Announcement: It's been a long time..... (Read 165 times)
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It's been a long time..... « Thread Started on Jun 30, 2009, 7:52pm »
As said with my lovely title(which, I suppose, it's so lovely in hindsight), this has to do with the past and the present and the future. First of all, hello to people I have not talk to much recently. Second of all, I am sorry to people to whom I have not spoken with much recently. By the way, as I was on a plane the other day, I analyzed the phrase "I'm sorry". You say that, and people are all "It's not your fault", but if you think about it, "I'm sorry" is more like saying "I am sorrowful" which really just implies that you are sad about the situation. And so, I am going to say I'm sorry again. I'm sorry.
It's been a while since I've made a post. I can tell it's been a while because the dwindling characters where "Characters Remaining" is is very much distracting me because it's a bunch of moving objects and, for anyone who has met me, I am easily distracted. There. I put a hot pink sticky note over the numbers so that I can continue this message without having to pause every few seconds to see if the numbers continue to dwindle down in some sort of evil scheme to not allow me to make this message as long as I want to. >>
In any case, I am sure everyone on this website is painfully aware of the inactiveness that has plagued us within the last few months. I am also reasonably sure that everyone feels a tad bit guilty for this inactiveness. Not a single person is nearly as active as they were when we started this site, or, honestly, not even as active as they were a year ago today. Anyone who wants to disagree with me...Well...I'm sorry...But you're stupid and in denial. Haha.
I'm not taking myself out of that either, by the way. I know full and well I've neglected NVV as much as anyone else. It's not totally my fault--you can't RP unless someone else replies, which seems to be an increasingly rare thing--but my point is is that this is a group thing, not an individual thing. I believe that I have made that clear enough by now.
So basically, what do you guys want to do? I really don't want to put in the work that it will take to redo the site, meaning making it five years after the battle at Hogwarts that we planned a few months ago, unless people are going to be active again. By active, I mean posting at least three or four times a week. Not the whole "I'll post today, then I'll post two weeks later" crap. It's not worth it then.
I understand that people have lives, that people have other things going on, that things are busy, but ask yourself: did we not have lives a few years ago too? Did we just grow up and suddenly become 93248739873958 times more busier than we were? Did we suddenly decide we despised the internet and became amish? Did we suddenly decide that RPing just wasn't fun anymore? Or that it was suddenly too childish? But then, perhaps the word "suddenly" isn't very accurate, is it? It's been more of a subtle thing, spanning several months. Hell, not months, but years.
I want honest answers, people. Don't give me the "Oh I promise I'll be active!" shit if you're not going to be active. Don't do that to me. Please. I won't be mad, I won't throw tomatoes at you, I won't feed you to the virtual sharks that surround NVV. I may feed you a headache-inducing cookie, but hey, take a Tylenol and you'll be fine. Maybe if y'all don't think we're going to be as active for a RPing site, maybe we can revamp and make it more of a chatting forum to keep in touch and have a small portion devoted to when one of us gets the urge to randomly RP. I don't know, I'm pretty much open for what you think. Just give me your thoughts. Well, don't give them to me, because then you'll be a thoughtless and rude zombie with nothing to think about except the hunger in your gut for ripping human flesh from the bone, but I would appreciate it greatly if you would share them by making a copy and taking the time to reply to this message.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #1 on Jun 30, 2009, 8:50pm »
I would get on more if I thought more people were going to be on. When I got on today and saw you and Shelby I actually almost started clapping... then I realized how sad that was. Last year when I got on it wouldn't surprise me to see five or six peaople on. Now I'm happy to see one.
I'd love to start RPing. (and as a sidenote: i'm still waiting for you to post again, Laur *coughcough* lol, but you can take your time) If more people started getting on I'd be on every day. I admit that I haven't tried all that hard to get the role playing started again, but if more people show up I'd RP again.
(this probably seems really short considering the amount of time it took me to type, but that's because I was also watching Chelsea Lately with my mom.)
Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #2 on Jun 30, 2009, 9:09pm »
sad as it is, the only reason i got on here in time to talk to laur and shelby (AAND AAALEX) was because i got the email *sigh*
I think that we should totally remodel the site (and by 'we' it can just be 'me') so that we have just a chat forum site... BUUUT have a section where we can still RP a story line. whatcha think about that?
