The DragonRose Updates!
Welcome to the Updates! This page was created simply to inform those of you who Are Not joining the club what is happening at DragonRose. New Clutches, Down Time, Why your Dragons aren't being updated.. etc. I will keep up to 5 days worth of comments (probably won't be every day) on this page, and then I will archive the rest.
4/30/02:
THANK YOU:
Thank you everyone for being so understanding, and putting up with my inablility to take care of all of the dragons you guys have adopted! I really do appreciate it, and can only thank you in words. I'd make a really cool graphic that says something witty like "I survived Shadow Rose's 2 month update time, and all I got was this lousy banner.."... But that would take more time away from updating Dragons. LOL. I still have 9 dragons to update right now, but I adopted out 8 NEW Dragons today, and wrote to all the idiots that don't know how to follow directions. I also FINALLY updated my list of Adoptions, so you can see the 8 new dragons! I haven't updated them completely yet (Then again, it's only 4:00 in the morning..) but I should be getting to that soonly (things like changing status of Dragons, (from egg to hatchling.. etc)) And I still haven't updated the family tree... or the nursery.. but that is coming soon! I work the next three days.. so anything updated on those days will be minor. Maybe I'll work on my webpage at work... That would be nice. :) Anywayz.. Thank you so much for putting up with this.. and I will try to be more prompt in the future!! :)
3/22/02:
NEW RULES:
Yes. There is a new Rule. AS OF RIGHT NOW, you will no longer be able to adopt a NEW Dragon until ALL of your OLD Dragons are Adults! I'm very sorry to do this, but I have a VERY LARGE amount of people abusing me in this matter. I do not appreciate it whenever you spend less time on your old dragons, simply because you adopt a new dragon THE MOMENT I SEND YOU THE HATCHLING IN EMAIL! I have SO many people who are adopting new dragons every two weeks, and it's starting to tax me. The rule is NO longer "You may only have one HATCHLING at a time.", It is now: "You may have only ONE GROWING dragon at a time." This means that if you have an egg, a hatchling, or a teenager, you are NOT allowed to adopt another Dragon. You MUST wait until the dragon is full grown. This, of course, as most of my rules do... has a loop hole. If you apply for a Clutch, you do not have to wait until your dragons grow up. HOWEVER. If I find out that you are ONLY applying for clutches to adopt more dragons, I will make your Dragon(s) barren. Got it? This means your dragon(s) is(are) now sterile, and no longer capable of making eggs.
THIS APPLIES TO ALL CURRENT DRAGONS!!!! If you have recently applied for a new egg, and the form is IN MY EMAIL, then I will think about sending those out, despite my new rule, if the eggs are available. However... this will be the last set of eggs given out before your dragons are adults. As of right now, if you have ANY dragons that are under the Adult Stage (Egg/Hatchling/Teenager) then DO NOT apply for a new egg. If you do, Your form will be ignored and deleted.
General, Personal Updates::
Wow.. as you may have noticed, it's almost been 2 months since I have written anything in here. 'Why is this?' You ask? Well.. I've been VERY busy. On 2/20/02 I finally got a job. I was being trained in everything possible simply so that I could start a Night Audit position. This kept me VERY busy, and my schedual changed spiradically for 2 weeks. I finally got on the Night shift, and am happy to say that I have a wonderful 2 hour job. The other 6 hours are spent on the internet, sleeping, or doing anything else that happens to fancy me at the time. Sadly, creating dragons at work is VERY complicated, and almost not worth the hassle. It takes several hours longer than usual to create them all, and it takes me hours to download webpages, let alone send dragons out via email. I have almost decided to put this entire idea in the trash can.
Sometime slightly after the 20th (maybe a week max), my boyfriend and roommate finally found a house for us to live in (since our lease is up March 31st). So the time that wasn't spent sleeping or working was from then on spent packing. I spent a couple days 2 weeks ago updating Dragons... but that was the last time I have seen my computer for longer than 2 or 3 hours whenever I am home.
The past two weeks since then have been spent packing, moving, unpacking, not sleeping for several days on end, then sleeping several hours to try to make up for it, getting a new kitten for our older cat, teaching the new kitten everything it needs to know about the "do's and don't's" in my house, teaching the older cat that eating the new kitten is not an option, working, starving because all of the food is still at the apartment, and generally hating the world as is. (*chuckle*) Things are starting to settle down again, but alas.. my current events are still not completed. We are STILL moving stuff from the apartment into our new house, the cats are still fighting, but not nearly as much and only whenever I'm trying to sleep, I'm STILL unpacking everything, and even though we doubled our square footage, I am still having problems finding a place to put everything.. I'm still trying to catch up on sleep that I lost two weeks ago, but I keep adding to the list of hours lost, and to top it all off, I will not have internet in my house for 2 whole weeks.
That's right.. NO INTERNET until April 2nd. Qwest is the worst DSL providor available.. except for maybe MSN (of which happens to have merged with Qwest, and taken over their DSL). Thankfully I only have to use Qwest lines.. not their ISP. However.. Since I am using Qwest lines, I STILL have to wait 2 weeks for some bucket head to type a couple codes into a computer, and flip a switch on at the main switchboard building. DSL can be shut down in one day, but it takes 2 weeks to turn it back on. Lame. (*rolls eyes*).
However.. despite that stupidity, Prolynx (my beautiful ISP) has given me 15 free hours of Dial Up Internet. I am working on getting more out of them, but have to call in order to accomplish that. But alas.. I have three problems with this supposed miracle. 1.) My modem is a 56k modem.. Maximum... (It might be less). I am used to a **656k** constant internet link. This makes downloading or sending email/graphics through my computer a COMPLETE PAIN! #2.) I'm not even sure if my modem works in the first place!! The last time I tried to use it, I think I may have let the smoke out.. but I'm not quite sure. #3.) The only phone outlet where my computer is just HAPPENS to be the ONLY JACK THAT DOESN'T WORK! AAARRRGGG!!! LOL. So... internet at home is still not feasable just yet. (I'm having my dad look into it later). Ahh.. but my beautiful parents have given me access to their house and home, and computers and internet in order to do dragons. However.. with me staying up at night to work on the dragons, I don't wake up until 3-7 at night. They don't get home until 6:00 at night... so I only have 3 hours to spend sending out dragons, checking the group, updating the webpage(s!), deciding who gets what new adoptions, etc etc etc, all before I have to be BACK at home in order to lend my car to my boyfriend and roommate so that THEY can get to work at night!! (B/f's engine seized... he only had it for 3 months.) It simply is not possible.. specifically whenever half of my information is on my computer at home, and half is sitting in my yahoo email box.
I have managed to update like **8** people in two days. This is EXTREMELY pathetic.. but that's the way it works. I am aware that it has been two weeks or more since I have last updated you, or since you have heard a peep out of me. That is why I'm going down my list alphabetically, and updating ALL of the dragons. You will get your dragon(s) whenever you get it.. and not before. I'm sorry if you are a lower letter than some people.. but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Sadly.. right now I am only to the end of the E's.
This is also concerning all Bonding, Breeding, and New Adoptions. They are ALL on hold until I finish updating the dragons. Then I will go through on a first come first serve basis. If you haven't heard from me about something that you have written me about, write me an email and ask if I received it BEFORE sending it again. If you don't get a response in a couple days, then go ahead and send me the form or email again... but not until then. I SHOULD respond to you.. but I may forget, or not have time whenever I am at my mother's or work. If you bug me TOO much about it.. I may just delete your form, and ignore you. Yes.. I CAN do that.
I think that's everything for that. Just PLEASE remember that I am taxed to my breaking point right now, and Dragons come second hand to Life. Until things get settled down again, things here in DragonRose may be a little slow.. but I will try my hardest to get cought up. I hope YOUR Days are going better!! :)
2/4/02:
Rules:
Yup.. I've added another rule. It's now #7. This was already a rule, but it seemed that a couple people were confused by it, so I added an explanation. "You may only have ONE dragon at a time." If you are confused by this statement.. please go read this rule.
