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 Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 4:00 pm
Character Shop
The character shop will be coming online after the Activity Check!
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:14 pm
Regarding the Skype incident
Yesterday, in the skype chat, an incident occurred that I was involved with, when I should have been putting a stop to it. I was low on patience at the time, and my temper got the better of me, but that doesn't excuse my actions. I should have walked away, but I gave into a weaker impulse when I witnessed what I felt was an inappropriate comment being made, and I felt like I had to say something. In the process, I belittled one of our members and likely intimidated others. I can promise you that this is not how I act normally, nor is it behavior I approve of.
None of the other mods, aside from one other who was involved, had any involvement whatsoever. They do not approve of what I did, and would not condone me, or anyone else, doing it again. I am taking full responsibility for my actions, and apologizing for them. I am sorry for how I acted, I was incredibly out of line, and I should not have said what I said. Alexis, I am sorry for treating you like I did. And I'm sorry for everyone else who had to witness it, or heard about it. It is not something to be proud of.
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The Master Time Lord Captain
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ThisCloudedLife Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:32 pm
A public apology
So last night there was an incident in the chat, as previously mentioned. I'm taking this opportunity to step up and say sorry. Yesterday Eevee said something, that I may or may not have taken the wrong way, that however is not important. What happened afterwards is I bombarded her with my opinion, in a very harsh and rash manner. I did so as lately I have been in a tough spot in life, as a mod I should be able to overcome this, being human however means at times I am unable to. However this does not make what I did acceptable.
Therefore I'd like to publicly apologise to Eevee and everyone involved. This was my mistake, it does not reflect on other members of the crew and I would ask you only relate anything I said to myself only. I ask this as I am the one who over crossed the line, not the others.
Thank you for your time and once again sorry
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:58 pm
Please Accept the Apology of a Captain Just Trying to Have Fun with His Friends.
Although Time and Reflected have made their own personal apologies about the incident that happened last night regarding Periwinkle and Kon and themselves but I, as a Captain and with a heart like mine, feel as though I should also apologize for what went on last night. Now I know quite a few of you will probably ask yourselves "Why is he apologizing?" And I am not afraid to answer that question: Because I too am responsible for what happened last night.
I am responsible for what happened last night for many reasons. Some might say because I made a joke that set the whole thing up; some may also say that it is because I do not moderate the chat closely enough to make sure that this sort of stuff doesn't happen; some may even say that my harsh treatment of Periwinkle in her profile review may have set a bad example for my moderators too; and whilst these are all true and fair points they are not what makes me feel as if I should bow my head and beg all of your forgiveness.
Firstly, Time Lord and Reflected are my responsibility. As a Captain and the person that gave them their power as Moderators it is up to me to make sure that they perform in a way that is befitting of the guild. Obviously, I have not done this properly and I will be working to rectify any misunderstandings about how ALL the peoples in this guild should act towards one and other. Mod or not, I have always said that AATW is a family type group. What happened yesterday wasn't really family-esque. Sure, we argue sometimes but what seems to be the systematic ganging up of Moderators on a member is nowhere near acceptable. We as a Moderator team failed yesterday to recognize that there was a problem until it was too late and the actiopns of these two may have shaken your faith in us ALL somewhat. I know that it would shake my faith if my Captain had been so seemingly careless with picking Mods.
That being said, I still stand by my decisions of having Time Lord and Reflected Mods because they are the best people for the Job. Time Lord has been a fantastic member of our community up until this one incident and Reflected too has been rather well received into the Moderator fold. I also personally believe that demoting them will serve no purpose as to make them less accountable for their actions. The wounds in their reputations (and by extension ours as a Mod team) should be something that they have to overcome not something that they should be allowed to walk away from. We will ALL work hard in order to regain your faith and trust. All we ask from you is that you give us time.
