Society Update: Hey

Hey, all. This is gonna be hard to type. I'm resigning. Now, I think this needs a bit of explanation. I started this blog with he help of Dan and a few other people who have since dropped off the face of the Earth back in early 2017. Since then, we have closed down, re-opened, welcome new members, had others quit, opened a Discord and a bunch of other important things my late-night brain can't remember. I feel as though I am being disingenuous with my portrayal of this person who loves AJ, the community and scam catching. When, in reality, I think the only thing that kept me here was my love of the people and the friendships I've made. Don't get me wrong, SASS has been here when I felt I couldn't turn to anyone and I have learned so much over this almost two-year journey, but I feel my life surrounding this game moving further and further away. Like, when you're close with someone then realize they are receding and bit by soul-wrecking bit, they move away and you have to watch as they do so, helpless in a glass coffin in your mind.

My life outside of the internet has grown immensely since I first began this humble blog. I have the PSAT coming up, people who I view as family by my side, and things I am passionate about taking up all of my time. I am no longer a tween who spends her days on the computer, wishing she had friends. That said, I am very thankful for the friends I have made. Namely, Dan (You're the best, thank you for sticking with me and my crazy ideas), Stan (You're truly one of the best friends I could make), Dew (I'm sorry for leaving but I believe in you!) and Flint (The red reverse). There are so many more I cannot list here, but thank you all!

I know that this is the right choice in the end because my gut is telling me so. Guts are a lot more reliable than hearts, they break less often. I am still going to keep up with the society and do behind-the-scenes work and who knows? Maybe one day I'll come back.

I knew this was coming for a while. I don't play Animal Jam very often anymore. Scam catching becomes a chore if there isn't anyone to do it with. I want all of you, both viewers and agents, to know how much work goes into this and how rewarding it can be. This is a message directly to the viewers: I want you to flood the discord and the application form. I want as many of you on board as possible. As my last act as me, I am going to open applications to anyone. Even if you have already filled one out.

Again, thank you so much for everything this has done for me. I love each and every one of you. My heart is being wrenched out of my body by making this decision but the right one isn't always easy.

-Is

Random Saturday Ep 05: AJ Fame

Hi guys, sorry there haven't been many scammer posts, I promise, more are coming soon.

Now, onto the post. It has been drawn to my attention that our blog has a pretty massive following and you could even say we are somewhat AJ famous. (I said somewhat, don't @ me) We definitely aren't as famous as GellyJones, Aparri or anyone else, though.

So, how do we do it? I find that most people whose lives take a large place in Animal Jam don't have much of a life outside of it. In this post, I'm gonna explore with you why that is.

Having an AJ blog, YouTube channel or anything else is a lot of hard work. That's part of the reason we have a team of people working on this one. It brings less work upon us. To split it evenly, you could say.

But having a life outside is hard to do when your life is so wrapped up in this community. Most of us on the SASS team have pretty crazy schedules. I, personally have a bunch of other things I have to do. I'd chalk it up to good time management and multitasking. For those of you who don't think it takes that much work to do this and other things, I've decided to do some calculations on a typical day for me if I were to do everything by itself and get healthy amounts of necessary things.

There are about 24 hours in a day
8 hours of sleep
7 hours of school
1.5 hours for any travel needed
1.5 hours for Society stuff
1 hour for food
1 hour for practicing my music
2 hours for DI practice
1.5 hours for health and cleaning
.5 hour for other chores
1 hour for homework
1 hour for socializing
1.5 hours for goofing off and recreation

I would need at least 3 and a half extra hours in the day to complete all of these tasks. Yikes. I'm a bit scared for my health now. Thanks a lot, mathy part of me. That's all for now.
-Is

Random Tuesday Ep 02: Jambassadors

Disclaimer: Random Tuesdays have been discontinued and merged with Random Saturdays.

Hello, everyone! I was drafted for the excruciatingly difficult task of coming up with a random Tuesday post. Sorry in advance if this is boring, this is the kind of stuff that keeps me up at night.

So, Jambassadors, you either hate them or love them. No matter what, they're here and bigger than anything else in the AJ world so why not talk about them? Animal Jam has a list of requirements for Jambassadors to meet:

• You must have an interest in Animal Jam
• Be positive
• Be creative
• Be unique
• Be authentic
• Have a minimum of 10,000 subscribers
• Be at least 13 years old
• Follow Animal Jam's rules
• Consistently create content appropriate for kids 13 and younger

Then, it says "If you have the above and would like to apply, send an email to Jambassador@Wildworks.com with your AJ or Play Wild Username and a link to your Youtube Channel." With this explicit statement, it seems to rule out all other forms of internet media (Blogs, social media pages, ext.) in favor of YouTube, even though you can subscribe to/follow almost all (If not all) other things. 

