Hatrack River Forum: Does anyone here "play" on VBS or Hatrack?

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Just curious... [Big Grin]

Posted by Snuffles (Member # 4332) on :

Scott R used to post as Joshua Beekeeper on Hatrack river, I don't think he does anymore.

grr!

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

Who are/were you, Snuffles?

Yeah, I used to play on Hatrack 1830's. . . and honestly, I really enjoyed it. However, it got to the point that all my creative energies were devoted to writing Joshua/Twilla/Miriam/Quincy stories, and I wasn't spending any time on my own stuff.

So I stopped.

Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :

<--- Is Troy on VBS.

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Troy sounds familiar, what army/launch are you with? I'm in launch 1551.

Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :

Flame Army, screenname JK

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Oooh, you have Alai as commander! He was 1551's old launch mom.

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

I was Erik Workowski of the original Rabbit Army (circa 1998/1999). He actually predates the OSC VBS by a year or so (VBS exists because a few of us had our own semi-private mailing list Battle School thing going, and after hearing some of OSC's thoughts on IP protection, we [okay, it was Barbara Walton] asked him about it, and he set up VBS).

In fact, the tunnels in the Battle School idea from the Bean series was inspired by a user named "rain" on that mailing list, who was the first to use the idea in one of our adventures.

* Disappears into the ether *

-Bok

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

Scott, I'm snuffles, I never wrote anything for it, but I read for a while.

Ni!

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

*bump* [Big Grin]

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Ther have been a lot of newbies in this forum and VBS lately. So... *bump*

Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :

Mark Ludd on Hatrack 1830's, Rafhiu on VBS, and, I know this wasn't included but why not, Anthropo on young writers.

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

YOU'RE RAFIU???!!! No Way! I didn't know that!
*waves*
<--Cat

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Using the snuffles screen name, ni? That only means one thing...

[Big Grin]

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

*is clueless*
???

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Black Mage, you know I'm going to bug you now whenever you're here, and make you post in VBS. [Wink]

Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :

I can't post the most active sixteen hours a day-seven to four is school and eleven to six I'm sleeping. For my time zone, most posts happen then!

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

But you're on now aren't you?
*chuckles*
Ok, I'll leave you alone now.

BTW, is Hatrack 1830's moving faster now? One reason I didn't start my character yet is because it was moving so slowly.

Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :

It's fast if you can hop in one of the storylines. Right now there's me, Tansy and Jim Smith I beleive in one and Billy Robertson, Scarlet Mallory, and some others in another. It goes at a more leisurely pace so you don't have to worry about people getting too impatient in your abscence.

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

quote:
It goes at a more leisurely pace so you don't have to worry about people getting too impatient in your abscence.

Ouch. Ok, I'll be nice. [Wink]

Sometimes it's nice to slow down and take a breather, though. It's a good thing Cat's in the infirmary, because I wouldn't be able to keep up.

Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :

Jenny Gardener was my first character on the 1830's forum. That's where I began my affair with Hatrack. I also wrote an entire cast of characters including Cain Hotblood (a horse), James X. Genteel (retired assassin), Henny (I forget her last name, but she raised chickens), Trout Fisher (Jenny's big brother), and Ambrose Milliner (foppish hatter). I really enjoyed the forum, but I grew away from it as I started working more on my own stories and embarking on my teaching career. I think the "play" forums are a great way to sharpen your writing skills, and the partnerships you create with other writers are thrilling.

PS. Tell Tansy I said "hi"!

[ November 22, 2003, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Jenny Gardener ]

Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :

'kay. She used to hang out at your place when you were Trout, right?

Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :

I am Mereo on VBS. I also considered writing for Hatrack 1830's but I didn't seen any movement on it when I was considering it. I happen to post much more on VBS than I do here.

Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :

Hello Mereo.

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

HI MEREO! [Wave]

Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :

Hi Raifhu. [Wave]

Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :

HOW DID YOU KNOW WHO I WAS?!
*adjusts tin foil hat* [Grumble]

Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :

I've considered joining Hatrack 1830s, but I also saw nothing going on. Also, the rules shot down a couple of preliminary character ideas. [Wink]