Notice: This blog post is not made to offend people with their grammar, I'm simply pointing out mistakes that I see in the Wiki. Again, I am not offending anyone with their grammar.
Capitalizing first letter of a sentence[]
CAPITALIZE YOUR I’s, DUDES!!!!!!! Seriously, you're not even going to take time out of your day to capitalize one single letter?
"Artic" wolves.[]
Artic wolves. Dudes, it's ARCTIC. Even ANIMAL JAM is lazy enough to misspell this word!
No period, no comma, no anything, just wordds[]
“Can you please get back to me on that?”. NO, NO, NO! No periods after the dude is done speaking! It's like THIS:
“Can you get back to me on that?” WITH NO PERIOD, QUESTION MARK, OR ANYTHING JUST WORDS. Here's an example:
“Can you get back to me on that?” he asked.
another rant of capitalizing letters[]
CAPITALIZE YOUR LETTERS, DUDES!!!!!
Look at this sentence:
he saw a star in the sky.
THE H IN HE NEEDS TO BE CAPITALIZED!!!!!!!!
Tips[]
Tips
These are just some tips I created to help you make a better story. These are ok in comments (duh).
one whole block of words[]
Don't make your story one block of words.
Make sure not to make your story like this:
He wandered into the light, trying to stay calm. He sighed as a loud noise entered the room. “Why are you here?” someone asked. “Um,” he replied, trying to be stable. “SPEAK TO ME!!” the loud voice boomed. “My name... is Little,” he replied. “BRING ME THE ALPHA STONE!!!” the loud voice said. Little obeyed. The alpha stone was really big, and Little was the voice’s slave. The voice, who we’ll name Jeff, is a villain, and they want the alpha stone. Little brought back the alpha stone. “Let's see, THIS ALPHA STONE IS NOT AUTHENTIC!!!” Jeff boomed, shaking the floor. “G-gosh, I'm just trying to help.” Little said. “GATHER ME SOME HAY!!!” Jeff yelled at Little, causing Little’s ears to ring. Little obeyed, trembling. Little gathered the hay, it was a mile away, and he brought the hay back. Jeff took the hay and smiled at him. “Thanks for the hay, now bring me some milk.” Little sighed. “Can I go to sleep now?” he asked Jeff. “NO!!!” Jeff said loudly. “Okay, fine,” Little replied, leaving the cave to the nearest cow, who was a mile away.
You see, the story is in one big paragraph. Try to avoid that and make more paragraphs. Also, don't forget to start a new paragraph whenever someone is talking! That will make things much more organized and easier to read.
DISCLAIMERS[]
Guys, this is just an opinion.
Obviously, disclaimers are important. But disclaimers when we don't need them.......
Just no.
You know those stories that have disclaimers at the beginning but don't turn out to be that scary and you are within that age group? Well, nobody really likes those, so ask an admin if they think it's OK for a disclaimer.
look at the skies, he said[]
I see people not putting their "'s when someone's talking. Let me give you an example;
Look at the skies, he said.
Now look at this sentence:
"Look at the skies," he said.
Doesn't it look a lot more organized?
Now, this should belong in CGM, but I'm going to put it here anyways.
it's and its[]
Listen when I say this; people aren't using the correct usage of its. You see, it's is combining two words in one (we're riding back to 2nd grade). It's is it and is combined; however, its is not two words in one and it's used to describe...... eh.... this sentence will help you understand.
This story is a W.I.P., please wait for it's full version.
That's not the correct usage of it's, isn't it? Let's change it.
This story is a W.I.P., please wait for its full version.
Doesn't that look better?
periods[]
Look, you guys have to put periods at the end of your sentences.
Look at this sentence:
He smiled at the moon
That doesn't look like a complete sentence, doesn't it? Let's change it;
He smiled at the moon.