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Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby runsamok » July 20th, 2014, 1:09 pm

Hello,

I'm creating a contest to name the AuthorLord's fanbase.
Specifically, what do you want to be called, as an overall group?
How shall the AuthorLord address his faithful readers?

I'm also taking suggestions for a proper reward for the person who submits the "winning" entry.
There will be a forum poll to vote on appropriate entries.

Please don't use profanity in your contest entries.
The goal is a respectful name that you'd actually want to use.

Go go go!
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby JamestheFox » July 20th, 2014, 3:32 pm

To get some of the obvious suggestions out of the way...

The Evil Authorserfs (Short names: Authorserfs)
The Viridian Dreamers (Short names: Dreamers, VDreamers, VDers)
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Wraith5 » July 20th, 2014, 8:28 pm

I vote Authorserfs
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Greatlimmick » July 21st, 2014, 12:43 am

I came in through Fanfiction.net, so how about S'TarKers?
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby runsamok » August 13th, 2014, 9:43 pm

Great suggestions!

Here are some suggestions that were posted on the Viridian Dreams blog:

The Patient
The superduper ones
ALA: AuthorLord’s Army
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby jgkitarel » August 14th, 2014, 4:02 pm

How about the Rabidly Obsessed Ones (ROO)?
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Phht » August 15th, 2014, 4:15 am

I was going to suggest Team Authorlord, you know, like Team Edward or Team whatever-the-other-guy's-name-was, but decided that if I did that, I'd have to leave and never return out of shame. ;-)

So yeah, Team Authorlord.

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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Bezzerker » August 15th, 2014, 3:43 pm

I had a idea that is related to jgkitarel's, in that the acronym could be R(abidly) O(bsessed) U(?) S(erfs), but I'm having trouble thinking of a 'u' word that would fit.
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Tempest Kitsune » August 15th, 2014, 9:13 pm

Unusual? None of us are what you'd call "normal". And we like it just fine.
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby PencilMonkey » October 8th, 2014, 5:44 am

If you're still accepting submissions to this contest, how about:

Readerminions, (since we're all beholden to the Evil Authorlord) or ViridaMinions/Virid'aMinions, if you prefer puns.

Blue-Green Dreamies (because 'viridian' is a type of blueish green - not to be confused with Blue Meanies, mind you.)

Come to think of it, you could combine the 'minion' aspect and the 'blue(-green)' aspect from the two previous ideas, and have:

Smerfs (= serfs + Smurfs)

And finally, something for the FF.net crowd:

House S'TarKan (Updates Are Coming... Right?)

Also, re: reward, you could consider emulating Eliezer "LessWrong" Yudkowsky's example - in order to give people an incentive to contribute cool stuff to his fanfic Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, he offered them the opportunity to get a named character of their choosing added as a cameo in a future chapter. (Personally, I managed to bribe him to add Adrian "Mad Drongo" Turnipseed to chapter 86; after all, what story about wizards can be considered complete without at least one visiting alumnus from Unseen University?) :D

Maybe you could offer the person who provides the winning suggestion for a fan-base name with the chance to name a random minor supporting character in an upcoming chapter of a fanfic of their choosing? :) (Presumably HP:NFP, since it seems to be next in line to receive an update.)




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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Draelone » November 25th, 2014, 12:12 am

meh, I'm holding out for The Readers Who Say Squee, personally, but I'd settle for The Patient Ones.
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby rbear1231 » December 10th, 2014, 5:56 pm

our patients puts monks to shame LOL

how about 'loyal to past a fault'
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Dalis918 » December 16th, 2014, 6:11 am

Monastic Order of Patience? MOoP for short or MOP for shorter

I like the idea of being a monk :hidden:
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby backslashecho » December 17th, 2014, 12:40 pm

ReaderSerfs?
FollowSerfs?
MinionSerfs?
Something to do with serfs, for we are all subject to the AuthorLord's will.
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby Wraith5 » December 17th, 2014, 7:33 pm

[quote="backslashecho"]ReaderSerfs?
FollowSerfs?
MinionSerfs?
Something to do with serfs, for we are all subject to the AuthorLord's will.[/quote]
I fully support the idea of ______serfs.
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby umaca » January 18th, 2015, 10:01 am

I lime the monk idea, but I'm totally in for ____serfs as well!
Also the faithful ones is one of my favourites :want_!:
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Re: Contest: Name the AuthorLord's Fans

Unread postby runsamok » January 22nd, 2015, 1:48 am

Thanks for all of the suggestions! This topic is now locked and I will post a poll for voting.
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