Kinda like now? :ninja:
Anyway, I'm sure that stunt I pulled earlier didn't win any friends, but hey, some people got what I was getting at, even though I could've done a better job with it…just proves I know where my friends are at~
What'd you do? I can't imagine that you'd be someone to offend people.
The thought of AP ever ending is like the great depression dropping in to ruin the fun times that were had at the 20's era dance hall
@wolfwoof:
The thought of AP ever ending is like the great depression dropping in to ruin the fun times that were had at the 20's era dance hall
Well, when OP ends, will AP end?
LA LA LAAAAAA. LA LA LA LA!(-Dearly Beloved)
Well, when OP ends, will AP end?
It'll change over to the JJBA-OPM-Magi-punchy.pose.epic.forums/net
Well, when OP ends, will AP end?
Even if OP did end we could host weekly chapter discussions starting from 1. What people thought about that specific chapter, etc.
I choose to belive that this forum is unsinkable! Except for spoiler season and once every three years
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But i suppose that eventually even your beloved grandmother has to pass on. Hope that's not for another 9 years
Kinda like now? :ninja:
Anyway, I'm sure that stunt I pulled earlier didn't win any friends, but hey, some people got what I was getting at, even though I could've done a better job with it…just proves I know where my friends are at~
I was more worried about the trouble you would have gotten yourself into with members that find it in thier best interest to wail on someone that can't defend themselves.
And there would have been nothing I could do since I promised myself not to be involved in anything that resulted from that thread. So, good on you for backing out.
Leave that kind of thing to jokers with a sense of humor that no one gets (but loves out of selective condtioning anyway).
The more numerous a society, the higher procent of stupidity.
I too rarely drop to the manga section these days, but from time to time it produces decent reads, for example the hot three-way between Urouge, Gizmo and CCC on the infamous chapter 687 thread.
And what about the forums future? Unless someone forgets to pay for the servers, I see me here even after One Piece ends, a part of much smaller but much tighter community.
What'd you do? I can't imagine that you'd be someone to offend people.
heh, you'd be surprised…
Moral of the story is, a thread parodying Nex's racism thread called "Rape: is it really that bad?" My not be such a great idea...
I was more worried about the trouble you would have gotten yourself into with members that find it in thier best interest to wail on someone that can't defend themselves.
And there would have been nothing I could do since I promised myself not to be involved in anything that resulted from that thread. So, good on you for backing out.
Leave that kind of thing to jokers with a sense of humor that no one gets (but loves out of selective condtioning anyway).
I had no intention of even trying to defend myself…I made the thread and that was enough for me...to be frank, I was trying to emulate Holy's knack for creating silly threads...obviously didnt work...
But yeah, soon after I had a nice lecture given to me by a friend from IRC, and I understood that I overstepped boundaries I never should have...I then basically asked Roboblue to nuke the thread...
Not my proudest moment...and I don't plan con doing that again...
Even after OP the manga ends, OP the cultural phenomenon will burn bright forever.
Well, i've heard that Oda is planning on creating a mecha after this. Perhaps are attention will be transferred to his next series when OP ends
LA LA LAAAAAA. LA LA LA LA!(-Dearly Beloved)
The more numerous a society, the higher procent of stupidity.
I too rarely drop to the manga section these days, but from time to time it produces decent reads, for example the hot three-way between Urouge, Gizmo and CCC on the infamous chapter 687 thread.
Wait what? goes hunting
Handsome man save me from the monsters. 
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Even after OP the manga ends, OP the cultural phenomenon will burn bright forever.
If DBZ can do it, so can OP (though not as brightly since it's nowhere near as popular most places overseas).
Well, i've heard that Oda is planning on creating a mecha after this. Perhaps are attention will be transferred to his next series when OP ends
I thought it was a western. Mecha western?
Oda's retracted the mecha manga statement; he now acknowledges that OP is his life's work.
Man I haven't been to the OP section in ages. Well except for one, which, if not for Moke, I wouldn't bother going to at all. I can only assume people are driving bread jokes into the ground.
Man I haven't been to the OP section in ages. Well except for one, which, if not for Moke, I wouldn't bother going to at all. I can only assume people are driving bread jokes into the ground.
Surprisingly, no. They're far more interested in playing, "Who can think up the largest number of infuriatingly unrealistic theories based on absolutely nothing?" with occasional .gif wars.
