HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS ABOUT BUBBLE ROLEPLAY AND INCLUSIVITY? ✰
i’m surprised the NEW YORK TIMES have not published this on the front page yet! wait, you really don’t know? then, you should definitely read the informations below! (admin note 001)
hi everyone! this is admin L, coming to you with her guidelines regarding bubble rp, inclusivity and being friendly. you MUST follow these indications. they are non-negotiable. these exist in order to offer everyone a safe place to interact, plot, create and escape from reality. please LIKE this post once you have read it so my control freak self can feel better. until then, in the wise words of our lord and savior harry styles: treat people with kindness!
YOU. CAN’T. BUBBLE. ROLEPLAY. YOU. JUST. CAN’T. but omg L, that’s rude i can’t be cliquey with like 2 people only and ignore all the other starters and plot calls and im’s and live in my own little bubble? nope. you can’t. fine but what if my partner has like 3 characters it’s not bubble rp anymore, eh! yes it is and and nope, you still can’t. but my ship is more important than rivals, friends, or acquaintances, ships ships ships. do you know what is even more important? the well being of all your potential friends here!
i’ve been on both sides. i have been clinging to one partner and only interacted with them because it was easier. i have joined roleplays with a partner only to ship. BUT i’ve also been painfully and unfairly ignored in roleplays. i’ve spent days and weeks without messages and just replying to open starters in order to keep my activity up because i had no threads. i understand.
i grew very tired of admins not taking this seriously. so i will. i’m sort of the soccer mom type of admin. i will cheer you and encourage you, but if one of my children is hurt, i will unleash my vicious chihuahuas and call your manager!
there are two possible scenarios...
you are caught doing bubble roleplay. I WILL CONTACT YOU. and talk about it. maybe you really enjoy this thread, maybe you don’t have as much muse or time to dedicate to the other ones and you are aware of it and you will work on that. fine, we end it at that! time pass and all i see on your blog is interactions with one or two persons. i will message you again. TWO WARNINGS OF BUBBLE ROLEPLAY WILL LEAD TO YOUR DEPARTURE.
you are ignored. you only get a few notes on your starters or your plotting calls yet the dash is popping. you message everyone and only get very few replies (or even none at all). what do you do? YOU CONTACT YOUR BELOVED (AND VERY THREATENING) ADMIN. you tell me the situation, maybe even provide screenshots just to be sure. and i will either do an admin note again, post in the ooc blog or IM everyone personally. i will do my best to fix the situation. obviously, there’s only so much i can do about it. but the more i know, the better my interventions will be.
in brief: just plot with each other. reply to each other. maybe your characters just can’t interact and that happens! they run in different circles, their personalities would just clash so much that it would not be interesting. i mostly understand social anxiety (i’m the most anxious person EVER). it all happens, and it’s understandable. but just make sure to include everyone. if they react to your musing posts, your tasks or anything of that sort, just be sweet! i know the whole deal of pretendinghq is to pretend to be someone we’re not... but don’t pretend you don’t care about our fellow members. that’s not nice! BE SWEET. TALK TO PEOPLE. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND OF OUR LITTLE FAMILY. thank you, ily.
WE HAVE REACHED TEN CHARACTERS!!!! which means... can i get a drumroll please? thank you very much!
we’ll open TOMORROW, MONDAY (april 20th) AT 9 PM EST.
i am giving myself a little time to get all the accounts and make sure everything is set for the grand opening. there is still plenty of time to join! apply today and become a member of our creative little family of secretive new yorkers!
this is something i wish i did not have to post. it comes as no surprise that my schedule does not allow me to give this place all the love and attention it deserves. ever since finals, i have been on a rollercoaster of anxiety and fatigue and with my new work contract on top of that, it has reached a point where i can’t manage my personal life and roleplay at the moment. AT THE MOMENT are the keywords. pretendinghq was the home of fantastic characters i am deeply sad to leave and i do plan on coming back. i want people to have a lowkey, chill and welcoming place for their muses and i want nothing more in the world than to get this group back on the track. i was checking the main all day long, yet, i did not have the energy to reply and i did not set a good example for our members. on top of it, i was not providing enough content to develop contents and plots.
