A huge thanks to all members that took the time to fill out our survey! We've received a lot of great suggestions and a few comments that we thought would be worthwhile to address as a whole so all members could see the responses. Please feel free to comment or PM any SA member if you'd like further clarification or have any (more) questions!
Additionally, anyone is welcome to post in this thread as well! We've left it unlocked for a reason! 
The games are one of the many incentives for members to have their character join packs. Additionally, since all packs have different themes and ideals, each game tends to be unique and tailored to suit each individual pack. A pack game equivalent will not be implemented for Loners since it is a means of encouraging members to join a pack.
Characters are only ever removed for complete failure to post, never for low post counts! Every month, we do a boardwide activity sweep and contact members who have not made a post in three weeks and PM them a reminder letting them know they are at risk of removal. We give them a date to post by to save themselves, but will extend this deadline if the member brings up a reason for their failure to post.
If you are removed for inactivity, rejoining is very easy! You can opt to rejoin OOC'ly very quickly. Additionally, if members are concerned they cannot meet the three-week requirement, in the short-term, they can go on absence or, in the long-term, discuss NPC status with their leader if they plan on returning.
Then you're slacking! 
No, seriously, the wiki is for all 'Souls members to edit, so if it's missing information, that might be because the player never updated it! Additionally, a lot of characters may be missing information because their roleplayer did not fill out any information on their profiles to begin with. We can only update what we're given! Some members do try to write up character histories by digging through their archives, but this is a very time-consuming process! But if you can spare the time, it's a huge help, especially for characters involved in major plots!
We will be writing up a step-by-step guide on how to edit the wiki. It's pretty intuitive once you get the hang of it, though there are a few differences that set it apart from other Wiki languages or HTML. In light of this comment, we did write an introductory guide for new users. Please let us know if there are things we haven't covered, or just feel free to post any questions you have so we can add it to the Introduction page or make a F.A.Q. for the wiki!
Another page we hope to complete soon will have many handy codes frequently used in wiki pages. This might include an insert box where members post images with captions, right-aligned tables of contents, and so on!
We hope the new organizational system has made it easier to locate things! For the most part, if you think of what category the link is, you can find the forum it's housed in. For example, Open Thread is located in the Thread Request forum since that's where folks go if they want more threads! But if you have ideas on how to rearrange the topics, let us know!
The wiki password is now in the Roleplay Aides forum. Previously, it was in OOC G, but that didn't make much sense! Either way, now it's stickied in the RA forum with the title "'Souls Wiki." I hope that helps!
We also received a few comments that information was tough to find, such as the offsite links. We tried to remedy this with the new layout, which has a dropdown list under the ranks titled "Offsite Links." Included are our most-updated offsite websites in order of importance: Twitter, deviantART, Formspring, Facebook, and Livejournal. These are also linked on our Community page on the Wiki!
We also received a suggestion to not feature as many links in the header bars. While the SA use the links almost daily, we could probably condense the second row of links into "extra information" compiled of procedures, packs, area, and staff. However, this might be a little too hidden, though all the links are in the first forum and should be easy enough to access by just clicking on the Roleplay Information forum.
So as you might have gathered, we're always trying to find new ways of organizing information. If you have any ideas, feel free to suggest them! Or, hey, just comment -- we're always interested in hearing what folks think. :O
We also received a lot of comments that the newcomer links are tough to find. We'd like to point out that there's a giant link for all unregistered users on the 'Souls home page and that the Introductory guide is pinned in the Roleplay Information forum. There's not much else we can do for confused newbies aside from point them in the right direction, even if we have to answer the same question over and over!
Another comment asked why we don't have a FAQ or walk-through for newbies. We do! Check the Quick and Dirty Guide to 'Souls; it has almost all of the frequently-encountered problems compiled.
So suggest some! We have received a few plot suggestion recently from various member, so we'll be considering those.
Still, it's worth keeping in mind that plots take a lot of work by ALL members to maintain. Many times, plots drop off and end awkwardly because members involved lose interest, key people get busy, or members just forget about it. Members are always welcome to make suggestions and come forward to volunteer to help run a plot.
We've received this suggestion numerous times, but would prefer not to have a cbox on 'Souls for the following reasons:
- Bots. Though it may not be noticeable, we do get a lot of bots and spammers, so we foresee it being abused by non-members.
- Flaming. Moreso from non-members again, but there's a concern members will post rude messages since there's the option of anonymity.
- Professionalism. None of the Staff members like the look of a cbox on a forum index since it looks tacky.
Additionally, since we disabled Javascript, we would be unable to post a cbox in a thread! An integrated forum chat feature has been in the works. Unfortunately, progress on this front has been slow thus far. However, members have many alternatives, such as using Meebo on an AIM account or using an IM client, such as AIM, Adium, and so on! Many members also have Twitters and Livejournals if you would like to connect with them.
All major predators can use high speech, while all lesser predators and herbivores use low speech. All creatures in the family Canidae, which includes wolves, foxes, dholes, coyotes, and so on, can use high speech. Other major predators, such as big cats and bears can use high speech. For a discussion on this, click here!
We will, however, be updating the RP Guide to include more explicit information on high- and low-speech in light of this comment!
Only animals in the genus Canis are considered Loners because only animals in the genus Canis are Luperci-capable. This includes grey wolves (Canis lupus) and coyotes (Canis latrans) primarily.
There are animals in the family Canidae that are NOT in the genus Canis. These include African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus), foxes (Urocyon and Vulpes), and Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus). These animals do not have the possibility of becoming Luperci and are subsequently classified as Creatures rather than Loners.
We created a chart (click!) to show how canines are considered Loners and Luperci.
This rule is in place to dissuade newcomers from picking up important characters and then vanishing. It also ensures a user is planning to stick around before picking up another character. If you're finding that responses to your threads are taking a long time, you can specifically request a thread with another user to have quick posts ("spree"). Many members enjoy fast-paced threads with quick responses, so you will probably find some interest if you post a request in the thread request forum!
Because we don't care! Seriously, the SA and leaders just want to know newcomers can write, so we don't care how you show us — through previous roleplaying samples, a profile, or a thread. Unfortunately, we do recognize that this can be confusing to newcomers. As always, we encourage anyone with questions to post in the Mentorship forum or PM leaders or members of staff -- we're all more than happy to help!
However, we will not be changing our joining procedures. We have significantly altered and slimmed down our joining page and now have a dedicated Loner and Creature joining forum to decrease confusion. For pack joiners, we still recommend newcomers join with an In Character post to get the feel of the site rather than selecting the other two methods, but we like giving more experienced roleplayers other options all the same.
Great idea! We have passed this suggestion on to our leaders for their pack games.
Thanks for all of your suggestions, comments, questions, and ideas, guys! We tried to answer as many as we could without being too wordy (you be the judge of how well we did, heh!
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