FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY READ THIS!!!

[Malhavoc Shade]

Greetings, minions... oh wait, erm, players! Yeah! Ahem. Recently the GM staff has been informed of certain issues that have arisen between you, the players, and us, the GMs, in recent history. Suffice to say, player GM interactions have always been of utmost importance here at MSF High, and we strive to always improve in this department. So, that having been said, after reviewing the circumstances involved, we have made some fairly large changes in an attempt to rectify the situation.

From hence forth, Kiana Wolf will no longer be in charge of answering player questions, with respect to either setting or mechanical issues. These duties will now be afforded to our newest GM, TheProphetGamer, who has bravely stepped forward to volunteer his services in this aspect. May he rest in peace… I mean, we wish him the best of luck in this and have the highest confidence that he will be able to serve admirably in this role! Yeah… that’s it. In all seriousness though, Proph has a good handle on things, and has our support, so all is well in Oz… or it had better be. *glares*

Furthermore, as stated before, I will be resuming my post as acting Head GM, a role which Kia was forced into due to my absence without any advance notice or assistance, and for which she performed with all of her heart. For this oversight on my part, I offer a public apology to both Kia, and anyone else who was inconvenienced by my departure and subsequent lack of GMingnessness… stuff.

Kiana will still be in charge of the teachers, though she will potentially be sharing her workload with Ilushia, as to be determined some time in the future. Furthermore, she will continue to be dealing with XP awards and tracking for level purposes, as well as being in charge of rules monitoring and refinement.

An updated GM assignment listing will be going into its appropriate thread soon, but in essence, as of this moment, if you have ANY questions about ANYTHING, go to Prophet. Do not go to Kia (You shall likely be slain). Do not go to Kuda (Poor SOB has finals). Do not go to Ilushia (I swear to God if anyone scares her off again, I will hunt them down in person and tear out their liver). You may however, ask me stuff if you feel the insane urge. I’ll be gentle. >:3
But seriously folks; best bet is to go to Proph and if he doesn’t know he will check with one of us. Any question he has takes priority so queuing up there is your best bet.

On the note of long response times, I have this to say: I don't care in the slightest how long it takes for the response to get back to you. If you are in need of such an immediate response, then ask me (Try not to be retarded with your questions). If you go to one of the other GMs without an exceedingly good reason (aside from Proph), I have instructed them to leave no stone unturned in looking for methods to express their displeasure at you doing such. This will, of course be immediately followed by me setting you on fire. Personally. In real life. At the stake. With slow burning logs. Have I underlined this enough yet? How about now?

This sounds like an asshole thing to do, I know, but it is the only method to ensure a situation like that which has arisen does not occur again (if you don’t know, don’t ask). Prophet is a hardworking fellow, and was chosen for his ability to be responsible in all manners about these sorts of things; he will get the information needed through whatever channels necessary, and return an answer, or your money back… wait, wrong forum.

As a side note, the former player Cnaltman has appealed his case to me and after reviewing the information he has put forth, including checking several logs and using liberal amounts of Admin powers to track things, I have concluded that he was banned on a technicality and will be granted a second chance provided he doesn’t run around with his head up his butt. His last stunt pissed off a lot of people (again if you don’t know, don’t ask). I trust that his away time will serve as a decent enough reprimand for the time being. If you read this Cnaltman, be aware that this is your last strike. Don’t go out of your way to tread lightly, but do reread the rules please. I would prefer if we had natural roleplay here vs. an inane fear of crossing lines.

As a further notice to all players, I am the only one with controls to the Banhammer. Even then, I cannot act without consent from the other GMs, and I won’t even consider banning unless the pile of evidence is pretty damn impressive so you can all calm down. The rules help keep things sane, but we aren't going to hit you in the kneecaps with a crowbar if you step out of line once. Just don't make a habit of it and pay attention when a GM tells you that you are pissing them off.

I thank all of you that have come forward with information pertaining to the previously described situation, and I hope that these changes allow us all as a community to move forward.

Malhavoc

[Malhavoc Shade]

I figure I would use this as an outlet since as of the current moment, ALL OF MY ADMIN AND GM POWERS HAVE BEEN ****ING REMOVED ARGH!!!

