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How to Prefix Your Request Thread
When making your request thread, you'll notice a Prefix drop-down to the left of the Thread Title field. This guide will explain how to use that feature. If you skip it, your thread won't have a colourful Prefix tag in the forum listings, and it won't show up in Prefix-filtered search results, which means you'll likely have less people looking at your request thread.
Writer genders
You, a writer, have a gender! Your writing partners also have a gender. Let's set those genders aside for a moment, because Prefixes have nothing to with the genders of the writers. Prefixes only refer to the genders of the characters in the roleplay.
Prefix guides
Blue Moon splits On-site and Off-site Roleplay Requests into three distinct sub-forums:
When you are playing/writing as a female character:
When you are playing/writing as a male character:
When you are playing/writing as a non-binary character:
More information
What about trans or gender non-conforming (GNC) characters?
The fun part about trans genders is that you can transition to any of the genders! If you're looking to specifically play as or against trans characters, calling this out clearly in your request thread post and/or title will help you find interested writing partners.
Similarly, gender non-conforming characters such as femboys (males presenting feminine traits) and tomboys (females presenting masculine traits) may be harder to track down using the prefix filters, simply because some writers may classify them as Male or Female while others may classify them as Non-Binary. If you are interested in playing as/against specific types of GNC characters, calling this out clearly in your request thread post and/or title will help you find interested writing partners.
What if I really care (or do not care) that my writing partner's gender matches the gender of their character?
This information should simply be made clear in your request thread post. The gender of you or your writing partner should not influence which Prefix you are using for your request thread.
How to Prefix Your Request Thread
When making your request thread, you'll notice a Prefix drop-down to the left of the Thread Title field. This guide will explain how to use that feature. If you skip it, your thread won't have a colourful Prefix tag in the forum listings, and it won't show up in Prefix-filtered search results, which means you'll likely have less people looking at your request thread.
Writer genders
You, a writer, have a gender! Your writing partners also have a gender. Let's set those genders aside for a moment, because Prefixes have nothing to with the genders of the writers. Prefixes only refer to the genders of the characters in the roleplay.
Prefix guides
Blue Moon splits On-site and Off-site Roleplay Requests into three distinct sub-forums:
- Requests by Females; for when you are playing/writing as a female character,
- Requests by Males; for when you are playing/writing as a male character,
- Requests by Non-Binaries; for when you are playing/writing as any non-binary gender, which is also inclusive of fantasy genders such as futa.
When you are playing/writing as a female character:
| You are playing as: | You want to play with: | You should use this Prefix: |
|---|---|---|
| A female character | Male characters only | F x Male |
| A female character | Non-binary characters only | F x Nonbinary |
| A female character | Female characters only | F x Female |
| A female character | Female, male or non-binary characters | F x Any |
| A female character | Male or female characters only | F x M or F |
| A female character | Male or non-binary characters only | F x M or NB |
| A female character | Female or non-binary characters only | F x F or NB |
When you are playing/writing as a male character:
| You are playing as: | You want to play with: | You should use this Prefix: |
|---|---|---|
| A male character | Female characters only | M x Female |
| A male character | Male characters only | M x Male |
| A male character | Non-binary characters only | M x Nonbinary |
| A male character | Female, male or non-binary characters | M x Any |
| A male character | Male or female characters only | M x M or F |
| A male character | Female or non-binary characters only | M x F or NB |
| A male character | Male or non-binary characters only | M x M or NB |
When you are playing/writing as a non-binary character:
| You are playing as: | You want to play with: | You should use this Prefix: |
|---|---|---|
| A non-binary character | Female characters only | NB x Female |
| A non-binary character | Male characters only | NB x Male |
| A non-binary character | Nonbinary characters only | NB x Nonbinary |
| A non-binary character | Female, male or non-binary characters | NB x Any |
| A non-binary character | Male or non-binary characters only | NB x M or NB |
| A non-binary character | Female or non-binary characters only | NB x F or NB |
| A non-binary character | Male or female characters only | NB x M or F |
More information
What about trans or gender non-conforming (GNC) characters?
The fun part about trans genders is that you can transition to any of the genders! If you're looking to specifically play as or against trans characters, calling this out clearly in your request thread post and/or title will help you find interested writing partners.
Similarly, gender non-conforming characters such as femboys (males presenting feminine traits) and tomboys (females presenting masculine traits) may be harder to track down using the prefix filters, simply because some writers may classify them as Male or Female while others may classify them as Non-Binary. If you are interested in playing as/against specific types of GNC characters, calling this out clearly in your request thread post and/or title will help you find interested writing partners.
What if I really care (or do not care) that my writing partner's gender matches the gender of their character?
This information should simply be made clear in your request thread post. The gender of you or your writing partner should not influence which Prefix you are using for your request thread.
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