Hello, all. Since apparently no one else wanted it, and Ashura hasn't been seen in forever, I am the new board owner.
First thing's first, I've gone through the report queue already - there was a whopping 9 reports since the board came back online, though I get the feeling some might've been dropping by the system here and there and others have been taken care of by global staff already. I'm going to be deleting all the obvious spam, select other threads that have only had 1 or 2 replies since being opened, and then everything past the fourth page with the exception of the logs thread. This is mostly to refresh the board, as it were, so anyone interested can open topics anew.
As far as rules go, I want to keep it as limited as possible. Global rules apply, naturally. I won't be banning the bitching threads, but they should be kept to one thread at a time for all general venting - the bitching thread and the cringe thread can be merged, for example. We don't want to create another circlejerk, so names should be used for roleplaying and participation in/running of games only.
Though the board is called /erp/, it doesn't necessarily have to be just that. I think most people understand that already, but once things have settled I'll be making a stickied welcome post outlining the face that we welcome writing in general, as well as games played and shared with other board users. The welcome post will also note the guidelines and rules listed above. Once that sticky goes live, I'll be deleting the other two meta stickies and unpinning the general tips thread.
I'm going to leave this thread up with everything else for a few days before I start tidying things up. Please feel free to leave any questions, comments, feeback, etc here. None of what I've said so far is set in stone. I may not respond to things immediately - it's a slow-moving board, so I'll just be checking in every now and then over the next few days.
To be clear, I'm not here to implement sweeping changes, nor am I expecting a huge resurgence in activity. I am here for housekeeping, first and foremost. If you want to see new life in the board, that's on you. Play on the bPost too long. Click here to view the full text.