The 8th Floor Mods (ministry_mod) wrote in thbreakroom, @ 2011-09-16 03:11:00 |
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► Mod Notes ► We'd like to ask you to use the drop box instead of AIM if you have a question concerning plot or another character. Don't get us wrong, we love to talk to you on AIM, but it's easier for both of us to be on the same page with a question or concern if it's in a place where both of us can reference it. ► Any other plot ideas or events? We're not requiring you to come up with one, but if you have any, we'd love to hear them! ► Quidditch! We know. You're excited. We're excited to, so this is how this is going to work: every Monday this schedule will be updated with the scores for the week. After that, it's all on you to talk about your games, what happened in them, etc. The team bios page has a list of both in-game and OC players on the teams. If you want to make up names for the other players on your team, just drop box the names and pbs to us, and we'll get them on the list. ► Part of being active is knowing what's going on in the game, so reading and responding to the mod updates is very important. ► Character Gains/Losses We lost Harry and Ginny. Marcus is on an extended hiatus. But Sarah brings us Harry Potter, Katie brings us Daphne (Greengrass) Pucey, and new player Lis joins us with Millicent (Bulstrode) Belby! Please type your username into the box below, then press "Friends Button." Remember to do it for each of your characters. You have to be logged into a journal to use it for that particular journal. A note about requirements. If you have an 'X' next to your name at the end-of-the-month check, you MUST meet monthly requirements at the next end-of-the-month check, or your character will be removed from the game. ► Ongoing Events The ban on new Apparation licences is still in effect, with no end date in sight. Several Death Eaters are hiding among us, with no clue as to who they might be. As you might imagine, this is a big, scary deal. React accordingly. Also, please note that all the hidden Death Eaters are on the list and have been since January. Tipped off to the fact that those interrogated are given Veritaserum, and that his name is on the list of suspects, Evan Rosier steals the supply of Truth Serum and, for his own motivations, places it in the water at Swirls. From September 12th - September 16th, ALL drinks at Swirls will be contaminated with Truth Serum. We're looking for volunteers! People dosed with Veritaserum will be affected the entire week, from the 12th to the 16th. Volunteers will be forced to answer all questions truthfully, although those truths might be coloured by the individuals personal knowledge and point of view. For example, Pansy is not actually better than everyone but, under Veritaserum, she would still say that she is. Also, Veritaserum cannot give a person knowledge that they don't already have. Because of the uncontrolled dose and the fact that none of the victims know for certain what's going on, they will not be able to counteract its effects. The Veritaserum will wear off for everybody while they are sleeping Friday night/Saturday morning. When they wake up, they'll be able to lie again. ► Upcoming Events On September 15th, Travers will go on trial. The trial will be swift, and a guilty verdict returned on Friday the 16th, with deliberations on punishment to start immediately. By the end of the day Friday it becomes clear that the Wizengamot is in great contention over what to do with Travers, with about half advocating for the Dementor's Kiss, not performed since the end of the war, and the other half advocating for isolation inside Azkaban. They debate all day Monday, and on Tuesday the 20th, a final vote puts them split 25-25. The Minister only votes in the event of a tie, and he casts the deciding vote for the Kiss. It is performed immediately after the vote. The first Dementor's Kiss since the end of the war sends shockwaves through the community. The escape of the DE, the capture of Travers, the restrictions, and now the Kiss? Many members of the community urge their Wizengamot members to take action. On September 23rd, a Wizengamot member calls for a vote of no-confidence in Kingsley Shacklebolt. Any member of the Wizengamot can call for a no-confidence vote, and many do to express their particular displeasure with an action of the Minister. Voting only occurs if there is a second, and usually, the vote is taken quickly with no-fanfare; the Minister passes, and the Wizengamot member can tell his constituents that he did all he could. In this particular case however, there is a second, then a third, then a fourth - and so it crescendos. Debate begins immediately and news quickly percolates through the Wizarding world that the Minister is at serious risk of failing this vote. After 4 contentious days of debate and politicking, the vote of no-confidence in the Minister is held on September 27th. He fails the no-confidence vote, immediately throwing the Wizarding world into a state of shock. Elections are mandated to be called at least 60 but no less than 70 days from the time of the vote. The month ends with much of the Wizarding world still in shock; Death Eaters are still out there, the restrictions are up, and the once-beloved Kingsley Shacklebolt has now been thrown out of office. ► Arts & Crafts Witch Weekly's fashion page is changing. We've decided to use the templates at Polyvore.com to allow everyone to have a hand in creating Witch Weekly. (You can also submit rumors, article ideas, updates, etc. Please. The next issue is "The Honesty Issue" and we still don't know what that means. ALSO! We need a volunteer who has been dosed with Veritaserum to do the Compelling Conversations interview!) We've created two possible templates for you to use, but you're welcome to pick any template you'd like or design your own to share with us here. Templates will be linked from the Drop Box page. If you don't want to, that's fine. We just think it's fun. But if you don't want to submit a page and you still want your character to be featured, you'll have to ask. If you do choose to do it, just link us to a png, jpeg or gif image of your page and tell us when you want it included in Witch Weekly. Multiple fashion pages per issue are more than welcome - it's Witch Weekly after all. (Some examples of what this will look like: 1 2 3) |