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The Dust

Hey guys, if you know any good people out there invite them over. We could use a few more to bolster our ranks. :)

RPGC #1 -- Inspired By A Song

@mdk

Any word when the next one will be up?

Turns out I don't got this one afterall :P

get involved

I time is very wishy-washy at certain points. (Usually I for a week I'll be offline, or very limited)

I am interested in submitting art however, for the banner. :) I'd rather not be a part of the "behind the scenes crew" because, as I said, my time is very unstable. So if there is someone who can tell me the theme and I can PM back with a submission, I'd be more than happy. I'm practicing my photo manipulation skills and I am actively looking for challenges.

Mahz's Dev Journal

I think the hover is a neat idea, it keeps it out of the way, but available if curiosity strikes you.

I feel it would also be useful to hate a date, IE: "Status was set on #/#/####" maybe on the profile page? It would make it simple then to just say "Gone for 7 days" etc. Though I'm just bouncing ideas around.

I'd like to see the return of the "color titles" rewards for participating in, and winning, the contests. But rather than just have a set colored titled, the user has the ability to freely customize the colors and change it around on a whim. Albiet I'm not sure how that worked in the first place (I never won :P)

The Dust: [Post.Apoc//Meta-Human//Non-linear//ShapeShifting][OOC is up]

Bump.

The Dust

@Callthecops Woah man, nice signature. :P

Somebody give me a photo manipulation request. I need a challenge :3

Mahz's Dev Journal

- GMs of application-only roleplays can gatekeep users from posting IC until they are approved.

I'm not really ready to brainstorm this feature yet, but those are some ideas.

@Mahz

I believe the conversation stemmed from here. Just FYI. As for a new subject, How about:

What Mahz Really Asked Our Opinion On And Everybody Side Tracked Away From

I'd like to bring back the "user status" system that the Guild used to have long ago -- probably this weekend to take a break from whatever I come up with for the v1.0 search system. New forum platforms (like forums that use Xenforo) usually have this feature, and it's one of the most requested features since relaunch.

I often find it helpful myself. For example, I'd like to set my status to "Currently working on a search system" so people can see what I'm working on despite my activity in this thread.

Other examples of useful statuses:

- "I'm visiting grandma so I'll be away til mid-April" (3 days ago) -- Signal to your friends that you're away but will be coming back.
- "Currently writing post for <name of roleplay>" (12 min ago) -- Signal to your fellow players that your next post is imminent.

Statuses can be up to 140 chars.

So that people will actually read your status, I'm thinking of including it as a small button next to the "bio" button. When clicked, it can pop up a small window that shows the status with a small form that allows you to comment on it or rate it like you can a post. Perhaps the button even saturates into some color when you haven't read the user's latest status.

What do yall think? Any better ideas for how the status should be displayed on posts? It'd be possible to display the [possibly truncated] status directly on the post, but I'm reluctant to add clutter to posts.

@Mahz

I'm changing my title back to Keeper of Tomes for that, thanks guys :D.

Mahz's Dev Journal

@LegendBegins This is similar to a volunteer organization though. Without the GameMaster, there would be no community for that roleplay specifically, no little family of adventurers. But like the organization, participants are completely voluntary. Despite how the power is handed out among the creator and the participants, that roleplay is not truly a democracy, it will always be some form of dictatorship. Ultimately the GM will make decisions that he/she feels are appropriate for his/her roleplay. The confusion that often happens is players invest so much time that they forget, they are willing volunteers for a world that does not belong to them. Most GM's do discuss problems, try to compromise, etc. Some don't. That doesn't change the fact that any system you implement will somehow be abused by those few bad apples. Even this current system, a GM could shut down the entire roleplay for no real reason, or ask players to leave. In the event of an absence, I don't see continuity a problem.

The point is GM's already have the power we are discussing, it's just ethereal. Giving them a clear cut, defined action as to who can and cannot post in the IC does not upset the balance. It would make me feel more like a GM, which would be appropriate considering the amount of work I put into things, instead of a prophetic leader.

The problem I see here is some of you want to keep power away from the people, and in the hands of the Mods. Mods are really just Mahz's Co-GMs, and shouldn't be responsible for every little nitpicking problem we have. Even so, many people would prefer to handle the minor details of tasks themselves. Imagine a world where disputes over World Lore have to be handled by mods, because ultimately that is the GM's decision and absolutely, irrefutably, nobody else's. Nobody should ever tell me how my world should be. Just like nobody should ever tell me who can and cannot be accepted to participate in it. Why is removal of IC privileges any different?

Letting a GM actually feel like they have control over their own creation is not a bad thing. I feel that would also be an attractive feature and may help expand our user base.

The Dust

So quiet.

You will never be as metal as this rooster.

@Smink Well played. I raise you this adorably terrifying dog.