Activity Check/Renovation! Please read!

[Nyaa-Neko]

Aaaaaaaaaaalright, you guys! I'm taking an APUSH break right now, since I just finished the work and still probably need to study a bit, so yar. I'm posting this.

If anybody remembers aaaaaall the way back to about this time last year, I came close to closing Jenta. I dunno whether that might be in danger of happening again, so I wanted to kind of get a feel for how Jenta is doing before I spend a chunk of my time putting up the two main RPs.

Alright, so first off...activity check. Don't worry, your account won't be deleted if you don't post, I just want to get a feel for who is online during the next month or two (to see how well this site does during the school year).

Activity check:

Sometime during the time from now to October 31, I want you to post by filling this out this tinytiny questionairre-thing:

Username:
School workload:
Amount of online time:
Desired amount of writing per post:
Desire to be somewhat staff-like:

So yeah. If I were filling this out, this might be mine:

Username: Nyaa-Neko
School workload: sort of heavy
Amount of online time: a little bit
Desired amount of writing per post: usually a lot
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: ...I already am...but yeah, sure

And now, for the other little thing this post is about...site renovation!

Site renovation:

So here is what we have now...:

• General boards which are staying (rules/terms, general chat, staff chat, comment box)
  
• Graphics board
  
• News/Updates board (staying, but I think I'll make subboards for Jenta-related and Tejan-related news or something)
  
• Mini-regions: Miteinjan, Mokenpo, Desipil, Newbrook, Verisal
  
• Allay Island (rest area that nobody is using)
  
• Outer Island (Pokemon-only area that is under MorriganFearn's jurisdiction)
  
• Move Relearner's House (I'm guessing this could be useful?)
  
• Challenge Arena (used sometimes, at any rate)
  
• Random RPs (keeping these, no duh)
  
• Whishing places
  
• Giveaway boad (which I should assume I'll be keeping)
  
• Fan boards (duh, they're staying)
  
• Tejan stuff (in the future)
  
• Jenta stuff (in the future)
  

So that's a lot of boards. Now I dunno about you, but sometimes long, cluttered front pages make me annoyed. So I want to know from you...is there anything you think could be nixed? Is there anything we don't have that you want? Do you think something should be expanded/shrunken/merged with something else?

Also...

Should Tejan and Jenta have all their boards on the main site, or be like the mini-regions and be subboards of one single board? And what about the other "other places", such as Sankaku Island, the Underground Maze, the Altering Mansion, the Flipside Gyms, and the Nishihara Building? Should those be Jenta-only, or open to other places?

Yeaaaaahhhhhhhh...dunno.

Also, I had an idea if we got too many mini-regions. We could make them "hidden" boards, where you can only go to them if you alredy know the URL. We could make a single board for all the mini-regions, and that board could have a post with the URL for each mini-region inside. That way, it could keep clutter off the front page, and we could still have tons of mini-regions.

And another idea, going along the topic of (haha) dead sites: if we were somehow able to work out permission, we could maybe use Pokemon from that site in one of the Jenta RPs. Like have a place where you can "rent" (or something) Pokemon you've had from dead sites. Like the Pal Park...but not.

Erm...yeah. I think that's about it...maybe...hopefully. -_-;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[Persian]

Username: Persian (Purr-chan)

School workload: More than I'd like

Amount of online time: Flexible. Basically the adminals find/e-mail me, and I get online

Desired amount of writing per post: Lots and lots. With Shoujo-Ai ^^

Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Happy as the day is free with my current position.

[Terrill]

Wow... that's a lot of words.

Username: TBD, but at the time, Ian the Jolteon

School workload: Not sure yet. *Starts school next week*

Amount of online time: To be honest, I live online...

Desired amount of writing per post: *whines* I'm not sure, but I at least want a good flow of words in my post. This sometimes takes 15 minutes to an hour...

Desire to be somewhat staff-like: What desire? I'm already one!

How places connect... still not sure about this, but I believe that the Nishihara Building is Mainland Jenta only since it's mainly for Jenta's plot, but I could be wrong. I mean, Abra teleport everybody everywhere, so why not have them stationed in other place than the Mainland?

Also, the Flipside Gyms should belong with Jenta's gym groups, seeing that after you beat a second gym from Jenta, you'll have a strong enough team to fight one of them before they level up to the next group.

The Underground Maze could stretch below all the places, but would be difficult to get from Jenta to a place like Tejan.

Hidden boards is a good idea for keeping things neat and in order.

