All of that advice is discounting the fact that there are plenty of identifying name-markers scattered through everyone's writing.
I'm fairly sure Natasha has referred to herself, even through second person, as either the Shadowforger, a Solar Exalted, a Dawn Solar, or a Lawgiver, at least once per post.
Aylss, on a back-check through the most recent few sets of posts featuring her, doesn't refer to herself by any identifying markers at all , which in itself is an identifying marker (plus she's the only one with what seems to be schizophrenia).
Agent Light is written in third person and refers to himself as Agent Light or Light at least once per post.
Duncan, while written in first person and lacking any recurring identifying markers (except, perhaps, his habit of referring to every character by their name, which he shares with Ash*in), is the only no-face to do so, which should be an identifying marker unto itself.
Ash and the prisoner have alternated between first person and third person, and, while they too don't particularly have any identifying markers, Ashlin not only has a face, but is the only poster with a face who writes in first person.
Mad guy also has a face, but he writes in third person, and mostly seems to stand around waiting for something to happen, so he's not a particular concern when it comes to figuring out what's going on (since he only really acts in reaction to other players).
I don't believe I need to tell you how to identify your own writing
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And thus ends Magery's impromptu lecture on how to recognise and differentiate the various Forum Fighters, and their posting styles.
I blame Wayne for it being necessary. If he hadn't decided to copy my second person (which is entirely a fault of his own, and nothing to do with me repeating, at length, "second person is best person" every time he asked if he should try using it), none of this would have happened.
I'm fairly sure Natasha has referred to herself, even through second person, as either the Shadowforger, a Solar Exalted, a Dawn Solar, or a Lawgiver, at least once per post.
Aylss, on a back-check through the most recent few sets of posts featuring her, doesn't refer to herself by any identifying markers at all , which in itself is an identifying marker (plus she's the only one with what seems to be schizophrenia).
Agent Light is written in third person and refers to himself as Agent Light or Light at least once per post.
Duncan, while written in first person and lacking any recurring identifying markers (except, perhaps, his habit of referring to every character by their name, which he shares with Ash*in), is the only no-face to do so, which should be an identifying marker unto itself.
Ash and the prisoner have alternated between first person and third person, and, while they too don't particularly have any identifying markers, Ashlin not only has a face, but is the only poster with a face who writes in first person.
Mad guy also has a face, but he writes in third person, and mostly seems to stand around waiting for something to happen, so he's not a particular concern when it comes to figuring out what's going on (since he only really acts in reaction to other players).
I don't believe I need to tell you how to identify your own writing
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And thus ends Magery's impromptu lecture on how to recognise and differentiate the various Forum Fighters, and their posting styles.
I blame Wayne for it being necessary. If he hadn't decided to copy my second person (which is entirely a fault of his own, and nothing to do with me repeating, at length, "second person is best person" every time he asked if he should try using it), none of this would have happened.
28-Jan-2015 13:51:11 - Last edited on 28-Jan-2015 15:19:09 by Enheduanna
