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It's hard to believe that a blog post goes from a guy who wanted to know why another guy's stories weren't on the site to Slimebeast losing his mind. As of this message, the blog post has about ninety two comments on it! That's insane! Even the guy who made the blog post says that the whole Slimebeast thing got out of hand! I'd like to think that Slimebeast and the other admins were able to settle their differences off-site but I'm not sure that's what really happened after this whole fiasco. As a fan of his work, I feel kind of embarassed and frustrated whenever Slimebeast does something like this.

A little while ago, my mom did some house cleaning and because of this, I was able to find my Far Side book, which had been lost for some time now. I don't think I recall seeing that particular strip in the book, though I could be wrong since I haven't read it in a while.

Speaking of fad diets, most if not all of them are nothing more than pseudoscience, much like the lie detector. There is a whole Wikipedia article dedicated to the topic and it gives a list of fad diets, like the South Beach Diet and liquid diets like Slim-Fast. I think one of the major reasons why people may latch onto fad diets is because they may feel terrible about their weight and feel like traditional weight loss methods, such as having a balanced diet and regular excercise, don't work for them. I could write an entire essay on the subject of fad diets but I'll keep it short for now.

One of the strangest ways to lose weight that I've ever heard of is to make your body produce as much sweat as possible to get rid of water weight. While it may work for a little while, you'll gain all of the weight back in a short amount of time anyway so it's honestly not worth your time.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   00:06, October 3, 2017 (UTC)

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If I'm being honest, I think one of the other reasons why these Fad Diets and Excercise Routines are popular is due to the media. While I'm not saying they're entirely to blame, I think they do play a small role in defining what they consider "beautiful" or at the very least "normal" when it comes to someone's appearance. The best example I can think of is people, especially women, who are featured on the cover of magazines or on TV. While they're seemingly good looking, some of them may have achieved those looks through unhealthy methods (i.e starving themselves) or through methods that are out of their control (i.e the cover artist using the power of photoshop to alter their appearance, the person's own genetics, etc). As a result, someone who might suffer from self-esteem issues regarding how they look may see those people and feel even worse about themselves, which could result in them resorting to the use of Fad Diets or Excercise routines.

So I found this Lonely Island song that I think is just as enjoyable as Like a Boss and I'm On a Boat. It's called "Threw It On The Ground" and it's about this guy who throws stuff on the ground as a way to "fight" against the system. By the way, the URL of the Ground video has the word "gAY" in it. Weird, huh?

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?  22:47, October 3, 2017 (UTC)

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Along with Weird Al, The Lonely Island are my favorite artists when it comes to comedy in song form. Not only that but they seem to be consistently good and funny when it comes to the quality of their work.

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a very flawed way to determine if someone is at a healthy weight or not. One of its most infamous flaws is that it doesn't differentiate between muscle mass and fat mass. For example, BMI is particularly inaccurate for people who are very fit or athletic, as their high muscle mass can classify them in the overweight category by BMI, even though their body fat percentages frequently fall in the 10–15% category. The Wikipedia article on this topic goes into a lot more detail about the flaws with BMI. If someone were to use a person's BMI to see if they're healthy or not, I'd say include other factors like their diet and the amount of excercise they get, genetics, how much stress they deal with on a day to day basis, known medical conditions like depression or ashtma, and so on.

Today, the Angry Video Game Nerd and The Nostalgia Critic uploaded a new video. The AVGN made a review on wrestling games while the NC reviewed a movie called Scary Godmother. I don't know if you're interested in either one of them, but I figured I'd mention it just in case.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   23:04, October 4, 2017 (UTC)

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Besides the new IT movie, I don't know what else he's going to review for Nostalgiaween this year. The only thing I don't want him to review is Hocus Pocus because he's already reviewed that movie three times. Once for Disneycember Live Action, once for an NC episode, and another time where he reviewed it again to make up for the lackluster NC episode on it.

Well I clicked on the Craigslist video and I got halfway into it before realising that I saw this video already. Not only that but I think I heard a few of these stories in Mr. Nightmare's Craigslist Horror Story series. Speaking of Mr. Nightmare, he uploaded a video titled "5 Disturbing True Swimming Pool Horror Stories". I haven't seen it yet because I've been busy with college work and whatnot. At this point, I think I've heard every "true" Craigslist horror story that's out there, including awful ones like these. By the way, the worst story in this compilation has to go to number two, which goes from 13:38 to 31:43.

So Slapped Ham recently uploaded a video about terrifying witches that were caught on camera. What I like about Slapped Ham is that he lets the audience decide whether or not a video is real or fake and I think the same can be said for this video. In the number four segment, the video that was shown had been debunked by a guy called CaptainDisillusion and while it is a short video, he goes into a lot of detail explaining why the video is fake. A long time ago, I used to think that witchcraft was real but over the years I realized that it's not as real as I thought it was.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   02:04, October 6, 2017 (UTC)

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So recently, Chadtronic released a video where he reacts to a training video for Hardee's. The video itself was one of his funniest not only because of his commentary but because of the contents of the training video. From what I understand, the video seems to have been made in the eighties due to the abandance of the colour pink in the dining area. Now that I think about it, what was up with the popularity of the colour pink during that decade? I mean the only reason I can come up with is that pink is supposedly a calming colour. But outside of prisons and locker rooms, no other kinds of places have the colour pink at least from what I know. So if that's the case, why aren't more places painted pink? You might find out in this article about the colour pink!

Fun fact! I actually learned about the effects of the colour pink back in sixth grade. For one of my classes, we had to read a book called Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, which is a book about a kid named Joey who struggles with ADHD. In one part of the book, Joey talks about how his room was going to be painted pink in the hopes that it's calming effects would help with his hyperactivity. At one point in the book, Joey uses the words "Cartoon Hell" to describe something. When we got to the part, we were scared to say the word hell because we thought we were going to get in trouble. Because of this, the teacher decided to read this part of the book.

