Post by Sookie Stackhouse on Oct 17, 2009 13:56:30 GMT -5
INACTIVITY RULE
In order to keep our cannon characters active and true to their character, we are installing a new rule of activity. This applies mainly to our cannon characters but if you have an original character who plays a key role in the site plot then some sort of action will take place meaning you will be reminded to please be active in order to help your fellow site members. But in reality, you are all super active and the ideal member to a site that this rule will be a rare occurrence.
We define being inactive when: You fail to reply to threads for over a week, if you log in as your other characters and not the cannon and if you log in and reply to just one or two threads and not all.
Sometimes you can forget about a few threads easily when you are involved in more than one so an easy way to rectify this is to utilize the BOOKMARKS tool. You do this by looking in the top of the thread, where the page numbers are located, then look over to the right and you see a small BOOKMARK button. Click it and you have bookmarked the thread. You can then click your profile and see where it says modify profile, beside there is the BOOKMARK link, click it and you will see all the threads you are a part of.
The Administrative team of the site will determine inactive if:
- You log on once every three-five days or so.
- You are lagging behind in your threads and they are at a standstill, meaning the plot is not moving along.
- You do not participate in site plots, only a few threads here and there.
- You reply only to a few threads with only certain people, not branching out.
Once we determine you inactive we will take the following steps.
1) We will send you a PM and an Email (the email you registered with, so if it is not checked often please change it because we will not be held responsible for inactive email accounts) stating that you need to log in and reply to all threads and make an effort to log in daily and reply to at least half of your threads.
2) If we do not receive any reply within four-five days and you have yet to log in we will send out one more PM and Email stating that you have two days to contact Sookie and let her know you will be active or whatever.
3) If nothing is heard from you, we will take the character from you and put him/her back on the market. You must relinquish the character at this point due to lack of response. Someone new will have your character. We will change the name of your cannon and put a note of the account that you no longer play that cannon and can create a new character with that account if you become
active again.
We want to stress that we are not discouraging you to leave the site or kicking you off in the least bit. We just need to make sure the cannon characters are active. You can always create an original character that has less strict activity rules. We never want you to leave, so the key is communication!
We will soon be enacting an activity check in hopes to bypass these steps all together. You will receive a PM and Email about this when it happens periodically.
**Please note if you are a staff member, this rule applies to you as well since we need people to fill those positions. You will not lose your character, you will just be removed from the staff position so it will be filled with someone who is active**
1) We will send you a PM and an Email (the email you registered with, so if it is not checked often please change it because we will not be held responsible for inactive email accounts) stating that you need to log in and reply to all threads and make an effort to log in daily and reply to at least half of your threads.
2) If we do not receive any reply within four-five days and you have yet to log in we will send out one more PM and Email stating that you have two days to contact Sookie and let her know you will be active or whatever.
3) If nothing is heard from you, we will take the character from you and put him/her back on the market. You must relinquish the character at this point due to lack of response. Someone new will have your character. We will change the name of your cannon and put a note of the account that you no longer play that cannon and can create a new character with that account if you become
active again.
We want to stress that we are not discouraging you to leave the site or kicking you off in the least bit. We just need to make sure the cannon characters are active. You can always create an original character that has less strict activity rules. We never want you to leave, so the key is communication!
We will soon be enacting an activity check in hopes to bypass these steps all together. You will receive a PM and Email about this when it happens periodically.
**Please note if you are a staff member, this rule applies to you as well since we need people to fill those positions. You will not lose your character, you will just be removed from the staff position so it will be filled with someone who is active**
