This week’s Summary will include news on: our new Trainee EA, our 5 new KoF’s for October, and the latest Council Interview.

New Trainee Elite Arsonist

Yes you heard right, by vote of the Councils of Flame the Incinerators now has a new Trainee Elite Arsonist. This member has shown a special spark, and through their hard work and dedication to IC, have been promoted to the rank of Trainee Elite Arsonist.  They will hold the role of Trainee Elite Arsonist until they have finished the Elite Arsonist Training Program. When they have successfully completed the program they will be fully fledged Smurfs.. I mean EA’s.

• Th3Punish3r

Remember to spam him with messages of congratulations

NEW KEEPERS OF THE FLAME FOR OCTOBER 2009

It is with great pleasure that the Councils of Flame awards the following members the ranking of “Keeper of the Flame“. This prestigious medal is awarded to members who have displayed exemplary activity and devotion to our alliance. This temporary rank is held for one month and also comes with access to a dedicated forum specifically for KOF’s to talk amongst themselves. Their names will also appear in purpleon the forum.

May we present to you our Keepers of the Flame for October 2009:

Mamaquis
Smileygirl (goody888)
Puddinhaid
Angel_of_Zazzarath
One_feather

Congratulations to you all!

COUNCIL INTERVIEW

This month’s council interview, courtesy of our very talented Nikki, is with HCA’s genious leader…

