Post by Darkiez =D on Jan 19, 2009 7:54:44 GMT -5
OUT of CHARACTER CODE of CONDUCT
I. Do not spam.
II. Keep swearing to a minimum.
III. Keep chatspeak to a minimum. "Lol yeah, I think pandas are epicful too. Gotta go, see ya later."=good. "Lol yeah, i think pandas r epicful 2. G2g, c u l8r."=bad.
IV. Only advertise in the Flyer Billboard board.
V. Do not start fights.
VI. If you must fight, take it to PMs.
VII. Absolutely no harassment.
VIII. Keep opinions about race, gender, religion, politics, etc. to yourself.
IX. If you are getting images from a shop, follow the rules.
X. Follow the rules. That's the point of this whole post.
CHARACTER CODE of CONDUCT
I. Expect to be declined at least once. Expect to be asked to make many changes.
II. You can state opinions, but you must have facts to support them. "Duskflight is a pretty tortoiseshell she-cat, with beautiful sky-blue eyes that seem to bore into you."=bad. "Duskflight is a tortoiseshell she-cat with no scars, a lithe frame, and a triangular head tapering to a point (her nose); this makes her very pretty. Her eyes are a pure sky-blue color, almond-shaped with no flecks of any other color and therefore quite beautiful. She has such sharp vision and her eyes are so focused on whatever catches her attention that sometimes they seem to be boring into the cat she's looking at."=good.
III. Do not give your bio a conversational tone; the more formal the tone, the more mature you and your bio look. "As you know, if you were paying attention, Duskflight tries to be nice to everyone. Well, sort of nice. Okay, fine, she just tries not to be too mean to everyone. xP"=bad. "As previously mentioned, Duskflight tries to be at least a little nice to everyone."=good.
IV. Super-duper-short sections irritate me because they often don't give enough info. Super-duper-long sections irritate me because they often say in 5 paragraphs what could be said in just 1. Making your bio long is a bad thing, but while it's good to write a paragraph about Blahface's markings, 5 paragraphs is kind of...excessive.
V. Use Spell Check. I am a Grammar/Spelling/Capitalization/Punctuation Nazi. 2 errors=OK. 20=Ow, my eyes.
VI. Make your character unique. Give them strengths that let them do stuff that some other cats can't. Give them flaws that make them liable in an interesting way. Give them quirks so your cat is special in its own way.
VII. Realistic names. No "Dragonwing" or even "Summertree". I'll be fairly lenient with names, but Clan cats wouldn't be called "Samuraisword" or whatever.
VIII. OLM can has genetically possible characters plz? Kthxbai.
IX. If I'm not sure about your cat's appearance, I'll ask you to provide a picture. If your cat is genetically possible, you should be able to find a good photograph. That is, a real photograph. Not a photoshop'd photograph.
X. Make your character fun and interesting to RP.
IN CHARACTER CODE of CONDUCT
I. Keep OOC comments to a minimum.
II. Do not powerplay. "The pretty tabby cat known as Duskflight nodded at Sunflame, who nodded back and gestured for her to join him, which she did."=bad. "The tabby cat known as Duskflight nodded at Sunflame, hoping that he would nod back and gesture for her to join him."=good.
III. Cats cannot smile or frown. They can smirk and grimace. ...Well, no, they can't, but that's the most I'll allow, 'kay?
IV. Cats do not cry or swear. They say "foxdung" and their eyes get cloudy-looking. Foxdung is lame, I know, but how would cats know enough to say, "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE YOU BITCH!!11!!"?
V. If you must powerplay, ask permission from the owner of the cat you want to powerplay.
VI. Think: "How would my character react?" Don't just react as yourself.
VII. Put said words in "quotation marks". Bolded, underlined, colored, etc. [NOT strikethrough'd or italicized] text makes said words easier to find, but no matter what, YOU NEED QUOTATION MARKS.
VIII. Think realistically. If a very young fox cub wanders into your cat's camp, no matter how compassionate they are, they would not want to take the poor foxy-woxy in.
IX. At least 2 paragraphs per post (exception: little muse, forced to post b/c you're late), but 10 paragraphs is excessive and tiring to read.
