Monday, June 30th, 2008

[identity profile] tricksy-spy.livejournal.com
Big Sibling Program
New students need old volunteers to help them get settled in. We need IC student volunteers to pair up with incoming students and help them adjust to Fandom's little quirks. The idea of this pairing is for the new student to have at least one person they can go to if they're not settling in too well and to ask questions. OOCly, the idea is for the big sibling's player to help out the little sibling's player. Sometimes minimal help is needed as the little sibling will be a current player, but if the player is new, you will act as their liaison and mentor while they get settled into the game. You need to be available to answer their questions, guide them in the right direction while they get used to the game and hold their hand so they're not overwhelmed.

If you think you're up to the job and you think your student character will be helpful to their student character, use the OCD threads below to sign up. If we have more volunteers than new people, we'll pick as many as we need out of the volunteers.

Buddy System
Corny name, but we have a fondness for it. This is the teacher version of the big sibling program. The idea is that you currently play a teacher and your character is willing to show a new teacher the ropes of living and teaching in Fandom. ICly your character will be there to answer any questions and take the poor teacher drinking after their first week (optional, but often needed given the culture shock). OOCly, if the player is new (or new to teaching) then you'll be on hand to answer any and all questions, help them out and guide them while they get used to the game. It's a great way to make new friends too.

What we need from you

Please volunteer if you fit the following:

- Your character won't be antagonistic about helping out someone (ICly, your character can be signed up against their will, or something, if you would really like to do this. But, please don't sign up if they're not going to be helpful to a new student or teacher.)

- You have the time to field questions from a newbie, and will be around consistently for the first few weeks of the Summer semester.

- You're genuinely willing to help. This game is big. It can be intimidating at first. Having someone who's a friendly face in the crowd helps new players out a heck of a lot, but being assigned to someone who disappears or isn't willing to help takes a lot of the fun out of starting up.

If you have any questions, please contact the admins via administration@fandomhigh.net

All donations of Strawberry-Rhubarb pie can be left below.

Please sign up in the appropriate thread of this post by 3pm EST on July 2nd if you're interested in volunteering for either program.
[identity profile] thankgoditsme.livejournal.com
Time for a little info dump!

As you may or may not know, new students are arriving on Saturday the 5th of July! (YAY!). All non-alumni characters who are going to be off-island for the second term of workshops need to leave the island by the evening of the 4th. Alumni characters who aren't staying for the second term should be off the island by the 13th of July, so you have a little more time to say your goodbyes if you're heading off for good.

If your character is returning to the island for the second term and an earlier arrival hasn't already been approved as part of a plot, he or she will be welcome back on the island on or after the 5th with the new students and teachers.

In other news, workshop sign-ups will be available by tonight. It's not first come first served, so no rush, but the deadline will be Friday the 4th at midnight PST. If you're going away for the 4th or for a good portion of this week, make sure you sign up early so you don't miss out as not signing up without a good reason (computer loss, meteor landing on your house, ferret invasion) will mean your character will be removed from the game and you'll have to reapp them come Fall. More details on that tonight.

Questions, Comments, Strawberry-Rhubarb Apple Crumb Pie?
[identity profile] idontlooktired.livejournal.com
The view from the island was spectacular this morning, as the sun rose over Fandom Island and its very cold, very white neighbour.



The temperature on the island wouldn't drop much below 55 (13c), today, but once past the edges or off the Causeway, it hit lows of 30 (-2c), and the sky is misty.

And yes, there were glaciers clearly visible in the seas surrounding the island.

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