Cyber Safety

Congrats to our Recent Contest Winners!

In Second is Stardoll User: princessnazy123

In First is Stardoll User: Mrs.Padalecki

Mrs.Padalecki wrote a short story to the prompt "A story about a girl who shared personal information on Stardoll with a stranger and what happened because of it" and I'd like to share it with you, just read below:

Bonnie was a girl, she used Stardoll every day, her profile was open it shared allot of her favorites and her first and last name. One day someone contacted her on Stardoll asking her for more information. Bonnie was foolish and agreed sending her details to the other Stardoll user. Bonnie didn't think much of it at all until she had a stranger show up at her door. It was a girl around the same age as Bonnie. "Hello." She said in a very mellow voice. "Hi?" Bonnie arched an eyebrow. Suddenly the strange girl through a punch slamming the side of Bonnie's head colliding it into the doorway. "Who are you?" Bonnie held the bleeding slit on the side of her head as she knelled on the ground. "Kitten90r." The girl bent down and hissed in Bonnie's face before kicking her in the gut, then again and again. 
Kitten90r was a friend of the Stardoll user that asked and received Bonnie's details. Kitten90r was also a girl who Bonnie had argued with in a club, the fight the two had online was fierce and it ended with Kitten90r making the remark. "I will get you."

This is an interview with the Contest winner Mrs. Padalecki:

Q1: What was your inspiration other then the prompt, for writing the winning short story?
~Well I did think allot about people threatening others over the internet would possibly lead to that persons threat actually coming true if they really wanted to find you. So I guess that was it.
Q2: How big of a problem is sharing information online today and do you think its a problem on Stardoll?
~It has increased in seriously recently because society is allot more dependent on computers and the internet. Stardoll does have rules against sharing information and has good precautions and a way about stopping people who are suspicious on Stardoll.
Q3: What do you think people should know about when they share information?
~Most of the major risks that can happen and perhaps evidence to things like that happening on websites like Facebook
Q4: Have you ever shared information online and what was the effect?
I have never shared by address but have given my name and Facebook to a girl I met on Stardoll, the effect wasn't anything negative we are now Facebook friends and both look like legitimate people too each other.
Q5: What do you think is okay to share online?
Your name and country and sometimes age. I think those aren't very major details but it lets people you are communicating with online have a little more idea about you. I personally would rather talk to someone who I knew their name and country then someone who was completely anonymous, it looks very suspicious when someone is that covered up even if they are just keeping safe.
Q6: How do you know who to trust online?
Admins of large websites and creators (Like those on Stardoll)
Q7: Any last advice for anyone who might be reading?
Make sure you have fun online but keep safe but don't completely lock yourself up all the outcomes of sharing minor details aren't always negative and you can actually make good friends from all around the world. :)

Thank you for reading and be sure to say Congrats to Mrs.Padalecki! Have a cyber safe day! :)

How I got 1473+ Members

      Over 2 and a half years ago, I created my club E-mazingstories.  As of today, 12/11/12, I have exactly 1473 members in my club. 

      The number of members is constantly growing. I am very proud of my club and I know lots of other Stardoll users would like to get that many members. I'd like to share some ways I helped gain all these members and how you can do it too!

1. Be Active- It's important and it shows in the quality of your club.
2. Have a Good Presentation- That's the first thing that members see so make it stand out from other clubs and set a good example for the discussions. Find out more about how to get a fancy presentation by visiting my Stardoll account E-mazingPages. 
3. Enticing Front Page- People who visit your club should be begging to join. Entice them with contest details and don't be afraid to boast about the club!
4. Have Invite Contests- If you have loyal members already and pretty good prizes then this can be successful.
5. Broadcast your Club- You don't have to pay. Click on broadcasts and advertise in their guestbooks!
6. Give it Time- If you're a good owner then members will come with time. Be patient.

       These are the main ways that I've gathered members. Just remember that a successful club doesn't happen overnight and it's only going to succeed if you go all out and try hard! Good luck always! :)

Stardoll Writing Contest CLOSED

**Closed**

HOW TO ENTER:

1) Follow the directions I listed in my Club E-mazingstories on Stardoll (If you're not a part of that club, then just Follow the blog and move to Step 2.)

2) Write a Story in the Comments of this Post Using the Prompt Below

PROMPT:

A story about a girl who shared personal information on Stardoll with a stranger and what happened because of it. Make it as clean as possible please & at least 1000 characters long. Be creative! 

