User blog comment:Krayfish/The Next Story Arc - Planning/@comment-3138351-20121004211555/@comment-796766-20121005004924

Do note that the Stone Rings will act oddly first, then at the onset of the actual Galactic Apocalypse, activate. This is to keep the focus on the major arcs first, then in our grand finale, allow every author a shot at contributing to a major arc. I stress contribute, however. Major arcs are for major authors; GA is only wiki-wide due to the sheer size and scale of it.