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Started by adummy, Jul 06, 2024, 08:42:01 PM

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Jul 06, 2024, 08:42:01 PM Last Edit: Jun 09, 2026, 12:03:34 AM by adummy
59.5 Qs are endangered!

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Status: Almost Vulnerable

PkmnQ has decided to save the Qs!

Rules:
Choose a valid letter, from A to Z, and adding accent marks isn't allowed.

Choose a letter which has not already been chosen.

There are one hundred letters to save at the start.

If you type a post which starts with that letter, you will save one.

For every sentence you start with that letter, which is not the starting one, you save half, which means you'll save one with two sentences and so on.

If each sentence in a paragraph starts with that letter, you earn 4, double of 2!

Your total yield of a post is doubled if you get king.

If your username starts with that letter, you will have 10 saved by default.

If your signature starts with that letter, you may save half per day, that would be one saved in two days.

Once you save ten or more since you have started or your last gift, you may gift how many tens you have saved to another player, eg. you have saved 30, you may gift another play so they will save 3 of their letter.

From time to time, some letters may go on strike, either you cooperate by putting the letter at the end of your signature turning one who has revolted back into endangered at a time or you can use the Letter Destroyer 3000, which I am not telling you how to get because that would ruin the fun, wouldn't it?

Changelog:
- 13 from posts, 0.5 from sig.
- 10 from posts, 0.5 from sig.
- 7 from posts, 0.5 from sig.
- 4 from post, but king so doubled to 8.
- 1 from post. (let's just not count the sig or anything in the last 2 years)

@PkmnQ
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

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Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!

PkmnQ

#2
Jul 07, 2024, 03:12:05 AM
Quantifying what I've done so far, 1.5 (or 5.5? I don't know how the paragraph rules work) saved from https://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=745993, 0.5 saved today from my signature. Questionable start but I think it'll get better, especially considering this post also gains me 2 (or 6) more Q's saved, totalling to 4 or 12 saved so far depending on how things work. Quickly PkmnQ think of a third sentence already please kindly thank you
A ship owner was about to send to sea a venerable old ship. He knew that her barnacled hull, however, had often needed repairs, and doubts were suggested to him that, possibly, she was not seaworthy. The conscientious old captain thought at once to have her thoroughly refitted, even though it should put him at great expense. Before the ship sailed, however, he managed to stifle these bothersome misgivings and said to himself that she had gone safely through so many voyages that it was idle to suppose that this trip should be any different. He put his trust in Providence, and banished from his mind all ungenerous suspicions about the honesty of the ship's builders, and, in such ways, he acquired a sincere and comfortable conviction that his vessel was altogether safe and seaworthy. He watched her departure with a light heart, encouraging the crew to dream of the profits that this voyage would return. And he got his insurance money when she went down in mid-ocean and told no tales. What shall we say of him? Surely this: That his belief in the safety of his ship was justified because it was grounded in repeated, practical experimentation, rather than the hubris of rationalistic, a priori belief. It is admitted that he put his confidence in the builders of this vessel, but even this confidence was misplaced, for these were the self-same charlatans who sought to sell him gratuitous repairs later on, and Big Ship is always trying to get one over on the little guy. Further, we may see that the ship is "Religion," and the shipwright is "Richard Dawkins." The crewmates are "Empiricism," and the barnacles are "Neo-Platonism." And the captain of that ship was Albert Einstein. What the hell was I talking about?
- Idk who the guy speaking is but it's from The Looker

