SEPTEMBER UPDATES - Activity Check, New Board

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

SEPTEMBER UPDATES

• Firstly, we have a brand new board for members to use, based on a suggestion by Lady B and Rachel! Feel free to use THE STABLES & GARAGE for all your transportation needs!
  
  
• Everyone give a warm welcome back to our admin ALI who was lurking and disappeared for a while but NOW SHE'S BACK! Say hi guys!!! :3
  
  
• Again, we want to enforce THESE RULES guys, because some people really do need a refresher:
  

  1. Leave drama at the door (or in pms, if you prefer).
  2. Respect admins, guests, and other members AT ALL TIMES.

  These rules apply to absolutely everyone on this site, including administrators, moderators, guests, anons, and members alike! Let's all be nice and polite! Let's all just have fun! :3 The RP should be taken seriously, but not TOO seriously. xD
  
  
• We have a new music player, obviously, that seems more efficient than playlist.com. However for some people the songs won't play, as it did for me, so if you experience that just wait about 24 hours maybe and it should start playing again. I'll be putting up a new request thread for music soon to match the new server!
  
  
• I finally updated the awards (YES!) and gave everyone their award sigs and euros for it! Congrats guys (even though they were chosen in July! WOOT FOR LATENESS!). The October awards should get started nomming mid September.
  
  
• The IOU thread has also FINALLY been updated. Izzi, Ali and I will set up a shop where you can bank your points for stuff soon, we're just a little busy at the moment!
  
  
• If you guys ever want to drop your character, send an official pm to ME (as I'm the one who takes care of this) stating which character you'd like to drop and why. There seems to be some confusion on my end on what certain people want to drop or not.
  
  
• In the same vein, just another reminder to those of you who have read and acknowledged the six character limit; think carefully before you apply for six characters. It is a long and tedious process to apply for an application and to accept that application, therefore for conveniences sake please think responsibly on what six characters you would like to play the most. Do not make characters just because your friend asked you to.
  
  
• I know we keep saying this, but pretty soon we should be starting a site wide group thread. About what, we're not sure yet. Any suggestions that would get the residents of the manor (and perhaps the ghouls and villagers) together?
  
  
• I know everyone's been posting in the prompts section of the board, but how about playing some games in the general forum? Members can set up their own games, and feel free to participate any time you like! Just because there's no post count in that board doesn't mean they shouldn't be used! If you're bored with no posts to do, go have some fun!
  
  
• Because a new member has submitted an app based on a historical figure, we have decided to allow some players to create ghost characters based on certain people from history. However, they will have to go through an extra approval process that must be approved by all staff members, including moderators. These characters will be limited to those who submit a quality app, showing full understanding and capability of playing their historical figure. Research will be looked into, and any personality traits that are similar to that of another character by the same typist will be noted.
  
  
• That being said, while we may allow historical figures as ghosts, I want to remind you that we are not a cross-fandom site. We only allow original characters and Phantom of the Opera characters (the exception being Charles Dalimar and Emma Ravenhearst, because their story and canon ties in with the plot of the actual manor that the Phantom characters are staying in). No other characters, original or otherwise, from any other fandom will be permitted.
  
  
• This applies to the next bulletin. Keep activity up guys! I've noticed some inactivity all around going, so try to stay focused! I know with school starting up for most people muse can be difficult to muster, but if stress or lack of muse becomes the case, don't forget to post an absence in the board called Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow. If you're ever absent or think you're going to be absent post in this board to let everyone know!
  
  
• Finally, our September activity check. If a character is on this list it means they haven't posted in a while (I'm going by player activity and not character activity, btw, as muse can be down for a certain character), and to get them off this list simply state what's going on and if/when you'll be back! Once the activity check is done (which will be in TWO weeks, the date September 9th), whoever's name isn't crossed off the list gets dropped and the canon/faceclaim becomes open (however if a player comes back and their canon/pb isn't taken again they are free to rejoin the forum, they would just have to resubmit an application; the account will not be deactivated).
  
  Here are the names!
  
  
  • Thomas Boehm
    
  • Aimeric Jayden Devereux
    
  • Raoul Fabio de Chagny
    
  • Raoul Jacques de Chagny
    
  • Gerard Carriere
    
  • Winslow Leach
    
  • Warden L. Crowley
    
  • Raoul Martin d'Aubert
    
  • Erik Mortuis
    
  • Erik Rouzaud (Dropped)
    
  
  
  A pretty hefty list guys. If you know any of the players of these characters and want to let them know they're on the list, get them to come back on! We don't like losing members! Some of these characters have yet to post since being accepted!
  
