POSTING 101 (Required to be read by all members)Game Rule: Posts are expected to be of substance and in proper form. One Sentance is not a post. Neither is Two. A paragraph or two is a post. Why? When players only post something that is one to four sentences long, generally it does not contribute to the plot. (I say generally because sometimes all you need is a paragraph to get your point acrossed) It is hard to develope characters and to properly develope a story without detail or information about a character.
What makes a good post? Character development. Character interaction.
Examples:Bad PostQuote:
Kitty walked to the kitchen. She grabbed a cup. She drank some water. Kitty noticed nobody was around and sighed.
Where that gives you the basic idea of going on, it makes for lousy reading. There is no character development, there is no point.
Good PostQuote:
Kitty came to the kitchen that morning hoping to run into Kurt or one of her friends. The Institute was quiet that day and she was growing weary of the silence. Seeing that nobody was there, she grabbed a cup out of the cabinet and settled for some ice water. The silence started to bother her so she sighed audibly and went to look for one of her friends.
"Nobody is around when you need them, and when you don't, there is a swarm of villains trying to bust the gates down," She mumbled to herself and left the kitchen feeling disappointed.
This one is shorter, but better because it gives some emotion and feeling to Kitty.
When writing put yourself in your character's shoes. Think about things like:
1. What they are feeling
2. Why they are doing what they are doing
3. What they desire
Non official Rule: Please use proper grammar and punctuation when writing a post. It is considerate to your other players. We aren't all English majors. Punctuation and grammar just makes a post more legible and more clear to read. Break out quotes and seperate paragraphs with an extra line. It is hard to read a post that looks like this:
Quote:
Kitty talked to Kurt in the hallway, "What class you get stuck in this afternoon." She was looking out the window wishing she wasn't going to be in training. The day was too nice. "I have the afternoon off," He teased and flipped his tail back and forth. "Soooo jealous," she answered.
Just to keep posts clear, use two different colors when writing a post that has your two different characters. For example, Ginko Kitsune writes Regina in black and Gen in purple. LadyJedi writes Penance in black and Porter in dark red. It changes depending on who's perspective you're writing from.
If you need help with your posting, just ask a mod.
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