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hey everyone !! we hope you're all doing well. this is our second interest check since changing our activity rules on march 25th

activity is currently extremely low, and in order to accurately gauge who's still going to be around and where we move going forward, this interest check will have additional requirements. that being said, if you are still interested in being here and writing with us please drop a LIKE on this post or a react to the message on the discord, so we know you’re still hanging around. HOWEVER, if you still haven't posted since march 25th, which is approximately 8 weeks ago, we require you to post a reply or starter to avoid character hoarding just for the sake of it. while we are pretty flexible with levels of activity, if you want to stick around we’d like to at least see some activity. ( *** alternatively reach out to an admin if you can’t manage this and we’ll accommodate you as long as there is open communication ) we’ll give you about 72 hours to do so, past which we’ll drop you a little dm. past that, if we don’t hear back from you or you wish to drop your muses, we will be reopening those characters

 another note like last time — we would like to remind you and ask that if at any point you wish to leave the rp you drop us a quick message. no questions asked, you don’t even need a reason, just a little heads up that you’ll no longer be writing with us and would like an unfollow so everyone knows where they stand

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hey everyone !! we hope everyone is doing well during this crazy busy season. as you all presumably know, we aren’t doing activity checks anymore, however, now that it’s been around a month since we changed over to our new rules we just wanted to check in and do a little survey of interest. 

SO, if you are still interested in being here and writing with us please drop a LIKE on this post so we know you’re still hanging around. ( alternatively, you can react to the message posted in the discord, whichever you prefer ) we’ll give you about 48 hours to do so, past which we’ll drop you a little dm if we notice you haven’t interacted to give you a chance if you just missed it on the dash. past that, if we don’t hear back from you or you wish to drop your muses, we will be reopening those characters.

a note on that subject — we would just like to take a moment to remind and ask that if at any point you wish to leave the rp you drop us a quick message. no questions asked, you don’t even need a reason, just a little heads up that you’ll no longer be writing with us and would like an unfollow. because we no longer have activity checks and will probably only be checking in with our writers every few weeks to a month, we’re not as regularly catching inactive muns and if you ghost out of nowhere you could be taking up characters for weeks on end when you have no intention of actually being here or rping. so for courtesy's sake, for us and your fellow writers, please give us a heads up to be unfollowed !

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hi friends !! so, after quite a bit of deliberating we've made some decisions regarding the direction we want to take the group now that we’re a bit over 3 months in and we just wanted to check in with you all. don't worry, we're not closing, but we are implementing some changes going forward.

for one, we're not going to do activity checks anymore. we don't feel right being on everyone's tail all the time about posting every five days or so when we know we both can't be as active as we want currently. rather than that, we'll be conducting interest checks every few weeks, to see if you're still vibing and still interested in being here and writing with us. of course, no hard feelings if you don't and you're free to leave, but we want to make this a more lowkey writing environment.

we'll also be getting rid of the muse limit, so if you feel like you want to pick up a new character ( even if you're just interested in writing them once every week or so ) then you're free to do that ! also, we’ll be loosening our rules about bubble rping and interacting a bit. of course, we discourage it and we'll still be working hard to write with everyone, but we want to move towards a direction that allows for a more casual, relaxed writing space and allowing people to write the things they’re interested in with friends without the more intense rules restricting you. obviously there are things we’d love for you to keep in mind courtesy wise — not dropping and picking up muses constantly, making an effort not to ignore people, common etiquette like that — but we aren’t going to be forceful in pushing hard and fast requirements you need to meet. think of it like adopting some indie rp practices

really, we want to foster the little community we have here already rather than catering to new people who are more likely to ghost than stay and make it an easier environment for everyone. but, of course, if you have friends that are interested in joining, do invite them along ! we'd love to have them here, as we would new people applying, we're just not going to actively promote anymore or post excessively on the main just for the sake of seeming “ active ”.

as admin team, we're still going to put out tasks, events and plot drops, so we're not heading towards a stand still. we more feel like this better accommodates everyone, especially those heading for finals week and those who are busy with their full time jobs. so this is going to be more lowkey than anything. of course, again if you don't vibe with this, you're under no obligation to stay and we hold nothing against you, thank you for being here and writing with us ! but this is what we felt like what might work — feel free to let us know your thoughts and we look forward to continuing to write with you !