WHAT YOU WIN:
1st... 7 Stardollar gift, Your Story in my Blog with Interview and Picture of your MeDoll, 5/5 Votes and Mentioning in Poll
2nd... 5 Stardollar gift, Mentioning in Blog Post with Picture of your MeDoll

Good luck! :)

Stardoll Closing on December 15th?

False

This is the Chainmail: 

Hi, this is a message from the creator of Stardoll and it tells you a little bit about what is going to happen to Stardoll on the 15th of December. Please don't send this back to the person you recieved it from. Dear Stardoll members, Stardoll is supposed to be closing down December 15th because it is becoming very overpopulated. There have been many members complaining that Stardoll is becoming very slow. Records show that there are many active Stardoll members and also many new members. We will be sending this message around to see if members are active or not. If you are active please send to 15 other users using copy paste to show that you are still active. *Those who do not send this message within 2 weeks will be deleted without hesitation to make more space. Send this message to all of your friends to show that you are still active and you will not be deleted. Founder of Stardoll..Remember to send this to 15 other people so your account wont be deleted.

This is the Proof it's Fake: 

Tips for Writing on Stardoll

  Tips

•    Anytime you write on the internet, it's out there. I'm sure you've heard it a million times, but it's true. Especially writing. So think before you post, yes about your safety, but mostly about the safety of your writing! Think about all the eyes that will see it. They could copy it or make a similar writing. So always make sure before you post that it isn't a future best seller type of story or somebody else might be the one making the big bucks!
•      Another great thing about writing is that everyone can write and somebody out there will love it. There are so many people that share the love of reading and writing, especially on Stardoll. I think it's important to find a good club to write in. The club should be active and supportive. You'll get more attention for your writing from an active club. Also pick a club based on the genre of story. Some clubs might like more fantasy or other types then others.
•      When you write on Stardoll you need to make it follow Stardoll's rules. If you break them, even in writing, it will probably get you a warning or even deleted. If you don't want to take out the rule breaking content from the story, then I suggest writing it first somewhere else, then editing it to make it Stardoll appropriate. You could first write it in word, or another site. 
•      A good thing to make people want to copy your work less, is if you tell them it's copyrighted. It's simple, post it on Wattpad. That site let's you pick to copyright your work, then when you write it on Stardoll, you can warn them! I think it's a smart idea and it's one I used to use...

Reasons to Join my Club E-mazingstories

Take your time in reading these reasons to join my club E-mazingstories:

1. There are over 1450 members as of December 2nd 2012 and it's always growing. These people must have something interesting them in the club right?
2. I visit my club everyday and so do many members. I never let a topic get past a week old. There are at least 20 members who help make the club very active everyday!
3. Nobody in my club has ever found a mean member. The only drama we ever have is suspense of who's about to win a contest. Everybody is really supportive and encouraging.
4. There are tons of stories to read and if you start a story, you're sure to get readers. I read and comment on every story created and you'll get lots of attention, I promise!
5. I create contests a lot. There is always at least 1 contest going, usually 2 or 3 at once. I have every kind of contest: story, scenery, design, dress up and more. I always give prizes and lots of chances to get your name/work on the Front Page...
6. You have goals to reach, because I have another club for SpecialManagers. It's way better then normal Managers. It's for the best members of E-mazingstories who get special contests, surveys and other awesome treatment. And you can be there someday!
7. We have really fun games that get played daily and they're all kinds of them. You're sure to get ideas, ratings, creativity and lots of laughs and smiles.
8. Every member has a say in the club. All they have to do is join my 3rd club, E-mazingExtra. That club is for members who want to share their opinion, get free stuff and enter even more contests! You'll always have a chance to tell me what you like or want to change...
9. You get free advertisements and chances for attention in E-mazingExtra!

Do you want to join now?

http://www.stardoll.com/en/clubs/home.php?id=2059059

5 Tips to Gather Attention to your Contests

1. In the title of the contest, make it sound good like: win big, prizes, enter asap, etc.

2. Also in the title, say what the contest is about, like: Scenery contest, invite contest, etc.

3. Make the prizes sound big, even if they aren't, and throw stuff in like 5/5 votes.

4. If you have some money to send prizes, but you don't want to give a lot, make a range. Like if you want to spend 5, say: 5-7 Stardollar gift

5. Give clear, numbered instructions. Make it easy to understand but seem easy and quick to do.

How to make a Beauty Pageant Sash

I promised a prize for a Contest in my Club, which was a Sash like a Beauty Pageant  Winner would wear. It would say Miss E-mazingstories. I announced the winner (Glittergirl208, Congrats!), and I realized I really had to make it. It's a really cool Item, so someone else requested one (princessnazy123). I'll show you how to make one using hers as an example, just keep reading!

