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Congratulations! You're not banned!

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I have a rake
bend over.

tl;dr write a poem or some such shit that makes me laugh, get free stuff. If it's so bad that I laugh in unadulterated horror until I rip my eyeballs out, I'll still give free shit. The worst (best?) poem gets Weekly Quote for... probably shorter or longer than a week, unless I find that I still like the rake one more.

SUDDENLY, POST ENDING IN- GAME.

If the timestamp on your post ends with the following number, you get the prize. That's the second digit of seconds, by the way, not hours or minutes or days or whatever else. Got it memorized?

1 - 1XP
2 - 2XP
3 - 3XP
4 - $300
5 - $500
6 - $700
7 - 4 cookies
8 - 6 cookies
9 - 8 cookies
0 - 1x RC

So. There's currently a contest being held by the Zathyus Network staff (the dudes behind ZB/IF), creatively titled the Battle of the Boards. It's... pretty much exactly what it sounds, except with less explosives and more voting: we, along with like 20 other RPGs and like twelve million other boards, get to duke it out by voting each other to death. It's like rock paper scissors, except rock fucking kills everyone because paper is a goddamn inanimate object that can't wrap around anything on its own. And we're "orbital ion cannon" which fucks everyone else up.

Round one just started, so go vote. You can find more information about how the hell shit works in the General Information and Rules topic, which you probably need an account on that board for. Don't sweat it: you also need an account to vote, which is exactly what we'll be doing.

For those of us too lazy to figure shit out, title the PM "BOTB [RPG] Round 1: Battle 2" and fill out the basic form on the general info topic. Cool? Cool.

The OTHER part of this contest is basically stroking our harbls until our e-peen is really big, by which I mean that we're paying anyone who goes here using their username here and posts a review of Althea - preferably why Althea is awesome - gets like, 5 cookies or shit. Cookies, for those who don't know, are OOC points awesome new name, and 5 cookies is worth like... fuck, I don't know. It's worth something. You don't have to ejaculate pure homosexuality all over the review, aka you can point out flaws and still get the points, but just whining about things isn't going to get you points.

AND IF YOU'RE BANNED FROM THE SITE, NO ONE WANTS YOUR OPINION. You got banned from a site known for its skill in, and tolerance of, trolling. How you managed that I'd prefer not to remember, mainly because it gives me a hernia about how stupid people can be. God.

tl;dr vote for Althea, post a review in our magik thread and get free shit. I'd offer OOC points for voting for us, but that might count as cheating so we're playing it safe. Like sex: safer is better. And chainsaws - chainsaws always make it better.

I'm looking to add a few alternative themes to Althea - I prefer the current one, myself, but there's nothing wrong with having a few choices. Since ZB skinning has improved a fair bit since I looked in April, I figured we could use another topic for people to suggest new themes you'd like to see.

Requirements: I don't hate the skin. Darker skins are preferred given the text colors used in some rules/posts, but if a skin looks good enough I'll make an exception.

Let me tell you a little story.

A long time ago, Althea existed. Not the Althea we're on now, mind you: a world of mutation and government intrigue. It was good, but nowhere near perfect - I was new to administrating, and frankly, still fairly new to role playing. Nonetheless, it was apparently good enough to crush Tohea - within a week of opening, nearly every active member from Tohea at the time had come over - by word of mouth alone. Why? Who knows? Perhaps it was dissatisfaction with Tohea; maybe the new ideas we tried really were good enough to deserve it. There may be no simple answer - it was likely a combination of the above and a thousand smaller factors that we may never think of. While the circumstances of its creation are probably best left forgotten, and while it was closed long before its time by my own return to Tohea and closure of the first Althea, it still holds a special place in the heart of myself and others. It was a complete departure from "normal" Pokemon role playing, as popularized by juggernauts like Tohea; the world was constantly involving for players, major plots occurred regularly, and there was a degree of camaraderie

Then, none too long ago, came an event that many of you may remember: the creation of the second Althea - this one. While it eschewed much of the first Althea's systems, plot, and world, it kept the same viewpoint: rather than simply being a simple remake of Tohea, as per many smaller Pokemon sites, it tried a number of new things: the Pokemon plot, Pokedex trading, quests and bounties, a new battle system, that sort of thing. It, too, was by no means perfect: for every new thing we tried, two rules remained from my reign on Tohea. Not plagiarism, considering that I myself WROTE them, but it led to a degree of direct competition between the sites: even after we worked out which rules were "mine" and which were "theirs," the two sites shared much of the same memberbase, and my own actions did little to solve the situation.