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #3 on Jun 30, 2009, 9:15pm »
Alrighhtty. So, Lauren, you know that I am online for like an hour a day, including to do homework and stuff. It's summer, yes, but I've also been at camp with no computer for a month. Yes, I have a computer again. No, I don't have anymore time online. I still love rp-ing, but as You and Ivy said, nobody gets online. If I posted, how long would it be until somebody logs on and decides to post? A while. And I'd rather not wait two months for a post. This summer, I will be more active if other will too. We all have lives, and sometimes it seems as if my time would be better spent hanging out at a mall with my friends. I'm also dealing with the fact that my mom is moving to the other side of the country very soon and I haven't seen her since Spring Break, so I'd rather talk to her than post on her during my hour of computer time.
As much as I love this site, I've been doing what my dad's told me to, and setting my priorities. While I was actively RPing here, my grades were lowering, not that it's the site's fault. I don't want my grades to be lower, but I want to rp. So if I do RP, it'll be in the time I have after I'm finished with school and talking to my mom. I really do love this site and all of you on it, you know that, and for the rest of the summer, I'll prmise atleast one post a day if you want. But once school picks back up, we'll see where that leaves us.
I know my thoughts seem kind of lame, and I'm sorry. Throw a tomatoe at me if you want, it really couldn't hurt that bad. Just don't like....shun me.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #4 on Jul 1, 2009, 3:09pm »
I'm going to honest laur, Harry Potter just bores me now.. like yeah it was chill an all but My muse just isnt in it any more.
On top of that right now Im the only one in my family with a job and trying to work to get some money, plus i have my boyfriend and were trying to solve some things now. And plus all of my friends, since im older my parents let me do more. And thats exactly what I wanted so im going to use it. I hope this doesn't sound bitchy like at all.
I have been roleplaying more college type things recently, just because i have a muse for that.And i miss ya all that i knew pretty well you are all fun to talk to and role play with no doubt about it. But yeah my muse just hasn't been here and i;ve tried to find this site for a long time cause i had to wipe my computer. So I was really glad I saw your email.
Also my senior year is coming up and I promised my self I was going to pass both semestars with at least a 3.5 gpa So during the school year i wont be on much. But i might start coming back on durning the summer. But i can't promise anything. Life for me has changed, its alot more stressfull and difficult and we're(my family and i) are just trying to find a way not to be homeless.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #5 on Jul 1, 2009, 3:40pm »
Honestly, I'm just not huge on Harry Potter anymore. I try to get on every couple days, but I've come to the conclusion now; what's the point? What's the point in dropping everything that I'm doing just to log in, see no one is online, and then log out. I think the problem is that we're all growing up. I love this site and the people on it, but there's so much more to my life than the computer now. Last year, I had a life. But I also didn't have a license, and I was also in a stable relationship. Now I drive around all day, and hang out all night, whether it be with friends or dating around.
We've all changed drastically and the activity here shows that. Back then our parents gave us money. Well now we're all waking up and realizing we need jobs. This year I'm going to be an upperclassman, which means that school is going to become my number one priority; both the education and social aspects of it. We need to take responsibilities, or as Alex said, set our priorities straight. This sounds horrible, but I really just don't find the enjoyment of writing anymore. I'd be willing to pop in occasionally to chat, but to RP again, that's a different story. A story that I don't think I can live anymore.
I'm sorry if that offended anyone, just typing what came to my mind.
Leila
EDIT: Well I was thinking about all this last night. And for this to stay an RP site, I think would probably be best. With summer here, I can probably be on here more, in the day time. Once school starts, I don't know where I'll be on the whole thing. But anyways, I've come to the conclusion that I would RP again if we had more people doing it. I can't even remember the last time I was in a thread, but I can start back up once I find out where I am in this new plot line... lol.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #6 on Jul 1, 2009, 7:27pm »
Ah, about time, I'd say. And I missed all the action, as usual. When I got this message (yesterday), I was either asleep or doing HW or getting ready for class. I'd love to RP.. just as now I have 94578946578264782 things in my mind. I have classes, college, and tests and HW. Which pretty much makes my social life zero and consumes all my time. I am in the last year of my highschooldom or junior college, which means, I am busier than ever. I swear I wasnt this busy in my 10th either. As I said, I have classes, tests, college and HW.. seriously. I mean, my normal day is like this. 7 - 11 in the morning class, 11.30 to 5.20, college.. then tests after that... I almost come home everyday at 10 pm.. Life's so miserable and hectic, and all I do is study, do HW. Cause I have tests every single day.
