| about |
| what are we about? that is a good question. we are a community that wants to bring it back to the good old days when we were focused on our writing and reaching out to interact with others through just customs. we here at ~merger want you to join if you miss writing and interacting in journals. we want to focus on long thought out updates or narratives to encourage interaction within your posts. |
| join us |
| CELEB STATUS We understand that the definition of 'celebrity' has become more fluid, however please be aware that we do want potential members to be relevant and to fit in with the current celebrity landscape and as such, we generally expect your celeb to have a Wikipedia page and/or name recognition. The mod team reserves the right to evaluate applications on a case-by-case basis. JOURNALS Your username should be a reflection of your celebrity's name and should not contain numbers or additional letters, however since we are writing community, we don't want you to feel discouraged if you have an underscore in your name - that is not something we are basing you on - we are basing you on your writing. EXAMPLES AND FUTURE DATED POSTS We require at least two entry examples when applying. Please post these in a filtered journal post and ensure you add ~merger so that your examples are visible to the mod team. You will be required to post a current friends only as well as an out of character contact. Please ensure that the month and date reflect your application date to avoid removal. The year may be changed to adjust placement in your journal. If you're not sure how to do so, please check out this easy reference. CHALLENGES We will allow a maximum of three challenge per celebrity. Acceptance will be based on a determination of which writer will better suit the current culture of the community. REJECTIONS If you find your application was deleted, your character was not accepted as we did not feel you would be a good fit for the community at this time. We will not answer questions about rejections from applicants or current members. |
| being active |
| Please review the below for our expectations for you to maintain your role in the community once you have joined: UPDATES You are required to update your journal every three weeks. Every other entry must be a substantial. Substantial updates can include narratives or traditional updates. Interactive updates can include social media posts or posts where other members can interact with each other. Placeholders are not considered substantial or interactive unless you have acquired an update pass per our point system, or you are completing an active update challenge. You can't use update passes in lieu of an effort post back to back. You are allowed to disable comments on narratives and placeholders only. We will host update challenges and community activities on a variable schedule. We expect members to reply to at least 50% of their comments on a regular basis. Consistent failure to reply to comments could result in removal. TELEGRAM We understand commitments waver and schedules vary, but maintaining your presence within the community means being visibly present. This includes being active and interacting on the friends page. While messaging and games apps are convenient, the friends page is where people are sharing their writing. This also means your friends list must be updated every two weeks at a minimum. A good rule of thumb is making a habit of updating your friends list every time you log in after an adds cycle. OVERRIDES Members may be eligible for override at the time of adds if any of the below applies. Prior to attempting to override, please confirm the member is not currently listed on our extension or hiatus list. ➝ they did not post their introduction or reply to 50% of their comments within five days.Please note that the mod team takes multiple factors into consideration when reviewing an override request, including the activity level of the current member across the whole of the community. Do not reach out to our current members to inquire about their status in the commmunity. If you would like to confirm if someone is eligible for override, please comment our contact post. If we find out that you have contacted a member directly, your override attempt will be rejected. INACTIVITY Members who are removed for inactivity for the second time in a row are unable to reapply as the same role they were removed from for a period of three weeks to prevent members from role-hogging and provide others with the chance to participate. . |
| oh yeah rules... |
| the most important rule of all is to have fun and do not line cross. we trust everyone to be mature and write until your hearts content. any problems you may have please do not feel threatened to come to us so we can resolove the matter. we will not tolerate role hogs, bullying, or doing anything to make any member feel uncomfortable. just remember we are all here to do the same thing and that is to write, write, write. |