User:Cyrannian/Trivia





2009
I first joined the wiki on the 4th of April 2009, under the name Moranosaurus. Over the next several months, I would pop in and out of the wiki under different usernames, which would probably result in a ban nowadays (of course, the only reason why I did this was because I thought you needed a new nickname for each new wiki you joined, so I switched and swapped on a regular basis. Thank you early admins for not noticing! :P) That wasn't the only silly thing I did. I recall replying to someone's message on their userpage instead of their talkpage. Again early admins, thank you for not noticing! My first page on the wiki was (then known as Creature:Capricyránae) and I spent most of my time on the wiki making small edits on it (feel free to look at the page's history, it contains several ideas that I would revive later in fiction.) Back then, you can tell that I was a giant OluapPlayer fan.

I believe I started interacting with other users in October/November 2009, by joining fictions such as the and the Natrian Empire but it wasn't until December and January that I started interacting with users such as Dinoman82, Wormulon and Xho, all of whom would become good friends. My first active fiction was the, which luckily got the attention of several users. Next, I became involved in the, during which my fiction started becoming more and more involved with dino's.

2010
Overall, despite rampant fighting and tensions between a lot of different users, I look back on 2010 with fond memories. It brought some faces to the wiki that I can't picture it without and by the end of the year, my fiction had progressed from a single page to dozens of factions, two full scale wars and several dozen characters. I'm also pretty sure Oluap rejoined the wiki at this point, which was a plus! However, I'm embarrassed to admit that I got into a few scuffles with a few users, which at times turned rather serious, and thinking back, I probably came across as an overly ambitious little busybody with an annoying affinity for exclamation marks. That said, I'm also proud in some way that I helped make the wiki a fairer place. For example, I remember campaigning against users with godraces claiming ridiculous things like they created everything and anything, though I was probably overly catty to those users, many of whom I'm friends with today.

2010 also saw my introduction to IRC! During which, I curried favour from Ose by inviting people to join it. Three years later, it is difficult to imagine a day without it.

2011
2011 was probably my favourite year on the wiki. In real-life, I was in Transition Year at school, which means I didn't have a heavy workload, so I spent a great deal of my time here. The highlight of the year was without a doubt, the. It exceeded every one of my expectations and lasted much of the year. Around the same time, my sinister plot to take over the wiki finally bore fruit when I was promoted to admin early in the year. With my newfound powers, I banned Wormy and usurped his throne as dictator of the wiki I helped the needy and moved pages a lot.

Alas, 2011 was marred by the travesty that was the Cleanslate debates. I was very much against the notion on the table to destroy all individual galaxies and create a single large one. I had big plans for my galaxy and I personally thought/think that we shouldn't be so restrictive at a time when membership on the wiki began to fizzle. Dino and I reminisced about the debates in August 2013, and we both agree that it was very dark time for the wiki, which in my opinion came very close to splitting. Though needless galaxies were destroyed, I don't think the outcome of the Cleanslate was worth all the pointless conflict that led up to it. Luckily, the wiki recovered and 2011 ended on a good note for me with the formation of the, though I do regret expelling fiction extragalactics from Cyrannus, which I felt isolated it.

2012
2012 was a so-so year for me. As my fiction got more aggressive, I get the feeling that I might have gotten more aggressive as well, with some people labelling me as a scary and unflinching admin, which is a title I certainly don't want. A scary, but strangely alluring and handsome admin fits the bill. If I recall correctly, Dino wasn't very active during the year so apart from some sporadic collaborations with Oluap and Wormy, I felt rather lonely in terms of collaboration. On top of that, friends on the wiki I had for a long time such as Irskaad and TheValader began to leave the wiki. In real life, I was busy preparing for my final exams, so the time I spent on the wiki decreased noticeably. Still, by the time the year was out, I was proud of my fiction and made a New Year's resolution to be friendlier to people. At least outwardly. (I still roll my eyes a lot when I see things that annoy/irritate me on IRC as opposed to outwardly slashing people with my cruel, cruel words. Yay!)

2013
Overall, 2013 was a great year. Yes, I was gone for three months preparing for my exams, which happened in June, but I soon returned to the wiki refreshed and eager after a long time away. Though I honestly began to feel out-of-touch with some people and their weird conversations on IRC, Fiction-wise, I was very happy as people are once again interacting with my fictions after a year of relative isolation and thankfully Dino also started to edit on the wiki more often, so I'm generally very pleased with the year. In September I started college, which luckily didn't affect my time on the wiki. So far I love the entire experience.

