BACK FROM HIATUS, PEOPLE. BACK. FROM. HIATUS.
And this means that I'll probably be tagging back at TWICE. THE. SPEED.
/nods nods nods
SOOO~! I know it was more of a slowatus than a hiatus (because I have ways of sneaking online), but anyways.
APOLOGIES TO EVERYONE WHO ALLEN WOULD USUALLY HAVE SPOKEN TO BUT DID NOT DURING THE HIATUS.

Also, if I missed out a thread that I haven't tagged back at, I'LL MAKE ALLEN GO AND TAG BACK AT IT. So give me a link.
:D

I guess... That's it?

OH YEAH. DID I MENTION: EXAMS HAVE ENDED?!

TapDancinSkelly
BeserkHampster
TheGreatAtaru
 

• Create a livejournal account for your character of choosing.

• E-mail mallowmateys@gmail.com with "Application" as the subject line
• In the e-mail include these things:
  • Your Name/Nickname:
  • Age ( Be honest, please no one under 16 ):
  • Personal livejournal:
  • Preferred e-mail address:
  • Contact ( AIM/MSN/Y!IM ):
  • Character you are applying for:
  • Character's livejournal:
  • Fandom:
  • If applicable, what other characters do you already play in this game?:
    
  • Character Personality/History  (Please do not link to any wiki pages or copy/paste. All we ask for is a short paragraph on your characters personality and maybe a little history just so we can see if you have a good grasp on them. Keep in mind that the mods may ask you to expand on anything you might write down in case we don't feel you have a good grasp on the character you're applying for.):
  • Give us an in-character sample of something this character would update their journal with (first-person only; no third-person or fanfiction samples please, make sure the sample provided is AT LEAST 100 words in length. This is now a requirement for all applicants, not just new ones.):
  • Possible Plans (There are many things a character can be here on the Grand Line and we would like you to put some thought behind what you may like to do with your character once they arrive. Will they be a pirate or a Marine? Perhaps a merchant out at sea or someone who has a steady and comfortable living on one of the hundreds of islands scattered around the world. Give us a few sentences with any ideas of what you might like to do with us here on the GL. Keep in mind that whatever you say here isn't set in stone; you're free to do as you like upon acceptance. Nor will we be choosing who we accept based on what you write here. Think of this more as a chance to brainstorm a little, because the mods would just like everyone who applies to take these thoughts into consideration. ):
• Wait for more instructions via e-mail!  You should expect to hear from us on the first or third Saturday of the month, which ever comes next from when you applied.
• We reserve the right to reject anyone for suspicious content, poor use of the English language, questionable grasp of the character or any incomplete applications.
• PLEASE NOTE!  Having a character already in-game is no longer grounds for automatic acceptance.

• Make her open the box.
• In the mean time, read The Rules about getting started.
• IMPORTANT!  Do not ask to join the community with your character journal until you have received the acceptance e-mail from us.

• Have fun!

• Join the comm with your character's journal.
• Wait to be approved for membership (should be less than 24 hours, likely less on add days).
• Add your contact info.
• Add all the other characters as friends!
• Post! Comment! Have fun!

• Playing the game:
  • Your character uses his or her LiveJournal just as anyone would use a personal LJ.  (Translation:  NO ACTIONS.  Your characters are communicating over the internet, not in person.)  Use it for personal reasons or for social networking, but make it interesting and IC!  Yes, this is a crack RPG, but please stay in character.
  • Your character can be a pirate, a bounty hunter, a marine, or really anything else that can justifyably be found in the One Piece realm.  Your character can do a variety of things through his or her LiveJournal: share adventures on the seas, find new crew mates, form alliances, strengthen bonds with your nakama, plot a coup d'état, pick fights with other pirate crews, OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN THINK OF.
  • Yes, there is wireless internet while on the ocean.
  • NPCs - Go for it. Just respect other people's NPCs. If someone is already NPCing them, don't make another version.
  • Logs - Go for it! Post logs OOCly to your character's journal, not the community. Friends locking is suggested, especially if it has risqué content!  Logs will NOT count towards your character's two post per month requirement.  Open logs are encouraged as well!
  • [Private] - Can be used in the subject line of a comment indicating that thread is private between your character and the owner of the entry you are commenting on. Please don't actually make any real screened threads because thats no fun for the rest of us. I mean come on, who doesn't want to read a private thread between say...Kakashi and Chopper?!
  • [Filtered to/from _______] - Can be used in the subject line of an entry to indicate if it is locked to certain characters or not. Please don't actually make any real filtered entries because then thats no fun for the people who aren't included!  You cannot filter sections of one entry, either the entire entry is filtered to one person/group or the entire entry is public.  If you want to discuss something in private with someone, either make a private thread to them, or make an entire entry dedicated to being private to that one person.
  • Voice/Video posts - This is still a journal-based game, and we don't intend to have other methods of communication such as phones or video-communicators replace that. But, since people have asked, you may post a "phone post" or "video" to your journal. Just make sure it is clear OOC that you are posting in that manner. However, all replies to the post will be in comment format as always.
  • Asterisks - These are fine to do in logs to denote actions but try to stick to first-person replies in entries.
  • the_marines   is the mod account. If you get a comment from them, please read it! And if for some reason you want to pick up one of the marines from One Piece or something, it's not a playing character so don't worry about offending someone!  They will be posting about once a month with new wanted posters, if there is anyone worthy.  Your characters will not be able to comment to these entries, assume they saw the wanted posters in port/in the newspaper/by word of mouth/etc.
• Posting requirements:
  • At LEAST two posts a month, please, even if your character was accepted in the middle of the month. But seriously, the more you post, the more fun everyone can have! And the more the game keeps rolling.
  • If you don't meet this requirement, you will be purged on the first of the month. Or you could grovel at my feet and I'll probably forgive you. But no promises. This only serves the purpose to keep things updated and keep people interested. I don't want to have to purge anyone, but it is a necessary evil.
  • New characters are added the first and third Saturdays of each month!
• Other stuff:
  • The community - is for OOC posts about hiatusing, OOC memes, getting to knoooow each other~, or anything players wanna chat about.
  • Hiatus - e-mail mallowmateys@gmail.com with Hiatus as the subject line, state what characters it affects and how long you'll be gone. If you do it before the 15th of the month and have it last until past the end of the month, you'll be exempt from posting that month.
  • Dropping - e-mail mallowmateys@gmail.com with Dropping as the subject line, state what character it affects.
  • Character Limit - Four characters per player, please. Stick with who you're good at and who you enjoy playing! NPC characters before you apply for them to give them a test run if you want.
  • Age Requirement - Please, no one under 16, sorry!