Club Bleach Newsletter Issue #3

[Sanzora]

The New S- Mods on the Block

All of a sudden, CB's admins decided to add new S-mods to CB to help the old ones out. DragonBlade, CB's administarator, posted a thread for people to qualify themselves if they thought that they will be the S-mods CB needs.

In case you are wandering who we're talking about, the new S-mods are:
-pylar (also ex-Entertainment section mod)
-Lunar (also ex-creative/GFX section mod)
-maximoose666 (ex-role paying section mod)

And we can't forget to mention the new admin Kuroro (once upon a time called Sandal Hat) who is also an ex-S-mod.

The questionss here are: What will they do? Will they improve CB? Are they what CB needs to be a better forum? In order to find some answers we interviewed all of them.

Something all the S-mods had in common is what they would like from all the members to consider when they post in any thread in the forums:
It's a simple question, "Have I put thought into this post? This basic consideration helps improve anyone's post quality, and prevent spam. It would also help people to think before posting something which may upset another member," says maximoose666. Pylar adds: "And don't forget: the search function is your friend".

What about the power of being an S-mod? What to do they do with it? What CAN they do with it? And do they enjoy it? ;)
"In my opinion, I do like being a super moderator. Not only having power, but helping others like newbies and observing topics for spam, etc," Lunar tells us.
And we can never forget the spam bots the S-mods have to keep deleting...
Oh, just for anyone reading this, here is a little advice for you to understand their power: be polite - EXTRA polite - to S-mods. For as pylar says: "I have to power to Ban! \o/ so that means everyone should be super nice to me."

So far so good, everyone wants to be an S-mod. But is there a bad side to being one? "The negative aspects of the position are that I have to work fairly hard (I make sure to do a thorough check of the entire forum at least once per day, and if any moderation work crops up while I'm on the boards, I do it immediately)" was maximoos666's reply. "Another negative aspect was that I felt I had to give up my captaincy of the 12th Division. While DB encouraged me to stay on, as a C46 member who judges division contests, I thought it was only fair that I step down from my post."
As for Lunar? "There are not really any negative things about being a super moderator, its just that you have so many sections and forums to observe, and you don’t have like 500 eyes, but only 2. So it's hard to detect things."
Lastly pylar says: "I think the bad things are dealing with people who may not appreciate a decision I make. But that seems to happen rarely, at least so far. I really enjoy that more people contact me. I love people."

What about the better aspects of being an S-mod (other than the banning command)? :p The good things are that the S-mods are able to resolve a problem quite fast, rather than having to wait for someone else that's also an admin or mod. They are also able to do other work on the forum like maximooses666's initiative: 'A new effort to revive the Collab of the Week/Month in the Digital Graphics Section.'

Finally what do they feel they'll add to CB?
maximoose666: "Firstly I plan to release the Club Bleach RPG; this should be a new interest to the forums (I am not doing this alone, I am working alongside others). Secondly I am going to revive the COTW section of the gfx forum if I can. Thirdly I would like to do something to help out the poetry and writing sections if I can - a lot of people post amazing work there."
Lunar is obviously preparing a surprise for us, as when I asked him to tell us about his plans for impovement he mysteriously replied: "At the moment, not right now," .

After my curiosity was satisfied I asked the usual last question one can ask:
Would you like to say anything concerning your new position in the end?
pylar:Rar.
Lunar:nope. Just want to say thanks to DB and all the other people who supported me ^^
maximoose666:I am very grateful to DragonBlade and Kuroro (or Sandal-Hat as he was then) for choosing me, and I will try not to let them, or any of the CB members, down. Also, please do not fear me if you are a regular member, I want to be as nice a mod as possible - so if there's anything you need help with (re-titling an FC thread for example) PM me and I'll be happy to help you out.

In closing I would like to thank all the S-mods for their patience with us and for everything they are currently doing in CB.

Article by yoruichi_sama

[Sanzora]

What is in a poem?

Is a poem just a choice of words stringed together or does it have more meaning than that?

