Post by Garrett on Mar 30, 2010 20:13:26 GMT -5
As you may or may not know already, Matsi has left the site. She resigned due to an argument over multiple issues, which included:
There were other issues, but those are the simplest and most pertinent. She is not expected to return, though if she does, that is her decision. She will not, however, receive her admin powers back if she does return, as her abuse of them last time was one of the reasons that led to her resignation.
We will not be closing the site down, or anything of the sort. However, this does require multiple changes.
First off, music. Since Matsi is no longer a member of the site, she cannot maintain the music. It is possible she will delete the current playlist we have. As such, if one of you would like to assemble a playlist to replace it and take over the responsibility of music, that would be appreciated; however, music is not a requirement of the site and we can do without it.
Second, the admin staff is, obviously, reduced to Knight and I. Our joint approval is required on character applications, major plots, and anything that affects the site as a whole. As there is no longer a trio of admins, we must agree completely on our decisions. Neither of us may over-rule the other.
Third, Matsi's characters will all be either killed in the next few moves, or be taken over by other people (yet to be determined). If you had a wolf that was in a relationship and/or plotline with one of Matsi's wolves, we're sorry, but that's probably dead. She's left us a huge mess to clean up here, and there's no possible way we can keep them all. Her ghost characters will be played by Knight as minor characters, and her other characters will be played by either of us admins in a final move or two in order to expedite their deaths.
If there is a particular character you would like to take over, please message me (Garrett) with the character name, why you want to play said character, and a brief outline of what you intend to do with them. It's more likely you will be declined, as killing them is easier, but it is a possibility. Due to the fact that you cannot play both wolves in a relationship, you cannot ask for a wolf one of your wolves had a crush/relationship with. Also, pups have a higher chance of being accepted than adult wolves, since we have to deal with less character background. Moon is excluded from this, as he will definitely die.
Also, rank changes are in order. In keeping with the practice of setting a user's rank as the highest ranked character they have, mine will be change to Alpha Male, and Knight's to Alpha Female. Blackfang and Windsinger will assume the roles of Alphas in the roleplay. Their Beta/Delta choices are currently undecided. Sunny will not be succeeding them as Beta, either. As such, it's a perfect chance for some of your characters to advance. Choices will be made according to whatever works best for the roleplay and without regard for who is playing the character. If you want to have a certain character considered, please message me (Garrett), though it will not guarantee anything. We may end up selecting characters we ourselves control; that's nothing personal. Also, if you advance in rank to a Beta/Delta position due to your character(s) advancing, please note that it does not come with the admin powers previously ascribed to that position.
Also, some new rules will be applied, mostly regarding to admins. So yes, we're taking advantage of this situation to limit our own power.
The final rule has already been applied, in certain cases. Shepard's and Ash's accounts have been removed, and Leo's account will be deleted on April 3rd if she does not get on, meaning her wolves will likely be killed. You may not take over her wolf.
In the future, we are also applying more strict limits on powers. Your wolf may NOT:
As you can see, Matsi leaving is going to have a huge effect on the site, and it's going to be turbulent in the times ahead. As such, we're going to be more open to plots and things. Also, we're taking suggestions for more new rules. If you have an idea, feel free to post and/or message one of us admins, and we may decide to include it. Alternatively, if you feel one of these rules is bad, you can do the same and we may consider changing it.
And, finally, we need more members. We want literate RPers, preferably with experience in animal or gifted RPs. It's preferable if they create a new character rather than adapt one. If any of you can successfully recruit new members who stick around, it would be greatly appreciated and you may be given exceptions and/or other things.
- She was consistently failing to meet the 150 word requirement per character ever since we applied it.
- She accepted 3 loner characters of her own without consulting any other admins.
There were other issues, but those are the simplest and most pertinent. She is not expected to return, though if she does, that is her decision. She will not, however, receive her admin powers back if she does return, as her abuse of them last time was one of the reasons that led to her resignation.
We will not be closing the site down, or anything of the sort. However, this does require multiple changes.
First off, music. Since Matsi is no longer a member of the site, she cannot maintain the music. It is possible she will delete the current playlist we have. As such, if one of you would like to assemble a playlist to replace it and take over the responsibility of music, that would be appreciated; however, music is not a requirement of the site and we can do without it.
Second, the admin staff is, obviously, reduced to Knight and I. Our joint approval is required on character applications, major plots, and anything that affects the site as a whole. As there is no longer a trio of admins, we must agree completely on our decisions. Neither of us may over-rule the other.
Third, Matsi's characters will all be either killed in the next few moves, or be taken over by other people (yet to be determined). If you had a wolf that was in a relationship and/or plotline with one of Matsi's wolves, we're sorry, but that's probably dead. She's left us a huge mess to clean up here, and there's no possible way we can keep them all. Her ghost characters will be played by Knight as minor characters, and her other characters will be played by either of us admins in a final move or two in order to expedite their deaths.
If there is a particular character you would like to take over, please message me (Garrett) with the character name, why you want to play said character, and a brief outline of what you intend to do with them. It's more likely you will be declined, as killing them is easier, but it is a possibility. Due to the fact that you cannot play both wolves in a relationship, you cannot ask for a wolf one of your wolves had a crush/relationship with. Also, pups have a higher chance of being accepted than adult wolves, since we have to deal with less character background. Moon is excluded from this, as he will definitely die.
