Well, it does depend on how much/how little you want to give away! Do you want to impart a vague first impression, or spell the character out explicitly? How much time do you plan on spending on teasers, how much effort do you want to put in to this step of preopening? Your teasers could span anywhere from a single quote to a full paragraph: it really does depend on what effect you’re going for. Personally, I do like to vary this balance depending on the circumstances at hand. If I’ve already the bio, then I pull a few lines from the bio for the teaser. If I haven’t yet written the bio. then I write the teaser to be a skeleton for the bio. With TAT, the teasers were more detailed; with TAA I opted to go for the less formal “blurb” sort. It all does depend on your vision for your roleplay. As for graphics - that’s up to you, though generally teaser graphics are less detailed than the actual bio graphics.

christmas rph meme !!

ugly sweaters ━ a unique event idea.

what about a sports day thing!! the characters can do beanbag toss, tug of war, volleyball games, obstacle courses, etc. against each other or partnered up or in teams!! or individually!! and they can compete for prizes or money or something. :’)

christmas movies ━ a tip for rp admins.

(continued) new group in which there are existing connections between the admin's characters, as we know this will be deemed cliquey even if we're as welcoming as possible to new members. none of us can seem to think of a solution to this. do you happen to have any advice, please? thank you in advance & have a lovely day!

hello! i do have some advice and you please also have a wonderful rest of your day. the first thought that came to mind is starting over with your characters. instead of having pre-established plots and connections with your characters, maybe you could just have them start fresh when you decide to open the rp? you could still develop them to have the same connections, just be open to the other new members too!! 

christmas rph meme !!

ugly sweaters ━ a unique event idea.

oohhh okay what about a sporting event?? all the characters get split up into teams and play a game of basketball or soccer or, idk, some kind of sports day thing with beanbags and tug of war!! that sounds so fun has anyone done this :’)

snow━ an underrated character connection.

sibling relationships are so underrated?? they’re almost always npcs, or sometimes not even that even in groups where those roles can be taken up!! i’d love love love to see more sibling relationships represented.

christmas movies━a tip for rp admins.

i’ve had a very similar experience, so i feel i can offer a lot of insight on this. you’ve come to the right person!!

my first suggestion is to check with the other members of the group. send messages to them, individually, asking them their opinion. not necessarily about this specific person or conflict, but in general. such as:

“hey! admin team here just checking in since we’ve now been open for awhile. are you feeling comfortable with all the members of the group? is there anything we can do as a team to make your experience better? do you feel comfortable coming to us with any problems you might have with members, etc?”

or something to that effect! that just may prompt them to confirm your observations. when we did this, there was a lot of things the person had done and said that were uncovered by people who wouldn’t have come forward unless we had asked.

as an admin trying to keep the peace and ultimately protect your players, having others back up your observations is super important. if you get enough people, or even one person, brave enough to say that they are uncomfortable with this person or that this person is causing them distress, that is something you can use to tell the person, preferably kindly, that this isn’t the place for them because their behavior is now affecting other people.

it’s also important not to be biased, though, which is hard. sometimes somebody says one thing in a group that might rub you the wrong way and make us see every following action they do in a negative light. when this happened and i was an admin, i gave the person the benefit of the doubt many times. i’m not saying you should, because everyone has different tolerance levels and i have no idea the specifics of what this person has been doing in your group. but that’s one thing to keep in mind, for sure, especially if you don’t feel like there is quite enough for it to be 100% fair to ask her to leave outright.

what ended up happening in my situation was the person ended up having so many complaints against them and so many instances of problematic behavior that we ended up having to message them every couple of days, calmly and nicely!! stating that this behavior isn’t what we want in the group and we would appreciate it if they worked on it, or giving them other tips to do so. while not being harsh or condescending even if you think they deserve it!!

we were willing to work with them, but they eventually ended up choosing to leave the group on their own. sometimes that’s just how it’s going to happen. the number one thing is to not turn it into a fight, to be calm and respectful, but stand your ground. stand up for your members and fellow admins!! it does not have to be a big deal, because it won’t be in a few days! it’s okay! it happens!

what it really comes down to, is that it is your group. it sounds like to me that it is pretty clear and obvious that this person does not belong in your group and will ultimately end in them being gone anyway. i just encourage you and the other admins to be proactive and understanding, to minimize drama since it seems that’s what they’re looking for right now!