Slapped Ham's countdowns used to have these animated transitions where the pig character would be doing something like swimming away from a shark and when the animation was almost done, a number would show up. Sadly he doesn't seem to use these anymore and to be honest, I miss them. I'm not sure which mysterious photos video you're talking about, as he's done more than one if I recall correctly.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   23:16, October 7, 2017 (UTC)

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I remember Scaretheater making a video about the Three Men and a Baby Ghost thing. From what I remember, he came to the conclusion that the figure was a cardboard cutout of Ted Dansen that was featured in a deleted scene and the film crew forgot to remove it from the set. Here's his video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9nGyhedLg). Captain Disillusion also made a video on the subject, though this video is almost a decade old at this point. If you want to watch it, here you go: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_9DmF3Zc24).

My mom says that they shouldn't get rid of Columbus Day because she says that Americans don't get enough holidays. So I suggested that they rename the holiday with something else, like Italian Heritage Day. That way we can still have a holiday that celebrates Italian Heritage, like what some people do with Columbus Day, but doesn't glorify someone like Columbus. Not only that but I think it might be more positively received if it became a national holiday.

Shower Thought: Anastasia Steele from Fifty Shades of Grey is secretly a robot that was implanted with memories and weak emotions by her "stepfather", who is really her creator. I think this theory would explain her barely developed personality, her speaking style, and the reason why she makes so many crazy decisions.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   23:03, October 9, 2017 (UTC)

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I can't believe I forgot to mention this in the last message but Bad Creepypasta recently released the first part of their reading of the Ronald McDonald House Creepypasta. To make a long story short, they didn't disappoint! Here's the link: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNzkcvjKsho&t=0s).

They made a sequel to Three Men and a Baby? Never heard of it until now and my reaction is... well... that was a thing. It's kind of a similar reaction I have to the Herbie sequels. Not only that but it's also the reaction I have to a standalone film called Curly Sue, though this is a film I actually sat down and watched when there was nothing else on. Speaking of Three Men, one of the main men looks like Burt Reynolds in the poster for Three Men and a Baby.

Have you ever heard of Doraemon? It's kind of like a Japanese version of Inspector Gadget, though the manga version of Doraemon predates I.G by about fourteen years. Well the first Doraemon anime began in 1973 and it has since become a partially found anime series according to the Lost Media Wiki. Recently, some guy won three scripts for episodes from this series in an auction. You can read more about the anime series on the Lost Media Wiki:.

So the Nostalgia Critic recently uploaded a review of the new IT movie and I think it's one his funniest reviews in recent years. I don't know if you saw the movie yet but I'll leave the link to the review anyway: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLN1FwiqGwc).

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   01:44, October 12, 2017 (UTC)

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Wow, I could have sworn it hadn't been a week since we last talked, but it's been nearly two. Life is like one big, never-ending day to me. It's really hard to tell what happened when. Sorry about the delay! I've had a busy - busier than usual - couple of weeks. One of our guys quit at work without giving any notice, that really hurt the store and got my hours extended. I've worked late the last three shifts: I'm supposed to leave at or by 6:30 AM and ended up leaving after 9:30 AM for two of them - 11 hour days - and an hour later than I should have last night.

It hasn't all been bad though, I got 48 hours this week, so I got some overtime pay. I also bought a new (to me) car! I ended up buying a 2000 Camero with 85K miles on it for a little under $3000. A sport car wasn't my first choice, but the guy that owned it was trustworthy and the car is in good condition, plus the one I was driving was on its last wheel (figuratively, but not by much).

Last time we talked, we were talking about ingenuity among heroes. Unfortunately, I still cannot come up with a new example. Also, you sent me a dossier on Specter! I was rather shocked and amused by his like for writing Lion King fanfiction. I'm really fond of villains that have a degree of composure/self-control. I'd say that it takes more skill to keep the damage aimed at only what you are targeting and, to me, when someone gets hurt by such a person, it seems like a more dire situation.

Jeez, I still can't get over that it's been so long DX What's new with you? Buckle up!  I'm going to be popular  09:05, October 14, 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry to hear that about your mom. I hope things improve soon! Oh, you did mention that, can't remember if you mentioned the family trip or not tho. Those are great, haven't had a family trip since the one from five years ago (right after I finished college). Not too good. Physically everything is better for them, but there are other things going on now that just blow.


 * I can understand quitting without any notice if you give your two weeks (or however many days) notice and the place starts treating you horribly out of spite, but other than that or something sensitive and unforeseeable, yeah. Lol, people like that are some of the worst XD


 * I have, haha! The original meme at 0:58: (okay, not really, but immediately what I think of whenever I see those memes). Speaking of, have you seen the trailer for the next film yet? Looks great!  Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  12:09, October 16, 2017 (UTC)


 * Here's hoping that things stabilize for us both in time for Thanksgiving! Ah, my mistake. I could have sworn you'd mentioned a trip before. Did he go on a different one a while back? Maybe you told me about that one and that's the one that I am thinking of. I also could just be entirely misremembering, doh.


 * That's really funny. I actually haven't seen any of The Naked Gun films, but have always wanted to. I see them airing on TV sometimes, but they're always halfway through and I'd rather watch them from the beginning (same with The Lord of the Rings and Police Academy films). That fireworks factory, "Nothing to see here" bit has been adapted into a pretty popular gif XD Haha. I know that's why I tuned in :P Never was a fan of football (american version) tho.


