Crossposted because it's that important.

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED

If you are not in the list that I posted a few days ago, have not been approved for posting at fandomhigh directly by principalconnor you DO NOT belong here and will be forcibly removed. Enrollment is closed at this time and unless you are an approved player, you may not post in the various fandomhigh communities or in the individual player journals. Period. Full stop.

There have been several instances of people who do not belong to this game reported to me. Unless and until enrollment is opened again and your character is personally approved by principalconnor, you may not post here. Period. In light of attracting people who have not read the rules and are showing up with duplicates of existing characters, something which is also strictly against the rules, I am also closing fandomtownies to membership until principalconnor gets back.

Only principalconnor can approve new students.

jerusalem_s is the right hand of God here, people, and what he says goes.

No one, and I mean NO ONE else is authorized to do anything when it comes to student/teacher/townie permissions.

This may eventually change but, as of right now, it's just the two of us... and I know damn well she hasn't approved anyone except our new webmaster in quite some time.

If this persists, everyone here should have these people friended and we will allow 'friends only' posts until the intruders desist.

Please be polite, but inform non-members that they cannot play here without first waiting for open enrollment and then being approved directly by principalconnor.

Thank you.

Comments

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

I have no fricking idea who's currently on my friendslist, so, delete and readd, here I come.

I see I'm going to have to marry Krycek.

*coughs*

[littleluck.livejournal.com]

Some people use their character jurnals for more than one RP.

Re: *coughs*

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* Most of the RPs I belong to strictly prohibit that, so it's never been a problem for me.

However, if a player has a character journal in more than one RP, and I'll use bloodyrockgod as an example because it's done VERY well there.... All they have to do is label anything they want to be canon in fandomhigh as such... or use filters when posting.

There have been a number of very helpful posts on the topic of filters and even a few people going so far as to create everything so you have to do little more than cut and paste.

There's enough going on here, and shortly to be more, that if this is going to be a problem for said players, they may want to create a new journal for this game.

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

I agree that random hit&run conversations by outside-this-rpg players should keep out of the central comms for this rpg, but they should be limited out of the individual player journals? This is happening, at least in the BSG/SG1 player's journals because the hit&run players are all actually voiced by people who are fandomhigh players in the first place. It's not a systemic anomaly, it's just out-of-character/in-character goofing off if you follow me.

Regardless, I don't think that a handful of comments in an individual player's journal from non-fandomhigh people RUINS THE EXPERIENCE LIEK WHOA, omg.

*shrugs*

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

No... but the prohibition is to keep people from doing it in journal threads that you plan to make fandomhigh canon.

It doesn't 'ruin the experience', but it gets confusing - particularly for players not having clue as to what is going on.

That and this is a closed RP. Not a player? Can't play.

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

What really needs to happen and somehow the admins may need to foster this better is for everyone who is playing to meet and relate and communicate with each other. I know the SciFi Channel Characters + Archie group is considered pretty clique-y, which is a great reason why Lee asked Veronica to the Homecoming, etc. ------ perhaps we need more social events? Mixers? Have a fandomhigh buddy from a completely different fandom that you have to do...something with?

Also, many characters are here but don't play as often as other characters, which is an issue, whereas the SFChannel peeps are very involved in this RPG. Very involved. OMG involved. *sobs tears of great emo, omg*

[littleluck.livejournal.com]

Yes! Thank you. This is... beyond silly. I'm already getting sort of ticked that I seem to have been put on a mental 'blacklist' as far as making dissenting comments goes, I'd hate to have to start worrying about what I put in Dom's private journal too. I joined this RP for fun, not to get wrapped up in a pseudo-police state. Despite the format of the RP, we are not really High School students, and treating us like that out of character is starting to verge on intolerablelerable.

I love the concept of this game, I love some of the players, and for the most part, I love the admins, but I'm really starting to hate the lack of creative freedom allowed.

I'm honestly not surprised at the number of people who have left.

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

... excuse me?

If you're not happy, feel free to leave.

The administration is responding to comments BY THE PLAYERS... putting in rules and filters as requested BY THE PLAYERS.

I'm sorry if you're in a minority here, but if you have constructive suggestions, please feel free to make them. This game is far, far more permissive than any other I've played in or run and, frankly, we've responded as quickly as possible to player complaints and suggestions across the board.

We're not running a boot camp here, nor are we pretending to. We are establishing rules as problems arise, yes, but mostly because they are being ASKED for. By players. You can't make everyone happy, but we're settling for the majority. Both admins have voicemail and suggestions, as has been frequently and publicly stated, are welcome.

As far as I know, you've never made a single positive suggestion for change to either admin... and thus complaining in this thread about how your comments have been blacklisted isn't likely to get you anywhere.

