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I've had this problem as well. I'll give the "X is walking around" top-levels a little more slack for this event (I'm guilty of it myself to a point this time around), because people really can just pass by someone and be compelled to kiss them, but the problem does extend to most open posts in general or people like to just post their character's day-planner without any details of what they're actually doing at various locations to grab people's interest.

Additionally, I think the fact that so many pre-established players put top-levels of their own on arrival logs makes it harder for newbies. It's one thing if an established character is coming back from a mission or a canon update and is actually re-arriving, but otherwise it seems in bad taste. Tag the newbies, don't distract from them.

It is a hard game to get things done in if you don't already have CR, even if you're in a cast with someone, but I've found that being aggressive about using the CR meme or jumping on people on plurk has helped me a lot in recent months.

one of the games I used to play at had this policy: if you're not new this round or coming back from a canon update or something, YOU do the tagging out. it shouldn't be on the newbies to make YOU feel wanted.

seriously, if you're an established player/character, tag the fuck around. this is a real problem here.

Yeah. I'm a newbie and I just joined. I went all around the cr meme and tagged out, but I literally have had only two people tag me back so far. :/ It's pretty disappointing to say the least as it has really killed my "I'm excited for this game" boner.

I will play with you, anon. :(

What if we are already threading.........

it's definitely a problem. i wonder if it might help to maybe suggest this to the mod? she's usually pretty open to suggestions/concerns like that.

i do think one thing that can perhaps help new players is to try and push your intro tag/thread beyond just waking up in the temple. have them explore other areas and establish a point in which they've had details about teleios filled in for them. in my experience, that's managed to entice more characters to tag in and created more variety in the intro threads for my character(s). it also keeps me - and established players - from getting bored with getting/giving the same explanation 6 or 7 times about what's going on/happening.

it's definitely not a 100% cure-all to the general problem, but it might help alleviate things a bit and help newbies find their place.

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