MASQUERADE BALL

[Headmistress Hells]

Am I right to understand that hardly anyone got the PM from myself about the Masquerade ball?

Masquerade Ball = Friday 7th June

Jun 2, 2008 17:11:10 GMT -5 Chase Firebrand said:

I've been asked for more details, so here they are:


Everyone posts as guests. Everyone will be trying to figure one another out, but I've worked on a masquerade on another site before, and it's trickier than you'd think. Some people are obvious. Some people mean to be obvious. But some people are really difficult. For example; will a character act the same when masked? As in real life, things change when you have that barrier.

Part of your costume will be an image; ignore your celebrity. Choose a costume. It doesn't have to come with a mask. Hence us posting as guests, and using whatever face we want. Choose whoever, whatever for your costume.

Another part of the costume will be your alias. When posting as a guest, you have to input a name. Choose wisely; you need to use the same name for every post your character makes. No changing names partway through.

I, for one, am going to make my characters entirely new signatures. I'll use whatever costume I choose and put my alias on it. Your signature, or image if you prefer, will need to be posted in your first post when you join a thread, so people know who they're talking to. Sort of.

I'll answer all you want to know about what you should be doing to prepare for the masquerade. As for details on what to expect; you'll just have to wait and see.

Jun 5, 2008 11:07:16 GMT -5 Headmistress Hells said:

Size of Signatures:

maximum - 500 height x 300 width

or 200 height x 500 width

I'm giving some leniency seeing that everyone will want to show off their costumes, hence the first sizing being large in height.

[Cassie Jones]

I didn't but you already know that, I was wondering when is it?

[Headmistress Hells]

It's Friday 7th June, but as with most events it will be continuing for a couple of weeks or so.

[Cassie Jones]

Ohh, okay thanks, I'm busy then, a guest is coming to stay and she won't want to sit and watch me come on here for the whole week. she leaves a week after that, on the 13th. Oh man unlucky... ;D

[Chase Firebrand]

I've been asked for more details, so here they are:


Everyone posts as guests. Everyone will be trying to figure one another out, but I've worked on a masquerade on another site before, and it's trickier than you'd think. Some people are obvious. Some people mean to be obvious. But some people are really difficult. For example; will a character act the same when masked? As in real life, things change when you have that barrier.

Part of your costume will be an image; ignore your celebrity. Choose a costume. It doesn't have to come with a mask. Hence us posting as guests, and using whatever face we want. Choose whoever, whatever for your costume.

Another part of the costume will be your alias. When posting as a guest, you have to input a name. Choose wisely; you need to use the same name for every post your character makes. No changing names partway through.

I, for one, am going to make my characters entirely new signatures. I'll use whatever costume I choose and put my alias on it. Your signature, or image if you prefer, will need to be posted in your first post when you join a thread, so people know who they're talking to. Sort of.

I'll answer all you want to know about what you should be doing to prepare for the masquerade. As for details on what to expect; you'll just have to wait and see.

[Headmistress Hells]

Thanks Chase.

[Chase Firebrand]

lol, no problem. I know I got voted Head Boy because I'm hotter than all hell, but I figure I can make myself useful now and then...

[Cassie Jones]

I'm sorry I ever asked if it provoked that response, hotter than all hell..

[Headmistress Hells]

It's alright Cassie. When I read it first I thought he said "Hotter then Hells.." There would have been a war then!

[Savannah Brooks]

ooh it said i had a PM but then i never did...

[Chase Firebrand]

*IMPORTANT STUFF*

Okay, people. If you really want to keep your identity secret, you'll want to avoid the chance that people will just right-click your picture and see your photobucket account to ID you. Some of you may already have a secret account, and that's great, some of you may be extremely trusting. Good for you.

But for the rest of us, there's a photobucket account made up specifically for the ball. Put your costume signature there, and no one will be the wiser as to who you are.

There's another reason you might want to visit the account. If you care whether your costume ends up being the same as someone else's, you might want to post yours so anyone who visits can see it's taken. You might want to visit to see if your idea is taken. Or, you might not care. It's not against the rules to have the same costume, after all.

Either way, go to photobucket.com
login: maskednight
password: password

Now don't you feel sneaky? Just don't go hijacking the account. That would be bad form.

[Headmistress Hells]

Again thanks Chase.

Yeah Vannah, I got a pm saying that it had been sent, but when I checked back on here after the whole server down issue, I couldn't see it.

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

didnt even know this was happening... -.- should be fun XD

[Headmistress Hells]

Yup. It's almost all sorted. *has been enjoying herself probably a little too much*

[Headmistress Hells]

Size of Signatures:

maximum - 500 height x 300 width

or 200 height x 500 width

I'm giving some leniency seeing that everyone will want to show off their costumes, hence the first sizing being large in height.