The Drabblecast

[StalinSays]

The reason I'm straying from squids is that they're really difficult to represent at 24x24, no other reason (I love me squidies). The Elephants I'm getting away with by just using the heads, but then squids don't really have any.



I was going to use the logo tentacle for 'drabble rabble' so that squids aren't left out of the visual system completely. Dunno, I'm open to alternatives.

I like the stacked elephants over beast classics because it shows a progression. I'm envisioning someone pushing for 'upgrades' to their rank with each post. Plus Squid Viscous and Lucifoul got punked out, and Hellagoodaphant doesn't associate with b*tches.

[Mr. Tweedy]

You could probably get away with showing mostly the squid's malevolent eyeball...

[Phenopath]

Hey Stalin, you seem to have some time on your hands (I am guessing that coordinating mega-beasts and forum rankings, etc is merely a diversion)... would it be possible to customise the emoticons on the forums?

I wanted to smile at TBaker2500 this evening but the emoticon I chose was not drabbley enough (only two eyes).

[Mr. Tweedy]

Ferret god. One of the ranks has to be "ferret god".

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On an unrelated note: This forum has gotten way too cluttered. It took me several minutes to find this thread because I had to hunt through the 27 (count em) different sections to locate it. This is nuts. We need to have, at most, 10 main divisions. If even a moderator occasionally gets lost, then noobs are sure to.

[strawman]

What's the use of being a Czar if you can't wipe entire countries off the face of the map?
I realize this is Holy Ground, and it would have been nice if Mrs. Nehemiah hadn't let the Ark of the Covenant go in that yard sale...
But you could make a back-up scroll in the Sacred Archives, and we could have access to it's simulated soul.

[jonathancg]

In honor of the Nigerian opportunities presented here on a regular basis, one of the titles should reference that, like "Kindest Sir" or something like that.

Some other ideas:

Vampire Fish
Happy Tadpole
Tower Architect
Little Brother(tm)
Singularity
Hubble Pimp

[StalinSays]

Ferret god. One of the ranks has to be "ferret god".

Forgot this one, but yeah Norm had mentioned it too, I will get it in.

On an unrelated note: This forum has gotten way too cluttered.

I'm 100% with you, but I don't think there's anything we can do. I've poked around, and there appeared to be know means of archiving. I've felt for a while about half the forums could disappear, or at least be closed by default. My only idea is that perhaps this option would be available with the paid version of the forums. But that's more a wish than anything I can confirm, all the upgrade info talks about is more bandwidth and customized themes.

would it be possible to customise the emoticons on the forums?

A titillating concept. I would say a very strained 'mmmaayyybbbeee.' They're linked from somewhere, but that doesn't mean we have any access to replace those files. But who knows, I will see.

In honor of the Nigerian opportunities presented here on a regular basis, one of the titles should reference that, like "Kindest Sir" or something like that.

I like it, but I don't know what it would be for an image? It'd be a tad strange were it say, a Nigerian

Vampire Fish
Happy Tadpole
Tower Architect
Little Brother(tm)
Singularity
Hubble Pimp

I'd eliminate any redundancy with stories, because I'm set on doing 'chrono probe.' Not sure what rank Hubble Pimp could be, but I do like it. Which episodes are Happy Tadpole and Vampire Fish from? Not that horrifying video on drabblenews, yes?

[jonathancg]

The same. And the vampire fish...isn't that the name for the fish in the Amazon that believes the happiest place in the world is a snug fit in the male urethra?