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POST FORMATTING
Symbols
('Identifiers') Used in Posts
To keep post formats similar and ensure posts are understood by all, a
format of 'identifiers' has been drawn-up which writers should adhere
to.
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Class |
Identifier(s) |
Explanation |
| General |
=/\= Scene =/\= |
Location / Scene Identifier (Alternate) |
| General |
~ |
'Chapter' break |
| Communication |
" Speech " |
General speech |
| Communication |
* Thought * |
Thought, or telepathic speech |
| Communication |
[ Combadge ] |
Communications through combadge |
| Communication |
< Computer > |
Computer 'speech' |
| Communication |
{ Broadcast } |
Broadcast messages. May be in [ ] also. |
When using any of the
communication class (except for speech) it is not required to include
speech marks (").
Other symbols may be used in the
future.
Header / Footer Format
The header and footer of the post contain important information, and
should be formatted as below.
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Stardate: YMMDD:HHMM
Title: Post Title Here
Author: Rank Lastname
Time: After "Last Post Title"
Scene: Bridge
Post goes in here
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Rank Firstname Lastname
Position
Ship
Registry
Contact Details
====================
NRPG: NRPG goes here if applicable. |
Post Language
Profanity (swearing) within a post should be kept to a
minimum. Likewise, sexual references should not be excessive and
appropriate to the storyline - if this site were to carry a rating it would probably be a 15
(UK), R (US) or similar.
Posts should be written in
English, and preferably spellchecked! Don't worry about correcting
American/English differences - we let them slide due to the international
diversity of our writer group.
NRPG Usage
The NRPG ('Non Roleplaying Game') comment, sometimes referred to as OOC
('Out Of Character') by other RPG's, is usually placed at the end of a post and is a
general comment to the other players. Occasionally, an NRPG might be
inserted at the head of the post for the Editor's attention.
NRPG's will be removed from posts (along with email address, MSN / ICQ
details, etc in
footer) prior to posts being placed on the website. This is done
primarily to prevent the author from spam by email-seeking 'bots'
employed by today's spammers.
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