Hi! I’m here today to bother you about starters. You’ll all remember the bit in the rules about them, right? The bit under ‘posting’, not ‘activity’. Here it is, for reference:
Post starters! But reply to other’s starters at least three times first!! Make everyone feel welcome. It sucks to be ignored, and we don’t want anyone to feel that way.
We’ve all been absolutely awful at following this one for quite a while now. But guess what? We’re gonna fix that! From today, I’ll be monitoring this one - closely! We want everybody to feel included here, and for everyone to have the opportunity to build connections within the roleplay. What’s a fun, interactive way to do that, you ask? Threads! Threads, threads, threads.
So, whenever you’d like to post a starter to start a few new ones? That’s great! All we’re asking if that you please, please make sure that you’ve replied to at least three other starters before doing so. Do we mind if you use the same character for each of these? Of course not! What we do ask, however, is that you’re not only responding to starters by the same person each time. Why? Well, we don’t want anyone feeling left out, and it’s nice to expand your connections, and to get to know more of your fellow RPers! You’re all brilliant, talented RPers, and lovely, creative people, you can do this.
This rule applies even when - especially when - you’re making a starter targeted at only one particular character. While we allow these (they’re fun! And they’re fantastic when you’re trying to further one specific plot, I can’t deny that, I support them, and I’m guilty of “forgetting” this rule when posting them, too) and we love to see them, we need for you to please follow the three replies first rule before you commence them. Please.
So, to recap: always reply to three other starters before posting your own, I’ll be keeping an eye on this, as we’d like to keep NOS a fun, engaging place for all of our members and their characters.
I’m sorry this was quite so long, but if you could please like this post to let us know that you’ve read and understood, that would be very much appreciated. If you’ve any questions or concerns, as always, feel free to message!
Thanks guys!
