>>22815

Because people who have already written things in part would then be angrier than the minorly peeved over this issue. The fact of the matter is, it's a seasonal contest simply because Christmas is too selective for those that don't celebrate it, and strangles creativity. It's also too late in the month to do such a contest, as then it would end on the 25th. This is meant to be a baseline, where as future years are meant to be alterations to the formula.

If I changed it, it would also defeat the purpose of the contest to begin with, and that is to test the waters. One cannot learn without trial and error, and if this is in error I need to first confirm that it is as such. Others have voiced an interest in the contest. That's plenty enough reason to keep it the way it is, as spitting on their hard work will hardly be according to plan.

Furthermore, the fact that a winter contest was held some time in the past doesn't simply invalidate the idea. At the least, it happened a year ago. There are new touhous, new canon, new possibilities. Touhou isn't a static series of just one game. There was a new game announced recently, even.

Plus, if one thinks that all there is to winter is Letty pairings, they need to be more creative. I've already listed some of those possibilities. There is more to a story than waifus, after all. Hibernation for insects and a certain eyeball thing is a topic that can be broached. The harsh Winter months can be trying on one's coffers, and threadbare linens are far from suitable to keep out the cold. Winter is a thing of death, where as Autumn is dying, Summer is life and Spring is birth. If all goes well, I'll take your words into consideration in Spring, but as of right now they will simply muddle my intentions of establishing something to judge the state and opinions of the site by.

>>22816

Well, I obviously can't stop you from starting contests. I would like to offer some advice though. It might be a good idea to start up a contest intrest thread or survey before making a multi-part contest plan. Involving the community in the decision making stage would help to solidify both writer and reader turnout.

>>22834

I participated in the contest poll after the most recent. There was an interest, which is why I'm doing it to begin with.

>>22769
I'm doing all of this off of (very pithy) savings, so my budget's not going to have a lot leeway for clubbing, I fear.

>>22771

No, sadly I do not. I do have sharp teeth, but those don't generally increase one's snuggliness rating.

Not sure why. I for one give my snuggliness a 5 star rating.

https://youtu.be/qUxPghqOazw

This video is joy.

>>22719

That sounds more like Hakugyokurou LA. But like I said, I've only been here two years.

>>22711

Keymaster is the reason I'm here. YAF, Sukima, EZMode, Hungry Youkai, Patchwork, Lion, Owen/Tepes, S.L.D.T. and Serial ATA are/were all very prolific. And I'd personally consider Fell, Klaymen, Thirty Terawatt Satellite Cannon and Clear Sights to be pretty influential.

>>22719

Why would you do this to me? I've been trying to forget about the lost prismriver orgy for years now.

>>22541
>>22542
MiG was a sort of in the middle, in between a truly freeroamig CYOA and a more story based thing like SDM LA. Naturally, problems came up on both sides.

>>22711
HY must be mentioned as SDM LA influenced and brought alot of people here. But well it's hard for mortals to do a god's job.

>>22718
Not that old, its style is uniquely modern YAF's

>>22721
SerialATA is still writing, just taking a
long time due to A) sort of limited computer access and B) WRITING 5 STORIES AT ONCE!

As an experiment and a show of support to this idea, I've opened a public pad on my domain. Don't abuse it and have fun.

https://burnwurst.titanpad.com/106

>>22358
I'd be surprised if it works as well as you'd think it would.

This has been unofficially official for a couple of days, not to mention open knowledge amongst friends for a week or so, so here I am to make it officially offical. I won't mince words: WGen in its current incarnation is no more.

One thing I'd like to note here is that this isn't even my idea. I don't know who the OP is, but I respected their idea enough to get some implementation of it out there. You see, as a writer on THP, with all the faults that come with it, I'm committed by default to the idea of anything that could even potentially increase involvement on the site.

Unfortunately, that involvement thinned out quickly. The first couple of months provided some activity, but not much. By the time September was nearly over, no one was in the pad with any frequency. People seemed to forget that it existed more often than not. Part of that was probably poor advertisement, but I think there also just wasn't much interest overall. There were also legitimate gripes about Titanpad. Whatever the reasons, people stopped using WGen.

And let me be clear that I'm not blaming anybody. This was an experiment. Like all experiments, it was either going to be a success or a failure, and this one didn't work out the way I envisioned. That's okay. I feel like we, as a community, have learned something from it. Hopefully, in the near future, we'll have some other form of collaborate work going on. I can't wait to see how it shapes up, honestly.

In closing, I'd like to thank each and every person who involved themselves in this experiment in one form or another. You were a big help, whether you think so or not. I love this community, for better or worse, and people like you give me hope that we can lean toward the former. Thank you all very much.

I've put together an archive of everything (save some exceptions) written in the pad. Maybe it'll be of interest, maybe it won't. It's here if you need it.

http://pastebin.com/A8YNpR75

Stay joyful, THP.

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>>22322

Posting Marisa related stuff in the Marisa thread is on topic and relevant. Necrobumping only applies to stories.

>>22323
Art thou implying Rotom there my lad?
We all know Rotom is in the TV.

I wish to have a nice summer with Marisa

>>22137
I think the love triangle part is a bit forced.

Didn't that one butler mystery story have Hina as one of the baddies?

Not so much as a main baddie. Just a victim played as a pawn. It's still a good story. The author is Keymaster if you want to go check it out.

It's been a good thanksgiving, and it's been a great month! I'm thankful for all the new stories and their daily update schedules.

How can anyone enjoy Thanksgiving if it involves a dead Mystia?

>>22110

Don't worry Anon, she's merely pretending.

>>22077
This, gentlemen, is how you do a Navy Seal pasta. Take note of it before attempting your own version.

>>22077
That's it, I'm stealing this.

I'm not sorry

>>22077
I thank you, bearer of wisdom, for sharing a method by which insults can be respectfully rebuffed. May your words propagate through the mouths of many, that still more may hear them, and be lead to a better path by them.

>>21674
Reimu is preserving the status quo at all costs. Change is being stalled at any price. Change is the one universal constant though. Anything that can upset this status quo is a threat. Ergo, over time, the reprisals will just continue to grow more brutal to keep the ever-stronger winds of change from affecting the bubble.

So how long until Usami Sumireko gets wasted for upsetting the balance by handing out 3D printed guns in the village?

I have this funny paralell drawn in my head between GNU guns and the Gensokyo system being proprietary. I'd just like to interject for an eastern wonderland...

>>22079
Was Touhou Mother 2 ever finished?

>>22080
It's finished a while ago.