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[TANGO]

Bonjour! The site's been open a few weeks now, and I realized I haven't posted an introduction or anything at all about me.

My name's Tango. I'm currently in college studying English literature & French language, hence the random French words/phrases I include in my OOC posts. I love to read and have read the first two arcs of the Warrior series and about half of the third. I like to roleplay Warriors because I like writing, I like cats, and I think the Warriors world is pretty fascinatingly constructed.

My life when I'm not on the site pretty much consists of doing schoolwork and hanging out with friends. I ride horses when I find the time, bind my own books, and watch a lot of the British show Doctor Who and the Canadian show Heartland. I am not-so-secretly obsessed with Canada and it would be my dream to travel there! So any Canada references please me.

Speaking of traveling, I am going to Paris, France over Spring Break and am extremely excited! I will bring back lots of pictures for you guys!

I believe someone asked what time zone I'm in. I don't like to give away where I live, but I am almost always in the Eastern time zone. I occasionally make forays into the Central time zone to visit my family and my very fat and very old cat, Holly, but that's usually only around the holidays and during the summertime.

Eh... I think that's it for now. If you have any questions about me and who I am, just let me know! Admins are people too. ^^

[shiningheart]

Which one's your favorite arc? A lot of fans prefer the original to any of the other ones. Complaints about the second arc include the link between Squirrelflight and Leafpool. Complaints about the third include, but are not limited to, the 'magical kitty cats'.

[TANGO]

I prefer the original arc, but not because of the unusual properties of the cats that appear in the other books. (I actually love Leaf & Squirrel. Particularly Squirrel.)

For one, I like the old territory better, and I was really partial to some of the earlier characters like Brindleface, Whitestorm, and Frostfur. That was part of the reason that I decided to make this site, because so many of my favorite characters and places will never appear again in the books. But there was just something about the plot of the first arc that I liked better than the others.

The second arc, I think, just didn't agree with me because I was nostalgic. I missed the traditional clan structure during the journey (what's all this nonsense about working together??), and the main characters had changed. And of course, Graystripe wasn't even present.

The Power of Three arc was pretty good (minus Hollyleaf freaking out because her past might be revealed and then actually revealing her past to everyone herself, which makes no sense), but the naming system really started to frustrate me. Firestar seemed to be choosing warrior names at random, when they're supposed to reflect a major part of the character. Honeyfern? Birchfall? What aspects of personality, physical skill, etc. do these suffixes reflect? I could never figure it out. And then... Ugh, and then, Graystripe and Millie naming a kit Bumblekit. Bumble? What the hell is a hufflepuff?! a bumble?! Sure, it's short for bumblebee, but that's never been how warrior names worked. Fire, mud, bracken, honey, running, little, blue... All of these are whole words referring to an idea. There have never been any shortening of words; there have never even been nicknames in the book, so why is bumble okay?

... I have such issues with the later naming system. On most of my sites, I don't even allow these names (-fern as an ending, -fall as an ending, etc.) but of course, here I have to abide by the canon rules, so I'm a little more lax.

So anyway, yeah, there you go... ^^ The first arc is my favorite.