The Stories Forum Community/Discussion thread

[glamdring]

I first came to CMS around the end of January, start of February as I was looking for something a bit different from my CM experience and suddenly noticed on one of my standard visits to the SI forums (I've been around longer than my current username - I had to re-register when I changed my e-mail in profile and then couldn't activate again from that e-mail address!) that I hadn't visited CMS.

I have a major weakness for anything to do with Scotland and love managing there more than anywhere else (level with England perhaps, just ahead of PSV in Holland) so when I saw the excellent Lisbon Lions challenge it was a perfect opportunity for me to dip my toe in with a pre-set storyline to introduce me to writing here.

So far it's been real fun and my Ross County game is my longest ever - I've started and abandoned numerous games since then lacking enough enthusiasm as I try to come up with an angle to start another story from. Now that I've started in CMS I can't seem to find the interest to just play a standard non-story game at the moment Managing the Faroe Islands is something I've always wanted to do too and being able to add some story to that makes it all the more fun even though I'm yet to update on my latest result because I closed down CM in utter frustration and disgust straight after it (having saved the result of course) and haven't re-opened it since

Anyway, enough waffle already. I'm a 24 year old mathematician (Did a degree in Maths/Computer Science at University of Nottingham for 3 years and now writing up a PhD on Exam Timetabling, in my 4th year), but I enjoy writing and trying my hand at that - I just don't have quite the natural flair and good enough vocabulary and sometimes grammar stuff that a true English literature student would have CMS community I've found so far is excellent though - total respect for people's stories instead of constant spamming, but enough words of encouragement thrown in (esp. Tyrone the Mag ) to keep my confidence up that enough people are reading to make it worthwhile!

[BobBev]

I've been around CMS for a year or so but I'll introduce myself anyway. Some would say that I am the token CMS pensioner as I am now closing in on the big Five Oh but I would prefer to think of myself as the voice of maturity and experience I am a Scotsman living in England and I work in the IT industry. I have been playing CM since the very first version released by Domark (anyone remember the "Sheepskin Jacket" bloke on the box art?). Like Doctor Who, I find that playing with a story in mind has totally transformed the game for me and re-kindled my interest in it. My biggest weakness is my total inability to actually bring a story to a conclusion, hence the number of concurrent efforts clogging up the board.

[BobBev]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dark_Soccer:
I was just wondering is there somewhere where there is a list and details of all the challenges created???<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't think that there is but maybe there should be as it could serve to inspire some good stories. I'll have a trawl around and see how many I can find - there have been some good suggestions that never became official and I'll include them if I can find any.

[Peacemaker7]

I'm almost certain Raptor will have lists. There us certainly a list of accepted ones, and I do think I remember this kind of question before. But I forget the answer.

[Peacemaker7]

I guess it makes sense to tell people who you are, since there are a lot of little noobs around these days. :p

I've been writing in CMS since sometime in 2001. March I think but I can't remember off hand. My first story was about Forfar, and apart from Gino, pooly and a couple of other guys was largely ignored.

My second story, based on the same save file, was about a club called Elgoibar in Spain, it lasted a season, but imo was a very funny story. It was also largly ignored, but introduced two characters who would go on to become CMS legends in their own right - Mrs Doyle, and Dave Green.

My third story was based on a new save, but the main character was Dave Green, who had apparantly travelled in time to manage long forgotten side Bradford Park Avenue in the English Conference. This story seemed to capture the imagination of CMS, and won a whole host of awards and was at one point in the board wide hall of fame before Marc Duffy screwed that up. And of course, also introduced the legendary Jason Young, who sadly died.

I think its fair to say that story made my reputation on cms, along with my rather unique approach to insulting everyone and everything that got in my way and annoyed me.

Since then I have completed the most finished stories by any writer on cms, have the most overall views of any writer on cms, annoyed the most number of people on cms, and won a stupid number of awards, second only to Raptor, but then he had a year more than me and also won a diddy mod award which doesn't count.

Until Bob came along, I was the oldest member of CMS, (actually I think Faramir was?) but anyway now Bob is, and we can all make fun of his zimmer. HIS zimmer.

Thank you.

[This message was edited by Peacemaker7 on 24 March 2004 at 14:47.]

[displaced_seagull]

Memories eh?

First story was a season managing Spurs - I think I finished 17th, persisting with a 3-5-2 formation to the last - and was sacked in the summer. Not many people read that (It wasn't great) - but my Polish effort (Wisla) which lasted for about 3 months (game time, due to crash) had more readers.

Then I launched into a Southend Epic - three seasons of struggle, then promotion via the playoffs - thoroughly enjoyed it, but ended it to concentrate on other stories. Went into a bit of a lull - not many progressed past a season after that, in fact several failed in preseason.

Went away for a bit, came back, few more middling stories - a long 'career' style one probably the most remembered, and indeed best - before I got 03/04, and decided to go to, of all places, Slovakia.

I'm still there at the moment, with my longest story to date, which is continuing (after a short interlude, saved from closure by some idiot upping it ).

I'm also CMS'ser of the year 2003, which I thought was a shoe-in for a mod appointment, but it seems the Dutch one has seen sense, and avoided that

[Martin Buchan]

I'm Martin Bucahn (as my username suggests)

I am 17 years old and I have written some stories such as "O flower of Scotland. When will we see...... SCOTLAND WIN AGAIN" where Scotland reached the Euro 2004 final under my management but lost 2-0 or 2-1 to Italy

Right now I am working on the Lisbon Lions challenge in "1983 all over again?"

I am a member of the CM Online game called the World Clan where I am Liverpool and not doing too bad

So.. What the? *shut up! I'm trying to talk here! GET LOST Maryin o'neill!... NO! Iwill not tell you how I am 12 points clear of you or give you Jaconelli!*

Sorry about that.

[Peacemaker7]

Nah the mod award was quite rightly scrapped.

[bruno]

Might as well introduce myself too...

My name is Andreas Brunell, 19 years of age. Born and raised in Sweden.

I've been around for some while now - started off by reading the stories. Eventually I posted my own story (can't remember the name... I think I've got alzheimers ). Since then I've posted around 10 stories or so, all of them never lasting more than 8 months at tops. However I hope my latest story can sustain at least one season.

[Raptor]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Peacemaker7:
Nah the mod award was quite rightly scrapped.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


That's just spin PM :thdn:

You know damn well it was awarded to me permanently