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[StrikerEZ he/him]

I'm gonna vote @Calderis too.

[Calderis he/him]

6 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

So now I vote for @Calderis. The speed he gains reputation is interesting. I want to know who's behind it. 

I blame it on posting entirely too often... 

[Steeldancer he/him]

Just now, Calderis said:

I blame it on posting entirely too often... 

I post entirely too often too! But I also often feel obliged to upvote your posts! You're just so... upvoteable.

[Calderis he/him]

10 minutes ago, The Flash said:

I post entirely too often too! But I also often feel obliged to upvote your posts! You're just so... upvoteable.

I... Um... Suddenly feel kinda guilty and self conscious. 

Spoiler

Although I honestly have to admit that this is the first time in my life that a rep system has been addictive (possibly because it's the first time that people have found me upvote-worthy) 

I have no idea why I get rep. 

Edit: I'll take the time to fill it out if you guys want me to. Just surprised is all. Being popular and/or interesting is... Weird. 

Edited June 29, 2017 by Calderis

[The Sovereign]

I'm [shameless self promotion] really well versed in the WoBs but @Spoolofwhool and @Pagerunner are the two members who I look to when I'm missing one (thanks guys ). Seeing as PR already was featured then I'll nominate @Spoolofwhool.

[Calderis he/him]

So @Silverblade5, I never considered being nominated for this, so uh... How exactly is it determined when/if someone actually is "chosen" 

[+Extesian he/him]

I'd like to hear from Spool for the same reason, but I'm a bandwagon kinda guy so I'll jump in with my man @Calderis. We competed for a while there but you've relegated me to perpetual bridesmaid on my best days, and we're a similar age and mindset, so may as well hear something about you

[Silverblade5 he/him]

1 hour ago, Calderis said:

So @Silverblade5, I never considered being nominated for this, so uh... How exactly is it determined when/if someone actually is "chosen" 

If people still want you by the end of the next week, I'll send you a pm. Now, I've got an OP to update.

[Sunbird she/her]

I'll jump on the @Calderis bandwagon He (you? I don't know who to address here) always has worthwhile things to say, in my experience.

[Erandeni he/him]

I vote @Calderis too.

[Calderis he/him]

I realized that I was so flustered by being nominated yesterday, that I never even cast a vote, so I'm going to go with the @Spoolofwhool suggestion this time. 

He's been a wonderful source of information for me here over most of my time lurking. 

[Chaos he/him]

I vote @Spoolofwhool! I wish to know more about Spool  

[Calderis he/him]

Spoiler

 

1. Provide a picture (if you are comfortable with that). 

No problem. Here's one from Dec. 2009. My profile pic was made by a friend based off this picture. I don't have the piercings anymore, as my son liked to grab shiny things when he was tiny

And speaking of my son, here's a more recent one with him

This one is from this past December, and my boy is happy and awesome. 

2. Provide your real name (if you are comfortable with that).

Jon. 

3. Which book is your favorite and why?

This is hard. This is really hard. The Hobbit for spawning my fantasy addiction... Mistborn TFE for introducing me to Brandon on a random supermarket shelf, and Stormlight Archive for being my current outright favorite. 

4. What have been your main contributions to the community? What are you known for?

My Limericks thread? My freakish ability to get more rep than I deserve? My self esteem issues? I don't feel like I have a good answer here. 

5. What made you join the forum?

Well this was apparently my first post from back in 2014

On 12/28/2014 at 0:27 PM, Calderis said:

Maybe I'm completely off here, but the way I interpret the answer given implies a different question.

It seems to me that rather than the ratio of breath to stormlight used, the answer given is in relation to TOTAL breath:Stormlight. As in the is much much more stormlight than breath, but without being inhaled/stored in spheres, the majority is unusable.

It seems very in line with answering a question perfectly, without divulging any useful information.

Also, this is my first post. Hi everyone.

So I guess, I saw people discussing, thought I could help the conversation progress, and didn't see a reason not to. 

6. How many hours do you spend on the shard on a given day?

I feel uncomfortable answering this question. I don't really know? I access the site exclusively via mobile and a tab is always on the Shard in Chrome. I get free wifi at work... So I guess I'm not on the Shard for the 7 or 8 hours I sleep. 

Yay addiction! 

