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Sticky plz.

Alas, this is not a game.

Following the events of [REDACTED], we should probably get some rules in this place. Not hard-and-fast, you-will-obey, on-pain-of-death rules, of course; more a sort of guideline for how to keep things fun and entertaining for all involved. Obviously, FG is all about fun, but these rules are intended to make sure it stays that way.

  1. Try to stay vaguely on topic. You can be flexible; sometimes the rules need changing, and OPs, there's no point in trying to make Tropers play a game they don't want to. But if the game is "let's pretend to be kittens", don't derail into "let's pretend to be robot samurai". Remember, anyone can make a thread here, so if you don't see a game that interests you, make your own thread for that. You don't need to ruin other people's games.
  2. On that note, please don't turn every thread into a free-for-all fight. There is a thread for that. More generally, you don't need to derail every thread into a roleplaying game. As it happens, we have an entire subforum for if you want to roleplay.
  3. If you are supposed to be roleplaying, please refrain from godmodding. It's not funny, it's not fair, and it disrupts the game. That means no playing unbeatable characters. Be especially careful when killing other people's characters. Give them a fair chance; rather than writing "*shoots That Troper's head off*", consider "*fires gun at That Troper's face*". The line between Godmodding and regular fighting can be somewhat nebulous, so please exercise your common sense and personal judgement.
  4. Be wary of conversational derails. They're a fact of life on these forums, but try not to go overboard, or you may find there isn't a game left.
  5. Take your drama someplace else. FG isn't the place for that shit. We're here to have fun, not start a Flame War.
  6. Don't write your posts in a way that makes it hard for other tropers to participate in the game: Remember that forum games are a collaborative project, not a competition. Please do not write your posts with the intention of trying to one up other people by making it hard for them to build upon your post in a constructive way.
  7. No sex or fetish games. Let's keep this vaguely family friendly.
  8. Please bump responsibly. Due to the amount of games played every day, it's normal for a thread to be knocked off of the first page within hours. With that in mind, regulars will wait several days or a few weeks before bumping. Please use the same amount of courtesy. Threads that are time-sensitive (such as YIAY) do allow a bit of leeway regarding this rule, in case the user presenting the prompt needs to be pinged or if there are not enough responses after time has passed.
  9. Above all, have fun! This being Forum Games, that's what we all want, right? These rules are not intended to oppress anyone, but rather as a gentle reminder of how to avoid that dreaded Internet Backdraft. That way, we can all enjoy ourselves. ^_^

EDIT:

  • The avatar minimum and the keep sockpuppeting to a minimum rule have been removed from the rule list.
  • Don't write your posts in a way that makes it hard for other tropers to participate in the game rule has been added to the rules list
  • Added "no sex or fetish games" rule.
  • Added a rule regarding thread bumping.

Edited by Berrenta on Dec 1st 2023 at 1:10:52 PM

Billy5545 An eagle from The sky Since: Nov, 2017
An eagle
#176: Nov 7th 2019 at 1:31:16 AM

[up] It's basically like a profile picture here. Though it can also apply to other pictures stored in your profile gallery, but not used as the main forum display

Just an eagle. Feel free to PM me. Proposed pages in my sandbox are free to create/edit.
edchump4 Apocalyptic Chauffeur from Nogova Islands Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
Apocalyptic Chauffeur
#177: Nov 8th 2019 at 12:39:37 AM

How do I embed an avatar picture in my posts?

I survived a suicidal trip through apocalyptic America and all I got was this lousy forum signature
Bluethorn They're back! from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
They're back!
#178: Nov 8th 2019 at 4:28:05 AM

You just need to copy the image address and paste it into your post.

Currently playing Yooka-Replaylee
edchump4 Apocalyptic Chauffeur from Nogova Islands Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
Apocalyptic Chauffeur
#179: Nov 8th 2019 at 9:03:30 PM

[up] Alright, thanks.

Does anybody know how to post a long string of random characters without the formatting screwing it up?

