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Since the Nanoha forum is now limited (only Mods and Admin can create new threads), this thread serves as a way to request a new thread to be created.
Please post here if you wish to request a new Nanoha thread. Please bear in mind that we will only accept reasonable requests, we wish to maintain the focus within the forum and cut down on the noise (so no pointless threads cluttering up the place).
Don't forget that you may still post in existing threads as usual, the only restriction is that you may not create new threads within this particular forum.
Maids! Maids! Maids!
2006-10-06, 17:04
Can we have an image thread please.
Not sure if they could create enought dissucions, but If they do, Maybe a Nanoha The Comics thread could be made, for the manga that runs in megami, both old a new in one thread.
Can we request a Merchandise Thread? There is more Goodies, Figures Of nanoha Series we can unified :)
Thanks for creating this subforum and organizing for the Nanoha threads. :)
(couldn't think of anywhere else to put it)
Radiosity
2006-10-10, 08:28
Hmm... I wonder, would a favourite character poll be worth it? Since there are two seasons' worth of development, plus the fact that StrikerS is introducing older versions of the characters, a poll for the young versions before that might be good. Still, it might just be a waste of time (other than for the hardcore fans like us :) ).
Well, I'd like to request it if the mods don't think it'll be a waste :)
Hmm... I wonder, would a favourite character poll be worth it?
I think it's a good idea. Get a poll started now before the third season begins and see how it changes over time.
I'm only on ep three of the first season so I'm not sure who the characters are yet but I'll check to see if Wiki has a better list. The main question will be who should it include (assuming around the 6 to 16 character selection). Suggestions welcome.
Radiosity
2006-10-10, 11:57
Cool, thanks Xris :) The main characters are:
Nanoha
Fate
Yuuno
Arf
Chrono
Amy
Admiral Lindy
Precia maybe? Not really sure about that one.
Lotte & Aria (together as one entry? Or maybe seperate since they do have different personalities)
Suzuka
Arisa
Maybe Nanoha's family, but that'd probably be too much and they don't play a major role anyway
A's specific characters:
Hayate
Signum
Shamal
Vita
Zaphira
Reinforce
I think that's pretty much all the main ones. Any I'm missing?
edit: Not sure how I managed to forget reinforce :o Added!
Can we request a Music Video Thread? :)
For Video like the AMV of Petco on his sign
Radiosity
2006-10-10, 12:53
I'd change that to a more general music/ music video thread, so we can discuss the music from the series and so on as well, rather than limiting it to just AMV's :)
Catgirls
2006-10-11, 23:37
I'd change that to a more general music/ music video thread, so we can discuss the music from the series and so on as well, rather than limiting it to just AMV's :)Yeah, a general music/music video thread is a good idea. I'll whip something up. :)
I agree as well, cause most of the songs in Nanoha were great:D
We can share our comments about the musics etc:D
Still need some help here guys :)
Should we create one or two polls? We can have separate polls (and therefore a different character mix) for the first two series, or would it be better to have just one poll (since it's now difficult to differentiate the choices as the series have been over for a while now)?
BTW, the poll (or polls) would be multiple choice.
Looking at Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha), it lists the following for the first series.
Nanoha Takamachi
Yuuno Scrya
Fate Testarossa
Arf
Lindy Haraoun
Chrono Haraoun
Amy Limietta
Alisa Bannings (Arisa Bannings?)
Suzuka Tsukimura
Wiki doens't list Lotte/ Aria and so far I haven't come across them yet having only seen the first 4 eps (I thought maybe they appear in ep 5 but I think it's Arf in human form). They are listed as part of Nanoha A's.
Shall we include Raising Heart (Raging Heart), Bardiche? Any other characters?
Nanoha
Fate
Yuuno
Arf
Chrono
Amy
Admiral Lindy
Precia maybe? Not really sure about that one.
Lotte & Aria (together as one entry? Or maybe seperate since they do have different personalities)
Suzuka
Arisa
Maybe Nanoha's family, but that'd probably be too much and they don't play a major role anyway
A's specific characters:
Hayate
Signum
Shamal
Vita
Zaphira
Reinforce
Dragnfly@Gamefaqs
2006-10-13, 18:27
I suggest a poll for each season. It'd be cool to track who comes ahead and falls behind (as I'm expecting to happen with Arf and such) and who wins over the hearts of the fans.
And yeah, you won't find the twins in season 1. Tho I suggest we include Reinforce in the A's thread but not Reinforce 2 as that's moreso a StrikerS thing.
I suggest it be like this:
s1 list:
Nanoha
Fate
Yuuno
Arf
Chrono
Amy
Lindy
Precia
Suzuka
Arisa
A's list:
Nanoha
Fate
Yuuno
Arf
Chrono
Amy
Lindy
Precia
Suzuka
Arisa
Hayate
Signum
Shamal
Vita
Zaphira
Reinforce
Aria
Lotte
Graham
I put Linnis in with Nanoha's Family. i.e. having roles too small to include. Is everyone else OK with this setup?
EDIT: Removing something stupid of me and also I just noticed the A's list may be too big.
Radiosity
2006-10-13, 21:36
I don't see any real need for Precia to be in the A's list as she's not a 'playable character (tm)' in A's.
Forgot that the twins weren't in the first season, really need to watch that again (I admit, I favour A's simply for the awesomeness of the last 4 eps :D ).
Other than Precia in A's the lists look good to me.
Maximum Burst
2006-10-14, 20:14
I'm just throwing this out there, but how about having a "Favorite Devices" thread?
The devices can be considered characters, too, but throwing them all into the character poll would be overkill. The thread can be used to discuss the devices, their spells (like all that "A, AA, AAA, etc." power ranking and whatnot), and stuff like that.
The devices would be:
Raising Heart
Bardiche
S2U
Graf Eisen
Laevatein
Klarwind
Durandal
Reinforce (yeah, I know she's in the character poll too, so...I'm not sure how that's going to work ^^; )
Book of Darkness (would you guys say that this counts? I'm not so sure on this)
I'm just throwing this out there, but how about having a "Favorite Devices" thread?
The devices can be considered characters, too, but throwing them all into the character poll would be overkill. The thread can be used to discuss the devices, their spells (like all that "A, AA, AAA, etc." power ranking and whatnot), and stuff like that.
This sounds a good idea I think. We can make it a "Devices Discussion" thread (which also has a poll attached :) ), since I'm sure there are a few topics about the devices that are worthy of discussion (even if it's just the Raising/Raging Heart issue :D )
The poll you suggested looks good. I'll have a look on Wiki to see what they list (I need to do this since I'm still on the first series, so spoilers abound for me :( ). It shouldn't matter that Reinforce is in the other poll since this would be a poll for Devices.
Any comments? Is the list suggested by Maximum Burst suitable? I would also make the poll multiple choice since that way you can vote for your favourites instead of having to choose just one.
Oh yes, any suggestions for a better thread title than Devices Discussion / Poll would be welcome.
Yea, the device thread sounds good. Altho i prefer Raging Heart over Raising Heart, but this is meh - people use both of them all the time :P But i simply cant stand Laevatein - just try to spell that :P Better use the name thats in the subs - Levantine >.<
As for the thread name - its fine, they really are called devices. Book of darkness and Reinforce are tricky ones, but i think they should be here - after all, they are magical devices given a human form. Its no big deal that they are in the character poll, since we could as well add Raging heart / Bardiche / Levantine to the character poll as well - i mean these devices also have personality :D
Dragnfly@Gamefaqs
2006-10-15, 14:59
HAHAHA. Sorry for forgetting about Precia in A's. Well, I didn't forget that she was a mere plot point. I moreso forgot to cut her out of the list I copy/pasted. LOL
Maximum Burst
2006-10-15, 17:51
The names that I posted in my list are the names taken off of the cards that came with the A's DVDs, so I think it's safe to assume they're the official names. Now if only Alph (Arf...whatever) had a card...
Yea, i know they are the official names, but more often than not the alternatives are used as well :) Dont ask me why the subbers decided to name them that way (tho the Levantine is understandable - one would get his eyes in a knot trying to read it in the original way). As for myself i must say i for some reason prefer the alternate names to the official ones.
Catgirls
2006-10-25, 16:05
And yeah, you won't find the twins in season 1. Tho I suggest we include Reinforce in the A's thread but not Reinforce 2 as that's moreso a StrikerS thing.
I suggest it be like this:
s1 list:
Nanoha
Fate
Yuuno
Arf
Chrono
Amy
Lindy
Precia
Suzuka
Arisa
A's list:
Nanoha
Fate
Yuuno
Arf
Chrono
Amy
Lindy
Precia
Suzuka
Arisa
Hayate
Signum
Shamal
Vita
Zaphira
Reinforce
Aria
Lotte
GrahamExcellent. Thanks. I'll use these lists unless someone has a serious objection. :) I'll start with the first season and try put a little time between the S1 poll and the S2 poll. Plus, I too like the idea of a Favorite Devices poll/discussion. So we'll give these a little room...
Dragnfly@Gamefaqs
2006-10-25, 17:23
You'd need to either remove Precia from from the A's list, or include Linis in it.
Excellent. Thanks. I'll use these lists unless someone has a serious objection. :) I'll start with the first season and try put a little time between the S1 poll and the S2 poll. Plus, I too like the idea of a Favorite Devices poll/discussion. So we'll give these a little room...
The only objection I would have is that the S1 and S2 polls have already been made :) It's just the Favourite Devices poll to be created (and see the comment I made about it a few posts back).
Catgirls
2006-10-25, 18:02
The only objection I would have is that the S1 and S2 polls have already been made :) D'OH! I guess I should have looked. :heh: Okay then....carry on.
Dragnfly@Gamefaqs
2006-12-08, 09:00
I was thinking. Should we have one to keep track of the various Nanoha game projects? They're starting to add up.
Do we have a Nanoha IRC channel? If not, anyone want to try setting one up?
LoweGear
2007-01-09, 10:05
Hmmmm
Due to the amount of fanfic ideas people seem to have here, can we request a Fanfiction/Fanfiction ideas thread?
I was thinking, how about a Nanoha universal-random discussion thread? Talk about anything, like future of Nanoha series, spin offs, dreams you had with Nanoha in it, about the characters, etc.
There is a lot of non-speculation/discussion related things in the StrikerS thread, we should create a thread for that kind of stuff.
But we already have three Nanoha threads (one for each series) and that's where such general discussion belongs.
Now if there was a demand for threads such as "Nanoha - Theories and Speculation", "Nanoha - Magic & Technology", or "Nanoha Q&A", fair enough but I'm not convinced that we want to encourage random discussion (see the first post "Please bear in mind that we will only accept reasonable requests, we wish to maintain the focus within the forum and cut down on the noise (so no pointless threads cluttering up the place).")
Dragnfly@Gamefaqs
2007-03-02, 10:31
I have a request for new threads. My pants are old and the colour's faded. I should really get new ones.
Seriously tho, I second the request for some sort of fanfic or such type of thread. I've seen some good ideas put out as just passing comments here. And it's such a shame. If that stuff is posted in the series threads they'd likely be shot down in no time. On top of that, it'd take up a mountain of space.
LoweGear
2007-03-02, 10:49
Second that idea, since I'm sure there's lots of ideas people are just dying to talk about, but can't in the current StrikerS thread (which have long become the general discussion thread). Once StrikerS begins, I can imagine that each episode will get its own thread like in the other sections. The current StrikerS thread would likely be closed, or renamed into general discussion.
New thread created, Nanoha Fanfic Discussion (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=43692).
What Lowegear said.. sort of... whenever the new season starts, I'd like to see some cleanup/rename/freshstart on the StrikerS thread (after 2400+ posts, it isn't very useful as an episode discussion tool and has become more of a "magic & tech" ramble ... ). Suggest renaming it as Lowegear envisions and and creating a "series discussion" thread????
