ailments), is to not start posting a story until I’ve finished writing it; and second, my sports photography takes a great deal of my time in the fall and winter.

Given my strengths and weaknesses, as noted above, I expect LTDI to follow the original more closely than some reimaginings. Indeed, one of my most important early changes merely corrects a continuity lapse in the original. As with the premise of Legacy, it is a minor change with far-reaching effects. (Another early change, though, is a major departure.)

For the most part, the players who will get deep into the game are either (a) those whom I feel the most comfortable writing for, or (b) those whom I have a specific need for in one late episode or another. How well I liked a given character in the original actually has little bearing on how far that character will go in LTDI.

As I have mentioned elsewhere, LTDI will have a couple of structural elements that, as far as I know, nobody has used here before. This is in line with the tradition of the wiki’s writers breaking new ground with their first competition stories. I also expect that LTDI will be quite long, because my writing style is so description-intensive. (I don’t expect it to be as long as Ult’s story will eventually be, but it may come close.)

In addition, I expect LTDI to make certain references to the wiki’s users and content. I’m not actively trying to think of such references, but a few have come to mind unbidden. Currently planned references include one of Sunshine’s characters (who is mentioned by name, and who may even appear in one scene), one of Spenny’s stories (also mentioned by name, although there is no reference to the content), and a certain pixie remarkable for culinary specialization. I also have ideas for a couple of LAL references, including a parody of the torture scene.


 *  Where’s Waldo? 

Hereupon we’re both agreed, *conspiratorial wink-wink-nudge-nudge*

All that we two

Do agree to

We’ll secure by solemn deed,

To prevent all

Error mental.

You on Sunshine are to call

With a story

Grim and gory

How this Waldo died, and all

I declare to,

You will swear to.

Tell a tale of cock and bull,

Of convincing detail full

Tale tremendous,

Heaven defend us!

What a tale of cock and bull!


 * --W.S. Gilbert, The Yeomen of the Guard

* speaks normally* Waldo lies at the bottom of the river Thames, may God have mercy on his soul. I left him there after his ill-fated attempt to escape from the Tower of London, where he had been in residence after being condemned to die for having dealings with the Devil. It all came to pass thusly:

thumb|300px|right|Waldo's Fate

* cues music*

Like a ghost his vigil keeping—


 * Or a specter all-appalling—

I beheld a figure creeping—


 * I should rather call it crawling—

He was creeping—


 * He was crawling—

He was creeping, creeping—


 * Crawling—

He was creeping—


 * He was crawling—

He was creeping, creeping—


 * Crawling—

Not a moment’s hesitation—

I myself upon him flung,

With a hurried exclamation

To his draperies I hung;

Then we closed with one another

In a rough-and-tumble smother;

That fiend Waldo and no other

Was the man to whom I clung!

After mighty tug and tussle—


 * It resembled more a struggle—

He by dint of stronger muscle—


 * Or by some infernal juggle—

From my clutches quickly sliding—


 * I should rather call it slipping—

With a view, no doubt, of hiding—


 * Or escaping to the shipping—

With a gasp, and with a quiver—


 * I’d describe it as a shiver—

Down he dived into the river,

And, alas, I cannot swim.

Ingenuity is catching;

With the view my King of pleasing,

Arquebus from sentry snatching—


 * I should rather call it seizing—

With an ounce or two of lead

I dispatched him through the head!

I discharged it without winking,

Little time I lost in thinking,

Like a stone I saw him sinking—


 * I should say a lump of lead!

Like a stone, my boy, I said—


 * Like a heavy lump of lead.

Like a stone, my boy, I said—


 * Like a heavy lump of lead.

Anyhow, the man is dead,

Whether stone or lump of lead!


 * --from The Yeomen of the Guard


 *  What is your favorite character to watch on Total Drama? 

The Season 1 Gwen. I didn’t like the way the Season 2 writers defanged her and, as I write, she hasn’t done much in Season 3, although she seems to have regained much of her original attitude.

Other favorites include LeShawna and Izzy. Eva is my favorite minor character (what can I say? I like girls) and I was disappointed when the writers turned her into a one-joke character. Chef Hatchet is my favorite male character, and #3 overall behind Gwen and LeShawna. I like the Season 3 newcomers much better than I thought I might, although they’re not likely to ever be among my favorites.

