#admin advice

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I can’t exactly tell you what will make you popular, but i can tell you what i would look for in an rp if i was to join it. And i guess this is my general advice to anyone thinking of making an rp. 

First of all i’d say sadly graphics make a difference. Trust me, i wish they didn’t. But they do. So if you can’t make graphics yourself hit up an RPH who can do you a theme makeover. I personally, would go for something neat over cluttered. 

Every rp is different! But try to be unique with your application! I try to think about every rp and whether I see it being appless, semi appless or bio. 

Think about the setting of the rp. Why choose new york as your setting if there’s three other rps set in new york? There are hundreds of cities out there, do some googling! 

Next i’d click onto the plot and your plot doesn’t even need to be massively original. There is nothing wrong with a town, apartment or supernatural town rp!!!! But i would always start a plot with imagery. If you can make me get a vibe and feeling for the town in your plot. I’m more likely to continue onto your taken fcs and then your app. Location pages are also a great way to do this!! 

Pick the characters you as admins play very carefully. I love playing bitchy muses, but something this isn’t the best choice as an admin. Choose something like a bar owner, a mayor, someone who can talk to everyone and make them feel welcome. On this note, also consider your mascots. There are some FCs i love, that just don’t work as mascots. Choose someone with a lot of smiling and friendly gifs. Choose anybody who doesn’t follow this pattern and you’re going to get people who read your posts in a different tone to how you meant them. 

Promo graphics!!!! I cannot explain to you how important promo graphics are. These are what people will see in the tags, these are your first impressions of your rp. Your promo graphics can make an rp sink or swim. 

yes i do!

don’t talk about the same group of people - look i know it’s really tempting to talk about the same people, especially when they cause drama and you’ve got plots with them but you people are not the only people in the rp. talking about the same people is a sure fire way for your gossip blog to become cliche and literally no one will use it and soon after cliche’s can form which leads to bubble rping and well... people leave.

ask your members to send in things that have happened - you’re not omnipresent, you can’t be on the dash 24/7 and even if you have multiple admins in different timezones, you’re bound to miss things. so ask your members to send in things, what they’ve plotted, past connections. this works out well in two ways 1) you have more things to talk about and 2) people get involved

send anons in yourself if you have to - this may sound stupid, i know, i know but honestly, if the situation calls for it, do it. send anons about youself, things you see in the dash etc etc. this might help get the ball rolling in members sending in gossip

don’t be mean unnecessarily - a gossip blog is to create drama but it can easily make people feel as if they are being targeted. don’t insult one person constantly and don’t use derogatory terms/language etc etc

give members the chance to back out - some people aren’t comfortable with the idea of a gossip blog. that’s not your decision to make. if a member comes to you and says “hi guys, i’m not comfortable with my character being talked on the blog could i ask for them to not be mentioned?” you shut up, listen and don’t mention them.

have some guidelines somewhere - self explanatory but you’ve got to draw the line and say what is and isn’t allowed. 

do games like fmk, truth or dare etc etc - that’s a good way of creating opinions and drama and if your confessions are dying up/you’re talking about the same people, this is a good idea!

that’s probably it for now but feel free to message me for more help on a specific aspect

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a complicated question!  i ( ashley ) know neither becca nor myself have attempted this before, but i have noticed this trend in roleplays cropping up more and more often. keep in mind these are 100% my personal opinions, and i encourage others to reply with their own! 

as an admin perspective, make sure this is something you establish from day one. i wouldn’t introduce a points system into a group that’s already established, or has been going for awhile. it could make players feel uncomfortable and leave, because they could ( whether intentionally or not! ) see it as a competition for various rewards / plots. not everyone likes competition! and a lot of people don’t like confrontation, so while you would always hope that your players would come forward and talk to you about it, many won’t.  if you are in an established rp, talk to your players about it. create a survey and ask for their opinions on it - give them an anonymous way to bring concerns about it without clogging up your main account, and that way you can address certain issues before they even arise. if your players are interested, hell yeah! go for it! if they’re not, don’t implement the system. it should sound like common sense, but while the players are there to fulfill the admins story they want to see, the admin needs to be on the players side always.  from a players perspective, it’s not something i, personally, am interested in, though i have seen a few roleplays where it makes sense. heavy and complicated storylines ( such as pregnancy, off the top of my head ) can be something that people THINK they want, but then back out of days later by deactivating from the group. requiring a certain length of dedication / activity for taking on a topic is completely understandable and as a player, i would want that from my fellow group members. nothing’s worse than creating a connection and then having that person bail !!  ultimately, as long as you are clear and concise about the system, and have a way for your players / potential applicants to raise concerns in a safe, anonymous matter then i don’t see why it wouldn’t work. just remember that not everyone is going to love the idea, but not everyone’s going to hate it too - and you’d be amazed at how far just having confidence and support in your own choices can bring people on board! 

hopefully this helps you, and fellow rph / rpts / rpc members, please feel free to contribute to the discussion if you have something else to add !!!!

I would wait until a certain amount of apps before opening (or at least before setting an opening date), that way you can ensure you have a good amount of members for when you do open! after opening, acceptances on specific days could definitely work if you’re not into rolling acceptances.