Post by Azalea on Feb 19, 2016 23:07:21 GMT -5
I'm sorry! I'm sorry, please don't pelt be with rocks. I'm looking at you, Decoii ! I promise I didn't mean it...
lol Seriously though, I have to start this off with an apology. I've disappeared for a long time on you guys and it wasn't fair nor right. Although you all have managed to keep the site afloat on your own, it still should have had it's admin running around. So, I apologize. There's nothing I can really do or say other than it's been hard on me recently. Tons of issues just kept coming and coming and quite honestly? I haven't been in the best shape.
However, I will say that I am ATTEMPTING to come back full time now. I'm not going to make any empty promises and say that I will be back for good but I will say I'm trying. That's actually what this entire update is about. I have a couple of ideas about how to inject this site with a bit more life than it has now. I'm not quite ready to release most of it now, I'm still trying to work out the kinks of everything. Hopefully I can get those worked out and release the idea to you guys. Some of these things are quite frankly big and drastic, so I don't want to stretch it.
On the bright side? I do have a couple of announcements that I'm ready to make here and now. So, without further ado...
-New Theme
So...I'm pretty sure this one is very apparent. I have now released a new default theme to the site titled "Dark Magic." Hopefully this will give us all something new to look at rather than what we have been looking at for what...Two years now? Get everyone to do a double take when they jump on to randomly check things.
-Clean up of the Categories
Starting immediately, I will be condensing categories and removing some subcategories that are no longer relevant. This is to work on a cleaner look throughout the entire site to go along with the new theme. I might also create categories if needed. If there are any issues caused by this, please message me and I will address it as soon as I possibly can.
-All posts that have not been responded to as of last year will be archived.
In an effort to clean up the roleplaying threads a little bit, I will be knocking these threads to the archives without any form of discrimination. This will be done as soon as I am satisfied with the category changes. However, if you have any threads that you want to be kept out of the archives, please send me or another member of staff a message and we'll be able to bring it back out. Any official posts for information and such are not included.
-A new time keeping system
Honestly? The entire '10 Years Passed' thing seems a bit...dry. In fact, it doesn't even seem efficient at all. So, what I intend to do is implement something similar to what the real life world is using. This system will use the start of the site as year 0, and the number will go up as the time passes. Anything in a character's past that happened before the beginning of the site will go in reverse, much like how the years in bc work. Whether you choose to use this system in your roleplays is up to you, however I do wish to stick with the idea of us not using set in stone years. This will prevent us from trying to fit into a specific time period.
-Revival of an Old Idea (Lore)
Before I disappeared, I had plans to start a lore section to help any new comers understand the world that we've all created a bit better. I am also opening this lore section up to submissions. Once the other matters on the list are attended to, I will be posting an entire explanation of this as well as a guide on how to submit your lore segments.
Alright, now that I have that brief list of what is definitely going to happen right now, I encourage everyone to ask questions as needed. Whether on this thread or starting up another thread in the questions category. I'd also like to take a moment to thank everyone here for sticking with it and not abandoning this, as I almost did. I'd also like to remind everyone of the staff that is 100% awesome and willing to help (mostly, some might bite...-cough-Decoii ...-cough-).
Azalea - Administrator (High Council)
Decoii - Co-Admin (High Council)
Quinn - Middle Council
Ventia - Middle Council (I thought for sure you were apart of the staff but I had to add you...? Idk. lol)
Orfeo - Middle Council
Eliora - Low Council
Now, also keep in mind that I'm going to be considering another low council staff member. After all, a lot of the stuff that we do is by vote and with six people? Highly likely for there to be a tie on some subjects. Anway, enough of my ramblings for now. I hope you guys all can bare with me while I try to get back into the grove of things! lol
lol Seriously though, I have to start this off with an apology. I've disappeared for a long time on you guys and it wasn't fair nor right. Although you all have managed to keep the site afloat on your own, it still should have had it's admin running around. So, I apologize. There's nothing I can really do or say other than it's been hard on me recently. Tons of issues just kept coming and coming and quite honestly? I haven't been in the best shape.
However, I will say that I am ATTEMPTING to come back full time now. I'm not going to make any empty promises and say that I will be back for good but I will say I'm trying. That's actually what this entire update is about. I have a couple of ideas about how to inject this site with a bit more life than it has now. I'm not quite ready to release most of it now, I'm still trying to work out the kinks of everything. Hopefully I can get those worked out and release the idea to you guys. Some of these things are quite frankly big and drastic, so I don't want to stretch it.
On the bright side? I do have a couple of announcements that I'm ready to make here and now. So, without further ado...
-New Theme
So...I'm pretty sure this one is very apparent. I have now released a new default theme to the site titled "Dark Magic." Hopefully this will give us all something new to look at rather than what we have been looking at for what...Two years now? Get everyone to do a double take when they jump on to randomly check things.
-Clean up of the Categories
Starting immediately, I will be condensing categories and removing some subcategories that are no longer relevant. This is to work on a cleaner look throughout the entire site to go along with the new theme. I might also create categories if needed. If there are any issues caused by this, please message me and I will address it as soon as I possibly can.
-All posts that have not been responded to as of last year will be archived.
In an effort to clean up the roleplaying threads a little bit, I will be knocking these threads to the archives without any form of discrimination. This will be done as soon as I am satisfied with the category changes. However, if you have any threads that you want to be kept out of the archives, please send me or another member of staff a message and we'll be able to bring it back out. Any official posts for information and such are not included.
-A new time keeping system
Honestly? The entire '10 Years Passed' thing seems a bit...dry. In fact, it doesn't even seem efficient at all. So, what I intend to do is implement something similar to what the real life world is using. This system will use the start of the site as year 0, and the number will go up as the time passes. Anything in a character's past that happened before the beginning of the site will go in reverse, much like how the years in bc work. Whether you choose to use this system in your roleplays is up to you, however I do wish to stick with the idea of us not using set in stone years. This will prevent us from trying to fit into a specific time period.
-Revival of an Old Idea (Lore)
Before I disappeared, I had plans to start a lore section to help any new comers understand the world that we've all created a bit better. I am also opening this lore section up to submissions. Once the other matters on the list are attended to, I will be posting an entire explanation of this as well as a guide on how to submit your lore segments.
Alright, now that I have that brief list of what is definitely going to happen right now, I encourage everyone to ask questions as needed. Whether on this thread or starting up another thread in the questions category. I'd also like to take a moment to thank everyone here for sticking with it and not abandoning this, as I almost did. I'd also like to remind everyone of the staff that is 100% awesome and willing to help (mostly, some might bite...-cough-Decoii ...-cough-).
Azalea - Administrator (High Council)
Decoii - Co-Admin (High Council)
Quinn - Middle Council
Ventia - Middle Council (I thought for sure you were apart of the staff but I had to add you...? Idk. lol)
Orfeo - Middle Council
Eliora - Low Council
Now, also keep in mind that I'm going to be considering another low council staff member. After all, a lot of the stuff that we do is by vote and with six people? Highly likely for there to be a tie on some subjects. Anway, enough of my ramblings for now. I hope you guys all can bare with me while I try to get back into the grove of things! lol