Post by bee on Sept 27, 2024 17:58:34 GMT -6
september 2024
Long time no update, Whitewater! We are crawling out of our unexpected summertime slump with a fancy new look, courtesy of our wonderful friend Tor! We hope these fall vibes get everyone excited for the upcoming cooler weather and rekindles the battle cat muse.
➤ This skin brings us from light to dark, so we have some housekeeping that goes along with it.
- Tor has kindly gone through and updated all important posts, such as announcements and world info, with updated templates. He is also updating bios to our new neutral code that will work with any future skin colors! You do not need to update any of your bios.
- We have new post templates. One is a neutral version that will match this skin as well as any future skin...that means no more updating posts! The other matches the current skin's colorscheme and would need be updated to match any future skins...you may use this, but you will be expected to update your own templates whenever we change color schemes.
- Templates for plotters/trackers/hubs/wanted ads have been updated to match the skin with a neutral version coming soon to Tor's lovely hub code. You'll need to update your posts on your own!
- We know constantly updating and adjusting posts is annoying, and so as a peace offering, we are altering our rule regarding outside post templates. Going forward, you may use outside or custom post templates for your in-character posts, but they are expected to follow the same guidelines of matching the tone and colors of the skin and, if not already a neutral theme, to be updated whenever we change color schemes. We will be updating our rules and guidelines to reflect this change shortly.
As usual, please let staff and/or Tor know of any aspects of the skin that may need adjusting or fixed!
➤ Our Discord activity check has been completed and members that did not respond have been removed. As always, if you missed the check and wish to come back, feel free to rejoin both the site and the Discord! Staff will be tidying up threads and bios with inactive members over the next week.
➤ Last, staff has all found ourselves under varying degrees of Busy, so we have decided to grow our staff team to give Whitewater the support it needs to continue to thrive. We are specifically looking for a staff member (or two) to provide creative support in regards to helping drive Whitewater's story forward and providing input and ideas towards events. Other duties may include advertising, help with character approval, moderation of Discord chatting, and general housekeeping. If you are interested, please reach out to me on Discord with why you may be a good pick and any ideas you may have for future engagement. You can also reach out if you want more info or to chat more about the role!
Thank you all for making Whitewater great! We plan to have more updates for October to finish up some housekeeping and hopefully (finally) plan some out of character events for members!