!!!PLEASE READ!!! TRYING TO MAKE A COME BACK!!! !!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!

POST HAS BEEN COVERED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICES.


I need to update it because of some problems I am having.
This is what I get for attempting to write a very long post/letter at 2:00 AM.
I will post it on Twitter when I am done but check back soon!


Sorry again everyone.


Hello Everyone!
it's Christo Skywalker!
I would be so surprised if anyone would still remember me, I have been gone for over a year and a half now...
+++++ I AM TRYING TO MAKE A COME-BACK!! :-) +++++




---- First let me say that I need EVERYONE to read this whole post, even you you do not know me (I know a load of new people joined the wiz101 community).
It may be a long post but PLEASE make time to read it all. It is ESSENTIAL if i am going to try to make a come-back ----






Here it goes, but please forgive any typos and writing issues, I am trying to get it all in.






Recently, my twitter got hacked. got an email from twitter that they reset my password for security because they believe my account has been compromised.
I have not been on anything for over a year+ so this was weird.
So I changed my password and logged on to see the damage.
They sent out DMs to saying stuff like "some person is say bad rumors about you here' etc. and gave a link, if you clicked the link then they could also hack your account and then it would happen to them and they sent out DMs from their account and it happened all over again.
it is a simple fix, don't click the link and if you did, change your password.
Sorry if they sent you anything from me.






-So this has encouraged me to try to make my come back ASAP so now I am finally writing this post.-






I am going to try to explain everything...






When I first started Wizard101 my mom really did not want me play it.
My mom does not like wizards, witches, witchcraft etc. so she did not really like the game. she finally let me play but I try not to let her see too much because if she just saw a lost soul or any of the spells she would have me off before you could say 'bye'.


So when ever I play, my mom always gives me a short time limit (one of the reasons I progress so slow)


My mom is not very fond the computer/iPod touch/iPad.
I am limited on time and I must to ask before I use it.
this makes it hard to mange the social because it should be checked a lot.


-My family does not know I have a twitter and blog for Wizard101.-
My dad would not care but my mom would not like it.
She does not like social networks and I don't even have a personal Facebook.
So when I would check my twitter, I would have to keep anyone from seeing it.


I have to keep blog reading to my self.


--Pretty much anything Wizard101 I have to do in secret and only I know about.--


When I used to be active in the community I would check twitter in the morning and I would try to check it with my ipod in bed. then once my mom found me on my ipod (she did not see twitter though) and I am not allowed to bring my ipod in my room before I go to bed.


My mom is not an old lady, she is just not very knowledgeable with the internet and only know bad stuff about it.


This is like my secret life that no one knows about.




I guess if my mom was not so safety freak on the computer and let me do this is would not have half of the problems. it is also because the game is Wizard101, as I said before my mom does not like wizards, witches etc. I almost think if all this was Toon-Town instead then my mom probably would let me have everything.




I know my mom has reasons for all of this but she takes everything to far and I am very careful what I look for.
I really enjoy this and the Wizard101 community is like a second family.




Then I have the worst brother in the world, he is always getting me grounded from all computers/ipod touch/ipad
because he lies and said I pinched him when I was being nice and just poked him lightly for instance.
Then mom believes him because he is younger and I get grounded.
I try to avoid him now... :-)






So that explains some of this, keep reading.






-I am Home-Schooled (not computer-school home-school, real home-school),-


But don't think since I am home schooled that I can have more time for computer/wizard101!
My moms schooling is a different philosophy.
even if I finish it all she would NOT give me two hours on the computer etc. like most people get when they come home from school.
even on weekends, computer time is SHORT.




We are very busy and sometimes we are out of the house all day.


we also go take care of both grandparents a lot,
sometimes we will stay at their house all day. My grandfather has had 3 hip surgeries, recently had a knee surgery and he is bed ridden. my aunt lives with them but she still needs help.


Then my other grandmother has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Most of you know what that is like.


I also do a LOT at our local theater. I have been listed in 'top volunteers"
I try to audition for their annual production of Joseph and the Amazing technicolor dream-coat, that is a huge production and sucks up my life there. four months of rehearsal 3 to 4 hour rehearsals six days a week and one month of 4-5 hour technical rehearsals.
I also do their summer productions too. sucks up my life.


and like everybody, I have a ton of other classes like Dance, Music, Piano and art classes etc.






I don't know if this has anything to do with all this,
But me and my brother have OVER 40 food allergies and we both have life-threatening asthma. We were both born with Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) all over our face and body but we have healed from that and only get a little on our arms and legs.










