Post by tancred on Oct 27, 2003 22:07:05 GMT -5
GUIDELINES, RULES, and SUGGESTIONS for the LOTR RPG
1. Any other rules or guidelines my co-mod, Lady D, might have or make.
2. The Golden Rule--Treat others the way you want to be treated. There will be no flaming, discrimination, arguing, or the like. Simply put, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. If you are in a real tuff with a fellow poster and feel you need to clear the air, don't bring it on the boards. Resort to email or some other method for that.
3. No cussing, foul language, or sexually explicit material or allusions.
4. This is an rpg. What goes on in the story is random, and up to the next writer. Asking a writer to edit or delete their thread is very frustrating and annoying for that writer. It would be best to not have to ask that. Rather, use your creativity and imagination in order to tweak the story if you don't like what has been posted. Don't make others change what they have written. "Change" things with your imaginative, next post.
5. That said, do try to be considerate in how you treat another writer's character. Try to be consistant in how they act (ex. it would be very out of character to make Sauron suddenly act nice, have mercy on some prisoners, and work out his aggression by planting a lovely rose garden). Consult the rpg discussion thread if you have any questions, and feel free to talk with the other writers about their characters and what they would like to see happen.
6. If you do have a discussion with the other writers, make it more of a brainstorming session then a conversation where you dictate what should go on. Don't go in saying, "This is what is going to happen...." Saying something like, "I think it might be neat if we could do such and such. What do you guys think? Any ideas?"--that would be the right thing to do.
7. Delays--try not to ask that the other writers hold off on continuing the story or a certain part of the story until you can post first. Its not very fair, and creativity comes and goes. A writer could be reading your post, really liking it, developing a great idea for it, and then they get let down if at the end you say something like, "Don't post yet. I have an idea and want to post later." This causes delays, and could cause the other writers to lose their inspiration and get frustrated. If you feel you absolutely have to ask the other writers to hold off, then be sure that you can make your post within a day or two.
8. Sometimes posters do lose inspiration, and there is a lull in the posting to an rpg. The best way to get the rpg stirring again is through brainstorming conversations with the other writers. Do so in a kind manner. Don't post to the rpg or the discussion thread, saying things like, "somebody post, or something drastic will happen!" That is just rude.
9. Be nice to the newbies! They're feeling things out and learning their way around. Don't treat them like they are stupid or unwelcome. Help them out if you can.
10. One must have a character in order to participate in the rpg. If your character is killed off or leaves the rpg in some other permanant fashion, you may not continue to write for other characters. That is, unless you have the express permission of the writers whose characters you wish to use in your post.
I may have more to add later. And my co-mod, Lady D, might as well. So stay tuned, and keep this all in mind when posting to the upcoming rpg. Doing that should make it all run smoothly.
tancred
1. Any other rules or guidelines my co-mod, Lady D, might have or make.
2. The Golden Rule--Treat others the way you want to be treated. There will be no flaming, discrimination, arguing, or the like. Simply put, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. If you are in a real tuff with a fellow poster and feel you need to clear the air, don't bring it on the boards. Resort to email or some other method for that.
3. No cussing, foul language, or sexually explicit material or allusions.
4. This is an rpg. What goes on in the story is random, and up to the next writer. Asking a writer to edit or delete their thread is very frustrating and annoying for that writer. It would be best to not have to ask that. Rather, use your creativity and imagination in order to tweak the story if you don't like what has been posted. Don't make others change what they have written. "Change" things with your imaginative, next post.
5. That said, do try to be considerate in how you treat another writer's character. Try to be consistant in how they act (ex. it would be very out of character to make Sauron suddenly act nice, have mercy on some prisoners, and work out his aggression by planting a lovely rose garden). Consult the rpg discussion thread if you have any questions, and feel free to talk with the other writers about their characters and what they would like to see happen.
6. If you do have a discussion with the other writers, make it more of a brainstorming session then a conversation where you dictate what should go on. Don't go in saying, "This is what is going to happen...." Saying something like, "I think it might be neat if we could do such and such. What do you guys think? Any ideas?"--that would be the right thing to do.
7. Delays--try not to ask that the other writers hold off on continuing the story or a certain part of the story until you can post first. Its not very fair, and creativity comes and goes. A writer could be reading your post, really liking it, developing a great idea for it, and then they get let down if at the end you say something like, "Don't post yet. I have an idea and want to post later." This causes delays, and could cause the other writers to lose their inspiration and get frustrated. If you feel you absolutely have to ask the other writers to hold off, then be sure that you can make your post within a day or two.
8. Sometimes posters do lose inspiration, and there is a lull in the posting to an rpg. The best way to get the rpg stirring again is through brainstorming conversations with the other writers. Do so in a kind manner. Don't post to the rpg or the discussion thread, saying things like, "somebody post, or something drastic will happen!" That is just rude.
9. Be nice to the newbies! They're feeling things out and learning their way around. Don't treat them like they are stupid or unwelcome. Help them out if you can.
10. One must have a character in order to participate in the rpg. If your character is killed off or leaves the rpg in some other permanant fashion, you may not continue to write for other characters. That is, unless you have the express permission of the writers whose characters you wish to use in your post.
I may have more to add later. And my co-mod, Lady D, might as well. So stay tuned, and keep this all in mind when posting to the upcoming rpg. Doing that should make it all run smoothly.
tancred
