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Post by Kitty on Dec 20, 2007 13:58:42 GMT -5
Well, I've been thinking about this issue for awhile. The absence of Lunar pretty much locks the site at a standstill. So, what if we re-made the site and altered the plot to fit in with the people still here?
I was thinking we should remake the site and make it look really nice, and update--everything. It would take a whole bunch of work, but I think it would be worth the work. New need more activity.
And the plot could be updated, as well. Maybe, it could take place some time in the future, maybe like--three or four years, ish? The Media idea was about to go through with the first stage of the actual plot, the secret meetings part, and Zepher was supposed to make the first contact--unfortunately, one of the moles in the House leaked the information to one of the labs, and the lab showed up accordingly at the drop site and kidnapped Zepher.
The lab was thrown into a state of panic, and, suddenly, everyone has become extremely paranoid. Everyone is frightened and constantly watching all their movements even more carefully than before.
So, I was thinking everything could take place a few years after all of that happened. That like--the House has settled into a new state of normality, even though everything is less than normal.
Also, we would have to decide things like--where everyone is, and who's actually working and not working, and who is actually running the House.
Anyone interested?
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Post by 雅 Miyabi on Dec 20, 2007 14:53:21 GMT -5
I AM! Considering it was my idea in the first place. I think I'm brilliant for thinking of it.
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Post by Souleh on Dec 20, 2007 21:35:43 GMT -5
YES.
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Post by zimmy on Dec 20, 2007 21:49:52 GMT -5
O-O YES PLEASE
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Post by Kitty on Dec 20, 2007 23:17:14 GMT -5
Okay, here's the plan. I don't know if I want to make an Invisionfree site or a Proboards site. Invisionfree is a pregnant dog to use, but it looks amazingly more professional, and will attract more users. I have experience with both, so I think I can pull off setting the site up.
Also, I think I am going to only make one Admin account and give the password out to multiple people. Is that alright?
And what color schemes? I was thinking purple and black or blue and black, something a bit futuristic and sci-fi-y.
I'm going to go throw together some ugly head banners.
And is everyone alright with that plot idea?
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Post by Souleh on Dec 21, 2007 7:59:23 GMT -5
Whatever you want.
Sure, that seems alright.
I like those colors. Possibly also black and some sickly shade of green, because green is traditionally sci-fi.
I'm totally okay with the plot idea.
However. I'm going to be gone from today to the 27th/28th. So. Good luck, guys, don't get too far ahead without me!
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Post by 雅 Miyabi on Dec 21, 2007 10:12:17 GMT -5
I worked on the new site yesterday, and I think it's basically done. I need the new plot though so I can attempt to write it out in a nice long Paragraph...Or I can get some one else to do it for me.
afterthelabv2.proboards104.com/index.cgi
There it is. I'll be making more skins later. If you have any suggestions, just PM me here.
EDIT: Nevermind. I deleted it because Kitty has a problem with everything I try and do.
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Post by Kitty on Dec 21, 2007 13:50:01 GMT -5
Wait, Princess, hold on, we need to have everyone involved in building the new site. The plot, rules, and stuff need to be written by everyone, and I need more people to post opinions before we go on making the site. Besides, I think we need to make it on Invisionfree--I think they look nicer by like a ton.
EDIT: We won't, Souleh, love, I'm not going to write anything without having everyone add pieces and stuff like that. I think I'll post everything here first and have people edit and stuff.
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Post by zimmy on Dec 21, 2007 17:29:38 GMT -5
We should totally move important archivacal (if that's a word ) boards over to the new site, in a sort of pocket for... stuff like that... Erm, yeah...
Yush, Inivisionfree is mucho prettier, but muy confusing.... @-@;
And, sidenote: I still think the rule that any level of "literacy" can join should stay :3
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Post by Kitty on Dec 21, 2007 18:09:07 GMT -5
Yeah, I settled on Proboards, and here's what I've done so far. Basically I just added codes and made the basic skin which I don't like and stuff. Umm, the "Zepher" account is the admin account, and it's going to be communal amongst the lovely people who are staff and old members here. Umm--Pm me for the password. And the information in the welcome table can be changed. I just wanted to put it there so I could see what everything looked like. Who wants to write what pieces of important stuff? Like rules and the plot and stuff. Actually, we need to figure out what the plot is going to be and how the time stuff works. atlreborn.proboards53.com/index.cgiI can't decide if I like the different chat box. It does allow one to delete posts which is pretty cool and have avatars. And I HATE the head banner. Expect that to change as well. And as I browsed for codes, I found some that allows for music to be placed on profiles, and one for custom smilies, so we can totally have smilies of our characters. Can we move achieved threads from one site to another? That would be amazing. I still have so much work to do. It's really depressing. And I would prefer if people didn't make accounts, yet. Just chill out on the admin account or something.
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Post by 雅 Miyabi on Dec 21, 2007 19:12:25 GMT -5
Meh. the skin definately needs some work. considering that purple is the most disgusting color on earth. the banner..is...okay...ish...maybe. and honestly I don't think that anyone of any literacty can join, because then the site will be filled with people who post one-liners all the time and people who "tlk liek ths." Which is a big pain in the butt.
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Post by Kitty on Dec 21, 2007 19:51:37 GMT -5
I was trying to use the original colors of the original skin on this site, so the colors stay purple and blue. I don't think only illiterate people will join because I used the color purple. The banner is ugly. I am going to remake it later. I just suck--I guess, at banner making. Anyone else want to try?