[Persian]

Except with hidden boards we'd need a visible "Directory" thread or something to get around in them. I'm terrible with typing out links in my navigation bar, and I don't want to bookmark a bunch of areas just within Jenta.

[Nyaa-Neko]

That's why I said there would be a post or forum with links to all of them. Do you need to get your eyes checked, Purr-chan? ^_^

And since two plot girlies are already confirmed (or, at least, are written in my plot notes as such) to be lesbians, so yar. Shoujo-ai. Ehhhhh...there'd probably be others, too, but I can't remember. Yarrrr. *starts braiding Viola's hair* Viola's hair = SUPER AWESOME!

Viola: O.o ...Who are you?

Me: I am...YOUR MOTHER! No...wait...Mori-chan is. Or was it Purr-chan? Gyara-gyara? Erm...I am...YOUR EVIL DICTATOR! BOW DOWN TO ME!

Viola: -.-;; No. You're too young for me. Where'd Violet go?

Me: >:3 Mwahah! I am VIOLET'S MOTHER!

Viola: O.O;

Me: >:3 *feels evil*

*brick'd*

Edit: As for meaningful thingamabobers, I had this idea for a plot archives board:

So this board would have:

• A record of all Hamako's letters
  
• Links to all threads with major plot intervention
  
• A list of clues
  
• A suspect list for those on the EVIL TEAM OF OMGZ EVIL
  
• A plot synopsis so far
  
• A list of suspicious places
  
• A police blotter! >:3

So in case it's not obvious...the plot archives board would be the floor of the Nishi building that is the police station. >:3

[Ruin Queen of Oblivion]

Okay, here ya go:

Username: Ruin Queen of Oblivion
School workload: Not much
Amount of online time: 6 AM to 7:30 AM (mornings), 3 PM to 10:30 PM (afternoon/evening), nearly unlimited on weekends, all central time.
Desired amount of writing per post: Depends on my mood
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: I'm content with running my boards, nothing more.

[Spothie]

Username: Sophie
School workload: I haven't started school yet.... But I hear the homework's going to be given to me and everyone going to my new school everyday so I dunnah.
Amount of online time: At the moment, everyday and all day.
Desired amount of writing per post: Urrrrr more then a sentence. I'm not bothered. Really.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Don't care. Not to be rude or anythign but I don't care... It'd be nice but whatever.

[Ukesagi-tan]

Username: Senekay (the only stable part of my friggin' name)
School workload: None, even when school starts, it'll probably be low. I refuse to do work I don't see a point to... I don't see a point to much work...
Amount of online time: Nigh 24/7, save the occasional eat-break or sleep-break.
Desired amount of writing per post: Depends upon my mood... Usually short, though sometimes long (if you've seen some recent works on my computer, you'd see how much I can type in a single sitting)
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Meh. Too much work, ne?

[MorriganFearn]

Username: MorriganFearn, with multiple other nicknames

School workload: Well, I'll be teaching instead of studying this year. I suspect preparing for classes and getting my German up to snuff is going to take a load of my time.

Amount of online time: Unknown. I don't even know if I'll be able to connect with a network until November.

Desired amount of writing per post: A LOT.

Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Dude, I'm like the most powerful staff member. I'm Nyaa's FIST OF DEATH!

[Jason-Kun]

Username: JasonKurano or Jason-Kun...Eh that question is confusing.
School workload: At the moment? Not so much. But then again our teachers rarely give out homework...
Amount of online time: From around 4PM to 11-11:30PM all in EST.
Desired amount of writing per post: Eh. It depends on when I get on Jenta and how long I have. Sometimes small, somes large. IT all depends.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Eh. I like contorlling my own characters. Anything else, I ish against. Though yeah I guess being staff-like would be alright.

[Pascal]

Username: Pascal
School workload: Starting next week, I expect homework every night.
Amount of online time: Few hours, unless I have Quiz Bowl, Student Council, Play or Musical, Class Meetings, Creative Writing Club (maybe), or I decide to live in the real world. Oh, when I am online, THS will also consume some of my time.
Desired amount of writing per post: You know me. My self expectations haven't changed, and if anything have increased (since my absence). Normally: 3, 4, or 5 paragraphs. Super Gary: 6, 7. Blah: 2, 3.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Heh...with my nitpickiness, this place would be a mess of dead and bloody bodies within a day or two. Ahh...genocide....