NoSanninWa
2007-03-03, 04:09
I've already been considering that. (Didn't you mention your concerns to me in a PM, or was that someone else?) That thread really does need to be retired because of massive multi-off-topic irrelevancy. When the series starts I intend to close the old thread and rename it "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Anticipation Thread." Then we can create a brand new generic discussion thread for the series.
Question
2007-03-11, 07:04
Can we have a Q&A thread?
NoSanninWa
2007-03-12, 03:08
No Q&A? Oh my! I'll get right on that.
Shadow Angel
2007-03-12, 19:02
This is more of an idea would it be possible if we could have a "Quote Thread" created? which. Would let users post their favourite quotes from characters from the show.
Chaos2Frozen
2007-03-13, 00:33
When the new season comes out, I'm thinking of a thread along the lines of "Skills, Spells and Technology: Who's packing more heat?" :D
And of course, depending on how things go, a 'Romance' thread might not be too far fetch.
This is more of an idea would it be possible if we could have a "Quote Thread" created? which. Would let users post their favourite quotes from characters from the show.
Favourite MGLN Quotes thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=44192)
When the new season comes out, I'm thinking of a thread along the lines of "Skills, Spells and Technology: Who's packing more heat?" :D
Magic and Technology of MGLN (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=44194)
And of course, depending on how things go, a 'Romance' thread might not be too far fetch.
Remind us again once the series has started and we shall see if such a thread is needed.
Dragosmore
2007-04-14, 14:06
I suggest a car-name thread based off of all the new characters who are also based off of cars. Extensive list can be found here:
http://nanoha.the-triad.org/notes/general.html
Mods, I was thinking that since I noticed that a "create-own-character" thread already exists (at least, in Gundam Sub-forum) can anyone of you create one for Nanoha sub-forum? It should be partially related to the fanfic thread since it may contain materials of the Nanohaverse that are fan-made.
Thanks.
I suggest a car-name thread based off of all the new characters who are also based off of cars. Extensive list can be found here:
http://nanoha.the-triad.org/notes/general.html
Sounds very interesting. If you are still reading the thread, feel free to submit the opening post in this thread, and I'll create the thread. Oh, and sorry about such a late reply. :p
Mods, I was thinking that since I noticed that a "create-own-character" thread already exists (at least, in Gundam Sub-forum) can anyone of you create one for Nanoha sub-forum? It should be partially related to the fanfic thread since it may contain materials of the Nanohaverse that are fan-made.
Thanks.
I've some doubt about the merit of the thread topic you are seeking. While I can see how Gundam section of the forum can get away with such topic with so many possibilities of gattai to explore upon, I don't see how this kind of thread will fit into in the Nanoha section. If you have a convincing opening post in mind for the thread, then post it here by all means. We will decide then if the topic deserve a thread or not. ;)
Meophist
2007-04-28, 21:49
I suggest a car-name thread based off of all the new characters who are also based off of cars. Extensive list can be found here:
http://nanoha.the-triad.org/notes/general.htmlWhat kind of discussion would we have in such a thread?
Mods, I was thinking that since I noticed that a "create-own-character" thread already exists (at least, in Gundam Sub-forum) can anyone of you create one for Nanoha sub-forum? It should be partially related to the fanfic thread since it may contain materials of the Nanohaverse that are fan-made.
Thanks.
I Kinda Agree, I have a RP Chracter for Nanoha, But I could REALLY use some help, esappically with the magic types ranks and attacks and such, since the nanoha world 'magic laws' or what ever is rather complicated IMO.
Chaos2Frozen
2007-04-28, 22:00
I Kinda Agree, I have a RP Chracter for Nanoha, But I could REALLY use some help, esappically with the magic types ranks and attacks and such, since the nanoha world 'magic laws' or what ever is rather complicated IMO.
Believe me, ask any of those questions in the Generic or episode threads, and I can assure you that there'll be at least 3 or so people getting back to you within the hour :heh: (Or, at least before the day ends...)
I'm going to take the opposite view here :)
I suggest a car-name thread based off of all the new characters who are also based off of cars. Extensive list can be found here:
http://nanoha.the-triad.org/notes/general.html
Sounds very interesting. If you are still reading the thread, feel free to submit the opening post in this thread, and I'll create the thread. Oh, and sorry about such a late reply. :p
I'm not sure if this is enough of a topic to actually discuss, beyond listing the names and references that is.
I don't object to the thread but it might be more sensible to give the thread a wider range such as Popular and Cultural References in Nanoha. This way the thread can cover any modern reference (such as the use of car names for the characters) as well as any cultural context (such as the use of different languages for the devices). I'm sure there must be some Sci-Fi and Fantasy refernces in the series as well as real-life settings.
Mods, I was thinking that since I noticed that a "create-own-character" thread already exists (at least, in Gundam Sub-forum) can anyone of you create one for Nanoha sub-forum? It should be partially related to the fanfic thread since it may contain materials of the Nanohaverse that are fan-made.
Thanks.
I've some doubt about the merit of the thread topic you are seeking. While I can see how Gundam section of the forum can get away with such topic with so many possibilities of gattai to explore upon, I don't see how this kind of thread will fit into in the Nanoha section. If you have a convincing opening post in mind for the thread, then post it here by all means. We will decide then if the topic deserve a thread or not. ;)
I think this is a good idea and has scope for discussion. Using the existing magic/technology from the series should supply enough variations to be able to "design you own character". The only downside is that it may become a "talk but not listen" thread where people post but not really discuss the suggestions made.
So, it seems there is some support for both ideas (from different Mods :) ). As monir suggested, make a convincing opening post here and if it emphasises the right qualities then we will split the post off and create a new thread. Please try and encourage discussion so they don't become "write only" threads :)
So, it seems there is some support for both ideas (from different Mods :) ). As monir suggested, make a convincing opening post here and if it emphasises the right qualities then we will split the post off and create a new thread. Please try and encourage discussion so they don't become "write only" threads :)
If I may put my input into this, how about we make a small rule, that those who want to post their character will have to give advice to others first. That way, those who want to post their own characters are being helpfull, while those that merely want to help can simply do so.
I think this is a good idea and has scope for discussion. Using the existing magic/technology from the series should supply enough variations to be able to "design you own character". The only downside is that it may become a "talk but not listen" thread where people post but not really discuss the suggestions made.
So, it seems there is some support for both ideas (from different Mods :) ). As monir suggested, make a convincing opening post here and if it emphasises the right qualities then we will split the post off and create a new thread. Please try and encourage discussion so they don't become "write only" threads :)
I see if I can post something interesting here.
First and foremost, this thread is strictly for original characters of Nanoverse (S1, S2, S3). Anyone of us may post and discuss characters they created for particular series. There are several things that need everyone's attention, however:
1. Absolutely NO overpowered/godlike character. Sure, you can create a character with S++ rank of magic skill, but try to be realistic (i.e., the magic user is easily tired after casting a powerful offence spell, etc.)
2. Try to have the character related to Nanoverse (whether with the original characters, magic system, or the villains).
3. Do not attempt flame wars between posters. Just because you find a created character "unsuitabe" does NOT mean you can just go and say "oh, by the way, your character sucks. I hate it." Give the poster some chance to share his/her idea.
HIKKI KOKURABUJI
Age: 19
Hair colour: bluish black
Eye colour: green
Affiliation: renegade (later: Time-Space Administration Bureau)
Position / Rank in TSAB: none (later: Special Agent)
Home World: Earth
Device: Halcyon
Magic System: unknown
Magic Element: wind, time
Partner: none
Magic colour: metallic blue
POWER
Hikki's abilities are unique in the way he combines both magic systems of Mid-Childa and Belka. Almost all of his techniques are self-taught, much in the same way he learned his fighting styles. What makes him different from the rest of magic users in Nanoha Universe is his ability to neutralize other users’ specialties like area-dominance tactic for speed-oriented Fate or counter moves for melee-type Signum. He is also able to combine his Gale Whistler art form with freehand combat, making him a dangerous opponent in close combat. His command phrase for his shooting abilities is “Execute!”
Hope this can do.
I see that we can post OCs, take them apart, balance them, then build on the backstory. However there's a chance that people might not be willing to offer up OCs for the picking for fear of spoiling their own stories. It took quite a while to get the fanfic thread to open up. ^^ However if this thread is opened I'm willing to help it along.
@USB500
Sounds like fun! I already got a character ready to be submitted. (Just need to work on a few details :D)
The only worry I have is that, as soon the thread is opened, there will be a huge inflow of created characters and no room for discussion, so only the latest submissions will receive proper discussion. (This is only at the beginning, of course) The problem is, I dont know how we can handle this.
Actually that'll be a good thing, but I dun think it'll be that big a prob. If it does flood, I suppose we need someone to be putting in effort to keep at characters in view. Probably like how Skane tracked our bets for Epi 5, except with links to the earlier posts containing the chars?
Actually that'll be a good thing, but I dun think it'll be that big a prob. If it does flood, I suppose we need someone to be putting in effort to keep at characters in view. Probably like how Skane tracked our bets for Epi 5, except with links to the earlier posts containing the chars?
That would work. Also I think the thread will be a good place for fanfic writers to find unique characters for their stories. It should be pretty interesting. ;)
That would work. Also I think the thread will be a good place for fanfic writers to find unique characters for their stories. It should be pretty interesting. ;)
Now that sounds like a tavern to recruit heroes. :D Imagine if several people starting picking one, his exploits would add up over time, resulting in more people picking him, until we can have Mahou Shounen Random Hiroko. Just my AU$0.02.
Darco_emp
2007-05-05, 07:59
It will be nice to have a compilation of all the theories/physics on how magic, lost logias and such which is currently been all over the place, be put into a single thread.
We can certainly reduce the number of brains get fried this way. :heh:
It will be nice to have a compilation of all the theories/physics on how magic, lost logias and such which is currently been all over the place, be put into a single thread.
We can certainly reduce the number of brains get fried this way. :heh:
The Magic and Technology of MGLN (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=44194) can be used to hold such discussion. Or do you mean that existing posts should be collected together. If so, that requires a lot of effort but it is possible to copy existing posts into the new thread (but that might make the thread read a bit odd). Someone will have to find the links for the posts that are appropriate.
Burner of Anime
2007-05-06, 23:31
How about a tactics and training page? It's interesting seeing how both Nanoha and Fate develop their respective skills and specialisations, first as wild MC mages before taking on the Velka style. This would be in contrast to the pure Velka Knights group before going to the dedicated hybrid mages like Hayate or the Strikers. Of course, there are support mages, summoners and the weapons the entire crew uses either against one another or the current crop of AMF drones.
In S1, Fate and Nanoha essentially started out as jacks of all trades because of the lack of directed training. The divergence in abilites come from Fate specialising in speed/melee and Nanoha countering with powerful range attacks.
S2 has the girls face a crew of warrior-mages with a high degree of personal melee skills [Vita's strength and Signum's agility], augmented by a sudden burst of crushing power. This causes them to specialise even further into their respective spheres in order to counter them.
S3 introduces the AMF drone. Suddenly the girls find out that they've specialised into a corner with an opponent able to negate near any sort of magical attack thrown at it. Que the new team to address the shortfall.
Lots to talk about here. :D
Meophist
2007-05-07, 01:02
How about "Style and Strategy" instead then?
What's about that Characters thread? We can expand it to include discussions on the in-canon characters as well, since fanfics also depend on them and we can also use the thread to polish our characterisations of them, or at least get everyone to agree on some points. But I think we'll leave canon relationships out of this, otherwise this is going to be the Somalia of Nanoha forums. But that's up to everyone to vote.
In other words, is there going to be a thread?