Also, rank changes are in order. In keeping with the practice of setting a user's rank as the highest ranked character they have, mine will be change to Alpha Male, and Knight's to Alpha Female. Blackfang and Windsinger will assume the roles of Alphas in the roleplay. Their Beta/Delta choices are currently undecided. Sunny will not be succeeding them as Beta, either. As such, it's a perfect chance for some of your characters to advance. Choices will be made according to whatever works best for the roleplay and without regard for who is playing the character. If you want to have a certain character considered, please message me (Garrett), though it will not guarantee anything. We may end up selecting characters we ourselves control; that's nothing personal. Also, if you advance in rank to a Beta/Delta position due to your character(s) advancing, please note that it does not come with the admin powers previously ascribed to that position.
Also, some new rules will be applied, mostly regarding to admins. So yes, we're taking advantage of this situation to limit our own power.
- Admins may not accept their own characters. The exception is when one admin is unavailable and has been so for over 3 and 1/2 days.
- Admins are required to exceed the 150 word requirement for each characters at ALL times. Note that some characters are considered 'minor' (e.g. Marla) and do not fit into this requirement.
- Admins have final say on anything on the site. You must respect their decisions.
- Admins MAY powerplay if it is necessary to move the roleplay along. This will only be done if a character is inactive for several days without explanation or a character is being powerplayed themselves and countering it is easier than having it retyped.
- After 1 month since a person's last post, an activity check PM will be sent to their account. They will have 5 days to log on and show activity, or their account will be deleted and their wolves killed. Exceptions are made if you can explain your absence in advance and provide and adequate reason.
The final rule has already been applied, in certain cases. Shepard's and Ash's accounts have been removed, and Leo's account will be deleted on April 3rd if she does not get on, meaning her wolves will likely be killed. You may not take over her wolf.
In the future, we are also applying more strict limits on powers. Your wolf may NOT:
- Be undead/control undeath/etc. Ghosts and spirits are different. No animating corpses or the like.
- Be a healer, except with the direct permission of an admin. Healing powers are difficult to play and can cause havoc. This is not retroactive - any wolves with healing powers may keep them. Only creation of additional wolves is limited. Also, any existing healing wolves may find their powers limited in extreme situations.
- Possess a heart-change ability, like Tipony once did. Permanently changing the emotions of another wolf is considered powerplaying.
- Possess what Tipony's current ability was, due to it being too broad in scope. Being able to speak to everything basically removes any and all secrets from a wolf.
- Be capable of mind control, memory wipes, or other mental abilities. Mind reading is fine, provided only surface thoughts can be read and it can be blocked. Telepathic communication with another wolf without the same type of powers is also not permitted.
- Possess the ability 'Fate' like Larkastar did. Deciding who lives and dies is the role of Spirit Pack, and not any living wolf.
- Be able to reincarnate. Reincarnation is not permitted.
- Possess any type of unblockable ability. This is judged by whether or not a wolf is present who can counter it, not whether it can be blocked. This only covers the creation of new characters.
- Speaking to and/or communicating with humans is a special ability that is only permitted for certain characters in order to advance the plot. Only admins may grant permission to have this ability. All humans are also judged to be the enemy of the wolves - no 'good' humans exist.
- Control soulfire. From now on, soulfire is no longer a permissible ability to create wolves with. This is not retroactive, of course. Types of cold fire are still permissible; message an admin for more details.
- Be able to commune with Spirit Pack in a way that provides unfair power, such as summoning spirits to aid/heal/etc. If your character is dead, they may not use spiritual super-powers or anything of the sort.
- As a general rule, 'special' abilities of certain characters may not be used by other characters unless they are directly taught to them. An example of a special ability would be Blackfang's multiple illusions of himself. If you believe that one of your wolves possesses a special ability along those lines and would like to claim it for only your character, message an admin.
- Shapeshifting is now more limited. We will not be disallowing it, but you must obtain an admin's permission to create a character with it.
- The only mythical creatures that exist in this roleplay are winged wolves, unless an exception is made. Dragons, for example, do not exist.
- Shapeshifters may not shift into a mythical creature and may only shift into a living animal that actually exists. No rocks or trees, for example.
- The only sentient creatures are wolves and humans. All other animals are simply that - animals. There are VERY rare exceptions to this rule, such as Marla the (ghost) fox. You may only play a wolf without an admin's permission, however.
- You may not have a wolf that controls plague. This power is unique to ?. You can have your wolf control a specific strain of sickness, though.
As you can see, Matsi leaving is going to have a huge effect on the site, and it's going to be turbulent in the times ahead. As such, we're going to be more open to plots and things. Also, we're taking suggestions for more new rules. If you have an idea, feel free to post and/or message one of us admins, and we may decide to include it. Alternatively, if you feel one of these rules is bad, you can do the same and we may consider changing it.
And, finally, we need more members. We want literate RPers, preferably with experience in animal or gifted RPs. It's preferable if they create a new character rather than adapt one. If any of you can successfully recruit new members who stick around, it would be greatly appreciated and you may be given exceptions and/or other things.