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| |  "The 'Hey! I'm back' thread'" , posted Fri 20 Apr 04:20  
Full title should read: ‘Should I create a thread just to say ‘hey! I’m back!!’ thread
Hey guys! I’ve been away for a pretty long time now. For no special reason, except that I’ve been pretty busy with my work life, rather happy just playing video games, and musing without necessarily feeling the need to even put words on whatever silly/wacky/angry/nerdy thought I had, let alone share those --- with such a fine company as yours!
As part of my job (I teach linguistics now), last October, I was invited to carry out research on how people adapt what they say, or even their psychological attitudes, so as to ‘converge’ with others. What was I to do… I said yes, let’s do that, and suddenly, I thought of the MMC BBS. So many years spent there had got me acquainted with a very funny variety of strategies to converge to, and diverge from, one contributor to the next. I’ve nearly finished this article. It’s in French, but if it gets published, I’ll post a link for you to check it out. I chose 9 posts, one of which was by Toxico, to whom I’ll dedicate that article. Another one was by Iggy (how could it’ve been otherwise!). He’s read a 1st draft of it, and I thank him again for his fact checking, and for all the precisions he gave me about the underlying, multi-layered, even tentacular communicative intentions that his 4 -line post was supposed to reflect. This research has been the first opportunity in years for me to combine my work and my passion. And it made me realise how much I missed this place, these people here, how I missed putting words on what I feel, however silly those thought may be.
I’m so pleased to be back.
I can’t tell you how much I’m thrilled to read about the animation intricacies of Leona’s pigtail in KOF14, about the microswitches used in the original SNK coin ops (did I read that well?, well, hu cares! , it’s the fun of it). I’m delighted to try and find a new hobby to Iggy (I think he should take cheerleading lessons, or open a tapenade food truck, or get into criminology; but macramé could be nice too, I can’t wait to lay my hand on an Iggy-made basket, as BAD suggested).
I needed to thank you all for accepting me back. For the Professor to have said hi and for his kind compassionate words, and for Spoon to have shown (just a second ago) interest in my forthcoming article. (It’s in French, and not yet finished, but yes, I’ll see to it).
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| | "Re(5):The 'Hey! I'm back' thread'" , posted Sat 21 Apr 07:04
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Thank you for your replies! Ishmael, I’ve got a powerpoint version of my article that is in English. I need to change a few things here & there and when it’s ready, I’ll find a way to share it with everyone here. Maou, forgiveness is deserved indeed, for me and students put in no less than 6 exacting hours to study a handful of posts. I can guarantee there’s been enough sweat to wash the naughtiness away! Not sure any will join the board, though, especially as they gathered I was a member, but who knows? (this last rhetoric question is not meant in any way to relate to Iggy’s caveat).
Because Powerpoint files are just files, you could also just upload the powerpoint to a filehosting site like MEGA or Dropbox or even Google Drive, and then get a share link from it.
I'm super looking forward to this!
In the meantime, now that I know that you are a linguistics person, might I direct you to my dusty messy writing corner, where we discuss things about languages and stories and your presence will be warmly welcomed amidst the messiness.
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| | "Re(10):The 'Hey! I'm back' thread'" , posted Sun 7 Oct 04:25
Just a quick note to let you know that I'm busy putting the final touches to that article about the MMC. It has been approved for publication (in a digital review, some time in early 2019, I guess) proVIDing I clarify a certain number of painstaking things. I have to submit the final draft by October 10th. IF it gets published (90% likely as of now), I'll post the link for you all to have a look at it (dear me, I CAN'T wait to do this!). Don't get too excited though (aka keep your clothes on, tho I know it's hard with anything Kikkoken-related), it'll be in French (yeah, I know...). I promise I'll try to throw together a makeshift translation in English around that time.
It'll be dedicated to Toxico.
Thanks to all of you who showed interest in this project, and an even bigger thanks (or a the same thanks but complemented by a kiss of mine) to those of you who gave me access to some hard-to-get info (statistics, subtarrenean intentions, etc.)
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| | "Re(3):Re(10):The 'Hey! I'm back' thread'" , posted Tue 9 Oct 02:03
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keep your clothes on, tho I know it's hard with anything Kikkoken-related things are definitely getting hard in here
it'll be in French Actually, that makes this whole project even more delectable.
(or a the same thanks but complemented by a kiss of mine) to those of you who gave me access to some hard-to-get info (statistics, subtarrenean intentions, etc.) I did not receive your call. Was it because I did not clarify in print how much I chuckled at the "suggestive power of a whip" comment in the Dracula thread? I have learned my lesson, I swear!
But yes I am excited for you and for this project! I hope you referenced the cheese thread and the ANTI-IGGY THREAD
Hahaha! Maou, any sort of response to your first two comments should now be tactile rather than verbal.