Part 1 (The Sash- 6 sd)

Part 2 (The Words- 13 sd)

Finished Sash- 18 sd 

Tips for Keeping Club Members Active

I know how hard it is to go members of your club active, it takes a long time to gain their loyalty and activity. Here are some tips for keeping your club members active, I hope it helps!

1. The Owner should be nice, friendly and as active as they want the members to be. It sets a good example and if they like the owner they want to do active things for their club. So don't be afraid to add your members as friends!
2. Lots of people say they visit a club by clicking on Spot Topics- but that doesn't mean make random ones. It means make new good Spot Topics they're be interested in as often as possible. I also suggest delete old Spot Topics or moving them to normal topics.
3. Have lots of things for members to do when they come. If there are only 3 topics, they can't stay long. Make fun games, contests and encourage members to make topics too.
4. My club rules help from keeping old topics or boring topics around. I suggest deleting advertising topics, old inactive topics and topics that members can't really do much with. It's good to inform members of what you plan to do so they don't get mad or confused though...
5. Be organized and always make sure you know what's happening in your club- if you don't, neither do your members. You should post topics with clear titles that explain what they are and could also post updates on the home page for current events.
6. Don't be afraid to remind your members. With my rules, it gives me lots of chances to remind them. Posting in their guestbook is easy. Remind them to continue a story or role play, tell them about a cool for event, ask them if they're contributed to a topic yet.
7. Give your members a chance to be seen. Everybody likes to be seen, so make the prizes for contests things like MeDoll/Photo on the homepage, cover scenery, mentioning in poll, contest in honor. Another way is to have ways for them to get free broadcasting or their poll for the club's poll. 

Thank you for reading, I hope these help you. This is how I run my club and it works good. E-mazingstories has a lot of members who visit daily and are very active. I wish you good luck with your clubs too! :)

Paint.NET Tip

I use Paint.NET and it is so amazing. It allows you to do so many amazing things. I really suggest downloading it. It's free too, so you can always delete it if you change your mind. I doubt you will though, so here's a Tip to help you get started with it!

GOAL: You can overlap pictures then erase parts of it to make it look like a part of the original picture. You can do this multiple times.

This is how I did it. It's actually quite simple.  Start by opening the picture you'd like as a background or would like to start with. The open button is on the upper left area.

 

Next click on the Layers, then push add from file. You'll want to choose the picture with something you'd like to add to the original picture. I chose adding another Medoll to this Suite. It will appear over the original picture.

Then I use the erase tool to erase everything around the Medoll in the new picture. It's really simple, you can make the brush size bigger or smaller and zoom in for details if you like. Both those options are on the top on the page. The eraser looks like this though.

Taking Things Back

  It's really hard to make decisions for your club, but it's even harder to take them back. People may get angry with you. They may question you. That's all right. I've taken back quite a few big decisions. It's also important to make the best decisions, the first time. So here are some ideas on how to make good choices for you club.

• Don't make big decisions on a whim, think about them over night and create them the next day.
• Ask your members what they think, have a survey or just ask around. Keep in mind, that you should do what you are happy with too.
• Mention while you're doing it that you're unsure if it will stay forever, so they will have been warned you might take it away.
• Post it when nobody's on, then just look at it. You'll get a feel for what it will be like and then decide if it's good. If not, you just delete it.

  I have made a lot of decisions for my club. I've had big contests, advertising programs, clubs based on my main club and positions for members. My club has come a long way. I've taken back two big things that come to mind. Those things are: Having less Special Managers and Removing PinknMe as Co-Owner. 

 1) I decided to have less Special Managers because I wanted it to be more special. I want it to be a few select people. Originally I had quite a few. Nearly 20. Now I have about 10 or so. I didn't just randomly do this. I had to take bad my decision gracefully. I had a contest so they could stand up for their place in the club. I explained how sorry I was and how lucky I was that they accepted in the first place. I would be sad to see them go, but I knew they'd all be back some day. 

 2) Another thing I took back was PinknMe as Co-Owner of E-mazingstories. She was my sister, I thought it was perfect. I would remind her to be active. She would help me. Nope. She did nothing. Sometimes that's what happens. Members want a position until they get it. Then they slack. PinknMe wasn't active at all. She did nothing a Co-Owner should do, so I had to remove her... but I'd already made a big stink about her being there. I made a contest, a cover scenery, a poll, spot topic. I decided to just remove her without a word. Nobody even noticed. It was lucky. I think they didn't notice because she never went anyway!

