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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 3:49:58 GMT -5
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 4:06:37 GMT -5
The Pointless ThreadThe Pointless Thread is a thread on Zero Virus dedicated to random craziness, and can be found in the Other board. Anything goes, just about, in the pointless thread, so long as it doesn't have a topic...Unless that topic is pointlessness.. As Xero Bloodline once said "Every forum needs a thread where you can just goof off." The Pointless Thread is ZV's thread where you can just goof off. All kinds of crazy things happen in the pointless thread. Some of the more popular things include Xero's Ramblings** 1 and Tony's Singing** 2 of Wierd Al Songs. Another thing you may see now and then in the Pointless Thread is the Hypno Toad, or Running Toast** 3. The only downside to The Pointless Thread, is that if people post in the thread too much, it could break. When that happens, sometimes posts mysteriously disappear, sometimes the thread permanently locks itself, sometimes it just acts real wierd. Doesn't matter which of these happens, when it does, we tearfully say goodbye to the Pointless Thread, lock it, put it in the Graveyard, then make a new one in it's memory. The longest living Pointless Thread is Pointless Thread #7, which was Godmodded by Zero Virus' resident ninja, Ztrl. Pointless Thread #7 was the first Pointless Thread to surpass 20,000 posts and was about 1300 pages long. Truly a sight to behold before it broke, a damn shame. The Pointless Thread is the best place to get to know your fellow Zero Virus members, and is a must see for anyone on ZV. It's highly recommended that you check it out. **1: See Xero's Ramblings for more details **2: See Tony's Singing for more details **3: See Food for more details
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 4:23:25 GMT -5
Earning a Place on The ForumSome people have alot of problems with this on Zero Virus. The best way to earn a place in the Zero Virus Community is to follow these simple directions. 1. Try real hard to obey the Rules exactly when you first join. Breaking a rule is a bad way to make a first impression. 2. Be very respectful of the other members. I understand that alot of people joke around alot with people, but it's best to be polite and respectful when trying to make an impression as a newbie. 3. Be very respectful and obedient to the Staff Members** 1. All jokes aside, The Staff Members on Zero Virus are all real nice people, and they won't be unreasonable with you, so it's not going to harm you any to be nice to us. ^_^ 4. At first, some of the members may "haze" you, to figure out what you're like, and if they'll be able to get along with you. You should pay no mind to this. The other members won't do anything to purposely offend you, but if they crack a joke at you and you get offended, they'll take advantage of that and pick fun at you just cause they think it's funny to see you get mad. Because of this, it's best to just take a joke, and not take it personally. Remember, it's not just you, everyone goes through this phase when they first join. 5. Take things slow at first. Nothing screams "I'm a n00b!!" like racking up a million posts in less than a week. This doesn't mean you can't post in the many threads on ZV, it just means that you should take the No Spamming rule very seriously when you first join ZV. (Keep in mind that you don't have to follow these guidelines too strictly. It's better to be yourself than yo change your behavior to fit in, just keep it tame.) After you've been around for a month or two, you should be able to "blend into the crowd" and be assimilated into ZV. That is, if you followed the above instructions. If you're rude to the members, disrespectful to the staff, and can't take a joke, it doesn't matter how long you're on ZV, you'll still stick out like a sore thumb. The Golden Rule to Remember is; Treat people the way you want to be treated. If you treat the other members with respect, and are polite, they'll act the same way towards you. **1: See The Staff of Zero Virus for a list of Staff Members.
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 4:40:53 GMT -5
FoodYes, you read right, Food. Some foods are sacred on Zero Virus. The three foods that are highly respected on ZV are... Peanut Butter- The most popular of the three foods of ZV, Peanut Butter was made famout by Xero Bloodline. He simply used it as a catch phrase of sorts, and it became a popular dish on ZV. It's best to remember that while on Zero Virus, if you have nothing nice to say about Peanut Butter, don't say anything about Peanut Butter at all, cause you may get a bad reaction saying "Ew, PB sux." Pie- Second most popular of the three foods of ZV, Pie of any kind is a celebrated dish on ZV, made popular by Tony, who loves pie. Remember, pie is great, cause not only can you eat it, but you can also throw it and get a good laugh. Can't go wrong with pie... Especially Peanut Butter Pie. Lollipops- The third most popular food on ZV is the lollipop. Made popular by Nightmare (with inspiration from Xero) lollipops are the best tool for getting people to do your bidding... Just remember not to come between someone and their lollipop, cause people have a way of disappearing when that happens... Other FoodsPBPFL- The less known, but more awesome, Peanut Butter Pie Flavored Lollipop. Created by Nightmare, this treat is the ultimate dessert, containing the flavor of Peanut Butter Pie into the form of a lollipop. Running Toast- Created by Nightmare, this monstrosity was created to prove Xero wrong when he said "Toast can't run." The running toast is seen running around The Pointless Thread** 2 on occasion, keep an eye out for it. Pudding- A tasty treat guarded heavily by Zero Virus' Lord of Randomness** 1 Teh Random Man, he'll kill and eat anyone that comes between him and pudding. Be careful when enjoying this dessert on ZV. Bacon- OMGBACON! *Points.***1: See The Lord of Randomness for more details **2: See The Pointless Thread for more details
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 4:56:09 GMT -5
Recolors > You
Yes, that's spelt right. Recolors are greater than you.