Now, we stand at the doorway to a new age: Althea 3.epic. Once again, we've carefully worked out numerous new ideas, and once again, our pursuit of originality brings forth immense changes. Althea has gone freeform, and in every aspect of each player's journey, the differences will be obvious. No longer are we simply a competitor to Tohea and other ref-based systems; we hope to offer a truly original, carefully crafted system for roleplaying. Customization and originality are much of the focus of rule; from customizing stats and movesets to Empathic Links, there will be more opportunities than ever before to individualize yourself and your Pokemon. So take a look through the new rules, find out why I'm so happy to be ushering the change in. We're evolving, guys.

Welcome to Althea.

As anyone who's seen the discussion raging around the site about the freeform switch knows, Althea's staff are working on the rulesets and systems of the tentatively nicknamed Althea 3.epic. Unfortunately, the focus thereon and my own lack of activity has led to a RRT that pretty much... doesn't move. Rest assured, it's a temporary issue - Althea isn't dying. It's going through a temporary recession, so please bear with us for a bit while we work this stuff out.

As always, suggestions and feedback are welcome.

The Monthly Awards for October will still be operational, therefor, despite the drought of members, we're going to go through with this, mk? The same rules apply, and failure to comply will result in your entire post being invalidated, stripped, and deleted because of your inability to read and comprehend a simple set of rules...this isn't second grade FFS. So, with that said, it might be a good idea to read over the rules one or two times, more for the mentally challenged...and then one more time before actually casting your votes. Remember, you have an entire five days to vote. Also, you don't have to vote in each and every category; if you can't come up with a suitable nominee, then skip it. Finally, as mentioned before, "...Relax, check through a few, maybe check out the Recent Accomplishments topic, and have fun with it. Remember, this is an e-penis contest, not the end of the world."

Now - without further ado, here are the rules:

• Do not edit your post.
  
  
• Do NOT edit your post.
  
  
• Winning a given category disqualifies you from winning it the next month, in favor of the next highest scorer.
  
  
• Any individual member, staff or not, can only win two awards maximum per month. If you would otherwise win more than two categories, you will be granted the highest-scoring two, and the closest competitor in each of the lower-scoring categories receives that reward.
  
  
• It should be obvious, but just in case: no voting for yourself. Don't let me catch you cheating in any other way, either.

Voting will continue until the 1st of October, at which time the topic will be closed to count votes. Keep in mind that this is, in fact, the Monthly awards, and you should not base your vote on what a member did outside of this month. It's not fucking rocket science...just, vote.

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Trainer Awards
Vilest Villain (5) - Who has done the most despicable acts?
Heroic Hero... of Heroism (5) - They're brave, they're noble, and they must have really boring lives since they never blow anyone up. Who is the best?
Skilled Tactician (8) - The people you don't want to battle. These guys can turn defeat into victory or decimate their opponents, and they do it with ease.
Most Impressive (10) - Overall, who just makes you go "Damn?"


Journey Awards
Interesting (5) - It might not be hysterically funny, but it's still a good read.
Amusing (5) - Which journey amused you the most?
Best Group (5) - Who has the best tagteam?
Freakin' Sweet (10) - Which journey is, to put it bluntly, freakin' sweet?


OOC Awards
Comedian (5) - Who makes you laugh the most?
Affable (5) - Who tends to be the friendliest and most pleasant?
Most Awesomest (8) - Three gallons of WIN in a two ounce can!
Skilled Roleplayer (10) - Who is the most skilled writer?


Staff Awards
Prolific Ref (10) - Who refs the most?
Best Ref (12) - Whose refs do you like the best?
Helpful (10) - Who helps out the most when you have problems?
Hardest Worker (15) - Overall, who does the most for the site?

<33's and good luck to all.

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[u][b]Trainer Awards[/b][/u]
[b]Vilest Villain[/b]
[b]Heroic Hero... of Heroism[/b]
[b]Skilled Tactician[/b]
[b]Most Impressive[/b]

[u][b]Journey Awards[/b][/u]
[b]Interesting[/b]
[b]Amusing[/b]
[b]Best Group[/b]
[b]Freakin' Sweet[/b]

[u][b]OOC Awards[/b][/u]
[b]Comedian[/b]
[b]Affable[/b]
[b]Most Awesomest[/b]
[b]Skilled Roleplayer[/b]

[u][b]Staff Awards[/b][/u]
[b]Prolific Ref[/b]
[b]Best Ref[/b]
[b]Helpful[/b]
[b]Hardest Worker[/b]

This survey is being held to give members an extra chance to suggest improvements or fixes to Althea - we always welcome suggestions, hence the Soapbox, but now more than ever we're eager to hear what the people who don't usually have much to say think, moreso since I already have a laundry list of ideas to add or revamp in the near future. Staff or no, RPing or not, anyone who isn't banned is welcome to participate in the survey - and if you have a RPing character, you'll receive $1000 for completing the survey and sending it to the designated survey account. Which, since I don't feel like hijacking one of Nick's accounts, consists of me.

