Ok, one thing I've noticed in this guild's roleplays is that some of you are a bit new to it. I don't make this thread to be offensive in anyway, to the contrary I hope to give you all some information that may make your role-playing a more pleasurable experience.

The first thing is when someone is creating a role-playing thread they need to specify what kind of roleplay the are creating. For example;

[A] Elven Wars
[NA] Elven Wars

The [A] means that this is an application only thread. Application only means that you must PM your profile to the thread creator and wait for the all-clear to begin roleplaying. [NA] mean a non-application thread, which is where you post your profile in the thread itself and may begin roleplaying immediately. There are some variations (such as apply in the thread but do not begin to roleplay until given the all-clear), but this is meant to made clear by the thread creator in the introductory post.

If you ever see:
[V] Elven Wars;
This means that the thread is full, and no more roleplayers please.

[X] Elven Wars;
This means that the thread creator is away, so no applications can be responded to.
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Moving on from titles! As a roleplayer it is your responsibility to make sure you follow the guidelines set out by the thread creator. If a thread is asking for literates only, generally this means that the use of stars, colon or dashes are unaccaptable to show your actions. For example:
*she walked down the lane*
:she walked down the lane:
~she walked down the lane~
These would not be accepted.

Also you would be required to place any dialogue in adverted commas ie. "Hello," she said

Thought is shown in italics ie. I hope he likes me she thought

In a literate roleplay it is also required of you to try and use correct spelling and punctuation as much as possible. Of course you wont know how to spell every word in the world, you are only required to make an effort.

Another issue is when you want to talk out of character in the thread. This means anything from discussing the storyline to just wanting to say hello to someone as yourself and not as the character you are roleplaying. To do this you must indicate that you are talking out of character with the abbreviation "ooc" and place what you want to say in double brackets.
Ie. ((ooc: HI! I think the story should be developed more in this way...))
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As you practise, this method will become more common to you and you will have so much fun because it encourages creativity and inspires originality. Also it opens up more oppertunities for you as a roleplayer as in many of the roleplaying guilds and certainly in Barton Town, many will ask for literate roleplaying only.

So I hope I was a help, and any question please don't hesitate to ask.