The second reason I feel particularly guilty is because, as a Captain, I feel as though I have created an environment where I allow these sorts of things to happen. I feel as though I allow for certain individuals to act within our community in certain ways to others that is unacceptable. This sort of toxicity is not something I want for this guild and I will work really hard to purge it from our system. As a family unit and as a team, I feel as though we have all failed slightly. My idea of community and the community I am trying to build here is that if one should fail, we all fail. Especially in the Moderator Panel. I don't want us to be a part of a community where we point fingers and go "HE/SHE DID IT!"
I want us to be a real Justice League.
I want us to compensate for one and other, help one and other and above all else respect one and other. And some may take this as me saying we all have to think and act the same but that's not the case at all. In this guild we rise and fall together as friends. We don't have to be the same. I don't want us to be the same. I want us to have the same goal. I want us to be the best that we can be.
In these two things I am deeply ashamed. For these two things I ask your forgiveness. I understand that your faith in us may falter because of this but I ask that you do not give up on us yet! We can do this as long as you guys help us back up when we fall.
Roxas out.
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 11:04 am
Activity? Check!
Well, the activity check seemed to go over quite well didn't it. With 409 replies there is now a known potential for 80 characters in the guild! Hopefully, we will begin to see the kind of activity that many characters should entail come about soon!
Thanks again for all of you replying!
Oh yeah, and you all get your 1 point for replying to the Activity Check and your 3 Bonus Points from me! Enjoy!
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 11:06 am
Character Shop OPEN!
As promised, the Character Shop is now open and as a special celebratory reward to everyone everyone can have 3 Character Shop Points! Enjoy!
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 4:15 pm
I have time off work!
So, I've not been about as much as I should be and I apologize for that. Work has and always will be hectic and I come in pretty late at night having to do lots of stuff and then I have to go bed early in order to get up for work. It's been pretty hit and miss but now I have a week off and can start fixing up some cool stuff!
So, I'll see you around!
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 2:12 pm
Because of something that happened with other mods and has no other relation to anyone else within the guild, I want to apologize to Achi over how I acted towards her when we were discussing what to do with Morgaine. Everyone else seemed to be wanting to nerf her character, and I was defending her in a way that was rather rude to others, causing one of the mods to leave the group and quit their job as a moderator, I must now make my apology public for everyone else to see how sorry I am for my attitude.
I'm sorry if how I sounded was rude and inconsiderate, especially since I was trying to express my opinions in a way that is out of the norm of what people are used to. I hope you do not hold it against me, as I was only trying to help everyone in the end.
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The Master Time Lord Captain
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 3:09 pm
Addressing Some Issues
In light of Witty's announcement, I thought I ought to come in here and explain what happened. There was an issue regarding a character in our Mod Chat, an issue arose in which Some Witty Name and Achidanza didn't quite see eye to eye. Witty made some harsh comments that were condescending in nature, and as a result, Achidanza asked to be demoted and left the mod chat. The incident spurred action from me, and I finally discussed with Roxas things that were bothering me about the guild and the mods. I asked him to take action against Witty, which is what led to Witty's announcement containing the apology above. However, as you might have noticed, the apology he gave is very sarcastic in nature, thus giving the impression that he's not at all sorry for the way he acted, or the result of his actions. I would like to say that this is not how things should be. When we do something wrong, we should be remorseful and try to make things right. Witty has proven that he refuses to admit his mistakes and is unwilling to apologize properly. That goes against how we try to be as mods, and as such, Witty has sacrificed his position on the mod team. It is unfortunate that things escalated to this, but Witty showed his colors.
Now, that aside, you may have noticed that we are missing some other mods as well. Luke Tensai, RavenRoseQueen, and Aquos Dragoa have all been removed as mods for various personal reasons. They can, however, be boiled down to being unable to address mod duties as they deal with real life. Achidanza is still a crew member because she's been convinced to stay. This leaves us with fewer mods than we've had before but we are going to do our best to keep things running smoothly. I apologize for the disruption. Please don't let this change your opinion on us mods.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 5:30 pm
Another Apology from Me.
Is it just me or does it seem as though all I ever do is apologize? Yes. Well, shoot. Anyway...
