Hank

Feature request: Welcome to RPG informative PM for new members

That looks great. I think such a PM is a wonderful idea.

Lillian Thorne

Thanks, Lilian. Is there anything you'd add to or change about my draft?

Welp. Spam Confession thread!

2. I will continue to post with fun and humor.

Magic Magnum

Sorry, continue? You can't continue something if you haven't started, mate. You've never been anything remotely approaching "fun" and it doesn't become you to even use words like "humor". Or "charm". Hell, even your avatar gives me AIDS. I don't even have to read your posts to be reminded of who you really are. How's that for a group hug backstab?

Shut UP Magnum!

*Gwazi's hair spreads out like tentacles and proceeds to rapidly strike at Teo in an attempt to pin him*

Gwazi Magnum

I get hit ,breaking the ball,I then lower my head and my hair shoots spikes HAIR SPIKE BARRAGE

Teoinsanity

You guys are so gay.

Mahz's Dev Journal

Taking a break from some harder/higher-priority stuff. Needed something easy. Implemented user bios.

Mahz

Neat. Thanks. This is just personal preference, but could we have a join date instead of "x posts in y days"?

Feature request: Welcome to RPG informative PM for new members

Do you have the (for lack of a better word) infrastructure in place to send automated private messages to new members right now?

Hank

Yeah, I could just programmatically create a new convo in the same step I create a new user. I could use the Guild Mods account to be the sender of the PM. Staff could login to it periodically to see if any newcomers responded to that PM with questions or anything.

Mahz

Good. I wrote a draft for the PM, which you can find below.

PM

Welcome to the Roleplayer Guild!

We are an ever-growing community of enthusiastic and dedicated play-by-post roleplayers that cater to all genres and playstyles - fantasy, sci-fi, romance and even tabletop & nation roleplays. First founded in 2007, the Guild has been the go-to forum for thousands of members since its inception. We sport an easy-to-navigate forum layout and a plethora of nifty features implemented specifically to improve the roleplaying experience.

• Feeling a little overwhelmed? It is highly recommended that you read the New User's Guide, which explains the various purposes of our different subforums and is full of useful links & information.
• Please familiarize yourself with the Fundamental Rules of the Guild. Don't worry, there aren't many.
• The Guild is currently undergoing development. Features that are missing will be implemented in the future and existing functionality will keep improving. Keep an eye on Mahz's Dev Journal to stay up to date with the changes.
• Last but not least, the Introduce Yourself subforum is a great way to introduce yourself to our community and make a good first impression. Also be sure to check out the IRC Chatroom where our members frequently hang out.

We hope you enjoy your stay at the Roleplayer Guild. Yours sincerely, The Roleplayer Guild Staff

Feel free to change whatever you like, or discard it entirely.

Hello there, Fellow Gakkers

Stand and salute! Glory for the Emperor's name! For the Golden Throne! For the Imperium! Suffer let not the Xeno's live! Death in His name!

SgtEasy

Feature request: Welcome to RPG informative PM for new members

Yeah, I remember that. It's not very high on the priority list (I don't think the Guild is experiencing its peak in new member signups right now, but correct me if I'm wrong). The New User's Guide that HeySeuss stickied in the News Section is a fine replacement for the old Quick Start Guide, I reckon. Do you have the (for lack of a better word) infrastructure in place to send automated private messages to new members right now?

New smiley petition

Is there a smilie that encapsulates that moment when you re-alias yourself from a kinda cool username to something that sounds like a rainbow-condom/icecream-bar? :magicmagnum

Mahz

Totem

"You can all go fuck yourselves," Rook promptly declared when the bag was taken off. Because his totem, the hanger around his neck, hadn't twitched at all when they were ambushed on their way to the pub, Rook had quickly realized that he wasn't in any danger. No reason to spoil whatever was happening, though, so he'd kept his mouth shut and played along. Raising his jug of ale to the cheering mercenaries, he drained it in one go, matching Ramzi for quantity (though not speed; that trick the old man could do where he just opened his throat kept eluding Rook). He smiled and let a barmaid fill his drink again. The Scarlet Raven arrived much more recently than most of the other White Guard here. Rook didn't have any new friends yet, though he got along well enough with most people. His eyes scanned the pub, looking for other members of his chapter, and he found them grinning at him from a corner of the pub. Boisterously shoving people aside and yelling mock excuse-me's, Rook made his way to them and clasped hands with them in turn, the traditional Scarlet Raven greeting. "Should be an easy run," Gottfried said, a tall, blond fellow from some northern region whose name escaped Rook. "Must be some kind of insult that they chose you." Rook shrugged and smiled wearily. "Might be nice, actually, doing nothing for a change," he said dryly, "compared to the boatload of action we've seen here so far." The other Scarlet Ravens laughed, though most of it was mirthless. The greyskins had already been mostly driven back when the Scarlet Ravens arrived in Belencrest. So far, the chapter hadn't seen much combat at all, which suited them poorly. The Scarlet Ravens that liked sitting back, doing fuck all while they extorted their clients as much as they could, had been eliminated in Rook's purge a little over a year ago. Finishing his second drink, Rook spotted several other members of the expedition party heading outside. Rook parted with his fellow Scarlet Ravens with a few short, but heartfelt goodbyes, and stepped outside into the fresh night air. He took a few seconds to look the motley bunch over. He'd exited the pub only a few feet behind Marcel, who took a fritter and stated his dislike for parties. Reminder to steer clear of him, Rook thought to himself, but he followed the man's example anyway and took one of the fritters, tipping his head in appreciation. One member of the group in particular caught his attention, the young woman with the notebook. Now there's a pretty lady. Rook decided not to say anything, letting the conversation between his newfound travelling buddies develop among itself. He leaned against the wall, crossing his arms, his eyes mostly on Adele.

Official Birthday Thread!

What the heck. June 9th.

Sloth

June represent. 29th, myself.