Hello WCC!

As many of you know, there have been some major changes on the site as of late. Some of these changes have resulted in taking down the Battle System thread (more information can be found here) as requested by Ripped. There are now requests being made to return to the older Battle System before Ripped worked on it and remove all of Ripped's influence from the current System before reinstating it. Staff and volunteer helpers are currently working...

I had planned on waiting a while longer before addressing everything so there was time to let the dust settle, but there are a few major changes that need to be addressed sooner rather than later. Earlier today Ripped reached out to me in DMs regarding her contributions towards the site as a whole and how she would like us to proceed with it.

The following messages contain everything she has officially rescinded permission to use on WCC:

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Hey, everyone!

The Staff Team wanted to address concerns about lack of concrete things being pushed out on the site for the time being. This includes mentions of a slower response time in the #help-desk channel on Discord - which we have still been working to address quickly - but also includes a lack of immediate patches or changes to the site.

As of right now, we are in the middle of a massive restructure to the site, including the addition of many new systems that were not currently in place and should have already been implemented.

A major part of this process...

Staff would like to announce that effective immediately, we will no longer be using anonymous forms for surveys on WCC.

Anonymous Surveys were started as a means for honest feedback to be provided to Staff, and while a good portion of our userbase has used it as intended, there has been a trend of misuse. Surveys have been used to harass Staff and HRs, or Anon Comments to speak poorly of others without consequences. All of these violate our code of conduct, which is why we are hopeful the changes below will help to improve our community standards and uphold the rules...

Hello WCC! This is a short and sweet announcement to let everyone know that we are now sharing our google spreadsheet that details the duties of each staff member and the team as a whole. I have attached a link below that you are welcome to view! Please note that it is subject to change whenever deemed necessary, so it may look a little different from time to time. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RuI7GId-ixJHJO0Hptw4fQjSrOrV0Y1-q1tqb50ddec/edit?usp=sharing

For those who have a Rogue/Kittypet/etc with plans of joining a certain Clan, please refer to this topic to clear up any potential confusion you might have. This also keeps anybody from spamming a Leader with questions about Clan-hopping

RIVERCLAN (Perchstar) ;; Rogues/Loners/Kittypets generally not accepted, except in extenuating circumstances. Clan-hopping cats are considered on a case-by-case basis. Exiled Clan cats are never accepted. Kits will be returned to wherever they wandered from. In circumstances where parents or origin cannot be found, they will be...

There’s been a lot of concern over how to handle the recent dip in the population of certain Clans, and after discussing how to approach the issue as a team we’ve come to a decision: as a one-time event, we will be temporarily introducing a single-use fourth standard character slot, referred to as a Bonus Slot.

This slot is entirely separate from the existing T5 slot, Perma-NPC slot, and Elder/Queen slot, and will function as an extra slot in addition to your main three cats.

The Bonus Slot will be available to everyone...

Activity Check Revisions

While working to clarify and overhaul the rules and systems of WCC, the staff team has noticed that there have been characters on the allegiances that remain bold after missing multiple activity checks in a row. Activity checks are not optional - they have always been mandatory to keep the site functioning and ensure that clan rosters are both accurate and up-to-date. As such, the following rules will be implemented going forward:

• Late checks will no longer be accepted.
  
• Missing two activity checks in a row will...

Hey WCC!

I know what you're thinking: already? That was fast. I promise it's only good news, though! The truth is, one of our candidates from the last staff application window requested time to consider the responsibility before they formally accepted or denied the position. As of today, they've made their decision (and given the name of this announcement, I'm sure you can guess what it was)! Please welcome our newest moderator:


(ETA: just like the rest of the new mods,...

Good afternoon, WCC!

There have definitely been a lot of changes on the site lately. But while things will continue to change, I hope that at this point we can move forward as a community. To begin that process, I'm excited to finally announce the newcomers to the staff team. The application process this time was a little different, allowing anyone interested to express that interest directly and selecting a handful of those people to have a more in-depth conversation with that covered most of the initial application questions as well as additional information.

I'm pleased...

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Recently, the Battle System was removed at the request of Ripped; who claimed responsibility for creating its current version. After this happened, several other members who had a hand in shaping the system stepped forward to state that they had also contributed to it in some way, and after a discussion on the Discord server, the community collectively came to the conclusion that no one person should have the ability to take it down regardless of whether or not they personally contributed to it.

As such, while potential alternatives are currently under consideration and development,...

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Wrye’s Notes on Open Modding:

There are essentially two ways that modders view the place of their creations in the modding community: The Cathedral view, and the Parlor view.