Everyone has a different definition of poetry. It could be something to express your inner most feelings or to show a particular view, something to read when you’re in need of entertainment, or just something absolutely horrid. What ever your definition is, we have all read poems which excite us in a way or possibly just bore us to death. What makes a poem great? Is it the meaning behind the words or just making everything rhyme? Your definition of a good poem, of course, varies from that of other members. However I persuade you to visit the Poetry Forum (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=100), where fellow CB members share poems which may attract your eye…

At first it started with just a measly little thread in the ‘Creations and Finds’ category, where only a limited number of members regularly posted their poems and gave comments. But it wasn’t hard for these poems to not get the attention they deserved as it was soon buried in the tide of comments, as well as other poets anxiously wanting to post their creations. Now poetry has evolved from that small thread to its own sub-forum, where members don’t post in just one place, but are able to create new threads to post individual poems in. This eliminates poems getting lost as the posts go on, and allows the poet to get feedback and comments as to how the poems have affected its readers. It also offers the opportunity to improve in any way possible.

Though some members come and go with poetry posting, there are those dedicated few who present you with poems every so often which, though ranging in genres, are great to read. It shows how members have similar or different methods of poetic expression, as well as illustrate which views they have on a particular topic, which could broaden your horizons and invoke different emotions.

Are you a poet? Why not post your work in this place of sharing? The dedicated artists here won’t give you brutal comments, but rather constructive criticism which is supportive of other, newer members posting their works. By having your poems posted, you are certain to have members viewing your creations so they won’t just be brushed aside. Just make sure you read the rules (http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=14092), set by Lunar, before posting.

Perhaps you’re not poet..? Then give these writers your thoughts on their works by commenting, because they look forward to what you have got to say.

If there is anything else you’d like to see in the poetry forum, post it in the Suggestions (http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=15769) thread, run by Maximoose666.

I ask you all to go and view the forum for yourself to see some of the great works of your fellow members. You won’t regret having gone, and what you’ll see might persuade you to post your own creations. Who knows, you might even be influenced to start writing some of your own poetry if you haven’t already done so.

Article by Iladys


Role Playing in Club Bleach

Many of you may be asking yourselves about the strange and wonderful forum that's popped up in the middle of the main page...Well, that's the Role Playing (RP for short) section, which is being coordinated by Maximoose and several other keen participants.

‘Well, what is this RP all about?’ The RPG (Role Playing Game) is based on the anime Bleach (go figure). Set in the Bleach universe a long, long time before the current events taking place in the Bleach manga and anime, it is totally original. There won't be any plagiarism from the current story lines taking place.

Before you jump into something like this though, a person usually wants to know how popular it is and how many other people will be playing it. At the moment there are 6 GM's (To you non RP-people, those are Game Masters...Also known as Dungeon masters in Dungeons & Dragons’ games) and around 40 active players who have signed up for a chance to take part in this great game.

Now that you've heard about the RPG, you might be wondering: "How can I get in on it and how do I play it?" The answer: You sign up by posting in the RP section. Once you enter the game you play by going into "Character", where you must act and talk just as your character would. No RL Bs in there...The aim is to level up your character by engaging in ‘battles’ with other players to attain the maximum amount of points available to your level. Once you reach this threshold, your level increases, and so on.

After asking organizer Maximoose where he thinks the game is headed, this was his response: "Well, players will follow a complex and in-depth storyline; in terms of the RPG we will be continually striving to produce more automation for players (i.e. php scripts to record stats, etc.) in the hopes that our superadmins will upload them."

I think this means that the whole operation will run much more smoothly in future, and will be more user friendly than those small, forum-run RP's you find popping up all over the place.

Is there something different to make this RPG stand out from the norm? "Yes,” says Maximoose, “Using a full combat dice system allows us to have realistic combat, unlike most other forum RPGs, which are often victims of "godmodding" (people winning everything with their character as there are no rules to stop them)."

This shows that there’s a determination to create a system that is equal to all who aim to play the game, no matter what level or how new they are.

How far along is the whole process so far? Pretty far I am told. The core rules are completed, and most of the starter techniques are written. The only thing needed is a small amount of admin support; regarding the uploading of a VBulletin dice BBCode so that the actuall battles and day to day organization can go ahead. Apart from that, it is almost ready. (For an up-to-the-minute idea of their progress,
you can visit the RPG General Area) All you need to do is sign up and play!

