+ some wonderlands are kind

As of this post, the second floor pool has vanished permanently. If anyone attempts to visit it, hoping for a wintertime heated pool swim, they will find that the door leads to an ordinary empty room.

I'm sure it's fine. Now, back to your regularly scheduled Advent Calendars! ♥

~ Koji

Hi everyone! Just announcing a new addition to Wonderland, courtesy of Ange's memories. In the entrance hall there are now six stained glass windows featuring a group of lovely women.

Enjoy!

Hey guys. We need to talk about some things.

We know it’s becoming obvious that Eway has become smaller and smaller over the last year or two. It hasn’t escaped our notice either, and the game is officially too small to sustain the way it is set up now. Despite our best efforts, the game is not recovering the way we had hoped it would. We’ve discussed our options at length, and we’re making a very difficult decision.

entranceway is officially entering endgame.

This is not happening immediately and not a decision we’ve made lightly, but we wanted to be honest with our players about the direction that the game is going in. We still have plots that we want to do and things that we want to wrap up. We want to be able to end our seemingly unending story on our terms, rather than just closing up shop and leaving loose ends.

Our current plan is to do one more full round of events, so we will still be using the event submissions we’ve been asking for. Between those, we will be running one mod event in September, one more Ewaymas, and then the endgame plot will happen in February. After that, the communities will be left open in sandbox form for reasons that will become apparent as the last of the mod plot unfurls, but the game as it is now will close.

We’ve given it some thought, especially considering that we have heard concerns about players not being able to make AC with the game as small as it currently is. We understand, and we don’t want anyone to be struggling with it just to see the plot through to the end, so effective immediately AC will become a BI-MONTHLY CHECK IN from now until the game closes in February.

What does that mean? It means from now until endgame we are not requiring you to prove your activity but we are requiring you to check in to a bi-monthly AC post to make sure you’re still here, so we can get an accurate headcount. All you’ll have to do is comment and let us know you’re here and with which characters. This will actually start with the Activity Check at the end of this month! The AC post will be changed to reflect this later today.

We’ll also be leaving applications open, particularly for anyone who wants to bring a character back for endgame. With the AC reduced to a check in (and with our recent rule change that lets old characters remember Wonderland when re-apped), we hope it will make it easier for anyone who wants to come back for one last hurrah!

Again, this isn’t a decision we’ve made lightly. As of September, Entranceway will be thirteen years old which is absolutely absurd for a DWRP. So many people have passed through here over the years that most DWRPers at least know someone who was here if they weren’t here themselves. But, we can also see what is ultimately necessary for the game. We want to go out with a bang rather than quietly fading away. There are a lot of interesting things planned, so it is our hope that you will stick around for Endgame and pass it along that we have open apps and no AC for the next few months.

We’ll be saying this a lot over the next several months, but we want to thank everyone so much for allowing Entranceway to last as long as it has. We wouldn’t have gotten here without any of you, past members and present. Thank you so much for everything, and for sticking with us until the end.

Sincerely,
Koji and Kristen
The Entranceway Mod Team

Just a quick note (a day late) that event submissions are now open! They will be open until July 20.

We will leave the current comments from the last submission period up until July 7 for anyone who wants to go in and copy-paste their events for resubmission.

We wanted to address a few things about the state of the game, and after a recent request to open the game up to some player feedback, we decided to do exactly that. First, before we go too far, we would like to stress that EWAY is not closing and is in no danger of closing. We appreciate the request for a state of the game to give us an opportunity to make sure no one is worried about that specific issue when it seems plenty of games are closing lately.

With that out of the way, we wanted to open up this post for suggestions on what would appeal to you most as a prospective apper. Recently we’ve changed things so that:

• There is an easily accessible calendar so that game-wide, everyone knows exactly when upcoming events are happening.


• A TDM thread can count as 1 app sample.


• Each month, if a character disappears and they were the only listed occupants of an establishment, it will be posted and up for grabs before it simply goes away.

There are some things we are still discussing, such as making the bulletin board post more easily accessible and for plot info to all be in one place without needing to click multiple links. We are also in the process of catching up the storyline page and intend to have that caught up to current by June 1st.