   Sometimes people do notice what you've taken back. They don't understand or they don't want it to be true. They can get angry. I've had a few angry members before, but it kind of lets me know who the nice people are. One of my Special Managers turned not so nice on my yesterday. She proved to me that I made the right choice, to down grade her. 

 When dealing with Angry Members:

• Explain yourself nicely.
• Don't fight back by insulting or swearing. They have a report button too.
• You can decide if you want to report them if they swear or insult you. 
• Taking screen shots for later is what I always do. (I told this girl I had proof she cursed and she said "I never cursed".)
• Keep your calm, that's what nice about the internet, you can control what you say. So keep it nice and clean!
• Don't lie to her.

Thank you for Reading, I hope this was Helpful! :)

Interview with our next Miss Stardoll World

Q: What was your first thought when you realized you'd been selected as a Semi Finalist?
A: At 1st, I was in shock, then happy, and emotional :)

Q: How confident were you about making it into the Semi Finals?
A: Not confident at all ~ there are so MANY AMAZING & talented dolls on here!

Q: Have you tried for Miss Stardoll World the past 2 years as well?
A: No. Last year I did not run or even try! I thought I had no chance at all! I actually did not even log in much during this time, last year.

Q: What was support from other Stardoll users for you like during your campaign?
A: The stardoll users were an AMAZING support for me! ( they actually, had more faith in me than me! ) I supported my friends, so they could get there & they supported me too ~ I thank EVERYONE!

Q: How did people respond after finding out you were a Semi Finalist?
A: They were happy for me, and wished me luck :)

Q: Do you have any advice for next year's contestants?
A: Just be you!

Q: What do you think is most important to success while running for MSW?
A: I say be nice, help friends achieve their dreams & you will too :D

Q: How much money and time did you put into your campaign if you don't mind me asking?
A: Did not actually count the money, but I sold A LOT of precious items to me such as my Katy Golden heels! T_T This time, I was pretty much on the computer every moment I could!

Q: Does it take just as much work in the Semi Finals as it did during the last round?
A: Actually, I think it's harder after you achieve the semi-finals! I would L♥Ve to be Miss USA, it is a dream for me :D

Can I Create Something for You?

Dear Readers,

I just thought I'd mention that I can create something for you. I don't accept passwords, so I won't so something on your account. I will create something at request though like a drag and drop presentation, wig or graphic. Just ask and I'll tell you if I can do it. It's usually free! I just like getting my work out there...

Q's & A's about E-mazingstories

These are questions asked by supersassy1233: (1) Did you expect E-mazingstories to be such a big hit, the club has almost 1300 members? My Answer: Aww... thanks for calling it a hit-um, I always try my hardest at whatever I set my mind to and I had hoped it would one day have over a thousand members. I'm just so proud of my club and how amazing my members are. They're so active, nice and I've made a some great friends out of them... 
(2) How did you come up with the idea for E-mazingstories? My Answer: Well, at the time I had another club called E-mazingGirlz or something like that and I was continuing the pattern of using my name in the title- plus I was making a story club because of the amazing club I wrote my story in called YOURstories, which was sadly deleted for a reason I never found out for sure. 
(3) What do you think is the best way to get members to be more active? My Answer: It's so hard to get people to be active, but I think the best way to get them to be active is for the owner to be active. I see clubs that the owner only posts in once a week, so why should the members be any better? 

(4) How do you come up with great contests? My Answer: I'm usually exploring other clubs when I'm not in E-mazingstories. Most of my Contest ideas are inspired by other amazing clubs like SD-Designs, Words_On_Paper, etc. I like easy contests that let the members be create or share their opinions on things! I leave credit if I copy a contest close enough to theirs. 
(5) Finally, do you have any tips for people who want their clubs to be more successful? My Answer: It's going to take a while. My club took over 2 years to get to this point. I worked almost everyday posting in it and helping it grow. I haven't broadcast that much, it's mostly just time and waiting for the right members to join who will help it to reach it's full potential. It's important to have something original and exciting. Always be organized and detailed so your members know what's going on! I wish good luck to all clubs! ♥

20+ Game Ideas

I think an Important part of a club on Stardoll is to have Games. It keeps members active and they're really fun. I thought I'd share some Games with you that you could post in your Clubs. Some of them I made up, and so when I say to leave credit to me... please do. I hope these are good Games, I know I like them...

