~ Welcome to Quills ~

FAQS

Jack, are you on drugs?
At times I wish I was.

So, what I don't get, what's this new system you've got in place?
Okay, so I've decided to continue on my way on re-vamping Quills, once again. So now I've introduced bannersfor users that are privileged enough to earn the title of Guru or above. See those floating coins? They're your rewards. Do certain tasks for this site and watch your virtual wallet grow. 

Jack, I'm a Guru + status, and I'm not happy with my normal black and white banner, can I get it changed?
You have to earn coins to change it. See list for details. If you we do find out that you have changed it, we, the Mod Squad, will consider this as a form of abusing your enabled user title privilage. We will strip you of your coins entirely, name and shame you on our cheater's list. No one likes a cheater. We all play this game fair and square.

How many members does the reward system apply to?
Your virtual wallet as I like to call it, applies to members with a post count of 20 and over.

I have 20+ posts/more coins than usual because I've carried out tasks, but I don't see anything against my name. What's wrong?
Because it's not automatically done, you must notify the Mod Squad in the appropiate thread about your post count, as with any acheivement that you make. Please know that one of the Mod Squad members will respond to it as soon as possible.

Okay, so I am kinda getting the gist of this reward system, how do I claim my rewards?
There is a list of things you can do to heavy your virtual wallet in the right thread. Some tasks such as recruitment on other sites may need evidence like a screenshot or a link to make sure you're not cheating the system.

What happens if I get caught cheating the system?
You'll be named and shamed on our cheaters list and have an appropiate amount of coins taken off you.

What can I do with my virtual wallet?
You can use them to your advantage. See the specified thread mentioned below. Both links are provided.

Why did you do this?
Because I was bored and I wanted a reward system for Quills that encouraged members to be active.

How did you do this?
Through my admin powers through your accounts and the use of HTML. I didn't abuse my power as admin and change your details so don't worry. I also came very close to ripping out my tongue bar while concertrating on this task, so be thankful! I did this all by hand remember. I even made the banners (I kinda took the coin sign from somewhere else).

Who can view my details?
As far as I know, the Mod Squad and myself. But we use this power for professional uses only.

What happens if I change my usertitle since you've enabled it to put these features in for us?
If you are not a moderator, you do not have the right to change your user title. You will have all of your coins taken from you, a moderator with such powers will put it back to your normal and we will name and shame you on our cheaters list. If this occurs too often, I will take the rewards system away entirely, so please don't ruin it for everybody else.

Do I have any other special privilages on Quills?
If you don't already, you will not gain any unless certain events occur i.e. turn over 18 so you can view the Mature Content forum or get Member of the Month etc.

I saw this message on one of the things: 
"No CHATTING because it's SPAM
You will be WARNED if CAUGHT
And your POST will be DELETED
No QUESTIONS strictly
Because it's not the right THREAD"
What does that mean?
Means if you are caught by any of the Mod Squad members or myself, chatting in a thread that you are not supposed to be chatting in, it will be considered S-P-A-M and we don't tolerate spam. The user will be warned for spamming, and their post deleted. Continue on doing so, is failure to abide by rules and ignorance of a rule and may incur infraction points and maybe a suspension of account if it's serious.

Where's the right place to ask a question if I have one?
Right here. If you ask a question in a thread that's specifically told you not ask a question, you may incur a warning, infraction points or if it's innocent and the member really sounds clueless (and half-blind) the post will be moved here.

You also must be half blind to see the news announcement with the exact link in it.
You must put your claim in there ONLY or coins will not be added.
YOU MUST STATE HOW MANY COINS YOU ARE CLAIMING IN TOTAL.
Not all of the Mod Squad/Admin are that smart at Maths at times.

You must put your requests in there ONLY. Once your request has been fulfilled, the right amount of coins will be deducted.
YOU MUST STATE HOW MANY COINS YOU ARE SPENDING IN TOTAL.

How do I know who's in the Cheater's List?
Cheater's List
May no one ever get on it.
I reiterate - Not afraid to name and shame.

Are the moderators treated equally as everybody else?
Yes, they are. Everyone, and I mean everyone starts off with 0 coins.
Even though are some things Moderators can claim on that normal members cannot claim on because of restrictions, as members have things moderators and myself cannot claim on.

What else do you have up your sleeve Jack?
A box on the main page stating the top five coin earners. Will be doing that soon through the use of HTML so please bare with me, I have never done HTML tables before so please give me time through trial and error to try to put it up. If I can't, I will let everyone know. That's if stupid Sparklit board lets me find the CSS sheet.

What's HTML?
It stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It's what programmers use to make websites. If don't know how to use HTML this guide should help you, it's no biggie if you don't know it. It gets easier when you practice more.

What's 'backclaiming'?

Backclaiming is if you have already done the specific task you can claim coins on it. There are things that you cannot backclaim on though. It is all in the list of tasks and an explain to each task has been explained. Some may require evidence such as screenshots and links.

Can we chat in this thread?
Yes you can, but as long as it's on topic or else it will be considered SPAM. And no one likes annoying spam.

How often are the Bank Vault and Treasure Island lists updated?
When the Admin, myself, sees fit for a new challenge or a new reward to be given out. This may result in that Sparklit, our sever, has given us more options and thus I am able to provide better services to Quills.

When is it effective of, this system?
It is effective of today.