Urgent input needed!

I do not like option A. However, I do not see any way in which B will make a difference. Forum hosting providers do not make a community. People do.

I concur with Euan and the Ant Man.  It is up to the players and their GM(s) to be active and make sims viable through active play and posting.  I am a broken record on this issue, so I apologize to y'all for repeating myself. 

If we can have an active sim or two where the players and GMs commit to regularly post, then the site will survive through this troubling time.  We have Ironette wanting to run a Star Stars sim, and she has three players committed to actively post.  I presume Ironette is going to GM the sim?  If Ironette is still game, then if we can get someone in admin to set up the sim site for us, we can have an active game going.  It is active play that attracts gamers, not the site we use, and a sure fire way to kill a sim is for the players and/or the GM to go inactive.  I committed to Kevin to post at least once every three days in his Star Wars sim, and I have done so, though the posts for the last two months have simply been posts saying I'm here and ready.  Just avoiding AWOL while awaiting the GM to respond to the posts by myself and SilverRush.

If Ironette is still willing to run her game, she has three players wanting to play.  This is a good starting point.  So, if we can get admin to set up the sim for us we can become an active sim for Phoenix.  Set it up and let us run with it.  Action attracts players.  Inaction bleeds players away from Phoenix and we stagnate.

Just my two cents worth, my friends. The key is commitment to play and an active GM and players.  I'm willing to give it a go if y'all are.  What say you?

Mike

Sadly, most of the people I know that like RP don't do play-by-post, and the few that do have fallen off the face of the internet in the last 10-odd years.

As far as trimming rules though (not gonna lie, I didn't actually read them all before now) I see a lot of stuff that could just be summarized under "Don't Be A Jackass". Perhaps a separate thread to discuss potential rules changes/trimming?

I like the simple rules.  If someone behaves as an ass, eject them from the game.  I have written to Ironette to see if she is still willing to run her game, and if so, to let Euan know the name of the sim.  Active play attracts players, so let's attract new blood to Phoenix.

Mike

Per the Star Wars sim idea thread, Eliza Battle is now up and running.

How many active players do we currently have?

I'm not in an active story, but I'm still here on the site. I check it weekly for activity.

True, Silent, but Ironette is the only active GM on site at this time, and the three of us playing here game are all enthusiastic and active.  As I have said before many times, regular player activity and GM responsiveness make for a viable sim.  There are usually over 20 people, sometimes as high as 40, who are checking out the Phoenix site at any one time, and I'm glad they have something active to look at.   

I'm very glad she has volunteered to run a game, and I am enjoying the game play with players SilverRush and FiftyFootAnt.  I hope more of the old guard will step up and GM games.  Most sims shown have had no GM activity since April.   

Mike

I wrote to the GM and the missing player in our semi-active Star Wars game, and after looking at the record, neither one has opened the message I sent them.  This doesn't look good for the home team.  Any ideas as to where everyone went?

Mike

Ironette (GM) and FiftyFootAnt.  Everyone was active until... it was like someone threw a switch.

Mike

I just checked the in house messaging system and my messages to both Ironette and FitfyFootAnt remain unopened.  It seems that our Star Wars sim is destined for failure due to lack of interest.  Sigh...

Mike