For anyone who tl;dr'd the first para: bitch about shit, get money. Well, okay, you can give suggestions too - you don't just have to bitch. But if you must bitch, this is an excellent opportunity to at least make sure it'll get read. And I'm not banning anyone for anything they say (short of a hacking threat or other extreme cases), but if your message consists of 300 instances of MUNCH SUCKS or FAGGOT FAGGOT FAGGOT I'll happily ignore the PM and you'll get a fat load of nothing. And possibly a polite suggestion to stop polluting my air with your bad case of stupid.

Okay, uh, I'll tl;dr the tl;dr. Fill out the form, don't act like a retard, and get $1000. I'll try to act like a passable human being for once and be polite, or... something. So if you think that me being an asshole is that bad, you can say as much without worrying about getting banned.

Just... you know, try not to be a retard about it.

Now that I've successfully told everyone who reads this they can call me an asshole and not get banned and thereby signed my own death warrant, here's the form. You don't have to fill it out verbatim, so don't worry too much about it, but I'd like to see the general idea intact, aka don't be a retard about it and try to avoid discussing the price of gas in Ohio mid-rant.

Yeah, I'm great with PR, I know. And just as fair warning: no guarantee that suggestions or complaints will induce changes. I'll READ them, promise, but I may not agree with some things - I'm pretty attached to the Arena, for example, so I most likely won't remove it if one person says it sucks. I might be willing to change how long each match lasts or accept a new arena type, though.

lolsurvey

 

Add: What would you like to see added to Althea? Anything from teleporters to dating sims to more Althean exclusive Pokemon to a giant vibrating dildo statue in the middle of Exire. I'll do a flying headbutt to your ovaries if you pick options two or four there, so for the love of underaged little girls, please don't. If you do have a suggestion, include as many aspects of it as possible - again, even if it's accepted I can't guarantee we'll use all of them, but getting a complete idea of your suggestion will be very helpful while discussing it with other staff members.

Change: Think we should have a 445,056 paragraph minimum for posts? Aerodactyl should be VC? Pokeballs should cost less? More quests are needed? Nebiros's name should be changed to FUKKENWIN? Seriously though, if you want something changed, say as much. Not to be confused with the bitching section, which is where you tell me I should delete Althea.

Remove: (aka BITCHING TIME) Yeah, I expect this to be the fullest section. Basically, if you want to bitch about something - drama, Munch dickitude, general staff dickishness, halfass refs, whatever - do it here. If you DO have any bitching to do, try to keep it in the form of constructive criticism - rather than just saying ALTHEA SUCKS, explain that you feel that way because xxx and yyy, and if you're feeling particularly not retarded, maybe even give a suggestion on how it could be fixed. Free soapbox, but don't abuse the privilege.

K, so, power supply worked fine and I'm 100% back, though my net is still shitty. Might have an upcoming fix for that in a week or so, but for the time being, let's just say I'll be on as much as humanly possible given limited net access.

First off, to everyone who stuck around, and even moreso to the staff who kept working, thank you. You kept this site alive and ticking, and for that I'm grateful. We've been in a recession, unquestionably, but that can be remedied - EVERY site goes through bad times. The successful ones just never give up. Althea isn't in its death throes; we'll recover, we'll get back to where we were, and we sure as fuck will continue growing until we're far past where we were. Why? Because we're fucking ALTHEA, that's why. And don't ask that question again or I'll stuff you in a blender facefirst.

PR shit over with, I'm going to get a little more serious. Althea's had its share of problems, admittedly, and not every solution has worked as well as hoped; drama, whether in single fights or strung-out campaigns of bitchiness, has continually reared its ugly head. The single largest impression I got while I was gone, gathered from people I managed to keep in contact with via txts or mobile MSN, was that we really, REALLY need to fix that - so much shit could be avoided if we managed to police ourselves a bit better.

As a result, the laxitude of the former flaming rules will no longer be in effect. I'm not going to play mommy again, and the staff as well have been instructed on how best to terminate problems as quickly as possible. If you have a problem with someone - me, a mod, another member - PM them or a higher ranking member of staff. Cbox arguments will no longer be tolerated, similar to forum arguments, and the consequences will be more severe. For the love of shit, Althea's had too much drama since it's tempestuous inception. Let's not keep it going.

I have amassed a number of ideas for improvements (lol shower ideas) and changes in the past few weeks, so I'll be starting work on them as soon as possible. Expect to see plenty of changes, hopefully all for the better, and reference the upcoming survey if you'd like to be involved.

Let's get this shit rolling, guys. We've been known to be one of the, if not THE, best Pokemon RPs around, both in quality and activity. Let's take that title back.