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Post by Melany Elizabeth Smith on Sept 16, 2010 22:12:33 GMT -4
Okay, so this hurriccane has been going on for....a long time (sorry I don't want to do math right now and figure out exactly how long), and I was just curious as to if it has ended or if it's ending soon, or if we're waiting 'till the Board-Wide plot ends...or what? Because, honestly, I'm a little confused. And also, if it's ended, I wanted to know if we would be told what got messed up or if we could just use our imaginations, 'cause I know in some/most threads involving the hurricane something broke or fell on someone or shatter or whatever, so would we have to put together a list of what was broken? Or what?
I understand people are busy, but, in my opinion, maybe having the hurricane go on for so long has killed some people's muse(s)...so, could/should we let the Board-Wide finish up, or will we just end the hurricane (and, an admin can PM everyone)?
I've been wondering this for a while, and decided to finally ask everyone....soo, yeah. And sorry I asked several quesitons.
Any and all answers welcomed!
-Elisabeth <3
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Post by Theodore Stevenson on Sept 17, 2010 1:33:26 GMT -4
I don't think anyone's really sure what is going on right now. I'm not sure how many people know this but Marc feels like he can't look after the site properly with other stuff that's keeping him busy. So he's planning to hand admin duties on to another member who can hopefully take care of everything. On top of that Shaggy has left so the plot has kinda stalled.
Hopefully once the hand over is sorted we can finish up the plot and get the recovery underway, but at the moment I think the plot is still going. I've not heard anything to say otherwise.
So I'm afraid we'll have to be patient until the admin-y stuff is sorted out.
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Post by Natsumi Sayuri on Sept 17, 2010 9:57:25 GMT -4
Alright so I wanted to respond though Trist seems to have gotten most of it (but I think I shall add my opinion, anyway!)
the Hurricane started July 12th. (ish) It was originally supposed to end within two weeks but got dragged out for one reason or another. Shaggy did leave, and thus the sub-pl0t for the board died with her. However, she and I had been chatting prior and I know that in the end of that the whole roof of the Cafeteria was supposed to collapse. Whatever Marc's plans for handing the site over are, (first time I've heard them, but hey, if it works, it works, right?) that doesn't necessarily mean that we, as members, must putz around waiting. He obviously is in a busy time right now, and it's understandable, perhaps, that he has no time for SA.
My suggestion, since I've, personally, gone on with some of this, are simple. In two of my ongoing threads, I've begun to roleplay as if the hurricane as already gone. Not only does the dragging on and on of a hurricane ruin someone's muse, but it also seems impossible, and eventually, I was forced to just stop having threads 'cause forcing my characters to survive in something like that seemed too cruel, and frankly, a little boring after a while. (and wet).
I really like the idea of a list of destruction that has gone on in personal threads that some members would have missed. No one currently active has the power to send out a massive email, which is unfortunate, but if people see that we're still roleplaying, they'll probably log on, at the very least, which'll in turn, bring others who have disappeared, back. Just a theory.
So I think we should make that list. I'll even volunteer during the boring hours of my day (ugh, laundry >.<) to peek through some of the other threads to see if there was any destruction in any of them. I don't know what Marc's plans for a "reconstruction" would have been, but it seems unlikely that students would be told to help fix things. In fact, that just seems dangerous. Again, we lack the powers to create boards, but since the Cafeteria is down, perhaps we can make it known in threads there that it's actually a tent outside? I don't know the weather patterns near Hawaii, but it's getting cold here, for sure XD So I don't know how that'll play out. Also, as it IS September, perhaps we should start rping school and classes? That'll bring out new muses I think, since the "Summer session" has officially come to an end.
Thoughts, objections, criticisms, outright shock and disapproval?
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Post by Luke Bowers on Sept 17, 2010 10:23:20 GMT -4
Don't forget laziness! Which is the one I choose, cause I didn't want to reply, lol. Then I realized I didn't have much to say. Hm.
So pretty much I have stopped RPing with the hurricane around. I had two threads with it (sadly, BOTH were in the same building and at one point in the same spot, lol) and that was more than enough for me. And Rin is right, it is a muse killer. Just the thought of another thread dealing with that hurricane really makes me want to run away, lol. So I've just assumed it's gone away.
And I guess the list of destruction would be cool, but unless we're cleaning up, why would having that matter?
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Post by Natsumi Sayuri on Sept 17, 2010 10:35:19 GMT -4
I think it would be awkward to have someone rping happily in the second floor of the dorm not knowing there's supposed to be a giant hole there -.- However, that is up for debate, since I've realized I don't know which threads were during hurricane-x >_> and yah. Yah, that's all I got right now.
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Post by Luke Bowers on Sept 17, 2010 10:37:24 GMT -4
Okay yeah, I didn't think of that. But I think it should pretty much be past clean up time, since it's gone on for so long. But whatever people want, lol.
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Post by Natsumi Sayuri on Sept 17, 2010 10:52:59 GMT -4
that is also a very valid point -.- Reconstruction takes a few months, but the priority would be there, then moving outward.
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Post by Melany Elizabeth Smith on Sept 17, 2010 13:58:43 GMT -4
Okay, so here's what my opinion is of what you guys' said:
We should probably put up a list of construction and maybe just kind-of "fast-forward" through time and have reconstruction be pretty much done...except for possibly a few spots here and there (i.e. in a thread I was in, all the windows in the library broke and the shelves all fell down, sooo then we would have several, if not all, books that would need throwing away and such). And the students could RP like "clean up" as in small debri(sp?), like the destroyed books could be thrown away, the beach could be picked up, etc.
