Elmo Break wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:42

Avery Gray wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:34

Elmo Break wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:28

Ellie Randensmith wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 20:15

Avery Gray wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 19:50 Same here. My school is very strict. (For other reasons besides kids playing games in class), so I'm lucky I can still access the site on my school computer.

same, my school blocked all music websites like spotify

So, the reason they block all those, as annoying and infuriating as it may be, is to reduce your distractions and to try and keep your attention on your school work and on your teacher (and their lesson).

So like, I remember getting a chromebook in 2017, the first year I mainstreamed, and I was excited and was able to pretty much have unrestricted access. Over the years though, about maybe 80% of the sites became blocked and if the teacher deemed a specific site necessary, they'd reach out to IT and IT would unlock the site for that class period.

(well, that isn't the only reason some sites are blocked, others are due to the content that may be displayed on their sites that may not be appropriate for school environments)

Kinda the opposite of my school (though your parenthesis are true about mine) honestly since I go to a private school that doesn't let us have our phones out or our headphones out unless we're doing a lesson. We can't even have our computers open during most classes unless we're doing school work so we aren't distracted. There's some other stuff that goes into it too, but it's a long story.

Lol my state banned phones/personal devices earlier this year for public schools, the only reason my brother has his in school is because his case worker managed to argue that he needs the phone

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:42

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:38

Lindsey Bliss wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:37

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:35 may be a stupid question but how does one go about writing lore for their characters? like is it just a bunch of solo rps on their background or stuff to develop them as a person?

I've been weitin gLindsey dreams which kinda help with Lindsey family history, it's kinda over 3000 words.

oh wow thats actually so super cool. do you post those? what topic do you put them in if so?

I haven't post any yet. There kinda sad but it will be going in why

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:40

Emily Shephard wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:39

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:35 may be a stupid question but how does one go about writing lore for their characters? like is it just a bunch of solo rps on their background or stuff to develop them as a person?

That's one way!

Another way is RP'ing with some trusted partners!

For example, Colin, Scout and I all RP together to build our lore (Eg. Emmi's relationships with half-humans reflected in hers w/ Col and Scout, Scout balancing insecurities that she hides from Col and Emmi, and Col managing life as a werewolf while also trying to tell a stubbornly oblivious Emmi he loves her )

how does one get trusted partners? sorry for being super obtuse rn

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:40

Emily Shephard wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:39

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:35 may be a stupid question but how does one go about writing lore for their characters? like is it just a bunch of solo rps on their background or stuff to develop them as a person?

That's one way!

Another way is RP'ing with some trusted partners!

For example, Colin, Scout and I all RP together to build our lore (Eg. Emmi's relationships with half-humans reflected in hers w/ Col and Scout, Scout balancing insecurities that she hides from Col and Emmi, and Col managing life as a werewolf while also trying to tell a stubbornly oblivious Emmi he loves her )

how does one get trusted partners? sorry for being super obtuse rn

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:42

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:38

Lindsey Bliss wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:37

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:35 may be a stupid question but how does one go about writing lore for their characters? like is it just a bunch of solo rps on their background or stuff to develop them as a person?

I've been weitin gLindsey dreams which kinda help with Lindsey family history, it's kinda over 3000 words.

oh wow thats actually so super cool. do you post those? what topic do you put them in if so?

I haven't post any yet. There kinda sad but it will be going in why

Avery Gray wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:43

Elmo Break wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:42

Avery Gray wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:34

Elmo Break wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:28

Ellie Randensmith wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 20:15
same, my school blocked all music websites like spotify

So, the reason they block all those, as annoying and infuriating as it may be, is to reduce your distractions and to try and keep your attention on your school work and on your teacher (and their lesson).

So like, I remember getting a chromebook in 2017, the first year I mainstreamed, and I was excited and was able to pretty much have unrestricted access. Over the years though, about maybe 80% of the sites became blocked and if the teacher deemed a specific site necessary, they'd reach out to IT and IT would unlock the site for that class period.

(well, that isn't the only reason some sites are blocked, others are due to the content that may be displayed on their sites that may not be appropriate for school environments)

Kinda the opposite of my school (though your parenthesis are true about mine) honestly since I go to a private school that doesn't let us have our phones out or our headphones out unless we're doing a lesson. We can't even have our computers open during most classes unless we're doing school work so we aren't distracted. There's some other stuff that goes into it too, but it's a long story.

Lol my state banned phones/personal devices earlier this year for public schools, the only reason my brother has his in school is because his case worker managed to argue that he needs the phone

Same here! I have an old friend I used to go to school with that needs her phone with her for medical reasons. Luckily she doesn't go to public school, though.

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:42

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:38

Lindsey Bliss wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:37

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:35 may be a stupid question but how does one go about writing lore for their characters? like is it just a bunch of solo rps on their background or stuff to develop them as a person?

I've been weitin gLindsey dreams which kinda help with Lindsey family history, it's kinda over 3000 words.

oh wow thats actually so super cool. do you post those? what topic do you put them in if so?

I haven't post any yet. There kinda sad but it will be going in why

just curious to know where solo threads like that would even go

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:58 follow up question to my previous ones: when creating a solo thread, can you double post or do you have to pack it all into one post?

Avery Gray wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 23:01

Paris Soliel wrote: 17 Dec 2025, 22:58 follow up question to my previous ones: when creating a solo thread, can you double post or do you have to pack it all into one post?

Of course! Many people double post so they can write over multiple days instead of compacting into one long read! I've seen many do it for breaks or holidays.