 * Are you going to enter Humboldt's Werewolf story contest? I decided to in an effort to get something else out this year. I feel like I have written more within the first five months of this year than I have any other year, but I've been scrapping practically everything. I wrote a 40,000 word script for a Visual Novel thingy that I was working on and ended up scrapping it >.> That was a different one from the Ikari one, I'm still doing Ikari because that's my baby. Anyway, I think I have a real chance of finishing my Werewolf pasta and posting it. I think it's rather unique. I'm just unsure if I'll make the deadline, lol. I kinda wish that I could submit Gumjaw as my entry, super fond of that one. Ah well. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  21:24, October 19, 2017 (UTC)

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Speaking of Wikis, Slimebeast started this Wiki called the Creeps Wiki. This is what the wiki is for according to its homepage:

(This site should serve as a resource for "all things creepy". This can include images, stories, real-world events, and more. Ideally, content uploaded to this wiki will "need" a place to call home. For example: A GIF of a rotating 3D skull from the 1990s probably doesn't belong here - but a spooky image pulled from a radom site/post does, as it would possibly need preserving or would reasonably be something users would come here to see.

Above all, we hope to be a welcoming place for creepy content - without the pretense of serving only the most talented or notable creators. It is our belief that repositories of information shouldn't play favorites when it comes to securing interesting creative content.)

Love that spelling error in paragraph one. Also, I'm not really sure how to feel about this. I get the feeling that he started the wiki out of spite but I also get the feeling that he really wanted up and coming horror writers to have another platform besides /r/nosleep and the Creepypasta Wiki to work with. Here's the link to the wiki by the way: (http://creeps.wikia.com/wiki/Creeps_Wiki).

So I recently finished watching the second part of Bad Creepypasta's reading of the Ronald McDonald House story. To make a long story short, it's now one my all time favorite episodes of Bad Creepypasta along with Abandoned by Disney and The Real Chuckie Cheese (the story that involves the line "We can't just kill that thing! It's a beast version of the mascot!"). I'm not sure if you've seen the second part yet so I'll link it just in case you haven't: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90zg4XpXilQ).

I'm with you on the fact that it's baffling to see a story like this on the Creepypasta Wiki because it's a place that wants to be taken seriously as a site for hosting horror stories, right? Well, if that's its intention, then I don't think it's a good idea to keep stories like Ronald McDonald House and I Think There's Something Wrong with Daniel Tiger on the site, as they don't really meet the site's Quality Standards.

Also, I don't know if anyone else has suggested this but I think all of the pastas on the Creepypasta Wiki that were put in the historical archive should be moved to their own Wiki. So there are about 200 pages in the Historical Archive category, which I think is a good amount of content to start with. By giving these pastas their own home, it will allow people to take the Creepypasta Wiki more seriously while giving people who want to read these stories a way to do so. If you ask me, a good name for this place would be the ClassicPasta Wiki.

One of the toys is loud you say? Well surely it can't be any louder than this: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZIqtjmyDL4).

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   18:05, October 14, 2017 (UTC)

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So the Daniel Tiger pasta has been on the wiki for about thirty seven days. Yup that's right. A Lost Episode pasta, a type of pasta that has been blacklisted on the Creepypasta Wiki, has been up for almost a month. That's... baffling. Like I'm still trying to figure how the hell it was allowed to be uploaded to the wiki and stay there for so long. While I do think there are some areas in the Quality Standards that could be improved upon, I think the standards are actually quite good for the most part.

I looked into the Edit History for that Richard Pryor story and it seems that the story was uploaded back in 2010. Now if I'm remembering this correctly, this was during a time where the Creepypasta Wiki's standards were much more lenient than they are today. This was also a time where the word "Creepypasta" had a different meaning so that might be one of the reasons why the story is the way it is, though the issues you brought up also play a big part.

For me, I think there should be a page on the Creeps Wiki that clearly explains what their Quailty Standards are if they want to be taken seriously as an alternative to the Creepypasta Wiki. Hell, even /r/NoSleep has their Quality Standards on the side of the page! I would also suggest getting the word out about the Wiki. Maybe Slimebeast, the founder of the Wiki, could advertise the site on his Twitter, YouTube channel, or on his own website or plug it on all three of these places. Though to be fair, I'm not sure if he has done this already.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   02:11, October 16, 2017 (UTC)

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Hi there, I hope you're doing well. I've been quite busy but I hope you and your mother are doing great! If you have any great creepypastas you think I should read, let me know, I love a good scare! Hope you're doing well! Luigifan100 03:31, October 16, 2017 (UTC)

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There's Creepypasta for children now? When did this happen? Was it there the whole time and I didn't know about it until now or is this a newfangled thing?

So in Catcher in The Rye, when Holden is talking to his sister, Pheobe, and she mentions that she's playing Benedict Arnold in the Christmas Pagent. Out of everything in this book, I think that part is the most bizzare. Yet, nobody seems to talk about it. Maybe this was a thing in the 1940's but nowadays, having Benedict Arnold in a Christmas Pagent is weird.

Perhaps I should've explained the whole "Creepypasta definition change" a little better. So from what I understand, Creepypastas used to mostly be short stories that were somewhat believable and would often be re-posted on other places around the web by anonymous users. Nowadays, according to Wikipedia, copying and pasting stories has become less common and is seen as intellectual theft by many members of the Creepypasta community. Not only that but over the years, longer length Creepypastas have emerged and the quailty of said Creepypastas has also improved for the most part.

To be honest, I'm pretty indifferent to Spritzee and Aromatisse. I don't love them but I don't really hate them either. They're just kind of... meh.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   04:06, October 17, 2017 (UTC)

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I think describing older Creepypastas as urban legends is probably the best way to describe them. These older pastas also seem to be a bit similar to chain emails from the 1990's.

One of the first Creepypastas I read was Lavender Town Syndrome. At the time, I liked the story, as it didn't seem too implausible at the time. At one point, I was writing a story from the perspective of a person who was a victim of Lavender Town Syndrome. Unfortunately, the story has been lost but one of the details I included in the story was the main character having the ability to hear sounds slightly above 20,000 hertz, which gave them a somewhat plausable reason to fall victim to it. Though after spending two years on the Creepypasta wiki and watching various videos analysing Lavender Town legends, including one by Jwittz and Bird Keeper Toby, my tastes have changed and I can see more of the faults with the Lavender Town Syndrome story. I also don't find it as scary as when I first read it.

