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Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:41 pm
by Deamon
So basically if you're going to be spending some time away from the site, this is the thread to let us know in. To keep things easy on the staff, and to make tracking inactivity simpler, we ask that everyone follow the template below when posting away. If you do not do so, your away post will not be counted, and you will not receive any extra time against inactivity.

This is not the thread to post that your activity will be reduced, as doing so clutters it up and makes it harder for staff to track. Instead, there is the reduced activity thread for that.

Template

Handler: Your name goes here. Use your forum handle, so we can easily find you in the list.
Dates Away: Post the dates you are away for here (For example, August 22 2018-September 30 2018). Please spell out the months, so we can tell what you mean; dd/mm/yy is not the standard in every country. Do not leave this open-ended; if you have to, estimate high and return early or renew as required.
Days Away: The total number of days away goes here. This saves you from staff math errors late at night. do not give a range. Pick a single, specific number. If in doubt, estimate high and then come back early if you are able. If you give a range, staff will give you the lowest number you put in.
Reason for Away: Here is where you say why you're gone.
Characters: List your characters here.

After this, feel free to put whatever you want, but you must have this template completely filled out to be counted as away.

Here's the code version:

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[b]Handler:[/b]
[b]Dates Away:[/b]
[b]Days Away:[/b]
[b]Reason for Away:[/b]
[b]Characters:[/b]
Next, a note on babysitting. While this trend is no longer so prevalent, the rules on it stand. Having someone babysit your characters has no effect at all on their inactivity. You post yourself away for however long you are away for, and your inactivity dates are adjusted based on that. If you have a babysitter, that's fine, but it is only to keep up your characters' momentum/keep things going with their threadmates. You are still responsible for posting with them by their adjusted inactivity date, and failure to do so will bear the usual results.

Finally, do not edit any away posts in this thread. Do not post edit posts to say you are back. Do not change your dates away. If there's any issue, repost, or we won't find your changes and you may run into inactivity troubles. If you need to extend your away for whatever reason, that is totally fine. Just repost to cover the new dates (and only the new dates) that you will be away.

Also, please note the following rules with regards to inactivity:

* If a handler has not posted 'away' for the entirety of one month, then they must post at least once per character in said month to be considered active.

* One day inactivity notices do not count towards the inactivity timer, as they are not considered to be significant enough to prevent posting.

* Any given handler cannot post as 'away' for more then four weeks of any six week period, barring severe real life extenuating circumstances (being in the hospital or another country without internet access, not being busy with schoolwork). Away notices exceeding this cap will be ignored and the inactivity timer will continue.

* Posting on the general boards, or spending a lot of time in chat, will be considered violation of an away notice and the timer will start again. If you have time to shoot the breeze in chat or mess around on the board, then you have time to dash off a post. We get that sometimes you only have fifteen minutes and want to stop in to say hello, and you won't be slammed for that, but if you're around the site for hours, staff will cancel Away notices.

*If you are Away but find yourself with time to dash off a post, feel free to do so! If you're still Away and the spare time is a one-time thing, just PM any staffer to let them know, and your Away notice will not be canceled. It would be absurd to punish handlers for being responsible above and beyond the call of duty, especially since it's something we love to see.

So, remember, no editing, no uncertain numbers of days away, and no not-really-Away-but-limited-access posts in this thread. We're going to be strict about this, because keeping track of activity for over a hundred and fifty characters is a huge headache even when everything is perfectly filled out; anything less than that wastes time. If there are problematic posts, we'll try to note it through Help, but there's no guarantee of that happening, and failure to properly adhere to the rules of this thread will not be a thing in your favor if you have to appeal a staff decision, since everything's clearly spelled out here.

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:28 pm
by Cactus
Handler: Cactus
Dates Away: Aug 23-25
Days Away: 3
Reason for Away: at a friend's wedding
Characters: all my v7 kids

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:09 am
by Malloon
Handler: Malloon
Dates Away: Aug 24-26
Days Away: 3
Reason for Away: Parents' 30th wedding anniversary party on the 25th that I am helping organise. Cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents from both sides are staying at our house and about 70 people (aforementioned included) are coming to the celebrations. Most likely I will be far too busy and later tired to check in.
Characters: Joey Quintero, Chloe Bruges

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 9:08 am
by Malloon
And I'm back. My intuitions were 100% correct; I was busy, or stay-on-your-feet-or-fall-asleep tired, or both, the entire weekend. But now that's done.

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:05 pm
by Cactus
I've returned. Holy shit, what a weekend that was in literally every sense of the word. But I'm alive and have come back from my sojourn.

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:16 pm
by Frozen Smoke
Handler: Frozen Smoke
Dates Away: 01/09/18
Days Away: 7 (until the following Saturday)
Reason for Away: Going to do a consultancy trip abroad, won't have much free time to post with.
Characters: Parker Green & Faith C. Marshal-Mackenzie on Main, Yian, Dan & Zach (kind of) on mini

I'll try and post where I can, but the likelihood of me being able to get at a keyboard for an hour or so is minimal.

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:40 am
by VoltTurtle
Handler: VoltTurtle
Dates Away: October 28th - October 31st
Days Away: 4
Reason for Away: Starting a new (hard) job with Amazon, and I'm going to be working 10 hour night shifts for those days. Due to the disruption of my sleep schedule and how strenuous the job is going to be, I'm marking myself away for my first week, due to my inability to attend to staff matters and any posts until the month is over.
Characters: Marceline Carlson, Richard Smith, Ming Robinson, Amber Yates

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:36 pm
by backslash
Handler: backslash
Dates Away: November 21-27
Days Away: 6
Reason for Away: Heading out of state for the Thanksgiving week, will have computer access but no guarantees I'll be around to post.
Characters: Myles Roux, Dolly Upton, Mercy Ames, Siyanda Nagi, Andy Silverman

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:35 pm
by Slam
Handler: Slam
Dates Away: 02/12 through 07/12
Days Away: 6
Reason for Away: On holiday at a cooking school. No cooking duels expected, but you never know. I'll probably still have Discord access but won't be able to do any posting, and probably won't be in the mood for it anyway.
Characters: Lucas Brady; Lizzie Lebowski.

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:39 pm
by backslash
I'm back by the way.

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:57 pm
by Cactus
Handler: Cactus
Dates Away: December 14-16
Days Away: 3
Reason for Away: Extended family Xmas stuff. Probably won't have a ton of time for posting.
Characters: Connor, Claude, Ariana, Ross and Morgan

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:48 am
by Slam
Handler: Slam
Dates Away: 23rd through 27th of December
Days Away: 5
Reason for Away: Crimmus
Characters: Lucas Brady and Elisabeth Lebowski

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:56 pm
by VoltTurtle
Handler: VoltTurtle
Dates Away: January 6th - January 31st
Days Away: 26
Reason for Away: I'm (likely) going to be working 50 hour weeks every week until the end of January at my job, due to the extreme demand around this time of year. I'll likely be too physically/mentally exhausted to post during my days off, so this is a warning for everyone threading with me and also staff. I will, however, promise to post in every thread I owe posts in as soon as January is over.
Characters: Marceline Carlson, Richard Smith, Ming Robinson, Amber Yates

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:32 pm
by VoltTurtle

Re: Official V7 Away Thread

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:51 pm
by Frozen Smoke
Handler: Frozen Smoke
Dates Away: 16th Feb - 23rd Feb
Days Away: 7~
Reason for Away: Being an international man of mystery (doing consultancy)
Characters: Parker, Luca, Faith

I’ll try and post as always but I’m probs gonna be out for a week