Tbh I know I lurk about alot, but I would be sad to see this place go. It's been one of the sites with a nice level of quality content and posting and insights on many things. Although so many old posters have left and gone, I've always liked how new posters come in to fill the gap somehow.
Here's to another few years of arlong park! 
I like "dumb predictions" thread, although I haven't posted there quite some time
Hey guys, I'd like your opinions on this:
I just had my 2nd interview for a job in a field that I've really wanted to work in, in a non-profit organisation, however the position is an executive and leadership-level one, where I expected an assistant-level position, and I don't feel capable of performing in what they need me to do.
The interviewers know what I have done and what experience I have and don't have, and I think they're very much interested in hiring me, but I've just never been COMPLETELY IN CHARGE of something before, and if I'm hired, I would be in charge of a lot of people and having to juggle numerous tasks and various programs.
My husband is being really supportive since he's a exec at a non-profit org. as well, telling me he'd train me where I lacked and "how long are you going to stay at assistant level?", and he's right but…. I'm just so scared of doing a bad job and not knowing what to do, and not being creative enough. I'm really not the type of person that comes up with the creative, new ideas.
There are other issues as well, but this is the core of my anxiety. Anyone been in a similar position before?
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Hey guys, I'd like your opinions on this:
I just had my 2nd interview for a job in a field that I've really wanted to work in, in a non-profit organisation, however the position is an executive and leadership-level one, where I expected an assistant-level position, and I don't feel capable of performing in what they need me to do.
The interviewers know what I have done and what experience I have and don't have, and I think they're very much interested in hiring me, but I've just never been COMPLETELY IN CHARGE of something before, and if I'm hired, I would be in charge of a lot of people and having to juggle numerous tasks and various programs.
My husband is being really supportive since he's a exec at a non-profit org. as well, telling me he'd train me where I lacked and "how long are you going to stay at assistant level?", and he's right but…. I'm just so scared of doing a bad job and not knowing what to do, and not being creative enough. I'm really not the type of person that comes up with the creative, new ideas.
There are other issues as well, but this is the core of my anxiety. Anyone been in a similar position before?
Do it.
I fully understand your worries and empathise with you, but I also believe in you, and clearly the closest person in the world to you does as well! I don't know much about the position but I believe that working as a team means allowing others to compensate for your weaknesses as you push ahead with your strengths. You seem passionate about the organisation and its work, and as long as you're sincere and willing to work hard, I believe others will see it and decide to support you, just as your interviewers already have!
What you can do is ask if accepting the job would provide you with any training to help to prepare you to take on a new role. Some organisations are like "if you are accepted and don't have X, you will undergo a training course to provide you with the necessary preparation". That plus your husband's training would help you plenty, I'm sure!
Plus I know you a little and I think that working in a non-profit organisation is wonderful for you.
All the best! I hope you reach a decision that you can be at peace with :)
Thanks girly :) That's good advice about the training, and yeah they did mention training me in certain things I didn't know as well.
I'm just a person who often lacks confidence, and clearly, my husband telling me: "BE CONFIDENT! O_O" doesn't really.. inject the confidence in.
It feels like I'm growing up again and leaving my comfort zone. Do you think being thrust into a leadership position just sorta.. makes you a confident leader?
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Speaking of leadership and confidence…
I submitted my application today to be part of the Community Leadership Institute staff!
Wish me luck. C:
Thanks girly :) That's good advice about the training, and yeah they did mention training me in certain things I didn't know as well.
I'm just a person who often lacks confidence, and clearly, my husband telling me: "BE CONFIDENT! O_O" doesn't really.. inject the confidence in.
It feels like I'm growing up again and leaving my comfort zone. Do you think being thrust into a leadership position just sorta.. makes you a confident leader?
Have confidence in yourself.~
Everything trapped said just now is absolutely true. As long as you're hardworking and believe in your crew members then they'll supplement for anything you can't do. Being a leader isn't about telling people what to do, it's about guiding people in the right direction and allowing them to help guide you. It isn't about imposing work, it's about playing on their strengths.
Anyone in a leadership position doesn't automatically transform into this talented being, they're just human all the same. Just like when you first became an adult, you didn't (I assume) automatically figure out how the world works and start contributing to society at a significant level. It's just something you grow into naturally.