2014
2014 was a mixed year, verging on "ew, that year is the diet coke of years". For a variety of reasons. Fiction-wise, I started the Gigaquadrantic Conflicts. Whoopsadaisy. Moving on...

The began in this year, as well as several retcons of the, both of which rekindled my love for storytelling. Though the NCW remained a personal project for quite a while, to my chagrin, it eventually gained traction with other users, thus greatly boasting my enjoyment. I also started to notice that most of my edits involved the expansion of the Cyrannus Galaxy's civilisations, which I arguably enjoy more than advancing stories by myself. Out of the fiction universe, the wiki experienced a lot of tension on a level that exceeded that of 2010's daily clashes, which resulted in a toxic environment which wasn't fun for anyone. By the end of the year however, things began to settle down.

2015
Thus far, 2015 has been a great year! Perhaps more so than any other year since 2011. The New Cyrandia Wars picked up steam when regained his mystical powers over nag, thus whipping me into creating and collaborating in a lot more stories for the fiction which I think has expanded Cyrannus in many meaningful and positive ways. My fears and worries that my fiction was being ignored have more or less dissipated thanks to feedback from the community which has made staying on the wiki a far more positive and fun experience.

Updates
These are the pages that are in need of updates.


 * Inquisition
 * Mornûnendur Individuals
 * Inquisition
 * Mornûnendur Individuals
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Intergalactic War Reboot

 * General Information
 * Make it an Intergalactic War in fact as well as name. Cyrannus, Quadrants, Milky Way and at least one other galaxy.
 * Perhaps make a page for the Alliance against the Cognatus.
 * Lessen the overpowered nature of the Cognatus against the URC.
 * War spans two years between the beginning of 06 BNE and the end of 05 NE. A bit more than the original six week timescale.
 * Current prologue found on page will carry over into canon.
 * Cognatus are manipulated by unseen force into waging war against the allies., you ask? Nope.
 * Try to avoid making off-hand characters, introducing those that can be used in later fiction and using those I've already created to provide a sense of continuity.

During the opening stages of the war, it is largely isolated to Cyrannus and in particular the Outer Rim. Though the Cognatus appear at first to be an unstoppable force, the resolve of the allies wins them a few victories, such as at Melainon. However, defeats at Eire, the Dyson Sphere and Virashadon are a blow to morale.
 * Opening Battles


 * Oikoumene Dyson Sphere Battle: First Major Engagement with the Cognatus.
 * Destruction of Eire: Destruction of URC world Eire and the following campaign.
 * Battle of Melainon: First URC victory over Melainon.
 * Genocide of Virashadon: Cognatus destroy DCP fleet.
 * Battle at the Cyrannus-Quadrantia Wormhole: Thel Vicliquam attempts to enter the Quadrants.

Largely confined to the DCP in the first iteration of the war. Hopefully other factions will become involved in the newer version.
 * Invasion of the Milky Way

Confined to the Confederation of Andromeda and perhaps the Cirith Belegian Republic. In the main page, this will merely be mentioned in passing.
 * Invasion of Andromeda

The same as the original unless Dino has additions.
 * Invasion of the Quadrants

Battles leading up to the final invasion of the URC.
 * Battles across Cyrannus


 * Zillum and Tyrant fight alongside one another against the Cognatus.

The march toward, which holds a secret vital to the Cognatus religion.
 * Invasion of the Inner Territories.


 * Fall of Mossahraer: Retconned from the Fall of Scorpia in the original. A key Republic shipyard planet is reduced to ash.
 * First Battle of Capricaerón: Based on the attack on Capricaerón by a Cognatus space station seen in the original by Wormulon.
 * Siege of the Twelve Worlds: Based loosely on the Final Battle in the original. Very loosely based. I mean good lord, in the original the Cognatus simply vanished. It'll be explained better in the retcon.

Alternate Plans
In this section, I will outline alternate plans that I had for established fiction or ideas that came to me after the fiction had already been uploaded to the wiki. Given the chance, I would probably implement these changes if it would not mean so much retcons.


 * Great Cyrannus War
 * If I decided to do four years of the Great Cyrannus War, the fourth year would likely revolve around the Republic gradually becoming an Empire. In hindsight, the change from democracy to dictatorship was too Star Wars-y and sudden. An alternate idea that I think would be better revolves around Guolivian becoming President of the URC at the end of the third year. A pawn of Tyrómairon, Guolivian would gradually create an Imperial Presidency by taking away powers from the Senate and placing it under his command in the face of the ongoing threat of the Confederacy and the Basileus Empire. By the end of the fourth year, the Republic would be the Empire in all but name, creating a perfect atmosphere for Tyrómairon to take the throne.


