A lot has been going on with Valucre, but not very much of it that can be seen right away or that the members will be exposed to immediately without putting in a bit of elbow grease themselves. The first thing I want to draw everyone's attention to is the relatively new article Forum Know-How, which you will find in the link below.

Valucre forum roleplay know how

There were a couple of questions that kept coming to staff from new members and old members alike. Despite having the answers readily available for the new member, that is. I came to the inevitable conclusion that the material, though present, was not in the user's face and so would likely be ignore, or that the information is hard to find. Whatever the case, things needed to change.

So on the Homepage's side navbar, you'll see a link called Rules. In Rules you'll see a few more links to reference articles such as the definition of Mild Powers that we allow here on Valucre, the Roleplay FAQ for any member that has questions about the canon world of Valucre, the Code of Conduct, how to contact administration and then some. Forum know-how is an adaptation of the This Is How It Is article I wrote before, which I will also link to.

Valucre's "This is how it is" document

I wrote up both of these articles in an effort to bridge the communication and information gap that seems to be the biggest problem attacking forum roleplay as we know it. I can only hope that these articles receive the proper attention due to them so that the staff can focus on more intensive issues with the board rather than answering the same questions over, and over, and over again.

Not that we mind helping members out, but keep in mind what it must be like on this side of computer screen. You're asking a question and, hopefully, receiving a prompt and comprehensive answer. We, on the other hand, have to promptly and comprehensively answer the same or similar question a dozen times. It's not fun.

I'd like to bring your attention to some changes made in the Newsletter and in the Open Threads listing.

Valucre Newsletter, August 24th 2010

Valucre's Open Thread listing.

Namely the change to keep your eye out for is that the Current Events has been changed to a simple Open Threads list, which will have the list of open and available threads throughout each newsletter cycle. I do this because an open thread can go on for weeks and months, so it's alright to have that aggregate listing.

The Open Threads listing in the Free Chat forum will be used a continuously updated capacity. Meaning that this thread will be updated on the fly as new open threads come up and will act as a more current listing. It has been modified to include interest checks and coliseum updates as well.

The attentive user will also notice on the Homepage navbar that there is now a Newsletter link which leads to an archive of all the past newsletter, for easy reference.