dtph

Read on for a small glimpse inside the mind of the coffee loving addict…

Nikki says:
Alrighty Dtph would you like to submit a photo?
Emil says:
Of course http://nnetwork.net/dtph.jpg
Nikki says:
lol dont let me forget to post it
Emil says:
I won’t ^^,
I made it myself
Nikki says:
4 basic questions of the Foo Dog… age, sex, location?
Emil says:
4?
Nikki says:
lol and real name
Emil says:
Before I answer any questions, I just want to let the readers know that this interview was brought to you by DTPH Caffeine Industries Inc
Now, to the questions
Nikki says:
lol
copyright that!
Emil says:
I’m 200 years (ternary of course, that’s what all the cool kids count in today, 18 for the un-cool of you)
I’m male, and I live in Trondheim, Norway, although I’ll move to a little village down south in Norway in two days, and I’ll stay there until May next year
My full name is Emil Taylor Bye
Nikki says:
That sounds so quaint
I like the name Emil
Emil says:
thank you
Bye is Danish for city, if anyone wondered. Now, you might ask why I have a Danish surname if I’m from Norway. The thing is that Denmark ruled Norway for a few centuries a few centuries ago…
Nikki says:
Wow
Emil says:
Oh, and I like to say that I’m English, half of my mom’s family is English, and I think I got her English genes ;p Although, I’ve been to England, and can say that I’m definetly not English
Nikki says:
lol
Emil says:
but it sounds a lot cooler than Norwegian (easier to write as well)
Nikki says:
Nah Norwegian is waaaay cooler
England is like been there done that
Norway is uncharted territory
lol
Emil says:
Right…
Nikki says:
For most
Emil says:
well, we are filthy rich, that’s cool
Nikki says:
Really?
lol i guna move there
instead of Amsterdam
Nikki says:
What kind of hobbies do you have?
Emil says:
Well, I do a lot of stuff on the computers, programming and stuff. I also like to read, science fiction and the occasional fantasy book mostly. I am looking for some good cyberpunk litterature atm, so I would be happy to recieve some suggestions. And I have to mention coffee
Nikki says:
Cyberpunk?
Emil says:
Well, yeah, like, science fiction with computer hackers, artificial intelligence and stuff like that. I just saw the 90’s movie hackers, and figured I ought to read some cyberpunk, it was a great (silly) movie
Nikki says:
Ohh i see
Emil says:
Oh, and I also enjoy exercising, believe it or not. The reason I’m going to that little village is to practice the martial art of Aikido. Now, it’s not a very physically demanding martial art, but I’ll be doing other physical activities on the side, but the main focus will be aikido
Nikki says:
You can whoop butt too!
Emil says:
I just love doing stuff, be it running for a while, taking long trips, lifting weights. I’m not a big fan of football (soccer for you Americans) though, my feet don’t seem to agree with balls…
I’m cool with other sports though, but not particularly good in any
Nikki says:
lol
Its ok
Emil says:
at least I’ll learn aikido now ^^,
even though it’s not as cool as other martial arts out there…
Nikki says:
So who invited you to IC?
Emil says:
Oh, let’s see now, I didn’t remember too much, so I went digging for information about when I first joined IC
figured it could come in handy ;p
Nikki says:
lol it did didnt it
Emil says:
The first sighting of me as a member of IC was 31st July 2005. I didn’t do much back then, I was a big noob back then, at least a bigger noob. I remember applying for some programming work for IC back then, but I don’t think I was serious enough to do anything
I don’t know who invited me exactly…
Nikki says:
well thats ok
Emil says:
then I participated in the WarMania War with like 3 attacks or something
And I applied for promotion to Master of Flames 5th August 2006, and I got promoted even though I didn’t meet the requirement of 2 posts/day ^^,
Nikki says:
lol not alot of attacking
Emil says:
And in IC’s 2006 spam contest I got second place with 1082 posts in 5 day, so I did achieve something back then ^^,
Nikki says:
lol sweet
Emil says:
Anyways, a while after that I went inactive, and when I got back I had been booted from IC because I was inactive or something
20th February 2007 I was invited back into IC by magogs, and I accepted
Nikki says:
Well thank you Magogs!
you surely are a valueble asset
Emil says:
I wasn’t very active yet though =/ there was the DJ Mafia war, but I didn’t do much there either. No, me being active and all came with when I joined the HKA 1st November 2007
Thank you (= I try to do stuff and things, you know
Nikki says:
lol i know
Emil says:
but there you have it, the story of dtph before he became moderately active in IC (=
Nikki says:
lol awesome story
Emil says:
Thank you, I have more details, but I can just post that at the forum in the history topic
Nikki says:
Lets steer away from the subject of IC and get a little more personal
What are your top 5 favorite songs?
Emil says:
Songs? Uhh, give me one second to think (and check out my music collection)
Nikki says:
lol ok
Emil says:
“Knekker Deg Til Sist” by Kaizers Orchestra, “Forces of Victory” by Gogol Bordello (either that, or another song by Gogol Bordello ;p), “Guns of Brixton” by The Clash, “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse and… Well, there are many songs I like, but let’s see, another one I like… Fine, I’ll go with “3’s and 7’s” by Queens of the Stone Age
Nikki says:
Nice!
Emil says:
I like a lot of music, I feel bad because I didn’t get room for any ska on that list though, I love ska
Nikki says:
well im guna include that!
What are your top 5 favorite movies?
Emil says:
In no specific order, The Matrix (too bad they didn’t make any sequels), This is England, The Godfather, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (that is probably my number 1 favorite movie) and let’s see, there are so many good movies… Meh, I’ll just say “The Gamers 2″, because it’s a great movie nobody’s ever heard about ;p It’s this roleplaying thingy, very funny if you’re into tabletop RPG (DnD etc)
Nikki says:
Great movies!
Do you have a favorite color?
Emil says:
Not really, I look good in any colour, although I have to admit that I like red, for no particular reason
Nikki says:
Well then red is your favorite color!
Emil says:
*shrugs*
Nikki says:
lol because i said it is 
Emil says:
Well
Emil says:
Well
I would say black as coffee, but black’s not a colour
and that would be because coffee is black, not because I’m particularly fond of it
Nikki says:
Mmmmmm coffee
Hows about we move onto IC Member questions shall we
Emil says:
Do we have to? D;
Nikki says:
lol yes, yes we do.
Emil says:
but
Nikki says:
Its protocall lol
Emil says:
I saw that raven posted in the question topic…
Nikki says:
OOOOOOOO you peeker!
Emil says:
I’m afraid of what he might ask
No
I just saw
Nikki says:
oh lol
Emil says:
that he posted
I use the “view new posts” feature to keep up-to-date with the newest posts
and there raven’s name was in the topic with questions for me
Of course
Nikki says:
lol want me to ask his first?
Emil says:
There are other people that might wish revenge for earlier questions I’ve asked them
no
I think we can save his for later
I want to get a good night’s sleep tonight, don’t know whether Raven’s questions will ruin that ;p
Nikki says:
lol Raven asked 3 questions
Emil says:
right
well
idk, just ask me some questions (=
Nikki says:
Ok we’ll start in the order they were recieved lol

