Have just gotten the prereader "package" from Bob, and read through it all.
In regards to the Oh My Goddess stuff --
I don't know why, but I was suddenly struck with the thought that Keiichi, at some point in his life and trevails with the goddesses, reflects upon his life and his relationship with Belldandy. Having done so, I can easily see K1 uttering the line -
"I seem to be having a problem with my lifestyle."
To which Doug, overhearing, would cringe, then go on with his daily routine, thinking darkly of size mismatched starfleets and large hairy dogs...
^_^-Logan
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Legolas - Obviously an Elvish word meaning "Gatling Gun".
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Having recently read the latest installment of the adventures of Miles, I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if Doug popped up in the middle of some kind of diplomatic incident involving the Cetegandans.... or Jackson's Hole for that matter... I can just imagine the drool _lakes_ formed at the prospect of getting some DNA that may allow superpowers...
I'd thought about suggesting Honor Harrington, too, but Doug would be next to useless in a space naval engaement...
-Z
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If architects built buildings the way programmers write programms, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.
-Z, Post-reader at Medium
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If architects built buildings the way programmers write programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.

I see you've decided to tinker with the "user descriptions".
Will you spill on what they all are, or do we have to try and figure it out for ourselves?
"I was an Otaku before those kids came along and changed the meaning of the word."

-- HM "Howling Mad" Wilson to more than one team-mate.
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

OK, Bob's gonna kick me off the board if I don't post *something*, so...
Hmm. In no particular order, I'm 36, a fan of DW & EPU, a performer and sometimes merchant at various ren faires around the Midwest, a fan of Spider Robinson and Robert A. Heinlein, and in no particular order.
Duane

Just to let you know: Starting February 1st, I'm going to be deleting the board membership of anyone who hasn't posted anything in three months.
I've discovered we've got a bit of deadwood in the member list -- including a few people who joined in the first couple days the board existed and have never posted, ever. Just to keep it easy to administer the board, I'll be deleting inactive members from the member base.
Just a fair warning, in case you happen to be one of the inactive.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

This user appears to have drifted in solely to drop a spam advertisement in "The Game". Although it's unlikely that they'll be coming back, I'm banning him/her/it to prevent any future problems.
Anyone with a good reason why I shouldn't do so is invited to let me know, so I can reverse the decision.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Appeared to be spam and has been deleted.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

See the ezAnnouncement I've made visible for information on the board's unavailability on Sunday.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

While poking about to find the right way to turn Offsides into a moderator, I also got around to making a few changes to the way the boards are laid out.
1. Graphic smilies have been graphically eliminated. I just got utterly sick of them.
2. Based on extensive user feedback, I've moved the "members online" display to the top of the page.
3. I've tweaked the odd setting here and there, but I doubt you'll notice anything soon.
Your overall enjoyment of the forums should not be adversely affected and will remain positive. Or else.
Thanks.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

In order that I might have a backup while I am fully immersed in the Book from Hell, I have asked Offsides to act as a moderator for the discussion forum. Luckily for me, he accepted.
You shouldn't see much change in the way things work; given how well behaved our community is, I doubt he'll have to exercise his vast moderator powerz any time soon.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.