---Also, I call myself a "collector".----
Meaning I like to have everything complete, if I was trying to learn something from a book and I only needed to read a few chapter to get it, I would want to read the whole book and not just a part.
This drives me crazy because for instance, when I am reading tweets, I go back all the way when I stopped last nigh and I read everything. I can't just read a page or two or I feel like I am missing something.
If I missed a day I would go back where I stopped and I would have a million tweets to read.
I do this with everything else, it is also for me to manage blog reading to many reasons.
I am trying to get my self to work on not needing to read everything but it is going to take awhile.












-- So each individually problem is not much alone, but put everything I have said together. --
I hope everyone now understands why I am so slow on progress with Wizard101 (playing for 2 years but only level 52), why I am always behind on twitter, why I never have time to post on my blog, etc.










I have said this before,
I am AMAZED of how all of you check your wizard101 twitter, play wizard101, read blog, manage your own blog, check your wizard101 Facebook and even update the other programs like Diary of a Wizard and Wizard101 Central.
AND most of you also have separate twitters and Facebook for real life!


I could hardly manage Twitter!








So now that I have explained everything, lets get to me making a come back.




Right now I feel like I have been locked in a room without any news or communications and I just got out.
I know there has been a TON of new stuff going on, new people, new blogs etc. but I can't update my self.


--- If any of you could email me and update me of what has happened within the past year and a half+ I would be SO GRATEFUL!! Seriously, I don't care what you say, anything and everything is fine with me!!!
Was there and wars or fights that went on? Who left the community? who deleted their blog?
SERIOUSLY, ANY INFORMATION!!! Email me at christo.skywalker0@gmail.com , this is best since twitter limits DMs too-----




I know a ton of new people joined the community, what s the best way to find them on twitter? beside FF/Follow Friday, is there a way I can go around and find people?


Then with blogs, even though I don't do much blog reading, I still want to try to follow all the blogs.
How do you recommend finding them?


again, it is christo.skywalker0@gmail.com






Now, I am going to tweet about this multiple times so everyone can see it but PLEASE PLEASE re-tweet it so everyone knows!
Even better, you could go post the with the link on your blog, but who would do that for boring old Christo?




I forgot to mention I got an iPad 2 a few months ago and I think it will help me with twitter and blog managing.






unfortunately, I forgot a lot of my friends and their names :-(, it is going to take me awhile to remember everything again.








Well, I think I said everything, I might need to update this post later.






Here we go,






Magically,


Somewhat excited Christo Skywalker


christo.skywalker0@gmail.com

I am coming back soon...

Hi everyone,
Hope you still remember me, I name is Christo Skywalker.

I have been gone for so long (maybe over a year) for many reasons. (nothing bad except a few time I got grounded because of brother) I have been trying to come back but it's been so hard so I just stopped. This is just a post telling you I am alive and fine but I will be coming back this year and I will be having a post telling you about everything.

I am so sorry everyone.

Sorry again,
Saddened Christo Skywalker

P.S. Would someone be so kind to make a tweet about this post with a link so everyone knows? Thanks! I might be able to do one soon

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Still on my break

Taking a little break from the social world right now :-)
I will be doing little updates on twitter so people don't forget about me :-P

I will be back soon!








(images found using Google Images)

Magically,
Christo Skywalker

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*Sigh* update, again

Well I am still here!!

I have not quit nor am I dead.

I posted on twitter awhile ago that I would be taking a little brake from the social networking world, sorry I did not post it here too. My life kind of got busier and I have been getting frustrated with reading blogs and reading tweets etc. and I am STILL having trouble with finding the difference with DOAW and Central so I can pick one to stay active on. I also plan to make a Facebook, eventually! As I said in a past post I don't know how you all do it, your life is probably more busier then mine!

See you soon!

Magically,
Christo Skywalker

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Wizard101 Ravenwood News, Wizard101 Launcher Update 2-9-11

Temporary Housing ShutdownAll Castles & Lands will be temporarily unavailable to correct an exploit in the Gardening system. Players will not be able to recall to their homes, and players who are in their houses when the shutdown occurs will be logged out. We will update this message as more information is available. 


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So does anyone know what the exploit was? just wondering.

Magically,
Christo Skywalker

AMAZING.

Wizards, you are truly amazing. You play wizard101, have tons of wizards, run blogs, twitters, forums, guides, facebooks etc. You are active in the community. you update you blog, twitter Facebook, central, DOAW and you read tons of blogs. I don't know how you do it. You probably also have IRL twitters and facebooks AND you have you IRL life, school, work etc. I don't know how you do all of this and still have time for everything else. It's like you stay on your computer for hours doing all this stuff and you don't even use iPod touches like me. It is amazing how dedicated you are. I could go on and on of how much you do, you make amazing houses, create wonderful guides... Ok, I will stop. You wizards are some of the most AMAZING people I have ever met. For real. I want to be like you all. I wish I could be more active, update everything and have fun. I am TRUELY AMAZAED.

