announcements: birthday event, autopopping, and a poll

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HH Anniversary Event

hogwarts_hocus has its third birthday on Dec. 13!

To celebrate three years of crack, we're holding a crack-filled event of the sort that HH has traditionally called a "modplot". Like most such events, it will last for a day of gametime but can be RPed out for days of realtime thereafter. And like all such events, it is opt-in. Your characters do not have to participate unless you want them to be part of the event.

( Hogwarts on an Astral Plane? )

Autopopcorning

We're well overdue for a round of autopopcorning. ( what's all this, then? )

As always, we're listing the characters up for autopopping a week in advance. If you see one of your characters on the list and do not concur with the autopopping, please comment to this post to say that you do not want the character autopopped. It's entirely possible we've missed something; we're more than happy to remove you from the autopopping list, just give us a shout :)

When the week is up, we will be removing all the popcorned characters from the community userlist as well as from the active roster. Their applications will remain linked on the popcorn plaque, and the characters will be open for unpopcorning. We are also removing the characters already on the popcorn plaque from the community userlist.

The following characters will be autopopped on Monday, Dec. 8, barring objection from their players. (Note: because we haven't done this in well over a year, the list is very long; when in doubt, use ctrl+f in your browser to search for your character's name!):

( Characters Slated for Autopopcorning on Dec. 8, 2008 )

OOC community vs main community: a poll!

One final bit of upkeep. ( Regarding the OOC Community -- please read and vote! )

((Open RP)) Dead Poets Society Meeting

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There is piece of parchment hung up in several locations around Hogwarts castle, saying the following:

Attention Hogwarts Students and Staff

(Especially the Budding Poets, Artists, Actors, Philosophers and Bleeding Hearts),

Come be a part of the first official meeting of the Hogwarts' chapter of the reinstated Dead Poets Society. Meet at midnight at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, TONIGHT. Bring a favorite poem or inspirational quote, or even bring some work of your own to share with the rest of the club. EVERYBODY MUST READ. (Unless you're really painfully shy.)

Come, let poetry drip from your tongues like honey. Spirits will soar, women will swoon, and gods will be created!

Neil was very pleased that he'd finally taken this step. He'd missed the old Dead Poets Society, but was looking forward to the new potential Hogwarts would bring. Shortly before midnight, he took out his flashlight, snuck out of the Gryffindor dormitory and went down to the edge of the Forbidden Forest. He spread out a blanket, sat down, and waited.

((OOC: Open RP; anyone can feel free to join in on in-progress threads.))

Owl to Light. Not written with Death Note paper.

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HOW COME YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THERE WERE APPLE LIQUIDS AND SMOKING STUFF?

Love, Ryuk