A N N O U N C E M E N T !Hello! I have some important news to share with you all! From this point on**, I have taken ownership of the Makoatls species. There are some big changes coming your way, so buckle up and read on!:
Moving Part-way back to Chicken Smoothie: It may come as a shock to hear this and I’m sure you have many questions. FIrst I would like to say that we will not be completely back in Chicken smoothie, nor will we be completely on Deviantart either. I have decided that I would like to reach out to everyone and make makoatls available for more users. On CS, there will be free adoptions, C$/Pet adopts, and small events. On DA there will be free adoptions, USD/Point/Trade adopts, and bigger events (since it’s easier to plan over there on our group). There are benefits and losses on both ends, but that’s about the best I can do for now. I feel like this is a step forward in opening up our community more! I’ve also personally missed running traditional adopt competitions~
Staff Changes/Artist Search: Before even thinking about applying, please read the newly-made
staff rules. No offense to any of the former staff members, but I decided to do this in order to keep a tighter hold on the community. I felt like the species had become almost toxic in a way. I was included in influencing the adopts to become money-driven and I personally apologize. I hope to make this environment become more open and friendlier to all users. I ask that you do your part in the community as well. Treating others equally and with respect will help us grow as a family.
We will have both general and CS-specific staff in order to cover most of the sites. There will be no DA-specific staff as it’s harder to hire on there. It is mentioned in the rules, but all staff members must have Discord and access to google drive/docs to be able to edit forms.
A staff search will be up momentarily, so please keep an eye on the main thread!Updated TOS/Rarities: The rules/TOS have been slightly tweaked to fit the species more. It would be helpful to give it a quick run-through! Rarities have also been updated to include more traits and correct some that are more common than previously listed.
New Archives: On top of a fresh thread, fanclub, etc. I have decided to restart the numbering systems. All old makoatls and “in-the-making” makoatls are to remain on the old archives or are to be left un-archived. This eliminates some confusion. The new archives are now run through google docs since they’re easier to make spreadsheets with. All archive inquiries, new MYO’s, Runner ups, and Customs are to be posted directly on the Archive journal in our DA group or messaged to me through here (if you only have a CS account). OC transfers are marked as customs.
Regarding God/Deities: If you for some reason own a makoatl god/goddess/deity, you are allowed to keep the title and their powers. Please do send me a note though so that I can keep track of them and keep them
on official records!
More Free things!: Part of the reason why I think Makoatls died was because they mostly became monetary-bound. To improve on that, I’m hoping for more free things to those that cannot afford Makos! While there are still some for purchase/trade, I will be enforcing a watch for those that “hoard” makos to trade/sell them. The move to CS will also boost free adopts. In addition, I hope to give out more Sand-Dollars through adopts or events!
Leaving the Species: While I'd love for everyone to stay, I know there are a few that have either lost touch with the species or have left with a bad taste in their mouths due to past events. I apologize on behalf of the community, but I truly understand. I am allowing you to turn your makoatls into regular shark-dogs/canines as long as you leave Cole a message first (At least until I take charge of the DA group), make sure to credit the original artist of the design, and leave me a message (if you want) on what you want to change in the community to be stronger and friendlier. I wish you the best, and whether or not you decide to stick around, know that there's always a spot here waiting for you! C:
Sorry for such a long post, but if you have any questions feel free to message me!
I look forward to working with you all!
-Arganine/PenumbraWolfy
**I will only have full-ownership of the CS part until September in which I will also receive the DA group. For now, it's all about learning as I go and setting things up here. You won't see much activity until I have a decent amount of staff and everything is stable to welcome the integration of DA