announcements, updates & etc

Okay, major updates, everyone!

First of all, apologies. I (Lux) had a really bad case of Bronchitis that didn't seem to want to go away and when I started getting better earlier this week, Skif ended up with RL issues of her own so we both ended up leaving you guys hanging for a bit longer then our AN hiatus was supposed to be. We're both back now so it's time to brush off the dust that has collected over the last couple of weeks!

First of all, we've cleaned out the character list from the last Activity Check as well as added some new characters. With that said please Update the Friend's List!

Secondly, as a follow up to the activity check, there will be an e-mail sent out to everyone. Please reply to it ASAP (or at least before the 17th) or let us know if you didn't receive it.

All of the lists on rymods [character, contact, parents, quidditch, pbs & friends add] has been updated. Please check them for accuracy, even if you're an old player because we removed a handful, added a handful and noticed that we've been missing one person for awhile! So, just to be sure we don't carry on any boo-boos on the list, take a peek at them for your information.

Third, since we're on the topic of the 'third' as per the FAQ those who have been part of RY since the beginning, cleared the last activity check are allowed their third character - if they wish for one. (We could use more Hufflepuffs or Quidditch players! Bullies, please?)

Lastly (for tonight) we are currently on *week-008 until the 14th. If you're ever feeling a little lost on what to post about, please take a look at the calendar! There's something random scheduled to happen every week so if you're feeling a little lost on a topic to write about, take a glance at it. You're all more than welcome to suggest any events you would like to see happen as well!

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Lux here, sorry to be flooding the friend's pages with so many modly things.

The September Calendar is up! It's pretty self explanatory, more details on some of the events will be given closer to the date but if there are any questions, ask away!

As for House Points, Characters will automatically accrue house points for their houses with their activity (threads & journal posts). Using this method means that Houses will can only go up in points and never down, right? Wrong! Prefects & Head boy/girl will be allowed to take away points (as well as professors but that's a different story). You also lose points for inactivity, etc. This way, points will fluctuate more and it'll give the Prefects/students more plot toys, house rivalries to play around with as well as compensate for the fact that there are more characters in some houses compared to others.

So, I have two questions which I want all of you to answer: (I would make a poll, but this isn't a paid account so I'll need everyone to reply with their comments/suggestions.)

1) Should Prefects/Heads be allowed to take away points in journal entries?
They will be allowed to do so in threads/log for sure, but most players seem to prefer writing journal entries compared to threads or find it hard to butt into a thread/log just to demerit points so... taking points away in journal entries, yay/nay/other?

2) Should threads/journals so far be counted for house points?
It would mean we start off the school year with house points already stacked up if we do count the summer hols activity. OR, we start counting threads/journals from September 1st onwards, in game time.

News:
Tomorrow's issue of Quidditch Pro Weekly is posted. We're not going to post an issue weekly, of course, but for the game wise, an issue comes out every Monday filled with top notch info about players, games, brooms and other Quidditch related mania for those characters that are Quidditch fans!


Week Change:
Today, April 27, 2008 = 27 August, 2023 in game time and April 27 - May 3 marks *week-002. Those of you who have been properly tagging your posts in renascentyears, we love you ♥


Important Dates:
Returning Hogwarts students are expected to be at Kings Cross, Platform 9¾ on September 1, 2023 (May 1) to board the Hogwarts Express. The train is scheduled to leave at 3 PM, so don't be late! The train is expected to arrive around 6 PM in time for Sorting of the new First year students and dinner will follow shortly after. First day of classes is on September 2 (May 2)!

We'll have up a general thread for both the express and the opening feast on Thursday (or at least one of them).


Other Things:
Keep your eyes on the Calendar, as we'll update it with events. We'll also finalize a method for House Points, as we really would like to give Prefect characters a chance to actually dock points - we just gotta figure out how. :D

If any of you have any ideas for big school wide plots, or feel creative enough to write up (or offer an idea for) a news article (gossips, quibbler, quidditch, scandals, anything!) please do, we'll definitely use it!

Well with the game starting tomorrow, we have a few modly things to get out of the way. First of all, please go and check all the lists to make sure we’ve listed everything properly. We’re human and we both tackle different lists so what’s right in one area might not be right in another. If there’s an error anywhere please leave a comment in this post:


• Character list is linked to your character.
• Parents are named if at least one of their parents are from canon.
• Those who have been accepted to the Quidditch team, check the teams list and make sure you’re present and your position is correct.
• Eye up the PB list and make sure your PB is there.
• All important contact list, some of you don’t have AIM, if you ever decide to get it please let us know!
• Lastly, please fondle the friend add button if you haven’t yet.


Tomorrow’s 18 April, 2008 translates to 18 August, 2023 in game time. Everyone understands that May 2008 = September 2023, yes/yes? The school year begins on 1 September, 2023 so until then, students should be enjoying their last weeks of summer hols, purchase their school supplies, finish up summer homework and a certain few will be receiving a letter from the Headmistress which will contain a badge!

Last but not least, please brush up on the Newbie Guide (it’s the TAGS that we really want you to read, those that have already been using them in the OOC comm, ♥ to you!). April 18 – April 26 marks *week-001. Character tags are listed here.

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