What's about that Characters thread? We can expand it to include discussions on the in-canon characters as well, since fanfics also depend on them and we can also use the thread to polish our characterisations of them, or at least get everyone to agree on some points. But I think we'll leave canon relationships out of this, otherwise this is going to be the Somalia of Nanoha forums. But that's up to everyone to vote.
In other words, is there going to be a thread?
last I heard, we needed a detailed opening post, and it so happens that I have the time, so... *Cracks knuckles*
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Title: Character creation and discussion
This thread is made for people want to discuss the existing characters of nanoha, or those who have their own Original Characters in the Nanoha-verse, and wish to discuss them. This is also a good place for those who are looking for characters to add in fanfictions or RPG’s to get a few ideas, or complete characters.
To avoid this thread going in the wrong direction, there are a few ground rules.
Do note that, like most threads, this one is a discussion thread. It’s not simply a place where you dump your own character and never look back. As such, you really should make at least a few comments before you post your character.
Discussion means that people will disagree with you. Try to listen to them before ignoring them for trying to ‘kill your darlings’
Try to listen to advice and suggestions. Some of the people here really know what they’re talking about.
No character is god. Invincible characters are boring, and generally show a lack of challenge. I can guarantee you that any character with invincibility’s will get shot down immediately by the users. Seriously, don’t try it.
So with that out of the way, how do we create a character? Weeeell, the first thing would be to decide whether it is a him or a her. Details, I know, but very important. Second would be looks. Hair, eyes and clothes are all very important in this regard. Following would be whether she is good or evil –this is relatively important for the personality, which will come up next- Personality is the core of a character, and makes up the ‘who’ of your character. After that, it’s down to the best part: Powers! Devices, spells, specializations, go wild! Just… make sure your character is not too powerful, okay? Even superman had his kryptonite.
Oh, and of course a background. Where did you character come from? What did he/she go through to become the way he/she is? Etc. etc.
How detailed you describe everything is up to you, but I can guarantee you, the more details, the more there is to discuss. And that’s what this thread is all about, right?
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That should be it. Anyne else have a few things we might add?
^ Seems pretty interesting, and it has potential. I'll think about it. Though if the thread is created, i think we should go with things like in the "Rate that avatar/sig" thread - if you want people to judge your work, you should comment on some one else's character, otherwise i am afraid it would quickly turn in to a thread where every one simply dumps their creation without bothering to discuss anything. Accordingly, posts without any discussion/comments on some ones creation would be subjects for deletion. (Minus the first couple of posts)
If that is ok with you guys, then I'll consider creating the thread.
That's perfectly fine with us. Most of us who want this thread enjoy discussions.
Character Creation and Discussion thread created. Have fun :)
How about some threads for shipping-discussion? This way, we can transfer all the out-of-context shipping banter from the episode discussion threads, and the shippers get to continue to have their fun as well.
To make it more feasible, have two separate threads. One for serious shipping discussion, and the other for fun shipping banter.
Standard rules of mutual respect and yada-yada will apply to both of course, since we will not want either of those threads to degenerate into monkey-pooping at each other.
Suggested thread titles,
Discussion of Relationships in the MSLN Series [SERIOUS DISCUSSION ONLY]
Discussion of Relationships in the MSLN Series [Fun & Laughter Discussion]
Thoughts?
hmm that is an idea , but how you gonna really split between fun /serious one?
Sometimes it is kinda hard to differentiate em just like some of your/C2F jokes could be funny but true at the same time(not a pure imagination).Especially on speculation part ><
Sorry if you didn't get what i mean ...can't describe it properly
I don't think there will be much difficulty in differentiating serious and non-serious discussion. :heh: Serious discussion will be on the lines of the "Character Creation" thread where the fans take pride in their fan-creations and make an effort to provide details and talk about their fiction.
Non-serious will be stuff like jokes and *wink-wink* sort of posts.
Basically speaking, the serious thread will be dedicated to people who enjoy analysing the canonical information and deriving their evidence from there. It will be a "lawyer" against "lawyer" sort of discussion. I am expecting essay-length discussions in here, with serious thought given to the matter.
In the non-serious thread, almost anything goes; since it is meant to be for fun only. In other words, "real evidence" not necessary.
Cheers.
Meophist
2007-05-12, 21:43
I second and third Skane's request.
Fuyu no Sora
2007-05-12, 21:44
How about some threads for shipping-discussion? This way, we can transfer all the out-of-context shipping banter from the episode discussion threads, and the shippers get to continue to have their fun as well.
To make it more feasible, have two separate threads. One for serious shipping discussion, and the other for fun shipping banter.
Standard rules of mutual respect and yada-yada will apply to both of course, since we will not want either of those threads to degenerate into monkey-pooping at each other.
Suggested thread titles,
Discussion of Relationships in the MSLN Series [SERIOUS DISCUSSION ONLY]
Discussion of Relationships in the MSLN Series [Fun & Laughter Discussion]
Thoughts?
I personally approve of this, but right now I don't feel like participating in ship wars. (Even if my troops are on standby and awaiting orders :joke:)
Why don't we have a thread clearly lable "the shipping war between Nanoha X Fate against Nanoha X Yuno"? Shipping is shipping. It is very, VERY hard to ask people to keep it "seriou" or "fun." Just look at all these ridiculous shipping wars in every ep discussion. Recently, they just started one at the image thread! If you try to stop it at ep discussion thread, they just take it else where.
This is not going to stop at being "serious" or "fun." I think we can try to limit all these to one thread as much as possible and have some real fun or discussion else where. I am so sick of this shipping wars!!
Suggested thread titles,
Discussion of Relationships in the MSLN Series [SERIOUS DISCUSSION ONLY]
Discussion of Relationships in the MSLN Series [Fun & Laughter Discussion]
Thoughts?
The idea behind the first thread title seems harmless enough. The 2nd thread-title is rejected for the time being, or at least until it is observed that this particular section of the forum is showing some improvement on the overall posting quality. Feel free to create the wordings for the opening post whenever you are ready, and submit here for the first idea, and the thread will be created.
The idea behind the first thread title seems harmless enough. The 2nd thread-title is rejected for the time being, or at least until it is observed that this particular section of the forum is showing some improvement on the overall posting quality. Feel free to create the wordings for the opening post whenever you are ready, and submit here for the first idea, and the thread will be created.
Well, I hope I got the format right...
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Welcome to the "Relationships In The MSLN Series [SERIOUS DISCUSSION ONLY]" thread.
The purpose of this thread is to provide a venue for members to discuss the various relationship pairings in the world of MSLN. Additionally, this thread is only for serious discussion based on the official canon. Fan-made material should not be taken into consideration. Canonical sources include-
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (TV) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576)
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's (TV) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5770)
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (TV) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6828)
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Manga
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's to StrikerS Manga
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Novel
Etc...
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Meophist
2007-05-22, 16:14
I'm thinking we might be able to use a spoiler/speculation thread. There was the incident with the spoiler before, but also there's information about a future episode due to the Sound Stage's next-episode-preview.
How about a thread that just has episode synopsis' in it. It's very difficult to find a decent synopsis in the episode discussion threads when they're 40+ pages long. A thread with just one post dedicated to one episode would be nice. It could be locked and updated by a Mod who chooses the best post from the discussion threads that sums up the episode in question.
How about a thread that just has episode synopsis' in it. It's very difficult to find a decent synopsis in the episode discussion threads when they're 40+ pages long. A thread with just one post dedicated to one episode would be nice. It could be locked and updated by a Mod who chooses the best post from the discussion threads that sums up the episode in question.
That is a very interesting idea for a thread. I can see the need for it considering how... uhm.. special the episode discussion threads are for this particular section. It's so easy to get lost if one isn't actively participating in these threads in a given week. The only concern I'm having is about choosing a particular synopsis.... For example: how does a mod choose a synopsis if, say, this mod isn't even watching the series? I'm very certain that this mod won't be motivated enough to go through a few hundred posts to find that cool synopsis every other week.
What would make it easier if these cool posters will kindly link their synopsis to one of the active mods via PM in every other week. Also, we can have more than one synopsis for any given episode. Your thoughts! :)
In the meantime, I'll go ahead and create the thread. The thread will be stickied as well.
I'm thinking we might be able to use a spoiler/speculation thread. There was the incident with the spoiler before, but also there's information about a future episode due to the Sound Stage's next-episode-preview.
No problem with this request. Question: is there a need for two separate thread that will cater to anime-only viewers and manga readers?
Meophist
2007-05-28, 20:26
No problem with this request. Question: is there a need for two separate thread that will cater to anime-only viewers and manga readers?If there's a need to do that, you'll also need one for CD-listeners, website-readers, and novel-readers. I don't think there's a need, although right now, I'm not sure if there's actually a need for the thread itself.
Monir:
That's a good idea. If people that post in the episode discussion threads also want their synopsis to be in the Episode Synopsis thread, they can PM a mod and the mod can then decide if the post is worthy of copying.
Thanks for making the thread anyway, hopefully it'll be a nice way to compress synopsis' into an easy to read place.
Nanoha - StrikerS - Episode 10 Discussion / Poll :D
We are runing out of places to spam creatavily post. :heh:
Request for thread: Military Authority & Decisions In StrikerS - Justified or Unjustified
..or anything that fits the little jam in the Ep8 discussion thread.
I've already PMed xris (http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?find=lastposter&f=2) about the issue. He said he thinks it's a good idea, but since he was about to log out for the day and won't be on the forum much for the rest of the week, he can't treat the issue. :(
Following his suggestion we come to this little post :D
Now if a kind Mod could look into this it be great ~
*feels inhumanly lazy ...* Thread created. Have fun :)
I would like to request "Your favourite spells" poll thread. I think it'd be interesting. We put everybody's high ranked spells such as Nanoha's Starlight Breaker/Excelion Buster, Fate's Thunder Zamber Breaker/Photon Lancer Phalanx Shift, Hayate's Misteltinn/Ragnarok Breaker, Chrono's Stinger Blade Exectuion Shift/Frozen Coffin etc etc...
I would like to request "Your favourite spells" poll thread. I think it'd be interesting. We put everybody's high ranked spells such as Nanoha's Starlight Breaker/Excelion Buster, Fate's Thunder Zamber Breaker/Photon Lancer Phalanx Shift, Hayate's Misteltinn/Ragnarok Breaker, Chrono's Stinger Blade Exectuion Shift/Frozen Coffin etc etc...That's going to be rather limited... How about let's expand this to include your dream spell as well? The OC thread is getting cluttered from all the skill trees, so a place where we can compare Starlight Breaker to say Ava Kadavra would be fun! And from the OC thread we know we can control ourselves to not post uberh4xx spells...
Most of the time. :heh:
Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-07, 01:11
That's going to be rather limited... How about let's expand this to include your dream spell as well? The OC thread is getting cluttered from all the skill trees, so a place where we can compare Starlight Breaker to say Ava Kadavra would be fun! And from the OC thread we know we can control ourselves to not post uberh4xx spells...
Most of the time. :heh:
If this thread is created and the people from the OC Thread start posting their spells it'll be useful, but we'll soon be flooded by people posting charas with SS-ranked spells! :heh: :heh: :heh: :heh: :heh:
I would like to request "Your favourite spells" poll thread. I think it'd be interesting. We put everybody's high ranked spells such as Nanoha's Starlight Breaker/Excelion Buster, Fate's Thunder Zamber Breaker/Photon Lancer Phalanx Shift, Hayate's Misteltinn/Ragnarok Breaker, Chrono's Stinger Blade Exectuion Shift/Frozen Coffin etc etc...
One without a poll would be better.
For one, we don't have the full extent of each mage's spells, especially for the new people.
A poll can be added at any time anyway.
It would be better if it was added after discussion has solidified.
BTW, I would like it if there were only the real ones.
