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Caption Battle: I'll Write You In Hell...
"It's that time again?"
"To send SomeGuy more screencaps?"
"To threaten to strike if there's another Rozen Maiden month?"
"No... it's time for this week's caption battle!"
But first, last week's winners:
In third place just because: jRockstar11385!
What do you do when you lose you prized weapons? Improvise!
In second place, incidentally coming after my own watching of way too much Food Network: Koneko Krysta!
Suiseiseki didn't take too kindly to the "advice" that Gordon Ramsay had to offer.
And in the coveted first place, after evidently choosing her next words wisely... cougarsama!
Tonight we dine in hell! Tomorrow, we're going to Chili's!
Cheers, you three. You managed to not repeat everyone else. Anyway, on to this week...
Well, it was the 31st while I was working on it, so technically it was still January (and as such, still Rozen Maiden Month). But since we're cutting it so close... tell ya what, it will still be from Rozen Maiden (and still from Desbreko, The Moester of the Universe), but I'll keep the loli-dolls out of it. Instead, how about a really messed up looking mailbox? Don't ask me the context, I really don't know and frankly that's besides the point. Have fun:
You know the drill: type up the funniest, wittiest, most original caption you can think of for the screencap above in the comments below. Also, if any of you would like some tips on writing a great caption, you can find those here.
And like always, theOtaku is open to all submissions and suggestions for weekly feature content. You have a screencap you want used, you can PM me and we can do somethin' about it. For those of you who survived Rozen Maiden Month, I salute you.
You Can Now PM and Email Cards
Lazy people can now be just a little more lazy with our new E-mail and PM Card sending feature.
Before, after you created an eCard, you had to manually pass it along to your friends.
Now you can specify an email address and we'll automatically mail them a link to the ecard or you can specify a member name and we'll PM them through the site.
Should come in handy on Valentine's Day, no?
New Members - Introduce Yourself!
Visiting theOtaku.com as a new member can be a little intimidating. I know we're a pretty big site.
That's why I'm pleased to announce yet another new feature that I hope becomes a huge success: new member introductions.
There's now a dedicated page in our backroom system where new members can post a little bit about themselves and even request an Otaku Mentor, someone who can one-on-one help them navigate the site and serve as their guide.
This feature is also great for those looking to make friends and more senior members who want to donate a little bit of their time to helping someone else.
In your main backroom page under "Notifications" you'll also see the # of new introductions in the last 24 hours.
Hint: Anyone who wants to eventually become an Otaku Angel is expected to spend a lot of time here. (We're not going to make this a requirement for the first batch, but down the line...)
UPDATE: I made it so that only people who've been members for 60 days or less can post for now.
UPDATE: I made the backroom notification so that it's more personalized and more like a notification. It'll be the # of new member introductions since your last visit.
Friend-vitations Now Online
From your backroom you can now invite people to join theOtaku.com via personalized URL or simple email form.
If they register through you, they're automatically added as a subscriber (and vice versa). Furthermore you'll forever get credit for their registration, which means if we ever add a trophy for referred members, you'll get points toward it.
This feature is best for new members, who have to start from scratch. If they can convince a friend or two to sign up it'll help them get established much easier.
Also, if you see an artist on another site that you really admire, please invite them to join our site. It's a win-win scenario, since they'll get to expand their audience and we'll get a wonderful new artist.
This feature is still in beta, so please let me know in the comments here if you notice any glitches or anything wrong with it!
Birthday Alerts
As a public service we will now PM you if one of the subscribers on your list is celebrating a birthday. For privacy purposes it's up to the member to tell you their specific age.
