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Of those players who voted on the AC post (which was posted and open at the start of this month and was closed yesterday), we are changing the AC requirements starting January 1st, 2020, for that AC period and onward.

This means you need two threads to pass AC now. With flexible backtagging options! As stated in the initial post outlining the options, what we called option two there (which is this one we're implementing) means that backtagged threads can be used for AC while also ensuring that backtagged threads have a better shot at being either played to completion or getting more than a couple tags in before a new AC period comes around.

You may use threads started as late within the last two months IF you have four timestamped comments in each month for however old the thread start is. That's an average of one tag a week at minimum from your character in a thread in backtagged threads. For example, let's look at what January AC might look like for me as a player doing my AC for Sara (canaria) —

I can use a thread started as late as November as long as I have four timestamped comments from canaria dated in November AND four timestamped comments from canaria dated in December.

If I use a thread that was started in December, I need four December-dated timestamped comments from canaria.

If I use a thread that was started in January, I just need more than one January-dated timestamped comment from canaria in it.

Any combination of the above is acceptable, so long as two threads that meet any of those criteria are presented for AC.


And some final points...
✔ AC will still be open all month long, and these AC changes will be reflected when January's AC post goes up tomorrow, as well as our FAQ and Rules pages. Taking an AC 'save' will still be an option for those who don't make AC one month, but I'm still working out what a fair save requirement will be under this system, since the 'five comment thread' of the last system doesn't really fit with this one. I will announce that when I have an answer, which will be long before anyone has to ask for a January AC save.

✔ As an aside, all hiatuses properly announced on the hiatus page are AC check-in exempt as well. Indefinite and consecutive hiatuses still won't be allowed, but AC check-in stress over hiatuses should be pretty well over and done with now. AC exemption does not count if you only post your hiatus to plurk or the OOC comm; it has to be on the hiatus and drops page since that's the only page I'll be checking when I check AC.

▶▶ Questions, comments? This entry is open to them, as well as the always open mod contact page & mod email/PM. (However, comments are not screened in this entry, so if you want to speak to the mod privately, please take it to the mod contact page or PM/email since your privacy won't be able to be ensured in the comments section of this entry.)

Hi, players! For a small mod-run event/thing coming up, characters will be receiving one item from their home worlds or if they're an AU/CRAU, then they can make a request for something from their AU/CRAU worlds. Not both — AU/CRAU characters can choose where the item comes from, but in the interest of fairness, they can't pick one from each.

A few things of note:

▶ No one is forced to participate; you don't have to make a request if you don't want to.

▶ Fill out the form request for an item; this is so I have a list of who wants what and to make sure it's not too game-breaking. If your item is approved, you will get a comment reply saying so. If it isn't, I'll let you know that too, and you can certainly think of something else.

▶ Players have until the OOC date of AUGUST 15th, 2019 to make a request.

▶ Characters will NOT receive their approved items immediately. More on dates of the 'when' later.

▶ These are OOC requests, not IC ones. Meaning, you pick the item but your character doesn't ICly know about it yet, nor are you to assume has a request for the item been handwaved.

▶ The items can be magical/supernatural in nature, but please explain fully how they are. That is because these items may have to be nerfed some.

▶ The items are to be reasonably sized in nature. AKA: Don't ask for a Death Star.

▶ These requests are open to Chosen characters only. No NPCs/Magistrates.

▶ If you play more than one character, you may make one request per character.

▶ Comments are screened; any questions may be asked in the comments.

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Item request form:

<b>▶ CHARACTER NAME:</b> <b>▶ ITEM:</b> <b>▶ IS IT FROM THEIR HOME WORLD OR AN AU/CRAU WORLD?:</b> <b>▶ IS IT MAGICAL, SUPERNATURAL, ETC? IF SO, HOW?:</b> <b>▶ ITEM SIZE AND APPROXIMATE WEIGHT:</b> <b>▶ ANY OTHER NOTES/INFO/ETC THE MOD SHOULD KNOW?:</b>

Hi, players! Now that June's app round has concluded and apps will start to be reviewed, I'm coming at you with more tweaks, which I hope aren't too confusing and/or discouraging. I appreciate everyone's patience with me slowly but surely adjusting the administrative processes of the game to fit one mod now at the helm of this place. You're all awesome. ♥

A bit of good news is that this change SHOULD be the last that has more of an impact on what you all see on your end (it's about when apps and reserves open and close). This change switches them out every month as you'll see in the below charts, and this will allow for faster processing of both, since it will not divide modly attention between both at the same time for too much longer. These are effective immediately and these tables have been placed on their respective pages.

