Post by Christella Andrews on Jul 4, 2007 15:36:16 GMT -5
::RULES OF THE SITE::
1. Though this site is purely based on my own imagination, and of course it relies on everyone to make sure it is kept alive. Please do your part to make sure this site does not have to kick the bucket due to its lack of members or activity. Awards and points (once I know how to use all of that) will be presented to anyone who brings new people to the site two weeks after it officially opens.
2. I will appoint other administration titles as the site grows, please DO NOT ask if you could be admin, co admin and such. I will appoint to those who are humble and respect everyone. Titles will be such as:
-- Head Hauncho (Main Admin): Me, of course
-- My Right Hand Man (Co-admin): OPEN
-- Board Police: There will be 2 (Perhaps 3), and will monitor all threads for insecure writing and rudeness on the Cbox.
-- Graphix Master: There will be 1 or 2, and of course will be in charge of all things dealing with graphics such as avatars, signatures, and the sites skins.
3. I WILL NOT have any rudeness whatsoever, to me or to anyone. Its ridiculous how disgustingly rude some people can be for no absolute reason. Punishment will be appointed as followed:
-- One: Warning
-- Two: Stripped of all powers (if any), and banned for one day.
-- Three: Banned from the site for one week, or longer… Depending on what all occurred.
-- If you reach to your fourth punishment, you will be banned from the site permanently. You don’t want to reach four.
4. Due to the fact of this site is being considered as “Child” or “Family”, I refuse to have any half dressed hussies in the signature box. It’s disgusting, and I will delete the picture if anyone is half dressed. Do not dare to tempt me.
5. Please stay in your age group, Do not use a 30 Year Old woman to play an 18-19 Year old. There are enough child/ teenage actors now a days, to be able to do so. Please stay within a five year age limit.
6. With the mention in my previous rule (about how the site is considered “Child” or “Family”), I will only have a limited number of profanity allowed on the site, which shall be used for the threads ONLY. It’s simple, most words that are used today are quite vulgar and I really don’t like them. If you don’t say to your parents, I really don’t want it in the writing. ;D
7. Due to the fact that most people who come on Proboards sites aren’t child authors, I really don’t expect 2 ½ pages of posts. If you can do that, with amazing detail and work… Have at it. But unfortunately, not everyone can do so, including myself at times. I really don’t want little messages at the bottom of the writing ‘Sorry so short // I’m having a writer’s block // etc.’ ... Those really are just daft excuses, because you are LAZY . There is always room for improvement. I count four to six sentences as a paragraph, so please take it from there. Dialogue of course, is a must… As so is detail.
Please do not feel ashamed if your writing is not the best. You do not have to live up to anyone in particular, and please do not be offended if you are turned down because your role playing sample in your application is too short. If you need some help, please let me know.
Examples of Good & Bad Writing
::GOOD WRITING::
::GOOD WRITING::
Hermione’s fingers lay in the luscious, thick grass that occupied the newly owned Granger Estates. Her new skirt sat uncomfortably above her upper thigh. Hermione peered into the sunny, clear skies for the Hogwarts owls She had gotten Ron and Harry’s owl the previous day; telling her about their new books, their O.W.L.S. results, and still inquiring on why she hadn’t come to visit during the holiday as requested by the Weasley’s. But for every letter, she sent back replies such as ‘I haven’t been feeling well this week.’ or even ‘My gram is coming this week, and I haven’t seen her in a while. Sorry.’ But that only sufficed for so long. Luckily she was leaving to Hogwarts, and would only have to deal with the pressure of her final N.E.W.T.S. exams at the end of the year. Deciding to turn in for the evening, Hermione stood; brushing the dirt from her skirt. As she walked back to the manor, Hermione heard a loud screech, almost calling out her name. Turning around, Hermione sighed in relief seeing the school owl soaring down to her. “About bloody time!” Hermione exclaimed loudly, giving the owl a rude, dirty look. The owl nipped at her lightly, before hooting and talking off. Opening the letter quickly, Hermione sighed in relief at her grades.
The next morning, Hermione woke to her parent’s constant taps and nudges; groggily Hermione rose and put Crook shanks in his cage until they would reach the prefects carriage or found Ginny. Reaching the train station, Hermione gave her parents her normal good byes promising to write, and went to join her classmates on the Hogwarts Express.
“Hermione! Hermione!”
Turning around, Hermione’s now strikingly dyed blonde hair flew around. Gasping for breath, Harry, Ron, and Ginny ran to reach Hermione who was already boarding the train.
“Yo - you - your blonde, Hermione.” Ron stated loudly, while Harry and Ginny gaped.
Giving a big smile, Hermione chuckled. “Well stated, Ron.” Noting the line of impatient students piling behind the four, Hermione grabbed Ron’s hand.
“Come on, Ron!” Realizing she was holding Ron’s hand, Hermione let go; blushing furiously while Ginny was laughing hysterically.
“Ginny, shush! Ron, come on. We need to get to the Prefects Carriage.” Hermione tried to ignore Ginny and Harry’s constant snickers, and Ron’s haughty facial expressions. “Oh cut it!” Hermione said frustrated, handing Crookshanks to Ginny.[/color]
::BAD WRITING::
Tears fell down her face, as Hermione pushed pass Ginny and Harry. She sat inside the compartment next to Neville. Ron stormed off, which looked what to be tears in his eyes.
Please note that the example above was written by me. And is a Fan Fiction of Harry Potter. NO plagiarism was used.
8. Of course, in the examples… There was a bit of god modding ( If you don’t know what god modding is, it’s where you control most actions of another character.)… Please no god modding. Please.
9. If you have any suggestions or problems with anything or anyone please feel free to let me know.
10. Proboards is meant as a role playing community, and as role playing the writing is done in third person. Meant as: SHE, HE, THEY … Please do not use first person. It really throws everyone off.
11. Now, this really is an easy rule. Please use correct grammar and spelling. It’s not hard to click on the little button that says spelling above your writing. We’re all in school, so of course correct English is a must.[/size]