PkmnQ

#3
Jul 07, 2024, 03:25:09 AM
Quickly made two more posts before switching devices, here they are:
https://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=745995
https://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=745999
Quit trying to count them myself because I have no idea how the paragraphs work.
A ship owner was about to send to sea a venerable old ship. He knew that her barnacled hull, however, had often needed repairs, and doubts were suggested to him that, possibly, she was not seaworthy. The conscientious old captain thought at once to have her thoroughly refitted, even though it should put him at great expense. Before the ship sailed, however, he managed to stifle these bothersome misgivings and said to himself that she had gone safely through so many voyages that it was idle to suppose that this trip should be any different. He put his trust in Providence, and banished from his mind all ungenerous suspicions about the honesty of the ship's builders, and, in such ways, he acquired a sincere and comfortable conviction that his vessel was altogether safe and seaworthy. He watched her departure with a light heart, encouraging the crew to dream of the profits that this voyage would return. And he got his insurance money when she went down in mid-ocean and told no tales. What shall we say of him? Surely this: That his belief in the safety of his ship was justified because it was grounded in repeated, practical experimentation, rather than the hubris of rationalistic, a priori belief. It is admitted that he put his confidence in the builders of this vessel, but even this confidence was misplaced, for these were the self-same charlatans who sought to sell him gratuitous repairs later on, and Big Ship is always trying to get one over on the little guy. Further, we may see that the ship is "Religion," and the shipwright is "Richard Dawkins." The crewmates are "Empiricism," and the barnacles are "Neo-Platonism." And the captain of that ship was Albert Einstein. What the hell was I talking about?
- Idk who the guy speaking is but it's from The Looker

adummy

#4
Jul 07, 2024, 03:32:14 AM Last Edit: Jul 07, 2024, 03:32:26 AM by adummy
I recall that as 13.5 saved. The paragraphs work with there should be four continuous sentences that start in Q.
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

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Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!

adummy

#5
Jul 07, 2024, 03:35:06 AM
Also Ø because cool. (it's to display halves/0.5s if that was not obvious)
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

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Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!

PkmnQ

#6
Jul 07, 2024, 07:26:07 PM
0.5 from signature, 1 from https://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=746058

It's paragraph time
A ship owner was about to send to sea a venerable old ship. He knew that her barnacled hull, however, had often needed repairs, and doubts were suggested to him that, possibly, she was not seaworthy. The conscientious old captain thought at once to have her thoroughly refitted, even though it should put him at great expense. Before the ship sailed, however, he managed to stifle these bothersome misgivings and said to himself that she had gone safely through so many voyages that it was idle to suppose that this trip should be any different. He put his trust in Providence, and banished from his mind all ungenerous suspicions about the honesty of the ship's builders, and, in such ways, he acquired a sincere and comfortable conviction that his vessel was altogether safe and seaworthy. He watched her departure with a light heart, encouraging the crew to dream of the profits that this voyage would return. And he got his insurance money when she went down in mid-ocean and told no tales. What shall we say of him? Surely this: That his belief in the safety of his ship was justified because it was grounded in repeated, practical experimentation, rather than the hubris of rationalistic, a priori belief. It is admitted that he put his confidence in the builders of this vessel, but even this confidence was misplaced, for these were the self-same charlatans who sought to sell him gratuitous repairs later on, and Big Ship is always trying to get one over on the little guy. Further, we may see that the ship is "Religion," and the shipwright is "Richard Dawkins." The crewmates are "Empiricism," and the barnacles are "Neo-Platonism." And the captain of that ship was Albert Einstein. What the hell was I talking about?
- Idk who the guy speaking is but it's from The Looker