*dodges tomatoes from angry mob*
Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-07, 01:21
One without a poll would be better.
For one, we don't have the full extent of each mage's spells, especially for the new people.
A poll can be added at any time anyway.
It would be better if it was added after discussion has solidified.
BTW, I would like it if there were only the real ones.
*dodges tomatoes from angry mob*
Can we actually discuss spells?
No, no. Nobody's throwing tomatoes at you. But it would be good if we discussed this before requesting the creation of the thread.
One way around the problem is to have a volunteer to keep track of the spells, like we do in the OC thread, though its going to be a lot harder than in the OC thread cos spells are a lot more spammable, in both sense of the word. :heh:
But if it is done, well have a thread that can both answer questions about canon ones, and post our own too. A spellbook for Nanohaverse fan-authors to reference if you will. :D
As you can tell, I work for the benefits of fandom a lot more than canon. :Heh:
Can we actually discuss spells?Why not?!
Are you challenging your own idea?! ~ :heh:
Threads that are poll-only are forbidden here, and won't be created.
Excessive poll oriented stuff as well, basically the argument is most posts would be just for the result in the poll nothing anyone cares to read.
I've been scold about this by admins and mods ~ in the past.
I like Kha's ideas, I only fear it might turn out so you can't talk seriously about a spell without being spammed by OC ones.
Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-07, 01:41
Why not?!
Are you challenging your own idea?! ~ :heh:
Threads that are poll-only are forbidden here, and won't be created.
Excessive poll oriented stuff as well, basically the argument is most posts would be just for the result in the poll nothing anyone cares to read.
I've been scold about this by admins and mods ~ in the past.
I like Kha's ideas, I only fear it might turn out so you can't talk seriously about a spell without being spammed by OC ones.
But it wasnt my idea! I'm innocent! And what could we discuss about the spells besides the fact that Nanoha uses them to 'befriend' people? :heh: :heh:
I like Kha's ideas, I only fear it might turn out so you can't talk seriously about a spell without being spammed by OC ones.Have a little faith in us. Look what happened to the OC thread. It really took off. :D
Besides, I'll try to ensure those questions are answered. But if it's going to be a discussion about canon spells, the Magitech thread is the place to be... :heh:
One way around the problem is to have a volunteer to keep track of the spells, like we do in the OC thread, though its going to be a lot harder than in the OC thread cos spells are a lot more spammable, in both sense of the word. :heh:
I don't think it'd be that hard to just keep track on the spells. I think wikipedia has quite good resource for it. Look (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_spells).
And the artbook also provide good reference for the spells including casting technique.
I quite agree with all the posts after furuno's posts. I have no idea of how the discussions on magic spells in Nanoverse will turn out, since I'm afraid the upcoming thread will soon be unwillingly spammed by originally-created spells (take a look at the OC thread for better understanding of the situation :heh: )
Besides, do we even know anything about Nanoverse spells? :confused: I personally admit that I don't. :uhoh:
Besides, I'll try to ensure those questions are answered. But if it's going to be a discussion about canon spells, the Magitech thread is the place to be... :heh:
Mmm...
Can't argue with that ~ :D
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Fuyu-san about the misunderstanding. Gomen~
I quite agree with all the posts after furuno's posts. I have no idea of how the discussions on magic spells in Nanoverse will turn out, since I'm afraid the upcoming thread will soon be unwillingly spammed by originally-created spells (take a look at the OC thread for better understanding of the situation :heh: )
Besides, do we even know anything about Nanoverse spells? :confused: I personally admit that I don't. :uhoh:Correct. To be honest, more than half of the magitech thread was fan work, interpretting the spells by the way they appear to function, then explaining it through application of an enormous pile of pseudo-science from what limited knowledge we have from our textbooks. :p
BUT, a thread that functions as an original and canon spellbook would be fun. Just need a table of contents and we're good to go.
Hm, i question the need for such a thread. The "Your favorite *insert something*" threads tend to generate a lot of one-liner responses and little to none discussion. More so with a poll - i believe that polls discourage people from actually posting/discussing, as they might believe that the vote is enough to express their opinion. (Cats seems to have a good grasp on the subject :))
For discussion of spells in Nanohaverse, why not use the existing Magic and Technology of MGLN (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=44194) thread?
I would like to put forth a request for a thread titled,
MSLN Jokes & Assorted Humour
The MSLN series has a rich history of various jokes being made from the source material, and while some of them can be easily assigned to threads such as the "Image Thread", there comes a time when a joke is cracked but has no place to go without being off-topic a little bit.
Should such a thread be created, it will provide us with a venue to consolidate all the various standalone written jokes that have been posted so far, and keep the other threads tidier by rendering their content more on-topic.
Cheers.
Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-09, 12:06
I second the motion. This will reduce a lot of off topicness out from the episode threads :D :D
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-09, 12:26
Though it's going to make some conversations difficult :heh:
Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-09, 13:17
Though it's going to make some conversations difficult :heh:
Like you're one to talk. You're the one cracking most of the jokes here :D :D :D
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-09, 18:01
Like you're one to talk. You're the one cracking most of the jokes here :D :D :D
Like I've said, it's going to make my 'job' difficult when I have to stop, cut, and paste :heh:
Breaks the flow the things...
I would like to put forth a request for a thread titled,
MSLN Jokes & Assorted Humour
The MSLN series has a rich history of various jokes being made from the source material, and while some of them can be easily assigned to threads such as the "Image Thread", there comes a time when a joke is cracked but has no place to go without being off-topic a little bit.
Should such a thread be created, it will provide us with a venue to consolidate all the various standalone written jokes that have been posted so far, and keep the other threads tidier by rendering their content more on-topic.
Cheers.
would this refer to the series' jokes itself or jokes inspired by the series? :confused:
Otherwise, I'd kill for this thread to be created. :D
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-09, 21:58
would this refer to the series' jokes itself or jokes inspired by the series? :confused:
Otherwise, I'd kill for this thread to be created. :D
Well, the funniest of jokes are usually by the latter :heh: ...
would this refer to the series' jokes itself or jokes inspired by the series? :confused:
Otherwise, I'd kill for this thread to be created. :D
Fan-made humour. Canon humour can be discussed in the relevant Episode Thread as that would be on-topic. Fan-made humour is by its very nature (of being non-canonical), of varying degrees of off-topicness.
Cheers.
hmm i do experience much hassle reading every single page in episode dicussion threads(epecially if it filled with jokes.), so i'll second this.
Hm ... the idea sounds nice, and i definitely agree that the episode threads here can be a hassle to read, so such a thread would be welcomed. Though i have a sneaky suspicion that people might prove unwilling to switch threads to crack jokes :)... but there are ways to make that happen <insert evil laugh>
Skane, i will leave the creation of the first post to you :) Just post it here, and i will make it a new thread.
but there are ways to make that happen <insert evil laugh>It's very frightening when a GM says that. :heh:
Anyway, I suppose reposting the best from the earlier threads would work in this thread as well?
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-12, 09:03
It's very frightening when a GM says that. :heh:
I can feel his great, big staring eyes.... :uhoh:
Anyway, I suppose reposting the best from the earlier threads would work in this thread as well?
Good luck digging :heh:
Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-12, 17:15
Anyway, I suppose reposting the best from the earlier threads would work in this thread as well?
Someone else proposed for the pics in the Image thread to be placed in one big file and I'll say exactly what I posted there: Who's the courageous one that will take it upon him/herself to do such a task? :heh: :heh:
Someone else proposed for the pics in the Image thread to be placed in one big file and I'll say exactly what I posted there: Who's the courageous one that will take it upon him/herself to do such a task? :heh: :heh:Even with my [Bluecheesium Physiotrophy] feat, I'm not up to that big a task... :heh:
Didn't herbert post such a thing a while back?! ~ well that would be ages ago in forum-time :heh:
Can someone poke Skane about the thread already!?
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-13, 10:51
Can someone poke Skane about the thread already!?
I'm in no rush... I want to go off-topic with humor and amusing ideas for as long as I can using that as an excuse :p
Darco_emp
2007-06-14, 07:09
I can just see Chaos-tan having a field day :heh:, I still doubt the effectiveness of such thread. But it will be great for light read...
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-14, 07:17
I can just see Chaos-tan having a field day :heh:, I still doubt the effectiveness of such thread. But it will be great for light read...
Nobody 'tans' me and gets away with it!
Sigh, I guess it's time to begin Excavating those tombs... Hopefully something goes wrong and it leads to me being in tha care of a innocent, young, attractive girl who just happend to be passing by...
Darco_emp
2007-06-14, 07:23
Nobody 'tans' me and gets away with it!
Sigh, I guess it's time to begin Excavating those tombs... Hopefully something goes wrong and it leads to me being in tha care of a innocent, young, attractive girl who just happend to be passing by...
Hopefully it leds you to a muscular man with a fine beard :heh:.....
Now we are even off topic here.... Anyways waiting for the jokes thread to open up....
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-14, 10:04
Hopefully it leds you to a muscular man with a fine beard :heh:.....
Now we are even off topic here.... Anyways waiting for the jokes thread to open up....
My god...
I can't believe I actually did went back to episode 2's thread and started digging :heh:
I didn't want to go through all 28 pages again so I just picked out mine and some from the others near me...
But I must say, it's quite an amusing trip down memory lane :)
Village Idiot
2007-06-15, 10:19
We need a Spoiler & Speculation thread.
An Hero in Disguise
2007-06-15, 10:23
We need a Spoiler & Speculation thread.
Don't regular episode threads do just fine?
LoweGear
2007-06-15, 10:25
Don't regular episode threads do just fine?
We're not allowed to post spoilers for future episodes on regular episode threads unfortunately.
An Hero in Disguise
2007-06-15, 10:27
We're not allowed to post spoilers for future episodes on regular episode threads unfortunately.
How about creating corresponding episode threads in advance?
FlareKnight
2007-06-15, 10:39
I'd think the Spoiler and Speculation thread would be easier. Instead of having a bunch of episode threads for advanced episodes. Just seems like it'd be cleaner to have that one thread and take each episode as it comes.
Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-15, 10:47
I'd think the Spoiler and Speculation thread would be easier. Instead of having a bunch of episode threads for advanced episodes. Just seems like it'd be cleaner to have that one thread and take each episode as it comes.
But how often do we get spoilers?
And unlike (Here we go again :heh:) the CG thread, not much were revealed in them...
Or at least, it doesn't seem like much :p
How about creating corresponding episode threads in advance?
That's how the episodes are suppose to be you know ~ :p
Well can't blame the mods ~ the size of those episode threads is... :uhoh:
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Anyway concerning the Vi's: We need a Spoiler & Speculation thread.
Bad Idea my friend :rolleyes:
This is not Sola or some other series were we don't know exactly how it will end. I mean what kind of theories could you post ~ do you doubt that our white devil will rein victorious heidan :heh: Most material that you might speculate upon for this show are fundamentally techy nit-picky stuff which fits nicely in the current tech, military threads etc.
There's also another big flaw in the idea ~ it basically opens up a big door for spammers to come in the Ep Discussions and bash people for speculating about the next episode. God forbid 2 threads partially share a topic. :rolleyes:
Well there isn't major speculation for the show so there is no need for a speculation thread, but a spoiler thread would be nice. I haven't seen one of those since the days of Mai Otome ~ basically a thread for people to post spoilers, hints, leaks form magazines etc. and discuss them of course.
But anyway regarding speculation, if all this trouble is because we have next-episode-speculation in the previous episode, the simple solution is to start episode threads 1 week in advance ~ so the order of discussion will be: speculation based on previous episode(s) | RAW etc discussion | Sub discussion | Review etc
Darco_emp
2007-06-15, 21:24
There is the problem of starting a EP thread 1 week in advance is the size such thread is going to get..... Chances are you will need to read through at least 30 pages of random and semi random topics before the Ep discussion starts, just look at the those Ep disussions that went past 1000 posts, which is almost unheard of on suki, if you add one more week on top of it, some of us may try for the 2000 post barrier....