* ✶ — admin ali & tilly

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hey guys ! so for february, we're planning a little event that involves pairing up our characters. we won't reveal much else as the surprise element is part of the fun, but what we need from you to make it a success is whether you have any preferences for your pairing(s) when it comes to age, gender etc. please let us know as soon as possible (but before thursday the 11th in any case) through ims or the #admin-questions channel on discord, or via the main here on tumblr. if you don't send in any info, you'll still get paired up, it will just be at random and we won't be able to take your preferences into account ! so please make sure to contact us soon !

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hi guys !! we'd like to remind everyone ( new members and old ) to take another careful look at the RULES so we can avoid having to do personal / public callouts sometime in the future. even the small simple ones are there for a reason ; familiarize yourself with them, especially the rules regarding activity, replying to starters, our meme day guidelines and general dash etiquette including gif size and musings posts — since we recently added one regarding the latter. thank you !

& please leave a like when you’re finished so we know you’ve seen this !

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hi-diddly-ho, neighborinos ! this is just a little notice that our LOCATIONS page is now live ! so feel free to swing on by to check out any of the various muse run establishments we’ve collected for you. we hope that this will be helpful when it comes to facilitating plotting and allow muses of similar background or professions to plan !

of course, this is by no means a static list and please feel free to continue to drop location information in the #locations-content channel if there is anywhere else you can think of and we’ll update accordingly ! additionally, we’ve done our best to keep things accurate, but if you would like your muse added as an employee or resident at any of the locations, reach out and we’ll get that added asap. enjoy !

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hello pals ! our meme weekend has come again ! 

we hereby open the floor for you to reblog, send and answer some spicy memes. this will run until approximately midnight est on sunday, so please make sure your inbox is either empty at that time, or you draft your replies for the next weekend so that on monday, the dash is clean and ready for threads ( and perhaps a sneaky task ? you’ll have to wait and see ) 

a general reminder, please reblog no more than 3 separate ask memes, make sure to send memes to as many people as possible if you are participating, and we will be judging the memes individually in regards to engagement and length for them to count as activity if necessary. if you need help finding some good ones, hit us up, we’ll help you out. have fun !

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hey pals ! we just wanted to give you a little update in regards to the survey that you were asked to fill in. we'll be going through it question by question ! 

muse limit

an overwhelming majority of 81.9% voted to increase the limit to five muses. we'll be implementing this with extra rules regarding activity and diversity after the event, so we don't overwhelm anyone, but keep an eye out for that in the new year !

events

most people indicated they liked seeing events, and we feel like the activity on the dash at the moment only proves this. we've decided on seasonal events, not to have them too often so that regular threads don't get pushed aside. we've also decided to keep the event announcements as they are - post them a few days before so that you have enough to plot and draft starters. the longevity of events will depend on the event itself !

ask meme days

almost everyone is in favor of ask meme days as opposed to posting and reblogging memes whenever. a majority indicated a preference for biweekly meme days, so that's what we'll stick to. every two weeks ( not including events, just to keep the dash neat and comprehensive ) we'll be having meme weekends, where you have the weekend to reblog, send AND post answers to memes, so that on monday, the dash is clean and ready for regular threads.

activity limit

again, a majority indicated a preference for a more lenient activity schedule, so we've decided to up the activity limit to five days instead of four. this, like the extra muses, will be in effect after the event, in the new year. we've decided this because after today's check, activity rules are suspended until the new year anyway. this way, we hope to avoid confusing anyone !

miscellaneous concerns

someone indicated it was hard to remember which god was which muse, so we've updated the suggestions list accordingly ( here )

as always, if you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out !