ltsh_rules | The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

Please, folks, read and stick to them! If you feel we need additional ones or there should be changes to any of these, please contact the mods or, preferably, the Host (Silverfox).

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Part III - Technical Issues

We understand that typos happen and that English might not be your first language and of course, if your character has bad grammar or a foreign accent, their dialog should reflect that.

If you tend to have problems with spelling,though, running your post through spell check before sending it only takes a moment. Try to get it right.

Edited 2010-04-03 19:31 (UTC)

(http://community.livejournal.com/lt_safe_house/profile)lt_safe_house (http://community.livejournal.com/lt_safe_house/) is where the game goes.

Write in past tense, third person.

(http://community.livejournal.com/mad_prophecies/profile)mad_prophecies (http://community.livejournal.com/mad_prophecies/) or the contact info in (http://community.livejournal.com/safe_house_cast/profile)safe_house_cast (http://community.livejournal.com/safe_house_cast/) or the contact post in their character journal to talk to the other players.

One-liners containing game-related information that may be important for the other players can go in the subject lines (e.g.: "Next post starts a new line" or "Can we close this?")

Edited 2010-04-03 19:31 (UTC)

Your Character needs his/her own LJ account.

You can use it as a practise area to get into your character’s head, write alternate scenes or prewrite scenes with another player, if you’re not yet sure you’re going to post them like this in the actual game (or anything else), or just leave it blank.

Edited 2010-04-03 19:31 (UTC)

If you notice a typo or error in your post before anybody replies to it, go right ahead and replace it. Once someone else has replied that would put the posts out off order, though, so you will have to ask that player for permission. It's best, if they too repost their reply to restore the proper order.
If you want to delete something completely, please remember that the thread and the game are a collaborative work. The fellow players whose characters are in the thread have just as much right to it as you, so you have to ask their permission and that of the mods before deleting.

Yes, LJ lets you delete any thread you started and every comment you made in another's thread, but be warned that we keep a backup copy and are not afraid to use it. Threads and comments that are deleted without permission of all parties concerned will be copied and pasted back in.

Edited 2010-04-03 19:32 (UTC)

In threads where all characters present can see and hear all that happens/is said, always answer to the last post down the line, even if you are replying directly to something that was said a few posts up. Do not split the line in two by answering helter-skelter to any other posts than that last one.
Due to the structure of LifeJournal, if the posts grow too narrow to read easily, reply again to the original (starting) message for the thread to begin a new line on the left.

Usually, if a group of characters leaves the main group, please start a new thread for them.

In a thread with a large number of characters that would be in the same room but standing in groups, so that they can NOT hear and see everything that is said, you may split up the thread into lines or sub-threads for the different groups. If one of these sub-threads hits the right end of the screen, start it again under the first post OF THE SUB-THREAD, i.e. the first post that had only your group. Do not start it from the very left end of the screen again by replying to the original (starting) message for the thread.

Edited 2010-04-03 19:33 (UTC)

Each starting scene should have a "header". That is, it starts by this (replace the text in italics as required):

Date: Date, possibly time (morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night, etc.)
Status: Public OR Private^{* (#fnend1)} (names of players^{** (#fnend2)} )
Setting: Setting/s of the thread
Summary: A keyword or a sentence to describe what is to happen in this thread

Then place the your starting scene under an LJ-cut.

()^{* Public: Anyone may join in;
Private: Limited to the players named in brackets;}

()^{** Please add all players that join.} () ()

Edited 2010-04-03 19:33 (UTC)

When a thread is finished, add the word (complete) to its header. Completed threads are considered locked.

Edited 2010-04-03 19:39 (UTC)

We have tags for all the characters. Add your character's tag to threads you replied to.

Edited 2010-04-03 19:39 (UTC)

Only moderators can Temp-Close threads.

If for some reason a thread must be put on ice for an extended period of time, you can ask the mods to add a "temporary closed"-tag to the thread. It will appear as completed in the status post but can be re-opened by the players already in the thread at a later point of time by mutual consent. No new players may join this thread.

Attention: You need to inform the mods if you re-open, or the thread will remain "closed" in the status post!

Edited 2010-04-05 21:06 (UTC)

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The Rules of the Game

Part III - Technical Issues

Mind your spelling and grammar

Writing Posts

Character Journal

Deleting Posts, Correcting Mistakes

Where to Answer

How to start threads

Mark completed threads as "complete"

Add the character tags

Temp-Closing Threads