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Post by Avalikia on Dec 20, 2012 3:30:34 GMT -5
Point of this Guide
Alternatives to the ChatBoxes
The OOC ChatBox
The primary uses for this ChatBox are:
It's also okay to:
Generally frowned upon:
The IC ChatBox
The primary uses for this ChatBox are:
It's also okay to:
Generally frowned upon:
Alternatives to the ChatBoxes
The OOC ChatBox
The primary uses for this ChatBox are:
- Asking questions about the forum - whether you're a guest, a new member, or an older member who forgot something.
- Short term notices about your activity - like if you'll be on later, or you want to explain why you didn't post the day before. Long term notices about being gone for a few days or more belong on the Player Notices board where they're more likely to be seen.
- Informing people they have PMs, if you think that will make them respond faster. (It works on me!) Though note if you keep on going back and forth with PMs with someone, there comes a point where you don't have to announce every single one of them.
- Basic plotting - if you just need a short chat with someone about some plot detail, feel free to do it in this ChatBox. Long, detailed plots should be worked out in the Plot Discussions board.
It's also okay to:
- Short OOC conversations - general OOC chit chat is fine as long as it's short. Longer conversations should be taken to the OOC Chatter board, and that's only if you're having a group discussion. If it's just you and one other person, take it into PMs or use another method.
Generally frowned upon:
- Anything IC - this belongs in the IC ChatBox, if not elsewhere.
- Any long conversations - with the possible exception of guests who simply have a lot of questions, conversations lasting more than a few exchanges do not belong in this ChatBox as they make it difficult for it to be used for any of the more important purposes listed above.
- Advertising - linking to a funny pic or video or somesuch is okay, but trying to get people to go look at another site, especially another roleplaying forum, is not okay here. We have a board for that.
The IC ChatBox
The primary uses for this ChatBox are:
- IC comments on forum happenings - especially smack talk, insults, etc. Saying nice things is okay too, I suppose.
- And... that's really about it...
It's also okay to:
- Roleplay that can't happen on the forum - whether a character wants to chat with a character they currently can't interact with on the forum, or you want to try something more crazy like an alternate universe version of a character, that's okay as long as it's only an occasional thing.
Generally frowned upon:
- Saying anything in this ChatBox if you don't have an approved character - please wait until you do.
- Spending extended periods of time in this ChatBox. If you're roleplaying here every day, you should probably go find some more threads to join or something. This is a roleplaying forum with an IC ChatBox, not a roleplaying chat site with a forum.
- Any roleplay if you are behind on your replies. Especially if you have any threads that are on the stale threads list in the thread tracker and it's your fault - go take care of that first!
- Any roleplay scenes you could be doing in the forum. Go do them on the forum!
