YWS: The Complete Edition

Nate · 2009-11-08T06:26:45Z

I've been trying to keep tabs on this for a while, but someone leaked the project earlier today. Only a few people still know, but I figure it's better to do a pre-mature announcement than to let the rumor mill do it for me. Sometime in January, we will be releasing "YWS: The Complete Edition" in book form (probably for sale on Lulu and Amazon only). The book will contain every thread, every work, everything ever posted on YWS. First, you have six different parts in the book for the six different categories of YWS. Then within those six parts, it's further divided into the forums. Then by time. In short, it's exactly like browsing YWS, except you're doing it in a book. Cool, no? All 595,000 posts made on YWS as of October 31, 2009 will be available in the book for easy reading. As you can imagine, this is going to be kind of thick and thus expensive. However, I'm working on making sure it won't be too expensive (I'm hoping for below $100, but we'll see).

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:40 am

Evi says... · Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:40 am

At this rate of demand, Nate, I'd suggest purchasing a small tropical island to bulldoze. Then put up an electric fence to keep out the environmentalists.

Ooh, and we should include every chat transcript since November 14, 2004, just to give the edition more of that community feel, you know?

"Let's eat, Grandma!" as opposed to "Let's eat Grandma!": punctuation saves lives.

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:49 am

Nate says... · Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:49 am

Good idea Evi. Environmentalists can be such a pain! Using an island for the necessary paper will be both efficient and relaxing.

Unfortunately, the chat transcripts would just take up too much space. Besides, there are logs where people just keep saying 'XD' for thirty pages at a time. It's interspersed with the occasional comment, but the comments just seem to spur on the 'XD'ing. Example:

Code: 2009-11-27 12:06:21 AM JabberHut Nope! 2009-11-27 12:06:21 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:06:24 AM JabberHut XD 2009-11-27 12:06:26 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:06:30 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:06:33 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:06:37 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:06:43 AM JabberHut XD 2009-11-27 12:06:52 AM thinkingwaytomuch14 Well! i have to go sleep! bye! 2009-11-27 12:06:56 AM Evi Bye! ^^ 2009-11-27 12:06:58 AM JabberHut XD 2009-11-27 12:06:58 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:07:00 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:07:05 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:07:11 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:07:15 AM thinkingwaytomuch14 quit the room 2009-11-27 12:07:29 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:07:36 AM Galerius enter the room 2009-11-27 12:07:40 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:07:40 AM Evi Hey Gal. 2009-11-27 12:07:42 AM silented1 hey gale 2009-11-27 12:07:44 AM JabberHut Galeeerius! 2009-11-27 12:07:45 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:07:45 AM Galerius XD 2009-11-27 12:07:48 AM Sachiko kittehhh paws. 2009-11-27 12:07:51 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:07:57 AM Galerius XD 2009-11-27 12:08:12 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:08:37 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:09:09 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:09:33 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:09:49 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:09:58 AM Evi xD 2009-11-27 12:10:31 AM Evi *XD 2009-11-27 12:10:38 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:10:43 AM silented1 wanna review a poem of mine? 2009-11-27 12:10:55 AM Galerius XD 2009-11-27 12:11:12 AM Evi xD 2009-11-27 12:11:24 AM Manny enter the room 2009-11-27 12:11:25 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:11:25 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:11:29 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:11:32 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:11:47 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:11:49 AM Evi And Manny! 2009-11-27 12:12:00 AM Manny XD 2009-11-27 12:12:05 AM Sachiko XD 2009-11-27 12:12:11 AM Manny XD 2009-11-27 12:12:16 AM Evi How's NaNo going? 2009-11-27 12:12:24 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:12:27 AM Manny XD 2009-11-27 12:12:27 AM Sachiko Hehehehehe 2009-11-27 12:12:27 AM silented1 you ninjaed yourself in 2009-11-27 12:12:33 AM Manny XD 2009-11-27 12:12:43 AM Evi xD 2009-11-27 12:13:18 AM Sachiko *coughs* 2009-11-27 12:13:19 AM Manny XD 2009-11-27 12:13:25 AM Sachiko XD 2009-11-27 12:13:35 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:13:42 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:13:48 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:14:03 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:14:24 AM Manny XD 2009-11-27 12:14:49 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:14:52 AM Evi Happy holidays! 2009-11-27 12:14:55 AM Evi XD 2009-11-27 12:14:58 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:15:16 AM silented1 XD 2009-11-27 12:16:59 AM Aet Lindling XD 2009-11-27 12:17:00 AM Aet Lindling @Manny

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Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:58 am

Evi says... · Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:58 am

=P Funny, I don't seem to remember that conversation involving so many 'XD's. In fact, I distinctly recall that we were talking about Manny's Thanksgiving, involving a 6000 year old earth and a racist uncle.

But maybe the idea of this epic $800 YWS Book is just too much excitement for my poor memory. I can hardly contain myself. Better start saving up.

"Let's eat, Grandma!" as opposed to "Let's eat Grandma!": punctuation saves lives.

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Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:33 pm

iceprincess says... · Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:33 pm

I was saving up for a camera, but I can't resist!! =P I'm definitely buying one, because it's worth it.

Will it be available in Hong Kong? :smt003

you'll never find another sweet little girl with sequined sea foam eyes
ocean lapping voice, smile coy as the brightest quiet span of sky
and you're all alone again tonight; not again, not again, not again.
and don't it feel alright, and don't it feel so nice? lovely.

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