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Love Potion #9 Genus Poll
This has been quite a close one! "Ay Hybrid M -Z" and the "Rare" option have been dancing around each other almost the entire poll. They drew equal several times, but at the time of writing this the "Rare" option has been 3 votes ahead for most of the day.
As such we are declaring the RARE option to have WON!
That means that staff will choose one of the rare genera listed in the poll and see what we can do to give it a loving makeover!
It also means that closer to October we'll be putting up a poll for you to decide which Hybrid category you'd like us to choose from to make something spook-tacular - so keep your eyes peeled.
Snake is now live on the Games Page!
The thread in Glitches has been opened for you to post there if you run into any issues.
I will tell you that on desktop and mobile it takes a few goes to settle in - so if you're finding it hard we've done our job right ;)
Enjoy!
Usernames
Staff have noticed a trend for users to name themselves as "Away" or "Hiatus" or some variance on the theme. Overall we don't have an issue with this, but it does often cause problems with identifying people - notably if you have DNCs to consider - when the username and profile gives no indication as to who you are.
This used to be a rule a long while ago, and it seems to have fallen to the wayside, but we are re-instituting it:
Users - solo or in a multi-user lair - must use the "User Name" field to list the occupants of the account, using a name (or handle) that each person answers to. If there are too many users on the account to list them fully then a group name is acceptable as long as each person is listed clearly on the profile. Additionally, if you or another user on the account are on Hiatus and wish to display that in the name, you may do so as long as it is clearly listed on the profile the username/handle of the person who is on hiatus.
We would also like to respectfully ask that those who are still active but have a name stating they are not to please consider changing their name back to their username/handle for the aforementioned identification reasons. If you or your lair partner/s are logging in at least once a week, we would consider you active users.
Quitting if you are in a multi-user account
If a user in a multi-user account is quitting we now require that the user post in the account move records thread stating that they are quitting and what is to become of the assets they leave behind. Only after this can the user's name be removed from the username and profile. Please be aware that by quitting and not moving into a different lair previous to this, you are forfeiting all your assets and will be required to re-apply to be allowed on site again.
This is all noted permanently in the User Names and Account Sharing and Lair Partners KB articles.
If you haven't seen it already, please read the news post below to read about some exciting updates regarding the Flash games!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:48pm
- Gale Falcon 🎐
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Posted on: Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:39pm
Woah, I thought we had ID numbers specifically to prevent such confusion with similar names. Are users who tend to change their username often depending on the ongoing event or make punny names at risk in any way? o.o
- Eve
(#2775)
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Posted on: Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:00pm
Gale Falcon 🎐 (#74974) - Absolutely, yes, that's the best thing about account ID numbers, but we're aiming to give people every best possible chance at locating the people they're after - or avoiding them. It often happens during Love Letter season, and during Trick or Treat, that people will contact someone they didn't intend to, and of course if DNCs are in play that could be costly.
It would be fantastic if people would make a note of who they used to be named if they've changed it to something very different, but no - no one is going to be penalised for it. If they were however to request a DNC we may suggest that they keep a note of a previous username on their profile if they plan on changing it, if only because it would help safeguard them from the person/s they have DNCed.
- Leovant
(#35187)
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Posted on: Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:17pm
I'm disappointed at this being valentine's. It's impossible to get makers for it and I can't find any enthusiasm at all for the holiday.
- Juke 🇵🇸
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Posted on: Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:32pm
Leovant (#35187) Love Potion #9 is actually fairly cheap in user shops, going for either 2 GP or 1.1m BP! And I know myself and several other people actually adore the holiday, so there is definitely enthusiasm for it! (:
- Gale Falcon 🎐
(#74974)
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Posted on: Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:15am
I see how it can become complicated. Thank you for reply, Eve!
- Tin & Bloo
(#9)
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Posted on: Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:06am
We normally change our group name from Tin & Bloo to Love Potion for the month of Feb every year but on our profile it still shows our real names. Is that allowable?
I do not think we have DNC'd anyone or being DNC'd by someone. Is there somewhere I can verify that? It would be nice if the information is available as a list of User IDs to uniquely identify them.
~Bloo
- Eve
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Posted on: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:40am
Tin & Bloo (#9) - As long as you keep your names clearly on the profile that should be fine. To check if you have any DNCs please contact DNC Desk (#14) - we don't keep any public records as DNCs are between the two accounts involved, and a public list could be inflammatory.
- Tin & Bloo
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Posted on: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:52am
Thank you for your advice Eve!
XXX
- Stein (semi-active)
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Posted on: Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:35pm
So question, how come we aren't completely blocked from contacting people on our DNC, or vice-versa? I'm lucky enough not to have any DNCs against me, but at one point I did have someone block me. It made me avoid the forums completely, just on the off chance I ran into them without realizing it. It just seems like it makes it more of a hassle, plus it's easier to get in trouble when you don't mean to. It's a very strange system to say "hey, no contact with this person whatsoever" but then not blocking me from doing so. Every other online game just blocks contact.
Posted on: Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:33pm
Awe I was hoping we'd save the rare for Aymas rather than have it the start of the year. Maybe another year then