User talk:UltimateTORINOR

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Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Sprinklemist (Talk) 01:23, April 20, 2010

For the elimination charts, I usually copy and paste another one, look at different possible colors, and make changes. I used to draw pictures for people, but I unfortunately have little time to do it, anymore. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 02:35, April 20, 2010 (UTC)

Sure. I'll check it out. If you want more comments/friends start reading and commenting on other stories, being helpful with blogposts, and stuff like that. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 23:33, May 10, 2010 (UTC)

I read part 1. I really liked it. I'm just not a fan of the occult or stuff like that, so I'm not sure if that's in the story. I think you write really well, though. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 23:53, May 10, 2010 (UTC)

Okay. I'll see if it bugs me that much, because I can't bring myself to read it if it would bug me, ya know? Anyway, you don't have to get too personal about details on yourself (like your userpage). I have to say I'm intrigued, but I don't really wanna pry. XD Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 00:07, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

I do not have any stories; I am basically one of the wiki's most iconic non-writers. You can take a look at my character library though. I design characters in the hopes that other users will write for them, and just for fun.- The Anonymous User 00:32, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks dude! I appreciate that! I haven't really taken requests, mostly just wrote bios for characters I have thought up, and got my artist friends to draw the images. I don't know how well I'd do with requests, honestly.- The Anonymous User 00:45, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

Not yet. Judging that it has the occult throughout makes me inclined to not read anymore, I must say that I really enjoyed your writing. I probably won't read anymore of this particular story, but look forward to any story you write in the future without those themes. Lemme know when that particular character is out when it happens (if ever). I may pick up at that point. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 01:35, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

I appreciate fully that you're respecting my position on it. I read your profile on ff.net, and you seem like a remarkable young man, as it sounds like you've overcome some difficulties. I kinda wanna see your belly button now. XD I have an account on there, but I'm not too active on there. Anyway, I hope we can be friends as you seem like a nice guy (I am, too... well... a guy, anyway). Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 02:15, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. I want you to feel welcome, here. Also, I wish I had a cool belly button... Did you get an adequate elimination chart (you asked me a few weeks ago and I haven't checked as I don't want to spoil myself on your story... despite not reding it at the moment)? You mentioned when talking to TAU (I read, I'm ashamed) that you liked his character designs (and I'm assuming the pictures). I drew the ones for Zac and Stefan on Paint, and was wondering what you were going to ask him as it kind of pertained to me, I'm thinking... Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 02:47, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

Hi, UT, "old man of the wiki" here. Since we haven't been formally introduced, I invite you to check out my User page (if you haven't already) to get a proper appreciation for just how proudly strange a person I really am. I currently have 2 stories posted, both noncomps. The longer of the two (~22 pages equivalent) made my name here on the wiki. My User page has links to both, as well as to a mammoth crossover that is my current work in progress.

One other thing, regarding the Featured Story/User/Image/Character voting pages: I don't know if it's a rule to put new nominations at the bottom of the page, but it is certainly customary. It's probably too late to move your nominee for this month, since it has a vote, but it's something to keep in mind the next time the admins clear the ballots. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O! A wandering minstrel, I-- 03:13, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

I have no reason to doubt that you meant no harm; but since you're new here, it stood to reason that you might not know the local customs. The writer of Travelization (another FS nominee the last couple of month) also jumped the queue out of innocent ignorance. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O! A wandering minstrel, I-- 03:36, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

I'll check it out later. :) Nalyd Renrut - Legendary  Snipe!  Master of epic pwnage 10:10, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

I just did two pics for TAU. I'm currently not doing requests, especially since I'm getting ready to draw characters for my fourth main story. I don't know if I'll ever do them, again. Thanks for the compliment, though. I could try to help you out with the elimination chart if you want me to (by telling me how you want it done/colored). Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 13:27, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

That's okay. I'll get to it when I can, and that's how I meant. Maybe later, tonight. I'm writing at the moment and want to stay focused. I'm glad I can help. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 20:37, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

I added the chart at least the colors you wanted. Tell me how you think it looks. I didn't add the low thing as I didn't know who was in the low group, and was slightly lazy. Let me know if you want to make any changes. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 22:47, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

No problem. I enjoy helping where I can. It just took someone getting my first chart started for to get the hang of it. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 04:37, May 12, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks man I hope you liked the story don't worry its OK man thats just great I see a great friendship in the future User:Ben109I know magicUser Talk:Ben109How? you have A.D.DUser Blog:Ben109AlakaBen*catches on fire* 23:50, May 12, 2010 (UTC)

Hope you've got time on your hands
''Warning: EXTREMELY long post follows. Hope you have time on your hands.''

Bushy white beard? I'm not that old. (More like "graying sideburns" old.) Reminds me of something I read a number of years ago, where kids who were asked to draw pictures of people in their 60s invariably drew pictures of people in their 90s. As for temperament, it's true that I present a more genial image here than elsewhere--I doubt many folks here would guess that my real world personality is stongly introverted--but I can't remember the last time anyone described me as "jolly". When I was your age, the kids who knew me called me "Spock" (after the Star Trek character, not the baby doctor), and not without reason.