I'm here to apologize to everyone for the massive amounts of tension and just... well... genuine s**t that has come out of the most recent Mod Team mishap. I call it "s**t" because that's what it is. It's s**t and it shouldn't happen and I have set a precedent that I am responsible for the Mod Team's behaviour. I am not about to rescind that claim because it is inconvenient. I am responsible for my Mods as a leader and I am sorry that their bickering/ rudeness is becoming a problem. It shouldn't be now because of a few reason but, all in all, it shouldn't be a problem because of the fact that this incident that has happened has united us once again.
The honest truth is that the incident between Witty and Achi has just blown up. None of the mods have really been talking to each other, things have been slowly dying and in talking to Witty about my fears I have ignited a passion in him. He's come in like a bull in a china shop with what are valid points but the frustrations and hostility within the Modship have exasperated that until it became an inferno. Witty lost his way with trying to help and was rather rude to Achi. There is no denying that. I should have intervened sooner and been more aware of my Moderators' limits but I didn't and I wasn't. I let Witty unintentionally push Achi out of the Mod team and I apologize about that.
It was unintentional and Witty was asked to apologize and he did. He never wanted Achi to leave the Mod Team. But when I asked Witty to obey the precedent set by myself in the Case of Time Lord and Reflected and their behaviour against Eevie; Witty did not respond well to this. In fact, he made things worse.
What could have been solved with a quick Public Apology which would not only show that we as Mods are not infallible and admit to our mistakes but also rectify Witty and other peoples' opinion of him was instead met with bickering that I allowed to continue for a lot longer than it should have. I allowed my friendship with Witty to cloud my judgement and it was me who was embarrassed by him when he did finally apologize in a sarcastic way. He may not have thought that he needed to make his apology public but he did. There were going to be huge ramifications for the guild public and it is the right thing to do. It was at this point that I decided that I should step away from the proceedings and allow Time Lord (my second) to deal with the situation. I support Time's decision to remove Witty from the Mod team even after he asked because his behaviour wasn't good and isn't needed. I thought it was but what I have realized now in the aftermath of this debacle is that we as a Mod Team can work through this and get stuff done when we actually put more time into supporting one and other instead of tearing one and other down.
Witty may not believe that a public apology was necessary but I believe that Mod Public Apologies are important. It shows that we as Mods are subject to the same standards imposed on members and that we are willing to hold our hands up to those standard. As we should. It also let's you as Members have more confidence in us, see that we are approachable and human and not an elitist group that gets what they want above everyone else. We all have the right to challenge unfairness here at All Along the Watchtower. No matter who it is. A member can take on the Captain. A Crew can take on a VC. Whatever.
And that is why this precedent is set. So once again, I am sorry to Achidanza, My Mods and You the members for letting go of the reigns a bit as a leader. I will endeavor to be more authoritative in the future.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 6:18 pm
The real apology I would like to say this here and now that I am legitimately sorry to everyone, Roxas, Jack, the mod team, and especially the memberbase for my attitude over the past 24 hours. The whole reason why this started was because of the whole Morgaine incident, where people caused a wonderful rper to quit their character at the time, all because of misunderstandings and accusations. As a mod at the time, it hurt to see the mod team go back and forth over incidents where a character made a legal move in some eyes, and illegal moves in others. It was an issue that was causing a debate with everyone, and when EJ jumped in, I was rather rude in how I was acting, because I was getting really annoyed with everyone assuming things in the situation. After I made a comment joking around, saying aww and a frownie face with it, my phone had died, and I was unable to charge it to respond to anyone. When I had finally returned, which was a good hour later, Achi had made the decision to leave with me unable to explain myself. I made a few more comments to Time and Roxas, before the last minute of my phone died. I would like to explain to everyone now that because of my work, I am on a limited amount of time, and the ability to charge my phone is rather limited, as the latest vehicle change has little to no plugs to charge off of. As a result, it makes it rather difficult to keep an active battery to stay alive in the most crucial moments. Sadly, this was a really