PkmnQ

#7
Jul 07, 2024, 08:37:37 PM Last Edit: Jul 07, 2024, 08:41:37 PM by PkmnQ
A ship owner was about to send to sea a venerable old ship. He knew that her barnacled hull, however, had often needed repairs, and doubts were suggested to him that, possibly, she was not seaworthy. The conscientious old captain thought at once to have her thoroughly refitted, even though it should put him at great expense. Before the ship sailed, however, he managed to stifle these bothersome misgivings and said to himself that she had gone safely through so many voyages that it was idle to suppose that this trip should be any different. He put his trust in Providence, and banished from his mind all ungenerous suspicions about the honesty of the ship's builders, and, in such ways, he acquired a sincere and comfortable conviction that his vessel was altogether safe and seaworthy. He watched her departure with a light heart, encouraging the crew to dream of the profits that this voyage would return. And he got his insurance money when she went down in mid-ocean and told no tales. What shall we say of him? Surely this: That his belief in the safety of his ship was justified because it was grounded in repeated, practical experimentation, rather than the hubris of rationalistic, a priori belief. It is admitted that he put his confidence in the builders of this vessel, but even this confidence was misplaced, for these were the self-same charlatans who sought to sell him gratuitous repairs later on, and Big Ship is always trying to get one over on the little guy. Further, we may see that the ship is "Religion," and the shipwright is "Richard Dawkins." The crewmates are "Empiricism," and the barnacles are "Neo-Platonism." And the captain of that ship was Albert Einstein. What the hell was I talking about?
- Idk who the guy speaking is but it's from The Looker

adummy

#8
Jul 07, 2024, 08:55:43 PM
Quote from: PkmnQ on Jul 07, 2024, 08:37:37 PM2.5 from the sentences, 4 for the paragraph https://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=746073

Same for https://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=746075
You see, the paragraph vetos out your normal yield. So you only earn 8 (4 for each)


About the other, it is indeed 1.5.

10.5 in total.
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

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Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!

adummy

#9
Jul 07, 2024, 09:03:22 PM
Wait, wait, waaait. I just found you have '"' at the start of your second sentence which ruins the paragraph.
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

My user is canonically stuck in the fullscreen posting mode.

Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!

PkmnQ

#10
Jul 08, 2024, 06:02:07 PM
A ship owner was about to send to sea a venerable old ship. He knew that her barnacled hull, however, had often needed repairs, and doubts were suggested to him that, possibly, she was not seaworthy. The conscientious old captain thought at once to have her thoroughly refitted, even though it should put him at great expense. Before the ship sailed, however, he managed to stifle these bothersome misgivings and said to himself that she had gone safely through so many voyages that it was idle to suppose that this trip should be any different. He put his trust in Providence, and banished from his mind all ungenerous suspicions about the honesty of the ship's builders, and, in such ways, he acquired a sincere and comfortable conviction that his vessel was altogether safe and seaworthy. He watched her departure with a light heart, encouraging the crew to dream of the profits that this voyage would return. And he got his insurance money when she went down in mid-ocean and told no tales. What shall we say of him? Surely this: That his belief in the safety of his ship was justified because it was grounded in repeated, practical experimentation, rather than the hubris of rationalistic, a priori belief. It is admitted that he put his confidence in the builders of this vessel, but even this confidence was misplaced, for these were the self-same charlatans who sought to sell him gratuitous repairs later on, and Big Ship is always trying to get one over on the little guy. Further, we may see that the ship is "Religion," and the shipwright is "Richard Dawkins." The crewmates are "Empiricism," and the barnacles are "Neo-Platonism." And the captain of that ship was Albert Einstein. What the hell was I talking about?
- Idk who the guy speaking is but it's from The Looker

adummy

#11
Jul 08, 2024, 06:09:58 PM
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

My user is canonically stuck in the fullscreen posting mode.

Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!

