Update 8: 5 Apr - Okay, while I won't be altering the VNTL or inactivity till some time tomorrow, on account of the holidays, NB warnings will be going out shortly to people who have not posted in 72 hours or are very close to that, be aware that, yes a lynch can happen from me altering the VNTL, emphasis on 'me altering' the VNTL. Someone in not actually inactive for VNTL purposes until I have listed them that way, so a coincidental 72 hours and 1 minute occurring between when a vote happened that would lynch and the last time someone posted doesn't mean a lynch actually happened. Alternatively, if a hammer vote is cast at the current VNTL and someone posts after being listed as inactive, if they post prior to the hammer vote, they count back into the VNTL, if not, then not and the lynch occurs. I'm not really expecting that too happen but just covering the bases, especially since we have a number of people who if they don't post soon will qualify as inactive.

Update 7: 3 Apr - Figured I should alter the order of the list so newest updates would be at the top. Couple quick notes, VNTL will start getting updated again Tuesday, under the assumption that those who have been impaired in access or busy over the April Fool's through Easter holiday combo would tend to make a point of posting soon thereafter as a courtesy. Don't expect any modkills to be announced regardless, again, Hieshyn got hit because a sub was available and he hadn't posted at all, 5 days is not the modkill line anyway, it's when the second warning would go out and I would actively begin considering how to replace or remove them. Actual modkills or replacements take place on my discretion based on my private analysis of the situation. As one might guess, anticipating a lynch within the week, I'm more likely to hold an inactive until day 2 by which time I would anticipate one or more bodies to be available to serve as potential replacements, situation permitting. As a quick note to new players, since I've been name referenced by players an abnormally large amount, do not assume as a given that if someone says the mod told them something that they are necessarily truthful, I've also told players they were dark-friends yet they don't seem to bring it up Townies too often lie. Also, to the best of my knowledge there are no mistakes in any of the info people currently have via NB's from me or things posted by me onto the board. As lynch voting ramps up let me remind everyone that the official vote count is what I use and if it's not accurate it's every players responsibility to let me know, it is fairly easy to miss a vote, that's why in a message it has to be bold so it's easy to see, you may inform me via post or NB of possible errors.

Update 6: 30 Mar - A quick comment on modkills and subbing. So far in the 16 games we've never had to modkill anyone for rules violations and I hope it stays that way, however inactivity modkills arise on average about once every game or two. They're not very pleasant as a moderator to do, especially on players who have been playing for a while, but that's the breaks, the mods first priority has to be to keep the game rolling. In most cases, barring new players who simply don't like the game having tried it, it is because someone became very busy or something came up, so let's keep in mind that things happen and this is just a game, and we should give them the benefit of the doubt, but on that same note, it is just a game so getting bumped for inactivity isn't really a big deal either. Wherever possible, I prefer to substitute as even in relatively large games the loss of one player can be viewed as slanting the game in favor of whichever faction(s) they were not a member of through no particular mistake or tactical maneuver of anyone else.

Update 5: 29 Mar - Have opened 'Inactivity Tracker' thread, for RBIRL and inactives, as well as the formal vote count. Please be aware all of you received NBs today.

Update 4: 28 Mar - By the way, before anyone wastes time speculating, yes I am entirely willing to have Aes Sedai have access to Mask of mirrors to obscure gender or appearance, canon or not, leave around a ter'angreal that does the same, or even write someone up as a transvestite. I imagine most of the senior players can testify to this and anticipate it, but now you know. Player gender, role gender, and apparent role gender do not necessarily have to be consistent.

Update 3: 28 Mar - Yes, everyone received that NB with the same 'note from mod' comment at the bottom, most of your received all of that info with your original messages, but quite a few might have been missing one piece or whatever and it seemed inappropriate not to send to everyone, even if they already had all that.

Update 2: 25 Mar - Realized I have misspelled Saldaea as 'saladea' in virtually every usage of it, nothing should be inferred from this other than poor spelling. Incidentally, I did make up Tem Lurin for this game, what with murder mysteries usually needing a murder victim and all, it would, of course, have been inappropriate of me to kill off Muad Cheade, who I did not make up.

Update 1: 24 Mar, 2010 - game play begins