Tag Others or Writing Prompts

[Island Gwen]

When browsing other people's stories, I noticed one that had tags for other participants to reply. This seems like a useful, if restrictive, way of keeping the narrative on track and giving slower members a chance to get a word in edgewise. However, when looking back over the stories, I couldn't find the one that had that, and all that I browsed into lacked those prompts.

What are people's opinions on these? Are they thought to be too limiting to be widely used?

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[Staine]

I'll be honest, I have no idea what you mean and have never seen anything like that. Were the @-ing the person? Did they include bullet points?

This is also I think the wrong place for this, might want to try asking in general discussion or blue moon academy.

 

[Jericho Z. Barrons]

I've only seen this done in group rps. However, it was done either as the GM, @-ing each person with individual responses, or by individuals to pinpoint who they were talking to.

I don't necessarily know if this does/would work. If we're in a group rp and I @ you in my reply, shouldn't you already be aware our characters are interacting? Does @-ing you mean that nobody else can chime in or interrupt? I will be frank, I don't understand group role-plays. Anytime you're interacting or focusing with just two people back and forth, it makes me ask, "why don't you just do a onexone?"

 

[Island Gwen]

Thanks for your super fast responses! This site is amazing for that.

might want to try asking in general discussion or blue moon academy

I did place it in the former, but an admin kindly moved it rather than deleting it out of hand. As a newbie, I totally respect their judgement on this.

However, it was done either as the GM, @-ing each person with individual responses

That must have been what I saw. Does that create an alert for the @ed person? Or is that more of a queue or suggestion?

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[Fruit]

@Island Gwen Yes, this gives you a notification on the top right that you've been pinged/tagged/mentioned.

Ah, Solo beat me to it. Curses!

 

[Island Gwen]

Most people use these in group RPs

Thanks Solo, that's the impression I was getting after @The Goodman 's post.

@Forbidden Fruit - Thanks for trying!

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