06/02/2013 -- UPDATED MESSAGE

UPDATE!

Hey guys! So, the site's gone through a lot of changes the last couple of days. We finally figured out why the board decided that it wanted to be a big boy and go to version five; apparently, Proboards tries to force upgrade you if you don't 'opt in' for staying at v4 until December. Whoops. Our bad. None the less, we've learned our lesson and we were in the process of doing the v5 format anyway; it just took us a little while.

For anyone who wants to get help with how to function v5, our mods are more than happy to help you out. Some (Kyle and Bunny in particular) are more knowledgeable about it than others, yet we'll still try to help as best as we can. Bear with us while we go crazy and update everything on the site, this took us as much by surprise as it did you.

You may have noticed that we now have a new name; <<CROSSING FIELD>>, based off of the first opening of Sword Art Online. The main reason for this was that the name Link Start was a little bit too popular of a phrase; it was leading to other sites in Google searches and burying ours into obscurity. It wasn't pleasant, rest assured. With this new name, we hope to unveil a new outlook, and a new look for the place as well... even if it was put up ahead of schedule.

Provide feedback on the skin to the staff; be nice though. Bunny has a frail ego.

PROFILES & INVENTORY

Right now, Profiles and Inventories are going under a rework; it isn't much different than the old profiles and inventories, but it has a new look to it to fit the new format of Proboards. This will take us some time to get everyone's profiles back in gear and ready to go. Bear with us, as we currently have all moderators off of their regular posts and working on getting the site to completion. We should be able to allocate some of the moderators back to their original positions by tomorrow or the next day.

We also ask members to please make sure they are following instructions on the profiles. We caught some members with askew icons that didn't show their faces, all because they used an image that was too large. That doesn't work anymore; v4 did the resize for you, v5 will not. Please keep that in mind! Keep your icons at 100x100.

PATCH

All resources are currently being poured into damage control, but there is a large patch in the works. As everyone who has been here for long enough knows, Crossing Field staff members are always working on how to make the system more streamlined, so that both moderators and members can have fun. This patch is up in the Proposed Patches section at this location, and is waiting for your vote! Read it carefully.

MODERATORS

Although they have been around for at least a week or more, please welcome (and welcome back) Bunny, Murdoc, Yuki and Kaido to the mod staff. Bunny is an old veteran who created the site, and has come back to help with the v5 conversion and events. Murdoc is a new kid on the block who has come onto the staff to help with Quests, seeing as he has had experience with it in the past. Yuki is one of our old members who has come onto the staff to help with the Marketplace, and Kaido has taken back up his mantle of modship to help with the emergency conversion, then he will be likely stepping down again. But you never know!

CONCLUSION

Stay patient, and stay awesome, Gotham.