Forum:Total Drama Wiki Newsletter/December 2013

Welcome to this month's issue of the Total Drama Wiki Newsletter. This issue features information on a wiki activity, administrator notices with one sub-heading, an advice column with one sub-heading, ten comics, an editor's note, an episode review, and a season review.

Activity information
TDIFan13

New season, new rules. In an international season of the wiki's most popular roleplay, Roleplay Reborn, competitors are flying all over the world in a huge decrepit plane to compete for a million big ones. Fifteen regulars have returned for another shot at the money, and joining them are two brand-new players: handsome, conniving Alejandro and obsessive uber-fan Sierra. Join fifteen remarkable regs and two noteworthy newbies in this jaw-dropping, nail-biting, gasp-inducing season of Global Drama!

CD-TDA
CD-TDA

2013 has been quite the grandiose year for the wiki, filled with brand new activities, brand new users, and most importantly, brand new fun! First of all, despite Bigez620 ' s resignation from Caption Crunch, the activity is still strong and running under the reigns of TDIFan13. Along with that, two amazing new activities also run by TDIFan13 have given users more control than ever have been instituted; Wiki Wars, a voting competition started in June, and Roleplay Reborn, an already-popular reboot of the highly-successful Total Drama Roleplay. Although that might already sound like a great year, that's not all. Our wiki's administrators, Bigez620, CD-TDA, Mygeto, TDIFan13, and several other users, have taken the time to carefully and precisely remove all redirects from the wiki, moving us up in Wikia rankings as a result. Our activity has also boomed with the premiere of Total Drama All-Stars and, with that, we have had the honor of promoting various users this year, such as Numbuhthreefan, Pinkydarn, MilaYin, PhoenixDragonSamurai, and Jam7. The wiki is also primed and ready for the premiere of Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, with new pages being prepared for the debut of the sixth season. All in all, 2013 has been a great year for the wiki, but 2014 will be even better, so make sure to stay tuned!

Advice column
Numbuhthreefan

Mr. Mess-Up
"Dear Numbuhthreefan, I'm a chat moderator on the site, and recently, I was told by an admin that a few of the wiki's users are unhappy with me. According to them, I'm rude, irritable, and I don't instate the rules often enough. I've been threatened with a demotion if I don't step up my game, but I really don't know what to do. Plus, I've been having a lot of issues off-wiki as well, and I think it's impacted my behavior. What do you suggest I do? Please help me!"

- Mr. Mess-Up Dear Mr. Mess-Up,
 * First of all, don't think you're a mess-up; it's easy to make mistakes, everyone does, and perfection is impossible to achieve. I'm sorry to hear that you're having issues right now, but I don't think that should be getting in the way of your responsibilities as a chat moderator. I can't offer off-wiki advice because I don't know what you're going through, but I think if you're struggling, it might be best to just step down or take a break. Remember that users are counting on you to be polite, helpful, and considerate. It's also important to not anger get the better of you. I hope that helps!

Disclaimer
Sunshineandravioli

Leshawna's Fall
Kgman04

Vocal Expression
TDIFan13

Tall Tales
TDIFan13

Chatterbox
Samtastic450

Treoff
TdiAlex

Flame Number Four
Bigez620

Just the Beginning!
TDIFan13

Love Triangle
Numbuhthreefan

Midie
LuluTDFan

Editor's note
TDIFan13

Hey, guys, it's Ryan. It's been eight months since we revived the Total Drama Wiki Newsletter, and looking back, I've gotta say, I'm really impressed with everyone's columns this year. Without you guys, the Newsletter would not be what it is today, and I'm so happy to announce that this is the longest amount of time that the Newsletter has survived without cancellation or hiatus. This month, I'd like to thank fellow admins Bigez620, CD-TDA, and Mygeto, not only for their Newsletter submissions, but also for being such great staff members, and more importantly, awesome friends. And where would this Newsletter be without Numbuhthreefan? This esteemed rollback has worked so hard to get where she is today and always gets right back up on her feet when she is pushed down. 2013 has been so fantastic that it's hard to imagine 2014 being any better, but I think we're definitely on the right track, and I know this wiki will only get better as the years go on.

Episode review
Mygeto

Camp Castaways is in my honest opinion, the best episode of Total Drama Island. In fact, I will go as far to say that it is the greatest episode in Total Drama. This final four is thought by many to be the best final four of the series, and this episode excellently displays why this is true. The episode is such a favorite of mine because it hits a home run in so many categories. The use of the rain to spontaneously start the challenge is something clever that really hasn't been used before, and not much since. Also, the challenge had an adventurous feeling to it that fully utilized the island setting. Another great aspect of this episode is the use of its characters.

Every camper has their greatest attribute highlighted during the challenge. Be it Owen ' s hilarious antics, Duncan ' s resourcefulness, Gwen ' s clever and independent thinking, or even Heather ' s unwillingness to cooperate. You can find a lot of character development here, too. Even though we, as the audience, unfortunately never got to see this scene, the characters themselves take the time to bond by revealing their past transgressions to each other. Never has there been a final four with that much chemistry. On the other hand, this episode also has some controversial points, such as the introduction of the infamous Mr. Coconut, and the fact that the episode is technically a non-elimination. But I think we can all agree that Camp Castaways is the best non-elimination episode this series has seen so far.

Season review
Bigez620

We've spent the last two months watching the thrilling fifth season of Total Drama, and All-Stars has proved to be one of the show's most dramatic seasons yet! It's heroes versus villains, with the classic veterans pitted against the goofy new cast. This season, we were introduced to Mike ' s newest and most intimidating personality, Mal, who had a huge affect on the game and the emotions of others. Meanwhile, Gwen struggled bigtime to mend her conflict with her spiteful ex-friend, Courtney. Yep, that's right, the classic love triangle came back, this time more exhilarating than ever! The eliminations are still jaw-droppingly awesome, specifically Sam ' s, which featured one of the most shocking twists in the series! And who would've expected Gwen to finally put her foot down to Duncan?

Yeah, the guy may still be mean, but he grew up a lot after this break-up, and started to become a genuinely nice guy... that is, until he was arrested. Alejandro and Heather's flame is still burning, Scott ' s still a bumbling buffoon, and Cameron might need a new bubble to protect himself from Sierra! But in the end, nothing proved to be as dramatic as this season's final two. For the first time since Total Drama World Tour ' s finale, the finalists are both in looove. The catch is that Zoey can't tell if it's really Mike or Mal! She'll have to choose what's more important: her boyfriend, or the million big ones. It's Total Drama's most enticing season yet, and it had us all on the edge of our seats from beginning to end. Here's hoping that season six is just as exciting!