User blog:TDIwriter/Two Years of TDIwriter

Yeah, I just realized it was my doubleversary, so I thought I'd whip up a blog post. I honest don't have anything else to do.

I think I'll start from the beginning, the very first time I heard about Total Drama Island, and then progressively get more dramatic, as a tribute to the show that brought me here.

Simple Beginnings.
Well, I was living in Florida at the time, I believe I was...thirteen, when I saw the promo. I honestly expected it to suck, majorly. I didn't know it was suppose to be a Survivor-parody show, I thought it was just a bunch of teens on some random island, competing for money. I knew Owen would win, since the voiceover pointed out that he wouldn't. Then again, it also said Sadie and Katie wouldn't, but whatever. I forgot about the show right away, and didn't see anything to do with it for months. We moved up to New York, and during that time, I spent a while with my Grandma, in Virginia. She lives on a farm, so there wasn't much to do, except ride the ATV, eat, and watch tv. I saw the show, and I decided I would watch it, since I had nothing better to do. The episode was "The Big Sleep", and I was wondering where "the kid in the beanie is". AKA, Ezekiel. I learned from watching that episode that there were two teams, and they vote people off when they lose. I feel in love with the show, and watched the other episodes they played that day. (Dodgebrawl, Not Quite Famous, and The Sucky Outdoors). At that time, my favorite characters were Noah, Gwen, Trent, Tyler, and Bridgette. I kind of liked Geoff, though I thought that since he had a cowboy hat, he would be Southern.

When I finally went back to my parents, I was hooked on the show, and watched it weekly. I became obsessed, and began creating my own elimination charts, using the characters from the show. I even wrote a horrible campfire ceremony, in which Cody was the first eliminated. I wikipedia'd Total Drama, and found that it was a Canadian show (much to my annoyance...), and that it was pretty much over, there. I may have skimmed the elimination order to see how my favorite character, Trent, placed. I didn't read the synopsis, I just found the episode number. Now, by my logic, I subtracted sixteen from twenty-two, since there are twenty-two characters and he was eliminated in episode sixteen. So, I spent about a month thinking he came in like, seventh. Imagine my surprise when "Search and Do Not Destroy" aired.

Finding the Wiki
Using a link from Wikipedia, I found the Total Drama Wiki. I don't know how...but somehow, I made it to the fanfiction wiki from there. I joined the site, and skimmed some stories, notably Total Drama Paradise, Total Drama Chaos, and Total Drama: Boney Island.

I thought Total Drama Paradise was really weird...mostly because there where people named "Ugly", "The Hobo", ect. The recolors were kinda cool, at the time, thought.

Total Drama Chaos...I didn't know what to think. I was like, "Wow! Thirty people!"

And, Total Drama: Boney Island...I liked the character images, and I looked at the elimination chart to see who was out. I didn't read it, or any of the stories, until a little bit later. I had been wondering if I could get this "Sprinklemist" to draw characters for me, so I could start my own story. And yes, like a lot of people, I thought Sprinklemist was a girl.

Early Success
By this time, I had begun making up a story for the website. By story, I mean I came up with twenty-two names, and copied Total Drama Island's boy-girl elimination pattern. Eventually, I added more to the story, including drawings in my notebook (all of which were guys, and looked kind of the same). Finally, I posted the story page, created characters, and wrote the very first chapter. For a time, it was a huge success.

Problems.
Then, problems started. I began having writer's block, posting became less frequent, characters were ignored, and my writing suffered. Total Fanfiction Crossover probably feel through because of my inability to write on a regular schedule. In real life, things were all over the place. Girls were interested in me, I was in high school, there was SNOW. My grades feel, I became depressed, and my story seemed really unimportant. I almost gave up on it, a couple times. Second Chance floundered.

I had failed to reach the potential some users predicted for me. I became obscure. The new school year started, and the wiki nearly died of inactivity.

New Success and Golden Age of the Wiki
Eventually, I finished RTDI, and felt a surge of popularity when the finally came. The pressure was on. The Anonymous User was no longer just an IP address, DJ Spenstar was quickly rising in popularity. Sprinklemist overthrew Nalyd Renrut as Top Author. It was like a wiki revolution, if you don't mind a little hyperbole. A golden age.

Hard Times
But, as with cultures, the golden age came to an end. The early founders began disappearing. There was a tidalwave of new users, a new generation. A few of us from the early days were still around, as the new generation began to settle in. Stories were started, and abandoned, new sensations emerged. For a while, it seemed like another golden age. Then, the infamous user came. QueenOrangeSoda. A frenzy ensued, and for the most part, I watched from the top of the hill as the wiki burned with confusion and fury. It seemed like she would never leave. But she left the wiki, and stalked the Chatango badlands, cornering unlucky users.

It was my first encounter with the famous rouge. I have to say, it sure was strange...

Into the NOW
Wiki users, like my girlfriends, come and go as they please. The users I've seen disappear in my time is a long list. Redflare has long since gone, DJ Spenstar and Bocaj might be gone. I remember when there were 200 pages on the wiki, and now there are 4,000. This wiki has changed a lot, in the two years I've been here. If I'm still here two years from now, I'm sure it'll be way different. Maybe by then, Sprinklemist will be replaced, original members will be memories, classic stories will become an archive of "The Original Works", and maybe, they'll be a kind of crypt of users, "The Wikians of Legend"

Well, I hope you've enjoyed this tongue-in-cheek dramatization of my life on the wiki! Peace out, bro dawgs.