In the spirit of genuinely wanting to know your thoughts, we’d like to hear what you think regarding how we could update the game to keep up with how RP has changed (and is still changing).

Now we’re opening the floor (or rather, comments) to you! If it takes some time for us to reply it's only because we're discussing, and we promise to try and make sure you know that. We appreciate you playing in EWAY and genuinely caring enough to bring these things to the table.

- The Mod Team

Just a note that you can find our new calendar right here! It's straight-forward, but if you have any questions, let us know in this post!

- Mod Britt

What we would like to address first is that when we make a decision, it isn’t for no reason. There are multiple ways to contact a mod that might not always seem apparent because they aren’t visible to the players. We field PMs and private plurks as well as things that stay screened on the input and inquiries post. When we come to a decision, it’s because there’s precedence for it and we hope no one believes otherwise.

That said, addressing the game and stating that forward-dating a post during an event was no longer allowed wasn’t the right step to take and we apologize. As a mod team, we felt that (after receiving concerned messages from individuals) this was the right move. We do still believe everyone deserves a chance to have their plot shine, and we do also recognize that putting what felt like a restriction on tagging was not helpful. Going forward, what we do hope is that with a shorter wait time for submitted events the feeling of having waited for so long (in some cases a year or more) to see your plot come up will dissipate. We know for many of you availability isn’t always the same timeframe as the downtime between events, and by making a no forward-dating rule, some of you felt it would keep you from playing when you truly wanted and had time to.

This will not be a new rule that is enforced, but our view will continue to be that we should all keep in mind that a lot of thought is put into events, and no one wants theirs to be ignored in favor of other things. As a mod team we do not believe that was ever anyone’s purposeful intention and if it came across that we thought otherwise, we’re very sorry.

There were really good suggestions that came out of this, and going forward we will be implementing a game calendar that will be updated through one full AC period. It will show when events begin and when they end without giving away what the event is. If we (the mods) are notified, it will also display when specific player plots will occur. Finally, the calendar will also display when AC begins, when the next TDM is scheduled, and a new, bi-monthly plot with me meme. The latter is something new we’ve been wanting to try and we hope you’ll like it. More information will come with the first meme post.

We also heard the feedback about possible changes to how plot information is presented, and that is something we will be looking into tweaking and streamlining. Another user suggested we make a running tally of abandoned locations from characters disappearing, and we will be implementing that in order to be sure everyone game-wide is aware of what has the potential to disappear due to a character drop. More information will be available with the first posting.

Again, we would like to reiterate that changes made are not for arbitrary reasons, but how we tried to solve this one was a misstep. We are sorry and never meant to upset anyone. Our goal is always for EWAY to be a fun place to tag. If there are any comments or concerns please feel free to address them here and continue to plot for the next event in the designated post.

Thank you all for your feedback,

The Mod Team

Hi everyone! The mods are super excited to announce that event submissions are open again!

We're going to be doing things a bit differently in regards to how we run events starting this year. You can head to the event submission page for full details, but I'll give you a basic idea here.

Twice a year, in January and July, we will open event submissions. You have a full month to send in as many event suggestions as you like! Once the month is over, the mods will review all the submissions and come up with an event schedule for the next six months. Our goal is to have a variety of events, so we have a balance of light-hearted, simple, complex, and more serious events.

Depending on how many submissions come in, we may not be able to use every event that is submitted. If an event isn't used, it doesn't mean it was bad! It just means it didn't fit into the balance we're trying to strike. The events that aren't chosen will remain in a backup pool so that we can use them if someone drops or an event has to be canceled for some other reason. Any events that aren't run during the six month period can be resubmitted the next time submissions open up.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone's submissions! After you read through the details on the submissions page, let us know in the comments of this post if you have any questions!

Hi everyone! It's Kristen. This weekend I'm going to be doing some maintenance on the comms and removing members who are no longer in the game. There shouldn't be any issues for people still in the game, but if you do find that you no longer have access, that was an accident. Just request access again, and we'll get you back in ASAP.

