Conventions and Other Notes

[Midnight]

(Title Credit to Lilly)

Conventions

Okay, when by itself, 'I' is capital as it's talking about yourself, and when naming yourself/others, the first letter is capital. When in a word (Unless it's the first letter of a word and that word is in the beginning of a sentence), 'I' is lowercase.

The first letter of a sentence is always capital. Every first letter of a title is capital (mostly excluding 'the', 'of', sometimes 'a', etc.)

Now, there's a few words with different forms (There, their, they're, etc.). There's also some word with different meanings.

In short: Capitalize 'I' when talking about yourself, and make sure to use the correct form/meaning of the word(s)!=^_^=

Any questions or something to say? Post here/PM me or Alice.

Okay, moving on.

'And' and 'Then'

Please try not to start sentences with the words 'and' or 'then'.... Try this instead:

Midnightstar hissed, then turned and looked at the opponent, her red eyes burning with determination to succeed.

Midnightstar dashed and skidded as she embarrassingly realized she was going in the wrong direction.

Questions/etc.? Post or PM Mid or Alice.

Next.

Out of Character

If you're RPing, and don't feel like PMing the person, etc. you can be 'out of character'.

These can be used for talking out of character (Often called 'OOC'):

(), [], {}, etc.

Word Replacements

Word replacements are synonyms- words that mean the same things. Synonyms are often used when RPing due to the fact that they make the post better as the vocabulary is more varied. This is because instead of using bland, overused words- you're using words that are stronger and more... Varied.

Instead of 'win', you could put 'succeed', etc.

Instead of 'pretty', you could put 'beautiful', 'extravagant', etc.

There are many more, but those are just examples.

Want more synonyms? Post or PM Mid or Alice.


More will be added later![/u]

[sisaleeann]

So, I've taken this post and stripped it down to the core parts. This is a list I've made, you can also find it in every RP help thread I make, it's sometimes/usually all I post.

Here's a list of important things to remember when roleplaying, they're quick, simple things that make your post look SO much better.

• When 'I' is by itself, it's capitalized. Always!
  
• The first letter of a sentence is ALWAYS capital, no matter what.
  
• Proper nouns, such as your name, another rper's name, and the names of places are, in fact, ALWAYS capital.
  
• There, spelled like that, means a place

[/u]. (EX: Put the basket over there.)
[/li][li] Their, spelled like that, means possession. (EX: Their cat is named Mint.)
[/li][li] They're, spelled like that, means they are[/u]. (EX: They are going to the Gathering tonight.)
[/li][li] Talking OOC (out of character) in an IC thread? All you have to do is put your words in parentheses. These: ( ).
[/li][li] Make sure to use synonyms! They're words that mean the same thing as another word, but make your post have more varity in word choice! Perfect right?!
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