Suggestions for the board

[perhapsormaybe]

Anyone have any ideas to help get this place into shape? a board you really think we should have?

I do have one idea myself (I wish I could claim it was really my idea, but the idea was taken from the RonStoppable Kim Possible forum). Anyways, here's the deal: An "Ask The Character" board. It's different from an RP board because not just anyone can pretend to be whomever from the show. You have to audition (via PM) for the character you want. Whomever can answer questions and sound the most like the character gets to create a new profile as that character, and answer questions and even post randomly around the board, as that character.

The main rule is that you're not allowed to reveal who you're playing. To anyone. It just helps the illusion that the character's on the board. It has to be a character that's well established in the series (and for obvious reasons, no OCs).

Let's say Person A and Person B both want to be Kevin Levin. Well, both would send me a message that has the headline "Kevin Levin", and a message saying they'd like to play him. I'd send them the survey questions, that they must answer in character. And of course, they must answer questions based off of canon (Trust me, it might not work out if you start making too many theories. The Drakken at that board claimed to have a girlfriend, and then the finale aired and Drakken/Shego became canon. Made it a little awkward).

Once someone wins a character role, they keep it until they give it up (or have become inactive for 3 or more months. Then their character will be up for grabs).

What do you guys think? I know I had a lot of fun doing it (since it's been months since I've been to that board and I'm sure someone else is playing the character, I'll admit that I actually rp-ed as Frugal Lucre. It was really fun.)

If you win the character role, you have to set up a fake email account (this way it's not too easy for people to know who you are), and your profile will say the name of the character, and I ask that you get a picture of the character to help.

Well, opinions?

[Lady Lasa]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

I'll be posting something a little later in the Fanfiction section. On another board I used to frequent, there was an "Ask the author" thread. Similar concept, only it gave us a chance to peek inside the mind of the fan-fic writers on the board.

I have most of the questions ready, but I'll have it finished after dinner.

[perhapsormaybe]

Wait, are these questions for Ask the Author or...?

Because I was planning to individualize the surveys, based off of what character the person asks to roleplay.

[Lady Lasa]

Yeah, it's going to be two parts. The first part is going to have general questions about writing and influences and the second part is going to be regarding one particular story with the questions relating to that particular piece.

This is different than the Character Surveys. Completely separate.

[perhapsormaybe]

Ah, okay. Thanks for the clarification. ^_^ I'm looking forward to see what you've come up with for the Ask the Author section.

[extrachaos]

I was wondering if you guys would like me to make a 'layout' for the forum. I'm very skilled at coding and Photoshop. I am going to make another Proboards forum just as an example of what I could do. I don't mean to offend you guys, but I think maybe a banner would attract more people.

[Lady Lasa]

No offense taken at all. I don't see a problem with it and I'd like to see what you come up with.

Melanie, what do you think?

[perhapsormaybe]

I think the only reason I didn't make a banner myself is cause I suck at it. It'd actually be really appreciated. Thank you so much for the help.

[fierysue]

We need people for banners?

OK, I love tinkering with Photoshop. I'll see what I can come up with... It'll be awesome if Katrina did the coding and all though. Super cools...

[perhapsormaybe]

So any more suggestions? How about boards? did you guys want any other ones put in? Any ideas are welcomed.

[perhapsormaybe]

I was thinking about making "Themes" into a seperate category in fanfiction, and encouraging people to post their own challenges (come up with your own version of themes that other people can use as prompts as well. Unlike the contests, there probably wouldn't be prizes or anything, but themes can be fun, and not everyone has time for the full 100 challenge. Or they may just not like the prompts). What do you guys think?

[mintychinchilla]

Here's a rules suggestion for the fanfiction section:
have people indicate what pairing they are writing (if there is one) in either the thread title or in the first couple lines of their post. Some readers want to know this before hand so they don't read a promising fic then find out it's about a particular pairing that makes them wretch. I really don't want to get out the vomit bucket.

[perhapsormaybe]

That's actually already a rule (there's a pinned note about rules that's viewable on every board).