Ok, I'm super sorry guys. I've been trying to get THS up, but everyone else is all, *mumbles incohorently*, so yeah. My temper for the next month will probably be horrible. I really don't feel like posting now, but, I'll try and do something tomorrow...maybe...I'm probably lying...*sigh*

[Lee]

Username: Lee
School workload: Not so bad as last year...Only take an hour up after school at most, unless it's a major project, which won't be often.
Amount of online time: At least once a day (starting now, since everything is figured out) save for Mondays and Fridays.
Desired amount of writing per post: Mmm. I like alot. If I have a post that has a bunch in it, I'm able to make my post longer. I reflect the length of the other posts. But I like long ones.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Uh...Only if you need me for something. I dun really know how I feel about it, honestly. 0.o

Dude, wishing places and giveaways could so be combined.
Just my thoughts.
I'm all for the Hidden Boards idea.
And...Uh.
That's it.

[TopazPikachu]

Username: TopazPikachu
School workload: none
Amount of online time: Depends, I share a computer with my hubby.
Desired amount of writing per post: anywhere from a few sentences to two paragraphs, depending on my mood.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: I wouldn't know the first thing about being a staffer.



I have been spending alot more time away from home, I'm home once a week and usually have two or three hours on the computer, more if my husband doesn't need on the internet. I plan on spending some time at home, just don't know how many days I'll be able to be here. Just thought I'd give you a heads up. I think all the fun boards could be put together on one board, it'd save room on the home page, but whatever is decided is fine with me.

[FrozenFaust]

Username: FrozenFaust
School workload: Crushing...........Help me *-*
Amount of online time: Depends on whenever I can get online.
Desired amount of writing per post: Usually depends on the dialogue and what I have to work with.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Maybe in the summer, but not now.

[Nyomi]

Username: Nyomi
School workload: Well, quite a bit... at least for now.
Amount of online time: Would be a lot, but my mom has gooten hooked on this Ancestry thing, and is always using the computer. So, let's just say it depends if I can wrench my mom away from the laptop.
Desired amount of writing per post: Well, a lot. Of course, with the limited amount of time I have online, it may be as low as the minimum...
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: I would love to be somewhat staff-like. I have experience with it, and believe that I would do a good job. But, again, ancestors and school are being a pain xD

[Blue-chan]

Username: Blue-Chan
School workload: I'm Oblivious. (Meaning I've got a Free Period to finish all homework in...)
Amount of online time: Weekends are Mostly Free, Weekdays- Three Thirty To Eleven At night.
Desired amount of writing per post: In the Middle of a Bunch and The Minimum.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: I've been Staff on a Few Other Sites, And It'd Thrill me to be 'Staff Like'.

I Somewhat Disapeared During the Time Jenta was Renovating, And Would Like to become active again, if Posible.

[Irae K Strife]

Username: Irae K Strife
School workload: none... yet.
Amount of online time: depends... i get lost in the 50 million tabs >_>
Desired Amount of writing per post: uhhh... i don't really care, as long as it's not 20 pages long o.o;
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: none, really, since i'm unlikely to be on jenta much to do any staff-type workstuffs

[MorriganFearn]

Heh, I'm back with a new updateness: I got wirez, people.

Username: MorriganFearn, with multiple other nicknames

School workload: Well, I'll be teaching instead of studying this year. I suspect preparing for classes and getting my German up to snuff is going to take a load of my time. Basically I won't really be able to do anything until the two week autumn break. Which is happening next week.

Amount of online time: A lot during the break, after that, maybe 1-3 hours, depending on how tired I am.

Desired amount of writing per post: A LOT.

Desire to be somewhat staff-like: Dude, I'm like the most powerful staff member. I'm Nyaa's FIST OF DEATH!

So yeah, my new activity check.

[Pariah]

I dunno if I have to fill this in, on account of being a new member rather than an old one... But I have nothing else to do while I await a reply to my thread.

Username: Pariah
School workload: None! I do work full time, but I don't get paid well enough to do overtime, so essentially no load outside of regular office hours.
Amount of online time: 4-6 hours on weekdays, 12-16 at weekends/holidays/bank holidays/days when I can't be bothered to go to work.
Desired amount of writing per post: A minimum of three paragraphs, more if I'm feeling creative.
Desire to be somewhat staff-like: I'm still new, so probably not just yet. Maybe in a few months, once I'm more settled and if you need me.

[Yuri]

Username:
Yuri

School workload:
Heavy-ish

Amount of online time:
I do have a lot of time on the internet but it really depends on my school/mood/parents/current situation and whatnot. So I sadly don't get the chance to be online in all the forums I go to.

Desired amount of writing per post:
I don't know. I like writing lots but my posts usually turn out to be average-long,

Desire to be somewhat staff-like:
I wouldn't mind but I'm worried that I might not give Jenta as much time as I'm suppose to be giving.