If, even after reading about it, you are still unsure whether you would like to join or not, I have been told that the organizers of the RPG do not require those wanting to get involved to sign up straight away. They are leaving a sizable amount of room for people to sign on once the action gets going, just for the undecided few ;)

So what are you waiting for? Go check it out! Get in on the fun and I hope you enjoy playing the Bleach RPG on ClubBleach.

Article By |Ai|

[Sanzora]

An interveiw with Kuroro (formerly known as Sandal-Hat)
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CBNL: How old are you?
KURORO: Sixteen

CBNL: What's your favorite anime, and why?
KURORO: My favorite anime is Hunter x Hunter because it entertained me the most

CBNL: What's your least favorite anime; why?
KURORO: Tactics. The protagonist is gay and nothing exciting happens.

CBNL: Why did you decide to stick around Club Bleach?
KURORO:
I wanted to see how much spam I could post without getting banned.

CBNL: Hahaha, pwnage. Do you prefer dubbed anime, or subbed?
KURORO: Subbed ftw

CBNL: What's your favorite anime genre (action, romance, comedy, etc.)? What's a good example (for instance, School Rumble is a good example of comedy).
KURORO: Action - Hajime no Ippo

CBNL: Do you have a favorite band?
KURORO: Nope

CBNL: Who's your favorite Hunter x Hunter character? Why?
KURORO: Err...Kuroro because he is hawt

CBNL: Why did you begin watching Bleach?
KURORO: I needed a new anime to wath. At first, I thought it had something to do with sailing because I kept seeing the word Captain.

CBNL: What do you think about the Bleach anime's filler arc?
KURORO: It's boring, so I don't watch it.

CBNL: What's your favorite food?
KURORO: Steak

CBNL: Dumbest thing you've ever done?
KURORO: I can't remember, but it was probably jogging outside in my boxers during a thunderstorm.

CBNL: What do you think about the popularity of the Gotei 13 project? Do you think it will benefit ClubBleach, or just attract "lurkers"?
KURORO: I think it is really benificial( I probably spelled that wrong). I see other bleach forums doing it, so it must draw in new members.

CBNL: And the question that decides life or death!!! O_O!
....TACOS or SPAGHETTI?
OMFG!!111ONE!!! It's boardering on blasphemy.
KURORO: SPAGHETTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Article by Pipp-ORK

Interview with Thing

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CBNL:Can you tell us about yourself?
Thing: I'm 20 years old, and going no where in my life currently. But I do plan on attending classes for Art or Culinary art at a local community college, I have a hope that I'll someday be able to go to an official culinary arts school

CBNL: So we can say that you are an artist? What do you draw exactly,and could you maybe please show us some of your work?
Thing: I draw pictures in charcoal, pencils, sometimes pastel, but I'm not really good at coloring. I guess if I practise more I'll get better at it. Coloring I mean, and the drawing too. But for now, I'm just pretty much basic.. I've only got my fan arts online, nothing else... you can see them in the fanart section, or you can go to Deviant Art (http://www.asheth.deviantart.com)

CBNL: So Thing, what made you choose 'Thing' as a nickname?
Thing: I chose it 'cause I couldn't find any other name to use, and I hadn't planned on using Club Bleach for too long. Now look: here I am getting an interview, and I've been on it longer than I planned! I had actually only joined Club Bleach in the first place for a Secret Santa that had been going, I figured it would be fun to do.
CBNL: Secret Santa?
Thing: Something an old member put on, her name on there, you might know her, (I know others do) was Ishimaru. She left CB, I guess she was just having too many problems.

CBNL: For what reasons did you stay in CB?
Thing: I don't know... probably the topics, members, and just 'cause it was a place I could talk about Bleach at X_X;
I can't remember if I was a spammer in the beginning or not...

CBNL: lol i can ask DB if you want :p
Thing: Yes, please do.
Thing:I do remember my horrible signatures >.>

CBNL: lol hey i love the one about Santa XD So you are the 11div Captain. When did that happen and what were you before?
Thing: I was 4th Division's Vice Captain, then DB promoted me to 11th Division Captain. According to Nomadic, I was a good Vice Captain ^_^

CBNL: So do you prefer being a Captain or was it easier when you were a Vice Captain?
Thing: Well, when I was VC I did alot of stuff for the division anyways, I don't know if nomadic minded or not. Now that I'm captain, I've got more on my plate, but I'm kinda lazy about it... I do what I need to do to get it done. Katen is a very helpful Vice Captain.