I believe you have what it takes to handle this position. That you're worried you won't live up to the position is, ironically, proof of that. You're weighing your ability and the staff's feelings vs your own desire to obtain it. Lesser people would have leaped at the chance and never looked back.
You'll do fine.~
Speaking of leadership and confidence…
I submitted my application today to be part of the Community Leadership Institute staff!Wish me luck. C:
Good luck, doll! =D
It feels like I'm growing up again and leaving my comfort zone. Do you think being thrust into a leadership position just sorta.. makes you a confident leader?
Yes. Once you get your title you'll become a mecha robot with excellent leadership skills and charisma.
XD In all seriousness, I think people are more resilient and adaptable than they give themselves credit for. You are an incredibly easy person to talk to, and super likable. And you don't have to be a leader in the way that so-and-so person with strong shoulders and an upright back seems to be, just think of yourself as being in a position to effect change, and to pool the resources available to you to figure out how you want to get there.
….....:wub: I love you guys.
Thank you! I feel much better ^_^ I think you guys are right, I just needed a pep talk and thankfully I came to the right place and know the right people to receive it.
I'll do my best to be Mecha-CharismaBot and fire my confidence beams at alllllllllll my coworkers. BWAHAHAAAAAHAAAA…
Nothing too serious and not really a secret.
! I hate Trafalgar Law with a passion and the especially the way fans overfangasm over him for very superficial reasons. Its just some thug that crashes the party and people love him because he has an awesome car
Nothing too serious and not really a secret.
! I hate Trafalgar Law with a passion and the especially the way fans overfangasm over him for very superficial reasons. Its just some thug that crashes the party and people love him because he has an awesome car
Most people seem to either love or hate him, but I'm indifferent to him.
I don't think there's any OP character I hate. I even like Hody
@Foxy:
Most people seem to either love or hate him, but I'm indifferent to him.
I used to be indifferent of him as well but the way fan overfangasm was starting to piss me off little by little. They are thinking that he is a first rate character but he is not cause I can't give a damn about him cause he has basically no character arcs (in order for me to root for him). For instance, Law rescuing Luffy felt like such an asspull. It pretty much came to a headwith the way Oda dumped Smoker and Tashigi for this punk.
I used to be indifferent of him as well but the way fan overfangasm was starting to piss me off little by little. They are thinking that he is a first rate character but he is not cause I can't give a damn about him cause he has basically no character arcs (in order for me to root for him). For instance, Law rescuing Luffy felt like such an asspull. It pretty much came to a headwith the way Oda dumped Smoker and Tashigi for this punk.
I suppose you were happy when Vergo was beating the living daylights out of him?
LA LA LAAAAAA. LA LA LA LA!(-Dearly Beloved)
I used to be indifferent of him as well but the way fan overfangasm was starting to piss me off little by little. They are thinking that he is a first rate character but he is not cause I can't give a damn about him cause he has basically no character arcs (in order for me to root for him). For instance, Law rescuing Luffy felt like such an asspull. It pretty much came to a headwith the way Oda dumped Smoker and Tashigi for this punk.
I realy agree with you on this, I find Law to be shallow and a poser, who secretly obsesses about how "cool" he is.
I kinda hate Buggy for pretty much the same reasons as you mention with Law, as in people praise the ever living fuck out of Buggy when he's simply there for comic relief and everything he does just further cements how pretty much anyone could beat his face in at this point. This is hugely aided by the fact the anime decided to fill up their "less then one chapter" episodes during ID with constant callbacks to Buggy, the "highlight" being showing him and fifty other people taking a piss.
Heck I wanna see more of Alvida, she's supposed to be partnered with Buggy but she's had like three panels of screentime since Ace showed up on Buggy's ship.
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I suppose you were happy when Vergo was beating the living daylights out of him?
Oh I definitely was.
But then he got taken out with "I was realy totally awesome and capable to PWN you at any time, look at how cool I am as I cut you down !"
I suppose you were happy when Vergo was beating the living daylights out of him?
Unfortunately, Vergo had his heart so his honor was saved.
My idea was that Law had always intended to ally with Luffy. He was probably impressed with Luffy at some point (or at least thought he was both powerful enough and reckless enough) that he could form an alliance with him. I believe Law will slowly develop over time. We have no idea what's going through his psyche, his history with Doflamingo and his intentions as a character in the grand scheme of things.
