History of the PPC, Part One

"'Don't adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone always has to carry on the story.' -- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings "

This is a very brief history of the PPC, Real World and In-World, designed to hopefully make it easier for people to find things in order. If something is missing, please add it. If something is not explained, please fix it.

There is no Part Two. Part Two is created every day by you, the PPC Boarders.

= Pre-2002: The Mists of Time =

1999 - The Reorganisation
= 2001-2003: A Time of Legend =

19 December - Release of The Fellowship of the Ring in Theaters
This, the first in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, started an event sometimes called the Badfic Explosion. This caused many changes in the PPC. Such as the thing being invented in the first place.

The Original Series
In early 2002, Jay Thorntree was partnered with Acacia Byrd in the Department of Mary-Sues. They became famous for having the largest body of missions ever recorded at the time. Unfortunately, Acacia retired in mid-2003 for sanity reasons, and Jay soon followed.

18 December - Release of The Two Towers in Theaters
The second Lord of the Rings film is seen by millions of Suethors. Tolkien purists cry in public. The Badfic Explosion continues.

Early year - The Invention of Bleeprin
At the Hogwarts Fanfiction Academy, with the help of the mini-Aragogs, Meir Brin and TZA came up with Bleeprin, quite possibly the most revolutionary substance ever to hit the PPC. It is due to the introduction of Bleeprin and its derivatives that the Geranium left his position as the Head of Fictional Psychology, leaving the Kudzu Vine in charge. This is also the approximate time that FicPsych began handling agent care as well as canon care.

17 December - Release of The Return of the King in Theaters
The final installment of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy is seen by millions of Suethors. The Badfic Explosion fails to die down.

= 2004-present: The Beat Goes On =

The Oxford 2004 PPC Gathering
This was the first-ever PPC Gathering, notable for being in Oxford, the site of J.R.R. Tolkien's grave. The Gathering's visit to Tolkien's grave caused a bit of a problem for HQ when their Canon Love caused him to stop spinning in it.

Summer - The Chicago 2006 PPC Gathering
Three renegade Boarders gave the DES a helluva time chasing them through Earth's history. Or maybe it was just the Natural History Museum. Either way.

June - Crashing Down
See also 2006 Power Cut

2010
= 2019 on: Future History =

Ten Years Hence
= Sources =

(Eventually these should be properly cited.)