passingooc | Mod check in~

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Mod check in~

Hey guys! 8D This is a little ahead of schedule, but I'm so eager to get feedback that I can't wait any longer, lmao. Effectively this post is to check in with you players and see what you like or dislike about the current way things are run, and the way we mod.

I know it's a little unusual for RPGs these days, but in essence I prefer to run things very democratically. If we ever make big changes to the game, rest assured that I will poll you all first to make sure that what we're doing is in accordance with the majority of the players' interests. You guys make the game, not the mods, after all. :) I will try to hold mod veto to only rare circumstances.

That said, we've been open for over a month (yayyyy woohoo) and I figured it was about time to see what you all thought of things! I'm including two general polls, of things that are the major topic of most games' discussions - apps and activity checks. The results are screened so that the statistics are viewable, but who said what is not.

Please feel free to leave comments here to discuss among each other (and us, as the mods) any policy changes you'd like to propose about anything, whatever it may be. Rules are intended to be flexible; I'm here to help the game run, not to police people. If you'd like to leave us a private comment, please use the mod contact page, as comments are screened there. Everything has been great so far, and I love all of you!! ♥

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And finally, the feedback I would have to you guys as a mod to players is:

1. Please please please tag every post your character comments on. Seriously. Please do it. XD

2. If everyone could branch out and tag more posts, I would love it, but I don't intend to regulate this in any way. Just as a suggestion!

3. I'd like to see people getting to know each other OOCly, too, and create kind of a community atmosphere. Again, I don't intend to regulate this at all, it's just what I'd like to see. If anyone has suggestions on how to do that, feel free to tell me! Maybe I've just missed the loop and you're all befriending each other where I can't see it, LOL.

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I've been enjoying it here immensely so far, and I'm impressed mods get to modly things so quickly, and handle things diplomatically.

f-ffff thank you <33 It's really important to me to be both quick and diplomatic, so I put conscious effort into that. I'm relieved you think it's successful! XD;

I'm making a note here: Huge Success.

Oh great, that'll be in my head all day now.

I think the AC would be a little too lax for a normal game, but it really fits how Passing is set up since it's dream-based and more relaxed, plus there's multiple iterations of a character allowed.

Think I've got all Aerith's posts tagged...

I don't really have solid ideas for community stuff. I know some games have chats, but then others feel left out because they don't like using chat, so it has ups and downs.

Yeah, if we ever get much larger I'll definitely revisit the topic and ask everyone if they agree to making it more strict. As the game is, though, I don't want to pressure people into playing - I don't think that fosters an enjoyable environment. xD;

I try to go around and tag things for people if they forget, so it's not a huge deal! I just worry that when AC rolls around there'll be a mix up.

We actually do have a chat (it's linked to from the profile pages), but aside from a couple early attempts to fill it up it hasn't really taken off. I'm much more of a plurk person, myself, so I think it can get lost in the way side. It's tough to try to foster community feeling on the internet, that's for sure. xD

Thank you for all your input, though, for sure!! ♥

...wow how did I miss that, I even looked at the profile to see if there was a chat LMFAO guess it's because I was looking at the blue links.

Have we done a CR meme? -- Okay I looked through the comm and it looks like there was a meet & greet just before I got here and it included some things... Maybe repeating that as a hybrid thing? like "Name / Contact / Where Else You Play / Characters", and it might be fun to add in things like "what's the best dream you've ever had? the most memorable? what things do you find fascinating?" where the last can be like. virtually anything, from angst to Japanese tea ceremonies to EVIL CLOWNS and it doesn't even have to relate to the character because even if your character doesn't know what a clown is to dream it up, someone else's does, so you've got a chance of someone else seeing that and saying 'Hey, let's play with that!' and now you get to play your completely clueless character from a clown-free culture having to fight against hordes of zombie rodeo clowns.

...Yeah somewhere in there my brain ran away from me. Basically those sections might help players generate ideas for posts from seeing what pings them and other people! And...if we've already done something like that and I've just forgotten, welp. Runaway brain. |D;

WHILE I AM BABBLING I HAD A QUESTION. ... Okay, I'm thinking of making a very open post. Like, let's say Alice has a dream with the "EAT ME" cake and "DRINK ME" cordial. And there's details given about Alice so people can tag her directly, but it's also made clear in the post that "EAT ME" and "DRINK ME" are free for anyone to use so hey, go on and shrink/grow your characters as you like and you can have your own threads with others if you want! Alice doesn't have to be directly involved. That works for Passing, right? I figured it would, but we haven't had one like that that I've seen yet so.

I think that sort of post would be neat as long as the mun was keeping an eye out to make sure everyone was getting some form of interaction, which I doubt would be a problem.

Yeah, the post was for Barret ...and it actually is the whole grow/shrink me thing, if I can figure out how to write it...

I figured even a tiny Barret can make a ruckus at anyone. and everyone. >_>

Omg I am so there. lolol. It'll be a nice, crackish, fun time. ♥

LOL yeah probably. I've been considering redoing the profiles... :|a idk, whenever I have mystical free time. XD

I put a plotting meme up the other day, but it wasn't enormously successful. Maybe more memes is the way to go? I think your idea of like a collaborate brainstorming post about how to use the dreams could be awesome. :D

GO FOR IT. o/ That sounds fun!! Open mingling posts like that are great.

