Welcome to ELITE REVOLUTIONARY ROBLOXIANS CLUB!
Our purpose is to make Roblox better by combining our various skills and ideas to make a whole stream of places that will encourage others to do the same in the future! We will work together and imagine better places for all of Roblox to enjoy!
Not registered? Easy! First, either log in or Create account at the top of the page. This will make your wikidot account. You will need an email for this. Complete the instructions, then come back to this site and click on the "Joining" link at the left side of the page. Now type in something, like "Hi!" and submit! However, if you have not previously asked an admin about joining, please remember to submit the required information [see Joining page].
Link to Meebo’s ERRC Chatroom: http://www.meebo.com/room/eliterevolutionaryrobloxiansclub/
Or you can chat in the chatroom on this site. See the left hand navigation bar, "Chat", which is preferred (and handy!)
It is HIGHLY suggested that you visit the main chat page (on this site, not the meebo one), before working on a project since all the below steps of PMing the account to prevent 2 people from working at the same time (and thus wasting somebody’s work) can be removed through simple chatting. However, it’s still a good idea to follow the below guidelines, just in case :)
WHAT YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BLOG
Pages
Home — this page!
Joining — guidelines you’ll want to read, and if you wish to register to this site, go here
Current Members — The members of ERRC, profiles, current projects they’re in, etc.
Site Members — The members of ERRC that are actually registered to post on and edit this site
Project Ideas — the page where all the ideas are. It won’t become a project unless enough people sign up, or if you’ve already started and just want some help on it.
Projects — current projects, who’s in them, the status of the project, problems that need fixing, progress, etc.
Forum — Go here for discussions about various things, such as projects, ideas, needing testers, etc.
Guidelines
If you're going to edit something, ensure that you don't delete anything unless it's yours or you were told by the owner of it to delete it. Example, you can edit and delete and add to information about yourself on the Members page, but without permission from say a Project Leader, you can't edit the Progress or Status of the project.
++About Testers
Testers are listed at the bottom of the Members page. They are allowed to register to this site, but do not get places. Instead, they must test places that look ready to start testing and report their findings (was it too difficult, too easy, what bugs there were, what was fun about it, etc.) to the Project Leader or simply the account [or in a script or forum, as the Project Leader indicates]. In exchange for their services, they get to play these games early!
However, there are still strict rules. If anything gets copied from ERRC during the testing period, the one who copied it will be subject to revenge from ERRC members, see below warning about those who don't follow the rules about giving credit. XD They would immediately be banned from ERRC.
Working-On-A-Project Guidelines
First of all, it is expected that you work on any project you’ve signed up for enough to have made a significant contribution to the project every week (unless real life temporarily conflicts, example if you have exams or you’re on a special vacation or something like that). Also, there are a few steps you must take before you start working on a project and after to prevent loss of work.
1. Before starting to actually build or script on the account, you must first check the inbox.
2. In the inbox, make sure that there aren’t any messages (that are unread or read) that have a subject that indicates that someone else is currently editing/working on the project.
2b. If there is a message, reply to it if you want to check out the details — like asking when the person expects to be done, etc. However, you MUST do a “reply” then a “send+delete”, even if you do nothing else. This makes sure that anyone else coming in to do work will see the message.
2c. Even if someone is working on a place, that doesn’t mean you can’t make models and scripts. Just make sure you DON’T PUBLISH!! Lolz… another reason why you should save your work :)
3. Go to the account’s profile and send yourself a message saying that you (and give your main account name) are working on the project.
4. Now you can go in and work! Note that you should open the workspace and check for these scripts:
-Discussion: a simple description of what people have done, are planning on doing, etc. goes here. Remember, you must write what you’ve done here! –and always sign your name to show who actually did the work. This ensures that people know who’s added things, perhaps why, etc. Testers should use this script (or the log script, if desired). Testers should also check the “Todo” list to see if anything needs debugging, and report on it.
-Log script: Usually this is included in the discussion script. If it is a different script, then this is specifically for what you’ve done (and why) rather than just discussing plans, thoughts, etc.
-Ideas script: An optional script containing future ideas for the place. Often by the maker of the place, it should outline what needs to be built, concepts, and any other ideas. Feel free to add your own. Never DELETE an idea, simply add to them (or make an “alternate idea”, or simply disagree in the discussion script).
-Todo script: A list of things that need to be done. Even if you don’t look at the other scripts, you should check this one out unless you’ve been working on a specific piece of the project. Make sure that if you are done something, need something done, etc. that you put it in the TODO script.