bad timing on the phone's battery, and I feel terrible that it ended in that way, with me being unable to explain my rather rude jokes about comments I made. Attempting to patch things up this morning, I spoke with Roxas and others minority, but mainly Roxas about the situation. He told me to apologize to Achi, and so I did. Because the issue was over Skype, and we had each other added at one point, I sent her a friend request, along with my apology to her, saying that I was indeed extremely sorry for what happened the night earlier. When I had did that, Roxas informed me later that he wanted it to be a public apology. I was rather annoyed, especially since others involved with the argument had not posted an apology (and still have not, I might add.). As a result, I felt like I was being singled out, being offered at the stake. When I asked someone else about it, they commented exactly how I felt what was happening, so my fears were coming true; I was being used as a sacrifice to solve the problem. So, I did what I do best; I was a sarcastic t**t. I know it was immature of me, but I was angry, upset, and in my eyes, it was justified. I was disgusted with how the mod team was acting in the situation, and even asked Roxas to demote me because I wanted no part of what went on in their conversations anymore. It felt as if everyone was becoming an elitist jerk, myself included, and I wanted it to end. Stuff that was discussed in the mod chat between mods, mocking members and making jokes about others, MYSELF INCLUDED IN IT I MIGHT ADD. I just couldn't handle it anymore, so that is why I did what I did. I apologize as a moderator no longer, but a fellow member within the guild, that I am truly sorry for everything that I have caused over the last 24 hours, and I hope that I can be forgiven in time. Also, once more to Achi, I apologize for any misunderstandings and arguments we had. I am a t**t, and I am the first to admit it, but I really hope you do not let this moment impact your opinion on me for the rest of the time in AATW, and we can put this all behind us and move on.
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 2:37 pm
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's an Opening!
Josh Starwind has decided to swap out his position as the Superman Legacy to become the King of the Seas and as such we are in need of a Man Of Steel!
Just thought we should announce it and let you guys know. If you want to apply you know what to do. We will allow for swapping. Remember Superman may also be genderbent!
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 5:07 pm
Special Permissions!
Right now there are three people I know of who are undergoing great changes to their profiles. I hereby give them permission to continue being active and posting within the guild as long as they try to avoid combat until they are once again approved.
There people are:
● Periwinkle as Evie, who is editing her profile to become an Estrogen Overload Legacy for Ystina the Shining Knight.
● Yaroki as Kira El-Zorl-El, who is upgrading her position from Supergirl Legacy to Superman. I have faith. Hopefully, I will be able to commission Achidanza to make her a posting format to help her look the part!
● Opal as Morgaine Le Fey, we are going to work with Opal to make Morgaine more fair in the guild. She has been amazing so far with her contributions and we really appreciate it.
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 4:35 pm
Back to work but not Backing Off!
It's safe to say that my week off has been fun. I've really enjoyed having the time to get back into the guild and reorganize it again; it's almost taken my entire focus and a lot of people could turn around and say that I didn't do a lot with my time off. However, I disagree.
Not only have we managed to overcome difficulties and drama and reinvigorate the mod team but we've also done some amazing work on getting the guild active again. People have come back. People have left. But Watchtower is still here and strong and that's my main concern. You guys have been amazing whether you are a Mod or Member know that your dedication is the thing that has helped me to secure the Guild's future. It's been a blast this week to get back down to knitty gritty with everyone and be able to re-immerse myself in the Guild properly.
But, alas, work starts up again.
And you might think that this means we'll be taking the foot off the gas pedal and returning to a hibernation like period... NAH! No way! We're shifting up a gear actually and June is going to be the Month that Watchtower takes over! The June EXTRAVAGANZA starts here. We'll be taking Suggestions on pretty much everything leading into the Summer Event; so please, let your voices be head and head over to the Suggestion Forums to get your thoughts and feeling in the running!
I hope this excites you as much as it excites me!
Roxas out!
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:23 pm
THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW! ARKHAM IS OPEN!
I have remade Arkham as a Prison Facility! FUN! FUN! FUN!
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