Not really, since the discussion would be separated they would be smaller ~ the only serious issue is about confusion, were to post sorta speak.
Well, as for the post numbers, maybe they are scary for you but I have no problem slowly reading from page 1 to page 666 or whatever it was ~ I did it for 11 as due to some circumstances I couldn't access the forum for 3 days. No big deal.
I am not sure about this... are there enough spoilers available to warrant such a thread? And like our local neko said - this indeed doesn't have a high level of uncertainties and there isn't that much to speculate about imo ... . As far as the speculation part goes, i think the episode threads are good enough to contain the amount of speculation this series needs. (And we have the tech and military issue threads to nitpick about the questions of that nature).
Sure, the spoilers & speculations thread is a pretty "default" thread, but do we really need one? I am pretty clueless when it comes to amount and scale of the spoilers available (Leaks, magazines etc...), so i would be grateful if some one could enlighten me via PM (don't want any spoilers in this thread, and i don't mind being spoiled about this one :heh:).
About the early thread creation - i am against it for various reasons, so unless some other mod can be convinced otherwise, i am afraid it is not going to happen.
Someone else proposed for the pics in the Image thread to be placed in one big file and I'll say exactly what I posted there: Who's the courageous one that will take it upon him/herself to do such a task? :heh: :heh:
Even with my [Bluecheesium Physiotrophy] feat, I'm not up to that big a task... :heh:
Bah~ it's only 4864 posts. Piece of cake.
It was actually easier then expected, that thread is a mess if I ever seen one. :uhoh: Anyway here are some stats.
Note I could spot 80% of the duplicates posted, but some were bound to get through. ( Seeing Lowe comment on the same pic 3 times labeling it awesome or greatest ~ something was quite amusing )
Size of contents: 761 MB (798,765,812 bytes)
Items: 3,769
I like to be very complete and meticulous in my order, I have 97 folders sorting everything out.. well, almost everything, NSFW and disturbing stuff are just dump in one stupid folder there as I see them. Anyway..
Basic Summary
327 Fate
233 White Devil
471 Hayate & co.
99 Tea and Subaru
69 Caro and Erio ( ma~ pics with just mr. love are 9 in number )
210 Mixed - things like Nanoha and Vita or Fate x Hayate x Nanoha and so on. Pics like Hayate and knights or Tea and Subaru etc are in their respective sections above.
199 Other characters ~ anyone that doesn't fit above.
156 Scans or photos of magazines or things... etc.
250 translated items ( generally comics/manga/4koma or whatever )
397 untranslated items ( some are translated already, but for completion I keep the untranslated versions too )
79 sketches or greyscape art
430 Specials ( doujins; sets, as in images of the same kind, like for example a set of chibis etc translated or untranslated )
23 Tricks ~ animations generaly, like those lucky*star parodies.
362 Parodised Images ~ think of things that are either meant to be funny or very very out of character, screen cap jokes also go here.
458 NSFW ~ anything that's hentai, etchi or just wrong in some way goes here.
21 UnknownThe real issue with that thread is that it's too general considering the overall atmosphere in the fandom.
How about..Everything related to humor be redirected to the recently started Joke's thread. The current mountain of spam be closed down, and two threads be created in it's place ~ one that goes something like Ridiculas and/or NSFW Visuals and another to serve for everything "normal", meaning stuff that you would find in a normal image thread in the rest of the forum.
For a image thread to have a hell of lot more posts then images is ridiculous. Consider that 90% of posts were images are posted have 3-5 or more and also considering how this series has lots and lots of comic strips, it's a real achievement :rolleyes: :heh:
Bah~ it's only 4864 posts. Piece of cake.
It was actually easier then expected, that thread is a mess if I ever seen one. :uhoh: Anyway here are some stats.
Note I could spot 80% of the duplicates posted, but some were bound to get through. ( Seeing Lowe comment on the same pic 3 times labeling it awesome or greatest ~ something was quite amusing )
Size of contents: 761 MB (798,765,812 bytes)
Items: 3,769
I like to be very complete and meticulous in my order, I have 97 folders sorting everything out.. well, almost everything, NSFW and disturbing stuff are just dump in one stupid folder there as I see them. Anyway..
Basic Summary
327 Fate
233 White Devil
471 Hayate & co.
99 Tea and Subaru
69 Caro and Erio ( ma~ pics with just mr. love are 9 in number )
210 Mixed - things like Nanoha and Vita or Fate x Hayate x Nanoha and so on. Pics like Hayate and knights or Tea and Subaru etc are in their respective sections above.
199 Other characters ~ anyone that doesn't fit above.
156 Scans or photos of magazines or things... etc.
250 translated items ( generally comics/manga/4koma or whatever )
397 untranslated items ( some are translated already, but for completion I keep the untranslated versions too )
79 sketches or greyscape art
430 Specials ( doujins; sets, as in images of the same kind, like for example a set of chibis etc translated or untranslated )
23 Tricks ~ animations generaly, like those lucky*star parodies.
362 Parodised Images ~ think of things that are either meant to be funny or very very out of character, screen cap jokes also go here.
458 NSFW ~ anything that's hentai, etchi or just wrong in some way goes here.
21 UnknownThe real issue with that thread is that it's too general considering the overall atmosphere in the fandom.
How about..Everything related to humor be redirected to the recently started Joke's thread. The current mountain of spam be closed down, and two threads be created in it's place ~ one that goes something like Ridiculas and/or NSFW Visuals and another to serve for everything "normal", meaning stuff that you would find in a normal image thread in the rest of the forum.
For a image thread to have a hell of lot more posts then images is ridiculous. Consider that 90% of posts were images are posted have 3-5 or more and also considering how this series has lots and lots of comic strips, it's a real achievement :rolleyes: :heh: :eek:
All hail the true Prophet of Bluecheesium!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:
Now for the Mods to take over the brunt of the labor if your proposal is accepted. :heh:
All hail the true Prophet of Bluecheesium!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:
And what might that be... :heh:
Now for the Mods to take over the brunt of the labor if your proposal is accepted. :heh:
Not really, even if some little devils slip through from time to time, as long as the majority stays on track it should make for cleaner and friendlier easy to manage threads for everybody. It also means less issues with spoiler tags for NSFW or otherwise ~ content. Basically easier browsing for people in public places, which seems to be an issue, having been raised on several occasions in the past.
As for the jokes redirected in the Joke thread.. well considering the pages of off-topicness that should have been deleted I can't imagine what extra hard work you are talking about. At least if they're there there should be no problem since any discussion would be on topic, and it would also allow for people to say ~ rewrite using the images as visuals for extra effect or expand on the current content of posted material. :cool:
Ottocycle
2007-06-20, 04:53
As for the jokes redirected in the Joke thread.. well considering the pages of off-topicness that should have been deleted I can't imagine what extra hard work you are talking about. At least if they're there there should be no problem since any discussion would be on topic, and it would also allow for people to say ~ rewrite using the images as visuals for extra effect or expand on the current content of posted material. :cool:
Well, it looks like quite a nice idea to diversify the images, considering I had to sieve through tons of eye candy posts when I made the very bad decision to archive StrikerS nano a week ago.
So we(me/selkirk) will be posting the StrikerS nanos/Q-ices in the Fan Humour thread henceforth? Or?
Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-20, 10:39
And what might that be... :heh:
You will find the answer in the Character Creation and Discussion Thread. Go and look (If you dare :D :D)
Deathkillz
2007-07-01, 12:05
strikerS ep 14 thread onegai! :D
//Seconded
Maybe all episode threads should just be started now and stickied once they air. :D
What harm can it do ~ at lest there would be a thread for speculation if people feel like it.
johnjefferson3
2007-07-01, 12:36
the problem is that it is approaching the fourth of july here in the us. and all the moderators are probley currently too busy to be here, and skyfall is the one who starts the episode threads, but he not here right now, so we will have to find another moderator to start the epsiode 14 thread, since i am not one, if i was we would allready have one by now since i am a true nanoha fan!!!!
Most of the moderators are not from the US of A.
Actually, I might be wrong, but I think only NSW is from the US.
But yeah nobody around.
tshouryuu
2007-07-01, 12:46
the problem is that it is approaching the fourth of july here in the us. and all the moderators are probley currently too busy to be here, and skyfall is the one who starts the episode threads, but he not here right now, so we will have to find another moderator to start the epsiode 14 thread, since i am not one, if i was we would allready have one by now since i am a true nanoha fan!!!!
That's not fair since mods have lives of their own you know...
Skyfall is having unpleasant PC problems right now, so i couldn't make it for the thread creation. Looks like xris came along shortly though. Either way - i don't think it is a big surprise if people (mods included) tend not to be online during sundays ;)
Skyfall is having unpleasant PC problems right now, so i couldn't make it for the thread creation. Looks like xris came along shortly though. Either way - i don't think it is a big surprise if people (mods included) tend not to be online during sundays ;)
Hope it's better now :D
tshouryuu
2007-07-02, 11:38
How about putting up the episode threads 1 week in advance? Meaning that if ep 14 is showing this week, you could put up ep 15's thread up now so we can use ep 14's thread to discuss about ep 14 and use 15's thread for speculations.
How about putting up the episode threads 1 week in advance? Meaning that if ep 14 is showing this week, you could put up ep 15's thread up now so we can use ep 14's thread to discuss about ep 14 and use 15's thread for speculations.
It's not going to happen since it would mostly encourage pointless speculation and off-topic chatter for a week. The purpose of the thread is to discuss the specific episode and how would that be possible if the episode hadn't even aired yet.
tshouryuu
2007-07-02, 13:12
It's not going to happen since it would mostly encourage pointless speculation and off-topic chatter for a week. The purpose of the thread is to discuss the specific episode and how would that be possible if the episode hadn't even aired yet.
This is discouraging but I would like to have the chance to sway you. You mention about pointless speculations but isn't this what's happening in the current episode threads? We are talking about the current episode but very soon ended up speculating about the next few episodes especially since the current episode does have previews for the next. We also have other sources which usually have spoilers about future episodes. I admit by giving us the next episode thread in advance would encourage the off topic chatter but at least there won't be a need for future spoilers and speculation thread a few people are asking for and if you guys are late in the creation of the episode thread, people would have no excuse in complaining since the next one is already up.
If this "no creation of future episodes threads" is policy however, fair enough, I won't ask for it any more.
"Being Late" is a very relative term in this case, nor does it happen more than once a blue moon. As xris said, episode threads are meant to discuss the events of the specific episode. Should this contain speculations based upon information obtained in the episode, so be it. How would it look if ep15 thread (for example) would contain 10+ pages of speculation about what is going to happen in episode 15 ? :eyespin: Seems like oxymoron to me :)
Meophist
2007-07-02, 13:26
…that doesn't sound too far off from what's already happening. And… well, it makes perfect sense to me, but then again, I'm wierd.
tshouryuu
2007-07-02, 13:36
"Being Late" is a very relative term in this case, nor does it happen more than once a blue moon. As xris said, episode threads are meant to discuss the events of the specific episode. Should this contain speculations based upon information obtained in the episode, so be it. How would it look if ep15 thread (for example) would contain 10+ pages of speculation about what is going to happen in episode 15 ? :eyespin: Seems like oxymoron to me :)
True enough but isn't the reverse also true? If I look in ep 14 thread and wanting to discuss about it and suddenly after a few pages it ends up totally off topic or full of speculations on what is going to happen in ep 15, how am I suppose to join in the discussion on ep 14 if everyone is talking about ep 15? This is just an opinion but I believe some people don't go into the episodes threads until the subs are out. If this is the case, then the new ones entering the thread would be spoiled by all the discussion on the future episodes already. In my opinion again, I rather wade through speculations then bump into a spoiler(despite spoiler tags) or trying to switch the topic of discussion back to the current episode which can be an exercise in futility (not to mention a bit rude, cutting into a conversation and totally changing the subject)
how am I suppose to join in the discussion on ep 14 if everyone is talking about ep 15?