Here's the link to Jwittz's video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCj7h6cTpOg) and here's the link to Bird Keeper Toby's video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJib3arc7y8). Word of warning: The Jwittz video is from 2012 so some of the information in there may not be up to date.

From what I understand, part of Aromatisse's design is based on a flamenco dancer and a can-can dancer, which are types of dances that are quite popular in France, the country that Kalos is based on. Its design may also draw inspiration from plague doctors, particularly from the bird-like masks they wore to drown out the smell of the plague by stuffing it with herbs and perfumes. I don't know if that makes its design better but I think those bits of information gives some insight as to why it looks the way it does.

"Someone pointed out that in the forties and fifties there were a lot of people who wanted to seem really American, so the author may have been trying to satirize people who acted hyper-patriotic to put on a show for others." I guess that makes a bit more sense and I think this hyper-patriotic attitude still exists today, though I don't think it's as big as it was in the late forties and early fifties. A major example of this is in Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor. The film was reviewed by the Nostalgia Critic back in 2013 and he really hated it. Why? Well, here's the video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w7IbRhBdRU).

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   05:19, October 19, 2017 (UTC)

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It would be one thing if these hyper-patriots were pointing out legitamate problems with the government or the people of America despite their love of the country and maybe offering ways to fix said problems. You know, something along the lines of, "While my love for America is beyond measure, I'd be lying if I said it didn't have its fair share of issues. For example..." But if they're complaining for the sake of complaining, it's not really helping anybody.

As much as I'd hate to admit it, there are two things about Micheal Bay's Pearl Harbor that I liked. The first thing is the scene where F.D.R is talking with some people and one of the people tells F.D.R that something can't be done. How does F.D.R respond? Well, he gradually gets up from his wheelchair until he fully stands up. He then leers at the guy who said it and growls, "Do not tell me... it cannot be done." This scene is so cliche that it makes me want to get from my seat and say, "Fuck yeah!" with my teeth clenched. The other is how Japanese people are portrayed. For the most part, the Japanese people shown in this film are presented in non-stereotypical ways. For one thing, they don't speak in an accent similar to what's been shown in American World War II propaganda.

However, this compliment is a bit of a stretch because there's a scene where the Japanese are firing at the American hospitals even though in real life, they never did that, despite the fact that they had a clear shot. This scene alone gets my blood boiling not only because it makes the Japanese look worse than they actually were in the real Pearl Harbor event, but also because it seems like something that was ripped right out of an Anti-Japanese propaganda film. I mean, what's the point of having a respectful portrayal of Japanese people if you're going to throw it all away with this fucking scene? Normally I don't get this pissed at a film but this film is based on a real event in which real people on both sides were severely harmed both mentally and/or physically. Hell, some people on both of those sides never made it out! I mean, if you're going to go out of your way to base your film on an event like World War II, you need to have discipline. You need to have maturity. You need to buckle down and do your research! Okay. It's an adaptation and changes are inevitable, whether the people involved with the film like it or not. But even then, that's not an excuse for this insulting piece of shit that dares to call itself a "film". Sorry for this long rant but this is one of those films that really gets under my skin, especially because World War II is one of my favorite historical events to study.

And Now for Something Completely Different! So recently, a guy named Creepy Thomas O made a blog post about another plagiarist that's stealing spooky stories written by other people and selling them and having the balls to claim that they're his own. What's interesting about this particular case is thatthe plagiarist made an "interview" on the Read Write Club website. I put the word interview in quotes because the presentation of the finished product and how you fill it out is similar to a basic profile. Just for the hell of it, I filled out an Author Interview form and while I'd love to show it to you right now, the profile takes about a few days or so to be published on the website. So in that case, I'll let you know when the profile is on the site. Anyway, back to the plagiarist.

So like I mentioned before, the plagiarist made an interview for the website. One of the parts in this interview that stood out to me was the image the guy decided to go with. I mean, it looks awful. The best I can describe it is that the image looks like a cropped mugshot of a dirty and tired looking man with a small facial tattoo on his right cheek. Look, I understand that the site isn't super prestigious (Don't worry, it isn't Wattpad levels of quality) and has a file size limit of 250kb for the images but is that really the best picture he could've chosen? I don't usually like to dwell on things like someone's appearance but if you're going to post an image on a page that's supposed to promote your work, using an image that resembles a mugshot is probably going to give some people the wrong idea and as a result, they might not become interested in your work. Another thing that stood out to me was the poor grammar in certain parts of the interview. This is particularly noticable in the "Tell us About Your Books" section, the "How Did You go About Getting Published?" section, and the "What’s Your Next Book Project?" section. I mean, if his grammar is as bad as in this interview, then it makes his plagarism of more well written stories all the more obvious.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?  04:19, October 21, 2017 (UTC)

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When it comes to racism, I think America has come a long way but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.

So apparently, venomous fish are a thing that exist. Go fellow Creepypasta writer! To your keyboard! The endless possibilities for scares await you! Here's a Wikipedia article about them: (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venomous_fish). I once heard that humans know more about the surface of Mars than they do their own oceans. I think there's some truth to that if I'm anything to go by.

I remember when Phelous reviewed an Eli Roth film called Hostel. In the review, he mentioned that Slovakia was disgusted by how the film portrayed the country. He also mentions that Eli Roth tried to counter this by saying, "Americans do not even know that this country exists. My film is not a geographical work but aims to show Americans' ignorance of the world around them." I won't spoil it but Phelous gives a funny and satisfying response to Eli Roth's quote. Here's the full review: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWjr885sJn4).

