Lost in Hogsmeade - Mod Journal (hogsmeademods) wrote in hogsmeadeooc, @ 2010-05-08 17:52:00 |
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Entry tags: | !welcome |
Hello everyone and welcome to the game. To those of you who don't know me, my name is Lissa and I am one of your mods.
Those of you who have played with me before probably know I'm a little OCD when it comes to making things neat and orderly. Those of you who have been in my games before know I'm very OCD when it comes to making things neat and orderly.
I am changing some things from my previous games (and those of you who are in those games will notice the same changes when the time comes to open the others).
When Approved
For each character you apply for please check the following posts to make sure everything is correct.
* Available Characters - Please be sure I have your character linked and linked correctly.
* Cast List - Please make sure I have an icon of your character up, the journal, pb and character name are all correct.
* Contact List - Please make sure your contact information is accurate.
* I would also like you to check the Family List and Housing List (if applicable) to make sure your character is added to those.
If anything is incorrect, comment that post and I will change it as soon as I can.
Please do the following.
* Rules - Read them and know them.
* Friend Button - Run it when you join and everytime I post a notice to run it.
* Invites - Accept all invites to communities. If, for some reason you didn't get the invites, join lostinhogsmeade, hogsmeadeooc and hogsmeadeplot and comment this post letting me know I have join requests.
Questions/Comments/Concerns/Suggestions?
Have any wanted characters in game? Go here to request them.
Anything change later on for you or your character? It's your responsibility to comment the post to make sure I know what needs to be changed.
Changes
* Character Sheets - You will all be glad to know that these are no longer required in any of my games. Those of you who have character sheets completed for your characters in other games will be free to adjust them for the reopening of games or keep them up or take them down. There is a requirement of posting something in your journal whether it be your application (sans samples) or your own little character development survey. The only thing I ask is that all things in the application remain so people know what to look for.
* Tags - I am taking out the location tags simply because it's too hard to imagine ahead of time every single location that a rp may take place in and it's also hard to keep up on actually paying attention to whether a thread was tagged and what was missing. I am also adding event tags (which were introduced in SL) for any big event (see Big Threads below). There will be more on tagging below.
* Big Threads - I hate them. I always have. They tend to become very confusing and die out quickly because no one knows when/how to post. So instead of actual big threads, for events that would create big threads there will be event tags and people can make as many threads for that event as they want. These are game only threads, party threads where only certain people are invited will be up to the party-throwers discretion and how the party will be done should be posted in the ooc community in advance so that people know what to expect. There will be a party tag made in advance for anyone who wishes to use the multi-thread system for parties.
* Birthdays - Birthday threads tend to go nowhere, so they are not prohibited so much as discouraged unless people have a good reason to do the birthday thread (party, personal/game plot related, etc). It is to your discretion if you want to post a birthday thread that has no purpose, but there are other ways to wish people happy birthday (owls, journals, agreed BTS wishes, etc) try to use these when you can.
* Journals - Journals are required in this game. One journal entry every two weeks and must be longer than a simple statement, even if most of it is private.
* Character Limit - There is a character limit of 5 (6 on a case-by-case basis).
* NEW Plot Posts - This is the first time in one of my games I have a plot community. The day before opening, the first plot post will be made, then only in weeks with major plot points it will follow. If one isn't posted, assume it's a regular week.
Tagging
Please, please, please remember to tag your threads and check the tags to make sure they're there (after all misspellings and typos are common). It's easier than making sure they're all tagged.
I will be making and keeping a list of all in game tags and posting it to the mod journal. For now you should know that there are the following tag types:
RPG Community
Character Tags - All characters involved should be included in character tags. I will do activity checks and I will use character tags (as well as making sure said character has actually posted in that thread) If you're making a thread with specific characters please try to include all character tags when you create the thread. If you're making an open thread make sure to include just your own. If you are joining a thread where your character is specifically listed check to make sure your tag is included and if you're joining an open thread add your tag.
Example: rowena ravenclaw
Date Tags - These aren't currently there as they will be added the last day of every month to be ready for the next day. I will add the first date tag as soon as I know when we are opening. Please include these. These have changed from my original formatting.
