Posting Dictionary

It is important to find out the posting conventions for your RPG. As newspapers all have their own particular styles, different RPGs will have their own conventions. However, here are a few common ones to help you on your way. Please if you have a rpg that uses some abbreviations not used here, leave a comment on the noticeboard and I will add it.

** ** thoughts are sometimes put in these ** I wonder what's for lunch?**

* * actions are sometmes put in these Betty:*smile* I like your hat.

:: :: thoughts are sometimes put in these :: I wonder what's for lunch::

oO Oo " " " " " " oO That was stupid Oo

< > tags, a place where you want someone else to write for their character <Spivik>

~ ~ telepathic communications are put in these ~ my mind to your mind... ~

(( )) time and location markers are put in these or... ((three hours later, on the bridge))

< > these or... <three hours later, on the bridge>

== == these or... ==three hours later, on the bridge=

-- -- these --three hours later, on the bridge--

<< >> time is indicated in these << three hours later>>

+tap+ in some script style rpgs you need to use this when speaking on a com badge. Betty:+tap+ Smith to the captain, where are you?

=/\= in some script style rpgs you need to use this when speaking on a com badge. =/\= Bridge to sickbay, we need assistance =/\=

+ + some communication over com badges or systems is placed in these. +I don't like this captain+

IC In character. opposite of OOC IC
Betty walked down the corridor quickly.

LOL laugh out loud ... and then I realized it was actually my foot
LOL

*NM* new material. used when you want to write. Opposite of *NM* *NM*
Betty looked write back at her, "I'm doing my job."

NM non-mission message same as OOC

NPC none player/ing character, that means that anyone can write for it. Opposite of PC

OCC Out of character. Opposite of IC OOC
I'm going on holiday so I won't be able to post for a while.

OFF off (stop). Opposite of ON OFF
Silly question, Vulcans are veggies

*OM* old material. used when you quote someone. Opposite of *NM* *OM*
Sinclair looked at Betty, "what are you doing here?"

ON on (start). Opposite of OFF ON
Betty saw Spivik

Betty: (to Spivik) do you like fish?

PBeM play by e-mail. Some RPGs are not played by e-mail it seems, personally I've never come across one, but there's a first time for everything...

PC opposite to N PC

Sim short for simulation, another term for RPG OOC
I'm getting sick of the sim! I'm leaving!

SNIP when someone has cut off part of a quoted section to make the post shorter they put this in. on her way she
SNIP

and then she saw Kirsten

tbc to be continued and then a monster came round the bend...
tbc

	thoughts are sometimes put in these	I wonder what's for lunch?
* *	actions are sometmes put in these	Betty:smile I like your hat.
:: ::	thoughts are sometimes put in these	:: I wonder what's for lunch::
oO Oo	" " " " " "	oO That was stupid Oo
< >	tags, a place where you want someone else to write for their character	<Spivik>
~ ~	telepathic communications are put in these	~ my mind to your mind... ~
(( ))	time and location markers are put in these or...	((three hours later, on the bridge))
< >	these or...	<three hours later, on the bridge>
== ==	these or...	==three hours later, on the bridge=
-- --	these	--three hours later, on the bridge--
<< >>	time is indicated in these	<< three hours later>>
+tap+	in some script style rpgs you need to use this when speaking on a com badge.	Betty:+tap+ Smith to the captain, where are you?
=/\=	in some script style rpgs you need to use this when speaking on a com badge.	=/\= Bridge to sickbay, we need assistance =/\=
+ +	some communication over com badges or systems is placed in these.	+I don't like this captain+
IC	In character. opposite of OOC	IC Betty walked down the corridor quickly.
LOL	laugh out loud	... and then I realized it was actually my foot LOL
NM	new material. used when you want to write. Opposite of NM	NM Betty looked write back at her, "I'm doing my job."
NM	non-mission message	same as OOC
NPC	none player/ing character, that means that anyone can write for it. Opposite of PC
OCC	Out of character. Opposite of IC	OOC I'm going on holiday so I won't be able to post for a while.
OFF	off (stop). Opposite of ON	OFF Silly question, Vulcans are veggies
OM	old material. used when you quote someone. Opposite of NM	OM Sinclair looked at Betty, "what are you doing here?"
ON	on (start). Opposite of OFF	ON Betty saw Spivik Betty: (to Spivik) do you like fish?
PBeM	play by e-mail. Some RPGs are not played by e-mail it seems, personally I've never come across one, but there's a first time for everything...
PC	opposite to N PC
Sim	short for simulation, another term for RPG	OOC I'm getting sick of the sim! I'm leaving!
SNIP	when someone has cut off part of a quoted section to make the post shorter they put this in.	on her way she SNIP and then she saw Kirsten
tbc	to be continued	and then a monster came round the bend... tbc