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January 24

Yay

Here's what's happening

1) January 22 we're freezing RPs on both forums. This is so we can make final transfers and ensure everything is done.
2) To transfer RPs, we had to preregister a lot of accounts - pretty much, everyone who's made a contribution to an RP. Once all the RPs are finalized, we will modify your password and give you your password. I'm thinking it'll probably be handed out via e-mail but if you have a problem with this (eg: "my e-mail account doesn't exist anymore"), we can make alternate arrangements. Note: we used your e-mail that was listed with the Aberdeen/Charis server based upon your RP contributions. For example, Free Cordova was registered under the e-mail given by DBL on the Charis forums while DBL was registered under the e-mail given here. They might be the same so you might get a bit of e-mail.
3) January 24, we will post the Uroca URL here. While those who were preregistered will know the URL beforehand, we ask that you do not release it because we don't want there to be confusion about already being registered.

The Election vote will take place on the Urocan forums. The Urocan forums do have a mod installed allowing the admins to view the voters' to ensure there is no fraud. The Admins have agreed that Imperfectia will be the only one who looks at the votes on this matter, so it will then come down to whether you trust (or care) about the admins not checking your votes. If you have any issues or would like to register a concern about this, please speak to one of the admins. I would like to remind everyone that the Aberdeen system does use silent voting and that is a major reason we have this mod installed. There's a good chance it will be gone in the new constitution and non-silent voting will be instituted, but that isn't guaranteed.

Other notes:
1) We have an introduction thread where you can make yourself known to everyone. Please check it out
2) We have a puppet registration thread. We are asking everyone to register their accounts if they have more than one simply for simplicity sake.
3) All timeline relevant RPs will have been moved by the time the new forum goes live. Odd ones that aren't timeline important may also have been moved. We will also be moving National Embassies (Aberdeen only) and National News (both) if there are any timeline relevant data in them (if there is, the entire thing will be moved regardless). In most cases, major members will be moved.
4) If you would like your name changed, that can be arranged. If you want your accounts merged, that cannot be arranged. Sorry.
5) No National History, Info, etc has been or will be moved short of the admins' personal material. You are more than welcome to move it yourself.
6) AMID secure content will be moved if it is deemed important. Regional Court Case Docket has been moved. Aside from these two, no Ministry material has been moved. Ministers are more than welcome to populate their ministries with old material.
7) The admins have worked really hard to get everything done. Noting mistakes is fine, but don't bitch or else you'll be asked to move several thousand posts under 50+ accounts. (As of this posting, the Urocan admins have made a combined 1,138 posts across exactly 50 accounts)
8) Constitution draft will be there in the debate hall. I'm not sure what stage it will be in when everyone gets access to the forum.

I think that's it. A lot of this will be reiterated later.

Just a reminder, if you need your password distrbiuted in a seperate manner to e-mail, please inform us

Quick question, doubt you'll answer it... what's the color scheme of the new forum? I'd personally like a darker forum, but I guess it's not my choice.

its green...

don't worry, its nice.

Sorry Alzgor it isn't darker. It's pretty much just as pale.

Actually, it IS darker than this forum and the Charis forum... It's pretty much all green, with both light and dark greens.

And the committee decided on green, because we were bored of blue.

Oh, and there was a dark green skin that we were thinking of using, but that skin needed a lot of fixing up.

I've actually seen all the options already so I know what they look like.
There was actually one I preferred but... Oh well.

I don't have a problem with the colour you picked and besides it is just a colour scheme.

Hooray Green! Green's number 1!

here is the skin we are using

CBox looks really nice on the new forums

nice choice of skin, i like it

I guess that's alright. Definitely a lot darker than this forum.

My forum's skin

http://uroca.speculationcentral.com/index.php?act=idx

On a different note, we had difficulties sending out e-mails so we sent via PM. More difficult, but at least it worked. Aioran and one of Paradica's accounts (the one that starts with an A) were e-mailed, everyone else got a PM.

If you didn't get a PM on either forum, you weren't registered.

I didn't. Where do I register to get the PM?

that only meant that you were not pre-registered. I notice that you have since registered your account on the new forum. great!