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Updates 6/16/09 Jun 16, 2009 23:43:42 GMT -8

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Updates:

IC Rules and Miscellaneous (IC) section: There are now IC rules pertaining to your -vampire- listed in the new Miscellaneous (IC) section. Please read them and make your characters familiar to them. This is to make the dual moderating systems (player of players and vampires of vampires) more clear and understandable. We have brought back the Letters to the Editors sections for your vampires to make suggestions on how to improve the effectiveness of the newspaper and keep it separate from OOC suggestions.

OOC Rules and OOC Category: There is now a STRICTLY OOC category at the bottom of your page! Again, we revamped the OOC rules to be a little more clear so please make yourselves familiar with them.

New Opinion Category: We have separated our Entertainment category into Entertainment and Opinion, to make things a little bit more like a real newspaper. This is because Sirena whined and wanted it this way for ease of navigation.

Character Sheets: We now have a section for Character Sheets in Roleplay. Please take note that replies to other people's character's sheets is discouraged. Thank you!

New board descriptions: We're revamping the board descriptions to be a little more clear, mostly because people don't seem to know what "Freelance" news means. Keep an eye out.

Zeroings and Obituaries: The Obituaries section is now for Dead and Buried characters and we have a new "Casualties" section for zeroed/torpored 'pires. This is because Zeroing =/= dead and it was bothering Sirena.

DFC: In the OOC section. Please keep this in mind, that being deleted for cheating is an OOC thing!

Severances separated for ease of navigation: The severances are now separated as two separate boards, not sub-boards.

Purple: Purple's the mod color. So if you see something posted in purple, it's probably a mod note. That's not to say nobody else can use purple text, just.. look out for it.

Updated News Fader: Check it out.

Classifieds: Instead of the "Business" section, it's now called the Classifieds. That's because we agree, it was tacky and weird to have people advertising for boyfriends and calling it "Business".

More to be added, I'm sure. Including some fun stuff!

And if you have suggestions, put them in Suggestions. Don't clutter my Updates! >

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Edan Adaire New Member And your point is?[C01:AF7817] Posts: 1,566	Updates 6/16/09 Jun 17, 2009 1:23:06 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Edan Adaire on Jun 17, 2009 1:23:06 GMT -8 I love it. It was a pain in the ass having both the severances in the same board. Good job, guys.
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Updates 6/16/09 Jun 17, 2009 6:22:35 GMT -8

Post by rel on Jun 17, 2009 6:22:35 GMT -8

I have a question - since you've decided that for this paper that DFC is an OOC thing and not and IC thing - which many of us who play DO consider dealing with the situation in a relevant RP format is an IC thing (like jail or what have you) - how are you dealing with characters who are DFC as far as posting to this paper?

If your character is DFC does that mean you can't comment in anything IC until you've returned? Cause if it's truly, as you've decided, ooc then I would think that they would only be able to post in the OOC sections until it's been sorted out...

Just curious on your stance on that so that it's consistent...

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Jun 17, 2009 6:22:35 GMT -8 rel said:

I have a question - since you've decided that for this paper that DFC is an OOC thing and not and IC thing - which many of us who play DO consider dealing with the situation in a relevant RP format is an IC thing (like jail or what have you) - how are you dealing with characters who are DFC as far as posting to this paper?

If your character is DFC does that mean you can't comment in anything IC until you've returned? Cause if it's truly, as you've decided, ooc then I would think that they would only be able to post in the OOC sections until it's been sorted out...

Just curious on your stance on that so that it's consistent...

That's actually been addressed as number 7 in the new OOC rules!

Which is why, of course, we want you to reeeeead theeeem.

"7. You need to have an ACTIVE account in the game Vampires! The Dark Alleyway to participate in In-Character sections. We aren't super excited about people using alt accounts to come and make trouble, but we understand that some people play multiple characters as well. That being said, you need to have an active vampire (not D&B or DFC) to post in the IC sections, because if your character is dead or doesn't technically exist, then it really can't speak. Because of this, we require an active IGN to be placed in everyone's signature space or personal text. "

OOC sections fine, IC not so much.

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Post by Do Not PM this Account. on Jun 17, 2009 8:46:20 GMT -8

And another thing.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the dates for threads in the Casualties section and the DFC section because they are completely out of order due to reorganizing and you may be responding to a thread from months and months ago.

So check, first.

rel New Member byrren jous ninta yibinss wun ninta xo'a ulu kl'ae vel'bol zhah udosst..er'griff l' seke ph' shebali Posts: 1,013	Updates 6/16/09 Jun 17, 2009 8:54:49 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rel on Jun 17, 2009 8:54:49 GMT -8 I did read it I just wanted to clarify it for my own sanity cause I could see that getting into that gray area. Thanks so much! Great new look by the by!
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Do Not PM this Account. New Member Posts: 0	Updates 6/16/09 Jun 17, 2009 9:05:24 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Do Not PM this Account. on Jun 17, 2009 9:05:24 GMT -8 Okay, yeah. If your account is DFC, we ask that you don't post in the IC sections. OOC sections are welcome to anyone, though.

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Jun 16, 2009 23:43:42 GMT -8 Do Not PM this Account. said:

Classifieds: Instead of the "Business" section, it's now called the Classifieds. That's because we agree, it was tacky and weird to have people advertising for boyfriends and calling it "Business".

I actually found that bit funny. <_<

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Luce Scura New Member Posts: 16	Updates 6/16/09 Jun 17, 2009 9:46:55 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Luce Scura on Jun 17, 2009 9:46:55 GMT -8 Great job! Thanks for all your hard work.
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Post by Louvain on Jun 18, 2009 4:45:47 GMT -8

It can be roleplayed that way, I think.

I got past the ' smiting ' idea, and kind of see it as Ravenblack shoving someone in the imagined city jail, so to speak. Still, the threads themselves seem to turn into OOC bitchfests, or it's full of ' smiting ' talk, when it's never even clear the player would roleplay it that way.

I think I'll brainstorm with Sirena about it.

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