X. Have fun. That's the point of OLM.
I. Do not spam.
II. Keep swearing to a minimum.
III. Keep chatspeak to a minimum. "Lol yeah, I think pandas are epicful too. Gotta go, see ya later."=good. "Lol yeah, i think pandas r epicful 2. G2g, c u l8r."=bad.
IV. Only advertise in the Flyer Billboard board.
V. Do not start fights.
VI. If you must fight, take it to PMs.
VII. Absolutely no harassment.
VIII. Keep opinions about race, gender, religion, politics, etc. to yourself.
IX. If you are getting images from a shop, follow the rules.
X. Follow the rules. That's the point of this whole post.
CHARACTER CODE of CONDUCT
I. Expect to be declined at least once. Expect to be asked to make many changes.
II. You can state opinions, but you must have facts to support them. "Duskflight is a pretty tortoiseshell she-cat, with beautiful sky-blue eyes that seem to bore into you."=bad. "Duskflight is a tortoiseshell she-cat with no scars, a lithe frame, and a triangular head tapering to a point (her nose); this makes her very pretty. Her eyes are a pure sky-blue color, almond-shaped with no flecks of any other color and therefore quite beautiful. She has such sharp vision and her eyes are so focused on whatever catches her attention that sometimes they seem to be boring into the cat she's looking at."=good.
III. Do not give your bio a conversational tone; the more formal the tone, the more mature you and your bio look. "As you know, if you were paying attention, Duskflight tries to be nice to everyone. Well, sort of nice. Okay, fine, she just tries not to be too mean to everyone. xP"=bad. "As previously mentioned, Duskflight tries to be at least a little nice to everyone."=good.
IV. Super-duper-short sections irritate me because they often don't give enough info. Super-duper-long sections irritate me because they often say in 5 paragraphs what could be said in just 1. Making your bio long is a bad thing, but while it's good to write a paragraph about Blahface's markings, 5 paragraphs is kind of...excessive.
V. Use Spell Check. I am a Grammar/Spelling/Capitalization/Punctuation Nazi. 2 errors=OK. 20=Ow, my eyes.
VI. Make your character unique. Give them strengths that let them do stuff that some other cats can't. Give them flaws that make them liable in an interesting way. Give them quirks so your cat is special in its own way.
VII. Realistic names. No "Dragonwing" or even "Summertree". I'll be fairly lenient with names, but Clan cats wouldn't be called "Samuraisword" or whatever.
VIII. OLM can has genetically possible characters plz? Kthxbai.
IX. If I'm not sure about your cat's appearance, I'll ask you to provide a picture. If your cat is genetically possible, you should be able to find a good photograph. That is, a real photograph. Not a photoshop'd photograph.
X. Make your character fun and interesting to RP.
IN CHARACTER CODE of CONDUCT
I. Keep OOC comments to a minimum.
II. Do not powerplay. "The pretty tabby cat known as Duskflight nodded at Sunflame, who nodded back and gestured for her to join him, which she did."=bad. "The tabby cat known as Duskflight nodded at Sunflame, hoping that he would nod back and gesture for her to join him."=good.
III. Cats cannot smile or frown. They can smirk and grimace. ...Well, no, they can't, but that's the most I'll allow, 'kay?
IV. Cats do not cry or swear. They say "foxdung" and their eyes get cloudy-looking. Foxdung is lame, I know, but how would cats know enough to say, "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE YOU BITCH!!11!!"?
V. If you must powerplay, ask permission from the owner of the cat you want to powerplay.
VI. Think: "How would my character react?" Don't just react as yourself.
VII. Put said words in "quotation marks". Bolded, underlined, colored, etc. [NOT strikethrough'd or italicized] text makes said words easier to find, but no matter what, YOU NEED QUOTATION MARKS.
VIII. Think realistically. If a very young fox cub wanders into your cat's camp, no matter how compassionate they are, they would not want to take the poor foxy-woxy in.
IX. At least 2 paragraphs per post (exception: little muse, forced to post b/c you're late), but 10 paragraphs is excessive and tiring to read.
X. Have fun. That's the point of OLM.
