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Posted 16 March 2006 - 01:50 PM
If you haven't already, please read this post and vote on the continuing use of SEE.
"Sometimes I get confused whether I'm posting on ATT or in the War Room. But then I remind myself: If it's moderators acting scatter-brained and foolish, then it's the War Room*.
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Posted 20 March 2006 - 07:14 PM
SEE's useful, but only when people actually go there. With the current pace of the TS, neither SEE or the irc channel (which is basically dead now from what I can tell) have been seeing a lot of use.
I think that we need to find a way to get the TS going; if we do, SEE would be worth continuing to use. At the moment, I don't suppose there is much need.
NOTE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TS:
The TS is doing very badly at the current moment. Can anyone think of a way to get it going again?
I think that we need to find a way to get the TS going; if we do, SEE would be worth continuing to use. At the moment, I don't suppose there is much need.
NOTE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE TS:
The TS is doing very badly at the current moment. Can anyone think of a way to get it going again?
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 06:21 PM
Okay, who here is still participating in the TS? No one else has posted on it besides myself since February 13.
Are there any changes that need to be made to the plot? Would more members show up if we went back to the Tavern?
If the TS does look like it is going to die, I'll probably try to get one or two other people help me finish it up in several summary posts similar to what was done in the Tale of the Treasure. The problem is that this TS was intended to tie up several lose ends from the last two TSs, and this solution would probably not do this very well. With Dark Jet unable to participate, however, it is possible that some lose ends concerning his characters will be left anyway because I don't know what exactly he wants done them.
Are there any changes that need to be made to the plot? Would more members show up if we went back to the Tavern?
If the TS does look like it is going to die, I'll probably try to get one or two other people help me finish it up in several summary posts similar to what was done in the Tale of the Treasure. The problem is that this TS was intended to tie up several lose ends from the last two TSs, and this solution would probably not do this very well. With Dark Jet unable to participate, however, it is possible that some lose ends concerning his characters will be left anyway because I don't know what exactly he wants done them.
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 06:39 PM
Selax, on Mar 20 2006, 05:14 PM, said:
The TS is doing very badly at the current moment. Can anyone think of a way to get it going again?
Remove all non-TS obstacles and factors from the world.
Selax, on Mar 22 2006, 04:21 PM, said:
Would more members show up if we went back to the Tavern?
I don't think that will do anything.
I'd like to be more active in the story, I just have a lot going on right now, and I don't know when the backlog of stuff to do will finally clear up.
"Sometimes I get confused whether I'm posting on ATT or in the War Room. But then I remind myself: If it's moderators acting scatter-brained and foolish, then it's the War Room*.
*Unless it's Avatara, of course."
-- From the memoirs of Sundered Angel
*Unless it's Avatara, of course."
-- From the memoirs of Sundered Angel
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Posted 26 March 2006 - 01:20 AM
Okay, about SEE: It might as well be down for a while. No one is really using it as far as I can tell. In fact, looks like it's already down...
Actually it's kinda sad. Nobody's on #cythera anymore. Here I am all alone, and Nadia isn't even here anymore, so we lack a channel op.
I tried this... it didn't work too well, I'm afraid.
Actually it's kinda sad. Nobody's on #cythera anymore. Here I am all alone, and Nadia isn't even here anymore, so we lack a channel op.
Avatara, on Mar 22 2006, 10:39 PM, said:
Remove all non-TS obstacles and factors from the world.
I tried this... it didn't work too well, I'm afraid.
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Posted 27 March 2006 - 04:08 PM
In my opinion there are two factors that are influencing this:
1) The obvious is that there isn't enough active people on the Cythera forum.
2) This TS is too complicated, there is too many things going on at the moment. One reason that the previous TS's worked well is because they were simple. This one on the otherhand is more like a novel, there are lots of little sub-pots going on, people are going off somewhere and not to be heard of for a while.
1) The obvious is that there isn't enough active people on the Cythera forum.
2) This TS is too complicated, there is too many things going on at the moment. One reason that the previous TS's worked well is because they were simple. This one on the otherhand is more like a novel, there are lots of little sub-pots going on, people are going off somewhere and not to be heard of for a while.
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Posted 27 March 2006 - 10:01 PM
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1) The obvious is that there isn't enough active people on the Cythera forum.
Very true, things really dropped off for the TS community after the holidays. It'd really help if more members joined the TS or if the current members started posting more.
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2) This TS is too complicated, there is too many things going on at the moment. One reason that the previous TS's worked well is because they were simple. This one on the otherhand is more like a novel, there are lots of little sub-pots going on, people are going off somewhere and not to be heard of for a while.
I think that all TSs (including the last two) involve a lot of subplots; I think that the problem with this one is that there are a lot of subplots that remove characters from the main quest and are proceeding slowly.
What would you suggest to simplify it? Also, I'll try to answer any questions that you have.
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 03:52 PM
ATTENTION ALL TS POSTERS:
IF THE TS DOES NOT PICK UP BY THE END OF APRIL, I BELIEVE THAT I WILL HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO POST SUMMARY POSTS (THE POSSIBILITY OF WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER. IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS ON HOW THIS COULD BE AVOIDED PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST THEM.
I'm trying to get up a post now; I'm not really looking forward to it as it will have to be longer than my usual posts, and I dislike making long posts.
Avatara, please may I have a copy of the SEE text?
IF THE TS DOES NOT PICK UP BY THE END OF APRIL, I BELIEVE THAT I WILL HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO POST SUMMARY POSTS (THE POSSIBILITY OF WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER. IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS ON HOW THIS COULD BE AVOIDED PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST THEM.
