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[attorneyatlol]

flksjdlfs whoops, I meant to put this up yesterday...

HELP US, DDD. YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE.

Tif and I are going to be writing a newbie FAQ to put up on the Wiki. We'll be compiling a lot of the information that's already up there, but I don't think it covers some of the more common questions that get asked. That's where you come in! :Db

Can you think of some questions you've seen asked a lot that you think the FAQ would benefit from having? How about questions that you haven't seen asked? Hell, what about questions you've been afraid to ask (those are probably the best!)?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! ♥

*runs to bed and dies*

Comments

[maraich]

I just thought of something. Maybe there could be a beginner-beginner's guide. Like for someone who is joining their first LJ RP.
For example, when I first joined the concept of two separate communities for the RP was brand new and confusing to me. Now we have about 4 comms that need watched (IC, OOC, News, Modly).

Maybe there could be super-beginner questions, intermediate questions and advanced questions.

[attorneyatlol]

Well, I am going to explain what each community is for and I was going to put the questions in order of beginner -> advanced, if that's what you mean?

[maraich]

Sure.

[random-angelic.livejournal.com]

This would've been insanely helpful when I was applying. I scoured the wiki for information while I was contemplating joining and wound up just reading through the main community and its f-list to figure out how it all worked.

[attorneyatlol]

That's actually what I ended up doing when I first joined, too, so I feel you. ^^; The wiki does have a lot of good tips, but they're scattered around. A lot of this is about taking what's already there and condensing it into one, easy to find place.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Yes. I've been confused a few times by some of the things that are common to LJ RPs. I knew what IC and OOC stood for, but I wondered for the longest time what the crap this friend add list thing was about, and I basically had to be walked through my first activity check.

[dormition]

I'm actually working on one right now, it's just going to be extremely long and detailed so it's taking me some time. XD;

[maraich]

Ooo~.

Yeah, I was just thinking of something along the lines of an explanation for people who have never been in an LJ RP before. Because we do get them!

excuse the journal switch :x

[vivi]

Exactly. It's going to be a universal newbie's guide to LJ RP. It occurred to me that I hadn't seen one before, so I thought I'd take care of the vacuum.

My rough outline of it is:
--About the author
--Terminology
--Who to play
--Journals & layouts (character info, LJlogin, contact post, keeping track of threads)
--Icons (resources, keywords)
--Games (applying, activity, friending, OOC/online comms, logs)
--Writing (grammar, spelling, notifs)
--Using code (formatting, sparkles, entities)
--Etiquette (godmoding, concrit, translations, conflict, crediting)
--The end (thanks, questions)

I don't think I've missed anything. XD;

[maraich]

Ohmy, that's quite a bit.

[vivi]

Yeah, so like I said, it'll take me a while. :x

I'll be sure to let DDD know once it's done, though~