Contrary to other theorists, I think the alliances are here to stay and that, even if a conflict forms between him and Luffy, they'll ultimately reconcile and Luffy will continue to gather allies, all of which will slowly develop over the course of the story.
I used to be indifferent of him as well but the way fan overfangasm was starting to piss me off little by little. They are thinking that he is a first rate character but he is not cause I can't give a damn about him cause he has basically no character arcs (in order for me to root for him). For instance, Law rescuing Luffy felt like such an asspull. It pretty much came to a headwith the way Oda dumped Smoker and Tashigi for this punk.
I don´t really care much what the "fandom" has to say about characters, otherwise i would need to hate much more characters. Law is a superficially cool character with no real substance, he does not exist for the character itself but for the plot and the protagonists, thus i am pretty indifferent to him. He had some fun moments in the last couple of chapters that made me like him a little bit more though.
@No:
I realy agree with you on this, I find Law to be shallow and a poser, who secretly obsesses about how "cool" he is.
I kinda hate Buggy for pretty much the same reasons as you mention with Law, as in people praise the ever living fuck out of Buggy when he's simply there for comic relief and everything he does just further cements how pretty much anyone could beat his face in at this point. This is hugely aided by the fact the anime decided to fill up their "less then one chapter" episodes during ID with constant callbacks to Buggy, the "highlight" being showing him and fifty other people taking a piss.
Heck I wanna see more of Alvida, she's supposed to be partnered with Buggy but she's had like three panels of screentime since Ace showed up on Buggy's ship.
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Oh I definitely was.
But then he got taken out with "I was realy totally awesome and capable to PWN you at any time, look at how cool I am as I cut you down !"
Thank you ! Cries I am not alone.
If you give me the choice between who I like the most between Usopp and Law, its obviously Usopp. I admit Usopp he is not my favourite character but I could not help but feel so happy during the TS when he stopped the volcanic rocks when Zoro could not. It was really heartwarming especially after all the shit he went through (especially during W7 arc). I think the reason why I love Usopp is that because the feeling of being a failure and not be worty of the people we care are things that we all went through in lives. That's why I just savour every moments when he is awesome and they automatically become classic One Piece moments for me.
Buggy sorta annoys me as well. I don't know why Oda loves him so much. He is not that interesting but at least he does make me laugh.
@unclekenny To me his character feels like a last minute addition because some assistant said that it would be awesome to have cool rivals to the straw hats. The supernovas literally came out of nowhere and I don't think they were originally part of the story. When he created them, he obviously had to create to some kind of connection to the main plot. I mean heck, the naruto fillers made money of this except that Oda is exponentially more talented for character design and how to integrate them into the story. However, they are taking too much space into the story. In consequence, you are gonna see a lot of straw hats doing next to nothing during an arc (they are the main characters !).
@miyamotomusashi I do admit that he some fun moments but I really want him out of the story cause he had too many awesome moments for a whole year. Oda is giving him too much for he really is worth as a character.
@unclekenny To me his character feels like a last minute addition because some assistant said that it would be awesome to have cool rivals to the straw hats. The supernovas literally came out of nowhere and I don't think they were originally part of the story. When he created them, he obviously had to create to some kind of connection to the main plot. I mean heck, the naruto fillers made money of this except that Oda is exponentially more talented for character design and how to integrate them into the story. However, they are taking too much space into the story. In consequence, you are gonna see a lot of straw hats doing next to nothing during an arc (they are the main characters !).
@miyamotomusashi I do admit that he some fun moments but I really want him out of the story cause he had too many awesome moments for a whole year. Oda is giving him too much for he really is worth as a character.
Didn't we get a piece of info way back when one of the newer databooks got released that pretty much confirmed Oda made up the Supernovas in like a day, with no prior connection to the storyline, pretty much ?
Thank you ! Cries I am not alone.
@unclekenny To me his character feels like a last minute addition because some assistant said that it would be awesome to have cool rivals to the straw hats. The supernovas literally came out of nowhere and I don't think they were originally part of the story. When he created them, he obviously had to create to some kind of connection to the main plot. I mean heck, the naruto fillers made money of this except that Oda is exponentially more talented for character design and how to integrate them into the story. However, they are taking too much space into the story. In consequence, you are gonna see a lot of straw hats doing next to nothing during an arc (they are the main characters !).
