12.27.10

[Whiskers]

HEY THERE, STRANGER

GUESS WHAT? FOF IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER.

Our brief hiatus is done, and although there are still several issues that admins are still discussing, we have a lot of things to share with all you lovely Foffers out there. Think of it as our holiday gift to all of you. (Speaking of holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everybody!) Anyway, we have bunches to talk about, so let’s get started. Buckle up, everybody!


PLOTS:
We have several new plots in the works and we’re looking to you to get them kicked off the ground! Visit here to look at the new Meadowclan Plot (a.k.a The Divide), Stream/Pine plot (a.k.a The Illness) and the mysterious Tribe plot (say whaaaaat?!). Both will get information pages, much like Fogclan’s, that will detail more specific ways to get involved, so stay tuned and keep checking back to see when these pages get updated! Any current questions for the plots can be answered by Hardy and Cloudie (Meadowclan’s plot), or Whiskers and Slug (Stream/Pine).

As for the Fogclan plot, the staff is working out ways to move it along and make it more active and efficient. We encourage members to help us with this task! PM any of the staff with suggestions. As for now, go look at the Fogclan plot info page. We encourage members to apply for COUNCIL MEMBERS.


CATS:
We’ve also went through and deleted/moved any inactive cats, as well as critiqued any waiting in applications. Go look at the Notification thread if you’re waiting on that.

And with inactive cats cleared, several positions are opened, including—

• PINECLAN MEDICINE CAT: Both the Head Medicine cat and Medicine Cat #2 in Pineclan have been opened up for application. So what are you waiting for? Why are you still reading this?! Apply! …I’m just kidding keep reading.
  
• STREAMCLAN MEDICINE CAT: Open again! So if Pineclan doesn't suit your fancy, mosey on over here and apply for a Streamclan medicine cat instead! C'mon, you know you want to.
  
• OWLSTAR: That’s right, the ex-leader of Fogclan herself. As the Fogclan plot is expected to kick off into high gear, Owlstar is going to be a key player. Anyone can audition for this position and more information—well, an official ‘audition’ page—will be posted shortly.

Also, all clan listings have been updated. Isn’t that nice? Plus, for those new members who have troubles with FoF’s traditional style (or for those members who can’t think of a proper prefix), Pyro has assembled a brilliant list of acceptable prefixes right here

There’s also been a slight change. After the hiatus, the admins have taken into consideration what some of you members have said concerning the character limit. The limit of cats a member can have has changed. The admins had previously decided on 20, but it’s been cut in half to 10. Anyone with a surplus of cats should discuss their situation with a staff member. It’ll be taken on a case by case basis, but we encourage members to put cats they won't play into inactive, or adoption, and to try and get their number of actives down to 10.


MEMBERS:
First off, there’s an activity check. It’s important, so you should go do it! Ah, an activity check, I’m going to click on this link naow

There is a new board—the General Discussion Boards, with rules posted on how to act when exploring this new, foreign territory. No need to be scared though. Just click here and take a peek. I know, it says it’s under construction. Just ignore that, it’s opened! Fun stuff.

We are also reviving an old system of ours for your benefit. The mods (Slug and Hardy) shall be rewarding one karma to every member who creates a new rp thread. These karma (karmas?) will come in handy later, too, since the staff are discussing instilling a type of rewards system, when you can use the karma earned to get some pretty cool ‘prizes.’ It’s not going to be exactly like a shop like on some other forums, so keep an ear open for more details.

The staff are also discussing a new method of punishments. It isn’t ideal and y’all know we love you, but to keep FoF a happy-go-lucky land of sparkling awesome, we’ve got to have rules and these rules will be enforced. A thread with more details will hopefully be coming soon.

Some members have expressed some criticism over our current bio system. The staff is hoping to bring a new option to the site soon! Since creating a new bio means also creating a new way to critique said bio, this might take a little while, but we’ll get it out as soon as we can.

And that’s it! If my fellow staff members have anything at all to add, then go ahead and do so. I probably forgot something. Summary:

PLOTS!: Zomg zombies!
PINECLAN MEDICINE CAT IS OPEN. GO APPLY
STREAMCLAN MEDICINE CAT OPEN. GO APPLY.
OWLSTAR IS OPEN FOR AUDITIONS. GO…AUDITION.
LOOK, PREFIXES: what does this button do
CAT LIMIT: 10 CATS
...Shiny?
GENERAL DISCUSSION BOARD: Lots of clean, homely, family-friendly fun right here.
OH AND MAKE A THREAD, EARN ONE KARMA.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOF. MAN, IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK.

**edit by Slug:

What is this I don't even-- FOF NOW HAS AN OFFICIAL NAMING GUIDE!

Just think of it as a belated Christmas present from me to y'all. <3

***edit by Hardy:
LAYOUT:

I'd like to give a big round of applause to Crow for this fabulous new layout! Isn't it just the bee's knees? Be sure to tell him how amazing it is, but be sure to mention its not as amazing as me. <3

[sunfrost]

*applauds* Wonderful to see so many changes and new thoughts as well as comments. I like productivity.