We have had quite a few new and guest diarists and it came to my attention that the guidelines should be spelled out for easy referral.
The daytime diaries have been established here at DK for many years. The nighttime diaries are a fairly recent addition, for those who cannot participate during the day, or who are on the Left Coast, where a three-hour time difference matters quite a bit.
The rules that Tricia, The Pootie Queen, established for daytime apply equally to nighttime, and should be posted clearly near the top of the diary in both instances:
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT —
- You know how this works, but as always, a gentle reminder:
- Pooties are cats; Woozles are dogs. Goggies are dogs, too, and moggies are cats. Birds...are birds! Peeps are people. PWB Peeps are Pooties, Woozle, Birds People.
- No trolling the diary.
- If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
- Share any and all pootie/woozle photos or issues that you would like .
- If you have health/behavior issues with your pootie or woozle, feel free to bring it to the community. We just may have someone whose experience can help.
- Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.
- There are some pics we never post: snakes, spiders, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated.
- There is no such thing as stealing a photo around here, but if you would like a pic from the comment threads, please ask the poster. He/she may have a copyright to those pics. Many thanks!
It should not need to be said, but ANY/ALL photos that imply or encourage human violence against an animal will be considered verboten! Whether it is “comedic” or not.
They should then be followed by a Page Break, to make loading easier, especially for those will older or slower computers. The Page Break Icon is fourth from the left on the Tool Bar, and leaves a solid gray line between paragraphs. It can only be used once in a diary, afaik.
To clarify the point about “What happens in the outer blog stays in the outer blog...” that specifically refers to the pie fights and disagreements that can and do erupt “out there” from time to time. Especially during Primary Season, things can get contentious. Whatever battles rage “out there” are NOT allowed to intrude on The Pootie Diaries. If you are having issues with other users...leave it at the door; snarking and sniping will not be tolerated.
Usually, I make the rules into a quote, so they are in a grey shaded box; right click and highlight them, then click on the “ icon on the tool bar, sixth from the left. For this diary, they are left full sized for clarity.
You can always find them in the DK Image Library, or copy and paste them from one of the daytime diaries.
You may also use either of the following two images...both were made from Tricia’s memorial comments.
The most recent rule change was about the Fundraising Diaries/Lists. We recently returned to the way Tricia did things; in the case of a needed fundraiser, either the member in need will write a diary or someone will do it on their behalf. That diary is then linked to in the comments of PWB Diaries; the overwhelming majority of our Group Members support the change. That does not mean we do not support Community Fundraisers or those in need; we simply do it the way our founder did it.
Let me be very clear: The same rules apply to the nighttime diaries as they do to the daytime diaries.
The Rules that supersede all other rules on DK come from Kos, himself, on 15 August 2016:
The New, Updated And Improved Rules Of The Road
Originally, the nighttime diaries were not meant to be quite so photo-heavy as the daytime ones. The focus was intended to be participation in the comments, where Peeps could share pics and music and items of Group interest. That is still how they can be, if the diarist so chooses. We encourage participation in all of our diaries!
New diarists are encouraged to try their hand (paw) at doing a Pootie Diary...even if it’s about Woozles or Birds or other Critters. The daily diaries are great examples of how we do things, and a diary can be as simple or complex as the writer likes. Use your own critters or delve into photos around the interwebz. You can use tumblr or flikr or the DK Image Library to post pictures. As long as it is from an approved site and not copyrighted, you’re in good shape.
As a diarist, you are expected to Host your own diary. That means being available to respond to comments, answer questions, or just be polite. If you cannot be available, let me know, and I will host in your place if possible. Diarists are also expected and encouraged to tip and rec each other’s diaries. We all work very hard to do bring pleasure and entertainment to our Group, and it is only good manners to do so. The same applies to the comments in our own diaries. At the very least, acknowledge the comments by reccing them, unless there is a very good reason not to do so. If there is a problem, by all means bring it to my attention; as the Pootie Queen did, I will always back my Peeps when they are right.
I hope that helps to answer some of the recent round of questions that have come up about PWB PEEPS diaries and how they work. If you have any further questions or concerns, by all means, bring them up in comments!
As always, scritchies, snorfffles, smoooochies, and puuurrrrrs!