Post by Sir MerlintheWizard on Jul 16, 2009 22:01:09 GMT -5
Haaaay, friends!
Some things have been changing around on Northern Downpour; the staff would really, really like to impress on all the new members some important information that some people seem to have missed -- additionally, we'd like to remind the members that have been with us of a few things. Nothing major! We just want to make everything clear to make sure things are taken care of as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We urge everyone, first and foremost, to remember the Required Reading board! You must be sure to be familiar with the deviations Northern Downpour has taken from the Harry Potter book canon. Since some details seem to be difficult to find, the admins put together a list of the major changes that we have employed, here. The admins understand missing a detail here or there, but we've gotten a number of cases of some of the major plot points being overlooked. D: So we've tried all we can to make things clear, but we need all of our members to make a little more effort to familiarize themselves with our plot and the rules.
Speaking of the rules, don't forget that the admins update the rules as necessary; please, please, please check the rules every so often, because we don't want to have to spend a lot of time walking people through the rules and plot. We've posted it, so it's your jobs to read it. We wrote it and made it all sexy-looking for a reason, you know? Not just for our health or for funsies.
It's also your job to read the information about posting applications; the format for the subject is spelled out in three different places, but has unfortunately seemed to be misunderstood or completely overlooked. We cannot continually repeat ourselves when we have made all of this information available in an abundance of places. Additionally, the monologue under the basics section AND the multi-colored name should be answered in ALL CAPS. The fill-in information should match and be consistant with the rest of the lettering. Also, even if your character does not have a middle name, DO NOT ERASE the portion for a middle name at the very top of the application. Fill it instead with a nickname or some clever something. It's there for a reason. This is the first and last time this will be stated; applications that do not follow this format will not be accepted.
We don't want to sound grumpy or snippy, bbs, but we can't stress enough that we can't do your jobs for you. We're here to help you along and to make things run smoothly, but we can't spend a large portion of our time pointing out basic information repeatedly when it's all over the place. D: All we're asking is for a little help and cooperation. Thank you!