User blog:Tanglefrost/How To Manage Your Cats

I see this happening all the time. Heck, I'm a victim of it myself.

We create all these wonderful characters, RP them a couple of times, then completely forget about them. This creates a whole group of un-used cats,which is a huge problem.

"But, Tangle!" I hear you cry in the distance as I close this tab, start up OpenOffice and continue writing my novel, "I love all my cats so much! I don't want to put them up for adoption! What ever can I do?"

I sigh with regret and re-open this tab, just to explain it to you.

"Well," I say, "I have created a very effective way of managing your cats, so you will always know which ones you need to roleplay!" I watch, amused, as your eyes gleam. To you, this is tantamount to winning the lottery, or being made an admin.

"Tell me!" You cry, practically hurling yourself at my leg.

I fall over and grumble at you for forgetting I'm physically disabled, which means I'm not very stable. I get up again and invite you to sit nex to me at the computer.

"I have created a 'roleplaying order'," I explain. "I've even written down the rules. Let me show you how it works."

I close this tab again and go back in to OpenOffice. I click on "Open" and select the document that says "NightClan Roleplaying Order Rules".

"Here you are," I say, turning the laptop towards you so you can get a better look.

Nightclan Roleplaying Order
The whole idea of this is to keep track of which cats you have roleplayed and which cats you have not. So, how does this work?

1. Put cats you rarely roleplay, or have not roleplayed in a long time, at the top.

2. Put cats you frequently roleplay, or only roleplayed recently, at the bottom.

3. Work your way down the order! As you roleplay a cat, move them down to the bottom of the order.

Is this confusing you? Take a look at mine for an example:


 * 1) Lavender
 * 2) Shiro
 * 3) Kuro
 * 4) Sagekit
 * 5) Banjo
 * 6) Thistlepaw
 * 7) Mousetail
 * 8) Fernshade
 * 9) Thornpelt
 * 10) Akari
 * 11) Barry

As I have not roleplayed Lavender, Shiro, Kuro and Sagekit  in a long time, I put them at the top. As I have only recently roleplayed with Barry, Akari and Thornpelt, they went at the bottom.

So, what are you waiting for? Fill your lists!