Announcements and AC

[utopiamods]

Hello everyone!

Once again, it's time for the game's Activity Check but, as you may know, we had a poll about this and a few other things last time. This post is to give you the decisions we have made, as well as explaining any changes, before getting onto the matter of AC.

AC and cast limits

- From the poll and the comments given, it has been decided to keep AC the same (one post or two comment threads of any size). However from August's AC onwards, you must explicitly request a second chance if you do not have activity. This replaces the policy of having an automatic second chance. The warned list will go up with the usual period of four days to reply and anyone who does not answer will be considered dropped. You may appeal this in exceptional circumstances by talking to a mod.

- For the time being, private or closed threads do not count towards AC. To be counted towards your activity, posts must be open. It doesn't matter who comments or how many responses you have as long as you meet that condition.

- We are not going to bring in a cast limit, but it has been decided that for the time being we shall limit all casts to one OU and two AUs per character. For the interests of sanity, canon AUs (eg. movieverse or a canon highschool version) still count as AU.

PDA's and Prefects

- We are going to be continuing the current policy that PDAs must be bought from the shop. We would like to remind everyone the dorms each have several computers, in addition to the computer lab on campus that any Players or Weapons with permission can use. Also, word of mouth is effective in a small space like Rakuen. It's highly likely your character will hear about PDAs in passing or just notice someone else using one in public.

- The idea of Prefects doing tours and explanations was a good one. Perhaps a couple of Prefects each rest day to do a tour of their campus (including computer rooms and how to use them) and a couple from each school to do tours of the town (including Recette's shop, explaining PDAs there). Furthermore, PDAs do come complete with manuals for those that might not be the most tech-savvy, and the network is likewise explained in the school handbook.

- In a few days we will make a post for Prefects, where these things can be organised among yourselves much like the Rest Day Jobs post.

- There was also a suggestion of having more clubs and societies and the mods would like to remind you that things like that are strongly encouraged. You don't need mod permission or anything to create one, characters just need to pick a time, advertise and have fun! There is a page to record clubs and societies here.

That is the end of the announcements, now on to AC!

To pass activity check you must have made one post or two comment threads of any size since the last Activity check (14th July).

Activity check will last until the 12th of August, after which a list of those characters in danger of being removed will be put up. If you are on this list you will have until the 15th August to report your activity or talk to the mods about extenuating circumstances.

Characters who arrived in-game for Round 12 (so those whose arrival date was the 21st July) are exempt from activity check for this month, as are those on hiatus.

The following characters were on the warned list last time and must post double activity (that is two posts or four comment threads) this time in order to remain in the game.

Spades Slick
Arthur Pendragon
Duzell
Nepeta Vantas (AU)
Gamzee Makara (AU)
Terezi Pyrope (AU)
Dean Winchester

Also Jadesprite must do one and a half AC this time.

Please reply using the following format.

<b>Name (include OU or AU):</b> <b>Canon:</b> <b>School:</b> <b>Activity:</b>

You may check in all your characters with one post if you wish!

Comments

Questions

[utopiamods]

Any Questions or comments about the changes?

Questions

[vespertinity]

What about characters that currently have two canon versions?

Would alt-characters that aren't from in-story alt-verses be considered the same as their originals and therefore need to be apped AU? For example, would Jadesprite and Davesprite be considered the same as Jade and Dave? They have different personalities, but some games consider them the same character.

Answers <3

[utopiamods]

Current characters are not affected. This is just for applicants from this point onwards.

Characters that have deviated sufficiently from their original selves to be their own character can be apped as OU, yes. To use your example, Jadesprite is not generally considered AU!Jade. In uncertain cases, we'll judge carefully.

AC

[utopiamods]

Post AC responses here please.

Re: AC

[greenspaces]

Name: Jade Harley (AU)
School: Fortitude
Activity: Thread one | Thread two

MAN IDK WHY YOU NEED HER CANON YOU KNOW SHE'S HAMSTEAKS.