CBNL: Oh, i thought it was Cetamora?
Thing: No, I kicked Cetamora out, and then when he was gone, I chose Katen as my Vice.
CBNL: wise choice
Thing: Cetamora just couldn't cut it. He could talk big, but when it came right down to it, he was only in it for the title. Plus Katen is a lot more enjoyable to talk to then Cetamora ever was.

CBNL: oh it is good he is ur VC then.

So we read a thread about your grandma in Randomness. Would you mind sharing a little about that subject with us you are comfortable with it?
Thing: Yeah. Oh man, hahahahahaha EEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHOOOOOOOOOOHOHOHOHOHO! SHE'S GOING TO BE LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAVING IN 4 MORE DAYS!!! YIPPIEEE!!!
CBNL: Lol. You should party XD
Thing: Oh, I would if only I could.
CBNL: why not?
Thing: I've got to help my uncle clean out my grandma's apartment on the 18th, before he takes her awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to Arizona to live there with him and because I don't think my mom and dad would appriciate it if I did that.
But I will be dancing, that's for sure.
CBNL: Thats cool because she was a real pain (no offence meant) but the way you told us about her ..i am sorry >.<
Thing:lol, I know it was, I know how that is. I sometimes asked if anyone minded before I went rambling off on it, and they said they didn't... sometimes they would join in, suggesting ways to get rid of her.
CBNL: lol yeah its better to let it out.

CBNL: so what do you most like about CB
Thing: Now, what exactly does that question mean? does it mean what is my favorite area of CB? If it means area, I like the Gotei 13 forum, and then the graphics section, writing section and fan art section.

CBNL: No, I meant what makes CB special for you, if it is that is?
Thing: er... nope, it's not special. Lol. Just a place to talk about anime/manga/and graphics. I suppose I could find someplace else to do so, but CB has grown on me.

CBNL: So do you watch many animes? And could you name some of your favorites?
Thing: I have more then one favorite:
Eyeshield 21
One Piece
Yakitate!! Japan
Sousei no Aquarion
Aquarion Age
Project Arms
Papuwa
Shaman King
<_< shall I go on?
Capeta
CBNL: lol plz
Thing: And a whoooole lot of others. I'm currently watching Jigoku Shojo, which is pretty good. I still have a lot of anime I saved that I have yet to finish up watching. I think I have like 100+ unofficial DVDs of anime. YOU CAN'T FIT A LOT ON SOME STUPID AMERICAN ANIME DVD! 4 eps or so per DVD, that's rediculous!
CBNL: Lol. Thing go sue them XD...

So what do you do in your free time other than watching anime?
Thing: I make sigs, draw pictures, sometimes go to the library to rent books, and then sometimes I make dinner and such for my family. I've actually got tooo tooo much free time, I really need to do something with myself other then stay around the house all the time.

CBNL: You said you will start studying when exactly?
Thing: As soon as I get back from New York probably. I don't want to go yet, because my trip to NY is at the start of August.

CBNL: Oh, are you going alone?
Thing: No, I'm going with one of my sisters, to see my older sister.
CBNL:Oh? I thought u were the eldest?
Thing: Nope, I'm the 4th child out of 8.

CBNL: Can you tell us what was the most embarrassing moment in your life was?
Thing: My most embarrassing, recently, probably most embarrassing moment in my life, is when I was playing hide and seek at Anime Expo, and I was hiding in a bathroom stall with my friend I used to hang out with... my sister was it, and she came in the bathroom, made this funny voice and said "coooommme ouuuuuut~ I know you arrre in hereeeeeeeeee~(like a pirate), She made me laugh so much, I wet my pants, and I had to sit in front of the hotel waiting for my pants to dry. So I spent a good chunk of my time sitting down, rather then exploring the anime expo.

