Summer Coeur Fair - Help Wanted
Communty News & Events
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Summer Coeur Fair - Help Wanted
Communty News & Events
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Summer Coeur Fair - Help Wanted
Communty News & Events
The Duchy hosts a quarterly fair (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) at the Coeur Fairgrounds with the next one slated forJuly 8th to 10th. This will be an opportunity to meet & mingle with your fellows and have an all-around good time in a relaxed, country atmosphere.
The use of the RPS Role-Play system is encouraged (but not necessary) to take full advantage of this event. Find out more at Duch de Coeur - RPS Getting Started .
Set up will begin 6am FridayJuly 8th. Take down 6pm SundayJuly 10th.
A schedule of event times will be posted so that you know when you are most likely to meet people there. Each participant will be limited to 50 prims though exceptions may be granted (contact me to arrange for more prims). You will be assigned a specifc area for your set up.
We are looking for a variety of people:
Merchants - selling goods for RP$. You can do this a number of ways including the use of RP$ Vendors (contact me for more information) or by actually being present and selling the items directly. Bartering & trading is encouraged. Any item applicable to the time period is welcome including, food, herbs, flowers, art, healing potions, furniture etc. There will not be a charge for these merchants. See Duch de Coeur - Becoming a RP$ Merchant for more information.
Merchants - selling RPS Compatible goods for L$. Spaces are limited and there will be a L$5/prim fee to participate (minimum of 10 prims).
Merchants - selling goods for L$. Spaces are limited and there will be a L$5/prim fee to participate (minimum of 10 prims).
All merchants are encouraged to be present on the Sunday from 12pm to 2pm SLT at a minimum.
Services - earning RP$. It would be great to have people both performing & offering different services: healing, fortune telling, musicians, magicians, jugglers) Please use your imagination! The times for these will be advertised as individual events.
Work for RP$. There are always spots available for people interested in Working for RP$. Jobs include: Apprentice Bakers, Yarn Makers, Apprentice Blacksmiths & Coopers. No special skills are required but you should note that this work can be both physically and mentally demanding.
Contact TatianaDokuchic Varriale (here or inworld) for more information, to reserve your spot and/or to schedule an event time.
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:07:12AM
About laughter and other sins.
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Thanks for your post, Doctor ) I'm a firm believer that humour is a very important part of life. If given the choice between laughing or crying, I'm going to try to go for the laugh every time.
And speaking of Monty Python, they've got me through some really tough times starting in myuniversity dayswhen we use to sing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" when things were going wrong.
Content Rating & OOC vs IC
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Something that should be noted is that it's actually difficult to separate contenton any Ning site. The Ning sites are meant for sharing content and are technically geared to do that.
Right now, the General DiscussionCategory is the catch-all that includes OOC content. There is no practical way that I can restrict this category from appearing on the main page even if I wanted to. So, if I create an OOC Category, it will still appear on the main page mixed in with all the other discussions.
Likewise, I have restricted advertisements from Photos but in order to do so I have to manually check every photo and direct people to place them in a discussion in the Marketplace Category of Discussions. As you can imagine this is atedious and time consuming task so I'm not looking to add more restrictions on Photos.
Other NIng sites that I belong to use Groups to segregate content. The addition of content to a group is not visible on the main page (except briefly in the Latest Activity column). I find it becomes difficult to keep track of what is going on in the various groups and so they tend to die off.
Unless there is a strong community preference to segregate certain content, Iprefer that we leave things as they are. I feel any change would actually hinder communication while adding an additional administrative burden.
Content Rating & OOC vs IC
General Discussion
LOL Lord Myron!!
You've reminded me that humour is always an important component of any community )
Content Rating & OOC vs IC
General Discussion
I have never brought up thissubject because I honestly don't believe in having a lot of rules for a site. For one thing,they areimpractical to try to enforceasit's really the spirit of the rule that is important.
I do believe that a community works best when common sense and civility is applied by all concerned. That's the reason for the " Drama Free Zone " approach which, for the most part, that has worked out quite well over the last 20 months that the site has been open.
As far as content goes, I have always been ok with both In Character (IC) and Out of Character (OOC) content including anything from RL that people want to share with us. After all, I'm the one that just posted RL pics of her new puppy ) As long as it's kept in the right section & category it's usually good for me. Frankly, I never thought of this site as a place that was limited onlyto historical discussion.
What I would like to maintain is a sense of balance. I would like to keep this a place where everyone gets a chance to contribute and shine. That's the reasonwhy photos are limited to 12 in the first 100. It's also the reason that I have asked people that have posted 50 videos in a row to remove most of them. Those things are easy (though time consuming) to regulate.
What is harder to balance is the written content and this is where I would really appreciate everyone's help. Onediscussion a week about your .... (new puppy/ latest merchandise /duck / fairy wings / coronation/ you name it) ... will probably be enjoyed by all. Fifteen post a week about that same thing and the site is unbalanced and people start mumbling. Of course, I'm exaggerating to make a point but this isa place where common sense & courtesycanbe applied.
I have considered creating specialgroups for Merchants, Animals, Fantasy etc.which means thatthose topicswouldhave to posted inthat group and not in Discussions, Blogs etc. The idea of having to police this makes my head hurt so I'm hoping that people use their best judgement with the setup that we have now and not make these restrictions necessary.
As for content rating, we're pretty much PG here and always have been. I take a quick look at the pics and have disallowed those that includedfull frontal nudity. I don't consider people "half clothed" to warrant an M rating (and I'm Canadian for gosh sakes 
) Likewise, I have never seen text that is more than mildly suggestive and I'm not expecting that to change.
Finally, I would ask people to assume good faith when dealing with others. This site is suppose to be fun and relaxing for all of us. Let's try to keep it that way!
Sophia Trefusis goes Offline
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Thanks for telling us, Sophia. I hope all goes well with your replacement so that you can be back soon.
What I'll be doing on my summer vacation (Lacy)
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LOL - I don't know about the royal courts community but in our home the nine year old miniature poodle is the ruler ofour pets. It just goes to show that intelligence, experience and the right attitude can get you pretty far in life
What I'll be doing on my summer vacation (Lacy)
General Discussion
Yes, she came home on Wednesday and has been having a grand time getting to know all of us (people & dogs) as well as exploring her new surroundings. She's a very curious tyke
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