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Topic Started: Apr 12 2009, 03:44 PM (329 Views)
Alex
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I have recently been browsing through the update posts on the site here and I know why it takes so long for many people to be approved, most of them include way too much needless shit or are simply formatted poorly. Check out my latest update:

http://z10.invisionfree.com/alexsdbzrpg5/i...showtopic=19461

It is very direct, clean, and short. Here are some tips for making yours shorter:

-The very beginning of the post should simply list things you are doing such as buying, your job, your training, if you are traveling, etc. If you are buying things, just put their name and price, you don't need a full description to take up space. If you are building, be sure to put the weeks.

-If you aren't changing your training or equipment, you wouldn't have any changes in your gainages, so that doesn't need to be changed.

-If you are claiming bonuses, put them all together under a "bonuses" section. You don't need to list separate bonuses for spars, battles, and rp bonuses. Put them all together to save some space.

-In my example up there, I showed my new stats then in parentheses I put my old stats plus the gains. After that I put +5 spar to show that I also had +5 all stats from my spar. This isn't a gain so I didn't include it there. As mentioned above, you should couple all your bonuses. So if I had +5 all in rp bonuses I would have just put +10 bonuses instead of +5 spar. You shouldn't need to have a gain that says 22+4+6+1+2+3 = 38 That's just clutter.

-Put your zeni and stuff at the end of your update, as you're supposed to. You don't need to list "200 zeni from Minosha, 100 zeni from Crono" or whatever. Just list your zeni with any pluses for earned and minuses for spent and then an equals for your total.

-Don't list gains from your equipment in your update, even if you are equipping or unequipping them. For example, I don't need to see "+5 toughness for bracers". You could just say equipping or unequipping the bracers then factor its benefit into your "new gainages" section yourself.

-The new gainages section should only be changed if you are equipping or unequipping or changing your training since gainages do not include spars and battles and such. If you don't change them, include it and just put "no changes". If you do have to change them, don't go into details, just list the gainages you will have plain and simple.

-As a rule of thumb, if you aren't changing something or doing something, it doesn't have to be listed (with the exception of jobs and training, I like to post continuing them at the beginning for good measure). There's no reason that you should list inventory items or used items or anything like that. If you level up, simply state that you are leveling up, you don't need to include the gains for it, they are implied. If you are using an item, state that you are doing so. There doesn't need to be a comprehensive list of items you've already used.

If you have any questions on things that should or shouldn't be included, post here and I can reply to help. This post is going to be moved and stickied after a few days.
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Cimno
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All I have to say, is thank you.

I've been kind of stressing when I read other peoples updates, seeing how much information contained in them.

Thanks for clearing that little part up and hopefully making our lives easier.
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Next week I'm gonna be twiddling with my update to make it better looking. lol
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Roland
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Yes. I usually list my math though (for my own benefit.) Because it helps me keep my train of thought and such. But, I think from now on I am going to put all that jazz into a notepad file on my computer to remove clutter.
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DISGRACED BRA
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Butbutbut, I'm a REBEL! ...Psh, my updates take way too much effort anyway.

Good information.
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This just served to confuse me
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wmutrombone83
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most of the added gainages stuff i delete after I am all done adding in all the gainages to a total. It is needless clutter.
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I only do the added gainages for the 'misc'.
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