CBNL: What was the funniest moment?
Thing: The funniest moment is... maybe... we were in church, my family, and my sister and I were making jokes about this guy that comes to the church sometimes (his name is Danny), he's pretty weird looking, kinda like a bum, and he's REALLY weird personality and actions wise, to match his weird looks... well, the pastor said one day "We need to pray for Danny: him and his mother got in a car wreck. I whispered to my sister "No, he got into a cart wreck." We started busting up laughing.

CBNL: Do you have a boyfriend? If not, are you searching for one?
Thing: I don't have a date, I've not had a boyfriend in a while *winks* I'm still free, boys.

CBNL: What do you do when you are put in an embarrassing position eg.your grandma yelling at you in front of your friends, or more speciafically, your date;)?
Thing: Let's see.. When she does stuff like that, it's like... whatever, I'll yell back at her.

CBNL: Did you ever have a crush on aboy once?if you did what happened?
Thing: Yes, I had a crush on a boy before... It was my neighbor, someone who lived down the street from me, I told him I liked him, and him and his sister laughed at me. so that was that.

CBNL:Do you play sports?if you do what do you play?
Thing: Sometimes if I'm in the mood for sports, I'll play dodge ball or go swimming or play some baseball, or kick ball... But really, any game with a ball is deadly for me... Mostly kickball. The ball would always land flat on my face, and it would hurt.

CBNL: What are your plans for the future?
Thing: Plans for the future? Possibly go to culinary art school, and become a famous cook.. then marry an old rich man and wait for him to die so I can have all his money.

CBNL: Have you ever traveled somewhere? If you did, where? If you didn't, where do you want to go to?
Thing: I live in Lynwood California on Fernwood Ave, my zip is 90262, don't come stalk me, cause I'm not giving you my full address. Fernwood and Harris. I've travelled to San Fransisco, and we stopped off there for a little bit. It was more like a pit stop trip... we were in a car. Never ever take a car if you're going from California to Oregon. It's evil. I've been to Oregon, we have a house up there. I like the snow, but the house is just too cold and the shower water doesn't heat up fast enough. And I would like to go to London, Scottland, Ireland and probably China.

CBNL: What is your favorite saying or quote?
Thing: For a quote? That's a hard one... Possibly "GET THAT KNIFE AWAY FROM THE BURSAR" That's probably not the exact quote, but it's as close as I can remember.

CBNL: You are the 11Div Captain. You have power over your Div only. What if you have power over the forum itself? What would you do?
Thing: Hmm... If I had power over the forum at all... I would probably punish whatever noobs spam, and ummm.. that's about it. Fix double posts and other crap... I dunno, not really much I can think of right now.^_^

CBNL: Random Q:what is your philosophy about life?
<_<
Thing:I dunno if this is much of a philosophy... but it's on suicide: It takes more courage to go through life then it does to end it, suicide is for weak people, or people who just lose their grip and they think about things like that... you've gotta keep rolling, keep up the momentem of life in order to find the better things.

CBNL:In the end, is there anything you would like to add?
Thing: Yeah, one more thing I would like to add... READ TERRY PRATCHETT BOOKS! THEY ROCK!!!

Article by yoruichi_sama

[Sanzora]

Forum Review: LENS

Ok, so this months featured forum is LENS (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=54). How can you not love this place! It’s entirely about fun in here, so get ready to enjoy.

Ever find something awesome on the net? Whether it be from a random search, or something you got in a mail. You found it amusing, so why not share it? In the Cool Pics (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=55) and Videos (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=58) section you can post your funny finds, like that little joke you found online last week, or the AMV that blew your mind. So bring it on! We’d love to see whatever you’d like to share.

Alternatively, take a few of your own pics, or photos rather ^_^ and post them in Original Photos (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=56), to show everyone a little of your photographic skills. You can even just show us a little more about your life with some photos of where you live, what you see every day, anything decent really. But if you’re a little clueless on the whole photography side, have no fear! In Photography 101 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=59) you can learn anything you need to know about how to use a camera, whether it be simple things like how to remove the shutter :p or something more advanced, like what lens to use for which shots. It’s just what you need for a useful learning curb!

Then are there any AMV fans in the crowd? Anyone? Yes? come -> here (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=57)<- to the AMV (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=57) forum, where there are plenty to see. But there wouldn’t be any if it weren’t for those who create them! So all you aspiring AMV creators, this is where you get the opportunity to show off your work! And in the Video Pro (http://forums.bleachportal.net/forumdisplay.php?f=60) section you can learn to make them all the better, as well as help amateurs work on their techniques as well by commenting on what they’ve done.