RESERVE INFORMATION
WHEN ARE RESERVES OPEN?	WHEN ARE RESERVES CLOSED?
February — All month April — All month June — All month August — All month October — All month December — All month	January — All month March — All month May — All month July — All month September — All month November — All month

APPLICATION INFORMATION
WHEN ARE APPLICATIONS OPEN?	WHEN ARE APPLICATIONS CLOSED?
January — 1st-5th March — 1st-5th May — 1st-5th July — 1st-5th September — 1st-5th November — 1st-5th	February — All month April — All month June — All month August — All month October — All month December — All month

In other words:
If reserves are open that month, applications are closed that same month.
If applications are open that month, reserves are closed that same month.
Which, yes, does mean that reserves will no longer be accepted during a current app round.
Any applications or reserves submitted during their closed periods will not be considered and are invalid.

Reserves are still required to apply and all that jazz; as always, check the FAQ and/or rules if you need reminders or want to check up on them — especially since a few of them have been recently tweaked for a more streamlined approach as well. If anyone has any questions, comments, concerns, or finds some error in the FAQ or rules page that I've missed after staring at and editing those pages for a while over the past few weeks, feel free to give a shout in the mod contact page and I will respond to you ASAP.

Hello, players! Tessa here with some modly-type announcements and updates.

⇒ This is a somewhat transitional period in the game's modship, as our lovely Arma announced that she has hung up her mod-hat after several years doing a kick-ass job (send all heart shaped confetti and appreciation her way), so please excuse any slight bumps we may roll over as I get settled in solo mod capacity after co-modding for a year. I've assured Arma in private -- and now you all in public -- that if I find I need an extra hand down the road, I will ask for it and not let this game suffer. If anyone has any questions, comments, or complaints, the mod contact page always has been and always will be open.

⇒ On the note of mod contact: Private plurks and pings to the mod plurk are, technically, open, but responses will very likely be faster if sent via email or to the mod contact page.

⇒ Our TAKEN LIST has been updated with a new code that (I hope) is still easily manageable for our players. Please take a look, regardless if you're a new or old player, to ensure that I did not leave off your character when I was switching things over. If I did, just fill out the form on the taken list and I will rectify that.

⇒ The PLAYER CONTACT page has also been updated with our new players and new characters, but again — every player please take a look anyway to ensure that all of your information is correct. Again, if it isn't, please fill out the form and I will update that as well.

And now back to your regularly scheduled RP shenanigans,
— Tessa

Hello, Sinners!

We apologise for the delay in getting this notice up, but it's been a busy week for all of us. We just have a couple of minor things to inform you, our lovely player base, of:

Applications
We're starting an app cycle! No longer will applications be accepted any time throughout the month. Instead, we will be accepting all applications during the first week of the month. We will do our best to get all of the applications submitted to us processed by the 14th of each month, with any bits of clarification and any revisions processed within a week of players having submitted them. This is to keep on top of applications a little bit more. Reserves will always be open, and will reset at the end of each submission cycle.

As always, though, we ask for patience: we all live in different timezones, and slotting out that time isn't always the easiest. We do our best.

State of the City
We've added a couple of minor sections to the State for ease of players, including a bit of crime. This is probably mostly relevant to the police characters, who will be working on cases all the time, but may also benefit the other players if they choose to have their character get involved with something!

Additionally, we now have a plot suggestion post, in case there's some kind of idea you want to see implemented in the game! We're completely open to ideas, and would love to hear what sort of things you'd want to have. These can be player plots that players run, ranging from personal things to wide-scale events that effect the entire City, or just ideas for the mods to play with in the future.

Contact
For ease of getting in touch with the moderators, we ask that all players wanting to do so either PM the mod journal or ping the mod plurk (whether in a plurk or a private plurk). This means that there's a chance for all of us to see it and answer your questions.

That's everything for now! We thank you all for your continued interest in the game, and hope that we can make changes that benefit everyone.

Hello, Sinners! Your mod team here with a few big announcements!

First of all: Applications and reserves are now open again! Please note that there have been some changes to the process and to our expectations of what's required in an app, so please please please read through everything again to make sure you know what's been updated!

02.: There have been major changes to the rules and FAQ, so all players are expected to reacquaint themselves with things! You can easily find everything from any of the profile pages of the game, or directly on this journal, where there is now a handy directory!

03.: We ask that all players fill out their residence information! This is a very handy way of figuring out where all characters are located. Some have been updated already, but take a look and let us know if any changes need to be made.

04.: There is now a handy map to be found on both the housing and World Information pages, hand-drawn by your friendly neighbourhood Momo!

05.: For any players new or old who wanted to test out a character here at City of Sin, there is a test drive meme! We will likely have these at semi-regular intervals!

06.: We have a new addition to the mod team! Everyone, please thank Aria for stepping up as a helper mod!

As a final note, we do ask that everyone read through all the pages here at our lovely game, as everything has been updated. Additionally, please thank Momo for taking the time to make sure all the information is up to date and reflects the game as it is now, and Aria, Lily, and Susan for having helped out with the process!

Now back to your regularly scheduled gaming!