Magically,
Christo Skywalker

(posted at 11:45PM, sorry if my spelling is bad or if I have typos)

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Wizard101 Ravenwood News February 2011

Welcome to the Ravenwood News! Here you will find all the latest news from Wizard City and around the Spiral! Read all about updates, events and downtimes, and news from our fansites. Check back often! Want even more news? Read announcements, questions and comments on ourMessage Boards.

February 01           February Ravenwood Bulletin There's a new Ravenwood Bulletin Newsletter available! Friendship Festival, Book of the Month Club, PAXEast, Reminder from Mr Lincoln, KIFreeGames on Facebook, Choose a Reviewer's Adventure, Giving Tree Results, Feedback Friday and a letter from Merle himself. Read all the latest news in our February 2011 Ravenwood Bulletin Newsletter!  Test Realm is Online We've got new Celestia housing, Gardening updates, World Updates, Membership Updates, Crown Shop Updates and lots of Miscellaneous changes. Learn more here

Wizard101 Ravenwood Bulletin February 2011

01 February 2011 - Volume XXX             Let the Friendship Festival Begin! Hello my friends, I'm Valentine Heartsong, and I've come to the Spiral for a very special event - the annual Friendship Festival! From the first to the fifteenth of February, I'll be in the Spiral selling special items and pets! You can find me at the fountain in the Wizard City Shopping District! In addition to my in game items, you can also download, print and give out your very ownWizard101 Friendship Invitations! Just put your Invite-a-Friend code on these special valentine invitations and give them out to all your friends! Not only will you have more fun playing Wizard101 with your friends, but you can also earn Crowns! Click here to learn more!
Harold Argleston's Book of the Month Club         This is the February 2011 installment of my Book of the Month Club. These books have been suggested by a fellow Librarian from Earth, her name is Kit Ward-Crixell and she is a librarian in New Braunfels, Texas, USA. This month we begin looking at books that remind us of the world of Grizzleheim. Inspired by Norse mythology, Grizzleheim is an airy, outdoor landscape of snowy mountains, glacial ridges and towering trees that is home to three new Wizard101 tribes - Bears, Wolves and Ravens. The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer is the story of a Saxon boy named Jack who has to save his little sister from an evil troll queen. There’s an ice mountain, giant bears, and a crow named Bold Heart in this book that’s set in a place a little like Grizzleheim. The next two books in the series are The Land of the Silver Apples and The Islands of the Blessed. Look for this book in your school or local library and enjoy reading, young Wizards!
Join us at PAXEast            Attention all East Coast Wizards!  In March, KingsIsle Entertainment is teaming up with Beckett’s Massive Online Gamer Magazine at PAX East, a huge three-day festival for tabletop, videogame and PC gamers held annually in Boston. If you are already planning to attend, or if you will be in the area and can make it to the show, we’d love to see you and hear about your experiences with Wizard101! We have lots of fun things planned, including: A “Biggest Wizard101 Fan” contest with AMAZING prizes (more details coming soon). The chance to be the first Wizards to receive a new Wizard101 mount, the Moonlight Pony, by signing up for a Beckett subscription at the event. We’ll let you know about some other ways to get the mount as the show approaches! Lots of fun prizes and surprises! This year PAX East will be held from March 11 through 13 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. For more information, directions and tickets, visit www.paxsite.com and see you there!
Give with a Click         Just one Click can Change a Child's Life As you know, Wizard101 is a fully voiced over game, meaning players can have the text read to them. But imagine if you couldn't read at all? The ability to read, write, and understand allows a level of communication that can make a huge difference in every life and The Literacy Site makes it possible for you to give the gift of reading with just a click. At The Literacy Site, we believe that educating children around the world to be literate is vital to making the world a better place, for them and for everyone else. The dissemination of knowledge and understanding is stymied for those who see the written word as an unsolvable puzzle. With a click a day, you can help fight the spread of illiteracy, and make a tangible difference in your world.
Message from Mr Lincoln            Reminder to Keep Up to Date! When young Wizards register to become a member of Ravenwood School of Magical Arts, they are asked for an email address. If you don't give us a valid email address, or don't check the email address regularly, you could be missing out on important information such as password resets or sanction notifications! This is just a reminder to make sure that the email address you have registered with Wizard101 is up to date! To change your email, just follow these steps: Log into your account at www.wizard101.com Click "My Accounts" If you have Parental Controls enabled, enter your Parental Controls password to log in, otherwise proceed to the next step Scroll down to the "Basic Information" section Enter your new email address in the Email field, then click "Save" Viola! Your new email is now in the system! Learn more about this and other commonly asked questions in our Knowledge Base