Re: AC

[fracturedsoul]

Name: Dirk Strider (OU)
Canon: Homestuck
School: Fortitude
Activity: Post

Name: Golbez (OU)
Canon: Final Fantasy IV
School: Conquest
Activity: Thread 1 | Thread 2

Re: AC

[frozenmemories]

Name: Cirno (OU)
Canon: Touhou Project
School: Conquest
Activity: http://rakuen.dreamwidth.org/147767.html#comments

(Don't mind my derp)

Re: AC

[ferriedmemories]

Name (include OU or AU): Komachi Onozuka [ou]
Canon: Touhou Project
School: Fortitude
Activity: one | two

Name (include OU or AU): Ein [ou]
Canon: Riviera: the Promised Land
School: Conquest
Activity: one | two

[straightupzorra]

Name: Santana Lopez AU
Canon: Glee
School: Conquest
Activity: post

Name: Dolorosa AU
Canon: Homestuck
School: Fortitude
Activity: post

Name: Arthur Pendragon OU
Canon: Merlin BBC
School: Conquest
Activity: post
thread
thread

Re: AC

[gottakilldaves]

Name: Jack Noir (AU)
Canon: Homestuck
School: Conquest
Activity: one two (and a half?)

a bunch of WIPs because oops I should've hiatused most of this month but didn't, my bad. I'll be sure to flesh these out though.

[savedbyasong]

Name: Shion (OU)
Canon: No. 6
School: Fortitude
Activity: Many comment threads here

Name: Suzaku Kururugi (OU)
Canon: Code Geass
School: Conquest
Activity: One | Two

Name: Merlin (OU)
Canon: Merlin
School: Fortitude
Activity: One and oops, right there will be a second thread before AC is up.

Name: Day (Staff-AU)
Canon: Best Served Cold
School: Conquest
Activity: Two threads here

Name: Dunleavy Mallorough (Staff-AU)
Canon: The Hero Series
School: Mayor
Activity: Erm yeah there will be activity here as well I BLAME MY LOCAL COUNCIL OKAY IT IS ALL THEIR FAULT

[secretlyuseful]

Second thread for Merlin here

[musicalee]

One and Two for Dunleavy

....a.....c whoops i forgot.

[overbiterestart]

Name: Sis Strider [AU]
Canon: Homestuck
School: Conquest
Activity: one two

Name: Jane Crocker [OU]
Canon: Homestuck
School: Fortitude
Activity: uno dos

Re: AC

[the_stand_cometh]

Name (include OU or AU): Asagi Nanami (OU)
Canon: Category: Freaks
School: Fortitude
Activity: Here!

Name (include OU or AU):Alex Furest
Canon: OC
School:Fortitude
Activity: Here and here

Name (include OU or AU): Cheshire (OU)
Canon: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
School: Conquest
Activity: Here

Re: AC

[goodboybestshot]

Name: Jake English (OU)
Canon: Homestuck
School: Fortitude
Activity: Log post

Re: AC

[heroiccia]

Name: America OU
Canon: Hetalia
School: Conquest
Activity: Here

[utopiamods]

To pass AC you need one post or two comment threads. You have only linked one comment thread. You can either quickly start another comment thread somewhere and link it here, or if you have another to link do so. Alternatively you can do one and a half AC next month if you don't have the time to start another comment thread by tomorrow. That would mean you would be required to link 3 comment threads or a post and an additional comment thread.

[heroiccia]

Got this one.

[allurprincess]

Name: Recette Lemongrass
Canon: Recettear: A Item Shop's Tale
School: Shopkeeper
Activity: One | Two

Name: Flynn Scifo
Canon: Tales of Vesparia
School: Conquest
Activity: Two welcome threads

Name: Sora Himoto
Canon: Shitsurakuen
School: Fortitude
Activity: Post

[thehungman]

Name (include OU or AU): Isabela (OU)
Canon: Dragon Age 2
School: Conquest
Activity: http://rakuen.dreamwidth.org/151608.html

I don't have activity for John yet. For the record, I was in hiatus for like... more than a week?

[xxii]

Name (include OU or AU): OU Jade Harley
Canon: homestuck
School: conquest
Activity:
Day
Jade and Jade

Hahah oh right. AC

[knightime]

Name (include OU or AU): Dave Strider [AU]
Canon: Homestuck
School: Fortitude
Activity: One Two

[vespertinity]

I'd like to request a second chance for Stellaluna and David Strider. I probably should have hiatused, but I wasn't expecting to be as overwhelmed by RL this past month as I was.

I hope this works!

[forthward]

Name: Nunnally vi Britannia (OU)
Canon: Code Geass
School: Conquest
Activity:
Here
Here
Extra as requested since last month

[bloodbrother]

Name: Jadesprite
Canon: Homestuck
School: Fortitude
Activity: Post Thread 1 Thread 2 Thread 3

Name: Lelouch vi Britannia
Canon: Code Geass
School: Fortitude
Activity: Thread 1 Post

Name: Bubblecup
Canon: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
School: Conquest
Activity: Thread 1 Thread 2

Name: Dr. Samuel Henderson
Canon: OC
School: Conquest
Activity: Thread 1 Thread 2

JULY KICKED MY ASS I'M SORRY.