Conversely, the characters I like least are the Season 2 Courtney (I have no serious objections to the Season 1 and Season 3 versions), the Season 2 Duncan (Season 2 DxC is a match made in hell) and Owen.

I rank Owen so low mainly because he was so heavily overused in Seasons 1&2. For example, I don’t automatically object to bathroom humor, for which Owen is the show’s go-to character, but I do think that a little goes a long way. Most of his other running gags didn’t age much better. With his excesses toned down in TDWT, I would probably rank the Season 3 Owen somewhere in the middle.


 *  Sad the interviews over? 

And now the measure of my song is done:

The work has reached its end; the book is mine,

None shall unwrite these words: nor angry Jove,

Nor war, nor fire, nor flood,

Nor venomous time that eats our lives away.

Then let that morning come, as come it will,

When this disguise I carry shall be no more,

And all the treacherous years of life undone,

And yet my name shall rise to heavenly music,

The deathless music of the circling stars.

As long as this is the Eternal Wiki

These lines shall echo from the lips of men,

As long as fanfiction speaks truth on earth,

That immortality is mine to wear.


 * --Ovid, The Metamorphoses (translation by Horace Gregory)

And Now, back to the usual Chat
Don't worry, I got this. - George Lopez refernece. xD. I talked to the user. :)  TDA   ROCKZ  22:02, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

Permission
Could I use Reddude in my fanfic?--User:Radicalm18One by one, they'll all go down! 01:38, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.--User:Radicalm18One by one, they'll all go down! 01:40, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

I hope your FS scheme works, Reddy. It's time for VH to be Featured, even if that is just a formality (what with VH being on the front page and all). With your vote for VH breaking a momentary 6-way tie, though, success is less certain than when you withdrew from the FU race. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 03:26, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

I hope it doesn't end up costing you. With no clear pre-race favorite this month, the election has been wide open. Whichever story ends up winning this month, it's likely to have the lowest winning vote total since FS elections began. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 04:41, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

I hadn't really though of including No Boundaries, precisely because my role is behind the scenes (although I did write Gideon's character page). Now that you mention it,though, I probably ought to include NB, since it is publicity for the story. P.S., naming the Houndour "Sullivan" was actually Spenny's idea. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 19:35, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

You thought "Sullivan" was my idea? Gee, I can't imagine why. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  20:41, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

Logged out but yes-Kenny

Chat thing
Go on it now. TotalDramaAddict Green team rules 14:42, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

Link for wiki
http://totaldramacomic.wikia.com/wiki/Special:MyHome

there is the link, TotalDramaAddict Green team rules 00:49, August 30, 2010 (UTC)

S2? No. :( You? -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  00:56, August 30, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, xD. I knew that. :p I never started it yet. :/ -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  01:03, August 30, 2010 (UTC)

(goes to write TDP... On an iPod! :3) -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  22:08, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

RTDI
What happed to reverse total drama island?74.241.168.157 11:06, September 9, 2010 (UTC)

Reddy, may "LOL" be in TDE? -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  20:28, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

Hey! Goldenshane 21:25, September 15, 2010 (UTC)

Reddy, you never replied to me. D: -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  21:40, September 15, 2010 (UTC)

Deal! :D (has a day off of school dr to next holiday being tonight, then has Monday and Tuesday of school, then about 2 weeks of a holiday) -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  13:41, September 17, 2010 (UTC)

Reddy, I counted the TDE cast, and... There are thirteen girls and eleven boys. Can "LOL" be in it, instead of, say, Dylan? Because then, there will be two cool guys. :p

Forgot sig. :o -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  22:11, September 17, 2010 (UTC)

Gosh, I messed up! xD -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  22:15, September 17, 2010 (UTC)

Gosh, I thought Clive was a girl. >.> xD It's tied. -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  22:20, September 17, 2010 (UTC)

How to do this
How to u recolor one of those Total Drama interns? If u know will please tell me, thanxs=D-user:lindsaysbiggestfan

