Firstly, thanks for putting up with my absences.<br/><br/>Second, by my count, we're at approximately 800 IC posts (a little over), if I did the math correctly (and, being an English major, there's no guarantee there).   ;D<br/><br/>Third, some thoughts on style, play, etc.  Since I like easy to follow enumerated points . . .<br/><br/>1) As far as style of play goes, I'm partial to sandbox form.  Admittedly, this is mostly for sentimental reasons as my best easy online PbP experiences were sandbox (Atradern and Troubled Moon forums over on the now defunct WebRPG).  As shown by some groups I ran over at RPOL ("Transdimensional University X" or "TUX"), this can be successful with a single mod, or no mod (as in Atradern/TM's cases).<br/><br/>That said, I will be setting up a background plotline (mentioned a short time ago to bishrook) that players can opt in or out of.  Actually, if there's a player (current or otherwise) interested in playing a first year student "villain", feel free to contact me via PMs.<br/><br/>1a) Co-Mod . . . this has been suggested, and I'm cool with having a co-mod.  If anyone would like to take up such a position, I'd be happy to consider someone (please PM, preferably with links to E., "World Enough and Time", or current RPOL groups you've mod-ed/co-mod-ed, so I can get a feel for your style, etc.)<br/><br/>2) Classes . . . an approach that I've found works well in the past is that, yes, students should go to classes and faculty should teach them.  However (my favorite word, apparently), they don't necessarily have to be played out.  And this works well with the genre/setting, as most of the classes in the canon work aren't actually "played" out, unless there's an important plot point or skill in them.  Memory flashbacks IC or thoughts/verbal comments about such things are fine with me (as is wrapping up a class in two or three posts).  Here's a great example (4-5 players posting):<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">After a bit of maneuvering and a short sprint through the Avant Gardens, a mini-portal near one of the buildings, and a brief run-in with a Cerberus clone, Oifa stood with Kyoko in front of the English building.  "There you are," she panted slightly, "Maybe we can meet up and grab lunch?  Eleven-ish?  I have Aerobics at noon."<br/>   <br/>"Fine by me.. Demonic Aerobics?" She asks perking up. "I have it too . . . got horoscopes right now . . . English then lunch.." leans over. "Wanna give me a good luck kiss for class?" she adds with a wicked grin.<br/>   <br/>Kit just shrugged and wandered off to his first class, Engineering 241.<br/>   <br/>Oifa laughed, "I should've guessed.  Meet for lunch, then head to aerobics?  Sounds good to me."  The part-Sidhe leaned in and gave Kyoko a sound kiss on the cheek.  She avoided the other woman's lips, unless Kyoko turned, recalling what happened to people who kissed them.<br/>   <br/>Nikki dresses and walks to her 10 am class early, waiting around and people watching in the hall until time for her class.<br/>   <br/>Colin attended his classes on Designer Pets without incident, then killed the hour before his 10 o'clock Freshthing English course by wandering around campus. Just before ten he ran into Nikki and waved at her.<br/><br/>   "Hey Nikki. How’s your day been?” he asked.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Just some thoughts, some of which should probably be suggestions or whatnot.