Important Mod Question!

[nobridgeslefttoburn]

So, Zumi here! And I've got something I want some opinions on, while posts in the new comm are still fairly small in number.

Post-wise, Demons doesn't really have a linear timeline, and beyond descriptions in the post itself or OOC notes, or even trying to straighten it out on Plurk or in IMs, it can be hard to keep track of. So what I'm thinking of is a log format-type thing to be added to the top of every post; think of what cosmographia's got.

This doesn't mean we have to figure out dates, or months, or anything like that. "Mid-spring" or "A week after [event]" can do, just basic stuff to have a little order in posts that are done out of order. It can help us keep track at a glance of when a post happened, who was in it, and this can also help call attention to open posts which, even when we were over on Blackjack, tended to go unnoticed.

The coding will be put in the sidebar when I edit in all our ref links or, if for some reason the current comm style won't allow that or I fail too much at CSS to put it in, it'll go in a sticky at the top of the community itself. In a textarea for easy copy/paste, of course. And at the moment I'm thinking basic stuff like this for example:

WHO: Raven and Yang
WHERE: The south side of Birchpointe
WHEN: A month after the masquerade
OPEN/CLOSED: Closed
WARNINGS: Feels and fighting

If this is decided to go ahead, it can be retroactively added to the past posts, or just on ones going forward; it's up to the poster, really!

Alright, so that's my idea. Lemme know what you think, make comments and suggestions etc, and thanks ahead of time for weighing in!


(As a final note I'm also implementing [character name] tagging systems like we had at Blackjack, just to help keep track of things)

Comments

[judge_ross]

I think I'd been doing that on mine just out of habit. I wouldn't object to it being a regular thing.

[clockworktorch]

I think this is a great idea! Route uses the same sort of template for logs, actually, and it's really helpful imo.

[ahowltolightthedark]

Yeah, I don't think this is too bad of an idea~ The "when" in particular can be super helpful, though idk if we need the "who" part since we'll have character tags on the posts anyway XD

[nobridgeslefttoburn]

Well, the "Who" is more for a quick glance when passing by the post, since tags can be hard to see depending on style or medium you're viewing the post in XD

[ahowltolightthedark]

This is true XD

[nailed_it]

This completely goes without saying but definitely all for this idea. It's simple, tidy, and useful for getting a general "timeline" without pinning everything down to specific dates/days.

I vote "Yay". /insert "ding" here

[rikimaru]

It's a simple log format that'll get the job done, so I'm all for it.

Also does this mean we'll see Yang and Raven fighting each other soon

[nobridgeslefttoburn]

I'm not saying yes, but I'm not saying no either

[throneofroses]

I very much think this is a good idea, but I got a question.

Do you think we should have thing indicating if a thread is 3rd person or 1rst person?

In case people have preferences?

[nobridgeslefttoburn]

Ooh, that's a good idea. I'll be sure to include it~

[throneofroses]

Awesome! Yea that'll make things much easier for peeps~

[notquitedracula]

Very definitely for this. It's a system I've long been accustomed to using anyway, so it won't be any hassle at all.