Activity clarification
Wei here. Drak and I have been thinking, and we've decided to make a slight modification to the activity rules. It's not anything big, but it is important, so please read this post.
As you know, two pieces of activity are required for each character for each month. That can be making a new post, posting to a log, or commenting on other people's logs. That's all the same as it was before. Here's the new part:
1. At least one of your pieces of activity must be new for the current month. That means you must post at least one new post or participate in one new log. Posting on open logs will count, as long as that long was posted after the last activity check. We want to see the plot keep moving, and new posts and logs are a great way to make that happen.
2. Activity on logs/posts older than two activity checks back doesn't count. To clarify, here's an example of the timing I mean: Today is Feb. 21. The last activity check was on Feb. 11. Anything since then is considered "new," and applies to the above point. The activity check before that was Jan. 11, which is the cutoff for things we'll consider "current." If you make a new comment on any post or log that was made after Jan. 11, it will count for activity for this month. If you comment on a post or log that was created before then, it will not. Our reasoning is that if the log is that old and not finished, you've probably already handwaved how it will turn out, and it's no longer advancing the plot. Finishing old logs is awesome, wonderful, and highly encouraged, but it won't qualify as current activity.
3. How activity checks work in light of this:
-If you have one new piece of activity, plus another activity that is still current, you are considered active.
-If you do not pass, you are on probation.
-If you are on probation and show full activity the next month, you are considered active.
-If you are on probation and do not show any activity before the next check, you will be dropped.
-If you are on probation and make only one new post, or only two posts that are both current but not new (that is, you've shown us you are still interested in playing the character), you will be put on a second probation.
-If you are on second probation and you show full activity in the next month, you are considered active.
-If you are on second probation and you do not show full activity in the next month, you will be dropped.
-There is no such thing as a third probation. At that point, you either have activity, or you don't.
To summarize:
You need two activities a month.
At least one of them must be new for the month.
Posting on things that are two or more months old won't count toward your activity.
I hope that's all clear. If anything isn't, please comment on this post, and I'll try to clarify whatever was confusing. Like I said, this isn't a big change, but it is one that you should all be aware of. Since we're partway through the month now, we won't hold to it strictly for this month, but it will be in effect next month. You're all awesome, responsible people, so I'm sure you'll be able to handle it. Let's keep this community alive and kicking!
As you know, two pieces of activity are required for each character for each month. That can be making a new post, posting to a log, or commenting on other people's logs. That's all the same as it was before. Here's the new part:
1. At least one of your pieces of activity must be new for the current month. That means you must post at least one new post or participate in one new log. Posting on open logs will count, as long as that long was posted after the last activity check. We want to see the plot keep moving, and new posts and logs are a great way to make that happen.
2. Activity on logs/posts older than two activity checks back doesn't count. To clarify, here's an example of the timing I mean: Today is Feb. 21. The last activity check was on Feb. 11. Anything since then is considered "new," and applies to the above point. The activity check before that was Jan. 11, which is the cutoff for things we'll consider "current." If you make a new comment on any post or log that was made after Jan. 11, it will count for activity for this month. If you comment on a post or log that was created before then, it will not. Our reasoning is that if the log is that old and not finished, you've probably already handwaved how it will turn out, and it's no longer advancing the plot. Finishing old logs is awesome, wonderful, and highly encouraged, but it won't qualify as current activity.
3. How activity checks work in light of this:
-If you have one new piece of activity, plus another activity that is still current, you are considered active.
-If you do not pass, you are on probation.
-If you are on probation and show full activity the next month, you are considered active.
-If you are on probation and do not show any activity before the next check, you will be dropped.
-If you are on probation and make only one new post, or only two posts that are both current but not new (that is, you've shown us you are still interested in playing the character), you will be put on a second probation.
-If you are on second probation and you show full activity in the next month, you are considered active.
-If you are on second probation and you do not show full activity in the next month, you will be dropped.
-There is no such thing as a third probation. At that point, you either have activity, or you don't.
To summarize:
You need two activities a month.
At least one of them must be new for the month.
Posting on things that are two or more months old won't count toward your activity.
I hope that's all clear. If anything isn't, please comment on this post, and I'll try to clarify whatever was confusing. Like I said, this isn't a big change, but it is one that you should all be aware of. Since we're partway through the month now, we won't hold to it strictly for this month, but it will be in effect next month. You're all awesome, responsible people, so I'm sure you'll be able to handle it. Let's keep this community alive and kicking!