Welcome to Calderwood, a coastal city in Northern California, nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Sierra Nevada mountains. Wherever your adventure takes you, there's something for everyone in Calderwood.
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Calderwood is a semi-appless, original town roleplay set to open in September 2019. || MOBILE NAVIGATION ||
Hi, all! If you haven’t already taken a look at this post, please do so. If you’re interested in staying with Calderwood during the hiatus, please shoot the main an ask so we’re in the know. If we don’t hear from you by Friday, 8/16, we’ll assume you’re not interested in staying---we wish you nothing but the best and hope you’ll rejoin us when Calderwood reopens. (This place is always welcome to you!).
As always, shoot us a message if you have any questions. We know hiatuses are not fun, but we’re working on coming back in September with loads in store for you beautiful people.
Hello, dear friends! We come to you with a big announcement and several proposals we hope you’ll be excited about. So while we apologize in advance for the length of this post, we ask that you read over everything here carefully and share your thoughts with us via the main’s ask.
First & Foremost: Calderwood will be going on a hiatus until September.
We know what these kinds of statements usually mean: the admins dip, everyone loses interest, and things never pick back up again, leaving everyone to find different homes for their characters that never quite fit the same way. We aren’t going to let that happen because we aren’t putting Calderwood on hiatus due to lack of interest or muse. The reality is that we (Beth and Nicole) feel our IC presence waning because of our admin duties. This hiatus isn’t for us to step away from our roles to find muse; it’s for us to find a way to streamline our duties so that we can explore the oodles of muse we already have. We want to get back to the dash with these characters, don’t you worry about that! We just need some time to reexamine the way we do the Behind-the-Scenes dance to make sure we can participate to the best of our ability in character.
Sometimes real life throws a number of curve balls your direction, and for me (Nicole here!), I’ve been dished a lot of unexpected things within a very short timeframe. Sometimes we have to be honest with ourselves about what realistically is and isn’t possible---and for me, over the next few weeks as I wade through these curve balls, it’s not realistic for me to admin Calderwood, nor is it fair to dump all the duties on Beth.
What can you expect from us over the next month?
Our main goal is to streamline our admin duties. We will be working out the best and most efficient way for us to perform admin tasks to allow us more time on the dash with all of your lovely roles.
We won’t be accepting new members. If you’re interested in the group, you are still more than welcome to apply! Just know that we won’t be getting to your application until the beginning of September. (There are a couple of applications in the inbox right now, and we will speak to the applicants individually about next steps as they initially applied not knowing of the hiatus.)
We won’t be holding activity checks. You are still welcome to be active on the dash; in fact, we encourage it! We’ll probably be doing threads, too. This is a great time to do what you need to get ready for the soft reopening in September, whether that means taking a break or getting things rolling.
There won’t be any new events during this time. You probably assumed that already, but just in case, here is an official statement.
So now that you know what we’ll be up to for the next month, here’s what we expect from you.
Let us know whether you’re interested in sticking around. While our goal is to bring Calderwood back stronger than ever, we understand that a month of inactivity on the main can be off putting and difficult to carry on with. If you’re interested in sticking with us and keeping your characters come September, let us know! (You won’t be required to reapply in September and your FCs will automatically be reserved for you.) Alternatively, if this is the end of the road for you, let us know that, too. There will be no hard feelings or obligation either way, and we certainly hope you will rejoin us after the soft reopening.
Give us all your wanted connections. If you have a wanted connection that you’d like to see filled, or something you think could be achieved by another character currently in play, please visit our wanted connection page. All you’ll have to do is copy the graphic & template into a photo submission and we’ll get it posted.
Plot among yourselves! Keep things spicy and exciting by interacting with current members---whether it be continuing current threads, starting up new ones, or coming up with new plots or connections for when the hiatus ends. Remember, while the Calderwood main will be inactive until the soft opening in September, you are more than welcome to continue roleplaying here!
Give us some fresh new faces! While we won’t be accepting any new members during this hiatus, we would love to give our current members the opportunity to branch out in Calderwood first. Now that you’ve seen the dynamics of our current population, maybe there’s another area of the dash you want to dive into, or a character you think would make the perfect fit for a wanted connection. Whatever new concepts you might want to explore, we would love to see them! Who knows; we may even bring a few fresh faces to the dash, too.
We know these messages are never fun to read, but please know that this isn’t goodbye from us. We’re still here (and queer) and wanting to bring Calderwood to life with you! We’re simply dialing it back for the next few weeks, getting admin things in order, and preparing to come back with a bang in September.
If you have any questions or concerns, give us a shout. Thanks for sticking with us. You don’t know how grateful we are for you. <3
Hi, friends! This is just a teeny tiny update to let you all know that because of real life chaos, we will be taking a baby hiatus from admin things until this coming Tuesday. That means we won’t be holding activity checks or acceptances during this time, but you can expect lots of fun goodies and events when we return!
