LJ Update: Comments, version 24601

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Apparently something LJ did in a recent update ended up re-introducing the "long threads break the page" bug for certain styles. (Thanks for the heads-up, glacial_queen.) Unfortunately, the custom commenting styles that whateverknight generously designed for us are among those, so this is both a player note for those of you using them on your character journals, and a gamewide note that we've changed the comms back over to Minimalism themes with LJ's Custom Comments turned on.

You probably don't need to change your character journals to a different style unless you've got posts in them with super long threads that are breaking -- fixing the comms should cover most of the issue. If you do want to change to a different style, though, your options for keeping subject headers are limited to Minimalism, or switching the LJ default comments back on, since there's finally an option for subject headers in those.

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Parents Weekend 2015!

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It's that time of the year! Parents' Weekend is approaching: the one weekend every year where parents, guardians, siblings, friends, and other guest stars from the lives of Fandom's students, teachers and townies can come to the island to frolic around with their nearest and dearest's nearest and dearest! This year, we'll be running October 2nd through 4th.

How It Works:
On Friday October 2nd, we'll put up an OOC post announcing that all guest stars are cleared for entry - barring those we've contacted up front about any issues. Starting then, guests can start arriving in town, checking in at the hotel, and mingling. The school will be open all weekend, allowing teachers to be around for parent-teacher conferences, and events will be held to get everyone socialized. Come Sunday, guests can once again flee the island, leaving Fandomites everywhere to sigh in relief.

Who Can Show Up:
Parents, guardians, siblings, friends, enemies, evil twins, etc. If your character has someone to come and visit them, they may very well be eligible! The way this works is that you decide which character(s) you want to come (keep it to a maximum of 3, but if you have a pressing need for more for some reason, please contact us), find someone to play them and then submit the character and player details below. This is the only time we allow non-players to participate in a game event. It's the perfect opportunity to get your non-FH friends sucked in by getting them to participate in a one weekend event with no on-going commitment. You're also welcome to get fellow players to play guest stars for you if they have the time. If you can't find someone, there will shortly be a post going up where you can request a volunteer to help you out. Please use the upcoming post for your recruiting instead of doing it in your own journal to save your friends list from being spammed.

Signing Up:
Pick your guest star character(s), find a player for them, create a journal, and fill out the form below with the handy coding already done for you! We do ask that when you're creating your PW guest star's LJ that you be sure to list the character's name when LiveJournal asks you for a name. This tiny step is endlessly helpful to other players reading through PW posts, especially if they don't know your canon. Additionally, we recommend you put contact information such as an AIM screen name or email address of the player in your PW guest star's profile.

<b>FH Character Name:</b> <b>PW Guest Star Name(s):</b> <b>Relationship(s) to FH character:</b> <b>PW Guest Star(s) Will Be Played By:</b> <b>PW Guest Star Player Email:</b> <b>PW Guest Star Journal Name:</b> <user site="livejournal.com" user="yourljnamehere">

Parents' Weekend apps are due Wednesday, September 30th.

Questions, comments, key lime pie? Comments will be screened to keep guest stars secret if you want (and will be unscreened for questions and such).

Parents Weekend Classifieds!

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Rather than posting in your own journal and cluttering up the flist, this post is the place to ping in and search out someone to play a PW character for you or where you can advertise yourself as available and willing to play for other people!