I'd like to join the forums so I can talk about the new website. To begin with, http://sluggy.com/about appears to be a broken link.

Let's see, I'm supposed to comment about Sluggy characters. So what's the real secret behind Oasis, eh?

Welcome to the forum gilbecaudbert!

I suspect the About page will be fixed eventually. There's a lot going on right now.

The real secret behind Oasis? Don't tell anyone, but... She's an alien being made of energy that leaked through a crack in reality from another dimension and bonded to the human body of a little girl. At times when the human body becomes unstable some of the energy leaks out and starts fires. And since it imprinted on the human it can leave it easily go to a new body if the current one becomes inoperative. It can bond to another human but it is much more difficult. It's hive sibling has that problem. Remember, don't tell anyone else.

Anyway, you may be here to post in the forum or you were confused and thought you needed to be a Full Member to participate in non-forum things. You don't actually. Whichever it was, means you can post in the forum whenever the urge hits you, if you want. Now I will tell you about the strange tradition aimed at newcomers.

At one time there were Pesterers who pestered you for poetry, but that tends to be very rare nowadays. Even though you may not be pestered, if you do go and post an original poem--usually haiku but any (clean) type is accepted--written by you, you will most likely receive a gift in return. The "gift" will most likely be useless or maim you...a little. Whichever it may be, it should be interesting and surprising. Lastly, this strange tradition applies to the pestering not the poetry. You are not required to do anything more to be a member here...unless you want a gift.

Now go forth and do (almost) whatever you want, just don't speculate in Reactions.