Clutches
We have ***5*** New clutches on the way!! Make sure to look for them next Saturday and Monday!!!! I will also be doing a Wild Clutch #6 sometime soon. I'm hopeing that someone will adopt those last two water eggs from WC#4 before I make this clutch... but if not, oh well.
Page Builders..
Ok.. Geocities Page Builders are fine.. Page Wizards (Templates) Are not. They only allow you to put one or two graphics on the page at a time, and this is a BAD thing if you ever want to bond your dragon. I have a minimum of 1 graphics that MUST be on your page: The Dragon. However.. If you want to put a Banner that links to my page on your page, or if you want to bond your dragon, then you must have the ability to put up more than One picture. The banner and Bonding banner are a "MUST be on the same page" thing... so if you can't put more than one Graphic on a page, you might want to look into something else.
1/24/02:
NEW RULES
FROM NOW ON: I will NOT adopt dragons to anyone with a HOTMAIL EMAIL ACCOUNT. It's nothing against your choice of email servers... it's against Hotmail. Hotmail will not show a .gif graphic a lot of times. It will instead turn ALL graphics to .bmp's. Unless you can make a .bmp transparent, I don't wanna hear about it. I WILL NOT put Dragons up on webpages for you. If you currently have a Hotmail account, PLEASE change it for the sake of my adoptions. If you are adopting from anyone else, I also tell you that moving your email is a wise choice. Most other Adoption Agencies will also NOT send to Hotmail accounts.
I also added Rule #12. If I catch you stealing graphics or web design from ANY one else's page, Without Their Permission... I WILL take away your Dragon. No arguments will be required, because you just won't get updates any more. I might write you a really nasty letter telling you that you are untrustworthy, and slime... but that will be it. If other people can't even protect their Web Pages from you... how can I expect you to respect my Dragons? (This also includes Night Mares, Dolls, Limited Editions, and any other adoption I may come up with in the future.) I'm sorry about the harshness of this Rule... but I am Very protective of my artwork, and the artwork of other people. If you are so lame as to have to steal other people's work, instead of making your own... then you don't deserve my adoptions. I'm also thinking about adding anyone that does this to the "Adoptions Black List". This is a list of Adoptees that Agencies have banned from their pages. The list goes out to ALL people who adopt out their artwork, and the offender will never be able to adopt from a worthwhile Agency again. I do not take lightly to matters like this.
1/23/01:
Clutches
Danaphiel and Melayn have had their Second clutch! Brimstone and Moonorb will be having their First Clutch this Friday, the 25th... and Kylisa and Masquerade will be having their clutch the following Monday, the 28th!
Webpage Theme
I have put a form up on My page. In order to get to it, either follow the link on my Main Entry way, or Go Here. I REALLY need all of you to fill this form out for me!! I have had a couple people complaining about my current color Theme, and so I have decided to change it! If you don't like my theme, DO like my theme, or are just bored PLEASE fill out this form!!
1/14/02:
Webpage Changes
As you may have noticed, I've changed the setup of DragonRose a little bit. Not much.. but enough to make it confusing if you are used to the old layout. I've moved all of the Other Adoptions (Limited Editions, Dolls, and Night Mares) to a seperate link page. Their links are now all located in one easy place, instead of being spread out among the Main Page Links. I have almost moved the Details about your Dragons, and the Sample Life Stages to the Education Section. If you have not visited this section yet, I advise that you do so. There's some important information in there, as well as some information that was only put up because I had the time to do so. I'm sure you'll enjoy it, either way. :) I also moved the Banner link down to the main Links, so that it doesn't get excluded simply by distance.
Dragon Updates
A couple of you have commented on the fact that you've had your dragon for 2 weeks or more, and it still hasn't been updated. I appologize.. but I came down with a nasty bit of sickness, and it has cut down my ability to sit at a computer without falling asleep. I would love to work on your dragon, but I would probably end up with a forehead full of keyboard prints, rather than a finished dragon. :) Don't worry.. I'll get to them as soon as possible. I promise!! I haven't abandoned your dragons, I've just put them on hold for a little while. (*chuckle*).
