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Heyo, it's Sora!

I'm a lurking mod if anything, but I wanted to just give an update for our lovely little sandbox.

-I posted a 'Where Are They Now' meme for long time and new time residents of this lovely little place.
-Sandbox characters have been added to the address page, if you leave a comment there claiming a house I will add you there.
-A new tag has been made for characters just joining us 'Sandboxer', so tag accordingly!
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, we'll need to postpone this event by a week. The new event dates will be from November 17th to December 7th. The Calendar has been updated as well.

Thank you!
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Hey, Team!

Sora, Michi and Terri here! With some new exciting announcements to bring to you. We mentioned it briefly in the mod plurk a few days back, but let us go into further detail for you!

More below )
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Apologies for the delay in this, team. I was trying to figure out how to do a poll without a paid account. So, we're going to be doing Survey Monkey! Please only vote once! If there are any problems with this poll, please let us know immediately so that we can fix it.

Poll

The designs are linked within the poll itself, but are also provided below. Feel free to discuss!



Voting will run from today to September 19th, 11:59 PST!
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Hey Team,

Sora, Michi, and Terri here! With this discussion about Zephyr's symbol/emblem, we're coming to the point where IC things will need a little OOC input. Specifically, we'd like YOU to help us decide on a symbol for the fluffgod!

We'll be conducting this similar to the poll that decided Zephyr's appearance. Anyone may submit designs, that the community will vote on. The symbol/emblem that nets the most votes will be Zephyr's official symbol going forward! Though they'll always be happy to see any other symbols their flock comes up with for them.

All designers have until Saturday, September 12th, 11:59 PST to submit their designs. Please PM them to the mod account, and we'll put them up in a poll that will run from September 13th to September 19th, 11:59 PST.

Feel free to ask questions below! For those who haven't looked over the IC discussion, Zephyr has stated the following IC preferences:

- Something that incorporates many of the current designs together
- Hearts
- Circles

Your design DOES NOT need to reflect these, but those are the only vague guidelines Zephyr has offered, should you need a direction! You're more than welcome to submit your previously generated designs, as well!

EDIT: Artists may submit a MAXIMUM of two designs for OOC polling. You're free to create as many as you'd like for IC discussion purposes, though!
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Hey Team,

We have some Exciting Events coming up as the year moves forward. Have a look at our calendar to see what's up! We'll be putting up a post next Saturday for the "Dreams Come True!" event to discuss how that will work in more detail. For those who were here for the Pai Event, we'll be putting together a schedule.

Please respond below if you would like OPT IN for the dream event!
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Lately we have had a handful of re-apps into our game, which have raised some questions about how to handle points for these characters and those who interact with them! The following answers should help when tallying up your points. These will be added to the general FAQ as well.

Does my re-apped character keep their points from their previous stay?
No. Your character will start over from 0. You cannot claim wish points from before you apped back into the game.

I tagged a bunch of characters when I was here before, so what counts as New CR now?
Everyone! As points are reset to zero, so is your New CR bonuses. Anyone that you tagged with before is now fair game for New CR again. This makes it easier for both us and you, since it could be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to a few years since you were last in the game. A fresh slate is easiest to remember!

Do the rest of us get that bonus with a re-apped character too?
Yep! If you tag a character that was dropped and apped back into the game, you are free to claim the CR Bonus again, just like with a completely new character.

Do we still get the New CR from the first time we tagged the dropped/re-apped character?
If you haven't spent it already, then yes! That first CR Bonus still counts.

What if a character has been dropped and re-apped several times or in quick succession? Do I get the CR Bonus every time they app back in?
We will be on the lookout for any serial appers that might be breaking this system. If it becomes a problem, we'll be sure to let you know that we are reducing or eliminating the CR bonus with this character before we actually do it. For now, we trust you guys, so have fun!

Can I retroactively claim these points?
Yes, if you tagged a re-apped character in the past, you may add these points to your total! Unfortunately, we can't open up past Activity Checks that have already been completed, and as usual, you can only use these points for June's AC if you got them during June. But any points in the past are fair game for future wishes.

If there are any other questions, please feel free to ask!
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It's June, and with June comes the Meadous' first full expansion! Our Map has been updated along with the Setting Page. Take a look and feel free to have your characters explore!

Additionally, we will be bringing back Birthday Posts this month with King's birthday. We will be revamping the page, but if you'd like to provide your character(s)' birthdays we'd be much obliged.

As a final note, we are also looking for players who would be interested in helping us judge apps. Every so often, we receive an app where we're not familiar with the canon or one of the mods has a conflict of interest for voting on that app because it is from a close RP friend. In those instances, we'd like to have someone or someones that we can fall back on to help us out. Please note below if you're interested and we'll contact you as apps come up!
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It has come to our attention in the recent months that our hiatus policy is in need of an update, and we would like our players to be aware of the changes that we plan to make. The Hiatus page is here, if anyone would like to read the full scope of our policy. The changes that we have made are as follows:
  • Hiatuses may last up to one month. Extensions may be requested from the mods for emergencies and personal reasons, but they must be communicated to us before AC rolls around. (This was already part of the rule, but we are going to be more strict about enforcing it.)

  • Similarly, AC can only be waived by hiatus for one month at a time. Meaning: If you hiatus for one AC, you can not hiatus for the next one, even if it involves a separate hiatus. The only exception, also like above, is if you come talk to us first. We're more than willing to work with you if there's something serious going on!

  • A hiatus must be at least a week long to exempt a character from AC.

  • If a player passes AC with a save, they may not pass AC with a hiatus the very next month. Like the first two points, we're willing to make exceptions for serious circumstances, so don't be afraid to contact us if something comes up! You will still be required to make up the save points after the hiatus is over, but we might be able to grant you some leeway if you keep us informed of what's going on.


It is our hope that these changes will make We The Lost a better game for all of our players. If you have any questions, feel free to voice them in the comments or message us directly.

These changes will go into effect for February's Activity Check, so please keep this in mind when considering any hiatuses you might have planned for the rest of this month. January's AC will remain unaffected.

Thank you,
-The Lost Mods
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Just a heads up to everyone that the Events Calendar has been updated! Check out the upcoming events through April.
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As the title oh so clearly indicates, we've made our final choices for our new co-mods and TA. The decision was a tough one, we had many lovely candidates to choose from, but finally narrowed it down to two people (and one dashing TA).

Before we announce our new mods, I'll outline what they and our new TA will be doing for the community.

Mods: Will be helping with plots, fielding player suggestions, answering FAQ questions, posting AC, posting event information/State of the Meadous posts, working on player relations, updating the plot page, looking over applications, granting wishes on the request page, as well helping Amanda and I run the comms.

TA: Will be in charge of code-monkeying, poking the mods if there is some inconsistencies from page to page regarding in-game info, updating the plot page, adding pertinent FAQ questions to the page itself, granting wishes on the request page, helping us look over apps.

Our new mods:

Michi, for her zest for the game, experience modding and excitement to further the potential WtL has.

Terri for her experience, friendliness and level head under pressure.

Our new TA is:

QV for his attention to detail, sharp focus on facts and organizational skills.

Please give them a warm welcome and friendly high five!