Mini Activity Check
Hey y'all! Okay so, just to make sure we're all here and we're all active, I've got a mini activity check for yas! I don't want to do a whole big thing because I don't think it's necessary at this time and you all know I try to avoid Activity Checks where I can because some people find them annoying. And the last thing I want to do is annoy people.
So, here's the sitch! Generally it's our Global Events that keep everything rolling nicely here at Aeipathy - even if characters aren't a part of the plots, the effects they have on the kingdoms and settings help those with original characters and content to keep writing something new and interesting. And (as you guys know) I tend to write the Global Stories with who our active Canons are in mind. Ergo, I like to make sure we have the players before we set up the game. Therefore, it is incredibly important that our Canon Characters are being actively written.
So, this is a little Mini Activity Check for all those who currently have a canon character in play. Because while we love having our canon characters taken, it is worst to have one taken and laying dormant, unable to be claimed by someone active, than it is to lose them altogether and put them up for grabs for someone else. So... here's how it's going to go.
No need to sign any thread. No need to send a message to any staff team member. We're gonna do this super simple and easy...
In seven days our staff team will go down the list of Canon Characters. If your Canon Character has not posted an IC post of over 500 words in the last three weeks, they will be removed and put back up for grabs by another member. Given that we have an activity rating of approximately 2-3 posts per week, and we're asking for one post within 3 weeks (and you have a week to get it done) I don't think this is a tall order to ask for. All we're looking for here, is a show of good faith that you are, in fact, still intending to write your Canon Character and have enough enthusiasm for them to write something that is over 500 words (instead of just bunging something out real quick).
Our staff are here to support you however they can. We can offer you a run down of plots and stories that have happened on the site since your inactivity to help make sure you're up to speed. Our staff are willing to start new threads and offer you a starter that you can reply to if you find starters particularly difficult and have no other threads to reply to. Our staff team are willing to chat with you in DMs or in the #plot-discussion channel to get the creative juices/muse flowing.
And I believe the rest of our community are just as helpful and willing to offer whatever they can.
Not that long ago, we had a few members leave the site at once which, I know, has messed with a lot of people's plotlines. I can't apologise for it, because it wasn't of my doing but I can sympathise that this can make plotting tricky and muse hard to find initially. But, sometimes you just have to soldier on and keep posting to prove that your creativity is stronger than any forum issues. And our Staff Team are here to help you with that however we can!! Just ask us! If you don't ask us, we can't help you!
So, just to be clear -
We hate doing this, we want all our members to keep their characters and have fun with them, but that's the thing - we want you to have fun and write with them and if you're not at a point where you can do this right now then we need to offer the characters to those who are, else other writers and their stories and muse start to suffer.
Please come to any staffers with any questions you might have guys!
Just to confirm - Canon Characters are the ones listed on the kingdom pages in our Encyclopedia. If you have more than one Canon Character you will have to post as each of them - this is done on a character-basis, not a member-basis.
Thanks for your understanding everyone! Let's keep Aeipathy active and awesome!! <3
Hey y'all! Okay so, just to make sure we're all here and we're all active, I've got a mini activity check for yas! I don't want to do a whole big thing because I don't think it's necessary at this time and you all know I try to avoid Activity Checks where I can because some people find them annoying. And the last thing I want to do is annoy people.
So, here's the sitch! Generally it's our Global Events that keep everything rolling nicely here at Aeipathy - even if characters aren't a part of the plots, the effects they have on the kingdoms and settings help those with original characters and content to keep writing something new and interesting. And (as you guys know) I tend to write the Global Stories with who our active Canons are in mind. Ergo, I like to make sure we have the players before we set up the game. Therefore, it is incredibly important that our Canon Characters are being actively written.
So, this is a little Mini Activity Check for all those who currently have a canon character in play. Because while we love having our canon characters taken, it is worst to have one taken and laying dormant, unable to be claimed by someone active, than it is to lose them altogether and put them up for grabs for someone else. So... here's how it's going to go.
No need to sign any thread. No need to send a message to any staff team member. We're gonna do this super simple and easy...
In seven days our staff team will go down the list of Canon Characters. If your Canon Character has not posted an IC post of over 500 words in the last three weeks, they will be removed and put back up for grabs by another member. Given that we have an activity rating of approximately 2-3 posts per week, and we're asking for one post within 3 weeks (and you have a week to get it done) I don't think this is a tall order to ask for. All we're looking for here, is a show of good faith that you are, in fact, still intending to write your Canon Character and have enough enthusiasm for them to write something that is over 500 words (instead of just bunging something out real quick).
Our staff are here to support you however they can. We can offer you a run down of plots and stories that have happened on the site since your inactivity to help make sure you're up to speed. Our staff are willing to start new threads and offer you a starter that you can reply to if you find starters particularly difficult and have no other threads to reply to. Our staff team are willing to chat with you in DMs or in the #plot-discussion channel to get the creative juices/muse flowing.
And I believe the rest of our community are just as helpful and willing to offer whatever they can.
Not that long ago, we had a few members leave the site at once which, I know, has messed with a lot of people's plotlines. I can't apologise for it, because it wasn't of my doing but I can sympathise that this can make plotting tricky and muse hard to find initially. But, sometimes you just have to soldier on and keep posting to prove that your creativity is stronger than any forum issues. And our Staff Team are here to help you with that however we can!! Just ask us! If you don't ask us, we can't help you!
So, just to be clear -
On the 29th April, any Canon Characters who have no posted (at that point) since the 8th April will be removed from their users and offered back up to newcomers or other members.
We hate doing this, we want all our members to keep their characters and have fun with them, but that's the thing - we want you to have fun and write with them and if you're not at a point where you can do this right now then we need to offer the characters to those who are, else other writers and their stories and muse start to suffer.
Please come to any staffers with any questions you might have guys!
Just to confirm - Canon Characters are the ones listed on the kingdom pages in our Encyclopedia. If you have more than one Canon Character you will have to post as each of them - this is done on a character-basis, not a member-basis.
Thanks for your understanding everyone! Let's keep Aeipathy active and awesome!! <3