PkmnQ

#12
Jul 08, 2024, 11:01:19 PM
https://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=746330
4 saved, but it's king, so it's actually 8
A ship owner was about to send to sea a venerable old ship. He knew that her barnacled hull, however, had often needed repairs, and doubts were suggested to him that, possibly, she was not seaworthy. The conscientious old captain thought at once to have her thoroughly refitted, even though it should put him at great expense. Before the ship sailed, however, he managed to stifle these bothersome misgivings and said to himself that she had gone safely through so many voyages that it was idle to suppose that this trip should be any different. He put his trust in Providence, and banished from his mind all ungenerous suspicions about the honesty of the ship's builders, and, in such ways, he acquired a sincere and comfortable conviction that his vessel was altogether safe and seaworthy. He watched her departure with a light heart, encouraging the crew to dream of the profits that this voyage would return. And he got his insurance money when she went down in mid-ocean and told no tales. What shall we say of him? Surely this: That his belief in the safety of his ship was justified because it was grounded in repeated, practical experimentation, rather than the hubris of rationalistic, a priori belief. It is admitted that he put his confidence in the builders of this vessel, but even this confidence was misplaced, for these were the self-same charlatans who sought to sell him gratuitous repairs later on, and Big Ship is always trying to get one over on the little guy. Further, we may see that the ship is "Religion," and the shipwright is "Richard Dawkins." The crewmates are "Empiricism," and the barnacles are "Neo-Platonism." And the captain of that ship was Albert Einstein. What the hell was I talking about?
- Idk who the guy speaking is but it's from The Looker

adummy

#13
Jul 08, 2024, 11:11:25 PM
Quote from: PkmnQ on Jul 08, 2024, 11:01:19 PMhttps://tbgforums.com/forums/index.php?msg=746330
4 saved, but it's king, so it's actually 8
Right, so each sentence does 1 instead, do that's 4, to 8. Imma going to have to do something quickly or else you will streamroll this.
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

My user is canonically stuck in the fullscreen posting mode.

Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!

PkmnQ

#14
Jun 08, 2026, 10:46:47 PM
Here's one

There's probably more I saved over nearly 2 years but let's just agree to not count them

Will I continue? Who knows
A ship owner was about to send to sea a venerable old ship. He knew that her barnacled hull, however, had often needed repairs, and doubts were suggested to him that, possibly, she was not seaworthy. The conscientious old captain thought at once to have her thoroughly refitted, even though it should put him at great expense. Before the ship sailed, however, he managed to stifle these bothersome misgivings and said to himself that she had gone safely through so many voyages that it was idle to suppose that this trip should be any different. He put his trust in Providence, and banished from his mind all ungenerous suspicions about the honesty of the ship's builders, and, in such ways, he acquired a sincere and comfortable conviction that his vessel was altogether safe and seaworthy. He watched her departure with a light heart, encouraging the crew to dream of the profits that this voyage would return. And he got his insurance money when she went down in mid-ocean and told no tales. What shall we say of him? Surely this: That his belief in the safety of his ship was justified because it was grounded in repeated, practical experimentation, rather than the hubris of rationalistic, a priori belief. It is admitted that he put his confidence in the builders of this vessel, but even this confidence was misplaced, for these were the self-same charlatans who sought to sell him gratuitous repairs later on, and Big Ship is always trying to get one over on the little guy. Further, we may see that the ship is "Religion," and the shipwright is "Richard Dawkins." The crewmates are "Empiricism," and the barnacles are "Neo-Platonism." And the captain of that ship was Albert Einstein. What the hell was I talking about?
- Idk who the guy speaking is but it's from The Looker

adummy

#15
Jun 09, 2026, 12:02:01 AM
Quote from: PkmnQ on Jun 08, 2026, 10:46:47 PMHere's one

There's probably more I saved over nearly 2 years but let's just agree to not count them

Will I continue? Who knows
bro, perfect timing.

If we're being realistic though, from a lack of natural reproduction and due to letter death, all the Qs have probably gone extinct.

but still.
"People believe only good can create, and evil is sterile. Think of Tolkien, where Morgoth cannot make his own armies, so he perverts elves into orcs to do so, but I think they get it entirely wrong: it's evil that teems with fecundity, whilst good merely mutates..." - PERMANENT quote. (finally fixed an embarassing sig error)

Current goal: have more posts than CatsUnited /  4,644 by July 2026. Currently have 2,869 posts / ranked 71st.

My user is canonically stuck in the fullscreen posting mode.

Join the destroyers! For glory, for fame! The swords of destrodom must destroy the progressives! The Destruction Alliance!
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