First off, I'll do my Game Ideas:
Just say "Idea by E-mazing, Join E-mazingstories!" That's my favorite way to leave me credit, Thank you! :)

1) The Importance Game: This is the Importance Game. Look at the post above yours and list the 3 things in Order of Importance (1 being most Important and 3 being least), then you Post 3 new things for the person below you to list in order. 2) The Inspiration Game: This is the Inspiration game! All you do is look at the post above yours that will have a prompt and then write a short paragraph of a story using the prompt, then post your own prompt! 3) Ready or Not: This is the Ready or Not Game. The Post above you will have a Place, then you say if you're Ready (Meaning you'd go there) or Not (You wouldn't go there). If you say ready then say the first thing you'd do there, if Not... don't put anything else. Then post another place for the person below you! 4) I feel like there's another one, but I can't remember! Oh well... Second, These are Other Ideas: 1) Name/Age/Job Game: Say what you think the person above you should be named, what job they should have, and how old. Example: Name: Job: Age: 2) Name that Song Game: Type part of the song, and then the person below you will try to guess it, and Then they post type of their Song! This is a fun game, but don't forget to come back and say what part of song you posted! 3) True or False Game: I'll start with a statement about the person who will reply below and he/she must say if it is true of false, then post another statement of their own. Easy, right? Hope you enjoy. 4) 5 Letter Game: I've picked five letters, And I've listed them. you make up a sentence with the letters. And then next person has to make a sentence using just the five letters, Like this: L I I T A=Love is in the air. Then leave your five letters. 5) I Drop Game: Okay, this is how to play. You just think of something to drop. Anything. Then the other person leaves a comment how it feels and what they dropped. 6) Rate the Person Above you: Rate the person above you with smiles ! Rate them 1 / 5! 5 is the highest rating! OR Rate the person above you from 1 to 10! 7) Yes or No Game: Okay heres how it works the person on top of you asks a question and you answer yes or no. Example start with me: Do you like Pizza? 8) A, B, C or D: The person above you will put in there post (A, B, C, or D ). After each letter put a Food, Singer, or anything. The person underneath will put which one they like best and then make another Poll. 9) What would you Cook: You give a cooked Item and the person below you rates it 1 to 5 on how much they'd like it. 5 being the best. Then they post another Cooked Item, Example: Mac n Cheese 10) Eat it or Pass it: You say a Food, then the person below you says Eat it or Pass it, then they List a new food for the person below them. 11) Wear it or Share it: You say an Item/Beauty Accessory and the person below you says if they'd wear it or share it, then they post their own Item/Beauty Accessory. 12) Continue the Story Game: A Story is started and each post adds a sentence to the story, helping it grow to a huge story. 13) Word Game: I write one word and you have to use the letters that appear in the word, you can't repeat the letter unless the word has repeated letters (like "less") ok so here is an example: Word given: Dog Other words: God, do, go 14) Guessing Game: You have to guess the first letter of the person's name below you, then they say yes or no and guess another letter. 15) Guess Who: Guess who the Celebrity is based on the 2 hints given by the Person above you, then List two hints for a Celebrity of your choice and the person below you will guess! 16) What's your favorite: The person above you will have said for example: "What's your favorite Cheese?" then you say what your favorite Cheese is Chedder, then you post your own what's your favorite, for example: "What's your favorite color?"

17) Rhyming Game: Make a long rhyme. Everyone adds a sentence that rhymes to the story and it grows. For example: Look at the sky, it might cry, i can fly, etc.

18) Look-A-Like Game: Hello dollies this is a game called Celebrity look-a-like game, what you have to do is look at the doll above you and post which celebrity you think they look like most.. sounds fun?

19) Alphabet Soup Game: Someone starts with A stands for... (Something that starts with A), then every post moves on another letter until you get to Z, then you start over again with A stands for....

20) Slam the KeyBoard: Just slam the keyboard once and make a sentence out of the letters. Make sure your max amount of letters is 6.

There are so many amazing Games out there, these are just the Beginning! Most of these I have in my Club, but some are from SD-Designs and Win.CG which are both also great. Just surf around and you'll find amazing Games to play! Thank you for reading and I hope these games helped! Remember to leave credit! ♥

Fashion Quiz

I don't think I've done anything like this. So let's try. All you have to do is pick your favorite Item from Every row and then at the bottom I'll tell you how to find out the answers to this Fashion quiz, but don't worry- It only tells you about yourself. 

                                     Fashion Quiz

The Fun Starts Here!

                                                    

Now let's see what your results are...

(Just add up how many ♥'s, ♣'s, ♫'s, and ►'s you get. You can tell which item is which symbol by looking at it's placement in the Row. For example, on Row 1 the red dress is the Music note because they're both on the bottom left.)

