New Rule 2: SFCs

[Professor Albus Dumbledore]

Hey, everyone!

So, yes, it's already time for another new rule, but this is yet another problem we've been seeing, one that's also been extremely frustrating to quite a few members: the SFCs. Now, I don't know if you guys remember, but the whole of having sfcs was to avoid clashing in albums. But then we made it too free and people started sfcing like crazy, so we decided it to reduce it even more so that it's to family members, and then you get two "free" sfcs for each character. But there's still an each issue, since some of you have twelve different FCs claimed as "friends" of friends, and we understand that they're characters in your head that you might make in the future, but it's gotten quite a bit out of hand, especially since there's fewer and fewer 'good' FCs available anymore. Honestly, we do understand attachments to FCs, but I'm sure all of you can agree that there is no way any of us will be having all of the six different new characters in our heads anytime soon, so is it really fair to claim an awesome FC and take away the possibility from someone else to have a character with said Face Claim now? Well, us admins believe it's not fair. So, we've decided: no "extra" SFCs. You can have a Supplemental for your character's parents, guardians and siblings (and grandparents, if you really want to), but nothing else. No cousins, no friends, no neighbors. However, we are going to extend the reservation period for characters to up to three weeks, so if you think that you'll be able to make whatever new character you have in mind within that time, then feel free to reserve them.

We're really sorry if this is upsetting to you, but the fact that so many good FCs are taken is upsetting to other people, too. Please respect our decision, since we really don't think there's any other way to fix this problem. And, I'm sure none of you would do this since you're all such lovely people, please don't harass people who might take the FC you wanted, or be upset about it (; It's all the in the name of RPing, and it really worries me that new members might be turned off due to the lack of Face Claims available. And who knows? Maybe by the time you can make whatever character you had in mind, the face claim might be available! Or, you might find another suitable one!

Thanks for being so understanding, guys. This rule is effective immediately, and we're going to delete all of the SFC's that are listed as "friends" or "cousins". If you'd like to make some changes, we understand that, but keep the changes reasonable and within the limits.

Thanks again for being awesome!

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