Ohkay, nough of my sob story; as far as RP-ing is concerned.. well, I am online whenever I am home.. so I can RP, but my activeness, I cant promise about that.. Once my preliminary examination starts(around november-decemer), I'll seldom drop in till my actual exams get over, i/e till June.
(Oh I know I have to post for you alex, and Ivy, I'll get around to doing it, once I overcome this writer's block)
Now, can somebody do these diagrams of all kinds of vertebra for meeee???!
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #7 on Jul 1, 2009, 9:00pm »
*clears throat* Ahem.
Alrighty- so I can't say that I have suddenly found myself a life. I'm 14 going on 15 so no drivers license as of yet so I can't just take myself places. Even if I did it would be of no use, really. In fact, I believe I have Less of a life than I did back when I began RPing. The week after middle school was Finally over for me, I began high school basketball. I'm on the Junior Varsity team (yay!) and I have workouts every day from 7-9. With that said, I am very tired when I get home, sometimes around 12 if we have errands to run. So of course, I take a nap.
And then I end up waking up at like 4 o'clock with my entire day gone practically. And I can't stay up or out late because I have another work out the next day. All I feel like doing when I get home is taking a shower and then crashing on my couch or bed. And in one month, my Freshman year of High School begins. Fun stuff, no?
But none of that has to do with my recent in-activity. I really have no excuse, exactly. My lull in posting had to do with a lull in muse but it has returned, and I'm active on another site fandom for a book series called the Mortal Instruments (check it out!) and RP there quite often. So I haven't outgrown writing or lost interest in it at all. That is the farthest thing. I've been trying desperately to improve my writing, in fact.
So what do I say about the site? I have been writing the character Tradger Thomas for quite some time- nearly three years I believe. I've become very attached to him and I am sad that I have neglected him for so long. So I would hate to have to stop playing him. But...well if it is just going to be me, Laur, Nish, and Sky here that isn't much of a roleplaying site now is it? I don't think we need to revamp the site, nor do I believe we need to change it into a chat forum. If someone wants to come here and chat we Do have an OOC area plus the c-box. I say leave it as it is.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #8 on Jul 2, 2009, 1:54pm »
Well, I've been checking this site about once or twice a day. I'd love to start rping again. Theoretically, I'll be able to rp a lot, but only for maybe another month. After that, I'm going to have multiple AP classes, and I somewhat doubt that I'll have much time to get on until next summer. So, in other words, I'd be delighted if the site was active again, but I can't say I'd be able to contribute much.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #9 on Jul 2, 2009, 5:54pm »
Uhm, hi. ._____. It's Kaiya, in case you couldn't put my name to my character. dx I wasn't ever really active here, obviously, and I've been gone longer than I was here-here. So. Yeah. Actually, I though I had deleted all of my accounts off of here...so I was really surprised to see a PM from the site. Heh. But, well, here I am. I agree with Lauren's realization on the whole "I'm sorry" thing. I'm sorry, too, for what's gone on with NVV and all that.
Jada, I'm really sorry to hear about your family, and my heart goes out to you. I completely understand where you're coming from. My family just moved into my grandparents' house because we couldn't afford our apartment anymore. Also, I'm going into my senior year, too, and I'm taking almost all AP classes, as well as trying to maintain a 3.5. =/
As for RPing...well, I've never stopped, I just stopped here. I am active on my friend Tina's HP site, as I have been since I started RPing when I was 9. Of course, she's moved to a different URL and stuff, but I'm still doing the Harry Potter roleplaying thing *click here*. I also have a few sites of my own; one is called *click Mini-Rping* - a site for those of us who lose our muses and just wanna plop out a one-liner to move a certain plot along in a hurry - and then there's *click Quick Muse*, a non-rp-based forum. There are a few other sites that I co-admin or help with, but those are the three I am on most frequently, so you can all find me there if you'd like.
