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Hi everyone. As many people have increasingly noticed lately, there are very few open threads in the Story board. Many threads are set as either [INVITE] or [CLOSED], which forms cliques and keeps people within specific groups. The important issue in this is that it makes it more difficult for new members to get involved in the story. The things that the staff can do to help alleviate this are very limited, since much of it is an issue of collective mindsets, but we are taking steps to try and do what we can.
The first major thing we’ve now done is to change the thread prefixes. Until today, the standard thread prefixes for a RP in the Story board were as follows: [OPEN], [ASK], [INVITE], [CLOSED]. What we’ve done is we’ve removed the last two. Therefore, as of today, the only two standard thread prefixes available for general use are [OPEN] and [ASK]. [MAIN THREAD] is used for inter-faction battles and other major story-impacting events, while [LEGACIES] is for staff use in Legacies quests and storylines.
So what does this mean for you? Threads that have already started that have [CLOSED] or [INVITE] tags keep those tags, so nothing changes for threads that have already been posted. For future threads, you now have the option to have your thread be open to anyone, or to set it as [ASK]. The key there, though, is that people can ask you if they can be in that thread. It’s not like [CLOSED] where it essentially slams the door shut with a “NO ENTRY” sign. If you don’t want someone in your thread, you’re going to have to outright tell them that.
It’s our belief that the elimination of [INVITE] and [CLOSED], which were essentially the same thing, will lead to more open threads and more people RPing with each other than is happening now. We’ll continue to evaluate the progress of this change, but I can say with a lot of confidence that this is a step in the right direction.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to let us know in a reply. Thanks!
The first major thing we’ve now done is to change the thread prefixes. Until today, the standard thread prefixes for a RP in the Story board were as follows: [OPEN], [ASK], [INVITE], [CLOSED]. What we’ve done is we’ve removed the last two. Therefore, as of today, the only two standard thread prefixes available for general use are [OPEN] and [ASK]. [MAIN THREAD] is used for inter-faction battles and other major story-impacting events, while [LEGACIES] is for staff use in Legacies quests and storylines.
So what does this mean for you? Threads that have already started that have [CLOSED] or [INVITE] tags keep those tags, so nothing changes for threads that have already been posted. For future threads, you now have the option to have your thread be open to anyone, or to set it as [ASK]. The key there, though, is that people can ask you if they can be in that thread. It’s not like [CLOSED] where it essentially slams the door shut with a “NO ENTRY” sign. If you don’t want someone in your thread, you’re going to have to outright tell them that.
It’s our belief that the elimination of [INVITE] and [CLOSED], which were essentially the same thing, will lead to more open threads and more people RPing with each other than is happening now. We’ll continue to evaluate the progress of this change, but I can say with a lot of confidence that this is a step in the right direction.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to let us know in a reply. Thanks!