Example: * 2010 january
Status Tags - There are two of these and they have changed from the original formatting. There is one for completed threads and one for abandoned threads. All threads that are not currently active should have one or the other. I will begin at one month from opening date checking weekly and if a thread hasn't been answered in a month and has not been tagged with a status I will tag it abandoned.
Example: !complete, !abandoned
Event Tags - These tags will be created before any specific event (party, quidditch match, concert, etc) that would otherwise create a big thread, this way there can be smaller threads for the event and they can all be found by going to the page for that tag.
Example: # party
Other Tags - There will be tags for owls, howlers, notices, postings and daily prophet articles. These will all have the same symbol. Owls, howlers, postings can be used by anyone. Daily prophet can be posted by anyone who writes for it but must be mod approved beforehand or the post will be deleted. Owls, howlers and daily prophet are self-explanatory. Postings are anything related to searching for or advertising someone. Need a roommate, need to fill a job opening, need to advertise a service or something to sell? Use this tag. All of these will be posted to the main community.
Example: - owl
OOC Community
Character Tags - With the lack of character sheets there are no longer character sheet tags, instead there are character tags. Anytime you make a post regarding plot, hiatus, open thread, thread notice to someone specific or anything that affects one or more of your characters use the character tags in your post. If another person's character is mentioned, use their character tag as well.
Example: character: lily evans
Player Tags - Anytime you make a post in the OOC community, use your player tag, if another specific playter/character is mentioned use their player tag as well.
Example: player: lissa
Other Tags - There are other tags by discretion. Mod post is only to be used by me, announcement, introduction, plotting, etc can be used by anyone. I will add tags that don't exist to posts as I see fit.
Example: introduction
Thread Formatting
This is exactly the same as my other games.
Before the LJ-Cut, all posts need to include the following information:
Date:
Characters:
Location:
Private/Public:
Rating:
Summary:
Completion:
Most of this should be self-explanatory, but I will be posting below, each section with an explanation, just in case anyone has questions.
Date: Please do the date in the following format: Day Month Year. For example, today would be 6 August 1977.
Characters: Please post all characters that will be involved in the thread here. If there are too many to post a list, post specifics categories of people. For example "All Ravenclaws"
Location: Where is this rp located? If it moves, please include all locations.
Private/Public: Is this happening where no one can see or can people witness it? If it's a private location (like a home) it's marked private. If it's a public location (like the Leaky Cauldron) it should either be marked public (people can witness) or semi-private (other people are there but oblivious to what's going on.)
Rating/Warnings: If you are unsure of the rating at first, you are allowed to leave this blank, however, once things get a little more defined, please post a rating and any possible warnings. A rating is required for material PG-13 and higher.
Summary: What is this thread about?
Status: Post here whether it is complete, incomplete or abandoned.
For the status, every week when I actually change tags to abandoned, I will give a link to the abandoned tag. Everyone is expected to change the status in any threads they posted to either say abandoned or completed (if it's completed and I tagged it incorrectly, please leave a comment in that week's post so that I can change the tag.
Introduction
Introduction posts in the OOC community are required. If the game is not yet open, you're allowed to wait until opening day to post an introduction. You're also allowed to post your introduction upon joining if the game is not yet open. If the game is open, you are required to post the introduction upon joining. Please introduce all characters, so if you only have one character at the point you post your main intro, post another one when you pick up another character.
In your introduction include:
About you: your name, a little about you personally (rping experience, hobbies, etc), ways to contact you, the easiest way to contact you.
About Character 1: your character's name, a little about them (a quick summary of their personality), what sort of backstory/future plotting you're looking for (friends, enemies, best friends, past relationships, love interests, any specific storylines, etc)
About Character 2: (if applicable) same as character 1.
About Character 3: (if applicable) same as character 1.
About Character 4: (if applicable) same as character 1.
About Character 5: (if applicable) same as character 1.
Advertising
I will be advertising in each community I'm currently added to once every week, so I don't need advertisements posted in ad comms. However, you're welcome to advertise in messenger statuses, ask friends to join, advertise in your CDJ (if you want the ad code, let me know) or in find_a_player and similar communities. Help me get the word out and make this game last.
Closing
I apologize for this being long-winded. I can be more than a little anal about details at times, but the most important thing is to have fun. That's why we're here, right? This way everything is available in one post for me to give you for you to refer to and refer back to. The tag will be at the top of the tags list for easy reference.