Lilaena De'Ville
Jun 17th, 2003, 03:50:19 AM
What does RCP stand for, you ask? That is a very good question, little Johnny Roleplayer!
RCP is an acronym for "Read, Comprehend, Post." Simply put, Johnny, RCP means that you should always be sure that you know what you're replying to. There are three steps to a good reply post, in either IC (in character) or OOC (out of character) posting.
Read: You must read the posts before yours. Read them carefully. If you do not read a thread, you cannot possibly follow through with the next step of posting.
Comprehend: Johnny, 'comprehend' is a big word that means, basically, 'understand.' If you do not understand those posts that you've just read, then you need to go back to the previous posts and read them again. If you still don't understand the posts or their intent, then you will need to clarify with the posters themselves, and ask them what they meant. You can do this through the PM (private messaging) system, or even an IM (instant messaging) service on your computer. Most poster's Instant Messenger names can be found in their profiles.
Once you have Read, and Comprehended the posts that you wish to respond to, then you are ready to move onto the next step.
What's that? Very good, Johnny! You're right, now you get to Post: Since you've Read the post previous to the one you're about to make, and you fully understand, or Comprehend what the individual before you has said, or asked (in the case of responding to a question posed to you), you may now click the "post reply" button and type.
Using the knowledge gained from Reading, and Comprehending, your Post will be on topic, easier to understand for the next poster, and you will be able to fully answer any and all questions to the best of your ability. If someone asks you a question and you don't know the answer, you can type that. It's ok to not have all the answers.
However, little Johnny Roleplayer, there is nothing worse than a poster who pretends they know all the answers. Also, sometimes people post without making sure they know what the question was, and end up answering a question that was never asked. This leads to unnecessarily long topics, Johnny, as the poser of the question must now re-post his question in an effort to get an answer.
Johnny Roleplayer, I hope that was informative! Now you too can go and use the principles of RCP in your own posting. Good luck!
RCP is an acronym for "Read, Comprehend, Post." Simply put, Johnny, RCP means that you should always be sure that you know what you're replying to. There are three steps to a good reply post, in either IC (in character) or OOC (out of character) posting.
Read: You must read the posts before yours. Read them carefully. If you do not read a thread, you cannot possibly follow through with the next step of posting.
Comprehend: Johnny, 'comprehend' is a big word that means, basically, 'understand.' If you do not understand those posts that you've just read, then you need to go back to the previous posts and read them again. If you still don't understand the posts or their intent, then you will need to clarify with the posters themselves, and ask them what they meant. You can do this through the PM (private messaging) system, or even an IM (instant messaging) service on your computer. Most poster's Instant Messenger names can be found in their profiles.
Once you have Read, and Comprehended the posts that you wish to respond to, then you are ready to move onto the next step.
What's that? Very good, Johnny! You're right, now you get to Post: Since you've Read the post previous to the one you're about to make, and you fully understand, or Comprehend what the individual before you has said, or asked (in the case of responding to a question posed to you), you may now click the "post reply" button and type.
Using the knowledge gained from Reading, and Comprehending, your Post will be on topic, easier to understand for the next poster, and you will be able to fully answer any and all questions to the best of your ability. If someone asks you a question and you don't know the answer, you can type that. It's ok to not have all the answers.
However, little Johnny Roleplayer, there is nothing worse than a poster who pretends they know all the answers. Also, sometimes people post without making sure they know what the question was, and end up answering a question that was never asked. This leads to unnecessarily long topics, Johnny, as the poser of the question must now re-post his question in an effort to get an answer.
Johnny Roleplayer, I hope that was informative! Now you too can go and use the principles of RCP in your own posting. Good luck!