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 Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 11:39 am
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| Alright. I'll deal with the formalities of all that later, and post each rule list one last time before running them by Cat and posting them in the forums. Is the guide ready?
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:45 am
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| It seems fine to me.
I'll pm everything to Cat to get it finalized.
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:55 am
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| The Theater wrote: |
Welcome to The Theater!
Here, you can participate in any roleplays as long as you abide to the rules.
- Absolutely no spamming.
- We do not tolerate anything that goes beyond PG-13 standards.
--No cybering. This means that nudity or "touching" of sexual nature is not permitted.
--Drugs, violence, and bad language are permitted, but should be kept at a minimum.
- Place everything that is not created by you in quote boxes. This includes profiles of users that you may put in your own posts for reference.
- Pay attention to our subforums. While the threads in the subforums are separate from The Theater, they abide to the same rules here as well as their own.
--Fully literate and advanced roleplays belong in the Advanced Roleplaying subforum.
--Roleplays closed off to the public belong in the Private Roleplaying subforum.
--Anything out of character belongs in the OOC Threads subforum.
Enjoy roleplaying with one another, and feel free to contact an admin or mod with any questions. ^^ |
| Advanced Roleplaying wrote: |
Welcome to the Advanced Roleplaying forum!
This is where the advanced roleplaying of Midorea takes place. The same rules as those in The Theater are in effect, but because this is an advanced forum, there are more to be followed. Please keep in mind that while there aren't many more rules here than in The Theater, they will be enforced strongly.
- Literacy, obviously, is key.
--No one-liners, meaning that all of your posts must be more than one sentence long.
--You must use proper grammar and sentence structure.
- All roleplays must be well established. At best, they should read like a story.
--Plots are to be complex.
--Characters are to be detailed and realistic.
--The genre and setting are to be consistent.
We hope that you enjoy roleplaying here. For further information on what makes a roleplay "advanced" check out [url=]this[/url] guide or pm an admin or mod. |
| Private Roleplaying wrote: |
Welcome to the Private Roleplaying forum!
A private roleplay is a roleplay that is considered "closed" to any newcomers, so if you want to have a 1x1 or small group roleplay, it belongs here. The rules from The Theater apply in here, but there are some other rules as well.
- Roleplays in here do not have to remain private through the end. If you wish to make a roleplay public after you put it in this forum, just ask an admin or mod to move it for you.
- Do not use your mules - or worse yet, one account - to roleplay by yourself. This is a story, and belongs in The Storybook.
- The literacy rules for this forum are the same as those in The Theater, but you may make your own private roleplays advanced if you wish.
Enjoy your roleplaying. If you have any questions, please refer to an admin or a mod. |
| OoC Forum wrote: |
Welcome to the OoC Forum!
This is where you place all of your OoC (Out of Character) posts. The rules here are the same as general Midorea rules. However, the only threads that are allowed in this forum are roleplay searches and discussion threads on running roleplays.
If you have any questions, please refer to an admin or mod. |
| Roleplaying Guide wrote: |
Anything goes:
- Name says everything. No literacy, no grammar, no rules, etc.
Semi-literate:
- Text must be written correctly (no leet/chat speak);
- Grammar and punctuation mistakes are tolerated, though it's always encouraged you check your posts before posting them;
- Little, if any, usages of expressions and complex vocabulary, making a story and characters with less depth;
- Doesn't accept one liners, but doesn't have a set number of paragraphs you need to post either, which means people usually post one or two paragraphs;
- Has a setting and introduction, though it's usually something really short, just to make sure people all start in the same circumstances;
- Does have a plot, but it's either not strict (meaning it changes all the time) or not well planned, or too strict (forces people in a direction instead of gently guiding them);
- Minimum rules (no godmodding, no one liners, anything else the GM cares about).
//- Everything above goes in the General Role-Plays Forum/ Everything below should go into the Advance Forum, but can be moved if its level changes -//
Literate:
- Grammar is a must, although occasional typos are obviously tolerated;
- Players use a wider vocabulary and more expressions to give depth to the story and their characters;
- Often (always?) has posting requirements (a certain number of paragraphs or lines the players must write), though varies from game to game;
- Has a defined and detailed setting and a good introduction;
- Has a defined plot, although it leaves space for player to use their imagination and do stuff;
- Has strict rules;
- Requires a profile to join! It sometimes require post examples as well.
Advanced (literate):
- Like literate, but more strict and with a greater story-like feeling;
- Higher posting requirement, and sometimes a frequency requirement (need to post once a day or something like that);
- Usually has a lot of extra details in addition to a good setting description, to give more juice to players;
- Has a complex plot, which people are guided to follow, not pushed;
- Almost always screens players, asking for post examples before they are allowed to join, to make sure they'll fit with the style of the game.
Though the players are the one writing most of the story, the GM (game master) is the one in charge of the game, and thus of keeping its level. This obviously means he needs to talk with the players and ask the ones who make mistakes to correct them, and ban them if nothing else work. The easiest way to prevent those problems is by getting the right kind of players for your game in the first place. It means you should make a setting that appeals to the players you want to get. If your introduction posts are all confused and barely contain any information about the games, chances are you'll get lower level players. However, if you make a good setting, with lots of details, clear rules and a good introduction to your story, you'll probably get higher level players, or maybe a few lower level ones, but they will know what kind of post you expected from them and will most likely stick to it.
Thanks to Leingod for the inspiration 
Thanks to SillyAndPerverted for the corrections |
Your guide seems fine to me. What about the rules lists?
(I put the guide there so I can just refer Cat to this post.)
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Chu
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:10 am
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| Changed, and sent to Cat.
Maeve, once Cat says that everything is okay I'll post the new rules and we can begin cleaning up the forums and you can post your guide in the main roleplay forum (I'll link to it in the rules of The Theater, Advanced Roleplays, and Private Roleplays forums). After that, I'll make a site-wide announcement about it.
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:34 pm
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| Cat okayed everything. >;3 Let's get started.
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:05 pm
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| The latter. I'm about to get started on posting the rules.
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:13 pm
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| Alright. After it's posting I'll reference it in the rules.
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:49 pm
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| Maeve! XD You keep beating me to threads.
Have you been editing the posts too? I've found quite a few threads that copied things straight from wiki or aren't putting profiles in quotes. Remember to fix that.
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