I survived a suicidal trip through apocalyptic America and all I got was this lousy forum signature
Playing_with_boy Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#180: Nov 11th 2019 at 8:02:54 AM

Why do you want to do that?

edchump4 Apocalyptic Chauffeur from Nogova Islands Since: Oct, 2018 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
Apocalyptic Chauffeur
#181: Nov 18th 2019 at 12:32:26 PM

I want to make some Malbolge code as my signature.

I survived a suicidal trip through apocalyptic America and all I got was this lousy forum signature
Tre could be worse from the front to the back, that's where I was at (Unlucky Thirteen) Relationship Status: Singularity
could be worse
#182: Jan 30th 2020 at 11:25:45 AM

[wrong thread]

Edited by Tre on Jan 30th 2020 at 2:26:01 PM

oh, that's why I need this binary mind //
PrincessPandaTrope #BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe from Up and Down and All Around Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: In love with love
#BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe
#183: Sep 8th 2020 at 8:56:16 PM

Is Thread Antinecromancy Game basically a spam thread? People just put random content over there. It has been running for like a decade, but still...

(The forums are definitely way more PG-13 than the main wiki.)

Edited by PrincessPandaTrope on Sep 8th 2020 at 11:02:08 AM

Content Warning: My posts may involve my actions dealing with R-rated or Not Safe for Work content. Same for my edit history.
TheGeekArtist08 Hello? Hello, hello? from Hurricane, Utah (no not really) Since: Feb, 2020 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Hello? Hello, hello?
#184: Sep 8th 2020 at 9:11:02 PM

It's really just a thread that has no fixed topic so it never has to be necroed.

artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice."
PrincessPandaTrope #BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe from Up and Down and All Around Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: In love with love
#BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe
#185: Sep 10th 2020 at 6:19:34 AM

Is it unfair to participate in avatar gallery games if you only have one avatar in your gallery?

To me, I've never felt like changing my avatar on this site, and this shtick provides a nice twist to such games. Also, I only participate once on avatar games.

Content Warning: My posts may involve my actions dealing with R-rated or Not Safe for Work content. Same for my edit history.
Zanreo Gizmondo from Glitch City (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Gizmondo
#186: Sep 10th 2020 at 8:24:04 AM

Maybe not "unfair" exactly, but it makes it less interesting for the next player, especially in "what avatar from the above gallery" games, since they'll only have one avatar to choose from and we already know what the answer will have to be.

(Also, you can have more avatars in your gallery without having to change it regularly, you can keep setting it back to the same avatar as before after uploading new ones, if that's what you mean... though if you specifically want your gallery to consist of only one avatar that's fine too)

My favorite failed console tbh
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000)
#187: Sep 10th 2020 at 9:31:06 AM

Yeah, you can have other avatars in your gallery without actually using them besides for games.

What really kind of seemed unfair though was your insistence that the troper below you use Silver, in a game that was specifically about choosing an avatar they liked. Your demand that they play the way you wanted them to went against the entire spirit of the game, which was "the poster below you checks your gallery and picks one of the avatars from it".

There are some avatar games that only require one avatar, and those are fine to only use Silver for, but once it gets to the "pick from your/the above gallery" games, you're really limiting the experience by only having (or allowing the use of) one avatar.

Edited by WarJay77 on Sep 10th 2020 at 12:33:35 PM

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#188: Sep 10th 2020 at 10:24:16 AM

Agreed. Having only one avatar takes away from the freedom of choice in these games.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000)
#189: Sep 10th 2020 at 3:30:59 PM

Seriously, Panda, you might want to think about growing your gallery if you intend to play these games. You're really limiting yourself and others- your post in "Find This In Your Gallery" kinda bugged me because you're breaking the rules of the game by stretching the meaning of the post in that way. All we ask is that you either allow people to play these games properly or you find games you can play with just one avatar.

Edited by WarJay77 on Sep 10th 2020 at 6:31:15 AM

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
PrincessPandaTrope #BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe from Up and Down and All Around Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: In love with love
#BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe
#190: Sep 10th 2020 at 5:14:39 PM

[up] I only participate in those kind of games once, and I'm done. Also it's fun to connect Silver to everything.

