FENRIS
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Post by FENRIS on Mar 9, 2014 20:41:49 GMT -5
It seems we're in a bit of a rut on FourClans and need a huge pick me up to bring this site back to life and thrive like we did only a few months ago. So, if any of you are still alive and kicking I'm gonna need you to help me rise ole FC from the grave once again alrighty? I'll make a general list of things needing to be done here and it'd be super rad if you gave Blizzy a hand and help him help you guys~ Don't worry, it's not anything difficult! Just a little kick in the pants to get this place running once again in tip-top shape. I know we all have very busy schedules but do we want to see this wonderful site crash and burn like so many before us? I certainly hope not! But enough out of me, let's see what we can do to better this fine site u v u - Start some new threads
- Clear out inactive threads, alters, bios, etc. (Admins)
- New PoPs!! (Admins)
- Maybe a General thread or two for in between threads
- ADVERISE
- Assignment (Admins, only for when activity picks up)
- Spotlights (Admins, hopefully this month oh gosh)
- Gathering maybe???
- Get some kind of site plot maybe thing going or something idk
- MOAR THREADS
- Oh man maybe a contest those are rad
This alright for everyone? Got any questions, comments, concerns??? Feel free to add on if you like too, this list is only a rough copy of all the things we need to do on here! So without further ado, let's roll out ladies and gents~
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Mama Oak
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Post by Mama Oak on Mar 11, 2014 13:58:04 GMT -5
I could do some things. Yes. Cleaning out the inactive accounts that didn't respond to the Activity Check, the bios, and the alters. Also, maybe we need to brighten up the site a bit? It's definitely not priority, but this skin could also use a kick in the pants. For example, just look how one or two little shifts could completely change the atmosphere of the site. Up the contrast, make it a little brighter and snazzy. Just give it a good change, maybe. New, better graphics. A breath of fresh air, if you would. I could try something like that.
And maybe, and again this isn't priority, we can do something like this: yeah? That could be neat, but that's just me suggesting. There are a few things there that I'm not quite satisfied with yet (the banner looks very out-of-place and needs redone, and the boards bother me), but I could fix it up. Spruce it up. Brighten it. Anything you want. But I know a new look doesn't fix everything, so yes, again, it isn't priority.
To up activity, I think we need to set down some underlying plots. Or, at least, define them in a thread so that joining members and prospective guests can get an idea on all the cool, exciting things that are going on here, that aren't immediately visible. A sort of really neat thread that sounds like you're reading the back-flap of a book: meant to draw you in and go "oooh!"
"The ThunderClan leader is dying, with his clan toeing the delicate brink of war with RiverClan. An incredulous happening at the last gathering, widely regarded as an ill-omen from StarClan has devastated ShadowClan. The cats of the mountain remain closed off from the rest of the clans, protected and apathetic in their secluded terrain. And beneath it all, a dark, blood-marked tyrant rises from the ruins. It's been a long leafbare, marked by unrest; but as newleaf approaches, so do the clouds. And it's only a matter of time before the storm breaks."
Something like that, but way, way cooler and snazzy.
And I think we need some more cool, super-steller happenings.
And the PoPs DEFINITELY need a kick in the pants. Not all of them are inactive, the members are still here, but no one is being played. And there have to be players to make it a game, you know? The leaders need to be threaded. We need active deputies. We need plots and threads and happenings! Things are slow right now, way slow, but we aren't dead. We just gotta find our motivation and get things turning! We've got to make threads, ladies and gents, and have fun! Cook up some neat-o plots and just go for it!
And I really think we should set some underlying things in-motion. We've got a war brewing between ThunderClan/RiverClan. The ThunderClan leader and deputy have planned the leader's death, pretty much. BloodClan's fallen into tyranny. ShadowClan has lost a lot of its warriors. Let's expand on all of this and make it an actual working theme! Let's add some stuff.
And let's get our butts in gear! Elmstar needs to be played. Lionstar needs to be played. Stormstar needs to be played. Miststar needs to be played. Rackham needs to be played. These are important figureheads of this site, and none of them are being played enough. Their players are active, but the characters are not. We've got to fix that, so that they can propel their clans and pump life into this site. The deputies just as much. And the medicine cats, too.
If we just try, if we get things moving, the site will be more attractive. Right now it looks like a slum. A dingy, smoky room with a few people at a card table in the corner. We need to throw back the curtains, let some light in, clean up all the dust, and start a party! Invite everyone and order in some pizza.
I think we can do that, if we all chip in and help. It would be terribly hard and take a terribly long time for just a few people to go around dusting and setting up streamers; but if an entire community helps, then we can all get this going quickly and have fun while doing it. If everyone made an effort to interact with one another, that would be just awesome and we couldn't be thankful enough for that. PM someone with a thread idea, or just ask them if they have any really fun plotting snippets building in their mind.
If you have an idea, suggest it! Don't be shy or afraid! Think an earthquake sounds like a fun idea? A particular earthquake where ShadowClan... at the very peak of its struggle... with not enough warriors to train its apprentices... is devastated even further as its tunnels collapse? o___o Well, that sounds really fun to me! Think that after the death of its leader and deputy, SkyClan elects a new leader (with some disagreement among the whole clan), who is then granted four lives by the Dark Forest instead of nine by StarClan? Who then proceeds to completely seclude SkyClan -- protected by a territory that is practically impregnable by any other clan -- from the other clans? Turns SkyClan into a sort of military state. Completely xenophobe. Doesn't attend Gatherings, and pretty much says "Forget you, other clans, we're on a freaking mountain, what you gonna do?" Which causes a lot of unrest in SkyClan?