The plotting meme for April's theme? Or was it something else? It probably wouldn't hurt to hold off for a while so we don't have a glut of memes--maybe later in April?

Okay! Thanks.

OH I meant on

passingmeme! But yeah, later in April would be good; I agree on not inundating people. :) When I update the calendar later I'll probably put it on there so we don't forget.

oooh yeah how did I forget about that one...

Actually, to make one other suggestion-- I do have that comm watched, but I know in a lot of games that while most people will friend the "spam" comm, some won't. Because it's "spam", the label implies it doesn't matter. I think most if not all OPN members are watching it right now, but it might be better to keep plotting/CR developing posts to the OOC comm and keep the spam comm for the memes like "your characters are suddenly wrapped up in a blanket what do" so that people don't accidentally miss out on planning CR because they aren't interested in the other kind of meme that gets posted there.

Haha idk! I do have it in the app accept notice so that people know to friend it when they join, but putting the main plotting memes on the OOC comm might be a good idea. It's worth a try, anyway! :D When the brainstorming meme comes around in a couple weeks, I'll put it up in here.

Or you can put it up... whichever one of us gets to it first, I don't mind either way. XD

I track every thread Whitlea here comments in, if that's okay!

...Also, how about a Plurk friending meme? Or just a journal friending meme.

That's absolutely what you should be doing, so it's more than okay ♥

OHHHH yes a friending meme is a great idea :D I'll put that on the calendar when I update it!

A friending meme would be great- maybe make an announcement about it here? If you'd like I'd be happy to set one up!

Also, I agree that the AC is somewhat lax- but it really suits here. It gives a very relaxed feel and I find I'm tagging here more than I would other games, just because the environment is so loose.

Also, our mod system has been absolutely wonderful. You guys have put in a lot of effort and continue to do so, so thank you so much. You've deserved about a million props, guys.

Oh god typos 6am why you do this to me-

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OH I would be thrilled if you'd set it up :DD And if you put it in the

passingmeme comm, make a post about it here to announce it, yes! Thank you so much for volunteering ♥

That was my intention with having such a lax AC. With a new game I don't want to pressure people into playing; while it's tempting to pretend that a strict AC can produce an active game and therefore a successful comm, I don't think in practice that ends up being true. And in any case, it's not the kind of environment I want to foster. XD I'd rather err on the other side. And I'm not above talking to people individually if I think they're character sitting despite passing AC, and so on.

Awwwww thank you ;___; seriously, I probably sound insincere by now, but it really does mean a lot to me that you guys think we're doing well ♥♥ I always feel like I should be doing more, but that's just who I am. XD

lol I don't even try to accomplish anything that coherent at 6 AM, so props to you, typos or not!

Done and done- not too hard to do even...if I fail at HTML, orz. You're completely welcome, and hopefully people will like it!

With the game being so new I was expecting a somewhat lax AC to begin with anyway- but I look over the threads and there's already a playerbase here who are tagging quite a bit. It's the style of game where a lot of people are going to come and go quickly, but with that said there's already a few (I know me and my Sora are on this list) who are already looking into plot ideas for things that can't be done for another year, at least.

Not at all! It's difficult to mod, and you're doing a wonderful job! Having that drive isn't necessarily a bad thing, though- I'm glad you do. It's really good to see mods putting in this amount of effort.

And its now 2am, this time. Lets see how well this reply goes!

LOL your HTML is so, like... real HTML. XD I use all the modified lazy stuff. Like <b> instead of <strong>, I leave out all the closing </br> and </p> tags... etc. Oh but yes, thank you, I really appreciate it :33

Ohhhh really? I do have plans to get all the characters to meet up ICly some time, but I still need to... plot that all out, LOL. And that would be quite a ways away because I want to make it a rare, once a year kind of event. But I think you're right; I'm just getting really attached to OPN, so I worry about it. :)

Thank you ♥♥ It's true, unmotivated mods kill a game faster than anything else. I've definitely... been in that position as a player, rofl.

it went great B)

lolol I...only started RPing last September. So I'm still new to html in general lolol. Usually I just do the <.b > stuff but-

It sounds like a great plot, I'd love to help! Maybe something Through The Looking Glass themed, like a giant chess board. It'd be fun to see what could happen with it, so I'll look forward to whatever plans you make!

Yeah I've seen that too. Its unfortunate that it happens in a lot of games, really.

And now its 1:46pm. We're getting there as far as time goes! \o/

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Really?? omg, you're so new to RPing, LOL. Well you're doing great so far ♥♥ let me know if you have any question and I'll try to help, okay? :) I have a bunch of resource links over here if that helps any.

Ahhh that's a great idea. *___* I'll definitely hit you up when it comes time to plot it, for sure!

It is unfortunate. :( derp I think I've run out of things to say... uh. yes. XD

Lolol, not the newest but I still feel quite inexperienced in comparison to a lot of people. Thanks- I bookmarked your link because, oh wow, that is so much help I can't even begin to say!!!! Thank you! ♥♥♥♥♥

Ahhh, awesome! I love plotting storylines, like with me and Dee's AU. Plotting that out would be epic!

Ahaha, and we'll end this here, then ;D

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