2T4U/Editing Rules

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*Try not to put in bad ends.  If a character goes to prison; that’s more material for the story.  Even if you kill off a character, that doesn’t mean that the story ends.  They can continue to have fun as a spirit.
*Try not to put in bad ends.  If a character goes to prison; that’s more material for the story.  Even if you kill off a character, that doesn’t mean that the story ends.  They can continue to have fun as a spirit.
*I reserve the right to edit and or delete entries that are poorly written, or to bring two or more passages in line with one another.
*I reserve the right to edit and or delete entries that are poorly written, or to bring two or more passages in line with one another.
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*'''NEW''' If you would like to write for a specific passage, but don't have the time at the moment, you may claim it by putting '''(Claimed)''' and your signature after the option you would like to claim.
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**Do not jump another person's claim.
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**If you haven't worked on your claimed passage for a long time I will remove your claim.
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**The term 'a long time' in the above rule is defined as: "whenever I think it has been idle too long".  It will be at least a week, but may be significantly more time than that.
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**Don't claim all of the options on a particular page.  Leave some options for others.
[[Category: 2T4U|Γ  2T4U/Editing Rules]][[Category: Guidelines]]
[[Category: 2T4U|Γ  2T4U/Editing Rules]][[Category: Guidelines]]

Revision as of 23:21, 19 January 2015

Editing Rules and Permissions:

  • Second Person : Present Tense
  • Preface all choices with 2T4U/ and provide identical alternate text without 2T4U/.
*[[2T4U/This is a choice|This is a choice]]
  • Entries should be at least a paragraph in length. One sentence entries are LAME.
    • If you feel you need a single sentence entry to give the player various options, do it on the same page. ie.
'''What do you do?'''
*[[2T4U/This is a choice|This is a choice]]
*[[2T4U/This is another choice|This is another choice]]

Or do you take her to another part of the house?
*[[2T4U/Take her to your room|Take her to your room]]
*[[2T4U/Take her to her room|Take her to her room]]
*[[2T4U/Take her to the bathroom|Take her to the bathroom]]
*[[2T4U/Take her to the kitchen|Take her to the kitchen]]

NOT

'''What do you do?'''
*[[2T4U/This is a choice|This is a choice]]
*[[2T4U/This is another choice|This is another choice]]
*[[2T4U/Take her to another part of the house|Take her to another part of the house]]

With the entry for Take her to another part of the house simply being one sentence and a selection of rooms.

  • All stories are interconnected.
  • If you want to put in new characters feel free to do so.
    • If you want to add a mystical character (vampire, werewolf, witch, etc) feel free to do so.
    • If you want to add a science fiction character (alien, superhero, etc) I may be okay with it, but I may not.
    • If you want to add a character to the first page, be my guest.
      • If you add a family of characters do so under the Gundersons and before Other with it's own heading. If it's a solo character put it in Other above Maria Consuela Angel Cortez.
  • Feel free to use any characters that have already been introduced.
  • Feel free to give the reader the option to play as another character in the scene if you wish.
  • Try not to put in bad ends. If a character goes to prison; that’s more material for the story. Even if you kill off a character, that doesn’t mean that the story ends. They can continue to have fun as a spirit.
  • I reserve the right to edit and or delete entries that are poorly written, or to bring two or more passages in line with one another.
  • NEW If you would like to write for a specific passage, but don't have the time at the moment, you may claim it by putting (Claimed) and your signature after the option you would like to claim.
    • Do not jump another person's claim.
    • If you haven't worked on your claimed passage for a long time I will remove your claim.
    • The term 'a long time' in the above rule is defined as: "whenever I think it has been idle too long". It will be at least a week, but may be significantly more time than that.
    • Don't claim all of the options on a particular page. Leave some options for others.
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