That little tirade aside, what makes someone ineligible to be a Jambassador? Alistairz has 31k, lovesbetas has 20k and Artymis has 25k. (Pardon me if they were Jambassadors at one point, I don't follow AJ social media) Have they just not applied or is it something else? Eh, I'm not one for conspiracy so, let's leave it at that.

In total, if there was no mention of a YouTube channel, the SASS team would all be Jambassadors and I'm really just bitter about it, LOL. To be honest it's just a bit of an exclusive club that I don't really completely agree with. With that, Imma sign off.

-Is

Society Update: Removal of the Chat Room

Hello everyone, sorry for the recent inactivity, we froze all posts while we got some stuff sorted out. With that, we have decided to remove the chat room! It has been around since the society was started and it's very bittersweet to see it go. From now on, if you want to contact the SASS team, the only way to do that will be through our email or Discord server.

Society Update: Code of Conduct Update

Howdy-do-da everyone. Life is all well and good and now, for some exciting news. (It's not actually exciting, I have to do this) We have updated the Code of Conduct. Two new rules have been added, numbers 16 and 17. I seriously recommend reading it. Everything going on here will make more sense if you do.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/106Q88FiB6oSKGlWxRwKZq7me8eMj3IlVXesLs94HdhU/edit

Toodle-oo

-Is

Society Update: Resignation

Hi all, I am so terribly sorry to inform you of this but, Beta Maretu has resigned. We have no ill feelings towards her and wish her the best. Like many people, she grew disinterested in the game and had many scheduling conflicts. We are not only down an agent, we are down a friend and will severely miss her and everything she has done for SASS. Farewell Mar, good luck with everything.

Peace

-Is

Monthly Update - July

For the first update, this new series. It's mainly to make sure everyone is on the same page about society happenings. Basically, one of our agents will be picked to write a brief summary of the past month and everything semi-climactic that happened in it. Organization, am I right?

Secondly, we hit 10,000 pageviews this month! I already made a gushy post about that. You can read it here.

We've also implemented a schedule to go with the new recap thing. All agents have been briefed on it. We will be doing scammer posts every Monday and Thursday with other special surprise posts throughout the week.

The final new thing we have added comes from our Discord server. We put in a Fun and Games channel where we play some games Delta Dew put together which rotate every five days. It's so much fun. You can join our Discord through the many links on the site.

With that, I bid you all ado... Until tomorrow. See you then!

-Is 

Society Update: 10,000

Wow, just wow. 10,000 pageviews. The overwhelming happiness, support and overall inclusivity from this community and team is astounding. What began as a few kids who met through an online game, thinking they could make a difference and a mentor who knew the ropes has grown into something truly beautiful. The whole team is very grateful for this amazing milestone, who knows what may happen next? We are working on new content and new ideas for the blog because 10,000 is not just a number. It's the number of times someone, somewhere clicked on a link to our site or typed it into their search engine. It signifies the beauty of this age and connectivity and for that, we thank you. We thank you for this wonderful opportunity and for the rest to come. If you want to engage in fun and conversation with us, feel free to join out discord https://discord.gg/fXxHWax. Also, we are always looking for new agents! You can apply via the link under the Joining tab.

-Is, for the SASS Team

Credit for the base banner image goes to AJ Archives (You should really check them out, they're great)

Society Update: Promotion!

Hello everyone. I am back again with wonderful news. Maretu had their trial today and has been promoted to the rank of Beta. Yay! *cheering* We are so happy for you Mar! They did pass by the voting process because of the turnout of the Jury. Thank you to everyone who made it. I would like to take this moment to say that we are always looking for new members. you can find information on that under the Joining tab.

Is

Society Update: New Announcements!

Hello everyone! Miss me and my beautifully articulate writing style? Anywho, on to the matter at hand. We have a lot of stuff going on in the society right now and it is truly exciting. First and foremost, two new points have been added to the Code of Conduct. I suggest you check that out. Second, you should join our discord. It's a great place to get information and just have a good chat with everyone.  https://discord.gg/fXxHWax I think that's everything. 

Is

Dew edit: Additionally, we have implemented a warning system. More information can be found in the Code of Conduct.

Society Update: Big News!

Hi guys! We have some fabulous news. We finally got a discord. The Alphas and Deltas have been talking about it since we reopened and it is finally happening. "Why are we doing this?" you may ask. Well, there are a few reasons. First of all, Hangouts (what we use to communicate with society members) and the Chat Room are both inefficient and hard to work/mod. Second, the Chat Room roles are hard to give out and Is always clears her history sending everything out of wack (Sorry guys!). Third, we've been meaning to do it. So, here's the link. Please join, we all would love to talk your ears off. 

