Post by Head Administrator on Jan 25, 2011 1:50:52 GMT -5
As we draw closer and closer to the end of the first month of the year, I assume all of you have noticed the many changes in progress. I'd like to explain some of them to you, so that everyone will be on the same page.
Changes to come
A few other changes are being done as well, that you might not notice right away.
- The New Category system
By far, one of the most noticeable changes so far. This is a quick and easy way to get to the boards and threads you need to with out endless scrolling. With the new system, we have also created many new categories and boards, to expand RP locations even more. Also, with these changes, the board is now visible to everyone, guests, new members, everyone. Guests won't be able to post anywhere other then Guest friendly boards though, and I ask that all new members who HAVEN'T been sorted, not to post in the RP boards until you have been sorted. - New Claims
We have three new 'Claim' threads up. They affect RP in unique ways.
Dorm Claim
All students at the school should sign up for a dorm. If you don't, you will not have a room until you do. Your character can't say they have a room unless they have been assigned a dorm. We are not going to go through and add everyone in randomly to the dorms, because we want to give you some liberty in who you are and aren't roomed with. The dorms will house 3 students. No, you can't have your own dorm. No, you can't have a dorm with only one other person. The school only has so many rooms, after all.
Cell Claim
Most people have cellphones. They text and call each other all the time. It's time we incorporated these phones on the board. Basically, to have a phone, you need to claim a number. If you don't have a number claimed, you don't have a phone, end of story. Though not required(but highly suggested), having a thread for your phone is fun and exciting. Other characters that have your number can leave voicemails, send texts, send pictures, to you! It's a great way to keep in touch with friends you aren't RP with at the moment!
IM Claim
Unlike the others, IM doesn't affect rp in a negative fashion if you don't sign up for one. But, like cellphones, it's a fun way for your character to keep in touch with friends! - Lots and Lots of new information!
A lot of new information is being added to the board, to make things easier for new members, and old members. There is a new FAQ thread, that answer any questions you might have. There is also a set of IC school rules AND dress code!
Changes to come
- A new banner and Sidetable images!
With all the renovating that is going on, we're going to give the whole board a fresh new look! Just wait, soon, things will look better then ever! - Hover over staff?!
An amazing code is going to be added! That lets you hover over certain images, and text box will appear, telling you all about what it is your looking at! Specifically, this code is going to be added for the Staff sidetable, to replace the list of characters!
A few other changes are being done as well, that you might not notice right away.
- All 2010 threads gone?!
Oh no! Where have all the threads from 2010 gone?! Don't worry! They aren't gone for good! They've all been moved to the 2010 archive! Out with the old, and in with the new! - A shorter Archive date?!
That's right. We won't be moving threads to the archives every couple months anymore. We will be moving them at the start of every month! All the threads that haven't been posted in since the Month before last(example, in march we move the threads from January) will be moved to the archives! This is to keep activity up, and keep the board from looking overly cluttered. - Events? We don't need no stinking Events!
Well to bad! From now on, every so often we will be hold Forum wide events, fun little things both IC and OOC to just lift the spirits, and have fun! These will be crazy and fun events like Festivals, parties, Summer camps, etc. These are great escapes from the plots going on in the RP boards, because guess what! There is no such thing as violence in the events! And nothing that happens in the events affects your characters! This means in an RP thread, two guys could be fighting, but in an event thread, they could be playing volleyball together!