For me personally I think its an excellent way to show that the world isn't revolving around the straw hats and that other people live there and have there own motivations and ambitions and aren't going to sit around so that Luffy can come around and solve all their problems for them. Luffy exists in the One piece world the One piece world doesn't exist just for Luffy.
@unclekenny To me his character feels like a last minute addition because some assistant said that it would be awesome to have cool rivals to the straw hats. The supernovas literally came out of nowhere and I don't think they were originally part of the story. When he created them, he obviously had to create to some kind of connection to the main plot. I mean heck, the naruto fillers made money of this except that Oda is exponentially more talented for character design and how to integrate them into the story. However, they are taking too much space into the story. In consequence, you are gonna see a lot of straw hats doing next to nothing during an arc (they are the main characters !).
The Supernovas were always planned. Their inclusion in the storyline, however, was implemented sooner than Oda intended. He probably had the concept of them down but hadn't created the designs for them yet.
Also, it seems like you don't want them developed because it'll steal spotlight away from the Straw Hats… but you're complaining that they're not developed? Am I getting this right?
Law is tolerable because he's practically a parody of the "cool" character, taken to the extreme, designed by Oda to contrast greatly with the wacky world of One Piece. Remember how out of place his character design looked when he was first introduced? Like he belonged to a different series? Maybe that was just me.
His appeal is that he can be so easily juxtaposed with the nuttiness around him and react to it the way a normal person might. Alone, he's not interesting. But combine him with the Strawhats and you've got a recipe for good times. There's a reason that the "straight man" archetype exists in comedy.
Law doesn't do it for me. But I can live with it if he's gonna face fault for losing his "mysterious cool guy" facade more often around the Strawhats.
@CCC:
Law is tolerable because he's practically a parody of the "cool" character, taken to the extreme, designed by Oda to contrast greatly with the wacky world of One Piece. Remember how out of place his character design looked when he was first introduced? Like he belonged to a different series? Maybe that was just me.
His appeal is that he can be so easily juxtaposed with the nuttiness around him and react to it the way a normal person might. Alone, he's not interesting. But combine him with the Strawhats and you've got a recipe for good times. There's a reason that the "straight man" archetype exists in comedy.
It's not just you. I thought the exact same thing. I kinda thought the same about Kidd but his crudeness is enough for me to forget that.
It's not just you. I thought the exact same thing. I kinda thought the same about Kidd but his crudeness is enough for me to forget that.
The proliferation of Law avatars and usernames at the time prob had as much to do with me feeling the same as anything else.
But, yes, definitely your both right.
@Uncle:
Have confidence in yourself.~
Everything trapped said just now is absolutely true. As long as you're hardworking and believe in your crew members then they'll supplement for anything you can't do. Being a leader isn't about telling people what to do, it's about guiding people in the right direction and allowing them to help guide you. It isn't about imposing work, it's about playing on their strengths.
Anyone in a leadership position doesn't automatically transform into this talented being, they're just human all the same. Just like when you first became an adult, you didn't (I assume) automatically figure out how the world works and start contributing to society at a significant level. It's just something you grow into naturally.
I believe you have what it takes to handle this position. That you're worried you won't live up to the position is, ironically, proof of that. You're weighing your ability and the staff's feelings vs your own desire to obtain it. Lesser people would have leaped at the chance and never looked back.
You'll do fine.~
Good luck, doll! =D
Yes. Once you get your title you'll become a mecha robot with excellent leadership skills and charisma.
XD In all seriousness, I think people are more resilient and adaptable than they give themselves credit for. You are an incredibly easy person to talk to, and super likable. And you don't have to be a leader in the way that so-and-so person with strong shoulders and an upright back seems to be, just think of yourself as being in a position to effect change, and to pool the resources available to you to figure out how you want to get there.
I got the job o_o….......................................
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Congrats! =D
Now buy a whip.~
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WHOOO I'm so happy for you :D You're going to be awesome. More importantly, I hope you love the job!
Handsome man save me from the monsters.
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Good show, Femme ol' bean. :D
You can hate a fic char , just don't take it too far I guess.
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Also congrats Femme!
Congratulations Femme! Now you can actually mean it when you do it like a boss~
I like Law a lot and find his personality more likeable than Luffy's. Deal with it.
You are horrible.
Although that's one of the reasons we all like you.
