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Quick intro:
Alright guys, so this is another one of my little pet projects, the first one being the subforum thread ads (which got some nice reviews - but I'm still waiting for others to make use of it). So the idea for this thread in a nutshell would be to more less unify everyone's introduction with their pictures and provide a linked index for quick look up.

While I could do this my self by hand, it would take forever, and each person wouldn't be able to edit the post concerning them (unless they were a mod). So, instead of doing that, I am inviting everyone to make a single post in this thread with a picture (or 2, no more than 3), a blurb on them selves (the set up we have for the introductions works fine) and any other information they might want to share/give out (a screen name, their website, their favorite threads - whatever). Then, I'll scour through the source of each page to find the post ID for each person and create a big alphabetically sorted index on the first page linking directly to each person's post.

Why am I doing this?
Well, for a number of reasons really. I think it is great to know the people we are talking to, and get to know each other a little better. I am aware that most of this information is already available for most members either in their intro, the photo's thread, or their profile. However, despite having an awesome memory, I can't remember what everyone looks like, or their personal background - so this basically centralizes that information, and makes it super fast and easy to find whomever you want. It also reduces the overhead of new members in terms of learning about the people they start interacting with from the get go, and standardizes some of the info available on the participating members. (I also ran it by angelic snow angel and she liked the idea so xp )

But wait - this thread looks like you just ripped it out of a textbook! I want our picture book to be pretty!
Yea - I know, me too. Thing is that it is rather late right now & I don't have the patience to make it all pretty at the moment. You can be sure I'll be coming back through here and beautifying the whole thing & getting rid of all the superfluous information. Also in the future if the thread becomes popular, I might run a design contest for the first few posts of the picture book. I also encourage each member to decorate their own post whichever way they like best.

You were advocating subforums, what's this doing in the main forum?
Erm, well - I wasn't really sure where this fit. Despite it being a picture book, it's not strictly about photos. And while it concerns our member's real lives, it's more general info rather than what's going on with their lives. So, I just honestly didn't know where it fit best. I am perfectly okay with any of the mods moving to a place they feel most appropriate.

Future development:
As I mentioned I'll be changing this first post up so that it reflects the fact that it is our picture book. I am also reserving a few of the first posts so that they can be used as needed later. An idea that I have for expanding the book in the future would be to include people's pets (they'd get a link next to the owner's name and their own post). Might think of a few others later.


Can we get started already?
Absolutely. Keep in mind we might be changing a few details in the coming days, and you might have to make a few small adjustments to your post. The only rule right now is to restrict the number of pictures you include in your post to 3 max (to reduce clutter). Also, don't be discouraged from participating if you don't have a picture or don't want to post one. We still heart you and want your info indexed so that we can "stalk" you better xp .


Alright, so to get started, this is the info I'd like people to include:

(Feel free to arrange & format things as you please, and once again, forgive me for not making this pretty)
[PICTURE(S)]
name,
nickname or preferred name,
favorite {color, food, book, movie, tv show, magazine, etc},
hobbies & interests,
occupation / school concentration,
pets,
a generic blurb about you (extra info).

Feel free to go above and beyond that, or if you find it easier, just copy your introduction from the intro thread.



Thanks for reading through another huge post of mine,
Hope you guys like the idea and will enjoy the picture book.
PCMX

Reserved for future use

Reserved for future use

One last one just in case (I can always delete these later xp )

[edit by lespaw] so can i xd
Edited by Krevanz: Me too !! wink
edited by thackest2k what the hell i'll play to lol rofl
edited by Pixie~ Oh yeah Baby! Me too! xp
Edited by Ska : Whee! 4laugh
Edited by Zanep Lodes:Shhhhh.... I'm here too....
Edited by Ska : I see you, Z!! lol
Edited by Pixie: You guys are silly! xp

This is about as close as I could get to the real me.

Name: Heather
Nickname/Prefered Name: Rena, Luna, Ryoko
Favorite Color: Blue, Black, and Purple
Favorite Food: My mom's tacoes ^_^
Favorite Book: The Mercy Thompson Series by Patrica Briggs
Favorite Movie: Gah...So many lol. At the current moment, Flubber
Favorite TV Show: So many too...The Simpsons & Family Guy
Favorite Magazine: GamePro! All the Anime ones went poof...
Favorite Music: Lots there too...Espically International lol
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Writing, Role Playing, Messing around on Gaia, Trickster, and Neopets.
Occupation/School Concentration: Currently unemployed at the moment...Though I'm looking. I'm going for a degree in English so I can be an author.
Pets: None currently. We had to get rid of our ferret when we moved...
A generic blurb about you (extra info): Most of the time I'm a happy go lucky girl who doesn't get mad or take offense easily. I try to see the good in everything, even though it's defaintly not always easy. I love anime and video games and though I'm shy meeting new people, I'll be happy to talk to anyone who wishes to talk ^_^.

name,Keith Thacker
nickname or preferred name, Thackes,thack,t2k
location, england nottinghamshire
favorite -
color, red and white
food, any grilled food lol
book, love hina,a.i. love you
movie, too many to chose from the anime side
tv show, same as above
magazine, top gear,nuts,N.O.M.,gamesmaster
music, rock,dance,metal,jpop just about anything except crappy boybands xfactor stuff beatles and beegees
beer, stella artois
drink, coke
sprit, jack daniels
choc bar, mars
football team (world version), sheffield united and england
computer game, zelda 3
hobbies & interests, anime,gaia online,football (world),gym,computer games,manga,listening to music,watching tv,being active,kick boxing
occupation, machine opp at thorntons choc factory
pets, keith the grunny
religion, christian,football (world),myself
a generic blurb about you.
im from england im a helpful guy who is willing to help anyone out sweet and careing for others
im 6'1" at this moment in time im 16st (bout 290 pounds) just heartbroken now and don't know if i'll recover
i like to have fun and going ott lol i like making new friends esspecialy around the world
i got great confidence if i do something i just don't know whats around the corner for me all i know now is i got no future ahead of me now or my life will have a happy ending
im peaceful and i respect anyone who shows respect back i live by respect and those who don't show me respect god help them twisted
im into kickboxing and im very good at it esspecially with my weight i got great speed and i can leg press 500+ pounds easy with my thighs

Name: Christine

Nicknames: Ce, (Pronounced like 'Sea')

Occupation: Student; Doing a Modelmaking course.

Pets:Kiki my cat.

Loves: Metal, gigs, video games, getting drunk with mates. Encyclopedia Dramtica
And living life to the full.

Music: Metal, rock, ska, punk. So much

Fav. Bands: Venom, Megadeth, Sonata Arctica, The Smiths. Muchmoar

Fav. Movies: 300, A.I. Battle royale.

Fav. TV Show: Doctor Who. And Peepshow

Extra Info: I'm just a total Nerd.