Discussion To blog or not to blog.

[Boggo Flib]

Blogs on Chaos have been used for alot of different things. My question is though... Why dont more people take advantage of Blogs for "codex" or "factory" related things or subs? My question is for you as a writer. Personally what do you think about Blogs being used as uhh.. a add-on to enrich or enhance RP with oneself or with others? Do you used blogs in this way? If not then why?

 

[Darth Vitium]

Because staff has came out and stated outright that blogs are not a substitute for factory or codex.

Edit: The announcement in question for those curious.

 

[Ryv]

From my understanding, factory and codex are opt-in systems and are not required for anything as long as you don't powergame. Given that ruling, blogs can very much be used for whatever the writers want.

 

[Darth Metus]

Since there's an existing ruling on it, seems pretty cut and dry to me.

If you've got something to develop, Articles/Blogs isn't the place - Factory/Codex is.

 

[Boggo Flib]

Darth Metus Darth Vitium Ryv
I used codex and factory as an example since it is well known across the board.

I was not solely referring to subs for the codex or factory. I find it interesting you immediately go to that though.

Can I have your personal view on the topic of blogs related to RP?

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

The Codex and Factory are optional.

That is, you can use SWRP Chaos forever and never make a codex or factory sub. You can make your character, you can RP, you can create factions and do all the stories you want without using that.

BUT

If you want to create species, ships, tech or anything else in the Codex or Factory's wheelhouse to enhance your experience...you should use the factory and codex. Blogs should not be used to circumvent that. Blogs should be used for OOC and IC thoughts, to enhance or write personal stories.

 

[Ryv]

Valiens Nantaris

Thanks for the clarification, but I noticed your use of should. Is this more of a guideline or an actual ruling? I personally am a fan of the factory/codex, but having the definite answers is neve a bad thing.

 

[Darth Vitium]

Boggo Flib I use them for things that are personal to my characters that are bits of every day life taken out of context, which I don't think are done as well in the normal RP thread format.

As far as the factory/codex thing, I was just assuming your examples were what you were talking about and interpreted it as a question about why people don't normally use it for that.

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Ryv
Should has a couple of meanings.

In this case, should is a polite way of saying 'you will'.

The Factory and Codex provides a unified, understood method of creating submissions which are broadly accepted. Blogs are fluff. They are for personal usage and to spread IC and OOC info.

 

[Jsc]

Personally what do you think about Blogs being used as uhh.. a add-on to enrich or enhance RP with oneself or with others?

Blogs are for 'whatever'. Now, is the idea of 'enrichment' among that whatever? shrugs Could be. But honestly, I'd rather 'enrich' in my roleplays in other ways. Pics, music, codex locations, OOC discussions, tutorials, feedback, rule suggestions, or dropping in familiar Star Wars'y things into the roleplay. <-- I'd use any of these ideas before I 'enriched' my roleplays via a blog. Blogs come last. Very last. ...Or, as happens usually with many of us...

Blogs come never.

Now. Does a blog show on the main page? Yep. Does that give you pretty good advertising space for new ideas? Yep. Pretty good. Nice little ad for scrollers by. But it's gimmicky. We've got official forums for almost every other way to 'enrich' your experience. So no matter what you're planning it's almost always more productive to post your thoughts and efforts somewhere else. Meh.

2 cents.

 

[KitKat]

I’ve been reading a lot of people’s blogs and they seem really fun