Thread:JJRawesome/@comment-117598-20120824190429

Hey JJ,

I see that you're new here and having some issues with your articles. First off, it's totally fine. You're new so you're not expected to know all the rules and how things are done around here. So take your time to figure things out. Secondly, rule of thumb when creating characters here is to try and preserve the current history and not introduce anything that strays too far from that path. Its encouraged to create new characters and stories, but please make sure it doesn't effect the current canon arc too much. Its alright to expand on what's been vaguely explained as long as it makes sense and fits within the universe and guidelines of this site.

In terms of structure and writing, I would try and look at existing articles from users who've been here a while and see how they lay out their articles. This should help building articles correctly. For writing, again, take your time. Maybe you write it down on Word or Notepad, whatever you're comfortable with and read it over a couple of times before actually posting it on the site. That way you can spot the mistakes, make edits, change some stuff around, etc. Don't feel like you have to drop everything down right away. Its probably better to write it down somewhere else, make those changes, wait a day, read it again and then if its all good, post :)

Don't worry about having to make edits on some sort of strict deadline. Even veteran users here take time off to deal with real world problems. The thing that they try to avoid is having articles with very little content on the site and they just sit there, unedited for a while. Hopefully, with the tips I explained above, it should help with that. Its better to put all your ideas down somewhere else, structure it and then put a more polished version on the site. Feel free to ask questions if you have any. 