  
• That's all for the updates, sorry they were so long! See you guys around! If you have any suggestions or comments about the site, feel free to post in this thread or pm the admins! Ta~
  

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

Guys, I REupdated these updates, so read through it again to see what I've added! I thought of some things after I posted this, but I wanted one nice master post for people who hadn't seen it yet! be sure to read and respond with any questions/comments you may have!

Also, how does a masquerade ball sound for a group thread? Would have to get started soon considering Halloween is just around the corner!

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

I've taken Thomas Boehm off the list, because Sisi had posted in her threads.

[Raoul Jacques de Chagny]

Alright I will try and be on at nights, but it might be hard because school started for me. But I'll do my best and go and reply to my threads right now!
~Raoul Jacques
~Gerard Carriere
~~~Silence~~~

[Madam Leona]

I would like to comment that it would be so awesome to have a Halloween masquerade ball! I think another sort of site wideish plot would be for the opera to really get a big clean up and possibly finally put on a opera before the end of the year! Would be much excitedness!

[wr]

I like the idea of a masquerade. Think of all the fun preparation threads there could be with people going into the village to get costumes - or maybe make some themselves!

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

The list is updated with the active people crossed out! Glad to see you back Silence and Val!

Val, the costume thing is a great idea! And you know all the Eriks will be competing for the best Red Death costume. xDDDD And we're looking into having two ongoing plots at the same time having to do with the ball and fixing up the Opera house. We hope to have an opera (still undecided which!) opened by the end of the year! The townspeople of course are invited... MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! ;D

[Christine Daaé]

It obviously cannot involve everyone for the mere reason that not every typist has a character that has met the bride and/or groom. But Westley and Blondie are getting married soon and so far there are going to be at least 9, possibly 13 typists involved in that (some with several characters involved), so it would b a large group thread. The "invite list" is here, and contains some possible invites depending on current threads and if the typists wish to include their characters. Depending on what other characters happen to thread with Raoul and/or Christine, the list is subject to change for people to be added.

I Also wanted to suggest Die Zauberflöte for the opera (once things progress that far) if the "opera" will be an actual opera since it has a lot of soprano roles (since we have so many of them), places for dance, and even a part for a boy soprano... Plus it's Mozart, so that just makes it all the more awesome.

[|ADMIN MEG|]

HEY, I'm posting for Rose. Her computer's been locked, and she posted a notice in the FaceBook group that she can't get to the manor, so I think that until we get another notice from her, her characters need to be kept off of the pending list. Until such time as she can contact one of the staff members, I'll stand in and say that she's trying her hardest to get back. So Rose has - in essence - replied.

[Aimeric Jayden Devereux]

*FLAILS* I'M HERE. I'm sorry I haven't been around, very busy Summer. Way more busy than intended. BUT.. I'll be around more often now. I've changed Aimeric's character a bit, so yes, I edited the application. Hopefully I'll get somebody to RP with me!

~Allie

[ladybarbossa]

Read and understood. Doing my best to abide by them.

The Masquerade has been discussed before. Yes, the plan was to hold it in October, close to the Wedding of 1911 Christine and Raoul. Likewise with something around Christmas.

And if I might add something, too, please? Posting regulations? Too many lagging posts hinder threads and characters. I'm limiting the threads my characters are involved in so I can at least focus on the current/active threads to follow through with that story. People are busy, so am I. But how long should a person wait for a reply? This is a problem that NEEDS to be address.


~Lady B

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

I updated the list with the names that are still active! Glad to see everyone's returning! Only a couple names left on the list! WOOT!

Great suggestions guys! We're still planning the October event, but we're going to start it during September to get a head start!

Lady B, I'll discuss your issue with the staff promptly! Thanks for your concern! :3

[Erik Mortuis]

I'M ALIVE!
Okay well...yeah, that speaks for itself, as Meg said (thank you so much for posting here in my place) my computer has been down and out and I was blocked, but I'm not no more so...yeah...here...that's what I am now xD
(Also, as for Rouzaud, he can be dropped.)

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

Glad to have you back, Rose! Sorry you aren't crossed out on the list, I forgot to mark you off! And I'll take care of dropping Rouzaud. :3

EDIT: No, wait, I did mark you off. xD Well, anyway! Welcome back!

[Erik Lenoir]

I think the masquerade is a great idea. And I have been plotting wth several people about the opera refurbishing and a first opera to produce. We will be starting a thread soon and finish the refurbishing quickly. The opera casting and orchestra will take a lot of time as will the actual opera. But we are plotting!

Rachel