Content Warning: My posts may involve my actions dealing with R-rated or Not Safe for Work content. Same for my edit history.
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000)
#191: Sep 10th 2020 at 6:33:39 PM

What you need to understand is that while it's fun for you, it's not so fun for the people who have to play the game after you. Like, by all means, play these games with Silver, just be courteous to other players who might enjoy having the option to play how they want- whether that's with Silver or another avatar. And, you know, make sure it's not an absolute shoehorn.

Edited by WarJay77 on Sep 10th 2020 at 9:39:43 AM

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
TheWhiteWolf (ON INDEFINITE HIATUS) from the Restaurant at the End of the Universe Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
(ON INDEFINITE HIATUS)
#192: Sep 11th 2020 at 2:19:49 AM

yeah if u wanna play avatar-related games it might be better to have more than one avatar in ur gallery

She/they. Hirrus Clutumnus is my comfort character
PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#193: Sep 11th 2020 at 10:42:49 AM

And furthermore, why did you even post in the “avatar sharing” thread if you explicitly did not want any avatars shared with you? That makes no sense.

In short, DO NOT post in threads that rely on a user’s entire avatar gallery.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Sep 11th 2020 at 1:48:13 PM

DookieIdiotNimrod Back by Unpopular Demand from An abandoned K-Mart Since: Mar, 2020 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
Back by Unpopular Demand
#194: Sep 11th 2020 at 1:09:53 PM

No offense (I might sound a little mean), but if you don’t even want another avatar, why play the game? One avatar is way too little. That’s just forcing the next person to have your one and only avatar, which totally goes against the style of the game. It’s like not actually putting in a gift in a gift exchange and forcing someone else to give you one.

It’s just totally not cool playing in a game where you have to share avatars, not only saying that you don’t want to actually receive an avatar, but then having no variety yourself to choose from.

I personally, would only participate in these games when I have ten avatars, or two rows.

[down] Eight isn’t bad at all, and since you have a lot of variety in your gallery, it’s ok. But having like eight pictures of an OC of yours...maybe not.

Edited by DookieIdiotNimrod on Sep 11th 2020 at 1:15:15 AM

PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#195: Sep 11th 2020 at 1:12:03 PM

[up] Yeah, sorry, I only have 8. but trust me, I’m gonna get more.

I also saw one user who has no avatars at all participate in one of these games. What the hell were they expecting? Seriously, what? I want to know, now.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000)
#196: Sep 11th 2020 at 2:12:19 PM

8 is fine, Guma. All that really matters is having a little variety. Mine is relatively small but there's enough variety for me to play the games pretty easily.

And Panda, to be clear, we're not asking you to not play these forum games, but that if you want to, to please be considerate not only of the game's rules but of the other people playing.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#197: Sep 11th 2020 at 2:52:49 PM

(I have 3 Puyo avatars, which may be a problem.)

EDIT: Deleted one of them.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Sep 11th 2020 at 6:42:32 AM

PrincessPandaTrope #BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe from Up and Down and All Around Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: In love with love
#BoomSilverTheVampire4Lyfe
#198: Sep 11th 2020 at 8:25:07 PM

[up]x5 Because I didn't understand what "sharing" did.

Edited by PrincessPandaTrope on Sep 11th 2020 at 10:25:13 AM

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Zanreo Gizmondo from Glitch City (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Gizmondo
#199: Sep 11th 2020 at 10:41:44 PM

[up][up] Having several avatars from the same series in a limited gallery isn't really an issue, especially if they're different characters (up to you though)

My favorite failed console tbh
Billy5545 An eagle from The sky Since: Nov, 2017
An eagle
#200: Sep 12th 2020 at 6:29:00 PM

[up][up] Sharing is used to gift an avatar that one user has to another. Also unlike the avatar upload feature that will override your old avatar with the new one (though you can always switch back to your old avatar after every upload), sharing won't change your avatar automatically

Just an eagle. Feel free to PM me. Proposed pages in my sandbox are free to create/edit.

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