Black-Cat771 wrote:[guys this rp is speeding by fast - and some users are unable to go online everyday or as often as some of you. i only ask if you could try to follow these few small rules for a bit
1. please post more then 1 line when responding to someone - if you can't think of anything, then just describe in greater detail what you had in mind, it makes for great practice and can help if you have writers block in the future. for example:
Lilly sat in the cafe, and soon looked over and saw her friend walking up to the door, heading inside.
can be changed to
As Lilly sat in the cafe, waiting, she had decided to try and draw her attention outside, looking to the window. Just as she looked out, a few moments later she could see her friend James walking to the small shop. She lit up and smiled happily, finally seeing her friend come to join her as he walked through the door.
2. pleeeeeeease try to wait a little bit before posting again - i know people get carried away, but do try to be mindful of it, as this is not a 1 x 1 rp where you focus only on that person to whom you are interacting [even i do this sometimes and i am practicing to be better with it.] - try to wait a few minutes before you post again - this gives time for those who need people to roleplay with to try and find people to join in on, and to help make them feel less ignored. not only this but it helps to lessen the page numbers and give easier recaps for people who haven't been on in a while.
3. if you have a new character you want to add, it would be best to PM them to the owner [hermytail] for them to keep characters in check, in line, and on the front page so that everyone knows which character is who's and what characters there are - this also means that i ask you to wait patiently for those characters to be accepted first before anything happens with them.
4. try to keep in mind that people have lives outside of the computer and can be quite busy, so it would be nice if people could either - give a recap, help them understand whats going on, or try to slow down a bit and inform hermytail of what is going on - as she is very busy and often gets lost here, just as others do as well
those are all the things i needed to make clear of, sorry for all the writing but it is to make sure that people understand these temporary rules. if you have any complaints or questions, please don't be shy to PM me.]
This was not rude, nor was anything Black Cat said afterwords. She (or he- I'm sorry I don't know lol!) has been on this role play for awhile and was simply doing what I asked her to do- mod. Her post was long but because of that therow (I can NOT spell), and I'm sorry if anyone found her rude but she makes a fair point. I've found it difficult to keep up on this roleplay because this is the first summer where I've actually had things to do. As you might have noticed the front page is very out dated, and I'm never on. Because of this I am thinking about doing a "version 2" of this roleplay.
As for implying you guys didn't have a life, I believe you were being much too defensive. Lately I've been spending more time with friends, and I have a job, but I' moving out of state on my own in a year and, because of my situation, cannot be online as much. This doesn't mean I have a life and you don't, it just means my time is being forced to be directed elsewhere.
For one liners, I do that constantly despite the fact that I a actually a fairly decent writer, if I do say so myself. However it's something I'd like to work on and if any of you would like to, it would be preferred. Remember, though- it is not a rule. This is not a semi-it nor literate roleplay. Just because it's suggested does not mean it's a must.
Please, no one say I am showing favoritism. I am simply stating my own opinion which happens to coincide with Black Cat's. Don't fight, and next time keep a cool head. If you are having issues out of roleplay please leave it out. Walk aay from the computer for awhile if you must. I know it's hard, since I use roleplaying to kind of vent out myself, but it's still the right thing to do.