And we could all just decide when the hurricane ended and post that along with the list of current destruction/what was fixed, etc.
That's my idea of this...what do u guys think?
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Post by Natsumi Sayuri on Sept 17, 2010 15:56:02 GMT -4
I like that idea. Hurricanes don't usually last more than a week at the very most, so we can say it ended July 15 (it hit the 10th of July)? It's almost two months past that, so I would say that though the dormotory was completely flooded, floors collapsed and windows were shattered, it would have been one of the first places to be fixed, since students need a place to stay. Then dual construction could be going on in the Cafeteria (can we agree that the roof collapsed as Shaggy had intended?) and the library where books need to be saved as much as possible.
From there we can circle outward to whatever else damage occured. I think the docks are in disarray but what you suggest definitely sounds like a plan ^-^ I love decisive people ;3
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Post by Theodore Stevenson on Sept 17, 2010 22:44:09 GMT -4
I like what's being said here, although it kinda confirms one of the problems I had with the plot in the first place; that it would cause problems with continuity and such. I'm in a thread in the library now where no destruction has taken place, so at what point did that take place? it's not always possible to read up on all the threads to see what affects you.
Anyway, that doesn't matter. I agree that we need to get a list of the damage up and fast forward through some of the reconstruction and start RPing that the damage is done.
As for classes I thought we didn't actually RP them here, say somewhere in the rules or FAQ's I think, (though I may be wrong) But RPing that classes have started again would be good.
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Post by Natsumi Sayuri on Sept 18, 2010 9:21:21 GMT -4
You're right for the most part. In the FAQ it says that teachers don't actually teach classes -- they don't have their own classrooms and sign ups, or major threads etc etc; however, taking that into account, I think it would be odd if we didn't start to at least acknowledge that classes have started, since we do have a class schedule and such. It would be a good way to start making relationships between other student characters as they could be in the same classes etc etc.
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Post by Melany Elizabeth Smith on Sept 18, 2010 19:16:15 GMT -4
Mmkaay, so we're putting up a list of damage, and then we can put up a seperate list of what has been fixed and what's missing, etc, yes? We can also post the date the hurricane ended in the same post as that. And do we want to just end the board-wide and not necessarily put what happened, but just tell everyone what happened, and who got hurt, et (as Shaggy had mentioned to someone else) to save time in RP-ing that out?
And, if you would like, once I get a few extra moments I can try my best to PM everyone and tell them that it ended? (there's a list of usernames under the member thingyy).
Oh, and should we consult Marc/Kevlar about this decision? Or shall we just go ahead and go with it, since we think it would be best for the site?
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Post by Melany Elizabeth Smith on Sept 18, 2010 19:19:18 GMT -4
Ohh, and I have a question just in general, would the schools on Hawaii (the other island) start the same time as shifter, or would it be before (since, I would think, classes at SA would be postponed because of damages)?
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Post by Natsumi Sayuri on Sept 18, 2010 21:07:23 GMT -4
Yes'm.
List of destruction.
List of reconstructed buildings.
If we're going to be putting this in one post, we can try to post it IC if you get my drift, have a student saying stuff about what's going on, so the date of the hurricane ending would be in there.
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Example:
(Girl1)
OMG! That hurricane completely totaled my room. I had to get all new stuff and even had to sleep in one of the classroom buildings, can you believe it? Not even the library made it. Ugh, imagine all those books we probably have to clean up? Let's not even mention the cafeteria. Where the hell are we going to eat? What are we going to eat, for that matter?
(Boy 1)
Stop whining, will you? You're lucky it left you alive, why are you complaining about a few damp books and broken windows? Be glad it only lasted five days. Imagine what screaming you would be doing if it lasted longer.
ETC ETC
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As for whether consultation of this motion should be passed onto Kevvie and Marc, I would be the first one to admit I would rather have permission in this instance. Despite the possibility of Marc handing over the site to someone else, it still is his site. But I don't know how we could get in contact with him. My suggestion? Send him a pm, and if I catch him on aim, I'll try to get whatever opinion he wants to give. Let's set a time limit? Five days? A week? What do you think? If he doesn't get back to us, or we can't reach him, we go through with it? If I have that bit of buffer I would have no problem taking the blame for any irritation he may have.
I would also hold off on pming everyone until we decide to fully go through with it.
As for the Cafeteria/shaggy/subplot thing. Since no one else seems to know about the ending, we can always just pretend it never happened, or that it would never have happened. It is entirely up to you guys. I'm rather indifferent on the matter.
OH! As for your question. I don't know how close the island is to the Hawaiian island, but if it hit SA it probably hit their land, too, right? So quite possibly they would have started around the same time, if not the exact. Does that make sense? Or only in my head? >_>'
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Post by Luke Bowers on Sept 18, 2010 22:30:11 GMT -4
Lol. Nice example, Rin. I can definitely see that. I agree with trying to get permission first. But if we wait a few days or something like that and he doesn't reply, I think it would be okay for us to go ahead and carry out the plan. Because the way I see it, we're doing this pretty much to try and get the site moving again. And the fact that we have stayed and are trying to do stuff should allow us to make plans and carry them out (as much as we can) if the staff aren't here to do it for us.
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