Quote for Truth.
..and to add to it. Lets say they generate "10+ pages of speculation about what is going to happen in episode 15", how are they any worse then the 10+ pages worth of speculation that mixes in with the discussion at the moment, at least then it would be nice and ordered.
But I believe xris and sky are thinking of the general consequences involved with Catgirls's 1-day-early approach. Note there is a difference between discussing possibilities for the next episode based on the preview and earlier episodes and.. well.. now how should I put it.. random speculation from thin air, as is generally the case for the earlier mentioned.
Here's another simple reason supporting tshouryuu's idea.
Some people skip the preview. Sometimes, for some series, previews can be very very spoilerific.
Isn't the current order spoiling them without even a warning. :p
Xellos-_^
2007-07-05, 11:26
How about a Saimoe 2007 thread for Nanoha Characters.
Just to let people when the voting begins and what characters are up for voting. It would also keep the Nanoha discussion form the Main Saimoe page.
PS. Voting has begin for round 1 of the prelim.
How about a Saimoe 2007 thread for Nanoha Characters.
Just to let people when the voting begins and what characters are up for voting. It would also keep the Nanoha discussion form the Main Saimoe page.
PS. Voting has begin for round 1 of the prelim.
No.
Such threads are used to campaign votes, something we have no intention to encourage. We have no objection to people campaigning, as long as it's not here :)
Deathkillz
2007-07-31, 15:41
hmm i wonder...would it be possible to request for a "character profile" thread and give it a sticky for where we can post and discuss the profiles of the new characters ~ ive seen a few posts in the image thread which tells us about the profile of some of the new characters to this series which would be useful if we need to look up on stuff (and seen as a lot of us cant read for ourselves i am really greatful for the translations ~ but the problem is that those posts gets buried pretty fast which is a problem :/)
character list:
http://www.nanoha.com/character.html
cheers ~ *hides from skane*
It may or may not be necessary since I'm not sure if there's a post limit in the threads, but I'd like to request the creation of part 2 of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion Thread, at an appropriate time in the future.
The reason behind this is the current thread is approaching 10k posts which makes it difficult for newcomers to get involved as they can be put off by the sheer number of posts in the thread.
The opening post can be the same as the current one, or the current OC directory could be included there for easy reference..although I'm unsure how it would be edited if that was done.
Thanks for your time.
Perhaps Erio could make the first post following the moderator, and contiue to edit.
LoweGear
2007-09-14, 07:45
Or not just Erio, but the second person to post in the thread. We could even have the first post of all of each active member on the first page be dedicated to just the OC information, then have a post for all other OC's or newcomers. Would be useful especially for those of us with mountains of Bluecheesium built up :heh:
Scare away possible newcomers ? That thing scares me, so i assume that scaring away any newcomers is a given :heh:
That aside, is there a real need for the thread ? just because it is at the 10k limit alone is not a sufficient one, and it isn't helping the 'newbie' issue (is there even one?) either - one still has to dig through the thread to understand what the conversation is about anyway. Only benefits i can see is the 'everyone making a first post there that contains links to their spawns creations'. In short - i am not terribly convinced it is absolutely needed.
I'm not sure whether if I should feel honoured or run and hide knowing that Skyfall is afraid of the thread.... does this mean that we could technically get away with anything in there...:heh:
I'm only just asking since others in the thread have suggested it.. I have no current problems with the thread size.. In fact newcomers might get scared away more that we've got 2 threads for the same topic :uhoh:
We've had a number of newcomers to the thread in the last few days/weeks so there are 'newbies' in the thread.. although how long they stay newbies is another matter entirely.
It would definately help with organisational issues as we would be able to clearly lay out both characters and the various timelines that are present within the thread, which would help reduce the amount of digging necessary.
It's your call in the end though..
Thanks again for your time..
I'm not sure that had any effect on swaying your mind.....
Nightengale
2007-09-14, 08:52
Well, one problem is that we mostly only link our characters.
Occasionally, and I mean quite occasionally, we link up discussions and materials that have its merit, but we don't include them fully into the profiles and all that.
The idea is to have every a thread 100% dedicated to that just the profiles, stories, fluff, etc, extra tidbits while the current thread drives solely on a more discussion-based one.
LoweGear
2007-09-14, 08:57
I like that idea better. The second thread would be more like the primary depot for out current material, and the OC could simply be used for discussion. While we could still post the main material in the OC, the Depot would be an idea place to post just the material, and then link it to the OC thread for discussion.
And a new thread will also allow each of the currently active members and OC thread shareholders to better organize material into a leaner, more accesible thread while the bluecheesium powered backlog in the OC thread grows :heh:
Yeah like Nighty said, it'll be like a vault per se, an attempt to try and slow the growth of the main thread because it has come to a point where everyone who manages to overcome that big number comes in and tells us that "the number scared them." :heh:
When you're inside you'll find that the thread is very easy to get into, but the main problem is that the post count does not give that impression. :(
Also, we should encourage people to title the OC profile posts in the second thread. I remember getting feedback on how it's impossible to search for a specific detail, and that titling helps.
A great idea, though wouldn't the need to jump back and forth between threads also create confusion? To post something, and then need to discuss it in a seprate thread sounds... needlessly difficult to me.
LoweGear
2007-09-14, 09:29
A great idea, though wouldn't the need to jump back and forth between threads also create confusion? To post something, and then need to discuss it in a seprate thread sounds... needlessly difficult to me.
The good thing about the idea is that we can easily refer to the material we need to link to simply by visiting the Depot, as opposed to searching through the entire thread for the tidbits.
Although it will take some responsibility on the part of the active members to actually organize their stuff in the Depot :heh:
And of course, who says you can't post the material in the OC thread, then duplicate it in the second thread for easy referral? :heh:
Aaron008R
2007-09-14, 10:12
The duplication matter doesn't seem to be much of a problem.
Another type of remedy would be making a 1)Pure profile thread and a 2)OC Interaction Thread.
But that still sounds a bit cluttered and back and forth idea to me...:heh:
Well our aim is:
- Make the OC thread look less intimidating to newcomers.
We have several ideas:
- Split Profiles and Interactions
- Remake a new second thread
- Everyone update and back up all their profiles and histories, and delete the current one and start again. Something like a server reset, excpt everyone starts with whatever the ended the last season with.
Unfortunately, each have their problems. :upset: Ideas?
EnigmaticThief
2007-09-14, 12:42
Hmm... the split thread seems like a good idea to me, as it will give the entire community a chance to reorganize the information on their OCs and the stories they appear therein.
Hmm, to tell you the truth, I dont like the idea of having to look for stuff in two different threads. As Keroko said, it sounds needlessly difficult. And what's the point of doing it, if we're going to post the same profile or story on the main thread anyway?
Also, the second thread will need an OC List to organize it too...in the end, wouldnt that be the SAME as what we have now? I'm making the effort of keeping this OC List updated so that the profiles would be very easy to find...is what I am doing not enough?
No, it's all good on your end Erio..
Kha was the one who suggested the second thread in the first place... I just presented his idea (although that's not going to save me from the angry mob outside...:heh:)
Looks like the consensus is to stick with the current thread for now.. well until we break it or something :D
I want to request new threads such as polls for:
"Who's your favourite Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Strikers Character? Why?"
example: Fate Testarossa, Hayate Yagami, Nanoha Takamachi, etc...
"Which type of nanoha merchandise do you prefer or willing to buy most?"
example: Figurines, Artbook, Posters, etc...
"Which is your all time favourite japanese magazine featuring Nanoha series?"
example: Megami, Megami Deluxe, Newtype, Animedia, G's Dengeki, etc..
Thanks :)
Favorite character poll is going to be created once the series ends. Same goes for StrikerS overall impression thread before someone requests it :heh: - these are the default threads that get created for every subforum, so there is no need to submit requests for those.
As for the merchandise/magazines - we have an existing thread dedicated to discussing those - Nanoha Merchandise (Figurines, Artbooks, OSTs, etc.) (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=36930)
I would like to request a thread "Ideas for Season Four"
Ottocycle
2007-09-21, 07:15
I would like to request a thread "Ideas for Season Four"
Wouldn't that be able to go into the Generic thread? I think that thread is kind of under used now, seeing as I see translated canon info more than anything else there recently.
That thread is already at page 74 and I would never think about looking for that kind of posts in there.
Do we even need a whole thread for that kind of posts ? :) I am pondering how many posts such a thread would get ... though i am not completely against the idea either, even if it would be nothing but random speculation.
Hi...
Just passing
How about a thread for the Evaluation of the Nanoha Series as a whole, up to this point?
Thoughts, feelings?
We can't avoid the flames and flying photon topedoes though
As i said a few posts above, an overall impressions thread is among the default threads we make for subforums, just like with favorite character poll, so rest assured - it is going to be created ... in a little while.
*sulks back to making icons for character poll*
On that notion - do we want a separate poll for 'Who is you favorite Number' as well ? I am not planning on adding Numbers in the regular favorite character poll in any form besides 'other'. Would the general populace of this subforum want such a poll ?
(Ok, needless question, but i thought i ask anyway :heh:)
serenade_beta
2007-09-23, 16:51
On that notion - do we want a separate poll for 'Who is you favorite Number' as well ? I am not planning on adding Numbers in the regular favorite character poll in any form besides 'other'. Would the general populace of this subforum want such a poll ?
(Ok, needless question, but i thought i ask anyway :heh:)
Aiyo, OK. I'd like that poll.
Allows me to clean up before moving to something else and bury this in the dirt Onigafuchi Marsh.
Hey um is it just me or is the episode synopis thread defunct?
ps.when will the spectulation for season four thread come?
serenade_beta
2007-10-08, 23:57
ps.when will the spectulation for season four thread come?
Probably when, and if, it gets announced.
Xellos-_^
2007-10-26, 12:02
how about a thread for what people want in the next Nanoha season.
I would like to request a thread "Ideas for Season Four"
Do we even need a whole thread for that kind of posts ? :) I am pondering how many posts such a thread would get ... though i am not completely against the idea either, even if it would be nothing but random speculation.
ps.when will the spectulation for season four thread come?
Probably when, and if, it gets announced.
how about a thread for what people want in the next Nanoha season.
Why, has the fourth season been announced yet? Until it has, any such "wish list" would only contain rather pointless speculation.
strike105x
2007-11-18, 05:37
I think a thread about Desktop and software accesory's would be great such as ranimeter, winamp skins desktop wallpapers (i know there is an image thread but there are only pics and png's and scans wallpapers are almost nonexistent there) desktop icons etc.
I am curious - if there are almost no wallpapers posted in the image thread, where would they appear from in this thread ? :)
While a desktop accessories thread isn't that bad, this isn't exactly a Nanoha-exclusive feature (even if there are skins available), and issues regarding such seem more suited for Tech Support subforum. That said, if you would create a good opening post with collections of links to said accessories and post it here, i would make it a new thread :)
dodgethis_sg
2008-01-21, 21:46
New thread for rumours of new Nanoha season, I think
http://www.akibablog.net/archives/2008/01/nanoha-strike-forth-080121.html
"strike Forth"?
Just how authentic is... this.. rumor.
Ahh who cares, I second dodgethis new thread request.
It looks regrettably dodgy, but yeah, if the MODs are behind the thread creation, count me in too.
Aaron008R
2008-01-22, 08:44
Make it a fourth from me.
