NOT a floosie:  ;)  Yeah.  I'm just trying to figure out how to make things work better in here.  I'm going to do some checking and see what I can come up with to make things simple but I suspect that you are right on.  I suspect that we'll have to just go with the flow and follow the story where ever it leads.  ;)  (as long as a Purple Dinosaur doesn't show up) 

;)  

Groucho: You can't please everybody your the main mod and you posted guidelines.IMO the story is ruined long ago and is getting boring.If ppl can't follow the guidelines or rules of a board than they shouldn't post.

NOT a floosie: Exactly i'm not a great story teller, and i post short lines,which if i add to the story as long as it's ON TOPIC will be short.

Skyking:  Oh bother, I just wrote a long reply and then lost it.  :/  In a nut shell, I'm working on a few things but for the moment would like to keep the discussion open on how the board is run.  I think Foxy is right in that the guidelines need to be followed.  They look fair to me.  Floozie is right in that it's a public board and all posts should be encouraged as long as they are following the story line.  This would have to include Apes and T-rexs and mice ;)  Apologies Jim Dandy. I'm still learning.

I have joined a story tag web ring and am researching how others manage the story tag.  So more on that later.

Other ideas include story discussions (not during a story tag "game" however); sharing of links, and sharing of stories found on the web (or even sharing of personal stories people have written. 

There are a number of ways of handling these things (including me making a Storyboard website where I include stories people have written and then the link can be posted here).  I'm still thinking.

This board used to discuss stories and celebrate authors in addition to the tag game.  However, during a story tag / chain story I think we need to agree that the board would get cluttered with other stuff going on too. 

Do people want this only as a story tag board?  Or do people want story tag plus?

As for the current story, if we stay with it, T-rex, the ape, and the little mouse stay in the story too.  As I said, Floozie is right that it's a public board and all contributions (within reason) are encouraged. 

I probably will add one guideline to the above with respect to adding to the story.  I'm still thinking that through and after my research is completed, I'll share it with ya all.

For now I'm looking for feedback.

Patience grasshoppers ;)