A little request to all of you...

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

Uh, guys? While I'm most delighted to see a Crowley/Hermes meeting at last, and the thread is insteresting, the next time you raise from the dead a thread that's already been finished, do inform me, okay? I don't mind you dragging them back to life, rather I'm quite happy about it, but like you probably understand, I can't check all the finished threads regularly to see whether somebody's decided to continue one of them.

This same applies to the other threads that have been given a new life through the course of the game, like the addition of John and Newt's little adventure to the laptop thread or the continuation of PIIEEE. Also, for any future accounts of the same incident: please inform me about it.

Really. It only takes a minute, if even that, to type a response to the latest open threads list, for example. You're free to play some more on the old threads if you want to, but some people do want to know everything that happens in the game, and if you don't inform anyone, nobody else'll know you've added events.

So, please, if you do revive a finished thread, please tell me about it so I can note it on the next list. This is for the enjoyement of everybody. While you may think that whatever it is you're doing doesn't interest anybody else, there are people (like me) who do want to know about everything that goes on in the game. I'd like to believe I do my own part by more or less regularly informing you all about what threads have been updated so that people can catch up on everything that's happened so far. The least you could do to help me in this is drop me a line every now and then so that I can list all the recent events in the game.

I hope my request doesn't offend anyone, but really, it shouldn't be too much of a bother. I'm not asking you to do this to cause you more trouble with the whole posting thing but to make sure everybody can enjoy the game to the fullest.

Comments

[musegaarid.livejournal.com]

I understand your frustration because I used to do this task as well, but a five paragraph post to request something that we had no idea you wanted seems a bit much. You would run a lot less risk of offending someone by just saying something like, "Hey everyone, if you continue writing on a thread that's not on my list anymore, could you let me know? Thanks!" rather than berating and accusing us.

I don't recall anyone saying that that thread was finished anyway, but I will do my best to let you know if something is continued that is no longer on your list.

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

*flush* Well, sorry. I didn't want to come across as berating or accusatory. I wasn't feeling very well last night, and I wanted to make sure nobody would feel insulted, but I apparently achieved the very opposite. Again, I apologize.

The thievery thread was marked as finished 1st of May, as Azi told me it was finished. Your first post to it was 5th of May.

[musegaarid.livejournal.com]

Oh, geez, Muri. I don't hate you or anything. I'm just asking that you let us know what you'd like in a sentence or two the first time around and then if we don't comply you can go into longer explanations. It seemed like overkill is all.

And I didn't know Azi had told you it was finished. So there's not much I can say about that.

Just please don't take things so personally. No one here is intentionally trying to hurt your feelings.

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

Sorry. I admit I overreacted -- both times. But, like I already told Azi, I felt really sick yesterday, and I was too sleepy and miserable to even think straight. Plus, I was afraid that if I did say it in a sentence or two, without further explanations, I'd end up offending anyone. And as for my responses to your reactions, well, at the time I felt like nothing was going right (RL sucks, long story) so I took everything the worst possible way. As I said again, I'm sorry.

[musegaarid.livejournal.com]

No worries. ;)

[ineffable-angel.livejournal.com]

Not only that (adding to Crowley's comment here) but finished threads are supposed to be marked with a "COMPLETE" (although it's not enforced). And... in some of those cases there have been posts to here saying the player will be away, so open threads would be kept open regardless of postfulness.

We're missing two threads from the current open threads list anyway (I noticed this at lunch, a few hours ago) but I can go and find them out and tell you directly which ones they are, because my memory's failing me. I do this anyway, though I don't always notice.

Could you lj-cut such a long entry please?

[ineffable-angel.livejournal.com]

*flaps hand* Never mind, you've got the new list up.

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

I marked it as finished because you mentioned to me you had finished it. I'm sorry for misunderstanding you, like apparently has happened, but...

I just tried not to offend anyone for Adam's sake. I did not mean to accuse you or anything. So why am I the one that now is accused?

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

...And not only that, but there are several threads that are finished. I have asked their participants, who say that they are finished. And nobody has marked them as "complete", so...

[ineffable-angel.livejournal.com]

I know, it's not enforced.

My last post in that thread was four days before Crowley's first. I wasn't aware of the restart, and hadn't realized it was an open thread because its original purpose was for Aziraphale to meet Hermes and discover him stealing (which we didn't, we have other plans).

You didn't accuse me of anything... Why are you saying I'm accusing you? *confused*

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Sorry. I just currently feel like shit even otherwise to say the least, and this hardly helps, so I may be overreacting. Crowley said I was berating and accusing others, which was not my intention at all. As you said "adding to Crowley's comment" I took it as you agreeing with her. The general feeling I got from your posts is that you accuse me of bitching at you for something that was my fault anywya. (My fault, as in, I marked as finished a thread that nobody said was finished and that wasn't even marked as complete, so I should only blame myself and shut up.)

[ineffable-angel.livejournal.com]

This happens occasionally with open public posts as well. Sometimes a string between two characters will be finished, but the thread's still technically open for other posters.

Given that scenario, we'll try and tell you.

[violet-wine.livejournal.com]

I'm so, so sorry. I didn't realise no one had told you! I'm sorry! God, I'm so sorry! I didn't...I'm sorry.

[amberdiceless.livejournal.com]

Sounds like just a massive case of miscommunication coupled with bad timing. Let's everybody just try to be a bit clearer about threads being finished, and also remember that it's a game and we're all here to have a good time.

Hope you're feeling better, Muriel!

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[mangy-mongrel.livejournal.com]

*hugs Muriel*

[bipolar-uriel.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* Thanks.