OMG, thanks for reminding me! I almost forgot!!! ^^; I'll do my best to have my portion of judging up sometime tommorow. Good luck to both you and Josie! -- Sunshineandravioli- Legendary  Pixie!   RAVIOLI EVERYWHERE!  23:47, September 18, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, xD. Yay! I'mma gonna interview Josie and you! :D -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  18:00, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Hi Reddy. I've missed you all. I was very (x15) bored without Wiki.I'm glad to be back User: Bridgetterocks Enter to my fanfic TD:TNG. Talk to me please 23:44, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

OK, I didn't expect you to forgive me from day to night. But what can I do to rebuild my trust? User: Bridgetterocks Enter to my fanfic TD:TNG. Talk to me please 23:48, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

Reddy, thanks for your support of TDI-G&S on the FS ballot. While it may not win this month, I have high hopes that it can win one of these days.

On a related note, I see that you're planning to do a formal review of CatVoD. Nayld has authority over the review committee roster; so if you haven't asked him to join, you need to. With your wiki credentials, though, I seriously doubt that he would turn you down. When you write the review, you need to put it on a blog post (unless you hear differently from Nalyd) so the Story Reviews menu can link to it. I suppose an article page would also work, but all the existing reviews are on blog posts.

I see that you have also signed up to do reviews for the Newsletter, so here's some advice that Sunshine recently gave to Radicalm on that topic. Whereas formal reviews should probably be of stories that are either finished (like CatVoD) or well-advanced, Sunshine suggested that reviews for the Newsletter be of recently-started stories. She also suggested that Radicalm do brief reviews of multiple stories, as opposed to reviewing a single story. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 06:01, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

Hey Red, *this should be on camps wiki xD* I'm thinking of starting a Total Drama Brains camp. But I'm sure the sign ups won't have a single user. One question; would you join as Sean? :p And since we're on a TDB subject, chapter 4's up; please read and comment. ^_^ -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  02:54, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

Haha. :p I is gon' go to bed now, and think about it for about a week...or two. 'Night! -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  02:58, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

REDDY! I'm trying to get my 1500th edit blog special, so please, on our private wiki, go to the page "File:Badge(2).gif" and upload it here...post it on my talkpage. ~ Not logged in MTDM

Reddy! ~ Not logged in MTDM

Hey Reddue, I remember from my 100th edit story about you sayin' that you love AleHeather and while I'm working on one unfinished story, I wrote this one-shot about them and, if you like, you can check it out. <font color="Pink>CrystalNeonSummerSnow <font color="Pink> <font color="Fluorescent beige">Oh, why did we build Gwen's face?!

Yes! I made it! Once you told me, my heart was beating faster than ever—it's slowing down! XD It's a good thing you didn't tell me when I was working on my one-shot! :D -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  19:01, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Blog on camps wiki? Yes. What're you sorry about? xD. And can you convince Nalyd to start TDA6 Oct. 3...you know my reason. xD. -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  19:06, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

Huh? Okay, then? Can you still convince Nalyd? ^^

I don't know that I actually need a preview of Lindsay and the Wiki, but if it helps motivate you then I'm all for it. Besides, it might be good publicity for your rewrite. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 00:10, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Interview. ^^ btw, you just passed your 5555 edit. XD. -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  21:01, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

I noticed that you apologetically withdrew your support for Webby. I'm guessing that you did so to improve TAU's chances? On a related note, I discussed the current state of the FU voting with Sprink, and he has assured me that TAU will have the tiebreaker this month, if it comes to that.

On a completely unrelated note, I am writing a new Fake Souls chapter. I'll be putting the finishing touches on it tomorrow, so I should be posting it sometime this week. It's my darkest story yet, but I think you'll like it. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  04:00, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Reddy, interview. D: -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  20:27, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

Reddy! Fill in the two 'Reddy:' blanks in the interview, and it's over! :D -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  02:14, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

Redford, one, why does everyone call you Redford? xD. Two, read the above message. :p And three, thanks for the characters! :D -- mtdm  doz knot no   hoe 2 spill  01:56, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

Okay. Sounds awesome. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 12:49, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much. I liked it heavily. Is Sprinkle Mist throwing a bubble at him? XD Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 03:04, October 6, 2010 (UTC)