Row 1: ♥ ♣
            ♫ ►

Row 2: ♫ ♫ ►
            ♣ ♥

Row 3: ♫ ♥
             ♣ ►

Row 4: ♥ ►
           ♫ ♣

Row 5: ♥         
           ♫
           ►
           ♣
Bonus Row: ♥ ♫ ♫                                 
                    ♫ ♣ ♫                     
                                   ►
                    ►► ♥

Now just tally it up and whatever you have to most of, that's your result. Just read what your result is below and don't forget to post your result in the comments so everyone can compare and share! Thank you for participating! :)

♥: Based on your answers, you like Fallen Angel clothes best. I'm guessing you love black clothes. Maybe you like how serious they can be and how sophisticated. I bet you dress in this style clothes on Stardoll- maybe even real life!
♫: Based on your answers, you like Rio clothes best. I guess you like sassy clothes. Do you love animal prints and bright colors too? I bet you love to buy this style on Stardoll- what about in real life too?
♣: Based on your answers, you like Pretty n Love clothes best. Let me guess... you love pink and girly stuff. You like how it brings out your girl side, right? I bet you wear this style on Stardoll- maybe in real life too! How pretty!
►: Based on your answers, you like Decades clothes best. I'm guessing you like pastels and natural colors. You probably like history or just how mature they can make you look. Do you wear this style on Stardoll- and in real life?

Stardoll Memberships

I think that Every Stardoll member knows about or has heard of Stardoll membership. Stardoll membership really is fun. I myself have bought 17 Membership cards and have spent 185 real American Dollars on Stardoll. That's a lot. Let's talk about what Stardoll Membership is....

In Stardoll's Words, Superstar is:
* A premium package of Stardollars, paid out over the course of your Superstar Membership
* StarBazaar: Open your own store the StarBazaar and re-sell your clothes, designs and other items. 
* More rooms for your Superstar Suite
* Being able to exchange Starcoins to Stardollars whenever you want
* 50% Superstar Sales are just for you. Stretch those Stardollars even further.
* Early access to all New Stardolls
* Up to 100 pages in your Superstar Album
* A golden frame around your Avastar and a highly ranked search profile
* A Superstar can create Parties!
* A Superstar badge on your Avastar and nickname
* Special high-end items from Real Brands, Celebrity labels and our own designs are kept in reserve for your Superstar delectation
* Superstars can top-up their account with even more Stardollars
* Be the first to enjoy all our upcoming singular Superstar features now in development.

Diamond/Royalty is:
Certain Stardoll members who've bought enough memberships to earn being in a club. They get early access to stuff before everyone else though too. They are automatically added to the royal club when they buy enough membership. Stardoll can make you not royalty, but you have to give up the club too. It's a both or nothing deal.

Since I'm royalty, I'm going to share some cool royalty stuff. This is the message I received when I became royalty: 

I'll also share some quick pictures of the inside of the Stardoll Royalty club, I'll let you decide if it's as amazing as you'd think:

Thank you for reading, I hope these pictures make you want to buy membership and become royalty! ♥

Making Wigs

Making Wigs has been a Stardoll trend for quite some time. I love making wigs. I love to see what other people have created and I've sold some of my wigs to too. I thought I'd share some stuff about wigs. First, here are some great wigs and their creators:

There are so many amazing creators. I think that anyone can create, because there's someone out there that will love it! I'm going to share some of my wigs, which are horrible in comparison to these... but then I will show some tips. First, my wigs: 

When I make my wigs, I either was asked or I feel inspired. It's important to be inspired. I usually look around for inspiration in other wigs. I copy quite a bit, but I always either give credit or make it my own. I'll share some tips when making wigs now. Here they are:
-If you're making a full wig, usually you can make it any color you want. But if you're making a partial wig, you should make sure you have a dye or hair color to match it. It wouldn't be very fun to buy a wig that doesn't match the rest of the hair (Unless that's the look you're looking for...).
-Making the hairline is important. If you look at these wigs, they are pretty far down the forehead. I'd suggest making it pretty far down. Making a hairline can be hard to make realistic. If you don't want to hassle with it, make bangs!
-You can make a wig more artistic and more realistic if you use different shades of the color. For example: Use a light brown, a medium brown and a dark brown. You'll probably want to make the medium shade the main color, then blend the other colors in randomly. I like using this tip.
-Sometimes if a wig is too stiff it looks fake, so try making the wig look wind blown or posed. A tip for posing is you go with the Medolls lines. Curve it around her face. When in doubt, you can always pose your hair to see what it would look like... or use Google.
-You can recreate the same the wig in a different color by wearing it to the Stardesign Hair, then making it show while you cover it will the same parts. I hope this makes sense, lol


I hope you enjoyed these tips and get a little inspiration! Keep designing, everybody! Thanks for reading! :)

Secret Trick to Active Members

Recently I came up with this Idea to Remind your members to be Active. Just follow these 2 easy steps and your members will be brought to the Topics of your Club to be active:

1) Make a Spot Topic with the Title, for example: "REMINDER TO BE ACTIVE" It doesn't matter what you write in the text box below the title.
2) Create the Topic then Delete it.