On Zero Virus, we don't take spriting too seriously. We actually really like some sprites, even if they're recolors. Hell, alot of our most respected members represent themselves with recolors, or sprites that are essentially recolors.
We're all aware of the fact that recolors don't require much work, and don't show much talent, but people coming into the forums and rubbing it in our faces by saying "Recolors suck, you're talentless hacks, ect. ect." usually have trouble making friends.
On Zero Virus, spriting is just a fun hobby alot of us partake in, it's not something we take serious to a point where we're reduced to insulting each other based on the quality of our sprites, so please don't do that...
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 5:05:07 GMT -5
The STFU BrigadeThe STFU Brigade is one of three "clubs" on Zero Virus. Members join these Clubs to be a part of something and have fun. The STFU Brigade is led by ShAuNmAn-XQuoted from Ztrl; "(The STFU Brigade has)......been known to push it to the limit and travel time with a time machine borrowed from SpaceExplorerX to right the wrongs in the world. Their first adventure was to go back in time and get Chocobos to destroy the lawn vacuum industry. They have also gone back to swap Vilex's Pizza Hot Pocket with a Ham and Cheese Hot Pocket. Their exploits can be found in the Region of Randomness' Pointless Thread. There's never any planned missions so stay tuned to the pointless thread to see where they go next. ShAuNmAn-X just completed modifications to the STFU tank allowing for it to travel time. The STFU Brigade is committed to defending the internet from perverts, low-life's, and lesser dirt bags. The STFU tank was recently outfitted with a borrowed TG Cannon (TransGender Cannon). This new weapon will prove to be an awesome asset in the war on idiocy. It will work against sissies, but how would you notice anyway? In the STFU Brigade's latest trip through time was to combat the stupidity of a sales clerk working at Staples. Apparently she didn't know that plain old staples work in a plain old stapler. Ztrl quickly assembled a small task force consisting of himself, Tony, Teh Random Man, and Swimstud to travel back to just hours before hand. They struck quickly and before anyone knew what was going on the clerk was dead. Also, Swimstud looted the cash register. One slight side effect to this time jump is that it happened so quickly it caused a rift in time, and an unknown guest from 1969 somehow posted in the pointless thread. Later that day the task force plus two more (Frozt and MasterOmegaX) jumped back in time once more in order to attempt to close the time rift. Several things were attempted, but were unsuccessful. They returned to the present where NightmareMMZero used the Master of Stuff Magic to close the rift." As you can see, it's alot of fun. Feel free to enlist.
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 5:10:46 GMT -5
The Hells WarkThe Hells Wark is one of three "clubs" on Zero Virus. Members join these Clubs to be a part of something and have fun. The Hells Wark is a Chocobo riding biker gang led by Tony. Quoted from Ztrl; "The Hells Wark members all ride Chocobo and enforce the laws of the nation. They steal from the rich and give to the monsters. How else do you think a Skeleton drops 236 Gil and a Phoenix Down?" "The Hells Wark is a usually unorganized crime fighting unit who's talents range from Chicken-horse Riding to pretzel truck burglary. There are currently no recruitments in progress and there does not appear to be any planned for the near future." The Hells Wark doesn't go on as many crazy adventures as The STFU Brigade** 1, but you do get your own Chocobo if you enlist. **1: See The STFU Brigade for more details
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 5:33:49 GMT -5
Incorporation ZVIncorporation ZV (or simply "IZV") is one of three "clubs" on Zero Virus. Members join these Clubs to be a part of something and have fun. Incorporation ZV is led by Teh Random Man with the help of Nightmare. Not much is known about IZV, other than they're a group of underground Xero Groupies that are more or less a ripoff of Organization XIII from Kingdom Hearts. Membership requirements are; 1. Both leaders must like you. 2. You need a name that's pronounceable, is an anagram of your original name, and has an "X" in it. 3. You need a Weapon that's different from all other IZV members' weapons. 4. You need an element that's different from all other IZV members' elements. 5. You need a unique title. Example; Nightmare's IZV Stats:| Name | Marxineght | |
| Weapon | Great Axe | | Element | (The)Fire | | Title | "The Eternal Flame" |
Not much more is known about Incorporation ZV, other than you can only be initiated if both leaders are present at once.
