When does Ookla season start?

[Keke They/he]

idk what time to change my name T.T

[Akimikoisthecutest]

1 minute ago, Hawks said:

idk what time to change my name T.T

Tomorrow. I think

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

3 minutes ago, Hawks said:

idk what time to change my name T.T

26th

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

3 minutes ago, Hawks said:

idk what time to change my name T.T

tomorrow!

[Treamayne]

24 minutes ago, Hawks said:

idk what time to change my name T.T

SHARDER FAQ > Tradition Section has a summary (excerpted below):

On 5/31/2024 at 12:13 AM, Treamayne said:

OOKLA SEASON

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Summarized here: - Timewaster's Guide (TWG) Archive

On 11/21/2023 at 11:41 AM, Ookla the Pretender said:

Ookla Season Cometh!

Ookla Season is one of our most venerated traditions here on 17th Shard. To honor the birthday of Peter Ahlstrom, Brandon Sanderson's assistant, we change our names to "Ookla the [Epithet]" on his birthday, November 26th. Most people change back after a week, but Ookla Season doesn't officially end until Koloss Head-Munching Day (Brandon Sanderson's birthday) in December.

So, yeah. Ookla season! Hopefully you won't be as confused as I was my first time around.

Ookla was Peter's Forum Name for the Time Waster Guild Forums, which were the predecessor to these forums. Example WoB:

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TWG Posts (May 6, 2005)

Peter Ahlstrom

These pronunciations are pretty hard to say and don't make much sense internally! How do you pronounce "en" at the end of "Raoden" and "is" it the end of Elantris and "Sa-" at the beginning of "Sarene"? Is it Ray-oh-deen and Ee-lain-trice and Say-ray-nay? Or is it "-en" (as in "end" with no "d") and "-triss" (rhymes with "kiss") and "Suh-" (front rhymes with "Samantha")? Or Because if it's "-en" and "-triss" and "Suh-" then these pronunciations are not allowed by your AEIO rules, and if it's "-deen" and "-trice" and "Say-" then your listed pronunciations are not helpful.

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Brandon Sanderson

Ookla,

You're missing the long/short combination. (EP has it exactly right.)

The Aon has long vowels, the rest of the word has short. Maybe I need to make that more explicit. However, reading it, it makes sense to me.

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TWG Posts (May 6, 2005)

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 hours ago, Hawks said:

idk what time to change my name T.T

2 hours ago, Treamayne said:

SHARDER FAQ > Tradition Section has a summary (excerpted below):

Like Treamayne said, the 26th.

Some people are just changing it early because they will have to leave the shard before the 26th, and others are just getting confused.

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

2 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Some people are just changing it early because they will have to leave the shard before the 26th, and others are just getting confused.

'Cept me

It's actually the 26th

[Argenti he/him]

7 hours ago, Ookla the Tachyon said:

'Cept me

It's actually the 26th

Were ever the shard servers are is the time I set it by. 
Which it is now.