Mirrors are especially hard to keep track of. If you have a Mirror, double-check and make sure it is on the Taken Characters list. Again, if I accidentally remove one from the comms, please do just request access again.

Hello entranceway!

This is your community reminder that today is the last day of Moderator Applications. If you've been thinking about applying, then go ahead and submit your application today. We're looking forward to having you on the team! ♥

~ The Entranceway Mod Team

Hello entranceway!

You've probably read Mouette's announcement, and since all good things come in threes we are looking for a new moderator come the start of March.

While creating at least one NPC to announce events and keeping an eye on the official entranceway plurk will be two important aspects of your duties it is important to know that we are not just looking for a co-mod or helper mod to take on certain tasks and nothing else.

entranceway does not have a head-mod vs. co-mods set-up, so whoever is selected as our new mod will have all the powers of a Moderator. Three mods will work together and collaborate to get everything accomplished, with certain people doing certain jobs as needed (for example, Kristen is responsible for running our activity check).

It is important to us that all mods stand on equal footing, so that is the position you'll be applying for.

The Application

Name:
Personal DW: If you have one.
Contact Information: Plurk, Discord, and/or email is helpful.
Timezone:
Characters you play currently:
How long you have been in the game?: This is a point to consider, but it won't necessarily make or break your application.

Time you have to dedicate to the RP: This is a serious question to consider, so be as detailed and thoughtful as possible when answering, both in terms of how many hours per week you're available, and how long in the long run you hope to be doing the job. You could be a perfect mod in every other area, but if you don't have the time to commit to it, then you don't have the time.

Why do you want to be a mod?: This could be something simple, or something that you know you can help with (such as organization, mediating between players, etc.). Or maybe you’ve just secretly been dying for your own NPC. But we’d love to know why you want to join us!

If you could change anything about Eway, what would it be?: This includes anything and everything you can think of. What are problems you've seen? What would you like to see more of? Is there something we aren't doing that you think we should be? What we're looking for here is your unique contribution to our modding team.

What types of modwork are you comfortable with?: Experience in modding is not at all a requirement. The mod position we’re seeking now is primarily for the more creative aspects of running the game (such as announcing events and helping develop/run the modplots), as well as communicating with players (addressing their concerns and questions, or seeking them out if there’s a problem), with a side of helping process apps. This position will also require maintaining the game's plurk account and responding to PMs received there. What kinds of things can you do for us? What are you good at and where are your weak points?

What NPC ideas do you have? Is there a particular character you’d like to play as an NPC? What do you foresee doing with that NPC? How would they fit into Wonderland’s plot?

<b>Name:</b> <b>Personal DW:</b> If you have one. <b>Contact Information:</b> Plurk, Discord, and/or email is helpful. <b>Timezone:</b> <b>Characters you play currently:</b> <b>How long you have been in the game?:</b> This is a point to consider, but it won't necessarily make or break your application. <b>Time you have to dedicate to the RP:</b> This is a serious question to consider, so be as detailed and thoughtful as possible when answering, both in terms of how many hours per week you're available, and how long in the long run you hope to be doing the job. You could be a perfect mod in every other area, but if you don't have the time to commit to it, then you don't have the time. <b>Why do you want to be a mod?:</b> This could be something simple, or something that you know you can help with (such as organization, mediating between players, etc.). Or maybe you’ve just secretly been dying for your own NPC. But we’d love to know why you want to join us! <b>If you could change anything about Eway, what would it be?:</b> This includes anything and everything you can think of. What are problems you've seen? What would you like to see more of? Is there something we aren't doing that you think we should be? What we're looking for here is your unique contribution to our modding team. <b>What types of modwork are you comfortable with?:</b> Experience in modding is not at all a requirement. The mod position we’re seeking now is primarily for the more creative aspects of running the game (such as announcing events and helping develop/run the modplots), as well as communicating with players (addressing their concerns and questions, or seeking them out if there’s a problem), with a side of helping process apps. This position will also require maintaining the game's <a href=https://www.plurk.com/entranceway>plurk account</a> and responding to PMs received there. What kinds of things can you do for us? What are you good at and where are your weak points? <b>What NPC ideas do you have?</b> Is there a particular character you’d like to play as an NPC? What do you foresee doing with that NPC? How would they fit into Wonderland’s plot?

