Lego Mistborn Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Thaidakar will say you are ruining his fun, but I wouldn't know for real being here for only a week and a half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, HippoPhileus said: Hey I'm not a member of the alleyverse, but I know I was annoyed when I was asked about a cookie right after joining and didn't know what it was. Is there any reason I shouldn't post the "pamphlet" below in new introductory threads? COOKIE INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET: This is not an endorsement of the Alleyverse. This is just an informational pamphlet for the good of all new and inexperienced participants of the forums. If you are new to the 17th Shard's forums, you will likely be asked if you would like a "cookie." Since there are underlying intentions to these supposed "cookies," this pamphlet aims to inform the reader of their true meaning. Continuing to read is your own decision. Reveal hidden contents WARNING: These cookies contain hemalurgical spikes. If you are offered a cookie and do not turn it down, the conversation will inevitably turn to the offer of a link. This link might lead you to this topic thread: Cookies?!? Not a trap? Essentially, cookies are an invitation to the Alleyverse. The Alleyverse is an RPG made up of multiple threads and split into multiple guilds. There are different threads including (but not limited to) location threads, plot threads, and threads for talking out of game. Reportedly "a fun rpg" (Thaidakar the Ghostblood), the Alleyverse is a popular choice among the available RPGs on the 17th Shard (but not the only option). Thank you for reading this Cookie Informational Pamphlet. We at the CIA (Cookie Information Association) work to inform the forums of the meaning behind cookies. We do not aim to discourage anyone from accepting a cookie, simply to help them make an informed decision. 1 minute ago, Ta'veren Kaladin said: Thaidakar will say you are ruining his fun, but I wouldn't know for real being here for only a week and a half. *rolls eyes* for your information Taladan, I was the one who suggested Phileus show it to the people on this thread! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZincAboutIt Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Ta'veren Kaladin said: Thaidakar will say you are ruining his fun, but I wouldn't know for real being here for only a week and a half. I subsist off the hopes and dreams of others. Mmm mmmm good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippoPhileus Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Ta'veren Kaladin said: Thaidakar will say you are ruining his fun, but I wouldn't know for real being here for only a week and a half. Thaidakar can still offer cookies, I'm just informing the readers. Care to join the CIA and help inform people new to the forums? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, ZincAboutIt said: I subsist off the hopes and dreams of others. Mmm mmmm good ZINC! what the alleys is that! (btw would "what the alleys" be a nice curseword for the AV?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZincAboutIt Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, HippoPhileus said: Thaidakar can still offer cookies, I'm just informing the readers. Care to join the CIA and help inform people new to the forums? So actually, if people are offering cookies in the intro threads, we would like to know as we don’t actually encourage people to do this anymore. It annoys the mods and we don’t want to bother new people. Please do let us know if there are people trying to recruit to the AV this way because it’s not allowed or encouraged by the established RP community here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, ZincAboutIt said: So actually, if people are offering cookies in the intro threads, we would like to know as we don’t actually encourage people to do this anymore. It annoys the mods and we don’t want to bother new people. Please do let us know if there are people trying to recruit to the AV this way because it’s not allowed or encouraged by the established RP community here. wait, that's not supposed to happen? I usually say, "welcome to the shard! want a cookie?" I usually ask and don't give them the link. so not really recruiting, sooooooo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18th Shard Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 5/22/2019 at 11:51 PM, Voidus said: Hi everyone, I've posted this in the PM as well but just so that I can make sure everyone's seen this and ideally get confirmation from people when they have (Just a quick reply is fine) thought I should post this here as well. There's been an increase of activity in the introduction threads recently, likely due to a number of new recruits to the Alleyverse and returning active members in recent months. This has caused a bit of an issue where people's introduction threads can be taken over by us, which can be a jarring first experience to the Shard. So in the interests of making sure everyone has a positive experience with the Shards I'd like to lay down some guidelines. Don't recruit for guilds in intro threads unless someone has asked about them. If you want to invite someone to the RP, try to do it in a general way like you would if you were suggesting they visit any part of the site. eg. 'We have a really cool roleplay section if you enjoy that kind of thing link' rather than 'TUBA is awful, they can't even bake cookies properly, you should join the DA so you can help us rule the Alleyverse!' (Not that I think anyone actually talks like that but hopefully you get my point) If someone has already recommended the RP don't post just to echo the invitation or provide support for the RP unless the original poster expresses interest or asks any questions about it. If they weren't interested the first time someone recommended it then spamming their topic is unlikely to change their mind. We have introductory and new player threads in our subforum, wait for people to post interest here before getting into any kind of in-depth discussions. Try to avoid back-and-forth debates between other members of the RP that aren't the poster of the intro thread, nothing worse than having your own thread taken over by something you might not want to hear about. In short: Try to keep Alleyverse discussions and recruitment to the Alleyverse, let people know it exists if they might be interested but don't derail the thread and if someone seems like they might be interested, let them know where