So go on, have a look. Maybe even post something, you might find yourself having some fun you didn't expect!

Article by Sanzora

[Sanzora]

I.R.C. Snippets

<Pylar> um, you can hear me sound like i'm having sex
<Pylar> but you are apparently already getting that
<HamStar> You sleep with the director for a good part.
<HamStar> :)
<ajames> burn!
<Jimbo|Accounting> rofl.
<Pylar> seriously, i could dub hentai
<prof_said> LOL
<Jimbo|Accounting> wb'ed.
<Pylar> they can't have a lot of VAs willing to do this
* HamStar looks into getting a good RAW hentai.
* HamStar next fandub... is a hentai
<UnholyGodn> :)
<ajames> haha
<HamStar> JIMBO MR. HENTAI WIKI. Tell me a good one to dub
<Jimbo|Accounting> blackmail already been dubbed so
<SumpfFuchs> liking the devildriver james?
<Jimbo|Accounting> dub kisetsu the letch
<Jimbo|Accounting> and sex taxi
<ajames> yea
<Jimbo|Accounting> and taboo charming mother
<HamStar> k will do
<HamStar> :)

Article by prophecy424

[Sanzora]

Featured Threads

Ok, so lets get to know each other a little better :musak: We all know about the Intro/Outroduction sub-forum, and sure it’s nice to welcome and wish new members, as well as old. But let’s face it, you don’t really get to know someone here! Well, at the Convo Thread (http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=13032) you can have conversations with your Club Bleach buddies! And maybe make a few new ones too ;) Get chatting with everyone and find out a little more about the people behind the sigs and avatars.

Of course if just plain talking isn’t your thing, there’s always the slightly livelier Bleach Café (http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=15851), where you get a chance to act silly, and blame it on the alcohol! Or better yet, blame it on the Barman! :LOL Just kidding…

If you manage to walk out of the café still standing and don’t know what to do with yourself, you could always stop off at the Post your Picture (http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=14974) thread, where you can finally put faces to the names you see around CB. Hey, post your own! That way we can stalk... eherm… see you too. :D Hey, while you’re checking a few of the photos out, might as well stay in the browsing mood and have a look at DragonBlades’s Random Evil Pictures of Doom (http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=8946). They’re good for a laugh, almost as good as some of the photos. Heh.

Phew, hectic night on the town! Meeting all those people and seeing all those sights. What you need to do now is relax… And what better way to do that than with a nice good book. Not sure what to read? Try our Book Review Thread (http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=12276). You might find something that intrigues you, just what you need to finish off a day...

...Not to mention finish off our featured threads ^_^

Article by Sanzora

[Sanzora]

Ask Steve the Llama

Z_Blitz : What does Steve do for a living?
Steve : I have a small consulting job for the television advertising industry. I'm towards the bottom of the ladder, so I'm really just covering the bills now, but I'm hoping through hard work I will move up the corporate ladder.

BeeCrest : Does Steve have a girlfriend?
Steve : Currently no. Llama females are notorious for being... unpleasent.

NOsferatu : What do you think of cannibalism?
Steve : I think it has its place in different cultures. Who am I to judge? Many cultures feel that to worship their dead, their earthly shells must not touch dirt again, and so eating them and taking their flesh into themselves is the only way to go.

SLVR : What makes Steve the Llama qualified to answer question and things in the news letter?
Steve : Because I am the coolest thing since sliced bread. They asked, and I deliver.
Plus, I'm L33T!!!

IheartBleach : Why don't you call me anymore??? The kids are getting worried. I'm getting suspicious about these supposed "business trips." Answer me, Steve!!! Why haven't you returned my calls??!?!?
Steve : I'm sorry baby, my cell phone battery... died...*puff of dust*

hinamori_momo48 : steve, why do they call you steve and what does "steve" mean for u? >.>
Steve : Well, my full name is Steven Francisco Giovani Lorenzo Badatrusca, but Steve is just infinantly easier to say. To me it means "fresh sunlight on the morning dew."