Applications will be open from today until February 23rd, so you'll have two weeks to get your applications in, after that we'll choose from the selection of candidates and let you know the results as soon as possible.

Comments will be screened, so don't be shy about giving it a try if you're interested. We're looking forward to your comments, and we're excited to have one of you on our team very soon!

~ The Entranceway Mod Team

Good GMT+1 evening, handsome people of entranceway!

We are currently in the process of updating our Frequently Asked Questions (including information about the Activity Check). We would like to make sure that all the information you (as well as new players) need is as easily accessible and understandable as possible, and we would love your input on the following areas:

+ What kind of information should be included, expanded on, or clarified on the FAQ page?
+ Any particular question(s) you'd like to see answered there?
+ Any particular question(s) you know the answer to now, but wish you'd discovered sooner or more easily?
+ Are you unsure if a certain type of thread counts for the activity check, or are there any other requirements of it you'd like more information on?

So basically, we want the information on our frequently asked questions page to be as helpful as possible, and see that it really does cover questions players currently ask themselves and each other frequently. Drop a comment on this post, we're looking forward to hearing from you!

~ Mouette, Kristen & Koji

Hello everyone!

This is your nefarious neighbourhood mod with a reminder about PERMISSION POSTS. Our Taken Characters List features the ability to link your permission posts, which are handy for things such as

► listing you and/or your character's comfort zones with things such as violence/death, romantic/sexual themes, or 4th wall knowledge, to name just a few common examples

► explaining a character's special powers and help players hash out how those would (or wouldn't) influence their characters, or provide opt-outs for those powers as necessary

► warn for darker themes likely to be encountered when threading with your character, and offer opt-outs accordingly

We'd like to encourage everyone to take a moment and think about whether you might like or need to add a permission post of your own, or modify your current one if needed. We especially encourage everyone to go over your fellow players' permission posts and submit your personal opt-out comments as needed, or fill in necessary information pertaining to any special powers your characters might encounter.

We also want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that entranceway is a game for all ages, and that mature themes are not inherent to the setting. As such it is important to label such themes accordingly in both transmissions and logs, so that any player can decide for themselves whether this is content they wish to engage with. If dark or mature themes are inherent to your character, then please provide opt-outs accordingly, so that players have the opportunity to moderate that sort of content for their characters and/or themselves.

AND THAT IS ALL, thank you for reading, have a magnificent evening!

~Mouette

Hello entranceway!

We've had a number of incidents with this lately, and I do mean a number, so it's time to refresh this rule for you: Please write new samples for your application. We know, finding good moments to put into a stand-alone sample can be tricky sometimes, but it's important to us that you do, so please

- DON'T reuse samples from an old application, be it from this game or another
- DON'T reuse writing from other sources such as other games, memes, museboxes,...
- DON'T reuse your threads from the entranceway test drive meme either

In short, PLEASE WRITE TWO BRAND NEW SAMPLES WHEN APPLYING OR RE-APPLYING A CHARACTER TO ENTRANCEWAY.

That is all, thank you for your attention, and have a beautiful day!

~Mouette

Hi friends!

I've got a quick request as I update the Rooming List. I want to include the names of any characters who work at/maintain a character-created location in the Mansion on the Rooming List so that people will know who to expect to find in those places on a regular basis. Some of the more prominent locations include the clinic, diner, movie theater, and training center, but I'm looking for this info for any and all of the locations. A few locations indicate the owner (e.g. Darcy's coffee shop), but not anyone else who might work there (e.g. Ned didn't create the diner, but he works there regularly).

I'd like to ask anyone whose character works at/maintains one of these locations to comment to this post or to the list itself with that information. This is also a good time to provide the location of any character-created area(s) that aren't on the list already.

Thank you everyone!

~Kristen-mod