I didn't contact you (in fact, I only contacted one person apart from the Professor), not because your posts aren't savoury enough, but simply because I worked on a selection of a meagre 9 messages from 2009. My project is not about conducting a synthetic sociological approach to the BBS (however interesting it may be, but I'm afraid I'm not qualified in this field), it's a predominently linguistic analysis (discourse analysis) of a corpus that's necessarily restricted. But you'll see, just be patient. Thank you for your interest and the hardness!
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| | "Re(6):Re(10):The 'Hey! I'm back' thread'" , posted Thu 11 Oct 01:57
Thank you Ishmael. What you say is so true. Actually, I already feel an itch, I think I'm eager to use the inextinguishable Café material for some other research project, yet to be defined, maybe in a year or two (the material/corpus is one thing, what it also takes is an original angle, and now, let's say I'm just a bit dry). But hey, one day, the juice will be flowing back, and new blood will fill my cavernous tissues (Iggy, this one's for you!) hahaha).
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| | "Re(6):Re(10):Re(10):The 'Hey! I'm back' threa" , posted Wed 13 Feb 04:32
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A little update to let ya'll know that my article (in French) is going to be published in a couple of weeks.
I insisted that it comes with a dedication to Toxico. And it will.
I'll keep you posted.
That's pretty cool. Sadly I can't read french but hopefully, someone will get to translate it to English. Good luck with that.
MMMH.. I've had to relinquish my copyrights. Only thing I'm allowed to do is post the link to the review that's publishing me. Which I'll do. Two problems appear! (1) You will all know my real name once I do. [what with all the things you've gathered about Kikkoken, that might be a source of embarrassment to me...(2) I can't provide a translation of it, coz it's under copyright.
The solutions I found are:
(1) OK you'll know who's behind the Kikkoken avatar (and finally get to know what I look like, as some pics are circulating), but only those who posted here will know, though: I'll give you the link provided you posted something here.
(2) It's linguistics, guys! Which means most technical terms are "transparent": they're not easier to understand in French than they are in English, coz they're technical terms! Rejoice! This means the basic-est translation tool will get you through! Google translate will make it. I'll keep you posted! This is a labour of love that I dedicate to Toxico, and many credits go to Professor, and to Iggy.
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| | "Article is up!" , posted Sun 5 May 18:29:
Dear honorable café members, I'm overjoyed to announce that my article has now been published, at long last! Since it is now under copyright, I am only allowed to send you the link to the original article, as is, as published in the reviews's webpage. The problem with this is that my real name is spelt out on the page, for all to see. The solution I found, to preserve some level of anonymity, is wait for you to individually send me an email at this address:
KikkokenATlaposte.net, saying something like "Gimme the link already, I promise I will respect your anonymity, you fool". When you do so, I'll reply to each of you with the long-awaited link, safe in the knowledge that I'll forever be identified as Kikkoken in your hearts (or anywhere else), and not <insert my real name here>, caffeine, constantine, maximum gorgeousness provider, or whatever Google Translate comes up with.
I hope you find it was worth the wait. I thank again the Professor for his help, feedback, and greenlight, Iggy for his continuous support and so useful revisions, and I thank all of you who posted here, for your interest in this project. I love you guys.
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| | "Re(1):Article is up!" , posted Mon 6 May 01:00
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Dear honorable café members, I'm overjoyed to announce that my article has now been published, at long last! Since it is now under copyright, I am only allowed to send you the link to the original article, as is, as published in the reviews's webpage. The problem with this is that my real name is spelt out on the page, for all to see. The solution I found, to preserve some level of anonymity, is wait for you to individually send me an email at this address, saying something like "Gimme the link already, I promise I will respect your anonymity, you fool". When you do so, I'll reply to each of you with the long-awaited link, safe in the knowledge that I'll forever be identified as Kikkoken in your hearts (or anywhere else), and not <insert my real name here>, caffeine, constantine, maximum gorgeousness provider, or whatever Google Translate comes up with.
I hope you find it was worth the wait. I thank again the Professor for his help, feedback, and greenlight, Iggy for his continuous support and so useful revisions, and I thank all of you who posted here, for your interest in this project. I love you guys.
I've had the honor of taking a sneek peek on Kikkoken's report and it's a great read!
Btw Kikkoken, it's probably better if you modify your mail address just a bit (like changing @ > at ) so that some bot doesn't fly by and pick it up for spam mailing!
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| | "Re(4):Article is up!" , posted Sat 11 May 04:28
Hey you, Madmen, I received half a dozen requests, keep the flow! The more requests I get, the prouder I get! And who wouldn't want his Kikkoken swollen with pride, or swollen at all? Thanks to all of you who wrote to me for the nice emails, and the feedback you sent me. It was greatly appreciated. Maou, I can't believe it, you truly have a 6th sense, and your mails totally cracked me up!