ALRIGHT! LISTEN THE **** UP AND LISTEN GOOD! ALL OF YOU! PLAYERS, GMS, ADMINS, LURKERS, ARTISTS, WHOEVER THE **** ELSE I MISSED! YES YOU!

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE **** HAS BEEN GOING ON AND I MEAN RIGHT ****ING NOW! I AM ALREADY ON THE EDGE AND AM STILL ****ING UNSTABLE AS SHIT AND THIS IS THE BOLLOCKS I COME BACK TO! WHAT THE ****?!

Seriously today has been an exercise in "Life is good. Life is great! I am no longer screaming into the darkness as I swear up and down that something is eating my legs! I better check on MSF and say hello to everyone and try and get involved with my friends again. Oh boy! They are still as caring and loving as they were when I had to go to the hospital. Life is so goo- OHMY****INGGODWHYAMIONFIRE?! OHGODBEES!!!"

SO SPILL! WHY IS IT THAT YOU LOT DRIVE ME TO THE KNIFES EDGE TO DRINK AND CRY AND SCREAM?! WHAT WAS SO ****ING MONUMENTAL THAT THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD COLLAPSED, ERUPTED INTO FLAMES, AND DROWNED AT THE SAME TIME AND WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED IN ANY WAY OR SHAPE UNTIL I STEPPED RIGHT THE **** INTO IT?!

PS. I hate all of you and hope you die in a fire as a ****ing dump truck runs your asses over.

Love,
Malhavoc Shade, Former GM, Former MSF Player, Former Friend

PPS. I apologize in advance, but I am a hairs width from quitting and virus bombing anything MSF related.


On another note, post your damn good explanations here. I'm going to go check my pill bottles and make sure I can drink myself stupid while on these damn meds.

[Peptidoglycan]

Mal, I apologize in full for pretty much everything that's happened here. I'm afraid I'm the cause of the majority of this, and I'll give you a full rundown of pretty much everything that happened when next I talk to you. Until then, please, try to find some respite; the board lasts for another day, and nothing irreversible has occured. Again, I'm so sorry that I've brought this upon you.

[Mitchell]

I'm sorry as well...I sent you some links to some summaries...

[theprophetgamer]

Mein Freud, don't dump us yet. This all happened over God knows what, but like Pep said, it's still fixable. I'm going to address everyone briefly before going to work.

This ship isn't sunk yet.

[Kiana Wolf]

Mein Freud, don't dump us yet. This all happened over God knows what, but like Pep said, it's still fixable. I'm going to address everyone briefly before going to work.

This ship isn't sunk yet.

Aye, the bilge pumps are still working at max capacity.

Nothing was permanently damaged. None of the posts or rules were removed. (I still have back ups - though slightly out of date - of the rules, regardless.) Wraith got his Admin power back from the service provider and that means he can fix all of the Admin and Mod revokes. Mitch has had his power stripped and we are already dealing with him.

*clings to Mal* Please don't leave. I'd miss you too much.

[Malhavoc Shade]

I am posting this here because the general players deserve to see this. I have calmed down, but all I have heard is "I'm sorry." Nothing to help me understand WHY things have reached this point. God knows, I love MSF with a passion, but can someone please let me know when and why it went from a loving passion to what it is now? I don't even know what to classify MSF as now. Duty? Yes, but one I am willing to shoulder through to continue to play this game. Even with it being a duty, I still had fun. I enjoyed being a GM, even though it could get hairy at times. What I want to know is, where did the magic go? Sounds cheesy I know, but it is oh so true. That special something seems to have died and I pray to God every moment I come back to the boards for it to return. When did the fun die? Why did the fun die? These are the questions I want answered. These are the questions I want EVERYONE to ponder, not just the GMs. Maybe if we all sit down and think this through, then maybe something good can come from it all. I dunno. I don't expect answers here, I just wanted you all to think on this. I will speak to you all soon enough in IM. If anyone has any thoughts, concerns, or ideas, I implore you to PM me or something.

[Peptidoglycan]

All right, Mal, I'm actually waiting for you to come on AIM so I can start explaining things.

[Malhavoc Shade]

I do want to publicly thank Pep here and now for explaining some things to me. Some of it still makes my brain do flips. Anyway, I now know the score. I am back. I won't be leaving. I'll also try to do better by you all and prevent this sort of thing from happening again.