RP Rules - updated Sept 17th 08

[Jericho]

Could someone please clarify mini roleplaying for me? What I've seen of it it is almost identical to God Pay/God modding but the person who did it swore up DVDs down it was mini roleplaying. Thank you

I am unsure of what you mean by 'mini roleplaying', do you mean 'mini modding'?

[Spitfyre]

No. A person claimed they were mini roleplaying, but they were making my character hear things and do things like not respond. They were also altering my character's history and doing things that were not within their characters. They were calling it mini roleplaying.

[Jericho]

No. A person claimed they were mini roleplaying, but they were making my character hear things and do things like not respond. They were also altering my character's history and doing things that were not within their characters. They were calling it mini roleplaying.

Ah that makes sense, yes this is god-modding because the person is not the owner of the character. They can call it what they like but yes it is god-modding. if the behavior continues you can politely private message the user and request that they stop (linking to this thread may help them understand what they are doing wrong). If the behavior continues please private message a roleplay moderator or send in a help ticket.

Good luck!
Fox

[Spitfyre]

No. A person claimed they were mini roleplaying, but they were making my character hear things and do things like not respond. They were also altering my character's history and doing things that were not within their characters. They were calling it mini roleplaying.

Ah that makes sense, yes this is god-modding because the person is not the owner of the character. They can call it what they like but yes it is god-modding. if the behavior continues you can politely private message the user and request that they stop (linking to this thread may help them understand what they are doing wrong). If the behavior continues please private message a roleplay moderator or send in a help ticket.

Good luck!
Fox

Thanks, they were banned from that specific roleplay, so it shouldn't be an issue any more. I was just quite confused by their terminology.

[Jericho]

Some users use different terminology based on their home country, as well as based on other sites they may have been on. Most of the time you usually will need to just determine what it is called based on what they are doing.

Happy roleplaying!

[Daleks&Dragonlords]

what's writers block?

[koolkatkoolkat123]

Does what it says on the tin, its when you get a mental block when writing its often used in roleplaying people will say writers block if they are struggling to make a good reply

[Jericho]

Writer's block is the term for when a roleplayer or writer ether has no idea what to say as a reply, or can only write a little because they are unsure of what to say. It is caused by poor plot line, lack of sleep or stress, or possibly because the other roleplayers did not give much to answer to. For example:

Rolplayer 1:
Sara walked into the crowded restaurant, trying hard to find a spot to sit and rest for a little while. Finally after a long period of searching she claimed a spot across from the entrance of the building. Pulling her head phones from her bag she turned on some of her favorite tunes and listened as she relaxed.

Roleplayer 2:
Joe walked through the restaurant and bought a drink before sitting at one of the booths.

Roleplayer 1:
Sara watched the man buy a drink and sit down. (writers block sorry)

See how the first roleplayer put a lot of detail in, then got nothing worth answering in return? Then their post detail changed because really, what can you say in reply?

Hope this helps!

[b a d . w o l f]

Is it okay to use pics of your characters Names in fancy writing? Example:

Clairity raced away, horror flashing in her eyes. She knew she was being chased. But by whom, that was the question. She never stopped to look back- it would be too great of a risk to do so. She ignored every bit of prey- it wasn't worth risking a bite for death!!!

Ignore RP part under, I just made that up. xD

[Jericho]

Is it okay to use pics of your characters Names in fancy writing? Example:

Clairity raced away, horror flashing in her eyes. She knew she was being chased. But by whom, that was the question. She never stopped to look back- it would be too great of a risk to do so. She ignored every bit of prey- it wasn't worth risking a bite for death!!!

Ignore RP part under, I just made that up. xD

Though many people do it, it is something that should be avoided. I am unsure if it is actually against the rules (you can feel free to private message a roleplay moderator or send a help ticket), but I know that fontmeme counts as 'spam' in most cases. To avoid getting accused of 'spamming' you can change the size of the fancy text to make it take up less space. I would recommend private messaging a roleplay moderator just to make sure though, it's better to be safe then sorry.