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 5:40:33 GMT -5
The Zero Virus Trading Card GameOne of the things that makes Zero Virus unique, is that it has it's own Trading Card Game. So far, the card game is based on an honor system, and is played by posting in the proper areas. Apparently, Ne0 is working on a Flash/Php based version of the card game, but the amount of the progress on the project is unknown as of yet. The Card Game is fun, cause twice a year, members submit their sprites to Nightmare and he makes more cards out of them, that way you get to play with your own characters. Unfortunatelly, only usable sprites are accepted into the Card Game, but it's fun to just play, even if you didn't submit anything to be made into cards. More information on The Zero Virus Trading Card Game can be found here.
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 5:50:38 GMT -5
Ass PiratesAss Pirates are the worst members on Zero Virus. It's a rank given to the biggest trouble makers on ZV as the greatest punishment only topped by being banned. When members break the rules, and cause trouble for the Staff and other members of Zero Virus, the Staff changes them into an Ass Pirate. In this process, the Staff members will modify the problem members profile to feature a gay pirate version of their usual representation. The standard for this is pink/white clothes, sometimes a pink beard, and always a rainbow colored scimitar. This form of punishment was first developed by Bossman and Xero Bloodline as a way to severely punish the first problem member on ZV without banning him. The way the Ass Pirate punishment works, is you're transformed into an Ass Pirate, and you're pretty much the laughing stock of the forum. All the other members are allowed to crack whatever jokes they want, and you're pretty much made an ass of. After that, you can do one of two things. 1. Decide that you want this punishment to end, so you behave until the Staff decides you've had enough and return you to normal. 2. You can lash out, try and change yourself back, and just get angry and cause more trouble. Option 1 usually results in a well learned lesson, whereas Option 2 usually results in a ban. Ass Pirates are fun for the forum for the most part, since everyone gets a good laugh, and it gives everyone to "get back at" the member that's been giving them trouble. It's best to behave yourself on ZV and avoid this form of punishment.
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 5:57:50 GMT -5
The Curse of The FireThis is a form of punishment on Zero Virus, similar to the Ass Pirate** 1 punishment, but less extreme. The difference is that as opposed to being changed into a gay pirate, you just lost your ability to have an avatar, signature, or anything in your profile. And instead of people cracking gay jokes about you, you're just reffered to as "The Cursed One." The Curse of The Fire is fairly easy to avoid, since you'll be warned that it's coming by Nightmare attaching a "loading bar" for the curse at the end of his posts. Once you see this, it's best to apologize and cancel the download, otherwise you'll get burned. This form of punishment is usually brought on by going against The Fire** 2 as opposed to just general bad behavior. **1: See Ass Pirates for more details **2: See The Fire for more details
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Post by Nightmare on Mar 9, 2007 6:08:39 GMT -5
The Zero Virus Forums Annual CarnivalOnce a year (usually around June) The Staff Members** 1 of Zero Virus hold a Carnival on the forum. There's fun forum games to play, such as; The ZV Trivia Game, Test your knowledge about ZV! The Musical Avatar Game, Read Xero's avatar, and see if you can guess which song it's from! And the Scavenger Hunt, search ZV for a specific quote, first one to find it gets the point! There's also always fun contests, such as The Spriting Contest, the Art Contest, and The Fan Fiction Contest, (as well as a randomly selected contest) each with specific requirements you have to meet. Also, test your skills in the Zero Virus Trading Card Game** 2 Tournament! Fight a series of Battles, 1st Place gets a one of a kind X-Rank Card! And if you don't want to enter the contests or play the games, just show Carnival spirit and get a free balloon added to your avatar by Nightmare! The ZV Carnival is always the funnest two weeks on ZV, so be sure to attend when the time comes! **1: See The Staff of Zero Virus for a list of Staff Members. **2: See The Zero Virus Trading Card Game for more details
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