The New LJ Abuse Policies

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LJ has released the final version of their policy document, and there are a couple of things that could potentially impact on game journals.

Fighting and Sexing

Because of the journal deletions awhile back, we'd advised that locking sexing posts was a good idea, particularly where one of the characters was underage. Based on the new policy on adult content and child pornography, this is no longer a necessary precaution. Now, if matter contains explicit sex (or violence), it can be flagged as containing adult content, but the journal and post will stay.

Journals can be set by the owner as containing adult material, or, if someone flags a post or journal, it can be marked that way by the LJ team, which will limit access to it. More information on what that means is over here: FAQ 281.

So, you don't have to lock your NWS posts, and it was never a rule of the game, but it still might be a good idea, if only to limit access for potential flagging.


Disclaimers

The new policy on impersonation explicitly excludes journals which exist as satire of, or for the purpose of role-playing as, a public figure, though LJ requires a standard disclaimer to be placed on both the info page and the journal itself. While it technically shouldn't apply to any of Fandom High's character journals, given that they're all fictional, a lot of characters are represented in game by public figures, whether it's the actor or because a public figure has been chosen as the PB.

Given this, using a similar disclaimer is still a really good idea. Putting it on the info page is easy, and if you utilise a forward-dated voicepost entry, adding it to that entry as an OOC note would meet the requirement that it be added to the journal itself.

The LJ disclaimer is, "In creating this journal, the author has assumed another person's identity for the sole purpose of entertainment, without intending to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud either the person whose identity the author has assumed, nor any reader of this content.", which doesn't really fit what we do with ours.

This disclaimer will cover you off on both the impersonation and copyright issues:

In creating this journal, the author has assumed the identity of a fictional person for use in the role-playing game fandomhigh, for the sole purpose of entertainment, without intending to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud either the person who created the fictional person, or any reader of this content. The author does not purport to be the creator of the fictional person, or to be affiliated with the creator, or with any person or entity with an interest in the fictional person. The author does not claim to be the person who is being used as the graphical representation of that fictional person, nor intend to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud that person by use of their image.

You can use this disclaimer, or another disclaimer that covers the same points, but it must be placed in the userinfo of every character journal, and somewhere in the actual journal, either in the body of the journal (e.g. the sidebar) or in a forward dated post that will sit on the front page.

Any questions or comments will need to be provided in triplicate using the appropriate forms, which are kept in a locked cupboard in a dark room, somewhere off in the Alpha Centauri sector.

...or you could just leave them in a comment.

June Birthday List

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Blah blah blah IC list for OOC knowledge; blah blah blah changes or additions in comments. Master list is here.

And Rikku and Sean have an absolutely fantastic birthday, since it's my daughter's.

June
swerval_zero -- June 3, 1989
george_m_bluth -- June 7
bigbrothersean -- June 11, 1985
the_merriest -- June 11
fantastic_torch -- June 13
wannabe_pan -- June 14
ecirpnellehada -- June 15, 1945
suit_of_awesome -- June 15
southernbender -- June 21
vkandis_son -- June 21
futurebucs_star -- June 22
tomthepizzaman -- June 23, 1968
pyroliz -- June 23, 1975
notthehulk -- June 28
oatmanspatient -- June 28

Underwear Gnomes have invaded!

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Sunday night, Underwear Gnomes will infiltrate the island and send out strike forces to steal all the underwear they can get their hands on!

Once stolen, they will carry it off and hide them in inappropriate locations where they can be found by others, which will of course lead to mocking. Monday morning will see the population of the island extremely lacking in underwear of all kinds.

Where it ends up is of course moddable. Anyone putting up a post can find their underwear, of course, or random underwear, which anyone may then claim to as theirs, or a specific someone's underwear (But check with them first!).

And this is all the fault of cantjossme, who observed that there had been a distinct lack of Underwear Gnomes, and that this should be rectified as soon as possible.

Your Fandom Weather Forecast for Monday, June 02, 2008

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Here in paradise the weather is gorgeous. The morning brings a light fog that burns off as the sun rises into a perfect blue and cloudless sky. A light breeze keeps the heat and humidity from being stifling, and the temperature ranges from 72f (22c) to 84f (29c).

Sunrise: 5:00
Sunset: 23:00