Ballistics : What do you think about the Recent Emu display of Nuclar Powered Trout and what is being done about it in regards to our safty and wellfare to us, A Freedom Loving, Llama nation?
Steve : Well, while I am privy to this information, I feel that it is in the national interest for me to not leak this information. Just know that your politicians are on your side, and doing everything they can to prevent war.

Article by |Ai|

[Sanzora]

Rozen Maiden Review

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Title: Rozen Maiden
Alternative title: ローゼンメイデン (Japanese)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural
Episodes: 24 (12 Rozen Maiden, 12 Rozen Maiden: Träumend)
Year: 2004 (Oct-Dec 2005); 2005-2006 (Oct 20 2005-Jan 26 2006)
Companies: Nomad/Rozen Maiden Production Company/TBS

Sakurada Jun is in second grade of Junior High. Due to an incident he had at school he had to stop going all of a sudden. This wasn't much of a problem to him since he lived alone with his elder sister, who, being busy with school herself and a submissive personality, couldn't make him go back by herself. To whittle away the hours that Jun spent at home with no more than books and his computer - his only companion - he would surf the internet for hours on end ordering strange items through ebay like sites.

His favorite topic of purchase was usually the odd and occult. Things like voodoo dolls, magic hats and X-Ray Specs. One day, shortly after receiving his latest batch of occult items, a strange suitcase like box appeared in the middle of his room..

Upon opening it he discovered a fairly lifelike doll dressed in Red clothes and closed eyes along with a letter with instructions. After following the instructions the doll suddenly opens it's eyes and gingerly stands up to ask Jun if he will be her Servant. Upon completion of the contract, which requires Jun putting on a Rose ring matching the doll’s own, the doll becomes fully sentient. Her name is Shinku.

We soon learn that Shinku is one of a special set of "Dolls" crafted by a master doll maker and their father...Their destiny is to fight each other and whoever is still alive at the end of the game “Aptly named The Alice Game" Will become the perfect girl and meet "Father".

The Graphics In Rozen Maiden are 100% hand drawn with no CGI involved at all, which is one of the reasons that it appealed to me. Not that I have anything against CGI created or involved anime - I even think that when CGI is used well it will make an anime even better - but it has no place in this one. Each of the characters are drawn to be stylistically different so that you can immediately see, or at least get a sense of, what sort of personality each of them has by the clothing that they wear.

The opening theme as well as the overall soundtrack are extremely catchy. If you've ever heard the opening to "Avenger" then Rozen Maiden may seem familiar due to the somewhat similar opening. The soundtrack it's self is highly reminiscent of Victorian era music in some parts, but always used to perfect the overall effect of the scenes presented.

So be sure to get a hold of this wonderful anime at some point in your anime-watching hours and see what it's like for Jun to keep his sanity and improve his lifestyle and manners. And be sure to hold onto your seat! We wouldn’t want to lose you with all those twists and turns in the plot…

Article by |Ai|

[Sanzora]

By Savage Dragon:

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[Sanzora]

For all you wannbe GFXers out there, HitsugayaT's gone and written a great tutorial for you all! So go ahead, give it a read:

Part 1
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/629/untitled31copylr7.jpg
Part 2
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/43/untitled3copycopymx0.jpg

[Sanzora]

Editorial

So, you want to join the Gotei 13? Be warned, it’s not as easy as you think…

What I find lately is that people are far too concerned with joining the Gotei 13 that everything else goes out the window because all they want to do is meet the requirements. Some will post just about anything to raise post count, others will sign up on the forums, disappear for a month and then come back with the hopes of being accepted. Some will even apply to multiple divisions. Some advice: Don’t!

As captains, it is our responsibility to make sure that the Gotei’s accept only the best of the Forum members. So while you may have 200 posts or have been registered for a month, we still check up on you to see if you would actually be of any value to CB. If 99% of your posts are spam, forget it! And if you were inactive for a month, you don’t exactly give us a reason to have confidence in your activity record… As for multiple applications, this is severely frowned upon. So pick a division and stick with it! If you are declined, don’t think that you will simply be accepted by a different division, because the captains communicate about these things.

