Re: GamerParents 5.0 ~ One Thread to rule them all ~

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GamerParents 5.0 ~ One Thread to rule them all ~

xenocidic 02-26-2009, 2:51 PM
It began with the forging of the Great Threads. Three were given to the Developers; immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven, to the Moderators, great miners and craftsmen of the forum halls. And nine, nine threads were gifted to the race of Posters, who above all else desire power. For within these threads was bound the strength and the will to govern over each forum.

But they were all of them deceived, for a new thread was made. In the land of Xbox, in the fires of the Red Rings, the Dark Lord MO MOSS forged in secret, a master thread, to control all others. And into this thread he poured all his wisdom, his insight and his will to dominate all forums. One thread to rule them all. One by one, the free peoples of Xbox Forums fell to the power of the Thread. But there were some who resisted.

A last alliance of Posters and Moderators marched against the armies of MOSS, and on the very slopes of Red Rings, they fought for the freedom of the GamerParents thread. Victory was near, but the power of the thread could not be undone. It was in this moment, when all hope had faded, that Ethanjude, son of the king, took up his father's sword. And MO MOSS, enemy of the free threads of Xbox forums, was defeated.

The Thread passed to Ethanjude, who had this one chance to destroy off-topic spam forever, but the hearts of men are easily corrupted. And the thread of power has a will of its own. It betrayed Ethanjude, to his death. And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand Posts, the thread passed out of all knowledge.

Until, when chance came, the thread ensnared another bearer. The thread came to the creature JD BUCK, who took it deep into the tunnels under the Gamerscore Mountains, and there it consumed him. The thread gave to JD BUCK unnaturally high completion percentage. For five hundred Posts it poisoned his mind; and in the gloom of JD BUCK's cave, it waited. Darkness crept back into the forests of the world. Rumor grew of a shadow in the East, whispers of a nameless achievement, and the Thread of Power perceived. Its time had now come. It abandoned JD BUCK. But then something happened that the Thread did not intend. It was picked up by the most unlikely creature imaginable. An iconless hobbit, Nien Numb, of the Forum. For the time will soon come when hobbits will shape the fortunes of all...

The veiling shadow that glowers in the East takes shape. MO MOSS will suffer no rival. From the summit of Xbox.com his eye watches ceaselessly. But he is not so mighty yet that he is above fear. Doubt ever gnaws at him. The rumor has reached him. The heir of Major Nelson still lives. He fears what he may become. And so he will strike hard and fast at the world of Posters.

War is coming. the GamerParents must defend themselves, and therein lies our first challenge, for the last thread is weak and ready to fall. The OP's mind is enslaved; it's an old device of MOSS's. But, for all their cunning, we have one advantage. The Thread remains hidden. And that we should seek to destroy it has not yet entered their darkest dreams. And so the weapon of the Enemy is moving towards an Icon in the hands of a hobbit Ambassador. Each day brings it closer to the fires of Red Rings. We must trust now in Xenocidic. Everything depends now upon speed and upon the secrecy of his quest. Do not regret your decision to leave him. Xenocidic must finish this task alone.

One Thread to rule them all,
One Thread to find them,
One Thread to bring them all
and in the greenness bind them.

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GamerParents 5.0 - Game on! =) I'm humbled to take us boldly towards our 1000th page, our 30,000th post. And, contrary to popular expectation, I didn't mention my blog, http://xenocidic.com , at all in this post! oops.

I'd like to extend a warm welcome to all the new gamer parents that will be joining us this year, in this, the 5th incarnation of the Fellowthreadship of the GamerDads & GamerMoms. I hope you'll find as much support for your new parenthood quest as I did, and still do.

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Re: GamerParents 5.0 ~ One Thread to rule them all ~

ethanjude 02-26-2009, 2:56 PM
Well done, xeno. Nay, I say brilliant! You've strucken the very core of my nerd heart with this one. You and Nien have certainly raised the first post bar.
Every new addition to the thread amazes me as it shows that the generation that are now parents are also serious gamers!
Long live the GamerParents!

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Celidus 02-26-2009, 2:58 PM
Sweet!

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Zinacef 02-26-2009, 2:58 PM
Lord of the Rings theme! Love it! Excellent Xeno!

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xenocidic 02-26-2009, 3:02 PM
Thanks gents. I must say, I've been wracking my brain the last couple weeks for a clever theme and as we neared closer and closer to 200, I became more and more anxious and unable to come up with one...

I just came up with this one this morning on the way into work... *phew* just in time

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lostassassin13 02-26-2009, 3:04 PM
Very nice, sir, good follow-up to the Star Wars theme of the last thread.

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CookingZombies 02-26-2009, 3:12 PM
I have been moved beyond human words can express with distinct clarity and sincere exactitude.