Punish3r asks….
Favorite Pyro?
Emil says:
is dtph a valid answer?
Nikki says:
And you cant pick yourself!
lol
Emil says:
Darn
Let’s see, what’s your name again? Oh yeah, yeah, Nikki’s my favorite pyro ;p
Nikki says:
Yay!!!!
Emil says:
nah
I can’t pick one
we’re all great
I mean
we do so much
Nikki says:
Yes we are!
Ok he also asks who your favorite EA is
Emil says:
Juggernaut or Chicanos as they both work under me in medals and promotions, I love having… helpers
but yeah, the EAs are great too, and generally IC members really ^^,
Nikki says:
I agree!
Emil says:
Even though a few too many eat cookies…
but I won’t say anything more about that, ER won’t let me
Nikki says:
Ah those darn cookies you try to warn everyone about

LDG has quite a few questions
Emil says:
Uh-huh
I know at least one of them, I think
“Living or dead” by any chance?
Nikki says:
lol thats the first one!
Emil says:
Sounds like Schrödinger’s cat, so I’m just going to say “not sure”
Nikki says:
lol
Emil says:
because we can’t really know without observing, and therefore influencing the result
what we can do is calculate the probability that the cat is alive or dead
at any given time
Nikki says:
Understandable
Nikki says:
Good or Evil?
Emil says:
That’s easy, good. I’m a good person, I see no point trying to fight it ;p
Nikki says:
lol no shame in being a good guy
Emil says:
Yeah, somebody have to prevent the bad guys from eating cookies, blowing up the world and stuff like that
Nikki says:
lol you wont be able to catch me! Mwahahahaha
Emil says:
*scratches head*
Nikki says:
LDG wants you to tell us one thing about you that nobody knows
Emil says:
Just one thing? Well, I use expensive aftershaves every day, after shaving. Not because I have to use expensive aftershaves, but I haven’t found a cheap one I like yet ;p So, usually, when I know somebody who has the opportunity to do tax-free shopping, I ask them to buy me an aftershave because it’s cheaper. I also really, really have to shave each day unless I want to end up with a beard, and I don’t want that yet
Nikki says:
Wow! lol
What does it smell like?
Emil says:
Meh, you usually don’t smell it unless you’re close to my face
I don’t overdo it, and most of the ones I use are pretty mild
Nikki says:
lol well what does it smell like in the bottle?
Emil says:
Idk, aftershavery…. Not cheap aftershavery though ;p
Nikki says:
lol minty?
Nikki says:
Ok next she asks smart or funny?
Emil says:
Right
I find that a lot of smart people are funny… That’s probably not an answer to the question though
Emil says:
I would say funny
I like smart people, but if they have no sense of humor, they’re simply not any fun talking to
while a funny person is, well, funny
Nikki says:
Thats a true statement
Emil says:
although
If I would have to put all of my friends in either smart or funny, most of them would end up in the smart category, but they’re funny as well to various degrees
Nikki says:
So you have them both!
Nikki says:
Happy and Poor or Miserable and Wealthy?
Emil says:
Happy and poor
Nikki says:
Too Cold or Too Hot?
Emil says:
Since I’m from Norway, I’m just going to go with too cold
Nikki says:
Cold in the summer there?
Emil says:
I wouldn’t say so, up to 30′C (86′F) at the peak, a little lower the rest of the summer
Nikki says:
Its the same here a little hotter
Emil says:
It’s not unusual with summerdays where the temperature only gets to 15′C (59′F)
And then the temperature’s usually between -5′C (23′F) and -20′C (-4′F) during the winter, it’s rare that we have temperatures down at -20′C in Trondheim though, but Norway is a large country in term of land
Nikki says:
We’ve covered LDGs next 2 questions so im going to skip them lol and go onto her last
Married? Kids? Pets?
Emil says:
Not married, I think I’m a bit young for kids and I have a cat. I love cats
Nikki says:
lol i see your cat
its cute
Emil says:
Before the current cat we had two cats, one half wild white one, and a lazy, scared domesticated one. They were a fun couple…
Oh yeah
The picture I got for the POTW
Nikki says:
Its on your msn as well
Emil says:
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj190/d…otw/muskatt.jpg In case anyone reading the interview wants to see ^^,
ok get some sleep we’ll finish tomorrow
Emil says:
Thank you, and remember to drink your coffee kids
Emil says:
Soooo
Nikki says:
Just getting a few windows up
Emil says:
sure, np
I can start by reminding the readers that this interview was brought to you by a few dozens cups of DTPH Caffeine Industries Inc’s finest coffee
Nikki says:
Ok Dtph! Welcome back to the interview
Emil says:
Thank you, it’s good to be back. We may finally be able to finish this interview, I haven’t had much time since I started my whole gap year practicing aikido for way to many hours thingy
Which is great fun btw, but also very time consuming
Nikki says:
Sounds like alot of fun!
Hamato asks his first question, when did you join IC, but i think we’ve gone through that one already.
Emil says:
Yes
I remember telling about my story from joining to ~now
Nikki says:
Me too
Emil says:
I did see that one coming, so I figured I might as well prepare something ^^,
Nikki says:
He also wants to know if IC was your first alliance
Emil says:
Uhh
Now that’s tricky, the alliance I remember as “my first” would be Black Ice, however, I don’t remember if I joined them before or after the first time I was in IC
But, I’ll say no, Black Ice is the alliance I remember as “my first”
Nikki says:
Was a while ago
Emil says:
yes
quite a while ago…
Emil says:
Think so, yes
Nikki says:
So Hamato your answer has already been said!
Who is your best friend in-game?
friend(s)
Emil says:
huh, good question
Pretty much anyone I have met and talked to in IC ^^,
Nikki says:
Because we are awesome 
Emil says:
yes
I don’t think I have any friends in DT that I didn’t meet in IC
It’s hard to pick one or even a few, because, well, it’s hard…
Nikki says:
It is and you dont want to single anyone out, understandable.
Emil says:
Yes, that’s correct! As if I should have said it myself, and I would, if I just had thought of it first..
Nikki says:
lol want me to re ask the question
Emil says:
Nah, by now the people reading this are so asleep that they won’t even notice it was you who said it ^^,
Nikki says:
lol probably not!
Who helped you the most in the beginning?
Emil says:
Now, that I should be able to answer
Nikki says:
lol i hope so
Thats not something you can forget!
Emil says:
Well, there were so many, but the person I remember the most, is not from when I was completely fresh to IC, but when I started becoming active. Genaral_TS
Nikki says:
Hes on my list too! lol
Emil says:
He was active before me, and I remember how he finished the new Hellfire Knight Academy first, and how I wanted to be like him and stuff ;p
I talked to him some, and he was very helpful etc etc
That’s the short version
Nikki says:
lol ok
So Hamatos last question is Why join DT?
Emil says:
Well, this friend of mine started playing, don’t know why. And then he asked me to click him every day, so I figured I might as well join. I was a much better player than he was, so my account soon became better than his. then he lost interest in it while I continued to play
If anyone consider joining DT, don’t ;p
Nikki says:
lol
Emil says:
nah, it’s fine, but there are better ways to spend your time. There is one reason to join dt though, IC (=
at least that’s what I think
Nikki says:
I completely agree!
Ooooo Dtph, you should be afraid now lol
Emil says:
Raven’s questions?
Nikki says:
lol i was just typing that
Emil says:
because I’m afraid of those…
Nikki says:
He starts off with…
I pounded on my head and thought for a long while about this question.

I mean, the math man! What possible question could I devise for such a beast!

Then, it came to me in a dream as I slumbered on my comfy bed.