THE END
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| "Re(5):Article is up!" , posted Sun 12 May 03:29
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Hey you, Madmen, I received half a dozen requests, keep the flow! The more requests I get, the prouder I get! And who wouldn't want his Kikkoken swollen with pride, or swollen at all? Thanks to all of you who wrote to me for the nice emails, and the feedback you sent me. It was greatly appreciated. Maou, I can't believe it, you truly have a 6th sense, and your mails totally cracked me up!
THE END
Linguistics is not my forte so I can't say anything worthwhile about the article. However, I did find the piece fascinating and was impressed to see the shared written culture of the board analyzed and codified in such an academic way. Thanks again, it's great!
Side note: When I told Mrs. Ishmael that a message board I post at was the subject of a paper she assumed that the board is dedicated to the discussion of literature and high culture instead of complaints about fighting game fashion and why Castlevania has been terrible for so long. I didn't have the heart to correct her.
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| "Re(7):Article is up! Prof is the PROTOTYPE" , posted Mon 13 May 02:12
Hahaha, what other forum gives you the full range of SaGa, literature, fighting games, cheese, bouncing polygons, Iggys, and Dracula, I ask you!
Meanwhile: I finally finished stumbling through Kikkoken's article with my high school French and I sure did have fun! Like any good academic analysis, it suddenly made me intensely aware of all the norms, allusions, styles, and relationships that are woven into the BBS's culture alone, which are so complicated that I'm amazed that anyone in the world manages to say anything coherent to anyone, anywhere, ever.
There's a cool observation of how the Professor unassumingly has provided a prototypical "model poster" that the rest of us often emulate or converge towards, in sharing or translating information, and doing it in an informative or humorous style. INDEED. 
SHORTER VERSION: look, this is the only chance you're ever going to have to see a 2ch emoticon feature directly in an academic text, gogogogogogo
人間はいつも私を驚かせてくれる。不思議なものだな、人間という存在は．．．
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| | "Re(8):Article is up! Prof is the PROTOTYPE" , posted Thu 16 May 00:10:
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Hahaha, what other forum gives you the full range of SaGa, literature, fighting games, cheese, bouncing polygons, Iggys, and Dracula, I ask you!
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Don't forget SCANLINES 
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There's a cool observation of how the Professor unassumingly has provided a prototypical "model poster" that the rest of us often emulate or converge towards, in sharing or translating information, and doing it in an informative or humorous style. INDEED.
I think unintenional inspirations goes in all directions between MMCafe members--- the humor, writing skills, and various other talents which each MMCafe member posesses, I believe, have always been an inspiration and a goal between us, which we always end up a step short of reaching since we're also constantly improving.
In other words we are all carrots on a stick 
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| "Re(1):Article is up!" , posted Thu 16 May 05:52
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Dear honorable café members, I'm overjoyed to announce that my article has now been published, at long last! Since it is now under copyright, I am only allowed to send you the link to the original article, as is, as published in the reviews's webpage. The problem with this is that my real name is spelt out on the page, for all to see. The solution I found, to preserve some level of anonymity, is wait for you to individually send me an email at this address:
KikkokenATlaposte.net, saying something like "Gimme the link already, I promise I will respect your anonymity, you fool". When you do so, I'll reply to each of you with the long-awaited link, safe in the knowledge that I'll forever be identified as Kikkoken in your hearts (or anywhere else), and not <insert my real name here>, caffeine, constantine, maximum gorgeousness provider, or whatever Google Translate comes up with.
I hope you find it was worth the wait. I thank again the Professor for his help, feedback, and greenlight, Iggy for his continuous support and so useful revisions, and I thank all of you who posted here, for your interest in this project. I love you guys.
Congratulation on your article!
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| "Re(4):Article is up!" , posted Sat 15 Jun 01:20
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Oh, guys, you'll never know what it means to me, all the nice things you've posted about that article. It goes straight to my heart. It was intended as a hommage to the MMC's folly, and I still can't believe it's been a way for me to advance my career at the same time! More comments from me later.
I'm about to hear about your article, Kikkoken. Cheers!
I must this article is amazing! I still have not finished. It had me thinking so much, I even ran through the archives of boards back in 2002 and 2003. Even looking up my old posts and how my writing was really messy! Looking over many post and reminiscing about the memories.
Also, all the people we spoke to during that time. I wonder how they all are doing and if they are still around somewhere. They were definitely big contributors to the site during in beginning years. Also, awesome stats on active members. Hard to believe we are in the under 30 I believe at the moment? Hard to believe.
Question, was there really a huge argument on one of the KOF 2001/2002 boards about K9999 and Eolith/ Post Eolith??? Anyone have a link to it?
The fact that analyzing of how we speak and what we initially post in a new thread to start of, expectation, etc. is very intriguing from an observation stand point. I presume it only comes from us, the niche group! This (MMCAFEs first years) was the start of my sarcasm speaking skills as I still use it today.
I dont want to speak over to much, and I still need to finish the article but awesome work Kikkoken.
Long Live I AM!
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