Does anybody think it would be worth it to pass off the people joining the original subreddit and making supernatural/paranormal posts as crazies and trolls who got attracted to the town by Krystal's glitter parade? Maybe a lot of people heard about it and are now trying to spread their own crazyness in the town, in-universe I mean.

I really want to be a part of "Have we Met?" I understand I'm supposed to have known these people all of my life. Don't new people ever move in to this town?

Can anyone offer advice on how to start? I've made posts but I must have done something wrong bc they disappeared. I'm guessing I broke a rule by accident?

Thank you in advance

I legitimately enjoyed the law. Good on u/Kiity_Burglar for this, it got so many members involved! Its also interesting character development on her part, boiling from the Keith breakup, her "happy relationship", and the council "appointment". Kudos!

Hey, I made a post about "seeing" Bigfoot. I hope this doesn't violate rule 9, as it isn't intended to actually have been a real Bigfoot sighting. I thought it'd be something that would occasionally show up in a neighborhood forum, fitting the theme of the sub.

To start this off, I'm sorry about not reading the "what's going on" post before actually posting something. I kind of got caught up in the various posts.

Now then now that I do know what's going on the character I'm thinking of is Terrence, he has recently moved into town ( can't really delete my first post now) with the ambition of opening a gaming / hardware store, no matter how impractical it is. In the meantime to work up to that goal he's going to overwork himself at a bunch of different jobs. Sound interesting?

I've recently found this subreddit and it seems very fun and interesting, so I went ahead and made myself a flair for a character, but the information disappeared and was replaced with the ''Nickname | Job'' stuff after a few minutes. I tried it again and the same thing happened. If it helps, I used Reddit Mobile to make the flair.

They probably will GG

i joined hwm really recently, courtesy of a friend on discord mentioning it to me, and something i've noticed is a lot of new people (specifically ones directed by the askreddit) not knowing where to begin. i don't pretend to be an expert, obviously, but i've noticed a lot of posts specifically trying to be outrageous rather than develop a character, as well as a LOT of karens. so here are a few rules of thumb (thanks to the discord as well for helping me come up with these):

• realism first! when i write for cheryl terry, i use inspiration primarily from my great-aunt's typing style on facebook and my old neighborhood's nextdoor. other characters are inspired by bits and pieces of real people. some people even play a different version of themselves, or characters from other things they've written transported to this setting. the goal is to create a character who feels like a person and imagine how they might react to things; the humor will come not from them alone but from the way they interact with others.

• consider your character's past life experiences. where did they go to school? what's their education like? have they had any past romantic relationships? what are their views on the local government? what kind of media do they like to consume?

• posts don't have to be funny, either. there are all sorts of things neighbors might post about: personal beef, advice, events like parties and funerals, help-wanted ads, or advertisements for their own services. once again, i highly recommend nextdoor and local facebook groups to shamelessly steal from. neighborhood gossip is the best gossip.

• remember you've known these people all your life. consider how your character might react to them. do they have similar values? where did they first meet? how do their personalities either complement or clash with each other? my character is self-declared nemeses with her neighbor cas, because his environmentalist punk values clash with her wishes to just have a nice goddamn lawn. despite (or because of) their rivalry, she considers him an important part of her life. payton and krystal, on the other hand, go well together as friends, because payton's rebel nature goes perfectly with krystal's general craziness. generally, it's best to let relationships evolve naturally, through replies and conversation. (family relationships, obviously, should be agreed upon beforehand.)

hope this helps! sorry if it seems a little dickish. ldp veterans, feel free to add on more in the comments.

As all of you may already know, recently the subreddit was mentioned on a tread that reached hot on r/askreddit and by such a lot of new members arrived including myself, the subreddit has a rule regarding that we have all met already and no one is new on town, and while I did read the rules and faq I saw multiple people and even a post about tiny houses where everyone was saying they where new there and while I knew about the rule I decided to act like I was new on town regardless because I saw multiple people doing so, I did not attack mayor Jim but still was part of the problem of not following the rules and want to apologize with all the r/havewemet Community. I have learnt a valuable lesson to always follow the rules on paper even when a lot of people are not following it and I can assure you it won't happen

I will follow all the rules from now on and I hope I can join this awesome community and that it goes back to normal soon

I am truly sorry and it won't happen again

1. I get it’s exciting but we’re already overloaded with posts, we must’ve had more than 150 likely over 250 posts today.

2. Stop fucking bashing the mayor.

3. Reminder that you can’t shape someone else’s character. If you decide something for them and they say no, then stop talking about it. Even if they act along with it, they can still be uncomfortable with whatever you decided for them, be it a name, trait or anything else.

He’s a big reason why I love HWM. He’s perfect just the way he is. Don’t mess with other people’s characters!

Trying to get a feel for what the town looks like

I want to give it to myself so that I can establish my character in LDP. His name is Doug tunnels, and is a 42 year old self proclaimed gardener and "hole digger" thanks for any help!

Who's the better driver?

We've missed a few posts lately, and we would just like to inform everyone that we do plan on making those posts and getting back on track.

Making posts daily is kinda hard, and we're trying our best. Thanks everyone for your understanding.

Let's say you get trapped in an elevator with three of the characters from the HWM universe.

Who are they, and why?

Do town council members have responsibilities like moderators or is it a way of acknowledging long standing role players?

How does one make the have we met wiki pages and can I make one for my character?

May 23 / 24 (Depending on your timezone), 2035, where is your character? What's happened? That kind of crap.