Post by Juen on Jan 12, 2008 13:29:11 GMT -5
Q & A
In this thread you may ask questions concerning the board design, plot and characters. Just respond here and your question will be moved to this area and answered to the best of our abilities. If you have a question you would like to have answered privately then feel free to PM a staff member.
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Concerning Board Layout and Design
Q. Can I be a staff member?
A. At the moment we're doing fine with two staff members. As time progresses and more people join it may be necessary to add more people as Staff. At that time we'll find the most dedicated members and ask them.
Q. I'm having some difficulty with another member, can you ban them?
A. I'm going to say this once: I don't like banning people. I think we all have the potential to work things out if we're having a rough time. If you're finding getting along with someone increasingly difficult I can try and help you out but I'd really like if you fixed things yourself. Talk it over, come up with some level of mutual understanding. You can do it.
Q. I'm having a problem with people copying or mimicking my art/writing style. What do I do?
A. Theft is a big deal with me, I'm sure it is with a lot of people. Once again I can hope that we can discuss things in an orderly manner with the offender. Situations are not always black and white. However, if someone has stolen your work or someone else's work and I have been given proof of that. Then the offending work will be removed. This also goes for stealing images for your artwork. Draw it yourself, ask permission or use a celebrity. Do not use someone else's artwork.
Q. I'm used to having separate accounts for each of my characters. I don't understand how you can have one account and multiple characters. How does it work? And why do you have the board organized in this fashion?
A. It's really quite simple. Firstly, when I was on boards with separate accounts there were people who just posted a profile for a character in a new account but then used their main account to post for that character. Which I thought violated the actual rule of having different accounts. Therefore, having one account and multiple characters in that account seemed like an easier idea to swallow. Make a profile for your character, provide a link to that profile in your signature and Voila~ Easy! Many successful boards are built on this premise.
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Concerning Plot
Q. If a person was married and is in an accident and becomes a cyborg. What happens to their previous marriage?
A. The marriage would no longer because considered binding by legal standards. It would be voided in order to honour the law that non-humans cannot marry. What happens between them and their partner, after the marriage license is revoked, is up to the two individuals.
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Concerning Characters
Q. It was said that Androids can be used for sexual purposes...but they're robots. How is this possible?
A. There have been many advancements in how Androids are made. their bones, internal organs and minds are made out or robotics. However, they have synthetic muscles that act much like out own. On top of that they have synthetic skin which is made from cloning a living organism that was invented several centuries ago. The skin feels human, their hair also feels completely normal. The only way to tell that they're an Android is by their labeling jewelry at the very least. Even in a sexual nature, they're made to feel exactly like a normal human.
Q. It can't be fun playing an Android...they must just act like robots, yes?
A. Actually, no. Androids have been given free will and a mind they can use to think on their own. They can have normal conversations, they have feelings and emotions, they have opinions on subjects. Such things were pre-programed to an extent. You could order an emotionless android but most people have discovered that having an Android feel things and speak with you is more enjoyable. Think of them as servants with metal bones. Put two in a room together and they can have a normal discussion.