Post by Spottedstar on Aug 29, 2007 17:51:38 GMT -5
This was written by my friend, Iceclaw. I fully agree with it.
I’ve noticed that the standard RP on this site isn’t exactily at a
level everyone is alright with. The members seem to have their
own stlye of RPing, and when someone else is trying to RP, it can
be hard to understand. I suggest that we all try to find and
follow a certain standard to that everyone writes with the same
style, and nobody gets confused.
I prepose that everyone tries to RP using the following format:
- Speaking in the Correct Tense
- Speaking in the Correct Person
- Post Length Limit
- Cooperation and Communication
Speaking in the Correct Tense
Most RP sites are in past tense and same for fan-fics, the
Warriors books themselves are even written in past tense. I
believe that here we’re doing a pretty good job at keeping things
in past tense, but I’m it would be a good idea to freshen-up on
the subject. Past tense describes events as though they had
already happened, but as if they are being written, not told. In
past tense, words such as ‘was’, ‘as’ and the ‘-ed’ endings are
used to show that it is in past tense.
Example:
Hawkfrost stepped into the clearing with his head and tail held
high. He ignored the hostile glare coming from Firestar’s
daughters, as they conversed in at the edge of the clearing.
“Brambleclaw!” he meowed, as he called out to his
brother. “Did you speak with Tigerstar last night?” he
asked, dropping his voice to a whisper.
Speaking in the Correct Person
Speaking it third person omniscient is like speaking in third
person, only including thoughts and feelings. The Warriors books,
I believe, are written in this format, allowing you to understand
how a certain character feels about a situation without letting
the narrator be involved in any way.
Example:
Cinderpelt slowly arose from her slumber, but she still felt as
though she hadn’t gotten any sleep. There’s so much work to
do. She thought as she shook the moss from her pelt.
”Wake up.” she meowed to her apprentice, Leafpaw. I’ll
let her sleep, she’s been doing a lot of work lately too. She
decided.
Post Length Limit
Short posts do not usually give much detail, and it’s often hard to
RP after someone who has posted a short post.
For Example:
A post such as ‘The apprentice followed the two warriors.’ Is
much harder to RP after than ‘Squirrelpaw slowly followed the
older warriors out of camp. She was already in trouble, but she
didn’t care, she wanted to know where they were going. She
followed them through the pines and up to twolegplace. Why
are they going here? She thought as she listned to their
conversation.’
Now I will admit, when I’ve been rushed, I’ve posted simple one-
liners. However, if all of us RP with more detail and stop posting
one-liners the RP would be much more interesting and much
easier to follow.
Cooperation and Communication
If we wnt this RP to be a good one, and we want the story to
flow, we need to cooperate. If more than one person wants
their charrie to be mates with one of your charries, figure it out.
If someone wants their charrie to do something or doesn’t want
any of the other charries to do something, we all have to come to
an agreement on something.
Communication is very important if we want to stay on the right
track; if you need to ask someone something about their
character, PM them or leave a message in the cbox. Don’t make a
post such as “… and then the warrior sank their teeth into the
rouges neck… (((Hey, *insert name here*, is it OK if I kill your
charrie?)))” That kind of post can get people confused, and
prevent people from continueing the RP until everything gets
cleared up. If you want to ask someone about their charrie, do it
before you post.
I’ve noticed that the standard RP on this site isn’t exactily at a
level everyone is alright with. The members seem to have their
own stlye of RPing, and when someone else is trying to RP, it can
be hard to understand. I suggest that we all try to find and
follow a certain standard to that everyone writes with the same
style, and nobody gets confused.
I prepose that everyone tries to RP using the following format:
- Speaking in the Correct Tense
- Speaking in the Correct Person
- Post Length Limit
- Cooperation and Communication
Speaking in the Correct Tense
Most RP sites are in past tense and same for fan-fics, the
Warriors books themselves are even written in past tense. I
believe that here we’re doing a pretty good job at keeping things
in past tense, but I’m it would be a good idea to freshen-up on
the subject. Past tense describes events as though they had
already happened, but as if they are being written, not told. In
past tense, words such as ‘was’, ‘as’ and the ‘-ed’ endings are
used to show that it is in past tense.
Example:
Hawkfrost stepped into the clearing with his head and tail held
high. He ignored the hostile glare coming from Firestar’s
daughters, as they conversed in at the edge of the clearing.
“Brambleclaw!” he meowed, as he called out to his
brother. “Did you speak with Tigerstar last night?” he
asked, dropping his voice to a whisper.
Speaking in the Correct Person
Speaking it third person omniscient is like speaking in third
person, only including thoughts and feelings. The Warriors books,
I believe, are written in this format, allowing you to understand
how a certain character feels about a situation without letting
the narrator be involved in any way.
Example:
Cinderpelt slowly arose from her slumber, but she still felt as
though she hadn’t gotten any sleep. There’s so much work to
do. She thought as she shook the moss from her pelt.
”Wake up.” she meowed to her apprentice, Leafpaw. I’ll
let her sleep, she’s been doing a lot of work lately too. She
decided.
Post Length Limit
Short posts do not usually give much detail, and it’s often hard to
RP after someone who has posted a short post.
For Example:
A post such as ‘The apprentice followed the two warriors.’ Is
much harder to RP after than ‘Squirrelpaw slowly followed the
older warriors out of camp. She was already in trouble, but she
didn’t care, she wanted to know where they were going. She
followed them through the pines and up to twolegplace. Why
are they going here? She thought as she listned to their
conversation.’
Now I will admit, when I’ve been rushed, I’ve posted simple one-
liners. However, if all of us RP with more detail and stop posting
one-liners the RP would be much more interesting and much
easier to follow.
Cooperation and Communication
If we wnt this RP to be a good one, and we want the story to
flow, we need to cooperate. If more than one person wants
their charrie to be mates with one of your charries, figure it out.
If someone wants their charrie to do something or doesn’t want
any of the other charries to do something, we all have to come to
an agreement on something.
Communication is very important if we want to stay on the right
track; if you need to ask someone something about their
character, PM them or leave a message in the cbox. Don’t make a
post such as “… and then the warrior sank their teeth into the
rouges neck… (((Hey, *insert name here*, is it OK if I kill your
charrie?)))” That kind of post can get people confused, and
prevent people from continueing the RP until everything gets
cleared up. If you want to ask someone about their charrie, do it
before you post.
