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    Acquadigai

    by Dan Stellar Jetman

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    Not showing up.
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2012
     

    He removed it for a while.

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    Saddened I am.
    • CommentAuthorNo One
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2012
     

    I really enjoyed it. :(

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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2012
     

    Here’s an article that’s been pending for years to make up for it.

    On Raptors by Falconempress

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2012
     

    To put it in perspective, that article is older than these forums.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2012
     

    A bird article by Falconempress? SIGN ME UP.

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2012
     
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    Acqua di Gaia: A Troperrific Online Serial Novel!

    by Dan Locke

    (to stay this time)

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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeJan 9th 2012 edited
     

    On Aerial Warfare in Fantasy – Part 2

    by Falconempress

    I believe that’s the last of her wayward articles.

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeJan 10th 2012
     

    Removed per Falconempress’ request.

    The article (different, more complete draft) had already been published, and is located here

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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeJan 10th 2012
     

    Oh dear. And I’d looked through for a different copy of part 2.

    Methinks I should get my vision checked. >.>

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeFeb 17th 2012
     

    ImpishIdea Recommends

    By Puppet (And nine other Imps!)

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeFeb 17th 2012
     
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    A Critique of Pure Inheritance Part 2 Wherein Eragon Again Kills Needlessly

    by Asahel, who did not put his name in the writer box before saving to pending and should do that in the future or face dire consequences

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeMar 22nd 2012
     

    Quandary 1 of many, we hope.

    By Yours Truly

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeApr 10th 2012
     

    Water Keep sporks 1 and 2 by BlackStar

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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeApr 20th 2012
     

    On The Folly Of Trilogies, by yours truly.

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeApr 22nd 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeApr 23rd 2012
     

    OMG, been waiting so long for this one! Thanks, Kitty!

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeApr 23rd 2012
     

    A Kitty article?! My exam-filled Monday has just gotten a lot brighter!

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeMay 4th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeMay 9th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeMay 9th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeMay 11th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeMay 11th 2012 edited
     

    Woo! It is finally finished!

    Not Water Keep, unfortunately. Blackstar must continue to suffer for our enjoyment. :nuu

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    Ya know, Taku, since you have several articles, you should think of something to go in your bio.

    Come on! You know you want to.

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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeMay 11th 2012
     

    I was thinking of it, actually. Just give me some time to compose something.

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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
     

    Not really an article update, but my bio page now has a bio in it! Feedback/comments etc. would be appreciated. Leave them in the hat on the table, so l can cherry-pick as I wish. :P

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    I like it, Taku! I liked it almost instantly when I read “Takuism is a small, isolated religious sect.”

    • CommentAuthorNo One
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
     

    I love it. :D It’s unique, that’s for sure. I love the bit about Taku Gryphon sending Gifian the Wanderer to Impish Idea.

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    In Defense of Eragon

    by our newest contributor, Hanceek.

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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2012 edited
     
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    How did you do the text that says “Who Like to Talk to You” when you hover over the link?

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2012 edited
     

    It’s because part of the title is in parentheses.

    Like so: ABC

    Edit: The FAQ explains how to format it correctly.

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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2012 edited
     

    Awesome, Kyll! Definitely on my to-read list for when I get home. After work, then after dinner, then ater The Avengers, and tyhen after the epic journey home through torrential rain. This definitely needs more time than I have on my lunch break to fully appreciate, so it’s definitely the first thing I’ll do when I get home.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeMay 31st 2012
     

    Moon People: A Tragedy of Mediums by ThePrimordialSuck

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2012
     

    Whoa! I just found out why there’s a sudden influx of comments on Kitty’s “How Not to Write Female Characters” article—somebody put it on Reddit. Was that one of us or someone else?

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2012 edited
     

    somebody put it on Reddit. Was that one of us or someone else?

    Wasn’t me.

    Edit: According to Textpattern, the article has gotten ~3,700 unique hits in the past 2 days.

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      CommentAuthorInkblot
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2012
     

    Soooo… was that Kitty’s secret other life on Reddit, or should we declare war on the thieving no-goods?

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
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      CommentAuthorSoupnazi
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2012
     
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    Not sure if this is the best place, but once I’m done do I just leave it on “pending?”

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJul 11th 2012
     

    If you’re satisfied with it go ahead and set it as “Live.”

