Results up...

[Tommy Sirius]

Im sure there is a good reason why JMW may not be able to do them right now, and to be honest I really don't think it matters if there isn't...he's work his ass off for us each week to make sure their up. I didn't figure it would matter if i did them (and yes I'm staff) because it such clear-cut results...however...do check back to see some of JMWs feedback and notes and such like he usually does.

Now that results are up...lets get stories progressing

[johnmwhite]

Thanks, Sirius. Had a couple of appointments today that really ate into the time I'd normally use for sorting out the results. I have added little notes but have no problems with the results themselves.

Unfortunately we had quite a low turn-out this week, and approximately 50% of posts were people posting in a match they weren't even in. Not that I mind, activity is always good (unless you set out to utterly derail an angle or match people are working hard on), but we really need more focus from the roster. I don't want to sound like I'm nagging, and we all have real life stuff that hits us (like I had today), but the six million members of staff here can only do so much. In the end, we need ringers posting for the cards to have any reason to exist.

Posting is the life blood of the federation, and you should try to do it whenever you can. For example, if for whatever reason the results aren't up, do not be shy about roleplaying. Either continue matches and angles that are happening on the show or write something that does not directly refer to the results. If you really don't feel confident about writing an ambiguous post, go with your best guess. Often it seems fairly clear who will win a match by the end of the card, so guess. If you get it wrong, your post can always be fixed with an edit or another post ret-conning it.

Long story short: don't be afraid. Don't be afraid to post just a paragraph. Don't be afraid to make a typo or two. Don't be afraid to jump into an angle with someone. And don't be afraid to lose. I grade most of the matches myself, with some help from Icy and Sirius if the match involves myself or I think it's really close, and I admit I may be something of a snob when it comes to quality. We have a few vets on the roster who have been doing this for a really long time and are very good at what they do, and defeating them may seem impossible. So what? The important thing is not whether or not you win or whether or not you impress some guy with too much time on his hands - the important thing is whether or not you have fun rolling with your opponent. And it's really hard to have fun rolling with an opponent who doesn't show up.

We're not looking for Shakespeare and we're not expecting every post to be amazingly entertaining. But we all need something to work off, so we all could try to contribute a little more. Every little helps.