Kudos Thread

[Rumour]

Two thank yous! First, big thank you to Faith for writing up not one, not two, but three skills! Because of her hard work, we now have completed write-ups for Endurance, Psychology, and Intelligence. Although they have not yet been added to the Knowledge Base, you can check them out in the Skill Development forum.

The second thank you goes to Maltruism for providing endless support to Faith (and numerous other players) in the Skill Development forum. He has been a huge help in driving the completion of these skills and making sure our brilliant contributors get timely and thoughtful feedback.

Thank you both for all of your efforts! Please know that they don't go unnoticed. x

[Rumour]

This is a personal thank you and shout out to Zenith. For those who may not know, I've been collaborating with him on the development of Rharne (still a WIP, but we're getting there!). Zenith has been an absolute pleasure to work with. He is brilliant when it comes to city and faction development, and is super creative across the board. He always provides thoughtful feedback, and has been constantly pushing to make sure we release the city in a timely manner. He's really made this dev work a fun experience and, through working with him, I've realized that I much prefer doing development with a partner (and also that I'm a Google docs fiend ).

Z, thanks for being an absolute killer!

[Inali]

Thank you to Plague and everyone else working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that the new Domain Magic system is just about the coolest thing ever. The primer, rupturing page, and live chat have all brought me to a nearly unsustainable level of hype. I know that creating new systems isn't an easy feat, but you all are rock stars.

[Rumour]

I'd like to recognize the staff for making a huge push to clear out the Peer Review Request threads during the past few days. Pegasus started us off by suggesting a 24-hour challenge to review a minimum of 2 threads each, and everyone really came together to get this done. At one point, we even managed to clear out Rynmere's entire list of requests (...for about 10 minutes, but that's besides the point ).

It was awesome to see the team step up and help out across the board. I also thought it was a great team building exercise; it's always more fun to review with friends!

Thanks, team! And thank you Pegasus for spurring us on. x

[Incubus]

Ayyy, I should post here.

Thank you to Rumour for always being such a positive person and always showing appreciation and love for the team. <3

Thank you Plague for being awesome to work with on all things, from magic to races to skills to silly debates that I bring about in my moments of stubbornness.

Thank you to Jade for being a great mod to work with in Ne'haer and generally keeping things going while I fiddle around with side-projects like a mofo! (Oh and for being really nice and just generally easy to get along with)

Thank you to Kingdom for generally being there whenever she's needed and always being an enjoyable person to talk to.

Thank you to Maltruism for being funny as heck, really responsive and easy to work with and hella dedicated to ST.

Thank you to Pegasus/Faith for being such an awesome, elaborate, amazing grader, friend and general partner in all things ST!

Thanks to everyone else in staff for being great, and to the players for being wonderful to RP with and chat with! You all rock!

[Rumour]

Thank you for your kind words, Incubus! <3

Second one today, but it needs to be said: Thank you to everyone who is advocating for ST and bringing in new members. We've had a recent influx of players, and it seems that the majority are a result of referrals. For those who are new, welcome! For those who are acting as ambassadors for ST, we really appreciate your support.

I'd also like to give a shout-out to Peake Andaris, who I caught in Chat today reminding everyone to vote in our Top Site listing. I'm sure that was not the first time he's done so, and I'm certain it won't be the last. Peake, thanks for being a tireless supporter of the site! x

[Inali]

So, a few kudos to be given out-

First to all the players new and old that are making chat, the welcome wagon, and the Q&A forum an inviting place for all the new players we've been getting.

Secondly, to the new staff and all the old (hehe) staff that are working so hard to make the next season awesome.

(Low key looking at Kingdom's awesome rumour system, the jewel that is Rharne, and Jade's ominous Ne'haer OOC post)

Thirdly, I wanted to thank Ne'haer's very own Incubus for modding a thread for Niv, Ilied, and I in record time. This is kind of another general kudos since all my interactions with the staff and peer reviewers have been extremely speedy, but Incubus blew me out of the water with his 16 day moderated thread.

[Rumour]

A few long overdue shout-outs:

@Shards: Thank you so much for taking the lead on the Global Event! I'm really excited for the players to find out what you've got in store for them. It took a ton of effort to plan behind-the-scenes, and I admire your ability to collaborate with the team and always maintain a positive attitude! You certainly set a great example to aspire to.

@Kingdom: Thanks for always stepping up to the plate, being a leader for the team & the site, and making sure shit gets done. I know your to do list is miles long, and you're such a rockstar for managing your staff role on top of your characters. I love working with you in Rynmere. <3

@Jade: Your can-do attitude and leadership make this site what it is. Thanks for bringing your vision, creativity, kindness, and enthusiasm to ST! It's hard work managing us hooligans on staff, but you do a wonderful job.

@Plague: Thank you for being such a positive, diplomatic, and thoughtful staff member. I have the utmost respect for you and your feedback, and really appreciate your endless well of creativity and your constant focus on telling great stories.

@Inali: Every time I see your OOC posts, especially those on the Kudos thread, it makes me smile. Thanks for bringing such a positive, gracious attitude to ST (and for your kind words about Rharne ). I look forward to seeing your plots start to come into fruition this season!

x

[Luo]

This will be my expression of kudos, thanks and gratitude to the people of this site and in general for everything and glad I spotted this thread when I was looking through everything so I will take the time to express all of this. My time here on this site has been lovely, exciting and all around joyful expierence and I couldn't enjoy it more.

@Everyone- Everyone here has been friendly, enjoyable to talk with and a fun time to log on everyday and chat with. Be it a plot or just general topics through the day in the main chat. From members to staff, everyone is great.

@Jedith- He may be disabled with sight, but this doesn't stop this legend from helping with links, information and all around general ideas that do nothing but encourage and promote general wellfare. I myself have gotten a few ideas and I thank Jon for it and hope others recognize this as well.

@Incubus- As a more personal thing, I thank Incubus/Shane for linking this site few weeks back that has done both a turn away that was only for the better. It was all positive and I thank him for this, it's how I found this site and this RP and I couldn't be more thankful.

@Teddy Venora, Pegasus/Faith, Anomaly, Rumour, Kingdom, Shards, Whisper & Plague- For their welcome to me in my first thread/post here on this site and it was enough to keep me interested here.

I am forgetting a lot of names for a lot of stuff I wanted to thank people for, but this is the general gist of it all.

[Ilied Loraeva]

Kudos to all developers who make Idalos come to life. It just clicked for me that the site's been active for a few days past two years now - going off of Jade's account that is. So...happy birthday Standing Trials, basically! Cheers to all of the heart you've poured into the website, from the slow grind to the engaging plots and plays we have today; I hope you all enjoy the fruits of your dearest efforts. Lots of love to all of you sporting the cool colored account names.