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

What about that "adult" Starbuck that popped up? As far as I could tell she was from another game. Admittedly, I haven't been as active with the other BSG players as I've wanted, but no one asked me what I thought about it (if it was an existing character goofing around). If I ran into her in play I would be all "WTF?" It has the potential for getting out of hand, and I can see the need for approval and official characters. If there's no officially stated approval process, we'll see duplicates popping up all over the place, confusing the rest of the players.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Agreed, yeah. That was what confused the hell out of me yesterday.

(You should run into Archie sometime. Genius crazy future scientist interacting with boy from the beginning of the nineteenth century has all kinds of comedy potential!)

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

OMG *has guilt!* The other Kara came out of the woodwork, I think, because Leoben did a hit&run comment and then it snowballed out as people asked questions.

*clings to Baltar* We'd like to play with you more, yes!

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Sorry, she was a joke with a player really and she won't pop up again. I don't think any of those characters actually were planning on sticking around. I apologise for any confusion and it won't happen again.

Way OOC

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

My apologies. I will double check my logins. I have, at least once, posted using my character voice but my RL login. However, I usually figure this out about 2 seconds later and always delete the comment, remaking it as the character.

Re: Way OOC

[soldtoarmenians]

I think it's more about actual new character LJs that have shown up and posted interactive comments, without being on the player list. Everybody screws up and comments with their RL journal sooner or later. Or comments on RL friendslist with FH character, to much confusion and amusement from non-rp-ing friends...

Re: Way OOC

[scissors--.livejournal.com]

dear god yes, that last one. I've been laughed at by like, my entire friendslist for posting as edward or as other very random beings in my RL journal. 0.o

Re: Way OOC

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

I've left comments from the wrong journal at least six or seven times now. Normally I'm more careful and at home I have a separate window for each login. At work... not so easily done.

Re: Way OOC

[medusae-x.livejournal.com]

And then we laugh at you ;)

It's, of course, not at all funny when *I* do it.

[names-ash.livejournal.com]

Okay... I'm not sure what sort of complaints have been lodged here, but here's my take on the whole "other characters in personal journals" issue.

It really doesn't hurt, as long as these folks aren't walking into a class room, or the clinic, or the town.

It's no different then having your character interact with an NPC you just made up in a post, just to have some sort of interaction.

Seriously, as these characters shouldn't be affecting the other players in the least, I don't see what sort of real complaints can be lodged. These sort of interactions are not affecting their characters, so unless people are complaining about the "clique" nature that seems to be attributed to this, I'm quite unsure.

I know this community is based on multi-fandom interaction, and I have made an effort to interact with lots of different people. I have never ignored a post from anyone.

But this is a high school RP, and high schools inevitably form cliques. It's sort of part of the nature of the beast.

I understand that you're trying your best to appease people, but it is efforts like these that seem more out to punish than to encourage.

If someone ever gets someone outside the community posting in their journal and they'd prefer for it not to happen, they can always delete the comment and just go on as if it never happened.

[names-ash.livejournal.com]

Alright, I've now got a better idea of what's going on thanks to the other comments here.

I take it the issue isn't so much the outside characters, as the confusion generated by the -duplicate- characters coming in from the outside.

Seriously, Spider... I love all the hard work you do, but the angry wake-up-call rules making in reaction to small incidents do NOT make for a friendly and fun environment. The Weapons Ban was harsh, but understandable. It left a bad taste in a lot of players' mouths, which got worse with the Death Threat fiasco, and now even worse with this.

I seriously enjoy it here... and I know others do too. I know others want to enjoy it here, but are continually hit with seeming hostility from the admins... and I believe you are posting in character, which is alright... but please, could you go to the individuals before doing something so big? I think that's what the main issue is here... Harsh, Impersonal rulings that slam down out of seemingly no where.

And again, Spider, I really do appreciate all the work you've put in... and honestly, next time you need help managing things, I will step up if you want me. It's a heckuva load to carry on one pair of shoulders.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

*dittos*

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Likewise, anything I can do to help out, let me know. Nothing admin-ish of course, as my characters are students, but if any teachers want to come down on Anders's slacker ass and make him into an assistant of some sort because it's good for him, hey, feel free. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe you should point observers over to campfuckudie. They encourage audience participation.

[positive-angel.livejournal.com]

You read my mind and beat me to it, mousie.

But a question since I've only had very limited experience with them. They encourage audience participation but do they encourage outside 'characters' coming in and participating? I don't know much about them but it seems very much like a good time for them which is always a good thing.

[conathon.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I feel rather intimidated..but I think that's just me.

[caroline-todd.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*