I dunno why, but the Babelfish trans of the page DID seem to imply yet even MORE new characters. Here's to hoping it's more satisfying than StrikerS.
Is that "announcement" even remotely reliable ? Unless we have something solid to stand on, such a thread would only contain something rather baseless. Such a thread was requested before, and the answer remains the same:
Why, has the fourth season been announced yet? Until it has, any such "wish list" would only contain rather pointless speculation.
Sounds fishy to me, but anyway...
Supposedly about anti-terror warfare.
New characters:
Amano Asuka - 18 years old. Special forces (army) Major. (whoa rank inflation :twitch:)
Hokuto Kusanagi - 16 years old. Army Captain. Humaritt (Combat Cyborg). Modern Belka. The daughter of the Kusanagi couple in the Dominators, her upbringing was complicated.
Nanoha is an Air Force Major.
強化人間エクステンデッド(後述)
Enhanced humans "Extended" (detailed below) - Magic Rank Air AA
...not gonna read the rest, but it includes some characters with such choice terms as "big-breasted, rough-mouthed", and some Kansai-ben speaking childish face character.
Other characters like "sick" character: Beretta (like Asakura Ryouko), Hokuto (silent type like Nagato Yuki, Tabitha)
New unit called the Dominators. A lot of choice words are just in the greyed out areas, and I don't want to try and identify blobs. Anyway, it's where Asuka et al are. They go up against Nanoha, and Hayate, predicting the political fallout, reassembles the old Riot 6 members in secret.
Just some random translations from what I could see easily.
Sounds more like the stuff you'd find in fanfictions then a fourth season (18 year old Major? Yeah right, that'd place her on a higher level then 19 year old Hayate. Even in the OC-thread that'd be hard to swallow).
tshouryuu
2008-02-18, 05:28
I humbly request a new thread named Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion Zwei be create once the current one reaches the 20,000th post. It has grown rather large and such a new thread would be greatly appreciated.
This subject has been given some thought even before the request, and it is very likely that the thread will get a second reincarnation at some point. I will give some more thought how to go about it, but it isn't that pressing of a matter at this moment.
Besides, having the bragging rights of being part of the biggest thread on Animesuki has its charms. :D
Aaron008R
2008-02-19, 08:47
Well, actually. I have my reservations about it since the old thread might most likely be closed/locked in lieu of the new one. IMO, this is a BAD thing since the formatting for several tons of stuff will no longer be accessible for quoting, etc. to be transferred into the new one.
Of course, leaving both threads open is also not very practical, as confusion would abound... urgh...:eyespin:
Though it's also a matter of pride for being the biggest in Animesuki, just as Keroko mentioned.:D
You are right i plan on closing the old thread when the new one (whenever that will be) is going to get created. The problem with quoting recent posts has been considered as well - instead of making a completely blank sheet, we will simply move the last 10 pages (for example) to the new thread, thus not breaking the momentum of recent discussion.
Wild Goose
2008-02-19, 19:21
Hmmmm.... perhaps close at 1000 pages and then pages 1001-1010 become pages 1-10 of the 2nd OC thread? <.< 1000 is a nice number to end things with.
....though bragging rights are nice to have :heh: [/jk]
Fuyu no Sora
2008-02-19, 21:03
...If the new OC thread is created I hope the "Original Characters Database" made by Erio-kun will be available in the first page.
I'd actually prefer it if some advance warning (say, a week) is given before the closure of the first OC thread. That way, we can organize some sort of proper "first page", so that newcomers can check there and find everything they need.
Maybe one (or two, if it gets too unwieldy) posts for the Original Character profile links, and another two or so posts for stories based on those OCs (and what I believe is the OC timeline). Then we can continue on our discussion, although I'd personally probably take the opportunity to make a better-organized archival post for myself.
Comartemis
2008-03-30, 23:32
Ohayo, everyone. First time poster here with a question for the fans that I'd like answered.
The question of relative power levels of the Nanoha cast has recently come up in another forum I'm part of. The question being 'exactly how strong are the mages in Nanoha'. The non-believers are currently adamant that Nanoha can destroy buildings at best due to the lack of visible property damage throughout the series, and seem to disbelieve in the "big honkin' energy blast = big honkin' destructive power" line of thought.
Given what I've seen in the technology and original character threads, I thought this would be a good place to ask for opinions on this argument.
So... can we have a "Power Levels" thread for determining just how strong the characters are, both in relation to each other and to other anime characters?
... You thought that the 'request new threads' was the best place to ask?
Anyway, to answer your question, yes some mages in Nanoha do have the power to level many blocks of a city. The reason you don't see much damage is because the show uses a term called 'magic damage' which means that magic doesn't always damage buildings. (this varies per scene, sometimes nothing gets damaged at all, other times many things get damaged still)
However, if a high-ranking mage of, say, AAA or higher decided that he'd have fun blowing up blocks of a building, he very well could decide to use physical damage in his attacks instead of magical damage.
Comartemis
2008-03-31, 08:55
... You thought that the 'request new threads' was the best place to ask?
I didn't see any threads covering the subject so I thought I'd ask for one so this can get cleared up.
And about the magic damage... can you cite sources or incidents within the series for that? The opposition is taking the lack of collateral damage as proof that Nanoha and co. are all show and no substance where the attacks are concerned. I've even heard one person proclaim that Nanoha is no different from any other magical girl, just with better tactics and mobility.
The Q&A or Magic and Technology threads would have been better places. I'm going to carry this over to the Magic and Technology of MGLN (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=44194) to avoid dragging this thread further off-topic.
Matt122005
2008-04-23, 01:52
Ok, re-posting this, if you didn't know, there is a series of light novels for this show. Although I am not sure if the anime is based off them, or if they are based off the anime.
Amazon.com link: http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%8 3%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AF-%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%83%9F%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E9%83%BD%E7%AF%89-%E7%9C%9F%E7%B4%80/dp/4059035068/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205396846&sr=1-3
http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TMCD0SDXL._SL500_AA240_.jpg
Anyways, it got some good ratings on Amazon by readers.
Maybe we could get a topic made for these? Just a suggestion.
-Matt :)
Ottocycle
2008-04-23, 02:16
Ok, re-posting this, if you didn't know, there is a series of light novels for this show. Although I am not sure if the anime is based off them, or if they are based off the anime.
Amazon.com link: http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%8 3%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AF-%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AC%E3%83%9F%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E9%83%BD%E7%AF%89-%E7%9C%9F%E7%B4%80/dp/4059035068/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205396846&sr=1-3
http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TMCD0SDXL._SL500_AA240_.jpg
Anyways, it got some good ratings on Amazon by readers.
Maybe we could get a topic made for these? Just a suggestion.
-Matt :)
While it's a perfectly fine topic starter, we all need to know that it is only one book, and not a series. There hasn't been any novels for A's, nor StS. So the content to discuss upon is actually quite limited. If nothing else, I fear for it becoming a thread left in the cold, like the original Nanoha series thread.
Come to think of it, since the novelisation is of the original series, I can see the aforementioned thread being used instead.
Matt122005
2008-04-23, 02:27
Oh, ok, I thought there were more.
Another reason a thread might be good is because somebody on LiveJournal is considering translating it.
-Matt :)
sasuke13
2008-07-14, 01:04
We NEED a doujin game thread!!! Nanoha is OFFICIALLY in a doujin fighter! It's called "Magical Battle Arena". Right now it's on a trial version, but it WILL be here soon!!!
I made a vid to prove it!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51CcNFK4G3s
Make a thread named "Which Nanoha Season + Episode + Part do you think is the most exciting"
Requesting a thread for the Nanoha movie.
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2348/viploader722073kl1.jpg
Ryand-Smith
2008-07-28, 05:48
I for one, second that request. I just found this out as well. Also, happy that I called Nanoha OVAs months ago on the internet.
astranagun
2008-07-28, 07:00
Thirded and some new images:
http://www.moetron.com/2008/07/28/「nanoha-the-movie-1st」-announced/#more-1100
Thread created.
Mahou Shojo Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st, Expectations and Speculation (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=69348)
Evil Rick
2008-09-19, 14:57
Can I sugest a thread for discusing if the fans want a season 4 of Nanoha and why the want/ do no't want one?
I think it should be good to have a thread for that, specially to avoid off-topicness in other threads :)
I don't think that's a good idea. Firstly everything will be based off speculation, and secondly, as already demonstrated, it'll degen into a flamewar.
Ottocycle
2008-09-19, 21:18
Why, has the fourth season been announced yet? Until it has, any such "wish list" would only contain rather pointless speculation.
So stays the mod's decision.
Gespenst
2009-03-06, 06:11
...Can we have one now (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-06/lyrical-nanoha-4th-series-to-launch-as-comic)? (Even if it is a manga)
...Nyantype? :twitch:
Evil Rick
2009-03-06, 13:24
...Can we have one now (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-06/lyrical-nanoha-4th-series-to-launch-as-comic)? (Even if it is a manga)
...Nyantype? :twitch:
Because it is a comic, I think it would feet better in the alredy existant Nanoha Manga thread.
Comartemis
2009-03-06, 13:26
I agree with Rick, this falls under the domain of the manga thread. As exciting as it is to have new material, we already have a thread for this stuff, so it should go there instead of having a new one dedicated to it.
Ottocycle
2009-06-01, 07:13
Ok, manga thread got derailed by voice actor discussion. Need a thread for that I guess.
Also need to shift post numbers 2081 through 2094 in the manga thread to said thread.
Nanoha Video Game thread Request(for not only the official video game but the doujin ones that have been out for awhile too). The official video game is coming out soon: http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/JINNSK/tmp/nyantype_vol2_03.jpg
Dark Wing
2009-08-05, 02:35
Nanoha Video Game thread Request(for not only the official video game but the doujin ones that have been out for awhile too). The official video game is coming out soon: http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/JINNSK/tmp/nyantype_vol2_03.jpg
I'd like to second this request!
I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Tempest Dynasty
2009-08-09, 19:53
The advent of certain fanfiction styles, such as the CYOA or similar voting-based fics, tends to flood the fanfiction thread. As a result, some fics may be pushed down or skipped over accidentally amidst the slew of voting.
Though such stories are not new to this place, there has been some concerns raised over time.
Would a thread dedicated to this style be prudent? Or should it be kept in the normal ff thread?
I second that.
It would be easier to find fics that are CYOA and the like by going through such a thread rather than the Fanfiction thread. (Which is, what? between 700 and 800 pages by now)
The advent of certain fanfiction styles, such as the CYOA or similar voting-based fics, tends to flood the fanfiction thread. As a result, some fics may be pushed down or skipped over accidentally amidst the slew of voting.
Though such stories are not new to this place, there has been some concerns raised over time.
Would a thread dedicated to this style be prudent? Or should it be kept in the normal ff thread?
I second that.
It would be easier to find fics that are CYOA and the like by going through such a thread rather than the Fanfiction thread. (Which is, what? between 700 and 800 pages by now)
I'm not familiar with what a CYOA is. Looking at the FF thread it appears to be more of a "forum game" style of narative and as such I'm not really sure it should be in the FF thread to begin with. Wouldn't they be better suited to be posted in the Fan Creations sub-forum?
Rising Dragon
2009-08-10, 03:00
If all else fails, you guys could just start a Social Group for such a thing.
Tempest Dynasty
2009-08-10, 03:24
I'm not familiar with what a CYOA is. Looking at the FF thread it appears to be more of a "forum game" style of narative and as such I'm not really sure it should be in the FF thread to begin with. Wouldn't they be better suited to be posted in the Fan Creations sub-forum?
Sorry, I should have explained better.
CYOA is an acronym for Choose Your Own Adventure. At certain points of the story, a number of choices are presented to the readers. The readers choose and vote on what choice they want to pursue, and the most popular choice is decided on. It is interactive fanfiction, which is one of the tags of the FF thread.