Win Wizard101 Codes         KIFreeGames comes to Facebook   Looking for all the latest news and announcements about KIFreeGames? Look no further than our Facebook page! We will regularly post contests, updates and other news so 'Like' us to learn about what's happening at KIFreeGames.com! Our free online games are family friendly, but are also fun for gamers of all skill levels. Play fun free online games atKIFreeGames.com and win free game codes for use in Wizard101.	Choose an Adventure         Choose a Reviewer's Adventure!   Some of our young Wizards may just be old enough to remember the "Choose your own Adventure" books. Reviewer Beau Hindman has taken this idea and applied it to game reviews. Over the next several weeks, Beau will play Wizard101. Help guide him or just follow his adventure through the Spiral at Choose Beau's Adventure.
Giving Good            Giving Tree Gives Big! In 2010 we offered our players a chance to give a little Magic to someone else. When you purchased a Giving Tree Seed from the Crowns Shop at the price of 2500 Crowns (approximately $5), KingsIsle Entertainment kept tally of all the purchases made before January 3rd 2011. You raised $55,182 and we have donated the entire value of the sales of the item to two charities in Texas. Click here to learn more about giving magic.	Feedback Fridays           Have your say! If you haven't participated yet, we invite you to be a part of Dalia Falmea's Feedback Friday. Each Friday she posts a new question to our players in The Dorms section of our Wizard101 message boards. We ask that you only address the question at hand, as off-topic answers will not be approved. Look for this week's Feedback Fridayhere, and watch the Dorms for more requests for your input!
Lessons Learned         Letter from Merle Ambrose Regarding 18+ Chat Recently we made a change to our chat system that left a number of people in our community frustrated -- or some cases, even angry. The feedback has been signficant, and I wanted to write you a quick note to let you know that, as always, we are listening. First off, a quick apology. We did a very poor job of notifying you, our customer community, that this change was coming. To make matters worse, we completely failed to explain the reasons behind this decision. Please accept our apology for that, and allow me the opportunity to provide that explanation now. A large portion of our effort here at KingsIsle is spent polishing our game, and all the related subsystems. It may not be apparent on the outside, but maintaining a virtual world with 15 million players can be pretty challenging. Operational systems, customer support, registration and billing, the website -- there are hundreds of individual pieces that have to fit together perfectly to keep Wizard101 running all day, every day. Our team is constantly changing these systems, improving them, polishing them, trying to make them better for you. Sometimes when we make changes, we also make mistakes. A few weeks ago, we found that we had made an error: the explanation for how our 18+ Chat feature worked, as described on the website, didn't match the rules set that turned this Chat Filter off. The result was that a number of players -- all of them over 18 years of age, mind you -- were able to keep Open Chat working, even when their subscription expired. Oops. Our original intention was to restrict this type of chat to active members only. We thought requiring a current, active credit card would be the safest, easiest way to ensure that 18+ chat remained exactly that -- a restricted feature meant only for our more mature players. When we found that error, we put it on the schedule, and a short time later it was "fixed." The issue, of course, is that a number of our customers -- like those who have migrated from a subscription account to buying areas with crowns -- found themselves suddenly unable to use a feature they had grown accustomed to. This wasn't a problem before; in fact, when we added 18+ Chat, game cards were a pretty small part of our business. Now we sell them in almost fifty thousand retail locations. Our intention was to fix an issue with our chat system -- not to alienate a portion of our community! We value our pay-as-you-go customers just as much as our monthly subscribers -- but by making this change, it certainly didn't look that way. So the question now is: how do we resolve this going forward? After much discussion, we have decided to move the system back to the way it was before -- and fix the messaging to accurately reflect this. As before, we will still require the use of a credit card to verify that an account holder is 18 or older -- this is not just the right thing to do, it is actually a legal requirement. This is not open to debate. But we can drop the restriction that you must have an active subscription. Once an account is verified as being over 18 years old, that account will remain verified, whether they continue to pay us or not. We're going to make this change immediately, and I sincerely hope that this will address the situation to everyone's satisfaction. That said, player safety is (and must be) our first priority, and we will continue to review and revise our policies and rules to keep Wizard101 both safe and appropriate for all ages . We reserve the right to change things as we deem necessary, even if those changes are unpopular. Please understand that we consider our player community to be our most important asset... We are listening, and we do care about your opinions. Thank you again for playing, and I hope to see you in Ravenwood. Regards, J Todd Coleman "Headmaster Ambrose" Director, Wizard101 ps. one final note about feedback. We promise to continue listening... but only to opinions that are stated in a courteous, respectful manner. Profanity, insults or threats towards our customer support team absolutely will not be tolerated. Those who have acted in a discourteous or disrepectful manner -- in game, on our forums, or via email -- can expect their accounts to be immediately sanctioned or banned.