As for your request, please understand that I get a lot of requests to read people's stories. People who have been impressed by my writing naturally want to know what I think of theirs. I'll confess that my preference is generally for noncompetition stories with canon characters in central roles, and other demands on my time have been such that I generally haven't been able to do more than skim competition stories.

That said, I have skimmed your story, and I must say I'm impressed. Skimming doesn't really tell me much about the story's nuances, but it does give me a feel for the writer's style, and your style appears to be relatively sophisticated. Check out the Writer's Workshop I hosted, if you haven't already. You seem to already be implementing a number of the pointers I mentioned, which suggests to me that you and I have similar ideas as to what constitutes good writing. I will definitely have to check out your story in greater depth when I get the time. I have little interest in the occult, but I'm not really averse to it; so as long as it's not the central focus of the story, it shouldn't put me off.

Similarity of tastes cuts both ways, of course, and suggests that you will probably like my stories when you are able to get to them. Particularly in the case of Legacy, I would be much obliged if you would check it out before month-end and decide whether you think it deserves to be a Featured Story. (It finished a close 2nd last month, and appears to be in another tight race this time around.) While you don't yet have enough edits to vote--the requirement is 100 total edits--I find it hard to believe that you won't reach that threshold well before month-end.

A word of warning: like your story, mine also has a feature that might put some readers off. With TDNC, it's the occult references. With Legacy, it's a scene that, however brief, may be the most graphically bloody scene on the wiki. There are compelling dramatic reasons why that scene had to be there, and why it had to be graphic, but I recognized that it could be offputting to some readers (like Sprink). Indeed, from what I now know about Sprink, I'm a bit surprised that he stuck with the story after that scene, but we're both glad he did.

One more thing: the Special Pages section has a listing of Most Visited Pages. This will give you some idea of how much traffic your story is getting, even if people aren't commenting. TDNC already has over 300 views, including your own. There was a 5-month period where the counter wasn't working, so the top of the list isn't very accurate, but you can monitor current traffic. Long competition stories naturally tend to generate more traffic, because most people can't read them in one sitting and because they tend to be posted piecemeal. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O! A wandering minstrel, I-- 04:05, May 13, 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad you liked Legacy so well. I also like Hatchet; and he's my mother's favorite character, partly because of how he is drawn. (He is drawn in a style resembling that of the late Al Hirschfeld, who was famous for his caricatures of Broadway and movie stars.) Despite my warning, I didn't really expect the violent scene to bother you; as I noted, and you clearly understood, there was good reason for that scene to be the way it was, and it wasn't to slake the reader's bloodlust.

A note regarding story talk pages: just as with User talk pages, it is customary to put new comments at the bottom of the page in most situations. There's no rule against putting it elsewhere, but doing so will tend to make it less visible because people are used to looking for new comments at the bottom.

Since your commentary on Legacy is fairly detailed, it makes some sense to have it at the top of the page, so I propose to leave it there. When you're done, I'll set up a new heading (or you can) identifying your commentary as a "review" of sorts and segregating it from the regular chat-type discussion. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O! A wandering minstrel, I-- 03:22, May 14, 2010 (UTC)

Technically, I have published it, by uploading it to a public website. Of course, I understand that you and the others are actually referring to professional publication. On a completely unrelated note, do you have a preferred abbreviation for your username? Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O! A wandering minstrel, I-- 04:10, May 14, 2010 (UTC)

Guess what my answer is... I usually just copy and paste another character box (after viewing the viewsource and then clicking the source icon in the upper right corner), and then replacing the information with what needs replacing. Hopefully that helps you out. Let me know if you need more help than that. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 13:12, May 14, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, so I found this story in the FS list, and I really like it. The fact it was grammatically correct and lacked Mary-Sues (except Lily, but since I've only read the first two episodes, she probably has sometihng up her sleeve) The whole staff thing was kinda creepy and unrealistic, but I just ignored it all. Good job, and I hope to see more stories and updates for this soon. With the lights out, it's less dangerous. Here we are now,  entertain us 11:35, May 15, 2010 (UTC)

Hey, Ult (I can call you that I hope). Anyway, it's against the rules to edit a page of someone else's even if it's to fix a typo or whatever. I know it's kind of a weird rule, but it prevents people from getting their pages changed in a way they don't want. If you want, you can ask for permission to fix the page, or let the writer know. (I'm not mad, this is just a little heads up). Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 00:31, May 16, 2010 (UTC)

Umm, TU, can I call you that? Just letting you know that you can only guess for one person to win on TDL, though, I might not have been clear on it. Which guess would you like me to keep, Dwayne or Sambo? BocaJ is Here!  I decided to ditch the month signatures...Because I did! 01:41, May 25, 2010 (UTC)

