Air Rivals

Don't you find it unfair that the game gets all the attention while the forums don't even get an update in two years? Well, us attention wh*res over here at the boards sure think so. Only when the game goes down do the boards get all that activity and QQ's! It's time for change - I hereby announce that the forums are going into OUR very own Episode 3.2, hereby dubbed "The Land of the Rising Moon". It's not just a subtle reference to my nick, because hey, who doesn't like gazing at full moons?


We're Getting It Loose On This Board

Well, not too loose. To promote a more fun and relaxed atmosphere, we will be loosening enforcement (among other things~) on minor infractions such as quote pyramid and the excessive use of smileys. Still, that doesn't mean that you're free to fill up a whole page with now - posts with the obvious intent of spamming or disrupting discussions will still be warned accordingly. More serious infractions such as trolling and posting adult material will also still be taken as seriously as always. To reflect this shift in approach, the board rules will be updated in due course.

Bent on Events

Don't forget that we're still holding our TWO regular board events - the sig contests and the lottery, with great in-game prizes and credits to be won! Each round of the sig contest will still begin on the 1st of each month and last for three weeks (including voting), while the timing of the lottery has been shifted to the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. However, this week's lottery event will be cancelled since we've just had our 325 users event and everyone's (including us mods) still busy checking out the new features of the mega patch. Look forward to the next round - with a new twist as usual! - on 11 April.

Team Reshuffles

I am sorry to announce that CBExcel has resigned from his post, while CallistoWolf and PhantomQ have been temporarily suspended due to extended inactivity.

On a happier note however, AceXynar has been promoted to BOARD ADMIN! This means that instead of just one power-hungry banhammer-obssessed furry dictator (i.e. me), you now have TWO power-hungry banhammer-obssessed NOT furry BAs! Xynar will be helping with the organisation our regular board events, and will also be standing in for me over the week of 1 - 7 April, as I will be away for that week.

And that's not all - trekkie1701c and Jioogu will be taking over the Xynar's and Calli's positions as the new SUPER MODS! That means not only more banhammers going around, but also more people to spam your board complaints and QQs with

Congratulations to them for their promotions!

We Want Your Braaains!

With all that reshuffling, we now need new lackeys to fill those gaps created - which means mod applications are open! Let me say it again:

We're ideally looking for a minimum of 4 new hot attractive models to fill up the team. But we know real ones are in short supply on the interwebs, so we'll settle for geeks and pirates as well. No trolls though - they're ugly and their breath stinks.

Requirements:

• 16 years of age
• Reasonable fluency in English
• Reasonable experience in-game
  
• Ability to bypass your office's proxy to access these boards

Email your applications to applications (at) airrivals (dot) net. Please include the reasons why you want to be a mod, your experience in this game and any other relevant moderating experience. Here are examples of some reasons:

• The satisfying feeling from closing a thread
  
• The gratifying feeling from handing out a warn
• The warm and fuzzy feeling of knowing you have contributed to the game
• A greater say in shaping these boards
• The LOLs from trekkie's fail furry jokes in the IRC team chan
• The greater LOLs from reading silly reports
• A chance to get closer to Cronus a.k.a. EpicSwordMonkey
  
• A guaranteed fun, rewarding and cookies-filled experience!
  

Shortlisted applicants may or may not be asked to go through an interview, depending on the number and strength of applications. Selected applicants will finally have to sign a DPA - do be prepared to send some personal information directly to GameForge, however rest assured all information will be kept strictly private and confidential.

We look forward to seeing you in the team!