Your Members will get the Notification saying, for example: "REMINDER TO BE ACTIVE" and when they click it, they'll go to the topics because you deleted the Topic. It will make them see the Topics and they'll probably click on one and be active!

I hope this helps! ♥

The Truth to Winning Covergirl

Everyday when you log on the first thing you see are these faces, it's the first thing new members see. They are our covergirls and national covergirls. At one point, everyone wants to win. Usually it's earlier in their Stardoll career. I bet you've sent a few broadcasts, or asked your friends. It's something everyone knows, when you say "5/5!" It's all for the popularity and... oh- that golden trophy! 

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FACTS MIGHT OPEN YOUR EYES 

Did you know that almost everyone who wins covergirl had to spend hundreds or even thousands of Stardollars on Broadcasts?

Did you know that: 

Around 300 Stardollars usually equals 10 real American dollars?
Around 1000 Stardollars usually equals 25 real American dollars?

That information, you probably knew... but if you didn't then you could be shocked. It's not meant to make you not want to win covergirl, but I think it's important to know before you send out 10 broadcasts and hope for covergirl. It's going to take a lot more then that. Winning covergirl takes a lot of work, money and time. A million girls are disappointed it isn't them everyday when they log on. They might not realize yet what it takes. It's not always about the most beautiful MeDoll, which is unfair. It takes money. That might be what's stopping you from winning. Sometimes it is the beautiful who have the money, so don't get me wrong- we've had some amazing covergirls... just it's about asking for votes and getting them. I haven't won covergirl, yet I receive quite a few good things to say about my doll. I think everyone does. We all are covergirl worthy, we just aren't all rich. I love to help people out by voting, but the covergirl contest in a popularity contest- not a beauty pageant or real favorite contest like it should be.

Here are some tips for Winning covergirl:

-Your chances will increase a TON by broadcasting. You'll have to broadcast a lot. Just say "covergirl covergirl covergirl" over and over. 

-Post in your clubs, presentation, album, scenery, etc. about voting you 5/5! Everywhere someone looks on your page should remind them that you want to win.

-Tell your friends in chat and in messages. You could send messages to all your friends and reply to all guestbook comments with "vote me 5/5!"

-Make sure everyone knows why you want to win, sometimes it means more to them if they know. Original is good though. I see tons that say "It's my dream", but what I wonder is why? Don't lie though. Have you always wanted to prove you were good enough? Have you always wanted enough visits to tell the world something? 

-Have the best suite, Medoll and presentation you can. Be original and don't copy anyone!

-You can have a little sign in your suite saying vote 5/5. You could also make a sign in beauty parlor with an item spelling out vote 5/5. It'd be easier though to make one in designs somehow- or buy one. 

-Free advertising could be to click on broadcasts and post quickly in their guestbooks. It's quicker to have it ready to copy and paste. Make sure you change something every other time. Like removing  or adding something, otherwise Stardoll won't let you post. 

-You could have a contest in a club or in your page. It could be a raffle or a voting contest that says whoever votes for you will be in a drawing or gathers the most votes will win.

-Be nice, friendly and caring to everyone. 

-Help out other people trying to votes and they might vote back!

After a lot of time, hard work and money... you might find out what it's like to win covergirl. You never could have done it though, without the truth to winning! ♥

Thanks for reading!

Fixing "Bad" Language

Stardoll tries to keep everyone in line, but doesn't it always seem like when you actually say bad words they don't catch it- but when you didn't say anything wrong it won't let you say it? It can be frustrating. I'm going to share some tips on how to figure out where they think you said "Bad" language. Just keep reading.

Let's say you just pushed post and Stardoll stopped you with the very familiar message:
 (I just have to add in there to prove my point, that when I was posting a semi naughty word so I could copy and paste the message about bad language that appears, it let me post it! It let me post another bad word as well! Stardoll... shame on you... anyway... back to the tip.)

