[War_ooc] Everybody's so quiet... (clarifications included!)

[John Penta]

Just poking everybody because...

...It's so quiet. My email feels strangely empty. I understand a lot
of you are busy with RL - which is okay. I'm talking precisely because
it *is* so quiet. (Not to hear myself talk!)

With that said, if what has you quiet is writers' block (I hope
nobody's lost interest already...), I'm offering myself up as a help -
I can write minor characters, I can write major NPCs, I can just plain
offer ideas. Contact me privately with post starts if that'll help.
I'll get back to you with tags as soon as I can.

I understand some people might be confused - okay, I may have messed
up in combining everything into one or two posts.

Stuff people have been confused by, thanks to Iain in particular for
alerting me. I shall now attempt to clarify:

1. Play *began immediately* with POD, presuming your country writeup
is in. I don't plan on posting anything to the IC list to mark play
start.

2. I *am* allowing posting that occurs prior to January 20th, 2013 in
IC Date terms (hereafter called 'retroposting'), but only until the
first WR is published - on the condition that your posting advances
towards 20 January and sticks to introducing characters, governments,
and policies; generally, to "setting things up". Use it for character
development - it's a gift for putting up with the resurrection pains
and spam of the last month. Save accomplishing objectives (including
secret actions) for 20 January and after, up to 3 February, the actual
2 week period currently "in play". This will make the first WR much
easier to write.

3. Speaking of the first WR, don't expect it in 2 weeks - Once *it's*
published, I hope to settle into an every 2 weeks routine, but I'll
publish the first WR once everybody is done with retroposting and has
posted actions for me to resolve within the "play window" of 20
January to 3 February 2013. This also gives me time to figure out
(hopefully, I'll get help from players...*puppydogeyes*) a good
formatting for the WR, including what to include beyond just the
actions response. (IE, do people want approval ratings and economic
numbers? You all made pretty clear you want the WR; what do you want
*in* the WR though?)

John