Post by Madam Rackle on Aug 19, 2009 8:42:03 GMT -5
1. You must write in full sentences, and please use third-person past-tense wherever possible.
Wrong: I'm walking through the Asylum and I see you.
Right: Madam Rackle was making her way down the corridor when her sharp gaze fell upon a scrawny maid.
2. Please use proper punctuation and grammar - and absolutely no text-talk!
Wrong: hell00 said mary caTCHHingg sight of u.
Right: "Oh, hello!" said Mary, catching sight of her old friend.
3. No god-moding, i.e. controlling other's characters.Wrong: Elizabeth smiled over at Mary, who waved back and walked up to her. They embraced each other.
Right: "Mary!" Elizabeth called across the room, waving towards her friend in the hope that Mary would notice her.
4. Kindly bear in mind that is is the 1840s!
Wrong: Susie sighed, plugged her iPod into her eyes, and ran off upstairs to catch her favourite soap opera on TV.
Right: Susie sighed, and turned away, her long skirt sweeping across the floor as she made her way across the hallway - she had a sewing pattern she was yet to complete.
5. No Mary-Sues. If your character is too MarySue-ish, you will be asked to fix their Sueish traits. Remember, your character is only human. They can do wrong!
Wrong: Tom jumped down the staircase and landed unharmed on his two feet. Everyone stood back, taking in his breathtaking handsomeness.
Right: Tom stepped down the stairs, running his fingers through his messy hair.
6. Limit your swearing. There may be impressionable readers - and remember, you're a Victorian!
Wrong: "F**cking b***** &% *!?*^%$£!**!!!"
Right: "Oh, rats!" :B
7. Limit sexual content. If it's vital to a storyline, then at least give us a warning...again, impressionable readers!
8. Keep OOC talking to a minimum in RP situations. That's why we have the OOC boards, darlings!
9. If you have a question, please do ask Phee - a.k.a, Madam Rackle. She's not so scary in real life...honest! XD
Wrong: I'm walking through the Asylum and I see you.
Right: Madam Rackle was making her way down the corridor when her sharp gaze fell upon a scrawny maid.
2. Please use proper punctuation and grammar - and absolutely no text-talk!
Wrong: hell00 said mary caTCHHingg sight of u.
Right: "Oh, hello!" said Mary, catching sight of her old friend.
3. No god-moding, i.e. controlling other's characters.Wrong: Elizabeth smiled over at Mary, who waved back and walked up to her. They embraced each other.
Right: "Mary!" Elizabeth called across the room, waving towards her friend in the hope that Mary would notice her.
4. Kindly bear in mind that is is the 1840s!
Wrong: Susie sighed, plugged her iPod into her eyes, and ran off upstairs to catch her favourite soap opera on TV.
Right: Susie sighed, and turned away, her long skirt sweeping across the floor as she made her way across the hallway - she had a sewing pattern she was yet to complete.
5. No Mary-Sues. If your character is too MarySue-ish, you will be asked to fix their Sueish traits. Remember, your character is only human. They can do wrong!
Wrong: Tom jumped down the staircase and landed unharmed on his two feet. Everyone stood back, taking in his breathtaking handsomeness.
Right: Tom stepped down the stairs, running his fingers through his messy hair.
6. Limit your swearing. There may be impressionable readers - and remember, you're a Victorian!
Wrong: "F**cking b***** &% *!?*^%$£!**!!!"
Right: "Oh, rats!" :B
7. Limit sexual content. If it's vital to a storyline, then at least give us a warning...again, impressionable readers!
8. Keep OOC talking to a minimum in RP situations. That's why we have the OOC boards, darlings!
9. If you have a question, please do ask Phee - a.k.a, Madam Rackle. She's not so scary in real life...honest! XD