Fionavar

Please continue the conversation here as we have hit the 500+ post mark and we need to archive this for future review ... or at least so Skeeter can tinker ... F

Part 1

Thread Pruned: Please play nice in the sandbox ...

We have to strike a balance with Bethesda's needs and the hope for a forum. At the moment, we are using the NWN2 model of a specific thread for FO. If there is some relaxing of that, in respect to the amount of threads, then that will likely be dictated by the tenor of the tone we strike here ourselves. For now, please do feel free to use the existing thread and we will hope for some further flexibility. with respect, F

I do know that OBS is very grateful for the desire and want for a FO forum. It has always been the intent to foster and nurture the community here and I think that has been fairly well done. Then there is the balance to respect the producers and their desire to keep the forum internal as the publisher. Always a balance to strike. So, thanks for the input, trust me the desire to have it here resonates. Feel free, nonethtless, to discuss the topic in the existing thread. With respect, Fionavar

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Recuperating after 5 Easter Services!

Yep - we got the buns too before the service!

Off to a Good Friday Service.

Thanks for this schpike84 - I am going to move to Skeeter's for the tech gecklings to see if they can help!

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With Calax' permission, I have included the fanfic in the original post in this thread - hope that is okay Hurlshot!

It is with great pleasure that I announce the winners of our 5 year celebration of the Online Obsidian Community. The Caption Contest has been take by Kirottu for the caption of the first image: And the winner of the fanfic is Calax! Thanks so much everyone for the enthusiasm and participation. If both members will contact me through PM with their full name and mailing address, we will get your prizes to you! with thanks, Fionavar

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*starts the stop-watch ...

Well we've arrived at the end of the competition ... winners will be announced and contacted in the next week ... stay tuned and thanks everyone for your contributions and passion!

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