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Trim your posts, guys.

I know it's a small thing, but it can actually lose you followers - believe it or not.

I mean seriously ... who the hell can read this:

And it gets a bit infuriating when you have to scroll for five minutes on a laptop or computer - but it's heartbreaking when you're on your mobile or app.

You don't know how to trim your posts?

That's fine. It's simple. When things are getting a bit long for me, I go to reply above my partners, highlight everything up as far as beneath their linked name and delete it:

Also, I know when you're on mobile, you can't really trim your posts. I don't generally use an app. I use the internet function on my phone to log into tumblr, then select the 'standard' view on the bottom of the screen - it lets you change your post back to text when it's automatically changed to link when you reblog.

It saves on some trimming.

And if you're RPing with someone who's on mobile and you're on a computer - do the decent thing and trim the posts every so often :)

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Hover Translation/Text.

Ever since tumblr changed its layout, it's a little harder to do hover text. Whereas I used to just slip in a title for the link, with no link, it's now compulsory to include a link :(

Start off as usual - I generally end up using Russian on my RP account, so I'll stick with that for now.

Go to your translator as usual, I use google translate.

Paste and copy your translation into your text post.

Highlight your translation and go to 'insert link'.

Paste/type the English of your translation into the title area.

I generally type 'here' into the link part - it's easier to spot against the html later.

Press 'insert link.

You can leave it as it is now, the translation will show up when a cursor is hovered over the word. But I border on OCD at times - and I personally don't like having a link there that doesn't go anywhere.

Go back to the tool bar for the post and click on <html>.

Don't freak out if you haven't done it before - the text is supposed to change colours and appearance and the gifs don't show up.

Find where you typed 'here' and delete the link part from the html, leaving just the title part:

Now you can press post reply and the translation will show up without there being a link to nowhere on the word or phrase :)

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No Jumpies, okay?

It seems rather obvious, no?

Don't jump in on someone else's plot.

Not unless you've plotted with said person to include you in that plot, or if you've already organised for your characters to discuss that specific plot.

If you see an open started - work away, jump in, play :) That's what open starters are for. Generally if someone posts an opener, they're at a loose end and they want to RP anything.

However, if you see your RP partner having a discussion/argument/whatever with someone else - don't just jump straight ahead and throw out a starter about their conversation. The thread is between two people - it's a private conversation, and unless you're a mind-reader (mutant or telepathic) then you don't know they're having that conversation.

It's a small form of god-modding ... and I hate using that term. But you'll end up suffocating your partner guys :(

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RPing 101: Text vs Link

The golden rule when rping:

Reblog as a text post!!!

Tumblr has an awful habit of changing text posts to links when you try to reblog. For those who do not know how to change this, it's quite simple.

Look to the top right-hand corner of your reblog screen. You'll see a small grey box with a kinda sideways eight icon in it, this means what you're reblogging is being reblogged as a link. Click on the grey box.

A small drop-down list will appear, you will see a tick mark next to the 'link' option. Click on the 'text' option.

Tumblr will now change the post back to the text format. I understand that sometimes it is impossible to avoid reblogging a text post as a link - such as on the apps for phones.

However, if you are not using an app, and simply logging into tumblr via the internet on your phone, you can change link back to text format. Look to the bottom of your phone's screen, or the bottom of the screen when reblogging, you should see the 'standard view' option. If you select it, you will have your options to change text format back.

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RPing 101: Gifs/Little Grey Box.

For those using gifs in their RPing, that little grey box can become the bane of your existence - everyone else's gifs seem to pop up with no problem, while yours remain hidden until you click that grey box.

Don't worry, you're not on your own, and it's not a problem with your computer. It took me an AGE to figure it out - probably because I was too self-conscious to ask anyone about it.

The key to getting your gifs to show up is the '+ Upload photo' option, just above the box you write your text in:

Please note that you must have your gifs saved to your computer to use this feature.

Simply press the upload option, click on the gif you wish to use, and bye-bye little grey box ^_^

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RPing 101: Tags.

RPing on tumblr relies on tagging your posts. If you don't tag a post correctly, your partner won't know if they're supposed to reply or not.

It's pretty straight forward:

If it's a starter post, or '______ started following you:' post, type the person's url in the box on the right of your screen, you'll see 'clear tags' beneath the box.

If the url of your partner has dashes in it, leave them out in the tag. tumblr does not recognise the dashes. So if their name is 'rping-tips', type 'rpingtips' in the tags.

If you are RPing a character, please do not tag all your replies and posts with the name of your character. For example, if you rp a Clint Barton/Hawkeye character, please don't tag your answered questions and posts with his name. It clutters up the tag.

Any posts that may not be suitable for individuals below the age of consent: porn, explicit images etc, should be tagged as 'nsfw' (not safe for work.)

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