Red Light Q’s

The point of red lighting or green lighting is so that CMs can eyeball prospective packs and make sure that everyone involved has their ducks in order before starting formation. if we let threads that took place before CM-approval be used for formation threads, it negates the point of having red/green lighting in the first place. The red/green lighting is also intended to time-gate people from making flash-in-the-pan packs that fizz out in a matter of weeks, or packs that are incompatible with our guidelines or game.

This motion was largely set into place by player feedback, as we had several packs form and then rapidly die out, which lead to some OOC disappointment. Players have voiced that they want packs with established characters and established longevity over packs that rapidly rise and fall. The red/green lighting of the rules helps enforce this.

That being said I think I understand where the confusion is coming from. The Pack Formation clause in the GB details that green lighting must take place before official formation threads can begin. Players can collect members and organically pursue avenues ICly that lead to unofficial groupings prior to CM approval (example being Saltwinter), but none of those threads can be used / qualify towards the ten required threads for official pack formation.

I believe in the PM the ten threads referenced were for pack creation, which does go against our guidelines in the GB, as you must obtain CM approval before you can make the ten threads that go towards Offical Pack formation.

Once your pack does get greenlit, you can then start the ten threads required for official formation. But you cannot use threads posted prior to the CM approval, even if you backdate or forward date them.