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August 16, 2014
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Animal Products are Unfashionable
By OnSceneReporter, Chief Editor
A new sensation is sweeping across EcoCityCraft. At first glance, passers don’t give it much thought, but Veganism as a social movement is growing.

What is Veganism on EcoCityCraft? @Joliver1998 comments that Veganism is a commitment to a fresh lifestyle. Vegans abstain from the use of any commodity that was made from in part or in whole by animals or animal byproduct. This means that Vegans do not use leather as it comes from cows, nor products that use leather like books and book and quills. Vegans also do not use byproducts such as enchanting experience produced from mob grinding.

As I spoke with several new age socialites, I began to appreciate the multitude of ways I can avoid using animal or animal related products. On a personal note, perhaps I should garner a greater respect for entities on EcoCityCraft. After all, I do love my naturally spawned pet cat Meowth.

Forum Resources
By OnSceneReporter, Chief Editor
The EcoCityCraft forum has a wealth of knowledge assembled by builders, residents, presidents and more. Some people use some of such posts regularly, others may not know about them. We thought it would be a good idea to highlight some of the ones we know about.

List of Forum Tutorials
A list of useful forum tutorials, ranging a variety of subjects, is curated by @Jason1964 since August 23, 2014. This thread links to some key tutorials that cover things like adding pictures to forum posts and what teamspeak is. This is definitely a useful resource for new EcoCityCraft members.

Staff Guidebook
Started on the 2013 fourth of July, @blowtube123 created and has diligently maintained a list of current and former staff members and their ranks. As things move and shake, it seems a lot of community members watch and participate in notification, perhaps making the Staff Guidebook one of the most frequented on-going forum threads with over 20,000 views.

Portal Directory
The portal directory is a very useful tool for the aspiring adventurer and traveler. A portal address list of some sort has been active on EcoCityCraft since May 15, 2013 when @sprayware created a map and directory. In early 2014, @OnSceneReporter created a new directory, which is also currently maintained by @Joliver1998.

World Map
Veteran EcoCityCraft members sometimes reminisce of a live world map. In lieu of a live map, andrewkm produced some static images of what the worlds of Legacy and Rising look like. @OnSceneReporter approximated coordinate lines over the maps. This can be useful to get an idea of what biomes are distributed, and where about a town is located in relation to the rest of the world.

Application Archive
One of the newest cool forum resources is the Application Archive, initially dated July 28, 2014. @blowtube123 made formatted versions of all the wiki applications to make it easier for people to copy and paste them on the forum

This list is only a smattering of useful threads for new and veteran members. Comment and link below on what you feel are great resources that you perhaps frequent.

Next Edition Spotlight Ideas?
One of the great traditions of the News of the Main World is the town and build spotlight! We need some ideas for the next edition. Let us know of a cool town or build, and how to get there! (world, coordinates, and if there is a portal are most helpful).

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My sources tell me that a rally against animal byproducts may be scheduled in the coming days.