7. Describe your fondest Forum experience.

Honestly, probably the back and forth conversations @Extesian and I get into. It's fun helping flesh out someone else's ideas and vice versa 

8. What is one thing that Brandon does really well?

Character driven stories. That's why I got hooked right away. 

9. What is one thing that he could work on?

Focus? It doesn't really bother me, but characters like Lift and Wayne grow larger and larger in his stories because of the fun he has writing them, rather than their importance to the plot. 

10. Which fictional character is the best representation of yourself?

I have been known to have freakishly good, (and less often freakishly bad) luck. For a few years a couple of friends actually called me Mat. So I guess I have to go with Matrim Cauthon. 

11. Any additional comments, whether it be about your life outside of the forum, favorite food, your website, or...anything

Other than to thank all of you for making and contributing to the best fan community ever, no. 

@Silverblade5 it's been a week since @Pagerunner's post, and this thread seems to have died in the meantime. So I'm going for it. 

 

I love it here. Now that my turn is done, I'll go back to nominating @Spoolofwhool

Edited July 6, 2017 by Calderis

[Silverblade5 he/him]

1 hour ago, Calderis said:

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1. Provide a picture (if you are comfortable with that). 

No problem. Here's one from Dec. 2009. My profile pic was made by a friend based off this picture. I don't have the piercings anymore, as my son liked to grab shiny things when he was tiny

And speaking of my son, here's a more recent one with him

This one is from this past December, and my boy is happy and awesome. 

2. Provide your real name (if you are comfortable with that).

Jon. 

3. Which book is your favorite and why?

This is hard. This is really hard. The Hobbit for spawning my fantasy addiction... Mistborn TFE for introducing me to Brandon on a random supermarket shelf, and Stormlight Archive for being my current outright favorite. 

4. What have been your main contributions to the community? What are you known for?

My Limericks thread? My freakish ability to get more rep than I deserve? My self esteem issues? I don't feel like I have a good answer here. 

5. What made you join the forum?

Well this was apparently my first post from back in 2014

So I guess, I saw people discussing, thought I could help the conversation progress, and didn't see a reason not to. 

6. How many hours do you spend on the shard on a given day?

I feel uncomfortable answering this question. I don't really know? I access the site exclusively via mobile and a tab is always on the Shard in Chrome. I get free wifi at work... So I guess I'm not on the Shard for the 7 or 8 hours I sleep. 

Yay addiction! 

7. Describe your fondest Forum experience.

Honestly, probably the back and forth conversations @Extesian and I get into. It's fun helping flesh out someone else's ideas and vice versa 

8. What is one thing that Brandon does really well?

Character driven stories. That's why I got hooked right away. 

9. What is one thing that he could work on?

Focus? It doesn't really bother me, but characters like Lift and Wayne grow larger and larger in his stories because of the fun he has writing them, rather than their importance to the plot. 

10. Which fictional character is the best representation of yourself?

I have been known to have freakishly good, (and less often freakishly bad) luck. For a few years a couple of friends actually called me Mat. So I guess I have to go with Matrim Cauthon. 

11. Any additional comments, whether it be about your life outside of the forum, favorite food, your website, or...anything

Other than to thank all of you for making and contributing to the best fan community ever, no. 

@Silverblade5 it's been a week since @Pagerunner's post, and this thread seems to have died in the meantime. So I'm going for it. 

 

I love it here. Now that my turn is done, I'll go back to nominating @Spoolofwhool

Thanks Calderis. I'll update the op when I get off shift

[StrikerEZ he/him]

I'm just gonna go ahead and start helping the incoming @Spoolofwhool bandwagon. 

[Mestiv he/him]

Spoolofwhool would be an interesting choice indeed. It'd love to know the story behind this nickname. 

[+Extesian he/him]

Agreed, @Spoolofwhool was one of my first choices, so this seems the week. I'll save Argent and Yata for later:)

Edited July 9, 2017 by Extesian

[Steeldancer he/him]

I'll hop on the bandwagon and vote on spoolofwhool

Edited July 10, 2017 by The Flash

[The Sovereign]

On 6/30/2017 at 6:47 PM, Calderis said:

I realized that I was so flustered by being nominated yesterday, that I never even cast a vote, so I'm going to go with the @Spoolofwhool suggestion this time. 

He's been a wonderful source of information for me here over most of my time lurking. 

