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FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#26: Oct 16th 2015 at 2:53:03 AM

Huh. And the hacking is starting to sound less opportunistic and more targeted:

They hacked the Crystal Hall forums hosted BC. Then they hacked the replacement forums that were being worked on. Then they hacked EE's forum. Then they rehacked the forums that Piper had so nicely fixed.

The order might be off, but you get the idea.

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#27: Oct 27th 2015 at 6:26:08 AM

The new site has launched with two more stories.

I personally find it fascinating to note the changes that are happening as the Canon Cabal has shifted. Many of the original authors have either left entirely or only consult these days, and you can tell by how Team Kimba is phasing to a background where they largely praise the new characters for being so cool.

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#28: Oct 28th 2015 at 4:26:57 AM

And if I may ask, what happened to the author known as "Tensai"? She penned a couple of stories, is mentioned on the wiki and was a GM/mod/administrator of the old Whateley IRC.

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FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#29: Oct 28th 2015 at 6:42:36 AM

It looks like she disappeared shortly after writing the first part of "Christmas Chicanery", which was a story I rather liked. I posted a query on the Whateley forums.

On a side note, I'm probably ragging on the more recent stories a bit too hard. I like most of the current stories. I can't get into Kayda for whatever reason, but I'm digging the rest. I just find it amusing how Team Kimba seems to be sliding into a background role due to their original authors departing.

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#30: Oct 28th 2015 at 4:40:54 PM

By Kristin Darken, who manages the site:

Ya... Tensai wandered off. I have no idea if there was a particular reason, I was going through a pretty rough phase at work myself and wasn't around much when it happened... but ya, even if an author is canonized, the stories don't automatically assume canon status. Even the ones close to accurate continuity wise still have to be reworked until they ARE in line with canon. That can take a lot of time... just ask Sleethr or Morpheus. And it can be frustrating to go through that process, because the whole time you're doing it... you're working with stories that were 'already done' ... and that readers have already seen.

Tensai isn't the first (or last) newly canon author who left before completing that process.

edited 28th Oct '15 4:41:10 PM by FuzzyBoots

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