Mar '12-MIA Char Check, Staff Positions, Updates

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

MARCH UPDATES

• Firstly, the site has gone a long way since its inception. We (Jill, Ali and I) are SOOOOO proud of this site, and we are SO glad that you guys love it as much as you do! Thanks to you, this site is still up and running, and we are ETERNALLY greatful!
  
• Secondly, to celebrate everyone's grand achievements on the site, the amount they've posted, and what great characters we have on here, we're going to be starting our FIRST EVER AWARDS! We'll be getting those up as soon as possible, as soon as we figure out a system at least, but it will probably be awards for April, though we'll be nominating and voting in March.
  
• A change to the site that some older members might not know of is that the 50 post rule to get a second character is now changed to TWENTY FIVE (25) posts minimum. :3 Just to make it easier for slower posters and convenient for fast posters!
  
• A little problem we've had is confusion about faceclaims. Some people are confused, because if an actor has played in Phantom and their character has NOT been taken with ANOTHER faceclaim, then that faceclaim is NOT available for someone to use as another character. Though if the character is taken with another playby, you are free to use them! :3
  
• We, the three admins, have been becoming increasingly busy in our hectic real lives, so we've decided that if a person wanted to become a moderator or global moderator, they could ask about a position. If any of you would like to be a staff member, just pm me or Izzi (Ali's a bit MIA at the moment) with information and why you think you would be good for a position! Staff duties for the moderators and global moderators to be determined.
  
• Don't forget you guys to post in the prompts section of the forum! You can always post prompts yourselves, you don't have to wait for the staff to make one. You'll get Euro for making prompts and replying to them!
  
• Don't also forget to post in the Gossip section and Fun and Games section! If there are any forum games you might like to try out, Phantom or Off-Topic, post away! Also, I was thinking about adding a POTO discussion board in the After Party section. What do you guys think? OH! Feel free to reply to this announcement by the way with what you think! :3
  
• If anyone is reading this who hasn't joined yet, or rather, really HAS joined but has yet to reply, don't be shy! We could always use more members!
  
  
• We have another inactive character check this month! Only two characters, once more, but again, we have a lot of people who have signed up for the site but have yet to apply, so get to it guys! Reply to this thread to save your character!
  
  Inactive characters:
  ------Princess Evelyn Quinn

That's basically all for now! OH! Feel free to reply to this announcement by the way with what you think! :3 We could always use some criticism? Or even just things that you like about the site, or things that need to be changed, basically. Any suggestions to the site as well are welcome, guys! :3

[Erik Lenoir]

Hi, Leffie. Thanks for the updates! Couple questions...

One questions is about how the Euros work. How is it that you can be awarded 15 and then a few days later only have 14? Do they expire or something? I just wondered.

Another thing, I don't exactly understand the part about the faceclaims, I am confused ahout what you wrote above...it seems to be a contradiction. Sorry, maybe I'm reading it wrong.

And a final question ... how often do you have to post to keep your chracter active? I post almost every day, so it's not an issue for me, but I just wondered.

Thanks!

[Christine Daaé]

He Leffles! I was thinking that stuff really needs to be set more in stone for the Euros thing. Like knowing exactly how many euros people can get for basic things and brainstorming more ways to use them.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but will get back with you if I have any more suggestions... Oh! And you have a PM :3

[|ADMIN LEFFIE|]

Hey Rachel! First question first, I'll use Sierra Boggess as an example. Because no one has taken Love Never Dies Christine yet, Sierra Boggess is technically "reserved" as her playby until someone takes her. If someone takes her and uses Sierra, then her face is off the market. However, if someone were to use Anna O'Byrne as Christine from that version, who played her in the Australian version, then Sierra would be available to use for a variety of other characters, including the 1986 stage show. Does that answer your question?

Also about the points, if you had fifteen and now you have fourteen, then someone might have "stolen" points from you, if they didn't like something you did. OOOOR someone accidentally hit the "thief" button on your profile and accidentally took points away from you. So you CAN lose points. I'm not sure why that is though, because it wouldn't tell me who gave or took. I would think it was probably an accident, in your case. :3

Finally, yes you don't have to worry about it. Once it reaches that time of the month for updates, the staff looks at the active characters and sees who hasn't posted in two weeks or so. We put them on the list and warn them, and after two weeks or so again, if they don't reply saying they want to keep their character, their character is dropped and open to other people to take. If they want to come back, they can, but can't regain their old character if someone else takes them. :3

Hope that answered all your questions! And you're welcome for the update!

EDIT: I agree with you, Kristine. Izzi, Ali and I are working on making the Euros more clear, and working on trying to set up the site shop. Thanks for bringing it up! :3

[Christine Daaé]

Sweet! Thank you very much.

[Erik Lenoir]

Thanks, Leffie. That answered my questions. I would hope that if I do something that someone didn't like, they would tell me before stealing my points. That seems rather rude. If it was a mistake, certainly they could give it back since you can give points too. Thanks again.

[phantomsdarkangel]

Hey, Rachel! I know what you mean by the Euro thing. And the mistake that Leffie said happened to me before. I accidentally -yes, it was an accident- "stole" one of your points long ago but immediately told Leffie and she gave it back to you. This was long ago, but maybe the same happened to someone else, I dunno xD

[Erik Lenoir]

The Euro thing was right after the awards for writing the February thing. I had 15 for several days, then all of a sudden I only had 14. And it still stands at that. She didn't change it. So anyway, I guess it was just a mistake, then, no biggie. Thanks for tell ing me.

[phantomsdarkangel]

But my mistake was long ago. Before the February prompts. None of us had Euro yet, so, when this happened, you had -1 and Leffie changed it back

[Erik Lenoir]

It's no matter anyway. I didn't even see the minus one. This one must have been another mistake from later because it happened after the awards for the Feb. prompts. But it really isn't a problem. I don't know yet what to do with the Euros and if someone else has a worthy project, I may donate some. So don't worry about it. It couldn't have been you then anyway.

[cedarchip]

*creeps in creepily looking creepy*

I'M BACK!!!!

And congrats to Pau for getting GM <3