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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_ooc2013-08-18 01:12 pm
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Important Announcement

Greetings and salutations, Intrepid Chelonauts.

This is a post to let everyone know that there are a couple things coming up in terms of the admin side of things. Mainly, Alex and I are both suffering from Mod Burnout (tm). In order to keep things running smoothly in the long run, we're going to be taking an official mod-hiatus.

What does this mean for our players and the game?

Applications & Reserves
This means that apps will be closed from September 1st until October 16th. This is to give us time to recharge, as well as time to re-write/re-vamp our game information. We will also use this time to structure and adjust ourselves to the new app schedule we'll be putting in place once apps reopened. (IE: app round will start and end on Wednesday, instead of Fridays as it stands now). This is also to streamline a few things behind-the-scenes and allow for some administrative tinkering without the added pressure of managing applications.

We are not going to look at the possibility of adding app mods at this time, because app standards are one of the things we're going to be reviewing, and it would be massively unfair to our player base to put people in charge on a temporary basis who might not have the new information we'll be considering.

Because applications are closing for that time period, reserves will also be closed as of September 1st. New reserves will be allowed in a limited format until August 31st, with the stipulation that ALL reserves from this point until August 31st will expire on September 1st, when applications officially close.

So, in light of all this, the application cutoff that would normally end August 30th will be extended until September 1st.

Player Plots
Similarly to the above, we are also asking for people to contribute player plots of any scope and size that fit in with the structure of Tu Shanshu (for example: no body swaps without some form of existing power or structure that would facilitate it). We ask that no requests for a fourth-wall day be submitted as a request due to the impact in the way characters appear/disappear from the turtle.

The Metaplot will be on hold until November, and it's our hope that people will offer up some sacrificial goats plots during this transitionary period so that both Alex and myself can have some time to recharge from our wily plotting ways and can have a chance to recover creatively from running a plot/event heavy game for over a year now.

As noted, Tu Shanshu doesn't have a lot of room or flexibility for slice of life plots (no one is going to be compelled to spontaneously burst into song, for instance) so please keep this in mind for any ideas you might have. Also, please note that your character does not have to be a catalyst for an event. If you'd like a storm, suggest a storm. If you'd like the turtle to hit an iceberg and sink—well, we'll talk about it. Take what you know of the world and the NPCs and make suggestions, we'll gladly consider anything that comes across our desk!

Please refer to the Event Submission post for details and to submit any events you would like to coordinate. We will review and approve suggestions as they come in, then add them to the event calendar

The mods will not be running or coordinating plots in this time. If you want a plot, please expect to be in charge of the OOC planning (this includes plotting posts, any team building you might require, etc). While we are willing to provide a general oversight, coming up with things for characters to find and/or influence is one of the things that's lead to the burn-out, and we'd really appreciate it if people respect our wishes in this time.

Audiences & NPC Availability
Please note that Eshai will be too busy to hold an audience during this period and the other NPCs will become scarce. Evandau will be occupied with the police force, Lieuen with running his businesses, Eva with... being Eva, and Malicant with being an evil asshole plotting the doom of all. As such, both Roy and Alex are looking to avoid starting NPC threads from September 1st until October 16th.

This also means that canon update requests will not go through from September 1st until October 16th. Any currently outstanding requests or ones submitted before the first will occur by the end of day on September 1st, with the character being exposed to their canon update information and the trade of goods/services being settled on. These threads will not be threaded out, but handwaved as having occurred.

Mod Availability
Both Roy and Alex will remain active as players in the game and we will still be doing the standard game-running admin tasks (such as AC, CR with me, and answering questions, as well as maintaining the taken lists, etc). One thing that we ask is that you direct any questions you have about the game to the mod account tushanshu@gmail.com during this timeframe and NOT in a private plurk, a plurk ping, or as an instant message. This is to alleviate some of the pressure of being permanently on call for mod-duties and give us a chance to immerse ourselves in the game as just players.

Please note, we will be discussing the possibility of adding a mod upon our return from hiatus. This is not something we will do prior to then and are asking that you save any questions or suggestions that you may have for the selection or implementation of a third mod until we open relevant discussions after October 16th.
alphatar: (Pointing admit it)

[personal profile] alphatar 2013-08-18 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I EXPECT YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELVES.
angermanaging: (hulk γ I tried to escape)

[personal profile] angermanaging 2013-08-18 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
+1

DON'T MAKE THE HULK ENFORCE ENJOYMENT ON YOU.
jirk: (Default)

[personal profile] jirk 2013-08-18 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
He looks like he's doing the macarena here...
angermanaging: (hulk γ limbs lost to a dead weight)

[personal profile] angermanaging 2013-08-18 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Betty startled him and he hit his head on the cave roof and it hurt. :(

OR HE COULD BE DOING THE MACARENA.
jirk: (Default)

[personal profile] jirk 2013-08-18 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
HEEEEEEEEEEEY HULKARENA.
lostundercover: (ooc; i heart you)

[personal profile] lostundercover 2013-08-18 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
+1

(the finger pointing really just makes it)
skybluejeep: (Thumbs up)

[personal profile] skybluejeep 2013-08-18 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I approve of this, and you guys are smart as hell for it. Well done.
raptorcanaria: (bazooka to a boxing match)

[personal profile] raptorcanaria 2013-08-18 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
This sounds like an excellent plan. I hope come back to us refreshed and de-burned.
brokenweapon: (Jason and Marie // paperback_icons)

[personal profile] brokenweapon 2013-08-18 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Y'all chillax now, ya hear? :)
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[personal profile] animalhats 2013-08-22 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
A bit belatedly because I"m on hiatus, but I approve of this plan and hope you guys have a relaxing modbreak. <3