I'm trying to get up a post now; I'm not really looking forward to it as it will have to be longer than my usual posts, and I dislike making long posts.
Avatara, please may I have a copy of the SEE text?
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Posted 04 April 2006 - 12:25 AM
I cannot be as active as I would like to be, going through my final year of school. I will try to get a post going soon though.
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Posted 10 April 2006 - 05:53 PM
Thanks, Avatara, that will come in handy.
Half Truth and others, would it help if the SEE text was posted?
Half Truth and others, would it help if the SEE text was posted?
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Posted 20 April 2006 - 06:47 PM
First of all, does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve the TS?
Second, is anyone confused and, if so, about what?
Third, as an experiment, would everyone who is willing post a summary of what they think will happen in the rest of the TS or what they think should happen? (I'm curious to see if anyone comes up with an idea better than its current plot.)
Second, is anyone confused and, if so, about what?
Third, as an experiment, would everyone who is willing post a summary of what they think will happen in the rest of the TS or what they think should happen? (I'm curious to see if anyone comes up with an idea better than its current plot.)
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Posted 28 April 2006 - 02:12 PM
I'm attempting to get something up before the April 30th deadline, but we'll see how that goes.
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Posted 30 April 2006 - 02:13 PM
Hmm, it's the thirtieth of April now, and I am somewhat uncertain what to do. I could begin posting summary posts today (in which case I'd probably summarize the main plot, maybe my subplot, and ask for summaries of the subplots or what is to be done with certain characters) or post them next weekend (which would leave time for members to post summaries of what happens in their subplots or what some of them want done with their characters).
So which is preferable: should I start the summaries today, or should I start them next weekend? (As I mentioned above, it would be helpful if members with subplots would post summaries of those subplots.)
For now, I think that I will post the SEE text on the main plot (which is sort of like a rough draft).
So which is preferable: should I start the summaries today, or should I start them next weekend? (As I mentioned above, it would be helpful if members with subplots would post summaries of those subplots.)
For now, I think that I will post the SEE text on the main plot (which is sort of like a rough draft).
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Posted 30 April 2006 - 07:56 PM
Post like you normally would, except knowing only one or two people will respond. That'll likely result in a lot of double posts (or more), but if they're spread out over a couple of days, that's okay.
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Posted 05 May 2006 - 08:24 AM
I have been thinking about how to increase the activity of the TS's. One of the main reasons that people don't post in them is because it can take quite a while to come up with a good responce and some people just don't have the time so instead of just posting a short post they don't post at all. If people are only expected to post a few sentences at a time, although it is likely to slow down the rate of the story because there are a lot of shorter posts, its still better than having a stagnant TS. I don't know how well this would work as it seems that most people don't really put any effort into checking this part of the forum anymore. I check in about every 3 days, try to keep up to date with what is happening.
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Posted 05 May 2006 - 08:27 PM
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I have been thinking about how to increase the activity of the TS's. One of the main reasons that people don't post in them is because it can take quite a while to come up with a good responce and some people just don't have the time so instead of just posting a short post they don't post at all. If people are only expected to post a few sentences at a time, although it is likely to slow down the rate of the story because there are a lot of shorter posts, its still better than having a stagnant TS. I don't know how well this would work as it seems that most people don't really put any effort into checking this part of the forum anymore. I check in about every 3 days, try to keep up to date with what is happening.
Indeed, some people don't like posting short responses and would rather not post at all. I think people need to participate more actively in the main plot, adding twists and the like. I think this would be work well so long as things weren't changed too drastically (unless the changed direction is better than the previous direction).
I might put up a summary post today; on the other hand, I might not because I'll be busier tomorrow and would rather have this day off. Also, I need to know what to do, if anything, with characters such as Zacaratu, Moonshadow, Rogan, etc. I was thinking that Moonshadow could kill Thern, but I don't know if I can use the character or not. (The possibility of having the DK resurrect Thern and send him back to trouble Cythera had also occurred to me.)
Also, what about other member's subplots?
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Posted 05 May 2006 - 11:04 PM
Selax, on May 5 2006, 07:27 PM, said:
I was thinking that Moonshadow could kill Thern, but I don't know if I can use the character or not. (The possibility of having the DK resurrect Thern and send him back to trouble Cythera had also occurred to me.)
Not yet please, he hasn't done anything yet. Thern's action is around post #4 in the queue*, the bottleneck there really is wrapping up Saria's sidestory, especially because she's not my character and its been four months since I've done anything significant with her, but I don't want to leave her/DF as a hanging loose end.
I also don't recommend resurrecting him, really he can't do a whole lot on his own once he gives up his only advantage by tipping his hand.
*In chronological order, in order to make sense, I'd prefer to post: Saria, DF, Av, then Thern's movements. But like I said, the first two are the most difficult to write.
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Posted 11 May 2006 - 06:26 PM
So would you prefer that I hold off on making any summary posts until you and/or DF has had a chance to post? (For clarification, I wasn't intending to kill him until the end of the posts.) I might hold off on the posts until the twentieth or twenty-first anyway because finals will be coming up next week, a happenstance which could somewhat limit my time. In the meantime, I might continue along on my subplot (mainly because I find it easier to write at this point than the main story). Also, do you know if Pallas wants anything done with his character?
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Posted 15 May 2006 - 06:20 PM
I plan to use Thern in my next post; if you want me to change anything, please let me know.
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Posted 18 May 2006 - 09:28 PM
So, would you prefer that I hold off on the summary posts a little longer, or should I just go ahead with it?
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Posted 25 May 2006 - 09:51 PM
I really am going to have start posting summary posts soon; I can't finish the whole TS on my own.