the subforum is rather than discussing it at length in an unrelated forums. I'll keep an eye on intro threads for now and just remind people if they seem to be stepping too far or may not have read this, but hopefully that won't be necessary On 6/11/2019 at 2:04 AM, Chaos said: To back up Voidus here, continued infractions of blatant RP recruitment will be hidden and can lead to mod queuing of future posts, post restrictions, and other punishments. Generic giving out of cookies will likely also be discouraged. You should engage with the new member and not focus on memes first. Here's the policy on posts like this from the mods. Ah, ninja'd by Zinc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatebreaker Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Yeah, we got chastised a while ago, so we no longer engage in sales. Edit: double ninja'd Edited March 24, 2022 by Fatebreaker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippoPhileus Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Good to know! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Mistborn Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: wait, that's not supposed to happen? I usually say, "welcome to the shard! want a cookie?" I usually ask and don't give them the link. so not really recruiting, sooooooo. I'm not an alleyverser, but I think thats okay, especially since the CIA will be notifying anyone about the dangers of cookies, as long as you don't actually recruit the it's fine. Maybe in fine print say you are not actually recruiting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 minute ago, 18th Shard said: Here's the policy on posts like this from the mods. Ah, ninja'd by Zinc. ah. see I had not seen the second thing. so there goes my cool gig. BUUUUUT in my defense I learned it from someone, I don't remember who it was (though I am suspicious that TFA may have introduced me to doing it), but when I started doing it did not do the alley verse one bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZincAboutIt Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 We find that the best way to recruit is to build a compelling world and characters to RP with. That’s what drew me in anyway! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, ZincAboutIt said: We find that the best way to recruit is to build a compelling world and characters to RP with. That’s what drew me in anyway! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatebreaker Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 We find it best to let people discover this corner of the Shard on their own. All the previously mentioned reasons aside, Chaos wields the almighty BANHAMMER, so it's wise to play it safe, lest wrath is incurred. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippoPhileus Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Fatebreaker said: We find it best to let people discover this corner of the Shard on their own. All the previously mentioned reasons aside, Chaos wields the almighty BANHAMMER, so it's wise to play it safe, lest wrath is incurred. Facts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Fatebreaker said: We find it best to let people discover this corner of the Shard on their own. All the previously mentioned reasons aside, Chaos wields the almighty BANHAMMER, so it's wise to play it safe, lest wrath is incurred. yeah. well, originally before I really discovered the alley verse and knew it existed really, I only distributed cookies because it sounded fun heh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: yeah. well, originally before I really discovered the alley verse and knew it existed really, I only distributed cookies because it sounded fun heh. This falls under Chaos' post that we prefer people to post genuine welcomes and focus on the newcomer rather than memes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZincAboutIt Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fatebreaker said: Chaos wields the almighty BANHAMMER, so it's wise to play it safe, lest wrath is incurred. Amen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, Voidus said: This falls under Chaos' post that we prefer people to post genuine welcomes and focus on the newcomer rather than memes. yes, I understand. I won't do it again. *sadness* it was fun while it lasted, *puts cookie wand away* Me before this: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippoPhileus Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: yes, I understand. I won't do it again. *sadness* it was fun while it lasted, *puts cookie wand away* Me before this: You have my respect. You were VERY dedicated to handing out cookies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbringer Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 So TL;DR, The 17th Shard is full of more than just a vaguely bloodthirsty baking association, and should thus not come across as such to newcomers? Looks at very Sanderson Elimination focused Sig 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, HippoPhileus said: You have my respect. You were VERY dedicated to handing out cookies. lol. yes, yes I was. Just now, Ashbringer said: So TL;DR, The 17th Shard is full of more than just a vaguely bloodthirsty baking association, and should thus not come across as such to newcomers? Looks at very Sanderson Elimination focused Sig yeah, *looks at a half buried backer gnawing a cookie* is that an UBEAC? (an Underground Baker Eating A Cookie.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacThorstenson Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, Ashbringer said: So TL;DR, The 17th Shard is full of more than just a vaguely bloodthirsty baking association, and should thus not come across as such to newcomers? Looks at very Sanderson Elimination focused Sig Yes. The DA did it for years, but then it became an issue as the AV picked up speed with intro threads becoming about cookies and not new members. We were firmly told to stop by the admins in no uncertain terms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Just now, MacThorstenson said: Yes. The DA did it for years, but then it became an issue as the AV picked up speed with intro threads becoming about cookies and not new members. We were firmly told to stop by the admins in no uncertain terms. that sucks. but it's also good because recruitment on confused new members is probably bad. urm (auto correct says RUM!!! RUM FOR EVERYONE!!!) okay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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