Other ways to keep in touch with me, if at all interested: AIM: fortheloveofkai MSN: peace.love.kaiya@live.com EMAIL: unwritten_writings@yahoo.com
Other than that, I say do what you want with NVV. If you decide to change to a discussion-like thing, let me know. I'll stop by if you'll still have me, but I don't think I'll be RPing because my plate is already beyond filled as it is. =/
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #10 on Jul 6, 2009, 1:34am »
First of all, I would like to point out that I find it sadly funny that some people only replied because they got an email. Secondly, I hope things get better for you, Jada, and you, Kai. That really ought to be a firstly, not a secondly....So switch that around. Thirdly, well, the rest of this message is the thirdly, so....just read.
I think it's best if we continue RPing on here, but with a few differences.
If you can't be active year round, you can't be part of a major major plot. For example, if you can't play during the school year, then you can't be part of a major plot going on then. Perfectly fine to be in one during the summer....But not if it lasts into the school year. Unless, of course, it's more of a passive part. We can implement more discussion areas and ultilize that part of the site more efficiently. Add more boards and make it a bigger aspect of the site. Not to replace RPing, but to go hand-in-hand, so to speak. Each active RPer needs to check in on the site. No duh, right? Well....You make a thread. Several days go by. Other person replies. Several more days go by. You reply. That's got to stop. I mean, sure, fine, a day or so, but you need to reply no later than two days after the other person's replied unless, well, you're out of town or something. And you need to let us know. >.>
As for plot wise...We'll go with what we planned months ago: December 24/25 1997 was the date of the battle at Hogwarts. At the battle, Alizibeth was felled when she became distracted and hundreds of people began shooting curses at her. She was taken the the hospital wing and locked in a ward(for her own protection as well as others), but was declared dead several weeks.(She is not actually dead, but no one knows that. NO ONE.) Tradger also ended up killing Chace. (Or did he? o.O) Also, the fact that Levi is indeed alive has been made public. Poor Levi.
We've been slowly wrapping up that plot. In the aftermath, thousands of people were killed, even more wounded, and basically all of Hogwarts grounds have been destroyed. The castle is there....Just imagine it after some bombs bombed the crap out of it. While Alizibeth being defeated was a huge blow to the empire, Alizibeth's right hand woman has taken her place. Being just as much veela as Alizibeth, Aliel(formerly Leila Rose) wields just as much power as her predecessor.
As for what is going to happen: Starting this Friday(July 10, 2008), we are going to go five years into the future. For those five years, Aliel will be pretty much taking over all of Asia, Australia, and beginning with South America. However, abotu six months prior to the start of the new plot, Aleil will have stopped conquering places, instead seeming to retreat to Europe to work on some sort of project. By this time, Hogwarts would be partially rebuilt and turned into the rebellion headquarters, though it also functions as a school, obviously.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #11 on Jul 7, 2009, 1:06pm »
My thoughts are "Okay, that works, let's do that."
Also, my mom keeps on saying I should redo my schedule as so not to have as many AP classes, so maybe I'll be able to be active during the school year, we'll just have to see what happens with that. Though I'll be sad if I don't get in much rping and the site is active again.
Maybe when Proboards v5 comes out we can have mini rps. (It allows for unlimited sub-board stacking, so they wouldn't take up much room)
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #12 on Jul 8, 2009, 11:16am »
Wow it has been awhile since I checked this site. I do have an open thread with Nan but I can't seem to find the muse for it. As for the people that don't know I'm going to be a Mom. Whoo at the age of 20. Yeah B-day tomorrow (Alex too)!!! The baby (boy named Robert) is due the 27th of this month but could come at any moment now. So I have been busy working out man problems and getting ready for the new one to come. I might be moving in with my dad while my man is away at work till I move down to Fla. with the soon to be parents in law, because they are helping us get an apartment because I just plan hate Ga. Also I might have time when a certain someone wakes me up in the middle of the night. I want promise to have muse but I shall try to post. As for the plot it sounds good to me. As for that I'm more thank welcome to come back once I get my muse back. I'm just so tired all the time.
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Re: It's been a long time..... « Reply #13 on Jul 10, 2009, 8:50am »
Hey everyone,
sorry its taken so long to post, I've been busy with work and the lack of internet cuz it keeps dying on me. . . what else is new. I really miss coming on here. I have summer school in a week for 2 weeks so I don't think I'll be on much then but in the next week I should be able to be more active. Talk to you soon.
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