Account refused ...may I ask why?

Thulis · Post by **Thulis** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 5:56 pm

So I sent my story the day before yesterday. I think my character was quite well thought, an elf named Thulis. But today I got this e-mail:

I regret to tell You, we have not been able to accept your ask for an account for Illarion. Because of the immense number of inquiries, we are not able to explain our refusal.

Illarion-Team

OK, maybe there was something wrong in my title or maybe I should've written a description for my character or something. In my opinion the story and the answer to that question about roleplaying was great, so I don't think that was the problem. I also understand that the team is very busy, but if possible somebody could give me the reason for my refusal later on this topic. So that I know not to repeat that error when I have to create another character.

Thulis

Twania Green · Post by **Twania Green** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:10 pm

Because of the immense number of inquiries, we are not able to explain our refusal.

As you noted, we already stated we cannot explain each and every refusal. I will say that the criteria for stories include, but are not limited to, grammar, style, structure, flow, content and following directions.

Not to sound callouse, but we are not here to teach anyone how to write or how to role play. You are more than welcome to try again keeping these things in mind.

Twania

Grant Herion · Post by **Grant Herion** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:13 pm

Ok, I will fill you in since GMs get real angry when they see people asking questions about why they weren't allowed to play. Here is why. Thulis is a fairly good name, but IMO is not a good enough name, I think all characters should have a last name because it is realistic. Secondly, your story probably wasn't good RP because it was probably filled with mindless killings. To fix that use your brain and write a complete paragraph expressing the characters feelings, thoughts, and other features people might feel during that certain experience. Also, you can apply for your second account immediatly after your first.

@GMs if I gave away to much information about the story delete this post.

Thulis · Post by **Thulis** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:15 pm

Thank you for the fast reply, but...
Did my above message seem to have bad english grammar?
I have studied english for seven years, and I wrote the story with the most perfect grammar I could. It was the best story I could've written (maybe I'm not a good Lizardman player), so does everybody need to write a Rowling-quality story to qualify?

I still don't think the reason was my story.

Twania Green · Post by **Twania Green** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:22 pm

All I can suggest to you is to submit another name, wait to see if you followed the name rules, complete another story, and wait again.

Consider your previous character out of the running and try again.

Twania

Thulis · Post by **Thulis** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:25 pm

Grant, my story didn't have any killing. Not a single drop of blood.
Actually the only referance to a weapon was when the lizard hoped that he would've brought his spear (Do Illarion's lizardmen use spears?) when he was frightened, as several smelly humans gathered around him. Wouldn't you be? Obviously he just hoped something to protect himself, to feel safe.

And in my opinion an elf doesn't need a last name. I also concidered that I could add an "unofficial" last name (I think Crosis Smallburrow did this too, at least his forum name is just Crosis.).

This is quite annoying that you're not taking me seriously. Maybe it was that my story lacked content, as it concentrated in only the one scene, the men discussing the lizard's fate.

Grant Herion · Post by **Grant Herion** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:29 pm

Crosis did add a last name using the title feature, though he wants to change his name so he has a last name.

neojb1989 · Post by **neojb1989** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:33 pm

Mine got refused also. My story was good but not too long. My charactar's name was Lorion Mismor. He was an elf and I did include a discription when I made him. But i'll try again.

Thulis · Post by **Thulis** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:11 pm

Does the community treat every new player as a mindless goon with absolutely no sense of roleplay? If I got refused, then it certainly wasn't because of something like: "Then Duke Nukem fell from the sky and killed all the orcs wit his shotgun."

If making a new character is the only choice, then I'm too tired right now to even think of a new character, his race, backround, and things like that.
I'll also have to make a new forum account, so thanks for telling me what I did wrong - I can only hope I don't repeat the error. And sorry if I got a bit mad, but something like this is just plain annoying for somebody who can actually roleplay and write english, and I do believe I belong in that group.

Griffball · Post by **Griffball** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:31 pm

Go you! That was sincere by the way not sarcastic (I say this because people seem to think I always speak in a sarcastic tone of writing if you know what i mean) but you are right about the way the new people are treated.

Falk vom Wald · Post by **Falk vom Wald** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:31 pm

Thulis, you do not have to create a new char, simply repeat the account request procedure on this homepage. Then you will get another story to complete. That's what you have to do.

If you feel bad treated, I can only tell you, that there are very very much requests to be worked through, many many stories to read and few, very few time to argue with people about a refusal.

You know, Illarion is still in alpha-phase, means under development, so everyone inside is something like, let me call it alpha-tester. People without patience, without selfcontrol or without a feeling for rp might harm this development and therefore we try to discover those by a simple little story.

I can not tell you, why your story was refused, for every story soon after reading is deleted. But I feel that we should meet inside, if you would have the patience and the courage to try again.

Wryvren · Post by **Wryvren** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 9:09 pm

I just got my story today and replied. I haven't gotten anything back yet, but I did notice that the situation is one that you're supposed to make your own without changing it too drastically (at least from what I gathered).

It's supposed to be challenging to write, even if you don't write too much or for too long. They might be looking for something unique to know that you won't be "just like everyone else" or they might just want ot make sure that you won't fill their game with meaningless jibber-jabber.

As for names, I'm getting a little tired of them already. You can't just throw two words together and hope that it's a good name for the character. An elf wouldn't have the last name Smallburrow, while a halfling might. A halfing could have the last name Greenroot or Woodbottom, even. You need to remember that last names were devised by occupation or some other thing that all members of a line started with. Silvertree would be a very good last name for an elf, Bloodroot could even be a good name for an Orc. But you wouldn't use a last name like Grey for an orc, because Grey usually refers to old and wise, etc...

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 11:13 pm

Rowling quality? Hah, you have to prove to them that you can roleplay. I had many things including violence in my story, apparently I wrote it well. My story was about 2 paragraphs long. If you have microsoft word, I would suggest spelling/grammer check, just to be sure. And read your story over a few times, to make sure it makes sense.

Wryvren · Post by **Wryvren** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 6:06 am

Good! If you only wrote two paragraphs then mine wasn't too short-.^

Thulis · Post by **Thulis** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:17 am

Falk vom Wald wrote:Thulis, you do not have to create a new char, simply repeat the account request procedure on this homepage. Then you will get another story to complete. That's what you have to do.

Thank you, Falk, that someone had the time to make clear this to me - I was already starting to 'sketch' a completely new character.

@ Gro'bul, I just typed the first 'good' author I could think of :wink: