Posting Regulations

[ExoticSilver77]

To put it bluntly, we have none. However, we do expect something. Like Leafheart said in her guide here, it's pretty annoying to read posts . . . like that. Here are a few more common issues.

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Powerplay

Pretend that my only characters in every example are Wildflower and Abby. (:

Wildflower carefully prepared her herbs, chewing them into a fine pulp before spitting them back onto a leaf and rubbing some berries firmly into the salve. Suddenly, a yowl resounded through the camp, causing her to look up. Prettypowder was on the High Rock! What was she thinking!? The medicine cat jumped up and voiced her opinion to the white she-cat. Prettypowder spit back at her, equally fierce, and jumped down to attack the brown tabby.

WHOA. Hold up there and stop. That was a rather lame example of powerplaying. I, the roleplayer of Wildflower, suddenly took control of Prettypowder, a made-up character that is definitely not in MountainClan. However, I still took control of it, which I shouldn't have. You shouldn't play characters that aren't in the 'Join' board, and you shouldn't play characters that aren't yours unless you have permission.

Here's something that you can do, though:

A fox suddenly jumped out of the bush and attacked Wildflower, scratching her eyes out.

It was rather short and not descriptive, but it's allowed. Wildflower is my character, so I'm allowed to have her eyes scratched out by a fox. [Foxes don't really count as characters here, it's too complicated. You can make one appear at random, but don't forget that it'll most likely cause a commotion.]

This, however, is NOT allowed:

A fox suddenly jumped out of a bush and bit Lightstar's tail.

Lightstar isn't my character! D< It's the roleplayer's decision if they want Lightstar's tail to be bitten, thank you very much. You should instead say this:

A fox suddenly jumped out of a bush, lunging with its jaws bared at Lightstar's tail. ((Have it bite, please? (: ))

Then you can hope with all your might that Leafheart, Lightstar's roleplayer, feels merciful and giving that day. Maybe she won't mind having her beautiful she-cat's tail amputated.

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Short Posts

Short posts really get me a bit mad, even though I'm guilty at times as well. Really, how can people reply to this?

Wildflower yawned.

It gets me even angrier when I see THIS:

wildflower yawnd

Really, the NERVE! XD Please, when you write a post, at the beginning of a thread or as a reply in a thread, make it as descriptive as you could afford to without powerplaying or godmoding. You could, maybe, write this:

Wildflower looked around in a bored manner, her dull green eyes scanning the camp for any familiar pelts. None to speak of. How dull. The she-cat sat herself up to groom her chest quickly, then opened her jaws in a silent yawn of lethargy. She laid back down, resting her chin on her front paws as she closed her eyes, tail flicking lazily behind her. Perhaps something would come and amuse her. She didn't feel like hunting at all, but she might if a cat went with her.

It doesn't have to be that long. It can be shorter or longer if you want. Just . . . please, make it more than two words? XD;;

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Copyright to Abby

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