In the Cathedral view, modding is viewed as being like a joint effort to build a cathedral. Individually, our contributions may be small – and may not be worth doing for...

Good Timezone, WCC!

Kitty here to announce some changes in staff. First and foremost, effective immediately, I am going to be stepping down as an administrator on WCC. I joined staff right after I returned from my honeymoon, and during my time as staff, life hasn't slowed down in the slightest. I am about to graduate from university with a double major in web development, and with how big of a life shift that is going to bring, it is time for me to step down. There are places that this team wants to grow that I simply do not have the time and energy to keep up, and so I am going to be...

Good Timezone, WCC!

Staff here with a question for you all. As it stands, the StarClan Master List is a resource available for users to find a Moonstone cat for their apprentices. However, due to the seemingly low use of the list, as well as the amount of upkeep involved, Staff currently are considering removing the list.

In its place, there would be a form in Plotting Pages where users can request a moonstone cat using a small form. Following the idea of what we often see happen on the...

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Hi, WCC.

As you know, there has been an ongoing investigation regarding code theft on our site. On WCC, we highly value artistic integrity and giving credit to the original creator of artwork/templates/etc. Our own investigation into the matter has found that the permission was never granted to use these templates, and there was insufficient evidence to support the idea that Kiikko truly didn't know they had been stolen. As a result, Kiikko has been banned, and after three months they must submit an appeal to staff to consider if they can return to the site as well as the Discord server.

Good Morning WCC,

In the wake of recent changes to the site's Staff, the team has made a decision to try a new process for Staff Selection. At this time, anyone interested in becoming a member of the Staff Team can submit an application. The current Staff Team will review these applications and select applicants that could be a good fit for the team. Selected Applicants will be interviewed about their application and with any additional questions the team has before a decision is made.

A few things to note when applying for the WCC Staff Team:

- The goal and purpose...

Good timezone, WCC.

In the interest of transparency, we wanted to make you all aware of a case of multi-accounting that has been discovered by staff. As per our main site rules, only one account is allowed per user. Staff has been taking precautions of scanning the IPs of all new accounts to ensure the safety of our members, and investigate every suspicious case thoroughly before deciding to take action.

The member in question has been banned for a duration of one month, with the additional accounts permanently banned. After that time period, they will be able to contact staff...

A huge thank you to the community for the very quick feedback on the recent changes to the Warrior Code! We've heard you and have made the appropriate changes to the Warrior Code based off your feedback, with an addition to the Invasion Clause Guide. As always, if you have any concerns, please reach out to a

Good Afternoon WCC,

In the past few days, our team was reached out to by another roleplay forum, letting us know that templates that have been widely used on our forum for months have been used improperly without credit to the original creators. As a site, we take any form of art theft very seriously. This includes any form of taking another person's work and passing it off as your own without permission to do so and/or without permission to do so, which is plagiarism.

While the team is still looking into how this happened and the full extent of the how many templates were...

It has come to our attention that while we have been upholding rules about traced/stolen art work, we had yet to add it to our Code of Conduct. Now that it has been added, we wanted to let you guys know of the little update! We apologize for the delay in getting this updated, and will be on the ball for any changes like this going forward.

Thank you,

Staff Team

Get out your tissue boxes! Newleaf is officially here! Any hunting topics made before the posting of this annoucement will continue to use Leaf-Bare rolls, while hunting topics made after this topic will use Newleaf Rolls! Hunting SP has returned to once more be 3 SP per roll!

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to any member of staff!

-Kitty

Good Timezone, WCC!

As part of our ongoing reconstruction process, we've had to take a look first and foremost at our current team structure. After much deliberation, we have decided that it is time to sunset the mini-mod role. The role was created at a time in which staff needed a helping hand in managing the day-to-day actions of the site, and as we evaluate how we are functioning as a core staff team, we have decided that sunsetting this role will allow us to best gauge how we are truly functioning as a team. Another big responsibility of the mini-mod role was assisting in sitewide-related...

Hey WCC!

The Forbidden Romance slots have, since their introduction, been pretty limited--which can be frustrating, especially when half of the Forbidden Romance plots that are currently approved seem to be taking forever to actually go anywhere, meaning they functionally hold that slot indefinitely.

Today, we’ve assembled a couple changes that we hope will help to alleviate that frustration!

First: Forbidden Romance slots are now user-specific instead of site-wide hard limits! This means that, regardless of other ongoing plots, you may also...

Good Timezone, WCC!

I'm here on the behalf of staff to announce a change in our team. Unfortunately, due to real life circumstances, Grey has decided to step down as one of our admins and from staff as a whole. As we come upon our season of great change, we want to be going into it with our best foot forward. We are all sad to see their departure from the team, and hope for the best! They opted not to have a direct goodbye message, but rest assured, they'll still be around!

