Through The Living Glass

Chaos the head admin

I currently have all of my Mistborn books lent out to friends; one has the first book, and one already read the first book but hasn't really been reading the second and third (although i can't really fault him since he's been pretty busy).

*sigh* That's so unfortunately relatable.

Hey there!! Welcome to the Shard! Two things: 1. If you could visit any country on Roshar for a week, which country would you visit and why? 2. What made you want to join the Shard? And I'm doing well, thanks for asking!

I actually laughed when I saw that

Dang dude. I'm sorry. *casts anti-sick spell* *sends antibiotics* One of these is bound to work.

(YOU HAVE FUN TOOOO!!) (WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)

Telling Eddie to cry. Basically. What's something you actively use as a torture device?

AHH! OH MY GOSH HAVE FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!! MAKE SOME MEMORIES!! CRY ON SATURDAY MORNING BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO MISS EVERYONE SO MUCH!! Y'know how it is.

I have no idea

Musical robot powers? Um Story? 10/10

GRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Who's Connor? 9/10

Kebabs. Never had them before. They were good!

Same. Only three more pages!

I walk up to Vyz. "Yo, can I have one of those F-22 Raptors?"

Hollow - Unlike Pluto Worst in Me - Unlike Pluto The Overthinker - One Hope Um... I've just been listening to a lot of Unlike Pluto and One Hope haha.

Hello there!! Welcome to the Shard! If you could visit any country on Roshar for a week, which country would you visit and why?

*wants to give rep to everything in this thread but holds back* Okay, having read through this all, I have some things to say. Also, please feel free to criticize whatever I say. This is just my opinion, and I'm eager to learn more about y'alls' individual standings on this whole thing. 1. I agree, the leaderboard has to go. I've seen myself get close to getting first a couple times, which got me excited and made me want to post more things to get more rep. Granted, I never did end up posting simply for the rep as that's not why I'm a part of this community, but I can say with absolute surety that some people have. That being said, I do enjoy seeing what the most liked posts (as are shown daily beneath the leaderboard). I think that if we got rid of the leaderboard that showcased individual rep and replaced it with the leaderboard for the most liked post(s) of the day, it would be far less competitive but still provide a fun and interesting alternative for people to explore. Ideally, there wouldn't be any designated 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, only the most liked post of the day, and after the day is over all of the data would be erased and we would start fresh the next day. I realize that they're basically the same thing, but the whole 'win the day' thing also needs to go. It just seems really unnecessarily competitive and takes away from the whole basis of why the Shard is here in the first place. 2. I actually think we should keep rep. To me, rep is a way to tell people that they've said or created something I find meaningful, and gaining rep tells me that someone finds something I posted to be meaningful. I use rep so I can show my appreciation for something without writing out a short and basic post that would tell them the exact same thing. If I have strong feelings about something, then I'll write out a longer post explaining why I feel that way, but I simply don't see a reason to get rid of rep as long as it replaces the need to write out a basic response. That being said, I do like the idea of different reactions aside from the singular heart button we have now. I think that the basic thumbs up, thumbs down, laughing face, sad face, and heart emojis that other platforms use are a much better way to convey how you feel about something without commenting directly on it, and that we should use something like them. 3. I do think we should keep ranks. I don't have a ton to say on this, but I do enjoy them. It's fun when I get a new rank, but it's also not something I'm super invested in. When I get a new rank, I'll just be like "oh, that's cool," post something funny about it on the Stupid Ranks Thread, and move on. It's not really something I look forward to, and it's definitely not something I try to work towards. It's just fun, and to me it doesn't take away from my Shard experience at all. 4. I don't agree with the idea of replacing rep status with account age status, or even account activity status. Gaining status for contributions to the community seems better than gaining status for just basically existing. Say there is someone who really wants to be a part of the community, and they post a lot and are super active, versus someone who made an account six months ago and has only posted a single thing since then. These two people will have the same rank, even though one has put so much more time into the Shard than the other. Seems kind of weird, doesn't it, that someone who loves the Shard has the same rank as someone who's been almost completely inactive? And just because they joined at the same time? So yeah. That's my two cents' worth.

Ah, I see. I have two spare soles if anyone needs them.

His last breath clouded the air.

Cobbler souls?

Er... Yes. Okay. I just use mushroom souls...