Emil says:
…
Nikki says:
And here is his dreaded question…
DTPH, If you were put in a position where you either had to wear nothing but frilly and lacey women’s under garments, or fly commando in a pair of non broken in leather pants without the use of Talcam or baby powder, which would you choose and why?
Emil says:
Let me just read that again
Well, I know I would look good in both…
Emil says:
I always look good, it’s the caffeine
Nikki says:
*Whistles at Dtph* *wink wink*
Emil says:
Now, now, calm down, there’s enough dtph for anyone. As for the question…
Nikki says:
But but but what if i dont wana share! 
Emil says:
Then you’re mean, besides, I’m always on the move, going wherever there is caffeine
And I am ready to deliver my answer
I will have to go with frilly and lacey women’s under garments, even though all of you really want to see me in leather pants, I’m not going anywhere near those without talcum or baby powder
Nikki says:
Pssssst i have 4 5 pound bags of coffee in my closet
Nikki says:
Yep no leather going commando! Ouch
Next questions are from Kiert
what keeps you in the IC community
Emil says:
what keeps me in the IC community other than all the wonderful people you mean? Or is that enough reason?
I like hanging out, people are friendly and nice, and there’s always a possibility for a good laugh
Nikki says:
Exactly!
Emil says:
Oh
And one more thing
I get to do what I like (make php thingies) and people appreciate me for it ^^,
Nikki says:
They are so awesome too!
Very easy to use tools
Still think you should teach me!
lol
Emil says:
Sure, sure
Nikki says:
Really?
Emil says:
Suure, suuure
Nikki says:
lol awwww thats not nice Emil
Emil says:
What? I said I would do it
Nikki says:
i cant tell if its sarcastic or not lol
the last suuuure threw me off
Emil says:
That’s the beauty of it
Nikki says:
*pouts* and reads Keirts next question
If you could change anything in IC, what would it be, why or why not?
Emil says:
If I had the time to think I would possibly change many things. The short answer would be to change every tedious task that took too long with something not so tedious that didn’t take that long, so there would be more time for fun
…
So if anyone has got a suggestion, just message me ^^,
Nikki says:
Ooooo we’ll keep that in mind!
HOW MUCH COFFEE DO YOU DRINK PER DAY? WEEK? MONTH? AND YEAR?
Emil says:
That varies, it’s all supply, demand and mood. I need a few cups to wake up, a few cups to keep me going, a few cups to prevent me to fall asleep again, a few cups to stay awake, a few cups to get energy to work, a few cups to stay awake again and at last a cup or two before I go to bed
Nikki says:
lol wow!
Emil says:
Although
I have been observed drinking as little as 3 cups of coffee a rare day
But that’s like once in a blue moon
Nikki says:
Next up are Jons bazillion questions lol
These arent too bad though!
So, what do you do every day to keep the forum nice and bug-free? I assume you are the forum programmer, are you not?
Emil says:
Every day? Very little to nothing. I check the forums to see if anyone has experienced any problems, and if there are some reports about any problems, I try to find ways to solve them. There’s stuff like the occasional bug fixing or forum upgrade, but that’s not really very often.
Nikki says:
Ok Jons next question is..
What do you do to let steam off? Do you go out and play football, or recruit as much as you can, or even a lively layer of spam to keep Emral’s games fresh?
lol sports
Emil says:
Let steam off? I drink coffee to try to keep the steam up ^^, *cough* Anyways, nowadays I have at least 2 hours of aikido practice every day, so yeah
it’s not the most violent martial art, but enough for me
it’s not violent at all actually, but it has some nice throws
Nikki says:
Ill have to look that up on youtube
Emil says:
it’s all about using the attackers force against him etc
Nikki says:
Thats pretty nifty
Emil says:
I believe there are some more questions to be answered? ;p
Nikki says:
lol a bazillion of them i know your getting tired
Emil says:
Me tired? Nono, I’m just worried about you ;p
Nikki says:
I could answer the next one lol
Do you have a dog? I’m planning to get one. If so, what breed?
Emil says:
No
No dog, I’m a cat person, I love my cat <3
Nikki says:
Jon, get a boxer or a weinie dog!
Emil says:
Muskatt <3 http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj190/d…otw/muskatt.jpg
Nikki says:
What were your starting days in DT like? Were you an instant forum hit? Did you join as many alliances as you can? How did your account start off like? xD
Cats are way better than dogs
…
Oh, right, didn’t notice the new question xD
Nikki says:
lol
Emil says:
I was a noob and ruined my DT account the first year or two of DT, I mean, I had defense in beta. Anyways, I was more of a forum lurker until I joined the HKA. And no, I didn’t join many alliances, just the ones who bothered to message me
Nikki says;
You ask these unanswerable maths questions to every victim here in IC. What gives you that right? How is this so-called “divineness” represented in real-life? Are you the actual maths-wiz that we would think you are?
Emil says:
Well, I have solved every question I ask. I think all of the ones I have asked so far have been from Project Euler, which is a site with math problems that are meant to be solved through programming, which is something I like to do
And I also think it’s funny to see what people come up with in order to avoid answering the question
Nikki says:
Wait wait wait
Is Jon doubting your divineness?
Emil says:
Well, it is unbelievable, so I don’t blame him ;p
Nikki says:
That you are lol
Ok next one
Any people you want to steam and stir-fry in IC today? Who is your no.1 person on your vaporisation list in this alliance? Not saying that you hate him, but more like…for fun
Its ok Dtph, you can pick me lol i’ll take one for the team.
Emil says:
Oh, that’s an easy question, it would have to be Jon of course, he was the one that gave me the idea in the first place
Nikki says:
lol great answer!
srsly, HOW MUCH COFFEE DO YOU DRINK!? is it decaf? or long black? or cappo? (pun not intedned ) how does it taste like cauz when i grow up i wanna see if my head spins round…
Emil says:
Coffee tastes great, and I drink every sort of coffee except decaf. As for how much, I hope I’ve covered that
Nikki says:
yes you have
Fred takes all your coffee supply for no reason at all. What will you do? What can you do? Will you be able to last the test of time?
Emil says:
I will do anything in my power to get hands on anything containing caffeine, and then I really mean anything. If I don’t find anything, well, let’s just say it’s not safe to be around me (=
Nikki says:
lol
Emil says:
I am highly skilled at finding things containing caffeine though
Nikki says:
im afraid
Emil says:
No reason to be, nobody will ever manage to steal all my coffee
Nikki says:
*phew*
Are all these questions getting to your head?
Emil says:
Not yet
Emil says:
meh, brain hurts, so I won’t think this over and say that it’ll just make a larger circle (=
Nikki says:
lol ok
What about that coin thing?
Emil says:
Note that when I find out that my answers are wrong, I will correct them and remove any trace of the wrong answers ;p
That was my answer to the coin thingy ;p
4 more questions to go
Emil says:
Okay
Nikki says:
Guess who asked some more lol
Emil says:
… Please don’t tell me
that it’s…
Nikki says:
lol uh huh its Raven
Emil says:
Raven! Aaargh
Okay, bring it on
Nikki says:
Which do you think would be nummiest: Lions or Tigers
Emil says:
According to wikipedia tigers weigh up to 300kg (660 pounds for you Americans), while Lions only weigh up to 250kg (550 pounds), so I have to go with tigers
more meat
Nikki says:
lol carnavore
If you found yourself stranded on a desert island, with only one jar of instant coffee, what would the process be in order to construct a signal in order to be rescued and returned to civilization?

