[Miranda_]

Q) How big should my opening paragraph be?

A) It should be at least as big as the paragraph below. The paragraph below is from one of my RPs.

Kaori stood on the fringes of the crowd of ninjas who, like her, were preparing to take the next stage of the Chunin exams. There were ninjas from every village it seemed; as well as another team from the Sand village, where she came from. Not that Kaori took much notice of that; of course, she hoped that the other Sand team would make it thru the test, but all her thoughts were on her own team. She didn't like crowds at all; much prefering to be on her own and away from those who seemed to sense her differentness. Kaori knew her mother was keeping something from her, but what that could be, she didn't know. All she knew was that ice power was contrary to what most thought a Sand village ninja should control; and many of her fellow villagers had pointed that out, many times.

Q) If the owner of an RP I'm playing on doesn't come here any more, can I assign a new RP owner?

A) Yes you can; just let me know the RP and who you now want the owner to be, and I'll edit the first post.

Q) I want to post a new RP, but the mod posted a sticky that states that no more RPs are to be posted. Why is that?

A) A rule about no more new RPs will come into force only when the forum is clogged with too many RPs. The last time I enforced a rule like that, people were complaining that their RPs were getting shoved down to the third page, which is where only usually inactive RPs end up. Therefore, the rule was posted to try and add a measure of control to the forum. Hopefully, if everyone abides by the rules now up, it won't come to that again.


Q) I clicked on a newly posted RP to find it had conditions. What are RPs with conditions and what do the conditions mean?

A) An RP that has conditions laid down means that the owner only wants a certain type of person RPing with them. Common conditions are as follows:

a) Experienced RPers only. (sometimes followed by a list of names)
b) All people who want to join to PM the owner first.
c) RP is rated M/T/A.

I'll explain these one by one.

Experienced RPers only. This means that only RPers that the owner sees as being experienced can join, simple as that. If they don't see you as experienced, then you can't join. Don't bother PMing me moaning about this, or bugging the owner thru PM; there is nothing I can or will do about this. Just make your own or join another. The same goes for a list of experienced RPers which doesn't include you.

PM the owner first. This means that the RP owner would like to vet prospective players first before they join. Just send in a PM what the owner asks for; usually a filled out character form and a first paragraph. If they ask you to make changes before you join, then do so. Usually changes are asked for if your character is too thin, a Mary Sue or if there are too many people RPing in one group, for example an RP about humans and elves at war and there are too many players in the elf group. Again, if you are refused for any reason, don't PM me about it or harrass the owner.

RP is rated M/T/A. These ratings are, as follows, Mature/Teen/Adult. This means that if you are under 12 years old, then you can't join any; Mature and Teen are pretty much the same and mean that RPs are for 13-16s, and unless you are an Adult, then you can't join. There are no Adult RPs allowed on this site, so any RP rated Adult will be automatically locked by me. However, the other two ratings are allowed, so if you are too young to join either a Teen or Mature RP, just accept it and join another that is suitable for your age group.


Q) I want to join this RP that's under 50 pages long, but the owner says I can't! What do I do now?

A) One thing you don't do is harrass the owner by either continuously posting in the RP begging to be allowed to join, or thru PM. Harrassment is against forum rules; continued harrassment will result in a temporary ban from forums. If you are told, for whatever reason, that you can't join an RP, then just accept it. Either join another RP that is suitable for you, or start your own. Just make sure you keep the RPG forum rules and certainly don't make your own RP a copy of the one you weren't allowed to join.


Q) I usually RP on Quizilla/Gaia/other RPing site, and your rules are far too strict! Why can't you soften them up a bit?


A) Well, my initial response is to say that if you prefer the rules on another site, then stay there as far as RPing goes. The rules here are strict cuz when they were lax, people abused them and posted loads of identical RPs with identical Mary Sues in them. I want to encourage people to RP properly, with decent plots and good, well rounded characters, rather than encourage people to be lazy and not bother to post proper RPs and characters. Also, I've been on RP sites that have even more strict rules, so consider yourself lucky.

Q) Can I join a 50+ page RP if I read the whole thing?

A) No. The rules state clearly that you can't join a 50+ page RP; we've had a few users who claimed to have read 1000+ page RPs in a manner of days, but truth is you'd have to be on 24/7 to do that. If it's just hit 50 pages, then ask the owner; you may be quizzed on what's happened to prove you've actually read it. Also, if you've been in the habit of making Mary Sues, you may still be denied joinage of the RP.

Q) There's a person posting in an RP that I made who is godmoding/breaking the rules that I laid down/trying to make it all about them/making it negative when it shouldn't be/other. Can I bar them from the RP?

A) Yes, you can. If you're the owner, then if someone is breaking your rules or the forum rules and you don't want them posting there any more, then you can tell them not to. Just make a post in the RP telling them this and why, and send the link to me. If they refuse to accept their barring, let me know. And please warn them at least three times before you resort to this step.

Q) My character was rejected for not having a description! But I posted a picture, doesn't that count?

A) Pictures are supposed to be worth a thousand words. In RPs, they mean NOTHING. Okay, fine, you want to use a picture, use one, but you better back it up with a good description of personality, INCLUDING WEAKNESSES AND FLAWS. If you neglect these, your character is an insta-Sue/Stu and the RP owner will boot you. Also, don't make any pictures stupidly large and that stretch the screen, if you must post one.