 * Instead of Tyrómairon popping out from nowhere, I should have introduced him as a public figure throughout the GCW so his power-grab isn't so much of a shock that an unknown figure gained control so quickly.


 * Alternatively, the Empire could have been formed benevolently at the end of the third year with people like Apollo as willing members, only to leave once the Empire became increasingly totalitarian.

Standard Layouts
Thanks to for the idea!

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Disliked
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Cold War Opening Crawl
It is a pivotal time for the Cyrannus Galaxy. Having secured victory against the Imperial State, the GALACTIC EMPIRE OF CYRANNUS tightens its grip on the inner systems.

With a fragile peace in place, the NEW REPUBLIC struggles to bring about peace and prosperity in the galaxy. While the Republic and the Empire scheme against one another, the frontier systems hide many secrets.

In the tundras of Andustar, a young woman braves the dangerous wilderness, unaware of her crucial role in the future of the galaxy....

SporeWiki: The Movie

 * Starring
 * Joseph Gordon-Levitt -
 * Benedict Cumberbatch -
 * Ron Perlman -
 * Wesley Snipes -
 * Milla Jovovich -
 * Naomi Watts -
 * Nicolas Cage -
 * Christian Bale -
 * Jane Lynch -
 * Zooey Deschanel -
 * John Francis Daley -

Simified Characters
This is where I'll post images of my characters made in the Sims 3.

Rants

 * Intolerance
 * When people categorise feminists based on the actions of "feminazis". Feminism is the belief that men and women should be equal. Therefore, women who demean men are just as mad as men who demean women. What especially annoys me however are the so-called "meninists" who play the victim and claim to be oppressed. It amounts to nothing more than men who foolishly believe that feminism is a threat to their masculinity and that everything was great in the past when women didn't leave the home. In turn, this sort of thing inspires the femininazis, which in turn inspire these guys making it an endless cycle of stupidity. As Emma Watson said at the UN, "...if you still hate the word, it is not the word that is important. It’s the idea and the ambition behind it". This pretty much sums up my view on those who view feminism as a dirty word. You are free to think that of course, though I'd like to think that most civilised people can agree to the ideals of gender equality espoused by the true meaning of the word.


 * Gender Roles
 * If a boy wants to play with dolls, go right ahead lad. If a girl wants to be a footballer when she grows up, why should she be stopped? Granted, I think people kicking up a fuss about traditional toys for either boys or girls is silly. There are bigger problems in the world. That said, phrases like "boys will be boys" still irk me.


 * Certain Aspects of Politics
 * I don't think I've made my political views known on the wiki. I'm a social liberal, so I'm pretty centrist. Socially, I'm very liberal. Economically, I'm more centrist, though at times I skew a bit to the right of the spectrum when left-wing populism rears its head (Ireland doesn't have any major right-wing populist groups that I'm aware of, so they aren't as visible). I dislike both far-left and far-right ideologies and populism.


 * Nationalism
 * Granted, Ireland's nationalism generally does not manifest as "Ireland for the Irish" but rather the simple idea that the Irish people are a nation and should be an independent state from the United Kingdom. This is not the same as Irish republicanism, which was the movement involved in the Troubles which believed that violence was necessary to liberate Northern Ireland from the UK. While the unionist regime in Northern Ireland at the time certainly did discriminate against the predominantly Catholic population (which was a minority, though a very large one) who wished for a united Ireland, I do not support the use of violence and terror for political purposes.


 * In Northern Ireland, "nationalism" and "republicanism" are as previously mentioned, separate belief systems. "Nationalists" is a term used to describe those who believe that independence from the UK should be achieved through non-violent means, while "republicans" believe that violence may be necessary. I sympathise with the nationalists in this regard mainly due to the history of my family. The partition of Ireland between north and south in 1921 resulted in my family, who were Irish Catholic nationalists, being isolated in a state which did not view them as citizens because of their religion. When my grandmother was young, her house was searched by the Royal Ulster Constabulary for weapons in the middle of Winter. Though they didn't find any, my grandmother and her family were forced to stand out in their pyjamas in the cold and several of her siblings later died. It was a corrupt and far-right state by every stretch of the imagination even to the point where the government in London viewed it as a particular bother.


 * That said, I personally have no opinion on a United Ireland. It would have positives and negatives and unless stability and peace would come from it, I'm quite happy to remain uninvolved with it.


 * Easily Offended People
 * As Stephen Fry said: "It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."