Right, well I've been away from this place so long that my original account has been deleted, and so the reason why I got annoyed in the first place has become a bit irrevelent, but even so...
When this RPG switched from ezboard to phpBB, I registered here straight away, and posted my character, Eddy, straight away too. As my one and only character on the original board, I had expected him to be accepted immediately, but no, the profile just sat there, week after week - all the other profiles came and went while mine was still there. I became so disheartened that I could no longer be bothered to check here regularly. Then I went on holiday for three weeks, and came back to find that Eddy's profile had finally been moved from the Application forum... and dumped into Old Characters. Needless to say, I felt rather unwanted, and so stopped coming here altogether.
But now I'm back, and willing to try again. Obviously I don't want Eddy's application to be moved out of Old Characters as I won't be able to access it on this new account, so I'm just going to repost it instead. I know you demand regular activity from your members, but how on earth was I meant to do that when my application was inexplicably and completely ignored??
I realise this might have got us off to a rather grumpy start, but I felt the need to vent - I got ignored and then deleted without any warning or explanation. If there's something you don't like about me or my characters then I appreciate being told. The only reason I wasn't active was because I was waiting around for my character to be accepted.
Ahem, trying again...
That's quite alright. I much prefer that you vent to me either here or in private and explain your problems rather than not talk about them and just let them sit and get worse.
About a week or two ago I deleted (nearly) every inactive profile on this board. The main reason I did that is security issues. I don't want people who don't post here to have access to the profiles, I don't want invalid emails attached to accounts, and I want to have your IPs logged (not because I want to stalk you or disrespect you, it's because I don't trust anyone anymore). Anyway, that's when i deleted your account, along with 5 or 6 others. There's nothing stopping you from remaking it.
Anyway, getting more specific to your situation, there are really two things I have to say. First of all, to get eddy active again all you have to do is ask. If you wanted him approved sooner, all you had to do was ask. You, like a lotta people on here, just don't talk much ooc. There is nothing wrong with saying "hey, approve my character sooner, it's been a week."
The other thing I have to say is much more interesting. I thought you were Ice. For some reason in my head I had equated queen meanie = icei apathy. Now, I know Ice, she knows me. She's been with the board since it started and she knows that if she wants something she just has to ask me. I thought Eddy was one of her characters. I tossed it into the unused bin because I got the impression she wasn't using him. Ice is on permanent probation cause she's a bad girl, and I shake my finger at her menacingly for it. From the tone of your post I'm getting the distinct impression you're not Icei (aka blood ravenous). So obviously I don't have anything against you specifically or against your character since I thought you were someone else.
There are a lot of people who join, make a character, talk like they're all into the RP and whatnot, and then never make another post again, never participate in anything, and just vanish. Most of my job is keeping track of who is really here and who's left. I don't like my job but it has to be done. And unfortunately I have to be heavy handed sometimes.
About a week or two ago I deleted (nearly) every inactive profile on this board. The main reason I did that is security issues. I don't want people who don't post here to have access to the profiles, I don't want invalid emails attached to accounts, and I want to have your IPs logged (not because I want to stalk you or disrespect you, it's because I don't trust anyone anymore). Anyway, that's when i deleted your account, along with 5 or 6 others. There's nothing stopping you from remaking it.
Anyway, getting more specific to your situation, there are really two things I have to say. First of all, to get eddy active again all you have to do is ask. If you wanted him approved sooner, all you had to do was ask. You, like a lotta people on here, just don't talk much ooc. There is nothing wrong with saying "hey, approve my character sooner, it's been a week."
The other thing I have to say is much more interesting. I thought you were Ice. For some reason in my head I had equated queen meanie = icei apathy. Now, I know Ice, she knows me. She's been with the board since it started and she knows that if she wants something she just has to ask me. I thought Eddy was one of her characters. I tossed it into the unused bin because I got the impression she wasn't using him. Ice is on permanent probation cause she's a bad girl, and I shake my finger at her menacingly for it. From the tone of your post I'm getting the distinct impression you're not Icei (aka blood ravenous). So obviously I don't have anything against you specifically or against your character since I thought you were someone else.
There are a lot of people who join, make a character, talk like they're all into the RP and whatnot, and then never make another post again, never participate in anything, and just vanish. Most of my job is keeping track of who is really here and who's left. I don't like my job but it has to be done. And unfortunately I have to be heavy handed sometimes.
The world is an arena, not a stage. RP is a stage, not an arena.
-
QueenMeanie2
Ooh dear, I guess this has all just been a series of unfortunate events after all! I didn't realise there were security issues with profiles and accounts - it never occurred to me.
Ack, I know I probably should have asked about getting the profile accepted, but I get worried that I'd be being a nuisance by constantly hounding the admins. I didn't do anything about it before going on holiday because I figured it would surely be accepted by the time I got back, which was why I couldn't help but feel irritated to find that it had been archived.
I'm sorry for the confusion with the name - I actually never knew this Ice person and I suppose I've only got myself to blame for not posting often enough that you'd recognise my username! I don't even actually like the name 'QueenMeanie' very much any more, but I stick with it because it was my name on the old boards and it's easier than making a new name and then having to explain to everyone who I am.
I know that being an admin is tough which is the main reason why I didn't make a fuss about the profile earlier! I admit that I can't always manage to post here as regularly as I'd like to, but I'd never knowingly leave the board without telling anyone. But anyway, it's water under the bridge now - I just felt the need to explain myself, and I feel happy now that you've told me what's been going on. I'll get that application online as soon as I can. ^^
Ack, I know I probably should have asked about getting the profile accepted, but I get worried that I'd be being a nuisance by constantly hounding the admins. I didn't do anything about it before going on holiday because I figured it would surely be accepted by the time I got back, which was why I couldn't help but feel irritated to find that it had been archived.
I'm sorry for the confusion with the name - I actually never knew this Ice person and I suppose I've only got myself to blame for not posting often enough that you'd recognise my username! I don't even actually like the name 'QueenMeanie' very much any more, but I stick with it because it was my name on the old boards and it's easier than making a new name and then having to explain to everyone who I am.
I know that being an admin is tough which is the main reason why I didn't make a fuss about the profile earlier! I admit that I can't always manage to post here as regularly as I'd like to, but I'd never knowingly leave the board without telling anyone. But anyway, it's water under the bridge now - I just felt the need to explain myself, and I feel happy now that you've told me what's been going on. I'll get that application online as soon as I can. ^^
-
QueenMeanie2
Hm...so I'll have to make another account, I take it. That's fair enough, but I was planning to have more than one character - I assume you are still allowed multiple characters on the same account. In which case I wouldn't want to call myself Eddy, especially since I'm female. ^^; Eddy is close to me but he's not actually me. I'll tell you who is me though - I have a dragon persona called Enoonmai who I was thinking of roleplaying here - I could make her my primary character instead of Eddy... that is if you allow dragons. She's not gigantic and destructive or anything like that - without giving too much away, I'm sure she'd fit in fine with the setting.
Mmm... I'm very reluctant to allow dragons. Dragons have a special place in the history and religion of Marn, which although I have vaguely worked out in my head I have yet to put to paper. Not that this is paper. You know what I mean.
If it's a character you really love and want to play then I can let you use her, but otherwise no...
If it's a character you really love and want to play then I can let you use her, but otherwise no...
The world is an arena, not a stage. RP is a stage, not an arena.
-
QueenMeanie2
-
Anonymous
-
Blood Ravenous
- Battlemage
- Posts: 385
- Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:23 pm
- Name: Ryxa
- Race: Human