[MOD POST] Game Updates + Open Call for a Few Good Men

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Greetings, Ten Forward!

Your mods have been busily at work compiling a number of updates and announcements for the coming year, but as we get everything in order we wanted to make a small announcement with some IC reminders and information for those who may have apped with us recently, as well as a more important OOC announcement about volunteer opportunities with the mod team. Please take a moment to read on, or bookmark this page so you can locate it later.

Plot Updates & Info

☆ We will be extending the Enterprise's stay at Folnar III for one additional week, in answer to some plot requests and in order to set up some continuing plot for the month of December! New characters whose muns were unsure if they could disembark may do so now that Sickbay checks and quarantines are being lifted.

☆ Our list of rooming assignments will be delayed by one day, as we discuss a few of our special requests and answer questions. The list will be posted in the OOC comm with an update on when the IC Mixer will go live.

☆ Ten Forward currently posts school logs once a month where characters can attend a variety of different classes or mingle in the open rooms. It's not required you sign up to attend a class once, but if you would like to teach or have your character as a regular student, you can find our announcement post and sign-ups here!

☆ For those curious about the statuses of a few of our player-run plots that have slipped into limbo, the mods are awaiting updates and working with the players involved to iron out the hitches. Participants can expect to hear from the plot runners within a short period of time with updates, so hopefully if you've been waiting on updates you'll get them very soon.

☆ One final reminder that it is the end of the month! That means Reserves will be closing at 11:59pm November 30th and Apps will be opening at midnight December 1st! Our monthly check-in will run concurrently with apps and be our last check-in until March, as AC will run January 10th through the 23rd. Remember we require 3 proofs of activity evenly spread out over your character's time in the game, and that must include 1 post/log of your own and 2 tag-outs of at least 15 comments TOTAL in length. As the holidays approach, be sure you have all your necessary arrangements in place so that it's easy sailing come January! :)
Helpful Links: Our Latest Test Drive Meme! | Reserves | Hiatus Requests | Our last AC Post

Mod Updates & Requesting Volunteers

Ten Forward is looking for players who might be interested in either co-modding or helping run some IC and OOC administrative things. Those reading along probably have noticed more delays in hearing back from the mods on questions and game events over the past month. There have been some RL shakeups for several of your mods, including increased family care responsibilities, new employment, and one returning to school + full-time work in a few months, all of which have put a crimp in our schedules and game time, and have delayed several game updates.

Because many of these availability issues are either indefinite or long-term, and may result in changes in the full-time mod team, we do not want Ten Forward to suffer as a result. We, like many of you, love the game and want it to get even better as time goes on, and we also want to be sure you're seeing and hearing from us on game questions quickly rather than having to wait. In order to do this, we need more hands on deck. Whether it's full-time or temporary, administrative or IC plot corralling, any volunteers would be welcome.

Some bulletpoints for those who may be interested but want more information on what we're looking for:

• Volunteers who know basic HTML (can code for permanent pages, update existing pages, and make posts to any/all comms)
  
• Are good with organization and can be team leaders (particularly relevant to heading up plot sign-ups, editing game calendars, checking in with other mods and volunteers, etc.)
  
• Are good with writing and executing game plots or ideas, OR
  
• Able to assist others in getting their game plots/ideas into action
  
• It's not necessary to know Star Trek canon, but of course it does help when working on episode plots, setting, or answering Trek relevant questions
  
• Volunteers who are take charge and self-motivated to get things done, ergo not afraid to tell others what needs doing and manage deadlines/due dates
  
• Anyone willing!

If you'd be interested in helping the game but one or more of the above bulletpoints doesn't work for you, don't be afraid to volunteer anyway! You don't have to match all the above criteria, since some jobs are going to be more fun than others and vice versa, and right now we just want to know who's out there who may want to help in any of the above capacities.

We are working through our backlog from the past month and doing our best to ensure at least one mod is here at all times to oversee, help, and answer questions, so if you have been waiting to hear from us hopefully that wait won't last much longer. But as each month brings new things for all of us, we don't want to be always playing catch up. Anyone who volunteers for anything is so very, very appreciated by us, and will be helping us keep Ten Forward alive. The last thing we want to have to do right now is close the doors.

We'll be screening comments on this post to begin with, so nobody feels like they're committing themselves just by commenting. Please feel free to ask questions, offer suggestions, see if we might be looking for help in an area we didn't mention above, etc. We'll unscreen any helpful info and answers that may come up, but everything else will remain confidential to just the mod team so you can feel free to be as honest or tentative as you like with no obligations attached.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, everyone! And thank you for making Ten Forward such a wonderful game.

- Your Mod Team,
Gabby, JK, Kippur, Leon, and MK