This is the place for inter-regional lighthearted banter, and where people can ask any questions they might have about the word war!
Remember you still have to stick to the overall nano posting rules here, though jibes and regional insults are to be expected - just don't make it personal.
Also, you can offer support and encouragment to fellow word war-ers too!
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Lizzie - Suitable-Boy
Co-ML for Leeds and York
leeds_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
"The trouble with writing a novel is that literally anything can happen."
50,437 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2007 - 05 22
*deposits attack badger in Leeds & York to see what will happen to it this year*
good to see ye lot are backing the carnage again! (although please note that no real badgers were harmed in the making of NaNos in Oxfordshire last year. Giant slugs... well, that was another [squelchy] matter...)
*smileyfacewink*
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2007: Timeshift
2008: no novel yet, but still a traitor to the oxfordshire cause!
28,378 / 50,000
Oct 29, 2007 - 12 22
THe attack badger will, of course, fair badly against the rabid plot bunnies and wolves of Fenric (did I just say that out loud?) we have here. Sorry Mister Badger, but your days are numbered.
Soon we shall come for you in your Oxfordishness with our own phalanx of... uh... whippets. Or something.
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6,717 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2007 - 02 10
The attack badger has clearly forgotten the pasting it got last year from the crack team of mutant ninja piranha kittens that I never go anywhere without. Off you go, boys...
*noises off*
Ah, lovely.
*strolls off wearing an attractive badgerskin hat*
----------Claire - co-ML for England :: York & Leeds
Status (Bob): Eviction notices posted
Status (Me): Just get out of me, already.
Status (Novel): Almost taking shape
"Now one's bald, one's in a boat and they're both unconscious."
50,141 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2007 - 02 26
But I like badgers... and hedgehogs... and hares... and mangabeys... and oh, almost everything you can think of. Not too keen on hissing cockroaches though, noisy little blighters.
50,141 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2007 - 02 40
Did I say Mangabeys? Oh damn... of course I meant Aardvarks
50,437 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2007 - 05 52
*noises off*
Ah, lovely.
*strolls off wearing an attractive badgerskin hat*
Ah well, I knew there was something like a crack team of mutant ninja piranha kittens or the like somewhere around here that would do that. Just interesting to see how long the badger made it this time :-D
By the by, did we mention the attack badger has an acute case of fleas? Yep, the very same ones that are now leaping from the hat onto your head... (an attack inspired by the Black Plague - it's definitely NaNo-tastic!)
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----------2004: Merging of Worlds: The Rising Darkness
2005: 8-I *winner*
2006: Dreamweaver *winner*
2007: Timeshift (possibly)
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2007: Timeshift
2008: no novel yet, but still a traitor to the oxfordshire cause!
6,717 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2007 - 02 17
I'm sorry, you think I'm wearing a hat made of *raw* badger skin? It's been properly cured and deloused, thank you very much. No fleas on me...
----------Claire - co-ML for England :: York & Leeds
Status (Bob): Eviction notices posted
Status (Me): Just get out of me, already.
Status (Novel): Almost taking shape
"Now one's bald, one's in a boat and they're both unconscious."
160,056 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2007 - 04 29
{sneaks in under all the flying badgers to say}
The regions competing so far are:
Brighton
Cambridge
Essex
Darlington
Ireland::Elsewhere
London
Manchester
Oxfordshire
Scotland
York & Leeds
We're still waiting to hear from a few others.
Good luck everyone. :-)
L
----------*Hugs*
Lottie
ML for Europe::England:: Cambridge
cambridge_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - ??
2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+
2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+
50,043 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2007 - 05 34
Hello, this is Danny P. the England:Manchester ML.
Seeing as though it's now less than 12 hours until NaNo begins, I just thought I'd apologize for how badly my region is going to beat you all. =)
Yes, you may have stolen our old ML, but that isn't going to make us give up so easily! however, in the spirit of good sportsmanship, we'll promise to wave goodbye as we overtake you and head for 1st place!
(you wanna try creative writing? try sending a unique taunt to every region participating... not as easy as it sounds!)
-Danny P.
----------It's Danny P!
Two year veteran.
Two year winner.
Manchester ML (iCongrats to all who made it!)
50,330 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2007 - 10 47
Oh Danny!
----------Indeed, I stole away, but was not stolen. I must now defend my new region! We will win, because we are the most prolific writers in the world ever.
Even more prolific than John Grisham.
Lizzie - Suitable-Boy
Co-ML for Leeds and York
leeds_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
"The trouble with writing a novel is that literally anything can happen."
138,934 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2007 - 14 00
we are the most prolific writers in the world ever.
Really?! You are?! Could've fooled us two-time Word War Champions over in Oxford...
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All I can offer you is a hearty and resounding "meh"
160,056 / 50,000
Nov 2, 2007 - 14 40
Hi Everyone,
The first leader board is up and can be found here:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1042010
L
----------*Hugs*
Lottie
ML for Europe::England:: Cambridge
cambridge_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - ??
2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+
2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+
28,378 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2007 - 02 39
How does one upload documents to get an official word count this year? I can't seem to find the place to do it and it seems strange that you can't easily access the novel sections of the profile. I might go so far as to say that it's not as user friendly as I remember it being...
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52,937 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2007 - 03 06
I could easily be wrong, Consensus, but I have a feeling the site word count thing is temporarily disabled (presumably the little word-counting-robot-minions or whatever they are are still in hibernation) -- I seem to remember reading somewhere that it would be back soon.
----------2006 - LOL FAIL
2007 - FAIL FAIL FAIL
50,141 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2007 - 03 25
Agreed on all counts. Think Effeltower is on the right lines though. Hope they get things sorted soon.