From what I've looked through on Thomas' blog post, it seems that there was a lot of content that was related to the plagiarist was linked in both the actual post and in the comments section. For example, in the actual blog post, there were links to Emmering's (the last name of the plagiarist) book called In The Sky, which is a compilation of stolen content that includes some Creepypastas that were written by other people. Now unless this person got permission from the authors of these stories to use them in their book (which I highly doubt they had at the time they compiled the stories), they have no legal right to include the full stories in their book. At least as far as I know.

The other link in the post that relates to Emmering is a link to one of his products on Lulu.com. Thankfully, the product has been removed from the site. Speaking of websites, the post includes a link to Emmering's website and it doesn't seem to work on any device you use. It's a site made with Wix, a site creator like Weebly and WordPress, but I think Six is the worst of its kind. I mean, if a site doesn't work regardless of what device you use, you might want to use a different site creator to make a new site.

In the comments section of the blog post, Empy gave links to Emmering's official Twitter account (which has no Tweets on it) and their personal Twitter account, which has Tweets that make them look like a crazy conspiracy theorist and has a mugshot-like image for his profile icon. Empy also gave a link to his In The Sky book on Amazon, which is still up surprisingly, and gave a link to another product of Emmering's on Lulu.com, which has been removed. By the way, the In The Sky book cost thirty bucks on Amazon! For abook of that quality, that's fucking ridiculous! They're also selling another book on Amazon called Theories from The Dark Side, which is about ten bucks. The links for these will be below this paragraph.

Link to Emmering's official Twitter account: (https://twitter.com/Emmeringbooks)

Link to Emmering's personal Twitter account: (https://twitter.com/stopfakecnn)

Link to In The Sky book page on Amazon: (https://www.amazon.com/Sky-Michael-Emmering/dp/1387143921/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1508082992&sr=8-2&keywords=Michael+Emmering)

Link to product page on Lulu.com: (http://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-emmering/in-the-sky/paperback/product-23283486.html)

In my opinion, people like this give self publishing a bad name, along with a certain series resembling poorly written fan fiction that somehow got two movie adaptations (with a third on the way) and involved the colour grey. It's sad because I think self-publishing has a lot of positive qualities such as giving authors a large amount of creative control over their content and design, higher royalties compared to traditional publishing and the ability to sell in any global market.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   17:25, October 23, 2017 (UTC)

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Morgan Freeman: The Writer Fish is a very interesting species of fish that makes it home in the warm waters off the coast of Australia, a place that is infamous for its deadly wildlife. Unlike other species of fish, it has five fingers on each of its front fins, allowing it to use a keyboard with ease. It is capable of living outside of water by coating itself in protective slimey film. However, it prefers to live in bodies of water, specifically near piles of discarded waterproof laptops. (Switches focus back to me)

To be honest, if The Emoji Movie can become a real thing, then I'd believe that a live action Dora The Explorer movie can become a real thing too.

So you know that author interview I did a little while ago for Read Write Club? Well it's finally here and it looks pretty good: (http://www.readwriteclub.com/hailey-sawyer/). I also added a section to the sidebar on my website that lists all of the places where myself and/or my work was featured.

Speaking of my website, I've added a new story to it. I've taken the lost episode idea I had a couple of years ago and turned it into an article that's in the format of something you'd might see on The Lost Media Wiki. I've included a mix of facts and fiction and I'm working on the promotional material that is mentioned in the story and once that's done, I'll add it to the story when I get a chance. Here's the link to the story: (https://haileysawyer.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/r-l-stines-the-haunting-hour-the-series-summon-the-samurai-girl-lost-episode-2014/).

Back in 1993, an animation studio called Toon Makers wanted to create an Americanized version of Sailor Moon. While a pilot was made, the full thing was never released to the public. Thankfully, people eventually realized that it was cheaper and easier to import and dub footage from Japanese animation. Here's the link to the full article:. Speaking of that, remember when Disney used to re-release their animated films in theatres from time to time? Well since they're remaking their animated films, I feel like I need to ask this question. Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to just re-release the films in theatres rather than remake them?

You know what two shows I always mix up? Boy Meets World and The Wonder Years. Think about it. Both are "Coming of Age" shows and both feature a male protagonist played by a member of the Savage family (The Wonder Years stars Fred Savage while Boy Meets World stars Ben Savage). Also, both shows begin with the protagonists in middle school.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   22:01, October 26, 2017 (UTC)

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That would be very handy. Haha, yeah, I do have to look back quite often (especially since there are days of gaps between my replies to you at times).

Sci-Fi used to have so many corny movies, but they had a certain charm to them. Nowadays I stay away from the horribly renamed SyFy channel. I just can't stand their programming anymore. We got a newer network that plays Sci-Fi stuff and it reminds me a lot of the old Sci-Fi network. I'm hoping they never start airing wrestling matches, because that's when ScFy went downhill.

I misunderstood when the submissions were due by and as a result I got home from work one day and spent 5 1/2 straight writing the ending to it (I normally go to bed at 6:30 AM to 7:00 AM, but I went to bed between 11:30 AM and 12 PM that day). I really hated my life that day XD I slept all the way through until it was time to go to work. At least it was done and on time! It's rather unfortunate that I didn't get go as grandiose with it as I wanted to because of my misconception of how long I had left though ;_; Here's the pasta, if it interests you: That Moon of Mine.

Ah, that VN was called 'Artificial Friendship'. It was about a girl with severe social anxiety who had a giant super computer/artificial intelligence stored away in a secret room of her house. Her dad was a scientist and had built it in secret, but she accidentally found the hidden room it was housed in by tripping into her bathroom wall (fake wall). I was a little sad to stop working on it, but I reached the point to where I wasn't feeling it and felt that it was becoming overly dramatic. On the bright side, I was writing on it like mad when I was working on it, I hit the 40K words in two to three months. So, it's not like I spent half a year to years working on it.

Feel free to send me a copy!