Emil says:
I would swallow the jar of instant coffee, and then wait until my body started to radiate an emergency signal due to lack of caffeine
easy as that
all sorts of strange things happen when I don’t get my caffeine
Nikki says:
wow Dtph is like a caffeine supahero!
Emil says:
Yes
A sleepy caffeine suphero, that is 
Nikki says:
Ravens last question is…
lol 2 more
Why do all the women out there lust after me? I mean I already know the answer, but the Grand Mastah Sexeh wants to see if YOU know the answer
Emil says:
My money is on his golden speedos
and the fact that he is brave enough to wear them
It takes real courage to do something like that
Nikki says:
lol it really does huh
Last question is by Freelunch!
Emil says:
lunch, mmmm
Nikki says:
I didnt get to ask you any
Emil says:
aww
Nikki says:
how do you do it? being the king of True or False questions i mean? did it take lotsa practicing, or are you a natural?
Emil says:
Both, I’m a natural, consuming a lot of caffeine helps a great deal, but you have to give credit to the hours I’ve spent typing true and false over and over again
Emil says:
sponsored by dtph caffeine something something, good night IC!
Nikki says:
Thank you for the interview Dtph!
Emil says:
Thank you for being such a wonderful interviewer
now, can sleep please
Nikki says:
lol yes you may