After some players had a difficult time during grabbag because of problems with Youtube, and on account of other issues that have been under discussion for a while, the mods have after a lot of thought decided to institute a new rule.

From here on, we are banning the use of embedded video in character posts.

Players may still link to a video on youtube, vimeo, etc. in the text of their posts, but video posts by characters (accidental or intentional) must consist of a transcription and description of the events in question.

This is designed to make posts more accessible to a wider number of players! If a player can't watch a video because of issues with a site, because they're on their phone, or for other reasons, they can still read a transcript. During video-post heavy events such as the trip down memory lane virus, this can make a huge difference in a player's ability to keep up with their cr. We also hope that this will foster tagging out more. Many players have admitted to skipping posts with embedded video unless it is posted by extremely close cr, because the format is not as readily accessible. This means that players could be missing out on things that would otherwise ping their characters and serve as a base for new cr. And besides, creative writing and your character interpretation, not posting videos, is what rp is all about!

Thank you all, and feel free to come to us with any questions!