Marina Asylum Mods (marinamod) wrote in marina_ooc, @ 2011-04-30 11:09:00 |
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[ Some Mod FYIs ]
Hey guys, just a few quick notes, because all of these have come up more than once now. (So it's not directed at anyone in particular and no one is in trouble, don't worry!)
First of all: Hiatus and drop tags.
Please remember to tag your OOC comm posts! They are not only very useful to us as moderators in maintaining the game information, but they are also required by the game rules. If your hiatus is not tagged, it will be the same as if you never say you are on hiatus.
If you see an untagged hiatus or return-from-hiatus post, it would help if you tagged it "hiatus", and the same with drops! Thank you. ♥
Second of all: Character drops, IC version!
When making a post about a dropped character, try to check around before making a post going "Where is idk my bff Jill?" If Jill was living with someone, why did you notice before them? Did Jill's other bff have something planned? It helps if you go "Was anyone planning on doing anything, because I would like to!" on the Monday meme, or contact players OOCly. Unless you're sure that your character would notice this absence first and know that it's a disappearance and not just an unexpected nap, your character probably wouldn't be able to tell until, at the earliest, the next IC day anyway!
And whenever possible, try to combine posts about a drop with some form of substance. It is really disheartening, both ICly and OOCly, when the community is a wall of "X is no longer here." "Y has officially left." "Has anyone seen Z?" posts. It would help if you had something to say, and then ended the post with "...By the way, I haven't been able to get a hold of my bff Jill..."
Third of all: Canon updates / power updates.
Remember that canon updates require explicit mod permission; you must speak to a mod personally before making a canon update. In addition, the timing of the update is important, so please make sure the mods are aware of when you plan to do it.
And if your character is getting a powers update, whether this is from a canon update or simply because new material has indicated their powers are changing / revealed more of their powers, talk to a mod about it. It is your responsibility to seek out more power nerfing. It doesn't matter if your character was supposed to have this power all along; the mods need to okay how it works in Marina.
Repeat: If, for any reason, you intend to use powers that were not on your original apped list of powers, you must talk to a mod.