Society Update: New Gamma

Hello everyone! We have very happy news! We have just accepted two new Gamma, Jade and Maretu! I would like to personally congratulate both of you. They have both had an extensive history with the SWS (Jade) and SASS (Maretu) so, we hope they will do great things. Just a reminder, if you wish to join the society, sign up! You can do that via the joining tab.

Society Update: With Regards to the SWS

First, we would like to say, we understand. 

The SWS (Scam Watchers' Society) closed its doors permanently on April 20th. They definitely had good reasoning. AJ is changing and will probably not last for much longer. In good heart and spirit, Dan, a good friend of ours, has turned the spotlight on us. So, we want to welcome you, old agents of the SWS and viewers. We want you to feel as included as any Gamma or viewer over here. So, take a look around, read our documents (Courtesy of Delta Dew), comment on a post or two, apply. We welcome you with open arms. Many people in our small community will miss the SWS and all of us will revel in the new friendships we will create and curate. 

As a reminder to the people coming over from the SWS, our rules and rankings are fairly different from those on your side of the tracks. If you do wish to apply, you will be expected to know these rules and rankings if you wish to be promoted in the future.

If anyone wants to view the last SWS blog post you can see it here. 

-The SASS Team

raven5455 (AJPC)

This post contains vulgarities, not suitable for all ages.

Why must people intrude on my very nice Recruitment Day? At least this person is not a scammer. This person was advertising 'free rares' in their den and, that's when I discovered the vulgarities. This is not a scammer post.

 IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO VIEW THE VULGARITIES, PLEASE STOP HERE.

Society Update: Recruitment Day

Hey Everyone! Don't forget the recruitment day starts today at 9:00 p.m. GMT (5:00 EST or 2:00 p.m. PST). You can go to my den if you have any questions or talk to someone advertising. Hope to see many of you there!

Society Update: Apology to k0w0

Hello, my humans. Our humans? The humans? Humans? I don't know. As some of you may have noticed, the post about the alleged scammer k0w0 was taken down. This is due to a confrontation and they said they did not scam anyone. Now, under normal circumstances, that alone would not be enough but, they were very on edge and annoyed about the accusation. They said this:

I do not believe they scammed and I personally apologize to you for the issue and inconvenience. Ha like they read our blog. 

Society Update: Documents

Hey! Due to some issues that will not be gone into details about here, we have changed and updated all of our documents. The Ranking System has been completely revamped as has a bit of our Court System (Took six hours, you better read it). There has been one new rule added to the CoC and, that's it. We have an Outlook/Hotmail email now so if you want to contact us, here it is. All Gamma are expected to know the systems. I really recommend you read all of them even if you aren't in the society, just because it will give you a glimpse into the inner workings of the society. You can find the docs under the 'Documents' page.

With love and the highest respect,
Alpha Is

Society Update: Exciting News!

Hello, my Jamming Jamaa Friends! (I'll stop now, that's embarrassing.) It's, you guessed it, Is here with an announcement. Flint has been moved up to Alpha!!! Yay! *Cheers!* I know, I know, it's great so... congrats Flint. If you want to know more about The SASS Ranking system go here and if you want info on how to join go here. Bye-bye, everyone!

Is

Society Update: We're Back

Hello, middle of February 2018. It is I, the speaker on behalf of all of SASS, Is. We are coming back as a society, this time, we are going to do this right. I have spoken to Agent Satan, (Stan, Stand, Standard Algorithm? Idk anymore) and she thinks it's a great idea. (Well, at the time of this posting I haven't but by the time you read this, hopefully, I have.) It'll be a bit before we get a post up because there are some things that need to be changed. Recruiting begins as soon as I post this.

Person Who Thinks She Rules All

Society Update: It's Been Fun

Hey everyone! Is here with some bad news. I gonna come right out and say it, SASS is dead. That's how these things go sometimes but honestly that could have been deduced from no updates since freaking July. Let's face it, we are all a bunch of kids who think we can change something and we can, if we work hard enough. We have all made a ton of great friends and we are all going to miss it. But, we are all getting older and drifting away from the game. It's not fair to keep people expecting a post when in reality there won't be one for a WHILE and that's not right. We love you all and are going to miss SASS. If you are interested in scam catching contact me at this email and I can and will help you out, or the SWS is back open, here's a link to their site. Until next time it's the SASS Agents, signing out.

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