i apologize to everyone who joined us and who stuck around since the beginning. i have postponed this annoucement way too long already and the time has come for pretendinghq to close for an indefinite amount of time. the best scenario is to come back with a fresh start two weeks from now, when one of my work contracts will be over and will give me some more free time. i owe all of our past and current members an apology. i am very sorry and i wish things happened differently. we were a beautiful family and i hope to meet again with some of you in the future of our rp careers and in this group. i will not be deleting the main, so if you want to wait and check back in a few weeks to see if the group is running again, this would be the sweetest thing ever. all of you deserved better and i’m sorry i did not meet the expectations of a decent admin.
i am closing the group until further notice. if only you guys knew how sad it makes me and how disappointed i am to not be able to keep this place up.
stay safe. take care of yourselves. treat people with kindness. i’ll see you later. <3
we are back in the game, members and lurkers! this means that all activity should resume to normal. if you fail to be active within the following seven days, you will be put on activity check and you will have three more days to post. otherwise, you will be removed from the group and your faceclaim and role will be reopened. we have an event coming up to celebrate our come back and you don’t want to miss it!
thank you so much to all of our beautiful members were were both very understanding and patient. i can’t wait to interact with all of you again!
we are getting back on the track, everyone! i have been contacted by almost all of our current members regarding their come back to activity so this should give us a little boost of energy! we are still very much so accepting applications and i have a lot planned for this group! psst! our first event should finally be happening next week!
however, you might have noticed the very little amount of time i have been appearing on the main lately, this is caused by my crazy work load. i have been given a similar contract of research assistance as i had last year, but in half of the time. on top of this, i owe a book report that needs to be done asap so it can be reviewed and changed. on top of this x2, i have a lot going on with my advisor about my debut as a master student. the archives i planned on using are unavailable due to librairies and research centers being closed, so there is a lot of emailing, calling, online meetings going on that are planned last minute. so when i think i can rest and chill on the main and refresh my brain to do all of my beautiful replies, i get a random email telling me i need to be ready for an afternoon long meeting of negociating and changing my thesis’ outline. i wish i had better reasons, but i simply am too overwhelmed right now to pretend (no pun intended!) that everything is okay. i am not complaining, though! i am very fortunate to have a job as non essential as mine in these tough times, and to be able to continue my education. i am just dealing with a lot of stress.
i will be putting both rachel and pandora on semi hiatus. which means i will reply from time to time until this hectic phase is over, but i will be selective / i will choose the shorter or the closed threads over new / open ones as of now. things should get back to normal around june 16th, but i really want to focus on managing the group. i know i am playing one of glee’s most important characters and this might not be fair to potential applicants out there who wants to give a try at writing rachel. i will be keeping my two muses, because i love them a lot and i want to see what this group has in store for them. i am sorry, but i will be keeping my precious little babies!
hopefully, this will help me focus on the main. i will come back later today to queue promos and to answer more asks. i want to prioritize this group and our beautiful members and the hiatus situation will help me do this. rather than punishing all of you and putting the group on another hiatus, i will only apply this to myself.
i’m sorry for this novel, but i owe you guys an explanation and a very sincere apology.
i am very happy and excited to get new apps and read your future interactions!
due to me, the admin, being too busy with my finals, i can’t give enough time and attention to this group as i want it. therefore, we will be going on full hiatus until thursday may 7th. activity checks will be restored and start on may 7th as well. if you fail to be active during the ten days following our come back, you will be removed from the group. until then, you are not required to post ic at all! you can if you want to, but it is absolutely not mandatory nor is it expected. it is a very hard decision to make, but i need to focus on my grades (they’re a lost cause but details!) and on the well-being of our members! not being there to plot or update the main is very unfair and i think i’m making the right choice.
let’s all pretend we are doing perfectly fine and that the world is not on fire during this catastrophe and i’ll see you guys next thursday! i will happily accept new applications when i come back, but you CAN make faceclaim reservations and i will check on the main once every day to make sure everything is fine.
treat people with kindness. i’ll see you in a week!
Hey! Any chance you would be able to start earlier? I'd like to join but 9pm American is very late in Europe and I don't want to miss the start.
hi! i am sorry for the late response, i was sleeping! unfortunately, i still need the extra hours to set everything up and double check everything. before we open for interactions… but how about we open for plotting right now? that is sadly the best i can do! i will share the follow post right after posting this! i’m sorry the opening time does not fit with everybody’s timezone! i should have planned this better and keep in mind everyone else. i’m so sorry!