It's certainly up there! It has always bothered me that the PokeRap was out of numerical order XD Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  01:51, October 27, 2017 (UTC)


 * I remember this one movie with a rabid Rottweiler, or maybe there were three - Just one, I think. Anyway, the Rottweiler was chasing this little girl throughout the whole film and somehow it ends up on fire and its - or their - skin melts away and reveals they are robots. It was so cheesy for a few reasons already, but that sealed the cheesiness cake for me. I mean, why would you build a robot dog, of all things, to terrorize people and why some random little girl? Oh! Comet TV is the channel I was talking about XD


 * Haha, yeah, that was the inspiration. It was super dark and hopeless in tone though, at least WataMote is funny at times.


 * I'll give it a read and a response, but It'll probably take me a couple of days because I'll have to read it in bits. Mmmm, it's usually the first few sentences for me. I have trouble getting started and keeping something rolling, but once I get going it rolls to the finish line - unless I take a break and have to start writing again :'( I agonize over most of my sentences. Sometimes they just never look or sound right.


 * Oh, I just meant Pokedex order when they did the rap. It always bothers me seeing them out of the original Pokedex's order (Bulbasaur to Mew).


 * That's funny. I actually had just watched the WatchMojo video he is reacting to a couple days ago XD "The Literary Girl" from 'The Daily Lives of High School Boys' cracked me up when I was watching that anime. I always hoped for more of that skit with each episode. That anime is basically a robot chicken anime, but set in high school. I'm happy that I've seen most of the anime on that list~ I still need to see Full Metal Alchemist, Dragon Ball Super and Prison School though. Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  22:11, October 28, 2017 (UTC)


 * For the first time ever since I've had my job, I'm going to have two days off in a row. I'll read what you sent me on Thursday/Friday :D I was originally supposed to have tonight off, but was asked to work. I did manage to negotiate Friday off instead.


 * Wait. If the robodog didn't have a mouth, then was its only method of attack blowing itself up? That seems like a serious waste of resources! Haha, "That!" *Points at puddle on floor* I was so happy when I discovered that Comet TV was showing 'The Outer Limits'.


 * Oh my gosh, could you imagine a girl like Tomoko with a giant mech? Whenever she gets nervous she'd just retreat to inside the mech XD


 * Definitely. I swap out words all the time. Honestly, I probably spend more time changing words than I do advancing the story. I hate reusing the same words/phrases if I can avoid it. Yay!


 * Sorry, one of those times where the internet being not in person communication leaves for misinterpretation XD


 * Yup! Here is all of them merged together: Sometimes it was the same guy and sometimes it was different. Haha, I remember you talking about that. I know there is a tournament arc (can't have DB without one) and I'm super hyped to see that. I want Vegeta to surpass Goku at the end of Super and be the one to save the day, even if it's short lived.


 * Haha, Angel Beats! is on the list~ That whole episode where they go through the traps was just gold. Potato-Dono's death was more sad than funny to me :'( Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  22:26, October 31, 2017 (UTC)


 * I just read 'The Facility for Becoming Useful'. It looks long, but I don't think it is. I figured it'd take me an hour to an hour and a half to read, hence my wanting to wait to read it, but it only took 15 to 20 minutes. If anything, I want it to be a bit longer. I'd like an explanation for the Professor's end goal. Although, that might ruin it. Some of the scare does come from not knowing why it is being done and it wouldn't make sense for the Professor to explain it, so never mind XD


 * I thought it was a good read. I like the Keepers and their concept. You have these brainwashed agents of a mysterious professor that follow his order without question. There is no malice behind their actions, they seem rather desensitized to what they are doing, but their moral compass tells them they are doing the right thing. The story reminds me of Stockholm Syndrome; parallels it in theme, and that excites me. Brainwashing/desensitization is so underutilized in horror.


 * If I were in such a situation, I probably would have ordered some sort of sticky food if available and stuck it to the gas sprinklers on day 3 or 4; definitely would have after the first couple of times of CPL, but then I most likely would have gave up if I failed to fight/make my way out :'( (would really not want to be reconditioned, I would see that as being death).


 * I was going to call you a monster, but thank goodness, you gave control of my PC back to me!


 * Ha ha, I feel a combination of laughter, pity, pain, and indigestion whenever I watch that scene *rewatches it again* There could be a scene where she has something embarrassing playing on a screen in her mech and she thinks it is hooked up into a headjack that is only able to be heard by her - from within the mech - but she actually has it hooked into the mech's speakers (used for communicating with others).


 * I think the scene when they grab hands is the final scene of the anime even though it was just a side gag that was its own story. I might be mistaken as it has been a year or two since I last watched the anime, but I do know that gag was one of the most popular in the show. Another funny thing the show did was have the main protagonist appear less and less until he stopped showing up. In a later episode, he shows and asks why he has such limited screentime, to which the glasses guy you just saw replies that the viewers found him to be too generic and boring. He was great in this scene tho: lol.


 * Free for all is a weird choice, but it makes it to where someone other than Goku has a chance of winning (well, under normal circumstances. Since this is universal, there are probably a few that could beat Goku. I guess this time this makes it so Goku has a chance to win). Buckle up!   I'm going to be popular  01:49, November 4, 2017 (UTC)

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Eli Roth to Michael Bay: Seriously Michael? A Dora The Explorer movie? Geez. I made Hostel and Cabin Fever and even I wouldn't stoop this low. Ooh! Faced!

One Disney film that I think deserves a remake is The Black Cauldron. I mean, the original was darker and grittier than other Disney films of the time and because Disney is currently interested in making darker and grittier remakes nowadays, a Black Cauldron remake should at least be considered. Despite this, there are some changes I'd make with this new film. The first change would be to get rid of Gurgie, the annoying hairy comic relief. The second change would be to make the main character less whiny and annoying. The third change would be to either show aspects of the princessy side of the girl character or make the girl character a non-princess.

