RoWriMo! And Other News!

So many of you are probably familiar with NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which is an annual event that takes place during the month of November. Participants are encouraged to write 50,000 words (approximately the size of a small novel) throughout the month. A few years back, we introduced RoWriMo and are pleased to announce that this November, RoWriMo is returning!

So how does it work? It's really simple. All you have to do is post! See that word counter at the bottom of the posting screen? That information is now stored and displayed on a sitewide rankings list in the Fun & Games page and on your profiles. That's it! All you have to do to participate in this contest is write!

The staff has set benchmarks at every 10,000 words as a new "achievement". For every 10,000 words you write, you'll get a ribbon to display in your profile and your name will go into our RoWriMo hall of fame listing. Additionally, we have set a site goal of 250,000 words for the month of November! So for every post you make, you're helping the whole community achieve that goal.

Extra Guidelines/Comments:

• Only IC posts are counted.
• Word counts are grouped by user and by character, so if you're user count is off (or your name appears more than once in the list), double check your account linking set up.
• Words enclosed in the [*ooc][/*ooc] tags are not counted in the word count, so please enclose any and all OOC remarks in IC posts in those tags. We're going by the honor system and we can't catch everything, so help us out!
• This contest will run from November 1st to November 30th.

Check Here for the RoWriMo rankings!

And Other News

Halloween is almost here, which means our Halloween contests are drawing to a close. Tomorrow is your last chance to submit entries to the pumpkin hunt contest and create threads for the Trick or Treat contest. Winners for those and the other events will be announced over the next week.

Reminders!

Pups Relic Lore's youngest members are now 6 months old! Most cubs now weigh in at 30-80 lbs. (13.6 kg-36.3 kg.); they have also grown into their oversized feet, ears, and head, are capable of articulate adult speech and vocabulary, and are almost indistinguishable from an adult wolf. They begin to accompany adults and participate in pack hunts. This period also marks their first ventures in establishing independence, brandishing rebellious measures, and exploring the desire to establish their own truly unique identity. Mentally, they are approximately 10 human years old.

RP Etiquette Please keep RP etiquette in mind when posting on RoW. This includes powerplaying, godmodding, using posting order, etc. If you're having trouble, please contact a staff member and we will be happy to help you out! Also, if you accidentally make a post on the wrong account, please post it in maintenance so staff can take care of it for you.

Halloweend! Please be safe and responsible when you're having fun this Halloween weekend. :) Have a Happy Halloween from the RoW staff team!