Chris
P.S. Glad to see that you seem to be back on track Concensus
100,789 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2007 - 03 37
I remember it clearly -- that official counter has been disabled for the time being to help with site load. :) They're looking at bringing it back up soon, when the site load has decreased a little.
(I must say, it's positively zippy this morning. Two second loading time!)
50,437 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2007 - 05 01
Go Oxford! Down with York & Leeds!
But also to help you out I believe the official word counter can't even be used until the 20th (as in previous years) when they start to validate entries proper. Before then it's just a case of using the simple updater.
Or I've got that wrong and you can use the official counter but it won't properly validate before the 20th should you pass 50K. It's some clever combination of the two.
Would you guys like another attack badger to play with? *deposits attack badger* This one has a mace!
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2007: Timeshift
2008: no novel yet, but still a traitor to the oxfordshire cause!
85,265 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2007 - 05 23
Would you guys like another attack badger to play with? *deposits attack badger* This one has a mace!
*whispers* But Mace is illegal in this country! *Creeps off quietly to call the illegal -substance police in Oxford.*
*still whispering* If we're lucky the police will confiscate their laptops so they can't do any more writing.
50,437 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2007 - 13 37
Hee, while I admire your enthusiasm (I'm still laughing!) I would point out that I said "a mace" i.e. a big bludgeoning thud club.
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----------2004: Merging of Worlds: The Rising Darkness
2005: 8-I *winner*
2006: Dreamweaver *winner*
2007: Timeshift
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2007: Timeshift
2008: no novel yet, but still a traitor to the oxfordshire cause!
160,056 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2007 - 16 04
Hi again,
The leader board has been updated and can be found here:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1042010
----------*Hugs*
Lottie
ML for Europe::England:: Cambridge
cambridge_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - ??
2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+
2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+
13,269 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2007 - 16 15
*pokes badger with big stik*
Nope, It's safe guys, it's just another dud.
Anybody need a nice pair of fur lined boots for their MC?
----------2003 "Thunder and Rainbows." Success! (but story never finished.)
2004 "I Will Be Waiting." Failed (but story eventually finished!)
2005 Lets not go there!
2006 "The Last Throw of the Dice." Failed.
2007 "Déjà Brew." Who knows?!!!
50,141 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 03 17
The leader board has been updated and can be found here:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1042010
Hmmm...
So far so good. Time I went away and put in a really productive day, to keep us up the list. If the thought of having a horde of mad Scots close behind me with kilts flapping and claymores flailing isn't enough inspiration, then I don't know what is.
Chris
100,789 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 04 02
Obviously, I need to get my skates on a little more, too. Although... I don't like the thought of trying to put out more than 4k a day, somehow. Maybe if I just shift it up to 5k a day -- that's just 500 more words per novel per day... >>
50,437 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 07 40
Nope, It's safe guys, it's just another dud.
Anybody need a nice pair of fur lined boots for their MC?
Bartholomew! You're far too much of a fluff-meister to harm the badger! It fears you not and will attack!
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----------2004: Merging of Worlds: The Rising Darkness
2005: 8-I *winner*
2006: Dreamweaver *winner*
2007: Timeshift
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2007: Timeshift
2008: no novel yet, but still a traitor to the oxfordshire cause!
160,056 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2007 - 15 19
Apparently it's going to turn cold here tomorrow so fur-lined boots would be ideal, thanks. :-)
In other news:
The leader board has been updated and can be found here:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1042010#comment-262934
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Lottie
ML for Europe::England:: Cambridge
cambridge_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - ??
2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+
2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+
76,407 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2007 - 04 47
Don't want to worry you unduly, but we have attack-trained roaring mice here in Lancaster and Cumbria, guaranteed to reach parts badgers can't, and we're on the brink of unleashing them...
Well, maybe.
160,056 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2007 - 17 30
Hi guys,
The leader board has been updated and can be found here:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1042010#comment-280789
The sign-ups are now officially closed.
You have until 8pm on the 20th November to drop out without affecting your region's word count. However, dropping out will affect your standing in the 'highest proportion of participants winning' prize, so think carefully before you do.
If you do need to drop out please PM either your own ML or me directly before the deadline.
MLs, you have 48 hrs after this deadline in order to inform me of someone dropping out, otherwise they will have to stay in until the end.
Good luck for the rest of the month! :-)
Lottie
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Lottie
ML for Europe::England:: Cambridge
cambridge_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - ??
2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+
2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+
160,056 / 50,000
Nov 13, 2007 - 04 27
Hi,
For those who haven't already found it, the Updated Leader board is here:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1042010#comment-297099
Sorry about the delay in informing you but the site was sssoooooooooo slow last night. :-(
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Lottie
ML for Europe::England:: Cambridge
cambridge_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - ??
2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+
2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+
50,330 / 50,000
Nov 14, 2007 - 10 45
My word count is sad and small, but it will soon be a giant - like a big hairy bear
----------Lizzie - Suitable-Boy
Co-ML for Leeds and York
leeds_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
"The trouble with writing a novel is that literally anything can happen."
160,056 / 50,000
Nov 15, 2007 - 11 36
Hiya,
Sorry for the late post again (for some reason the people I work for expect me to actually do relevant things at work once in a while, which is a bit much, but still). :-)
The leader board has been updated and can be found here:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1042010#comment-312594
----------*Hugs*
Lottie
ML for Europe::England:: Cambridge
cambridge_england[at]nanowrimo[dot]org
2007: Rising Angels, Falling Apes - ??
2006: An Ordinary World - 84k+
2005: Dreaming of Jack - 83k+