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FEATURED ASSOCIATE
FIRST FEATURED: 03/28/06
ASSOCIATE SINCE: 2001
FOUNDER: General Ceel
URL: p089.ezboard.com/bthegungancouncil
FOUNDED IN: January 2000
MAIN INTERESTS: Star Wars, roleplaying, general chat
The Gungan Council was originally founded as a community for Star Wars discussion and roleplaying. However, founder General Ceel had bigger things in mind. "It has always been my intention to have a wide variety of discussion," says Ceel. Indeed, The Gungan Council boasts one of the largest member counts and activity levels on the entire ezboard network. The success of The Gungan Council is in its diverse discussions. Each forum operates as its own lively community within the larger universe of The Gungan Council board, covering any topic that might be on your mind. "Film and Music discussions are highly popular, especially underground styles of music," says Ceel, describing the current climate on TGC. "Other discussions range from politics and current events to more generally topics about everyday life."
Film is one of the personal favorite topics among TGC members, and for General Ceel himself. Besides Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Narnia are popular films of discussion on The Gungan Council. General Ceel encourages members in a DVD slump to get off their duffs and check out the latest theatrical releases with the weekly Boxoffice Game. The continued growth of The Gungan Council and the loyalty of its members is thanks to the enterprising vision of General Ceel, himself. He's a role model for message board webmasters, and is generous in sharing his philosophy: "The only way to run a very successful community is by covering a wide scope of topics so that members always have something to do. Too much focus on one area leads to boredom. Even fans of a topic cannot think about that topic 24/7 without eventually becoming burnt out."
Ceel's vision and philosophy have more than paid off. The Gungan Council regulars come from all corners of the globe, with sizable contingents from the US, UK and Australia. Member ages range from teenagers to middle age, but the largest group is late teens and early twenties. The Gungan Council, most of all, is a lively and welcoming community, steered by the wise leadership of its founder: "We do not discourage any type of conversation. TGC represents a free and open society. We do demand that members be able to back up their opinions if they expect to be respected."
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Oh, dear, ARWZ has gone quiet...
06/06/2011
Author: Violanthe
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:21 pm
Hi Nik... yes unfortunately the forums haven't been getting much attention lately. I also haven't been reading/watching much SFF lately and so the reviews aren't coming very fast either. Thanks for keeping tabs on us and... read more
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How happy is your ending?
12/28/2010
Author: Nik
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:25 pm
I prefer upbeat endings providing they're the logical conclusion of the story's arc, not a 'deux ex machina' or equivalent , eg a 'with a leap, he was free'...
It's the little things, sometimes: Saving the galaxy is hard to keep... read more
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Story Cross-Pollination
09/07/2010
Author: mephisto
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:27 pm
It depends how fgar into a story I am; the further in, the less I will be inclined to work on something else. If I am headed for the final climax, I won't want to work on or start anything else until I am done.
Mainly I... read more
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Structure
09/07/2010
Author: mephisto
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:23 pm
Hmm ... I hadn't heard that about the events of a chapter making the events of the following chapter possible, but that is essentially how I operate. Let's see, I haveto admit that when I first start I don't have much... read more
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Character Development, on the page or off?
09/07/2010
Author: mephisto
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:11 pm
It varies with how centrally the character's role is to the story. For important characters, I usually start out with a general concept of the type of person the character is. Sort of like archetypes; not in the sense of role... read more
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Talent or Practice?
09/07/2010
Author: mephisto
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:32 am
That question is raised on just about any subject. In my leadership classes, the question is often posed as to whether leadership is an inborn trait or learned. My answer here is the same as my answer there. evryone has... read more
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Start with dialog?
09/07/2010
Author: mephisto
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:01 am
Hi Vio,
You were always good at coming up with great questions.
In reference to Queen's "con" (or is it Qota for short?) the writing really shouldn't have anything that doesn't forward the story line. (And before you... read more
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Buy the Cover? (7/15)
07/15/2010
Author: Violanthe
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:55 pm
Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.
Would you buy this book having looked... read more
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Favorite Setting
07/07/2010
Author: SKS
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:09 pm
Do you prefer stories that take place... in a city? In a rural area? On a beach? In a small town? In a foreign country? etc. etc? read more
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Buy the Cover? (7/6)
07/06/2010
Author: Violanthe
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:01 pm
Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.
Would you buy this book having looked... read more
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The Price you Pay
06/23/2010
Author: Violanthe
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:20 pm
How much is too much for a book or DVD? How much will you pay for your favorite author or show? read more
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Buy the Cover? (6/23)
06/23/2010
Author: Violanthe
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:17 pm
Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.
Would you buy this book having looked... read more
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Do you go to your library?
06/22/2010
Author: SKS
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:26 pm
Do you use your local library? How often? read more
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Buy the Cover? (6/22)
06/22/2010
Author: Violanthe
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:23 pm
Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.
Would you buy this book having looked... read more
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Didn't sit well
06/17/2010
Author: Violanthe
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:29 pm
Have you read or watched anything lately that just didn't sit well with you? Something that bothered you or kept you thinking? read more
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