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Orion Nights 02-26-2009, 3:14 PM
Xenocidic, a tue masterpiece. I was getting all excited reading the Thread Into that I nearly forgot to post. Loved it. And to all our new Gamerparents Welcome, you goin a great thread and a great group of guys and the occasional gal.

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JD Buck 02-26-2009, 3:34 PM
Seventh!

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Nien Numb 02-26-2009, 3:46 PM
We wants it, we needs it. Must have the Preciousss. Xeno stole it from us. Sneaky little Xeno. Wicked, tricksy, falssse!

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F Y F R3CKL3SS 02-26-2009, 3:49 PM
Nice op Xeno, to any new comers this is a great group of to game with.

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CSARdiver 02-26-2009, 3:55 PM
Truly epic and fullz of lulz!

PS - anyone know where I can get a copy of Endwar?

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Unreal Butcher 02-26-2009, 4:07 PM
   I don't care if I started posting less then two minutes into the birth of the original thread. I vote I never have to open one of these. The bar is to high after the OP's of the last two threads.
   Just adding MO's interview to the first page. You know me it's tradition.
   Oh... and if you can't tell I like the intro Xeno.

Honestly... why bother?

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xXhellasmokeXx 02-26-2009, 4:07 PM

While I only found this group yesterday, its posts like this that let me know Im in the right place. Nice post, lol I was so confused...but with your leading I found the way. lol

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Enfarine 02-26-2009, 4:31 PM
That intro was downright epic. Cheers to you, xeno! Smile [:)]

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Arte Venture 02-26-2009, 4:42 PM
Awesome friggin' intro man. First page and gamerparent for life! Woohoo! Oh and I knew you wouldn't be able to resist the power of the plug.

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Buckethead Jedi 02-26-2009, 5:18 PM
I would say that the intro was truly EPIC. Here's to good times to be had by all GamerDads and GamerMoms. Thanks for letting everyone bet a part of this and THANKS for making all us new people feel welcome.

CHEERS to all the GamerParents

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Form SR 02-26-2009, 6:19 PM
ah, feels like a fresh pair of socks, so warm and cozy!

That opening is full of win, good job!

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SNAKExEATER4545 02-26-2009, 7:00 PM
that is truely a great intro.

I can't help but get the impression here that some forget G.R.A.W/ Vegas is not the series but Ghost Recon/Rainbow Six is.

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kiki kat 02-26-2009, 7:57 PM
I thought I banned you all! What the heck is going on?? Stick out tongue [:P]

Hmm.. I might have to actually do it for real since I didn't get one mention as being the great locker of the gamerparents threads! Not to mention protector of the original ones before I recruited my minions!

curse you all!

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ruiner02970 02-26-2009, 7:58 PM
Well there's one way to destroy a 2 month writer's block.
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aka Scratch 02-26-2009, 8:33 PM

kiki kat wrote:

curse you all! Except Scratch!

Fixed!

Well done Xeno. Episode 4 seemed to Fly by a lot faster than the others. Maybe I'm just getting older.
Anyway hello to all and here's to another great, funfilled, geeked out, dramaless 200 pages.

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Milehi Rob 02-26-2009, 9:11 PM
*looks around* hummmm.. I like what you did to the place.. but what's that smell?

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Celidus 02-26-2009, 9:22 PM

Milehi Rob wrote:
*looks around* hummmm.. I like what you did to the place.. but what's that smell?

*sniff sniff* - Orc.

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xX Fatality 0o 02-26-2009, 11:09 PM

Celidus wrote:
Sweet!

I like the LOTR speech lol. I doublt the thread will be thrown into the fire mount doom though.
Im not a gamer parent though, i just took the link through Xenociics signature
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xX Fatality 0o 02-26-2009, 11:17 PM
"It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened?"

"But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow.
Even darkness must pass. A new day will come.
And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.
Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why.
And if there's some good in this world Mr Frodo then its worth figting for!" - Sam wise Gamgee/Frodo's Gardener/Samwise the brave/Sam of the Shire

I know i took this a bit far but hey.
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Captain CarJack 02-26-2009, 11:59 PM
Great work, xeno. Awesome intro! Welcome to all the newcomers and see you on Live
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Oldtimer001 02-27-2009, 12:55 AM

Excellent!

Lets keep this awesome tradition alive. May this fellowship never be broken.

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Zeebruh 02-27-2009, 3:32 AM
Haha nice intro!

How;s everybody doing?...I haven't talked to most of you all in a while.

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SELEKTA METHOD 02-27-2009, 7:25 AM
yes made it on the first page again 2 in a row....anyway i shall try to be around more often then i was but with pushing almost 80 hrs at work a week its hard. edit..just missed by one post
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