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Welcome to Potter's Army

We have been a Harry Potter Roleplaying site since 2007. If you're an old member we hope you come check out the discord link provided below. And if you're looking for a new roleplaying site, well, we're a little inactive. But every once and a while nostalgia sets in and a few of our alumni members will revisit the old stomping grounds and post together. Remember to stay safe out there. And please feel free to drop a line whenever!

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Since every few months or so a few of our old members get the inspiration to revisit their old stomping grounds we have decided to keep PA open as a place to revisit old threads and start new ones devoid of any serious overarching plot or setting. Take this time to start any of those really weird threads you never got to make with old friends and make them now! Just remember to come say hello in the chatbox below or in the discord. Links have been provided in the "Comings and Goings" forum as well as the welcome widget above.

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Post by Amelia Macmillan Tue May 14, 2013 5:40 pm

I'm trying to make a Potter rp site. Anyone experienced on this. I am certainly not. I did one Hunger Games site and it failed epicly.
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Post by Maddie Kane Tue May 14, 2013 11:51 pm

i know how to do alot of stuff but none of my sites have all failed
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Post by Susan Bones Wed May 15, 2013 12:00 am

This is the link. It isn't much at the moment.
http://forkedpath.forumotion.com/
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Post by Maddie Kane Wed May 15, 2013 12:09 am

i know how to make it look pretty
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Post by Rose Granger-Weasley Wed May 15, 2013 12:24 am

I can make graphics and know how to, basically, administrate a site, if you need any help
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Post by Maura Goldstein Wed May 15, 2013 12:32 am

I can help ya out, I helped my friend create a site once and I have some admining under my belt!
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Post by Susan Bones Wed May 15, 2013 1:00 am

Wow, I didn't expect so much support so soon.

I know the basic stuff and how to add people as an admin, I believe so. Um how do I go about doing all this.
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Post by Nick Potter Wed May 15, 2013 1:51 am

I know how to create the site itself. Like coding and settings.
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Post by Brian Sullivan Wed May 15, 2013 1:55 am

It takes time, dedication, and flexibility. You have to have a lot of things in mind before you can even open the place. What kind of website are you going to be? PG, PG13, etc? Is it going to be Hogwarts only, Hogwarts focused, or are adults welcome. Biography restrictions, do you accept darn near everyone, or are you particular? Advertisements, staff, site wide plots, balancing admin power and user involvement.

A lot of people want to create a website so that they, themselves, can do what they want and when they want IC. ( not saying you are, just saying ) You have to realize that creating a website is more about the members than yourself. You have to be available for every single member, or have staff who can be available. There are so many things that go into creating, running, and maintaining a website that it can be very overbearing at first.

It's easy at first, sure, but when you start getting arguments, complaints, an influx of new characters, blah blah blah, it turns into more of a job than a fun roleaying experience. I know from past experience how difficult jump starting a website is. I've been a founder of various website and only a few have taken off. I mostly advise the staff, help draw a member base, and never admin.

I HATE adminning. It's my least favorite thing in the world. People change around you, they'll hate you, they'll suck up to you, you'll never get a peaceful moment ( On a successfull website ) If you are prone to getting stressed easily then you won't enjoy running your own website.

Some good starter tips I can offer. Get your plot done FIRST. Know what kind of site you're going to be. Pre potter, post potter, AU potter, or plain ol potter era. Know your main story before you do anything else. Then get an advert ready for drawing members. In my experience, if you don't have at least 5-10 members to jump start you aren't going to go anywhere. It's hard to recruit people to a website when there is no one else there to write with them. Also, make sure YOU are available for RP. All the time. You can't have a good website without your self or your team being readily available at all hours.

Also I recommend getting admins from most time zones. Someone who can be available for all time zones so that everyone is represented. There is nothing worse than having to wait for your bio to get checked.

After you get you base set, then you start building. Rules, what layout you're going to have, graphics, titles, positions, jobs, teachers, all that. That's your second stage. Set the pace for your look, feel, and overall meat you're going to have on the website. Is it plot oriented, stay oriented, user oriented, etc.

The biggest mistakes I see on new forums is favoritism. I know myself personally cannot stand cliques. People who only RP with certain people or there are only five people holding all the power positions. That's my biggest pet peeve is when one person has more than one powerful position on a website. As a member your strive to get one of those positions and how is it fair when an admin is Headmaster, Minister of Magic, Warden of Azlabam, you see where I am going.

In the end, you need to grasp the idea that running a forum IS NOT EASY. It isn't about having a place to just go and RP, to be successfull you have to dedicate a large chunk of your daily schedule to it. Don't be deterred, though, because success is awesome and there is nothing like seeing your hard work flourish into a bustlin and beautiful role playing site.

Good luck and I hope that helped!
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Post by Susan Bones Wed May 15, 2013 3:37 am

I know what I am doing with the site. It is going to be PG-13. It's both Hogwarts and adult wizarding society. I am not going to have a word count just no one liners. I am going to have to state if you join the site and you are under 13 that not all the threads will be appropriate for your age.

To be honest I hate high power characters Susan is a handful and she isn't really that powerful. I understand what you are saying though. I left a lot of sites for that reason.

Nick I will need your help with coding. It's my weakest point.

If anyone wants to help with Graphics just PM Amelia or Susan's accounts. I am horrible at Graphics. I don't know if any of you remember when i first joined I did Amelia's first signature.
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