Post by Effie Trinket on Mar 14, 2020 1:13:48 GMT
Hello Tributes,
This LSG is facing a unique situation that few if any other past LSGs have ever had to deal with. Obviously, Coronavirus is a hot topic right now. With the USA having declared a national emergency today, on top of many other countries already having this in place, we understand there's a lot going on with this pandemic.
Now you might be thinking "why does this affect this game? wouldn't that mean we will all be more available because of things closing and what not?" However, we are here to inform you that this is not necessarily the case.
All three of the main mods running this game are in Oregon, USA. In Oregon, our governor has declared a state of emergency and has canceled all large events and K-12 schools for the next two weeks. All mods live in counties where the virus has experienced an outbreak which lead to the state of emergency. Although none of us have contracted coronavirus so far as I know, it is not outside the realm of possibilities. In addition, my job held a meeting this morning to discuss contingency plans in case we have to change our work shifts in order to prepare for this pandemic which may or may not go into effect starting Monday.
In summary, there are a lot of unknowns the mod team is facing in terms of scheduling and availability. This is not just for us, all of you playing are also affected by the Coronavirus in some way, whether it's work related, school related, etc. etc. So we hear you and have tried to be flexible with schedule because we know real life happens. We ask that going forward, there be some understanding if a challenge has to be pushed out an extra day or two. We are sorry if this causes this game to go a little longer (or maybe a little shorter, who knows!). We appreciate you being understanding and thank you for participating in this game.
In theory, none of this will be a problem and hopefully things will go according to schedule, but with a lot of unknowns about to hit this game/mod team patience and understanding is going to be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for reading, may the odds be ever in all of our favors.
~Effie Trinket
This LSG is facing a unique situation that few if any other past LSGs have ever had to deal with. Obviously, Coronavirus is a hot topic right now. With the USA having declared a national emergency today, on top of many other countries already having this in place, we understand there's a lot going on with this pandemic.
Now you might be thinking "why does this affect this game? wouldn't that mean we will all be more available because of things closing and what not?" However, we are here to inform you that this is not necessarily the case.
All three of the main mods running this game are in Oregon, USA. In Oregon, our governor has declared a state of emergency and has canceled all large events and K-12 schools for the next two weeks. All mods live in counties where the virus has experienced an outbreak which lead to the state of emergency. Although none of us have contracted coronavirus so far as I know, it is not outside the realm of possibilities. In addition, my job held a meeting this morning to discuss contingency plans in case we have to change our work shifts in order to prepare for this pandemic which may or may not go into effect starting Monday.
In summary, there are a lot of unknowns the mod team is facing in terms of scheduling and availability. This is not just for us, all of you playing are also affected by the Coronavirus in some way, whether it's work related, school related, etc. etc. So we hear you and have tried to be flexible with schedule because we know real life happens. We ask that going forward, there be some understanding if a challenge has to be pushed out an extra day or two. We are sorry if this causes this game to go a little longer (or maybe a little shorter, who knows!). We appreciate you being understanding and thank you for participating in this game.
In theory, none of this will be a problem and hopefully things will go according to schedule, but with a lot of unknowns about to hit this game/mod team patience and understanding is going to be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for reading, may the odds be ever in all of our favors.
~Effie Trinket