 

On 7/1/2017 at 1:16 AM, Chaos said:

I vote @Spoolofwhool! I wish to know more about Spool  

 

On 7/6/2017 at 11:20 AM, Calderis said:

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1. Provide a picture (if you are comfortable with that). 

No problem. Here's one from Dec. 2009. My profile pic was made by a friend based off this picture. I don't have the piercings anymore, as my son liked to grab shiny things when he was tiny

And speaking of my son, here's a more recent one with him

This one is from this past December, and my boy is happy and awesome. 

2. Provide your real name (if you are comfortable with that).

Jon. 

3. Which book is your favorite and why?

This is hard. This is really hard. The Hobbit for spawning my fantasy addiction... Mistborn TFE for introducing me to Brandon on a random supermarket shelf, and Stormlight Archive for being my current outright favorite. 

4. What have been your main contributions to the community? What are you known for?

My Limericks thread? My freakish ability to get more rep than I deserve? My self esteem issues? I don't feel like I have a good answer here. 

5. What made you join the forum?

Well this was apparently my first post from back in 2014

So I guess, I saw people discussing, thought I could help the conversation progress, and didn't see a reason not to. 

6. How many hours do you spend on the shard on a given day?

I feel uncomfortable answering this question. I don't really know? I access the site exclusively via mobile and a tab is always on the Shard in Chrome. I get free wifi at work... So I guess I'm not on the Shard for the 7 or 8 hours I sleep. 

Yay addiction! 

7. Describe your fondest Forum experience.

Honestly, probably the back and forth conversations @Extesian and I get into. It's fun helping flesh out someone else's ideas and vice versa 

8. What is one thing that Brandon does really well?

Character driven stories. That's why I got hooked right away. 

9. What is one thing that he could work on?

Focus? It doesn't really bother me, but characters like Lift and Wayne grow larger and larger in his stories because of the fun he has writing them, rather than their importance to the plot. 

10. Which fictional character is the best representation of yourself?

I have been known to have freakishly good, (and less often freakishly bad) luck. For a few years a couple of friends actually called me Mat. So I guess I have to go with Matrim Cauthon. 

11. Any additional comments, whether it be about your life outside of the forum, favorite food, your website, or...anything

Other than to thank all of you for making and contributing to the best fan community ever, no. 

@Silverblade5 it's been a week since @Pagerunner's post, and this thread seems to have died in the meantime. So I'm going for it. 

 

I love it here. Now that my turn is done, I'll go back to nominating @Spoolofwhool

 

On 7/6/2017 at 0:36 PM, StrikerEZ said:

I'm just gonna go ahead and start helping the incoming @Spoolofwhool bandwagon. 

 

14 hours ago, Mestiv said:

Spoolofwhool would be an interesting choice indeed. It'd love to know the story behind this nickname. 

 

13 hours ago, Extesian said:

Agreed, @Spoolofwhool was one of my first choices, so this seems the week. I'll save Argent and Yata for later:)

 

11 hours ago, The Flash said:

I'll hop on the bandwagon and vote on spoolofwhool

I have apparently started a trend.

[Calderis he/him]

@Silverblade5 any update here yet? 

[Silverblade5 he/him]

1 hour ago, Calderis said:

@Silverblade5 any update here yet? 

There will be. I only just got home. I'm going to go bug @Spoolofwhool now.

[+Extesian he/him]

I'll just say, if @Spoolofwhool is not keen I'm happy to do one. I mean I'm not sure if anyone really wants me to but I do like this thread and I'm happy to see it keep moving

[Calderis he/him]

36 minutes ago, Extesian said:

I'll just say, if @Spoolofwhool is not keen I'm happy to do one. I mean I'm not sure if anyone really wants me to but I do like this thread and I'm happy to see it keep moving

Heh, I was waiting for an update on whether or not this was happening to nominate you. 

Way to make yourself look egotistical

Seriously though, I nominate @Extesian next. 

[Shqueeves]

@Extesian has my vote

[+Extesian he/him]

7 minutes ago, Calderis said:

Heh, I was waiting for an update on whether or not this was happening to nominate you. 

Way to make yourself look egotistical

Seriously though, I nominate @Extesian next. 

I ninja'd you again! I suppose I should be embarrassed. But mainly I know this isn't really Spool's sort of thing (Though I shouldn't speak for him) and I do want this thread to keep moving