So I remember seeing this film called Boyhood a few years ago. It's a Coming of Age story and the film was made over the course of twelve years with the same cast. The film focuses on Mason Jr. as he grows from a six year old into an eighteen year old. When I first saw it, I really liked it though it was a bit too long, clocking in at about three hours. Looking back on it however, it feels rather generic and I think the reason why it was so positively received was because of that whole "12 Years With the Same Cast" gimmick. At one point in time, this film was at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, which means it was in the "100% Club" along with films such as Mary Poppins and Disney's Pinocchio. In all honesty, Boyhood to me feels like a 40% or 50% film. It's not the worst film out there but it feels like it has too many scenes that go nowhere. While it does have 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes nowadays, that's still quite high for a film of this quality. Here's a great review of the film that really dives into why its not as great as the critics made it out to be: (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/its-okay-if-you-didnt-like-boyhood_b_6694772.html).

Yeah that jelly donut scene is a classic. Though from what I understand, there's supposed to be some red bean paste filling in a rice ball, which could be mistaken for jelly. Speaking of Pokemon, there is a way you can get the Safari Zone episode to be kid appropriate by American standards. What you do is you modify the design of the Waren's gun by putting the letters "Zz" on the side and make the muzzle orange. This makes the regular gun into a tranquilizer gun, which would make sense for the warden to have in case there was an incident where a person or Pokemon in the Safari Zone was a threat to the other Pokemon. You could also draw a photo of a Pokemon with flowers taped to the frame and have a plaque at the bottom that says, "Warden's Best Friend" in the Waren's office or main gate to subtly hint to the audience that the Warden uses guns for protection instead of Pokemon because he lost his Pokemon some time ago and is too heartbroken to get another one.

If you ask me, I think the English and Japanese version of the One Piece opening are both terrible. You want to see a version the One Piece opening that's actually kind of cool? Watch the German version! Here, I'll even give you a link to it: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZk9Nn-U9sM).

One of the songs used in The Wonder Years is Joe Cocker's cover of a Beatles song called "With a Little Help from My Friends". The song was used in the season one opening from what I understand and I think it's one of those covers that's not only good in its own right, but also surpasses the original. Thankfully, they secured the rights to use the song in the DVD version from what I've read. Thank god too because this song fits the show really well.

If you ask me, the Fifty Shades series and a book called Naked Came the Stranger have a couple of major things in common. They're both poorly written novels about erotic adventures and they somehow became popular enough to become a best seller. However, these things have one major difference. Unlike Fifty Shades, N.C.T.S was written poorly on purpose by twenty four people under one pseudonym. The reason? The writers of N.C.T.S wanted to illustrate the point that popular American literary culture at the time had become mindlessly vulgar and that any book could become a best seller if it had enough sex in it. So you could argue that N.C.T.S has a sense of self-awareness to it.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   04:34, October 28, 2017 (UTC)

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The thing with me is that I don't really watch a lot of fictonal crime shows. I mean, I tune into Law and Order every now and then but after the theme song (which is the best part of the show) ends, I change the channel. While I don't have anything against them, they're not really something that clicks with me. However, I like watching something that's similar to Rob Dyke's YouTube series called Seriously Strange or something like Unsolved Mysteries that tend to have a more educational perspective on real life crime. Despite this, due to how weird the premise of that Law and Order episode (which was actually called Twenty Five Acts) was based on your description, I decided to check it out.

While the things that inspired the episode may not seem like they go together, I thought that the episode did a good job seemlessly blending the two sources into one story without it seeming clunky. I also liked how there was some social commentary regarding certain aspects of the Fifty Shades controversy such as how Christian's abuse towards Anna would play out in real life, the potential plagarism, and the poor writing. Though there was one part of the episode that bugged me. So eariler in the episode, the SVU crew are watching survailence footage of the author getting raped in the elevator by the TV show host. However, from what I've seen, this footage is never seen or mentioned again. This is a problem because when they're at the trial trying to prove that the host raped her, they don't show the footage or mention it. Now I'm not a legal expert or anything but I think showing that footage in court would've strengthened the author's case against the host. Yeah it's graphic and the SVU crew and author win in the end anyway but it's still something that didn't make much sense.

Also, at one point in the episode, they mention Fifty Shades of Grey. I'm surprised that there wasn't a headline somewhere in the episode that read, "Fifty Shades Author Throws Shade at Fifty Shades Knockoff and Plans to Sue with The Help of Shady Lawyer."

So I recently watched a review by Mr. Plinkett on James Cameron's Titanic and I thought it was hilarious as well as thought provoking. The review is an hour long but it doesn't feel like a slog to get through. By the way, Mr. Plinkett is an elderly man character who kind of sounds like Zoidburg from Futurama. For Halloween, I'm planning on making a blog post that's spooks related which was inspired by a four part video series made by YourMovieSucksDOTorg. I put what I was going to post in a Google Docs file so it will have all of the links to the videos in there and also have the whole thing ready to go by the time tomorrow rolls around.

Last night, there was a huge storm where I was and I lost power for about half a minute. The streetlights kept going out and the wind was really howling. Today, most of the people where I live don't have power or an internet connection for those who have Cox. Luckily, I'm not one of those people. However, they're supposed to be sending a new utility pole from Mass to where I live so hopefully, power and internet should be restored to the rest of the town by tomorrow.

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   21:40, October 30, 2017 (UTC)

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Wanna know what else Law and Order and Hawaii Five-O have in common besides being crime dramas? They both have memorable and kick ass theme songs. You know. The type of theme songs that make you want to jump out of your seat, clench your teeth, and yell, "Fuck Yeah!" In fact, I get the feeling that some people tune into these shows, listen to the theme song, and keep watching because they're too lazy to change the channel. Speaking of Law and Order, I think what they try to do when they take inspirations from two headlines is that they try to figure out common themes between them. For example, the Bill O' Riley incident and the Fifty Shades controversy share themes of Sexual Harrassment, Domestic Violence, and Non-Consentual Sex. Now sometimes, this method works and they're able to seemlessly blend the headlines into a single story. However, there are times where this method doesn't work such as with the Paula/Trayvon episode.