DRAC
If you haven't joined, or at least visited the DragonRose Adoptions Club (DRAC) yet, then you might want to think about it! Anyone in the club gets a faster Notice on Updates to the Page, or my wellbeing than anyone only reading these things. They also have the ability to ask me questions about anything, and usually will get an answer within a couple hours of writing it. Even if I don't answer, Aset will. She is Co-Founder and my Mother. She lives not even 2 miles away from me, so if she is unsure about something you are asking or doing, she can easily call me up and ask me directly. So make sure to at least peak in on the club every once in a while! We also have a very enjoyable RPG going on with our Dragons, and I'm sure you would enjoy it as well! :D
12/24/01:
Clutches and Updates
I've created a 5th Wild Clutch, and Juliette and Kiss'Mee have laid their first clutch! We have finally re-adopted Star Fire out (he has been abandoned for several months now), and that means that Flaming Kimono and Piercing Heart are now available to have another clutch if they so wish. I have changed the entry way into the Night Mare adoptions. You now have to read the rules and details before you can get to the form. There are a couple suprises in there... so make sure you read EVERYTHING. I also have been slacking a little bit on the dragons I should be updating. If your dragon is not updated yet and it should have been.. don't panic. It's the holidays and I'm taking things a little slow. Don't worry..your dragon may be a couple days late.. but no harm will come to it.
Transparent Background
For some reason my computer has been wigging out recently, and NOTHING is saving right! I've sent out a couple dragons and Night mares that, even though I KNOW I made the background transparent on them, they still had an ugly white background! I have no idea what is causeing this.. but I'm hopeing a good reboot and a swift kick to the CPU will fix it. :) If you have gotten one of these dragons, tell me so that I don't write you and yell at you for it!!! Thanks!
12/18/01:
This is going to be a LONG post, since it is my first one. I will put a comment at the top of each "topic" so that you can browse through and see what might effect you.
Emails
If you have a Go.com or Hotmail.com email, you might want to read this!! I have been having EXTREME problems sending to your emails! You can't download your Dragons at the best of times, and I just plain can't send to you at the worst of times. If you are still receiving updates for a Dragon, or want to adopt a new dragon, Please look into getting a free email somewhere else!! Yahoo is VERY good for their emails, and they don't send too much junkmail unless you ask for it. Of course, you don't have to... but it's your tuff luck if I can't write to you!
File Format (ie, .BMP, .GIF, .JPG)
I also noticed that a couple people have not been able to download my .gif's! Looking at a couple sites, I see that the Dragons have been saved as .bmp's. I don't know what causes this.. it's just a computer glitch for the most part. IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU: Please write me an email, and I will try to send the dragon to you in a different way. If that includes putting it on a webpage, and having you right click save it.. so be it. How do you know if this has happened to you? Look at the background! Whenever you put the egg or Dragon on your webpage, can you see a white, blue, or red box around your dragon? Yes? Then you need to write me so that I can fix that. If your webpage does not accept .gifs.. then you also need to tell me, so that I don't write you and say "Hey!!! NO changing my graphics!!".
New Adoptions!
Night Mare Adoptions are Now available! Feel free to adopt one now! Doesn't matter if you have an unhatched dragon... these Adoptions are completely seperate from the Dragons! Check them out today! Day Mares will also be coming soon! Keep a look out for any Day Mare announcements!
Clutches
We are down to only **2** eggs left in Wild Clutches 2 and 3! As soon as those two eggs are gone I will make a new, complete Wild Clutch. Unlike Wild Clutch #4, this clutch will have ALL of the breeds in it. Miaka and Storm Chaser have bonded and bred to give us more Cross-bred dragons! and Juliette and Kiss'Mee will be having their clutch on December 22nd! More babies coming soon!
Your Information
If I have ANY of your Information wrong on my webpage, please send me an email to remind me to fix it! Please include what is wrong, and how I can fix it. (As in, Your email is wrong. Write me with "You have my wrong email address on your webpage. Please change it to something@somewhere.com. Thanks!") After all.. how am I supposed to know that you lost your password to your email, or your Webpage Provider deleted you... unless you write me?! :D
Thanks for reading the updates! It would really be easier on all of us if you joined the group.... but some people just don't do that thing. So it's your own loss. :)
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