So how do you get accepted? Make sure you get it right from day one… Make sure what you say is worth being said and that you are actually one of the best members online, because at the end of the day, that’s what we’re looking for: the Best! If you can’t consider yourself the best, then why should we?

[Sanzora]

http://www.animeonline.net/images/banners/aologo09.jpg

http://www.animeonline.net/forum.php

This is a rather large anime forum..that has no anime by itself that they talk about but rather a whole lot chucked in together..Around 50,000 members so it's rather large but although it has this many people it is suprisingly easy to navigate around and to get involved in the community ...I recommend you have a look if only to see their weird 1 million post thread..taking it 5000 at a time..

http://www.azngathering.com/images/index.gif

http://www.azngathering.com/

Man this cracked me up...if anyhting i recomend you visit the site to see their intro and their interview explaining what Azngathering is...A little bit of more weird on the web..And if you live in that area have fun..

http://www.everything-anime.com/toprightfixed.jpg

http://www.everything-anime.com/main.html

A nice Anime site that holds alot of info on alot of other sites on the web..Go along and check it out for another wacky source of anime fun and madness.

[Sanzora]

Staff Listings

Editor in Chief: Sanzora
Editor: yoruichi_sama

Reporters:
Iladys
|Ai|
Planeswalker
Icchymaru
Nichigosan

Guest Staff:
HitsugayaT (Gfx tutorial)
Savage Dragon (Comic Artist)
Pipp-ORK (Journalist)
Prophecy424 (I.R.C Reporter)

[Dissidia]

I read the whole thing, phew :eek13: Some of the links didn't work for me though (comic, tutorial) :sad:

Very impressive, congrats to all that worked on a great 3rd newsletter. :winking56

[Sandal Hat]

...

/me is speechless

[Shinji]

All I have to say is: Great job!
I really like these newsletters and I hope they will continue.
And those links didn't work for me either.

[Savage Dragon]

HAHA awsome im glad to see this thing is still going great job

[Lunar]

keep up the good work ^^. i had fun reading it. atleast its better than regular newspaper i read.

[blueice760]

hey now that was nice!
the newsletter makes CB more homely(hehehe dont know if thats the right word)
and SAvageDragon's Comic rocks!!!

well done!

[Momo]

lawl, that made me laugh bout Steve :D
good job!
I really like the CBNL
hope it continues :)

[Mount Gay]

just read through all of it, great job, keep up the great work everyone

[Z_Blitz]

Great job pulling this off together. Splendid as a matter of fact :). I hope the next releases are as good as this one too. Keep it up ;).

[Neve]

Great job on the newletter again =D. Keep up the good work.

[yumisan]

great job with the newsletter.enjoyed reading it very much.keep up the good work.

[Luso Clemens]

Nice issue.
Good work.
Keep it going.

[teamninja60]

my invaluable contributions to the irc convo are nowhere to be seen
but besides from this glaring mistake
good job :D

[Mavvy]

I've loved the last 2 newsletter and my love for the newsletter still continues. Great work on this one minna~ I love the interviews, Ask Steve and SD's comic.

[Princess Tofu]

Very nice. :D

I <3 everything. Very fun to read. ^^

Only prob is I cant see hitsu's tut. :< Broken link.

[Sanzora]

Thank you all for your lovely comments. I'm glad you all enjoyed it!

I have replaced Hitsu's links(for the third time since publication)... Hopefully now they will work :p
Sorry about that.

[MooL]

YAY! I'm quite impressed with this newsletter, and I'm going to encourage my division to contribute for the next issue! HOW COOL.

I know I totally want to write an article. =D

[BeeCrest]

Another great job :D The Ask Steve the Llama Part was fun to read.

[Seto]

I read the whole thing, phew :eek13: :winking56

Whaha, yes. I read it too.

I like it very much, keep it up (I want to see more! \o/).

[Lolable]

oh MooL! that will be awesome <3
thanks guys ..its good you enjoyed it ..xD

[SLVR]

When is the next one commng out?
Cause Im waiting

[Mavvy]

I'm sure it should come out sometime soon in a day or two. Im hoping when I wake up in the morning tomorrow, issue 4 will be out. I talked to 9th Div's VC and she said that she and the capt need to organize the articles. But Im sure they are all editted and ready to go. I really can't wait for the release. <3