Sure. I'll have it completed by Sunday. --TDIFan13 (My Talk andMy Contributions! )01:14, June 4, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry if this is really terrible...I'm not good with logos. XD --TDIFan13 (My Talk andMy Contributions! )00:34, June 5, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. XD --TDIFan13 (My Talk andMy Contributions! )20:23, June 5, 2010 (UTC)

Your welcome. I had a question. Are you related to a Maggie Rose? Fanfiction2010 ☆Legendary  Unison buddies!!!   BUNDLES OF ODDNESS EVERYWHERE!  22:59, June 7, 2010 (UTC)

Hmm. That's interesting. My cousin is called that. Maggie Rose. Hmm. Fanfiction2010 ☆Legendary  Unison buddies!!!   BUNDLES OF ODDNESS EVERYWHERE!  23:18, June 7, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah... she just always came off as Izzy in general, but then again, TDtNC has just started. Also, I know you got the name New Chris City from somewhere, but I don't remember what. Speaking of which, how's Chapter Five coming?I love you when you dance <font color="SkyBlue">when you're freestyling trance  <font color="Azure">So pure such an expression  00:12, June 8, 2010 (UTC)

I know, I just read that. (LOL) Good luck on your finals.<font color="Blue">I love you when you dance <font color="SkyBlue">when you're freestyling trance  <font color="Azure">So pure such an expression  00:21, June 8, 2010 (UTC)

It was funny, but I'm concerned about the extent of Chris' destruction of it. The hurricane is not a good sign. But how could it have existed before TDtNC though?<font color="Blue">I love you when you dance <font color="SkyBlue">when you're freestyling trance  <font color="Azure">So pure such an expression  00:31, June 8, 2010 (UTC)

Sure. I'll check him out. I'll try to get the picture up within the next few weeks. I feel I'll be busy next week on here, finishing up a story and editing the character pages. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 23:15, June 9, 2010 (UTC)

In a recent blog comment, you said (among other nice things) that you were glad I was on the wiki because you wouldn't have read Legacy otherwise; so you might be interested in my very first blog post, wherein I described how I came to be on the wiki and how I came to write Legacy. I doubt you've seen it, since it predated your arrival by a couple of months, and people's old blog posts don't usually get much traffic. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  04:50, June 10, 2010 (UTC)

Because you asked


On the Featured User voting page, you expressed confusion over the QueenOrangeSoda (QOS) situation. I don't know a great deal about it, either, but this is the QOS situation as I understand it:

Around the first of the year, give or take, QOS was hit with a 1-year ban--the longest possible, short of a permanent ban--for doing things like editing other people's stories and making sexually explicit posts (most notably, posting a nude Eva picture on one of Spenny's character pages).

QOS reacted to the ban by creating a series of "sockpuppet" accounts, or sometimes just posting as an unregistered user. A "sockpuppet" account is an additional account by a registered user that is represented as being a different user. (The term originated on Wikipedia, which strictly forbids users having multiple accounts.) Sockpuppets are typically used for two nefarious purposes: to circumvent disciplinary actions (which is the case with QOS), or to stuff ballot boxes. Serial offenders like QOS will typically create sockpuppets as fast as they are blocked.

When QOS debuts a new sockpuppet, she sometimes behaves herself for a time, but usually reverts to form sooner or later. (A couple of months ago, for example, she posted a story that, according to reports, essentially killed Sprink in effigy.) For this reason, her sockpuppets tend to be suspected for some time before they are conclusively exposed. In addition, QOS seems unable to resist revealing herself to other Wikians, especially on Chatango.

When a QOS sockpuppet is exposed, it is banned--even if she has been behaving herself--because (a) the original ban has not run its course, and (b) running a sockpuppet account is, in and of itself, a serious breach of wiki rules.

It appears that the admins have finally had all they can take of QOS. In the Special Pages section, under the "Users and Rights" section, there is a page called "Blocked IP addresses and usernames". The admin notes accompanying the last couple of actions indicate the QOS is now banned permanently.

I have had limited dealings with a couple of her sockpuppets, and have treated her as politely and respectfully as I do everyone else. Anyway, I hope the foregoing clarifies the situation somewhat. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 04:36, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

I'm done with Zane Selleck's image. I hope you find it satisfactory, and I hope you don't mind that it's more than 150px (that's the width that allows a pic to be in a character box without becoming blurry). Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 01:45, June 14, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. I would appreciate it if you posted on his page (maybe in the trivia section), that I drew the image. That would be great. Sprinklemist Cyan is the new green. 18:02, June 14, 2010 (UTC)

If it wouldn't be a spoiler, what's Arbok made of? The first challenge established that he doesn't float. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  20:42, June 14, 2010 (UTC)

As I have said when I signed the "friends" part of your userpage, I have yet to, but I will do so as time permits, which for me means over the summer. -- D J   Spen  star!  15:45, June 20, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome, my friend, and thank you. I am looking forward to reading your story. As far as comments go with you, you actually remind me a lot of Gideon, IDK why... -- D J   Spen  star!  15:54, June 20, 2010 (UTC)