Speaking of, what happens if a person doesn't IC post within that established limit and thier slot gets freed but they then post in the IC? What occurs?
I've been wondering since the last time you made a warning like that.
I unfortunately do not have any power to simply
delete the errant post myself, especially if it's a case of the player in question having been nearly two weeks overdue, quoted and informed of the urgent time frame yet giving me no feedback, and then
suddenly posts after the fact.
But unless they appeal to me first for their slot--if their slot is still available and hasn't been claimed by a new and accepted applicant--I would inform everyone to simply ignore the post until it gets settled.
If it's a post in spite of their slot having been taken, I would probably request a mod to simply delete the post altogether.
My posting activity rule is actually for me to say that after 8 days, I have the right to remove your character at
any point in time thereafter. But, I'm lenient, and kind enough to give a warning as well when I see it fit, even though I have all the authority
not to remind players as
it is the player's responsibility to keep track of their participation.
But once I give that warning, there's no working around it. Your post can be a minimum of 100 words and you may not have any heart for it, but you just need to reset your activity period.
If someone has lost interest in the role-play, the courtesy here is to inform me in private and make a brief public announcement in the OOC so that everyone else is aware.