I think there should've been a scene where the footage is shown and the host tries to argue against the footage by making the claim that the man in the footage cannot be clearly identified. He could back up his claim by saying that the man's face is not shown on camera and that there is no audio in the footage to match the man's voice with his voice. I don't know how the rest of the court would react to his argument but I think it would've been wise to show something like this in the episode.

Lol! I sometimes have trouble spelling the word, "Massachusetts" so I use the word "Mass" when I'm talking about the state. The state's name is also on my list of "Words I Can't Seem to Spell Right For Some Reason". Other words on this list include "Squirrel", "Surprise", and "Australia".

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   22:13, November 1, 2017 (UTC)

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Hello again, I've been so busy, I hope you had a great Halloween and have lots of leftover candy! I got quite a huge bag of Twix, Snickers, Milky Way and Baby Ruth, I might get a few cavities or two, but I think it's worth it. I hope you and your mom had a fun time and that both of you are doing well. Luigifan100 04:59, November 2, 2017 (UTC)

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You know, the Special Victims Unit really needs a better acronym, as a lot of people keep misreading it as "SUV". Here I got it! Let's call it, "Law and Order: Scarred Victims Squad".

So I've finished writing my final Haunting Hour review and although it's much longer than some of my other reviews, I feel like it's a good way to end the Every Haunting Hour Ever marathon. Since the review is coming out tomorrow, I'm not going to give anything else away besides that.

While browsing on the Cracked website, I came across one of the stupidest articles I've ever read. It's called "We Only Complain About Whitewashing When The Movie Sucks". Despite it being recently posted on a comedy website, this article is actually supposed to be taken seriously from what I've seen. One of the things they do in this article is that they compare a live action film (where you can see the actor and hear their voice) to an animated show (where you only hear the actor's voice) which is basically like comparing apples to oranges. Honestly for me, unless the film or show is based on a true story, it doesn't really matter what actor or actress they pick for a role as long as the actor can do a great job with it.

Oh God don't even get me started on the whole "Austria" vs. "Australia" mixup! Who thought it was a brilliant idea to have countries with very similarly spelt names?

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   22:29, November 2, 2017 (UTC)

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Me: Oh my god! I remember Ugly Betty!

Hollywood: Someone's nostalgic for Ugly Betty? (Dollar signs appear in their eyes and soon, an Ugly Betty film is made but is met with severe backlash because they didn't have an actual ugly person named Betty play the role of the title character).

You know what I just realized? In the 1991 Disney Beauty and The Beast film, Gaston has three beautiful women who are infatuated with him. Despite this, he decides to go after a woman who he obviously has no chance with and ends up getting fucked over and killed because of it. I mean, if he had chosen the three women over Belle, he'd probably wouldn't have gone down such a dark and deadly path. From what I remember, I think Gaston goes after Belle because he thinks that she is the most beautiful woman in town. This is where I disagree with Gaston because while Belle is quite a beauty, those three girls are just a bit more beautiful than her.

There was something that always baffled me about school. So when I told the nurse I needed to throw up, they would let me. However, when I came out, the nurse asked if I could see the vomit. Why? Why do you need to see my vomit? Do you have a vomit fetish? Do you think I didn't throw up? What's going on?

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   04:41, November 4, 2017 (UTC)

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Oh that's great, congratulations to your mom, I hope she enjoyed her birthday and had tons of fun (maybe some chocolate)? I've been doing quite well, hopefully you've been doing the same? I can't wait for the middle of this month, I hope it gets a bit colder, I love how it feels! Hope you and your mother continue to do well ! Luigifan100 05:04, November 6, 2017 (UTC)

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So in other words, that new Magic School Bus show is a sequel not a reboot. While the new Frizz is a relative of the OG Frizz, I feel like they could've done more to distinguish the new character from the old in terms of looks and personality.

I guess when you put it that way, the whole "looking at vomit" thing makes a bit more sense. I mean, sometimes there could be foreign objects or blood in the vomit--- (passes out before the sentence could be finished).

One of my favorite shows, along with Malcolm in The Middle, is The Facts of Life, specifically from season two onward. While season one wasn't terrible, it wasn't that great either. For one thing, there were too many main characters to properly flesh out in a half hour show and as a result, a lot of them felt bland and forgettable except one that was played by Molly Ringwald and Edna Garrett, the housemother. Starting with season two however, the show was significantly retooled. For one thing, the amount of main characters was cut down, except for three OG students (Blair, Tootie, and Natalie) and Edna Garrett from the first season. They also made sure that the plot of the episodes gave quite a bit of room for character development. But in my opinion, one of the best changes to come from this retooling was the addition of the character Jo.

Now one of the reasons why Jo was an especially great addition was because, unlike the other Eastland School students who came from rich families, Jo was only able to attend Eastland on a scholarship, as she came from a family who didn't have a lot of money. This not only made Jo a good foil to the other students but she also acted as a straight man for the audience. Another reason why Jo was a great addition was that she didn't feel like she was thrown in for the sake of having a new character, which is a trap that a lot of other shows tend to fall into. Throughout the series, she was given depth outside of being a tough tomboy and she grew alongside the other characters.

Do you remember a book called A Million Little Pieces? It was basically a story about a guy who was an alcoholic and drug abuser and how he coped with rehabilitation in a twelve steps-oriented treatment center. It was originally marketed as a memoir but was later discovered to be false. Why do I bring this up? Well, it seems like there are quite a few of these "Fake Memoirs" out in the world. Hell, there's even a whole Wikipedia page dedicated to them, look: (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_memoirs).

Heeere's Hailey!  Wanna Talk?   07:04, November 7, 2017 (UTC)