Yes! Now it is Christmas. You know what that means, don’t you? EXACTLY! Go on and hurry up. Scurry downstairs (if you have one) and rush over to the Christmas tree before you fall to your knees and tear open your presents. Hopefully you got what you wanted- if not there’s always next year. Or your birthday (whichever comes first). xD

Alright, now that we got that out of the way…

We are pleased to inform you that a new staff member has joined our ranks. Congrats to Jareth for becoming an administrator!

I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that there are a few changes to the forum / site! They’re not minor changes, either, so I’m hoping that you’ve actually noticed them and that this update doesn’t come as a surprise. If it does… well, perhaps you should learn to pay better attention to things around you?

New Modifications:

1) YRP Portal- We finally have a portal for the site. It’s the main page you encounter at YaoiRP.net! It links you to the forum, it tells you about the site, introduces you to staff members and the terms of service. Let’s not forget how lovely it is! xD

You people have better appreciate it, too. It drove me NUTS trying to put it up. II had to upload, install and then uninstall and delete the files to a program I wanted on it five times for it to work properly… and it takes almost an hour and a half to do that ONCE. D:

2) YRP Bills- I’m sure all of you have noticed this. After you’ve posted, you get something called YRP Bills. They show up under the joined date on your old posts and say something like: YRP Bills:1935.72 || Bank: 158 YRP Bills. Does that look familiar? It should. Basically, it means that you get money (a currency called YRP Bills) for every post you make. You get .5 of a YRP Bill for every word. Write a lot of words and you get a lot of money!

What are YRP Bills used for? Well, a lot of things! You can put them in the bank (you get interest for this), buy a lottery ticket (you can win 50,000 YRP Bills), give them to people, buy things from a store (here- and not real items). Soon, I’ll add an arcade (look at the upcoming mods for more info) that you can use them with as well.

3) Quick Reply- This helpful little mod gave me a hell of a lot of trouble. It was simple to put in and it works flawlessly. So then what’s the problem? Well, it had this habit of making the icon for it disappear randomly- or icons for other buttons (like edit, warn, etc). I figured out how to get the button to appear (somehow) but some people tell me they’re still having problems with it. If you’re having trouble with it, please be sure to let me know!

Remember to report any and all errors you find on the forum to one of the administrators!

Upcoming Modifications:

1) Arcade- Yes, you’ve actualy read that right! This goes hand in hand with the cash / points mod I’ve added (the YRP Bills). I’ll be uploading an arcade to the forum for all of you to play games with. What’s the catch? Well, if I get it done right, you’ll have to use your YRP Bills to play a game. Therefore, you MUST keep posting on the forum to play these games. Sound fun? I think so!

2) Chatroom / Message Board- At the bottom of the screen, I am hoping to add a mixture of a chatroom and a message board. It’s kind of hard to explain but I’m sure all of you will like it. It’s kind of like a large chatbox.