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Post by 雅 Miyabi on Dec 21, 2007 20:19:13 GMT -5
I didn't say that illiterate people will join because of the color purple. I said that I don't think that people of any level of literacy should be able to join. Period. Because then the site will be overrun with people who post oneliners all the time...and people who don't type out all of their words.
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Post by Kitty on Dec 21, 2007 20:35:07 GMT -5
Hmm, I did put a disclaimer on the welcome table. . . I dunno how I feel about that rule, but it is one of the rules of the original site...
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Post by 雅 Miyabi on Dec 21, 2007 21:03:20 GMT -5
Who cares if it was an original rule...? Nobody wants to be on a site that's filled with noobs. Period. It ruins the site for the people who actually know how to write, and actually try to post something decent. Plus, replying to oneliners is really hard.
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Post by zimmy on Dec 22, 2007 9:52:14 GMT -5
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If that was a rule from before, I wouldn't be here. I joined in my total noobdom (look at Kat! She's the most unoriginal thing in the world!), and I eventually got more literate. In fact, it was jealousy of all the awesome postage on here that made me WANT to write better. Illiterate, unimaginative people have joined here before, and if we don't think their character's awesome enough, generally, we just don't reply to their post (of course, we could be not posting because we're all lazy inactive arses, but hey, it works both ways). Perhaps we could dissect a character's profile before that person can roleplay him/her, have a minimum of something. Approve profiles.
"I don't think that anyone of any literacty can join, because then the site will be filled with people who post one-liners all the time and people who "tlk liek ths."" Um... That sort of IS a rule right NOW. Is /our/ site filled with one-liners and ppl who tlk leik dis?
And of course our rules would say no one-liners and such, and that you have to be able to speak normal English, basic things we'd expect out of people. No "noobs". That's not a form of literacy, that's a form of stupidity.
Just know that if that rule gets changed, there is going to be some serious *****ing from Zim.
Edit: And no, purple isn't the most disgusting color. This certain ugly cat-throwup orange is. And I'm okay with purple- it's the color of the House, after all. Don't really care if it's changed, though- green is much cooler. I DO think there needs to be a skin with the original blue and purple, though, just not as the default.
Happy you went with proboards. I'm okay with the banner. Again, don't care/mind if it's changed. The other chat box is okay, I sur-pose.
XD CHARACTER SMILIES YAY!
Hmm... The one-admin-account idea is sort of new to me, but I guess it really does make sense. I think I like it.
So, as for the plot/yearskip situation... -gigglesnort- Kat's gunna go through PUBERTY!!! I can't imagine a Kat with bewbies xP Me are trying to think of some plot ideas, but I can only think of past ones. If Tobey decides to appear, then we should totally do something with Christina, if she's not a full human by then (for whatever reasons). And if she is, well... She knows the insides and outsides of the House. Scary thought. She could've left... and taken one of her old experiments back with her. Or not, and we could have the possibility of an armada of trained, genetically-altered superfighterpeoples banging down the front door at any given time (hey, another reason for paranoia!). Just writing things as my brain thinks of it, sorry if it comes out jumbled. And of course, there could always be some new house-leader-esque person who took Zepher's responsibilities, and is thinking about retrying the media plot with x1000 greater caution.
Hm... That makes me wonder. Who would be the new "House Leader"?
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Post by Kitty on Dec 22, 2007 15:36:55 GMT -5
Hmm, if Tobey's still around, I was thinking Echo for the new House leader. I don't really know why I think that.
I think only one admin account, because I think it looks better if a non-character account posts all the information, also, I guess you, me, Souleh, Princess, and Tobey would all be admins, since we're rebuilding the site, and that's a lot of staff. -shrug- Perhaps give mod powers to all the staff characters? Or I guess we could give admin powers, but still have one account posting all the official information.
I can easily change the chat box if it drives everyone nuts. It doesn't really matter.
I can also make a new colored background for a different skin, if that is what everyone wants to do. It requires changing some coding, because I have that background in the actual coding of the site, instead of in the skin. I'll fix it. Should the background be the same? I mean, similar in a different color?
Kat with boobs would amuse me. A lot.
Guadalupe would totally push for the media plot again. I don't think she should be in charge of the House, but she can totally be one of the people pushing to try again.
I can see if I can track Tobey down through Deviant Art.
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Post by zimmy on Dec 22, 2007 16:32:20 GMT -5
Oh, Echo? Heh, that would be confusing XD
Yeah, it does look a zillion times more official that way.
I really don't care. The only thing that bugs me so far about the chat box is the >< thing.
Oh, really? How/why'd you do that?
I THINK KAT SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THE HOUSE. EVERYONE WOULD PROSPER IN FIZZY, CARBONATED GOODNESS.
Oooo, if you find her, I might have to glomp you to death in joy.
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Post by Kitty on Dec 22, 2007 16:42:58 GMT -5
I dunno why I did that. Now that I think about it--it was kinda silly. And I commented her on her DA, so she might respond back. We will see. I figure we can send out a umbrella email through PB when we finish, as well.
Don't you write rules well, Zim-darling, do you want to write them?
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Post by zimmy on Dec 22, 2007 17:10:09 GMT -5
XD Prolly not, I'll just think they're not good enough and stress out about them for days on end.
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