Hello and welcome to another week of Kirra's Weekly Discussion. Before we get started, instead of writing out some random little tidbit up here each week as I am doing so now, do you know what would be awesome? If I had a little banner or something here. Sure, I can scribble something with crayons and take a picture and call it a banner but I think a snazzy little banner up here would be even better. If you are wanting to and think you can make a banner better than my failed attempts feel free to PM me and I'd love to hear your ideas and see what you can do!

Without a further ado, here's the second KWD!

Rules:
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If you've read the [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/531/posts/ooc]Fundamental Rules of the Guild[/url], you should know what this means. [u]No Fonz, Know Mods[/u] will be the our key rule here. If you are not acting Fonz-cool here you will get to know the mods and depending on the severity of things it can be anything from a warning chat, posts being deleted, the banhammer and if needed (which I hope won't be the case) closing the thread. 

Besides that there are only a few other things I'd like to mention before getting this show on the road:

-Please keep things on topic
Discussion is good! New discussion elsewhere is very good! Taking the discussion away from the focus is a no-no. If you are going down a rabbit trail that is far away from the topic, please take it to another thread, the PMs or anywhere else that is applicable. 

-Feel free to bring up your own on-topic questions
I can only come up with so much content about a topic and as things are discussed, more ideas and questions will be raised so please bring more things to the table :sun

-Please give me ideas!
If I'm going to keep this on a weekly basis, I'm going to run out of good things to discuss eventually. If you like to help out with the weekly discussions or have an idea about roleplaying you'd like me make into a discussion, feel free to PM.
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Usually one of the first few steps when trying to find a roleplay, interest checks can be a great way to find something interesting to join. I've seen interest checks with only a short paragraph turn into a success while other times a detailed interest check can bring together reliable companions. Every GM has their own way of formatting their roleplays and as a roleplayer there is always something you are looking for to catch your eye. Whether you've made fifty interest check or you are trying to figure out your first one, sharing your knowledge and learning a few new tricks is always a plus.

Just like last time, here are a few questions to start up the discussion to get things rolling:

As a roleplayer, what do you look for in an interest check? What is a turn on for you and what makes you hit the back button as quick as you can (remember, let's keep things civil)? Is there different things you look for or different ways you present things if you are a GM depending on what section the interest check is in? As a GM, how do you set your interest check up for the best success? Is there a big difference on how you format an interest check compared to your OOC? Have you made a mistake in the past that might be good for others to hear so that they avoid the same pitfall? Do you have any advice or other GMs or people who are debating on becoming a GM?