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJul 11th 2012
     

    An Hour with Paolini by Minoan Ferret

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeJul 18th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorInkblot
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2012
     

    Fatal error. Call to undefined function janitor() on line 115.

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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2012
     

    I was updating the site. I’ve finished updating. FOR NOW.

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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2012
     

    undefined function janitor()

    Don’t worry about him. He was a contracted window cleaner, but he never found his way out of ImpishIdea. Just nod and wave and keep walking. He thinks he’s going to be paid.

    Well done, Your Despotness, updating website stuff is important and difficult.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJul 20th 2012
     

    We have a janitor doing undefined functions? That sounds… ominous. I wonder what sort of undefined functions—cleaning up blood after the spooky experiments, perhaps?

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      CommentAuthorInkblot
    • CommentTimeJul 20th 2012
     

    I think we should have daemons like in Snow Crash.

    Undefined functions, I assume, are not yet in progress (because they have not been defined). But once they begin I believe they will be spooky, yes.

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeJul 25th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2012
     

    If one of you people with access to the submissions email could take a look, there are three articles in there waiting. One of them is Pryotra’s, which basically just needs approval, one’s a new contributor, and one’s Rocky’s.

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2012
     

    Approved Pryotra’s article.

    The Negative Reader Reviews: City of Ashes

    • CommentAuthorRocky
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2012
     
    If I'd been paying attention, and had known there were two others waiting, I would've backed off.
    • CommentAuthorRocky
    • CommentTimeJul 29th 2012
     
    "The Dark Knight Rises":http://impishidea.com/reviews/the-dark-knight-rises

    By Rocky
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    The Magic of the Inheritance Cycle

    by new contributor, Juracan

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    I have a pending article on text pattern. Do I need one of the benevolent overlords to approve before I tick “live”?

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    You’re a staff writer, so I think you can approve it yourself. However, we typically try not to publish more than one article per day, so posting it tomorrow would be ideal.

    EDIT:
    Also, be sure to put your username in the “writer” section of textpattern, and add any appropriate tags.

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      CommentAuthorPryotra
    • CommentTimeAug 7th 2012
     

    You’re a staff writer, so I think you can approve it yourself.

    For whatever reason, my articles refuse to let me make them live automatically. I’m probably doing something wrong.

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      CommentAuthorPryotra
    • CommentTimeAug 8th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeAug 12th 2012
     

    Yet another shade of grey:

    Steel Encased in Velvet

    by Rorschach

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeAug 16th 2012
     
    • CommentAuthorRocky
    • CommentTimeAug 16th 2012
     
    I guess I'll have to acclimate to updating about my posts. Thanks, Puppet.
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      CommentAuthorRorschach
    • CommentTimeAug 20th 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorPryotra
    • CommentTimeAug 23rd 2012
     
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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2012
     
    • CommentAuthorRocky
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2012
     
    bq. The Fiction of Science: Subgenres by Rocky

    Redacted.
    • CommentAuthorNossus
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2012
     

    Redacted.

    Why?

    • CommentAuthorRocky
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2012 edited
     
    Because it was crap. Pointless effort on my part, doomed to fail.
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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2012
     

    Such is the value of peer review. And research. More research is always good.

    • CommentAuthorNossus
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2012
     

    Man, wish I could read the comments…

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      CommentAuthorKyllorac
    • CommentTimeAug 27th 2012
     

    In the meantime, enjoy the next installment of Fifty Shades of Grey, Pt. 8: Just Gloriously Yummy

    By Rorschach, of course.

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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2012
     

    The Mirror Looks at Eragon — Chapter 8

    by Asahel

    If I may put in my two cents, I think everybody here needs to read this. Brilliant writing, the kind of characterisation that any reader and writer should admire and aspire to, and an overpowered crossover own-character insert who proves that overpowered crossover inserts can still be really cool, empathetic, logically consistent, and psychologically realistic.

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      CommentAuthorRorschach
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      CommentAuthorKitty
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2012
     

    Soooo… was that Kitty’s secret other life on Reddit, or should we declare war on the thieving no-goods?

    I don’t go on Reddit anymore.

    I’m probably never going to read the new comments on the article because if they’re from Redditors they’re going to be about how wrong and stupid and female-privileged I am and I should just shut my whore mouth and I’m probably a fat ugly bitch lesbian who can’t get guys and doesn’t shave.