There are a couple things you could do, but the first thing I always do is check chat. If someone is online, then follow this tip. I'll give an example.

1: Copy what you want to post but can't

2: Paste it in Chat with someone

3: Ask them to tell you where the stars are (Stars are what will show up when Stardoll detects bad language. They look like this: ****)

4: They might reply with something like this. I'll give an example. Your original text you sent to them: That's extra awesome! What they replied with: That'* **tra awesome!

5: Find that point in your writing and fix it. (More tips on fixing it below.)

If nobody is on chat then you can do two things. You can check your writing, but if it's really long then I suggest going to a guestbook. Guestbooks allow you to post bad words, but they star them out. Just post it in a guestbook (Delete whatever is over the max of Characters) and look for stars. If there aren't any in part of it, you'll need to find another guestbook and post the rest. When you find the stars you'll just need to fix it. 

Tips for Finding "Bad" language:

- Look for the following: Words that end what s and the following word starts with ex, example: Those games excited me! Words that end with t and the following word starts with it, example: I love that it's summer! Those 2 get me a lot. 

- Scam the text for the ends of words and beginning of other words. Look for curse words, slang words and anything you might suspect. I've come across: jumped open, mama sshhh!! You have to look really closely. 

- After you fix something, try re-posting it. That way you don't fix something else when you can already post. If it's still bad, keep looking.

Tips for Fixing "Bad" language: 

- Replace similar letters with symbols. Examples: a's with @'s, i's with !'s, o's with 0's, etc.

- Put stars on purpose. Examples: Drama* **citing, don'* **'s 

- You could find another font online that Stardoll lets post. I suggest: Funky Text Generator - NameFunk.com
- You could always rephrase it. Examples: Dramas exciting to Dramas fun, don't it's to no it's.

Thanks for reading! 

I hope these help you! ♥

Tips on Club Rules

A lot of clubs make rules. They can be really simple, or really strict and confusing. I want to share some good ideas for rules and creating rules. They were pretty different depending on what your club is for. Hope these help...

Tips on posting Rules:

1. Always make sure you are clear in what you mean. Don't be afraid to use details.
2. I think it's good to use a symbol or number to mark each separate rule.
3. If your rules are basic, I'd put them on the cover. If they're more strict/complex make them a topic so members can ask questions or comment.

Tips on creating Rules:

1. If you have rules for old topics, your club wont look so inactive. It also might encourage members to be active. You could say after a week a topics deleted or later. Remember to say you'll remind members before you delete.
2. Making rules that say people can't fight in the club are a good idea. It makes sure your club doesn't get deleted because of fights.
3. Another good idea is to make rules against spam. Especially those chain mails. They DON'T WORK!!
4. Some people have rules on Games, what kinds of games and how many games there are. If you're worried about people's feelings then this might be good. I think that for the rating games, it's play at your own risk. (Of course you should never be mean and rate too low!) Also, it'd be good if you don't want a bunch of games to take away from what the club's for.
5. Advertisements can be a problem too. I think it's sad not to have anywhere for members to advertise. That's why I use SHOUT OUTS. I talk about those in another of my blog posts. A lot of other people have a topic for advertising though...
6. Make sure that everyone knows that ALL stardoll rules apply. Don't let them get away with cursing or trading/selling accounts. It can get your club deleted. I suggest having a system like so many strikes then they're banned.
7. If it's a writing club- or any other club- it's good to talk about not copying or stealing ideas. Everything should be original or at least credited to the creator. This is really important.
8. You could have rules about being active, but I think banning someone for being inactive isn't good. Then you're minus members.
9. You could have rules about talking about things that aren't club related.
10. Maybe rules for how to write or how to role play. They might be a good idea so you can understand people, but it might be pretty strict...

Here are my Rules for my Club E-mazingstories:

All my club members seem to be okay with these. They say these are fair rules. They say they are easy to understand (except for #7) and they say they're awesome... I can't disagree! This is one way to format your rules in a topic.

Here are the Club rules in SD-Designs:

These are pretty good rules. I consider these more strict rules. Her members say okay to them mostly, they also say "good rules". I think some of the things that make them more strict, also make them not so fun to me. I love the club, but you can't do rating games. That's the 1 I disagree with, but they really do hurt feelings sometimes. This is another way to format rules in a topic.

Here are the Club rules for Words_On_Paper:

These are presentation rules. They are pretty basic, but good. I haven't seen any member comments on these rules, but I think they're fair and pretty generous.

Hope you enjoy these Tips and Examples! 

Thank you for Reading!