A parting gift they've left is in the Discord - a new hobby channel. You'll probably get to see Grey...

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Good timezone, WCC!

We wanted to make you all aware of a small change that has happened to WindClan's High Ranks. Unfortunately, due to real life circumstances that has made Ishtar unavailable IC-ly and OOC-ly, staff has had to make the tough decision to demote Daisyfang from the role of WindClan's medicine cat. We've had to follow our High Rank activity rules, which state that after three weeks of inactivity with no contact, staff has to consider removing the HR to keep...

Happy March Everyone!

This month kick's off the year's Staff Surveys. These surveys are held every March, June, September, and December. The purpose of the surveys is to get feedback on how each member of staff is at keeping up with the duties of Staff.

A few of things to keep in mind for this survey:

- At the present, Staff is working on making a lot of changes to streamline the site structure and make everything clearer for Staff and the Site Members. This is starting with an internal restructure that will be discussed in a Staff Meeting on March 19th. This will...

A few changes have been made on the Battle Systems + Rules Page:

- Disabled cats not being able to use Clan moves has been removed, allowing for the roleplayer to now roleplay out how their disabled cat will use a Clan move.

- Max-rank elders (previously T5 Warriors and T4 Medicine Cats) get to retire with their max-rank stats.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to a member of staff!

Thank you,
Staff Team

Good timezone, WCC!

As we have had our recent changes on our staff team, it has left a vacant spot that we have needed to fill. Reaper's departure from the team meant that a lot of experience and knowledge unfortunately departed alongside them, and while we feel strong, we still felt that loss. Given all of our ambitions and hopes for where our team is headed, we realized that we needed a user that has great awareness about where the site has been, as well as a current ambition and set of ideas from where the site can go.

With that, we would like to welcome our newest moderator...

Hey everyone,

On behalf of the rest of the staff team, I want to come forward and make you all aware of some rather big shifts that have happened, and are happening here on WCC. First and foremost, I want to bring to everyone’s attention that after some really tough discussions, of which it wouldn’t be in good faith to share publicly, Reaper King has decided to step down from adminship. This wasn’t a choice made lightly, but it is ultimately in the best interest of the site going...

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Hi WCC!

As staff, we're always keeping an eye on things the community may be interested in changing. Taking into account some of the feedback that we've seen consistently over time, and how it may be controversial, we'd like to take a community vote. Staff is currently considering removing two words from the swear list for both site and discord use:

Considered words:

Hey WCC!

So, as some of you have seen in the previous announcement, disputed territories had been reset. However, it has brought a significant flaw in the system to our attention. It has been on staff's radar to rework the disputed territory system for some time, and now we have been reminded of why. As of this moment, until our rework has been completed, all debuffs and buffs of holding disputed territories do not apply. Territories can still be held by those who claimed them, but they will provide no IC benefit.

Thank you to our shockingly speedy posters...

After months of adventure and turmoil, the Clans have returned home and their mysterious illnesses are on the mend. However, not all is well, there are plenty of rogues roaming the previously abandoned territories, and Leaf-Bare hungry predators on the prowl. While there is still work to be done, and Shadowclan appears to be dealing with their own complications, with the return to the territories the Sitewide is complete!

Now that everyone is home, topics can be made in the Forest Territories, but there will no longer be any more topics made in Starfall Territory,...

Welcome...

Every quarter, WCC staff puts out a survey for the community to evaluate and provide feedback to the High Ranks of each Clan. As part of this survey, we ensure responses are anonymous to allow for people who may otherwise feel they do not have a voice to speak up. Unfortunately, it has come to our attention and observation that this privilege has been severely abused. Not only is this an issue as it is against our code of conduct, but has also escalated to the degree of being genuinely harmful towards our users who hold High Ranks and in some cases can be seen as aggressive harassment.

Hello WCC! Unfortunately, Romantica has decided to step down from the staff team, they recognized that their activity has been lacking and that the workload has been too much to handle so Romantica has made the hard decision to step away from the staff team to focus more on Shadowclan and Sablestrike.

Romantica has provided us with a response:

Romantica's Response:

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Happy Holidays, WCC!

We’ve made an update to the litter limits we’d like to let you all know about. Instead of limiting characters to 2 litters of 5 kits each, the rule has been changed. Now, the rule is that a character may have no more than 10 biological kits, and no more than 3 adopted kits in total. The extra litter form still applies if you’d like more!

As a note, the extra litter form should only be used once you are going to exceed 10...