5. DON’T CHANGE/DELETE OTHER PEOPLE’S WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION! If you want to change something but don’t yet have permission (say to look better, have less bricks, or for scripts to work more efficiently) put a note in the discussion script, copy the object, and edit the clone [putting the clone in an area where it can be found, but won't make it impossible to keep building]. Make sure you make a note of it in a discussion/log script.
6. Once you are finished building/scripting/etc., you must do the following:
-Make a note of what you’ve done in the log/discussion script. If you don’t have time or there was nothing major that you did (like you just kept on working on some tedious or common task that needs no explaining), you can of course skip this step. If you are short on time, you can skip this step as well, but if you can, you should then try to come back later (make sure no one’s editing!) and add in any notes if it is important to do so.
-SAVE everything you’ve done either in individual models (to your harddrive, that is, although to Roblox is OK as long as it’s private [not free/public]), but note that it could easily be deleted if someone sabotages, and/or save the entire place. Note that if something took you a long time, it would be smart to save that script/model individually in case somebody sabotages it and you don’t notice until after you re-write a place save (unless you use “versions”, in which it won’t matter XD)
-IMPORTANT: Delete ALL messages relating to you working on the project — including old ones. If you don’t, it may hold up others from working on the project!
Sound like a lot? If so, I’ll sum it up:
Make a PM saying that you’re working on the place, and delete it when you’re done (no exceptions!)
Respect everyone’s work, and read+write in the various scripts (log, todo, discussion, ideas) if you have anything to say, add, request, etc.
Actually do some work, and don’t feel afraid to make a mistake.
Save your work on your harddrive.
Another rule while on the account: NEVER make a post, go in a public game (unless debugging/testing an ERRC place, but even then you SHOULD use your main account), and ensure that you don’t harm the account in any way.
Place Ownership Policy
After a project is finished, it will be given to an ERRC member [unless the creator of the idea specifies that it must stay on a separate account]. Every ERRC member can receive only 1 place unless all ERRC members have one place (or don’t want a place). Then the number goes up to a maximum of 2 places, etc. If you don’t have Builders Club (and never did, meaning you only have 1 place), you are excluded from the list of people eligible for a 2nd place. This is how who gets the place is determined:
If the creator of the idea wants it, he or she gets it.
The place is then offered to the people who signed up and worked on the project that gave more than just a few minor contributions, in the order they signed up.
The place is then offered to the remaining people who signed up, in the same order as before.
The place is finally offered to remaining ERRC members.
If no one wants it, it remains on the account indefinitely.
If the place is offered to a worker in the project who accepts the place, and then the creator wants it after the offer is accepted, then it’s too bad for the creator. They go on to the bottom of the "waiting" list.
If you own an ERRC place, you MUST give credit to ERRC, or else! [I will let you dream up what a group of angry ERRC members can do to annoy/aggrevate a person disobeys that rule! Also note that if you continue to not give credit, you will be banned and the place will be given to someone else, even though you still have it]. You are allowed to upkeep it (add patches, etc.), and you can take extra credit for that if you want to :). However, you should NOT delete anything unless agreed upon (for example a certain model or script), unless it is very minor and for the clear benefit of the model/place. If you wish to do a major upgrade, post a comment on the main page. If no one objects after awhile, or if people agree to what you propose, then you can do a major upgrade on the ERRC place. Make sure you don’t change it too much, though, or else we’ll run into other issues :) Basically, if you want to do something huge, like re-do all the models and change the gameplay structure, it should become an ERRC project. You, as the owner, would have the status of “Idea creator”, and so would not have to fear someone else taking over the possession of the place.
To sum that up for those who don’t want to read it, just don’t claim anything that isn’t yours, and don’t be disrespectful to the work that others did. If you’re improving on it, great! If you’re modifying it significantly, contact the makers. If you’re changing the whole place, make it an ERRC project.
Also note the following about place exchanges:
All members have the ability to adopt a place that is on a shared account, at any time [unless the idea creator specifically wants it to stay there].
If someone doesn’t want a place anymore, then the order above must be taken into consideration. Thus if the creator of an idea no longer wants a place, it is first offered to the first person who signed up, etc.
YOU AREN’T ALLOWED TO GIVE NON-ERRC MEMBERS ERRC PLACES!!!
Banned: Basically, you’re banned if you refuse to do work, or disobey the rules.
Kicked Out of Projects: if you ignore PMs to tell you to get to work, then you may be kicked out of a project. This does not include ERRC, just the one project :). Also, if a project leader finds that you are not listening to what is required of you, the same thing may happen (though I’m going to need to hear reasons first XD)
For a full list of ERRC rules, go to http://errc-roblox.wikidot.com/rules
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