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[(Anonymous)]

Would ads for games held on LJ/IJ other similar platforms to DW still be allowed?

[enablemeplz]

LJ/IJ games will still be allowed but the meme will be still be primarily DWRP focused like it was under app_this_plz.

[(Anonymous)]

please ban the fleet from suggesting people app there next round. give them a swift punishment so they learn from it unlike the old atp!

[enablemeplz]

Thank you for the heads up.

I'm not banning them but I've screened all their comments that weren't personalized to the player and given them warnings.

If there are repeat problems after this, however, I'll consider harsher consequences like being banned from commenting on the meme altogether.

I've also screened and warned Trial 23 for the same issue and will do so for any other games that do the same thing.

[(Anonymous)]

Is it possible to have an option where castmates can pimp for casts at multiple games?

[enablemeplz]

So, let me just try to get a clearer idea of what you're asking for.

Are you hoping instead of just games advertising for players, players advertising for PSL partners, or players asking for game suggestions, that there could be a section where players could also advertise as players of certain characters seeking castmates?

Because that is a potentially good idea. The PSL section is very similar to that, given how many people look for castmates for PSLs, but having another similar section and it'd just be geared towards people searching for castmates for games insteads of PSLs might work.

Maybe organized just like the PSL section? People could name the canons in their subjects and then talk about who they play, what games they play in, what cast members those games already have, and who they're looking for. The "wanted" sections in the game ads do perform that task a bit, buuuut tbf they can be a little impersonal. Sometimes people are looking for a cast to join but would want a chance to talk to the players first.

Is that basically what you're looking for? A section like the PSL section but for luring castmates to games?

[(Anonymous)]

Yes that is exactly what I'm looking for. The game posts can be tricky if the game doesn't put up a thread. It feels weird to do one for just a specific cast. So one geared directly toward cast recruitment would be awesome.

[enablemeplz]

That's a good point. Not all games do a game ad that players can asked for "wanted" characters on.

Okay, so next meme I'll do a trial run of a "Find A Castmate" thread. Since players looking for games with certain casts can mention it in the player ads, I'll set the "Find a castmate" thread up for people looking for characters to join the casts of their games. I think using a similar setup to the PSL thread would be easiest. People can put the canons in the subject titles, and put the games, who they play personally, what characters are already in the cast, and what characters they're looking for.

To keep the posts from getting too long, though (since cast lists can get a little long) I'll probably set it up so people use a little form, just to keep it a short format, but there'll be a section where people can talk about the cast or the game to give potential players info.

We'll see how it goes! I'll test it out, and if it catches on, it can continue to be a thread used in future EMP memes.

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks! I'm really excited to see how this addition fairs! The form sounds like a great idea too.

[(Anonymous)]

Is the meme still going up today?

[enablemeplz]

Yeah, anon, I'm working on it rn. I had a family thing come up so I just got home.

[(Anonymous)]

Oop, didn't mean to pressure! Sorry to hear about your family thing. :(

[enablemeplz]

No worries, anon. And it's fine, it wasn't a serious thing. One of my sibs just needed help with something in their apartment and I didn't get home until late.

[(Anonymous)]

no pressure at all, i was just wondering if the meme is still going up this month?

[enablemeplz]

I just put it up, anon. Sorry it's late. I wish I could give a better excuse, but my only excuse is alcohol.

[(Anonymous)]

tell lasergrenades/tushanshu to cool it. they've hit up like 15+ people with the same copy/paste.

[enablemeplz]

Thanks for the heads up. I left a few up because they were more personalized but I got enough of the copy pasted ones to make the message clear.

Starting next meme I'm going to put stronger wording on the rule about matching ads to try to cut down on spamming.

[(Anonymous)]

How about a Top Level for open museboxes and/or memes?

There are a few out there that could advertise, but they aren't really games and they aren't really dressing rooms.

[enablemeplz]

Sure thing, anon. Actually, since there's very little in the way of dressing rooms, museboxes, and memes, I might as well just make the top-level cover all of them, especially since sometimes there's a little crossover. I'll just label it: Museboxes/Memes/Dressing Rooms/Etc.

[(Anonymous)]

If the post goes up at the end of the month, why not name the post after the month it'll actually be active for? (Like the Jan post is technically the Feb post, and that's confusing as hell.)

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Usually, the meme isn't actually active for the whole next month. People usually stop posting within just days, so it doesn't really make sense to label it with a month that it probably won't even be active for. If people aren't sure when it was posted, the meme itself says it's always the last Saturday and they can check the date the entry was posted to see how recent it was.

[(Anonymous)]

Will there be a March EMP this weekend?

[enablemeplz]

Yes, there will be! I was sick and slept through most of the weekend so I didn't do the 1-week reminder but it'll go up on 3/25, probably in the early afternoon.

[(Anonymous)]

please have words with redarrowqueen. a lot of people are uncomfortable with them and i personally know people who won't put their characters up because they don't want to deal with her. not just because she'll hit up anyone that strikes her fancy, but she has zero ability to recognize what is or isn't appropriate or what people are or aren't comfortable with and will continue to hit people up even if they don't reply or flat-out say no at some other point.

[enablemeplz]

Can you maybe give me some examples of the player disrespecting boundaries or hitting someone up again after they've said no?

[(Anonymous)]

hey, just checking in but is emp going up today?

[enablemeplz]

Sorry, family emergency. Is now resolved, and I'm just about to head home. Should be able to get it up in about a half hour.

[(Anonymous)]

On the April post, I'm pretty sure both The Year and The Addend are handing out copy paste ads. Some The Addend ads have additional specifications, but they're also handing out essentially the same spam ad to others.

[enablemeplz]

Duly noted, anon. Afk atm but i'll get it as soon as i'm home.

[(Anonymous)]

punch theyear in the butt, mods are going around with generic WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU comments

i thought we were finally above this dwrp

[enablemeplz]

Bubblegum has been chewed and butts have been punched.

theyear and foundingfathers have been screened and warned.

[enablemeplz]

Addendum: when I was contacted by PM by foundingfathers for clarification, a correction was offered on what had been done wrong and the correct way to tailor reccs. However, the game's mods have stated they have chosen to opt out of posting to the meme in the future.

I'm offering this information in the spirit of transparency, so no one makes the assumption that they were instabanned after just one warning, or that normal players from the game in general are not allowed to make reccs. It's fine as long as they follow the meme's rules.

EDIT: They have further clarified to say they meant the mods would refrain from just the character ads section.

[(Anonymous)]

i want to see if there's any interest in a potential sandbox idea, so it seems to me more of an interest check than an actual game ad. could i post this interest check to the ad link section for "Museboxes/Memes/Dressing Rooms/Misc.", does it belong better in game questions, or does something like that not belong on emp?

thank you!

[enablemeplz]

That would be fine. There aren't many other centralized places for stuff like that, so go ahead. "I'm potentially doing X, is anyone interested" is kind of advertising anyway.

Putting it in Museboxes/Memes/Dressing Rooms/Misc would be fine.