A number of other stories in the FF thread have done this sort of path, but mostly in Path A or Path B format. What differs a CYOA from the others is a greater number of choices as well as the option to create your own choices, or heck, even combine choices. All in all, it's up to both the author's and the audience's creativity to create the path they want.
It's similar to a dating sim in picking your responses, just a lot more... open.
The strength of a CYOA may be its flexibility (as well as the potential to go wildly off tangent), but it doubles as a weakness: it's too open, and there is the potential for voting discussions to get crazy long. The suggestion to open a dedicated thread for this sort of thing was mostly for the benefit of the writers that post "regular" stories. I personally did not choose to make this request -- rather it was the suggestion of a number of other forum goers. Not getting the thread is not a big deal to me.
Well, the story has just begun, and the FF thread has been somewhat slow lately. Plus, it seems the idea hasn't fully caught on just yet. I suppose we can just wait and see how it goes. I just hope it won't cause difficulties for other writers.
Evil Rick
2009-08-10, 11:33
I'm not familiar with what a CYOA is.
Well boss, if I'm not wrong this fics are when the author between each chapter leaves some kind of "option" of how would the reader like to see the protagonist do next, like a votation that determinates how's the story going, like an interactive fic, if I'm not wrong.
In any case, it's still a fic so I guess it alredy has its place at the FF thread.
The thing is, with every CYOA update, a whole flood of voting posts rushes in, and any fic that gets posted might get passed over, i.e voteroll(that's right, you heard this term here first!). It's hardly fair to the other fanfiction writers.
We've seen CYOAs in the fanfic thread before, so we know there's the space for such fics to sprout up. Might as well give the genre it's own thread since there's the whole voteroll thing.
DezoPenguin
2009-08-10, 13:42
The thing is, with every CYOA update, a whole flood of voting posts rushes in, and any fic that gets posted might get passed over, i.e voteroll(that's right, you heard this term here first!). It's hardly fair to the other fanfiction writers.
We've seen CYOAs in the fanfic thread before, so we know there's the space for such fics to sprout up. Might as well give the genre it's own thread since there's the whole voteroll thing.
I have to agree with Nya~n on this. Looking at Tempest's new CYOA, for example, it's proven to be popular and in just a couple of days it's swarmed several pages' worth of the thread. A separate thread would make it a lot easier to keep track of the CYOAs without getting the regular fics as thoroughly lost.
TheShinySword
2009-08-10, 13:58
Gotta agree, also that way there's no worries if someone wants to start another CYOA at the same time but is worried about completely and utterly flooding the fanfic thread.
First, can someone VM me and at least explain what a CYOA is :) (please don't post an answer here, just send me a VM).
The point is, I don't think such poll-based fanfics belong in the Nanoha FanFiction Discussion (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=60648) thread.
From the opening post
Fanfiction works can be either posted in this thread or in the Fan Creations Forum (http://forums.animesuki.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14) and linked to in this thread.
I think it would be far more suitable to create the poll-based (CYOA?) Nanoha Fanfic thread in Fan Creations and just post a link to it in the existing Nanoha FanFiction Discussion (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=60648) thread to let others know of its existence.
That way the thread creator can keep closer tabs as to what is happening and it doesn't clog up the FanFiction discussion thread.
There is no real need to create new threads in the Nanoha forum, just create them in the Fan Creations forum (as is stated in the opening of the fanfic discussion thread).
BTW, it is possible for me to move out certain posts and create a new thread in the Fan Creations forum. If you created one fo these poll based fanfics then please PM / VM me to let me know what need to be moved.
Rising Dragon
2009-08-10, 14:45
I think it'd be easier if you just made a social group for Nanoha CYOA fics. It won't clutter up the fanfiction threads and each story can have its own discussion thread, and each story can have a separate voting thread dedicated to it.
itanshi1
2009-08-10, 14:57
I agree with what Rising said. The FFT is a challenging enough format for finding fics without these fun and successful group projects mixed in.
I was wondering if there could be a thread where I can post all my translations for the Sound Stages. It seems that people are having a hard time looking for previous translations or specific one.
I will of course still post translations as I work with in the Music thread, but once I complete a Sound Stage, I'll post the entire thing in the new thread.
How about it?
DezoPenguin
2009-08-13, 21:33
I was wondering if there could be a thread where I can post all my translations for the Sound Stages. It seems that people are having a hard time looking for previous translations or specific one.
I will of course still post translations as I work with in the Music thread, but once I complete a Sound Stage, I'll post the entire thing in the new thread.
How about it?
I can get behind this request with the burning heat of a thousand suns. :D At the very least, there needs to be some index of translation work; Nagumo and others have done all kinds of wonderful work that gets completely lost in the shuffle of the hundred-plus pages of the Music thread (indeed, I don't even know what's been done, let alone where to find it all :heh:).
I was wondering if there could be a thread where I can post all my translations for the Sound Stages. It seems that people are having a hard time looking for previous translations or specific one.
I will of course still post translations as I work with in the Music thread, but once I complete a Sound Stage, I'll post the entire thing in the new thread.
How about it?
Could I suggest that you create the thread in the Fan Creations forum. I don't quite understand what exactly is meant by "translations for the Sound Stages" :heh: but I don't see a problem with the thread being located in Fan Creations (since the translation is a fan creation after all).
If need be, the thread could be moved into the Nanoha forum but even if it's not, it will allow easier access to whatever it is :) Make sure the thread title is clear, Nanoha Sound Stage Translations (or whatever youwould consider suitable).
I was wondering if we could create a special thread for the Sound stages translation Nagumo, Passwd and others have done for us, since they are currently more or less lost within the music discussion thread. Something similar to the Higurashi TIPS threads, a thread where only translations like that can be posted.
AtomicoX
2009-08-15, 11:51
Nagumo has already set up a thread in Fan Creations with that purpose. You can find it here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=85192).
Now I feel like an idiot. Geez, this has happened to me twice this week. :heh: Sorry xris. Well, just to answer xris question, the Sound Stages are just a radiodrama like extension on the Nanoha verse. The sound stages are cannon, and often fill gaps that the anime left open.
I do find myself a bit confused as to why this thread needs to be in the fan creations forum, rather than the Nanoha subforum. We have threads for single episodes, the movie, fanfiction, technology, military, and so on. Why does this thread have to exist outside the Nanoha subforum? Wouldn't it be more functional to have all the Nanoha threads gathered in the Nanoha subforum? It'd be the first place anyone would go and look for such a thread after all.
Evil Rick
2009-08-15, 17:49
I do find myself a bit confused as to why this thread needs to be in the fan creations forum, rather than the Nanoha subforum. We have threads for single episodes, the movie, fanfiction, technology, military, and so on. Why does this thread have to exist outside the Nanoha subforum? Wouldn't it be more functional to have all the Nanoha threads gathered in the Nanoha subforum? It'd be the first place anyone would go and look for such a thread after all.
Because the translation is being mad by a fan, not anything official from 7arcs.
The same apply to Magical Battle Arena, the doujinshi game in whcih Nanoha, Fate, Vita, Hayate and the gadget dron appear, it's made by fans.
Because the translation is being mad by a fan, not anything official from 7arcs.
The same apply to Magical Battle Arena, the doujinshi game in whcih Nanoha, Fate, Vita, Hayate and the gadget dron appear, it's made by fans.
And yet strangely enough, so are fansubs, manga scanlations, fanfiction, fanart, avatars and signatures. Yet these all have dedicated threads here in the Nanoha subforum.
And even so, that does not explain why it would not be more logical to have a Nanoha thread in the Nanoha subforum, rather than have it clog up the Fan Creation forum and taking the place of threads which don't have a dedicated subforum.
Books are placed on the bookshelf, clothes in the closet, so why would a Nanoha thread not be in the Nanoha subforum? It is, after all, the first place one would look for a thread involving Nanoha. And therein lies my confusion.
And yet strangely enough, so are fansubs, manga scanlations, fanfiction, fanart, avatars and signatures. Yet these all have dedicated threads here in the Nanoha subforum.
And even so, that does not explain why it would not be more logical to have a Nanoha thread in the Nanoha subforum, rather than have it clog up the Fan Creation forum and taking the place of threads which don't have a dedicated subforum.
Books are placed on the bookshelf, clothes in the closet, so why would a Nanoha thread not be in the Nanoha subforum? It is, after all, the first place one would look for a thread involving Nanoha. And therein lies my confusion.
The more I think about it (and receive messages about it) the more I think it's more appropriate to get the Sound Stage translations in the Nanoha forum itself rather than fan creation.
The Sound Stages are definitely canon and help to understand and enjoy the Nanoha anime more. They're also quite informative about the motives of characters and reveal behind the scenes elements of the series.
I would like to have the thread ported into the Nanoha Forum, so people would stop getting confused as to where to look.
Aaron008R
2009-08-19, 12:43
Agreed. Count me in on the list of petitioners for the Tranlations thread.
The data in the Sound Stages are critical canon info that would be very useful for fanfic writers and OC-ers to know about. Having them within easy reach would be a big boon to creativity.
Rising Dragon
2009-08-19, 13:03
I don't mean to offend xris or any of the other mods, but it just seems to me like the mods are a bit too much into the habit of minimizing the creation of new threads due to the policy of the forum... I think that's why you guys are having such a difficult time getting the thread created.
I don't object to the creation of new threads here (as long as it doesn't open the flood gates for a ton of posters all requesting their own personal CYOA or whatever).
At this point in time I'm not going to be that active so you will need to find another Mod who will move or create the new threads in this forum. One problem is there are few Mods who look in this particular sub-forum.
Rising Dragon
2009-08-19, 18:54
Well, like I said before, CYOAs should be in a social group, not a thread. Much more easier to maintain that way.
Anyways, the rest of you, got any idea on who could monitor the board while xris is active elsewhere?
MeisterBabylon
2009-08-19, 21:37
We used to see Skyfall around pretty often in the past...
Can we vote for ourselves to be Mods however? :uhoh:
Evil Rick
2009-08-19, 22:54
I think that Moonrir keeps an eye on these threads quite enough. :)
But... if we have tochoose a new mod, I think I would vote for either Keroko, Low Gear or ghazghkull :)
Well, like I said before, CYOAs should be in a social group, not a thread. Much more easier to maintain that way.
Social groups also hardly ever get visited or used at all, in my experience. Making it really not much better than our current situation.
Rising Dragon
2009-08-20, 09:27
True, but it doesn't look like we're gonna get a thread created for it. I think if people liked Tempest's CYOA that much, they're gonna visit the group regularly like they do with the FFT. This forum's regulars seem pretty good in that regard.
Tempest Dynasty
2009-08-20, 10:58
One difficulty with Social Groups is that not only are they infrequently visited, but new folks won't be able to see it / find it without someone pointing them in the right direction. This pretty much cuts away the lurkers and first-timers from seeing anything.
BTW: I'm writing that damn update, but real life slows me down.
Xellos-_^
2009-08-22, 16:58
Social groups also hardly ever get visited or used at all, in my experience. Making it really not much better than our current situation.
only because you guys never post there
only because you guys never post there
That speaks volumes about traffic, don't you think?
Evil Rick
2009-08-23, 00:32
Actually social groups are not that hrad to "find", you could add the link on your sig (the same way people of the OC and FF thread links to their compilation of works)
We at the Artists Alike and From Afar social group have drawing contests every month and there are always new people around (the last 2 months were'nt because of vacations and finals).
But in any case, didn't you people had alredy a social grouop for fan works of Nanoha? (It was Outer Cadia or Knights of the Saint Church I think)
Evil Rick
2009-10-27, 12:28
A Nanoha videogame for the Sony PSP has been confirmed.
The game is gonna be based on Nanoha A's
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Maybe we should have a thread for that.
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