Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 17:08:48 GMT -6
Collaborative Stories
Guidelines
1 – Setting up a Collaborative Story
• The first step is to create a thread where you must define the type of story you would like to work on; and ask if other members would be interested.
• Once you know there is an interest, the next step is to make a Request thread. This thread must have a story basis, the Team Leader’s name and the Team Member Participants.
• Once a Moderator has accepted the request, the final step is to start a new thread starting with “Workspace for…(the title of your Collaborative Story)” where team members can exchange ideas and identify characters.
2 – Characters
• Main Characters
- Every Team Member has one Main Character.
- This Main Character must be identified in the Workspace thread; Gender, age and Mug Shot.
- Main Characters may only be eliminated by their creators and such elimination must be approved by staff.
• Pivotal Characters
- Team Members may create one or more Pivotal Character(s).
- The Pivotal Character(s) must be identified in the Workspace thread; Gender, age and Mug Shot – or in case of a mystery Character, must be identified as such.
- Pivotal Characters may be interacted with by any or all Team Members.
- Pivotal Characters may only be eliminated by their creators.
• We recommend not dwelling into a Main Character’s past other than your own Main Character. As doing as such may create confusion in the storyline for the other Participants.
3 – Starting up your Collaborative Story
• The Title of your thread must be the Title of your Collaborative Story.
• As Team Leader, you must start the thread with the beginning of your story. There are no word count limits for the beginning of your story but we would recommend not expanding it further than two consecutive posts.
• Once your initial post is done, you must end it with “***” so that your Team members know that you are done and it’s up to them to continue.
• All Participants must also end their post with “***” so that all Team Members know that their post is done.
• When a post is closed with “***”, we recommend not to edit it as this could change the course of the story and may create confusion for the other Participants.
General Guidelines
• All Team members may only post once every twelve (12) hours for Main Characters.
• All Team members may post once every four (4) hours for Pivotal Characters.
• All new posts must start with the Character’s Mug Shot for identification purposes.
• No word count limits are in effect but posts must always end with “***”, as already stated above.
• No Team Member may post twice consecutively without having one other Team Member intervening in between.
• Questions or unrelated comments are not to be posted in the story thread but in the Workspace thread only. Such posts will be removed by staff.
• If a story needs to come to a conclusion, has run its course or needs to end, a request must be made in the Workspace thread and approved by staff.
• Think of it as a G Rating. As young minds may read it, we recommend keeping it clean.
Have Fun!!
