RPG posting guide.

I have noticed that a few people on here (I will not name) have been posting one-liners. Even wrose, just posting what their character is saying. I would like to stop this, because I know how heart-breaking it is to make a big long post, then some guy responds to it with an one-liner. So I made this guide. Keep in mind that all RP posts should be at least one paragraph.

We are going to pretend that we are RPing an eevee.

Quote :

hi

That is probably THE WORST POST ANYONE CAN EVER POST! First: One-liner! Ahhh! Second: Just one word. Remember the four-word rule. Third: Nobody will be able to tell who you are, what you are, or what you are doing. Fourth: It is not at least one paragraph. Fifth: Bad grammar! Let's see if we can improve this.

Quote :

hi said evee walkin up to da dito

Ok. That is still pretty bad, but it has improved a bit. How did it improve?
One: You now know what pokemon it is.
Two: You actually posted what it is doing.
Three: More then one word.
Four: The four word rule has not been broken.
Why is it still bad:
One: Bad grammar.
Two: Bad spelling.
Three: One liner.
Four: Not one paragraph.
Five: Not discriptive enough.

Let's improve this.

Quote :

"Hi." Said Eevee walking up to the DItto. She sort of liked him.

Better! How did it improve?
One: Better Grammar.
Two: Better spelling.
Three: More disccriptive. We now know the Eevee is a girl, and the Ditto is a boy.

Let's try and improve.

Quote :

"Hi." Said Eevee walking up to the DItto. "He is kind of cute." She thought to herself.

Ok that was better.

I'm not gonna put up all the steps, instead. I will put up what is should look like at the end.

Quote :

Eevee stared at the Ditto. "He is kind of cute..." She though. She admired the way he had taken down that Vulpix. The DItto walked up to the Vulpix, and shooke it's paw. "And he is honorable too." He thought. She blushed a bit. "Maybe I should say Hi..." She sighed. Once she though that, he seemed so far away. A cold breeze blew between them both, making him seem even more far away. She gulped, and felt her legs move themselves up to the DItto. THe dry leaves crunched under her feet as she padded towards him on her soft, delicate feet. Finally she reached him. "H-Hi..." She said shyly, blushing a bit.

Now THAT is a good post! You all should aim for something like that when you post!

Remember, aim for these goals when posting:
One: No one-liners at all.
Two: At least one paragraph.
Three: Good spelling and grammar.
Four: Be very descriptive.
Five: Specify certain things.
Six: Have fun!

I hope this helped.

NOTE: Its better to use Quotation marks when someone is talking otherwise it looks confusing. AND USE PUNCUATION. Some people have been posting like this.

''hi you ok. well lets go to the forest and ive met someone and yeah ive met a gym leader''.

Better to use more Grammar and Puncuation like,

''Hi, Are you alright. Shall we go to the forest, I heard there are some pretty powerful pokemon there''. Toby couldn't stop smiling at everyone. ''The other day I battled a Gym Leader and got another badge''.

Much better that time. Just following what Kim is saying.

But in that example, Mayla, you used only commas and periods. It would be better to look like this:

''Hi! Are you alright? Shall we go to the forest? I heard there are some pretty powerful pokemon there!'' Toby couldn't stop smiling at everyone. ''The other day, I battled a Gym Leader, and got another badge!''
Also, when you put a punctuation mark, like say, a period, when you but say, brackets, you don't have to add another.
I.E.
You put:
"The other day I battled a Gym Leader and got another badge".
People do that or:
"The other day I battled a Gym Leader and got another badge.".
None are right. The right one it:
"The other day, I battled a Gym Leader, and got another badge."
But even better is this:
"The other day, I battled a Gym Leader, and got another badge!"
The reason is you have a punctuation mark already. In what he is saying. That may seem wrong, but my grammar book says otherwise.
Also, if you got another badge, you wouldn't say it calmly. You would say it with excitement, and exclaim it to your friends. If you would, your character probably would, so put an exclamation point at the end "!"

Ken would this be considered wrong

"I battled Sabrina yesterday, and I won"!Exclaimed Massie.

Thats just an example

Yes.

Its wrong because its one line ^^

Just wondering