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sixwordstories2010-09-14 08:14 pm
primsong) wrote in sixwordstories2010-09-14 08:14 pm
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Six Word Stories - Some Guidelines / Rules
First off - I am NOT the mod or admin, I was just trying to figure out what this comm was originally meant to be before it apparently went dormant. What follows are the 'rules' copied from the parallel universe of LJ's "sixwordstories" community.
The community was created when our moderator was reading through his feeds one day and came across this story from wired in which they asked authors of all genres to write six word stories. Your trusty moderator then decided it would be a good exercise in writing seeing as how it's such a cool idea. It is inspiration and exploration and creation. It is what you make it, so long as you make it six words.
Do,Please ...
Write a story in six words.
Write, edit, delete and be inspired.
Write lots! Multiple stories? Multiple entries!
Use the tags! We have four that are pretty self explanatory! (***NOTE! the four tags mentioned here are the ones used at the LJ comm: ooc, meta, personal journal and rpg journal. Not being a mod, I can't set up ANY tags here so just use the music and location fields to pop in your extras.***)
Don't, Please ...
Don't use more than six words.
Don't use titles. There's no need.
Don't spam the community, it is annoying.
Don't introduce yourself. Just start writing.
Don't promote communities here. There are plenty of comms out there for that.
Don't post anything that will lead to sexually explicit content. That is meant for your journal. This is not the place or the time for that.
Clarifications ...
01. Each entry/post you make intosixwordstories should contain, in it's entirety, exactly six words, strike outs included. If you go over the limit, you will be asked to edit the post. After an appropriate amount of time, if it is not corrected, the post will be deleted.
02. Your post should contain one story and one story only. if you have more than one story to share, by all means, make another post.
03. OOC information should not be displayed in titles. This means you should not put anything in the subject line of your story.
If you wish to denote “verses” you may use the Location and Music tabs. You may also write it in a cut. Ideally your cut will also only be six words, but shorter is acceptable.
This is not the only way to denote verses, by any means. Some idea may include linking to verse explanations, or icons with the verse name on them, or some other clever way of explaining it. Just as long at the post is only six words.
“my verse=I am writing six more words” is an eight word post, and would not be acceptable.
04. Fandom based content is welcomed as well as encouraged, muse interaction drives this community. Though be aware that some journals that post here are personal journals as well, and they are welcome to interact. We invite everyone to get to know each other and have fun.
05. Do not flood the community. Yes, we do encourage you to post multiple times, but this does not mean for you to post 2-6 or more times in a single hour. Be aware that you are not the only poster in this community. Everyone here has a story to share, and everyone here should have the chance to share it.
06. Have fun, avoid fights. It's simple. If you have a problem with a player or a poster, do not directly call them out within the post itself or the post's comments, take it elsewhere.
There you have it. It's a bit long, but at least it does define for us what the original intent was. ;-) Now, how much it is followed will remain to be seen.
The community was created when our moderator was reading through his feeds one day and came across this story from wired in which they asked authors of all genres to write six word stories. Your trusty moderator then decided it would be a good exercise in writing seeing as how it's such a cool idea. It is inspiration and exploration and creation. It is what you make it, so long as you make it six words.
Do,Please ...
Write a story in six words.
Write, edit, delete and be inspired.
Write lots! Multiple stories? Multiple entries!
Use the tags! We have four that are pretty self explanatory! (***NOTE! the four tags mentioned here are the ones used at the LJ comm: ooc, meta, personal journal and rpg journal. Not being a mod, I can't set up ANY tags here so just use the music and location fields to pop in your extras.***)
Don't, Please ...
Don't use more than six words.
Don't use titles. There's no need.
Don't spam the community, it is annoying.
Don't introduce yourself. Just start writing.
Don't promote communities here. There are plenty of comms out there for that.
Don't post anything that will lead to sexually explicit content. That is meant for your journal. This is not the place or the time for that.
Clarifications ...
01. Each entry/post you make into
sixwordstories should contain, in it's entirety, exactly six words, strike outs included. If you go over the limit, you will be asked to edit the post. After an appropriate amount of time, if it is not corrected, the post will be deleted.02. Your post should contain one story and one story only. if you have more than one story to share, by all means, make another post.
03. OOC information should not be displayed in titles. This means you should not put anything in the subject line of your story.
If you wish to denote “verses” you may use the Location and Music tabs. You may also write it in a cut. Ideally your cut will also only be six words, but shorter is acceptable.
This is not the only way to denote verses, by any means. Some idea may include linking to verse explanations, or icons with the verse name on them, or some other clever way of explaining it. Just as long at the post is only six words.
“my verse=I am writing six more words” is an eight word post, and would not be acceptable.
04. Fandom based content is welcomed as well as encouraged, muse interaction drives this community. Though be aware that some journals that post here are personal journals as well, and they are welcome to interact. We invite everyone to get to know each other and have fun.
05. Do not flood the community. Yes, we do encourage you to post multiple times, but this does not mean for you to post 2-6 or more times in a single hour. Be aware that you are not the only poster in this community. Everyone here has a story to share, and everyone here should have the chance to share it.
06. Have fun, avoid fights. It's simple. If you have a problem with a player or a poster, do not directly call them out within the post itself or the post's comments, take it elsewhere.
There you have it. It's a bit long, but at least it does define for us what the original intent was. ;-) Now, how much it is followed will remain to be seen.