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Offline Alex Oiknine

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Slightly Overdue Introduction
« on: July 03, 2010, 10:58:15 PM »
I've been posting replies and a topic or two the last few days now, so I figured I should introduce myself:

My pseudonym is Alex Oiknine. I've watched Hirac Delest and other Animorphs fan groups for a long time, most notably the LiveJournal Animorphs community. I always had problems with making an account here for some reason, so I may have some abandoned account somewhere that I don't even know about, but probably not because as I recall I never got an email declaring me a user.

I've always read and loved the books - had the entire original series, donated them to a literacy program, collected them all over again. More recently, I actually became motivated to write fan fiction, and the LiveJournal community was always talking about interviews and updates through RAF so I decided to try again. Lo and behold, it finally let me make an account and even be able to use the site! So I've been a little hyperactive and making up for lost time.

Anyway, it's been very nice to see more active Animorphs forums and users. With luck I'll stay quite active with both this and writing fan fiction.
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2010, 11:06:26 PM »
Welcome, Alex. :)
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2010, 11:06:34 PM »
Welcome to RAF! :D Heh, I made my way here from the lj community, too. XD Anyway... I'm Steph. Nice to meet ya. :D
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2010, 11:11:52 PM »
Thanks. And yes, the Animorphs LiveJournal community is a pretty active place. I used to be on LiveJournal all the time, but I've gotten so frustrated with their obnoxious advertisements anymore that I mostly blog on a personal website now. Which is funny, because I have a Permanent Account there and theoretically should never have to see advertisements. But it always manages to catch me logged out once or more a day...
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2010, 11:14:28 PM »
Yeah. -_- I had a sponsored account for the extra icons. But then they got really obnoxious. Now I don't even get what they're doing with it. O.o Why would I want to be able to see recent posts from people I don't know on my first page, but I can't see my comments? WTF?
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2010, 11:19:40 PM »
I know! When they tried to pawn that off as a "feature to make navigation easier" I just laughed. Yeah, sure, easier to see sponsored communities I want nothing to do with. And how do they expect to keep people registering with those stupid video advertisements? Man, I'd get a paid account at FF.net if they could cut out their own ads that get equally obnoxious (such as redirects to other websites). But at least they have an excuse - they probably can't get donations very easily without suffering copyright issues or something, since none of the work they display is by definition original...

If you want a blog you could always let me know XD Maybe eventually I'll get some variety of Animorph-related domain name, even. A sort of internet Noah's Ark for Animorphs fans trying to escape the current stupidity that seems to be becoming LiveJournal management. The only problem is I'm not sure how or whether I could do a community blog where different authors could post... Though I probably could, if I actually bothered trying to look into setting up a community.

Been at LJ since 2003 at some form of blog or another, had a PA since 2004. And man, it is just so disappointing seeing how far it's fallen.
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2010, 11:19:49 PM »
Hey Alex! Glad to meet you -- I'm Marie. Hope you enjoy your stay at RAF!

Join us in RAFchat some time, and if you're up for voicechatting, a reasonable number of RAFians like to hang out on Skype in the evenings. Again, welcome! :)
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2010, 11:32:38 PM »
FF.net at least lets you turn off the ads. Except when the hell did they start making you do it everyday instead of every three days? -_-

I'm bad with blogs.  :-X I get enthusiastic about it for a bit... and then it kinda of peters out. I've got one that was for book reviews. XD I only seem to resurrect it for the really, really bad books now, though.
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2010, 11:39:31 PM »
My friends get so sick of my blogging they tell me to put it under cuts, make multiple blogs, or they're going to unfriend me, darn it.

To the other reply - voicechat sounds fun sometime!

Also, how on Earth do you turn off the FF.net ads??? I've never seen that option! *huff* Though I would at least support their cause if they could ever offer it.
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« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2010, 11:43:18 PM »
Haha, I had an lj phase like that. :P One of my friends actually did unfriend me. XD Though I thought it was weird, since he was the person who never ever commented/read, and was only on my friend's list because he's a very old friend. XD

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« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2010, 11:46:55 PM »
I've been like that since 2002... I'm starting to think it's not a phase ;)
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2010, 12:00:34 AM »
Well, well, well, welcome to RAF! Please, take off your shoes, coat, and please leave your sanity in a small bottle at the door until our seal/horse hybrid creature waddles along to incinerate it. Here in RAF, you will find many fascinating things to do, all of them perfectly safe. Watch out! *Throws Alex to floor as thermonuclear cruise missile shrieks over head to detonate in someplace like Senegal*

Ha ha! That does happen from time to time 'rond here, if you consider 'time to time' as every third second *Another one blazes by to obliderate an all-seeing eye*

Anyway, please enjoy yourself, make sure to avoid getting too close to Estelore on account you'll most likely be burnt to a shadow outline, and make sure not to miss the possible RAFpublic execution of Tyler!

Enjoy yourself, and don't forget to duck! *Ducks*
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2010, 12:04:00 AM »
Quote from: Gumby on July 04, 2010, 12:00:34 AM
Well, well, well, welcome to RAF! Please, take off your shoes, coat, and please leave your sanity in a small bottle at the door until our seal/horse hybrid creature waddles along to incinerate it. Here in RAF, you will find many fascinating things to do, all of them perfectly safe. Watch out! *Throws Alex to floor as thermonuclear cruise missile shrieks over head to detonate in someplace like Senegal*

Ha ha! That does happen from time to time 'rond here, if you consider 'time to time' as every third second *Another one blazes by to obliderate an all-seeing eye*

Anyway, please enjoy yourself, make sure to avoid getting too close to Estelore on account you'll most likely be burnt to a shadow outline, and make sure not to miss the possible RAFpublic execution of Tyler!

Enjoy yourself, and don't forget to duck! *Ducks*

For some reason, this made me think of Buzz Lightyear in the first movie, except it's cowboy talk instead of space ranger talk.

Howdy thar, partner. Thanks for saving me from the thermonuclear missile - they do tend to get around.
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Re: Slightly Overdue Introduction
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2010, 12:15:48 AM »
Ah, the Animorph LJ community - I think I joined it but I never really contributed anything or was active there. Might have to rethink that.
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« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2010, 12:40:46 AM »
I love the LJ Animorph community. It's LJ I'm having a hard time with lately.
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