Hey, that's interesting.
One last thing, and I'll shut up.... this is FourClans, you guys. FourClans has been around for a pawful of years. No member here now has been here from the very, very beginning, but the site has been passed down and continued on for years because it's worth it. It might not be the golden years like it was a long time ago... the site is extremely different from how it was when I first joined... but there is still something here. FourClans always pulls through it's slow spots and has always been a place to have fun with super-creative, talented, and simply-rockin' people. c: We can do this, you lovely people, so let's get started~
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Mama Oak
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Post by Mama Oak on Mar 20, 2014 21:27:28 GMT -5
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Mama Oak
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Post by Mama Oak on Mar 23, 2014 1:51:55 GMT -5
So the testing site is basically done. The clan census needs filled out (I only did Thunder's to see how it looked), so the other ones need done. Then I'm going to link the staff profiles and PoP profiles, which I'll do later. Other than that, I don't know what else needs doing. I would appreciate it if you guys took a look at it, maybe pointed some stuff out that you think needs changing, and let me know what to do now~ That'd def be pretty cool. (Link)
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FENRIS
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Actually Fenris
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Post by FENRIS on Mar 23, 2014 3:52:13 GMT -5
HYSTERICAL SCREAMS AT HOW PERF THIS IS OMFG IM LOVING IT ALL IM SO HAPPY LIKE OMFG ITS THE CUTEST SITE IVE EVER SEEN GET OUT
ALSO LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I ADORE MATCHING ADMIN THINGS LIKE NAMES AND AVATARS IT LOOKS LIKE WERE IN A GANG AND ITS MAGICAL SO THOSE SNK SIDE IMAGES MADE ME CRY AAAAAHHHHHHH
THE CLAN POPS RACKHAMS GLORIOUS TAKEOVER OF THE ENTIRE THING I CANT HANDLE
THE COLOURS ARE SO BRIGHT AND I LOVE THEM IT LOOKS SO MUCH MORE WELCOMING WHY AM I STILL USING CAPS
EVERYTHING IS JUST SO CLEAN LOOKING AND I CANT EXPLAIN MY FEELS FOR IT
ALSO JORIK I SAW HIM HIS USERNAME I STOPPED BREATHING OAKEY ILU
i dont know what else to say but im so happy omfg
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Petrichor
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Post by Petrichor on Mar 23, 2014 15:08:45 GMT -5
Oakey. Oakey, how are you such a perfect person?
I have a question about the character accounts; can we choose our own username for them? I'm not quite sure how that works. The colors are great, but it's gonna be really weird, using dark colors again. Good thing for templates! I think, probably.
Pffff I love it, Oakey, I love it, I love you, I love FourClans, I love the characters, I love the people, I probably need to take my medication, but that's okay because I'm going to see Frozen again later and I like that movie.
Yeah, okay. I should probably stop, because happy makes way for pissy and creepy when I've been off my anti-psychotics. Goddamnit I need to bring Jekyll back soon. But not yet.
Seriously, I don't quite understand how the character accounts work. The usernames, how you change to them... I'm confused. Please understand explain.
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Mama Oak
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Post by Mama Oak on Mar 23, 2014 16:32:15 GMT -5
Alrighty, *is munching on an apple right now and feels like a horse*, so right now, do you see at the bottom right corner of your screen this neat little guy? You'll use him for the character accounts. Click it, and you should see something like this screen. Click on 'create a new account on this forum' to make a new account, which you'll need to do for each of your characters. You'll be able to choose the username and everything (except the color, because that will have to be their group color). After you create all your accounts, by clicking on that little icon in the bottom right corner, you'll go to that screen and can switch between them, simply by clicking on the character/account you want to log in as. And unlike with the alters, you'll be able to modify anything at anytime, just like the Pinkamena account you have now (except for the custom title — 'ThunderClan Warrior', 'RiverClan Apprentice', 'God of Corruptuion', etc. — the staff will have to do that still). Sorry, not the greatest at explaining.. hope that helped a little bit...
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Petrichor
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Post by Petrichor on Mar 23, 2014 19:23:03 GMT -5
There is only one thing I can say about this, and that thing is:
"Oakey, this site is perfect and you're perfect and it needs to happen because I love you and this and things need to change and that would be a big change but I don't mind (though I'd have to change a lot of colors to fit the lighter background) but that's okay because it's so awesome!"
Yes.
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Mama Oak
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Post by Mama Oak on Mar 24, 2014 21:17:13 GMT -5
Welp, thanks for the feedback, Blizz and Pink. <3 Just let me know when I should rev this revamp into green-light-go-ahead mode.
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FENRIS
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Actually Fenris
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Post by FENRIS on Mar 24, 2014 23:17:25 GMT -5
oakey what size are the new avatars?
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Mama Oak
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Post by Mama Oak on Mar 25, 2014 0:59:56 GMT -5
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Phlox
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Post by Phlox on Mar 25, 2014 7:43:16 GMT -5
Ohhh my gosh I love it I love it and I say go ahead as soon as you're ready! It makes me excited and inspired and yessss.
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Petrichor
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Post by Petrichor on Mar 25, 2014 17:13:34 GMT -5
GREEN LIGHT GREEN LIGHT GREENLIGHT
REVAMP NOW PLEASE YES GO STOP BEING SHY AND NERVOUS ILU
DOITDOITDOITDOITPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE
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Mama Oak
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Post by Mama Oak on Mar 26, 2014 22:53:52 GMT -5
I'll do this tomorrow, if I don't have a lot of homework or just fall asleep when I get home. c: It'll take between an hour or two, so for a little while the site will be in Maintenance. <3
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