recognize is a faux celeb community that focuses on fostering interaction, world building, and drama! we put an emphasis on collaborative updates and encourage our members to get messy on a scale of small to big, both behind the scenes and in the public eye. faux celeb can be daunting, but our mods and members are always here to help if you have any questions! thinking about joining but not sure where to start? be sure to check out or ooc community, label!

the basic ground rules of roleplay apply - don't mix ic/ooc, if conflict arises try to handle it in character. if you ever feel a line has been crossed and aren't able to work it out with another writer, let the mods know! we're here to make sure everyone's writing experience is a good one.

recognize is a covid-lite community. while we ask that you stick to current filming, touring, and promotion restrictions, feel free to host events, social gatherings, and travel freely!

prior to applying, the following is required and should be followed and completed:
usernames: usernames should be in-character.

character information: biographies are not required, but basic character information (hometown, dob, age, where they'e currently living, personality, and public perception) should be included to give us an idea of who your character is.

ic/ooc posts: you should have an ic friends only post that is available to members to comment freely, and your ooc post should contain your character's bio/their credits.

examples: two narratives and two threads are preferred. if you are rejected your application will be deleted. you've heard it before but just in case: if you're rejected it's because we do not feel you'd be a good fit for the community. if there is an issue with your credits, this will not result in an automatic rejection (unless there is blatant white washing). we ask that you do not change your credits after you apply. we check credits before adds, typically within 12 hours of an application. if you have any major changes to your credits before adds we ask that you let us know via the dropbox or reapply completely! if we discover an issue with your character's credits we will contact you and ask you to modify or change them before accepting you.

as mentioned, we don't want to stifle fun and creativity! however, we will be expecting a certain amount of realism when it comes to your characters and credits. as mods, we reserve the right to ask you to change or modify any credit/role that push the lines of realism farther than we'd like. absolutely NO whitewashing: we know this happens in real life and it's annoying but it's a problematic aspect of hollywood we want to avoid here! if you apply with whitewashed roles, you will be asked to modify and/or be rejected.

the five year rule: when it comes to acting roles, your character's age must be within five years of the actor's age. exceptions to this rule are made on a case by case basis!

official credits: actor roles and projects should be officially listed on imdb (or linked from a credible source, such as deadline) for you to claim it for your character.

regarding acclaim: please do not bring in credits with roles that have won an unrealistic amount of awards. those actors are rare. we know multiple oscars happen, but please be aware that your character should have flops and unrewarded roles on their filmography.

works claims: musician, model, athlete, director, writer, producer, etc. claims should be a complete portfolio claim. this is due to the specificity in style of the artist and it makes it easier on the community as a whole. you are allowed to have multiple works claims (for example: designer/actor, musician/actor, designer/painter, director/musician, etc) within reason. your characters should be original! while credits and history of work are not original, your characters should be. everything else should not match the celebrity your work is based on. original histories, song meanings, story inspirations, are highly encouraged!

due to the size of the community and number of requests we are receiving, we will be placing a cap on credit requests. you may request additions or removals twice during the month. updates made to character names or dates will not be included in this rule.

once you've been accepted you'll have access to our main community. you will have 72 hours to post an intro and reply to the comments before you're assumed doa and removed. activity check: five days before the end of every removal cycle, recognize will post an activity check in script. you are required to comment and let us know you're still here in those five days or will be removed for inactivity at the end of the month! we'll also do a friend lists check roughly two weeks into the new activity period. if your friends list is two weeks out of date we will remove you for inactivity. if you do not have your friends list visible to us, we will also remove you for inactivity.

at recognize, you're required to do one writing-based update a month! updates must meet a 100 wordcount minimum. comments can be enabled or disabled. here's a few examples for what meets an update requirement: solo updates: a narrative, "roundup", article, interview, transcript, etc.

collaborative updates: a collaborative post (i.e. the hackening, a major tmz report, a collection of narratives, gossip that effects multiple characters) where contributers each provide 100+ words to the overall post.

plot posts: the post must be open to the community as a whole. you may not use plot posts multiple months in a row as updates!

social media: posts that were traditionally seen as "activity" posts in the past (roundups, moodboards, instagram posts, etc) can count as your update! just make sure it meets the wordcount requirements and shows a significant amount of effort/some kind of character insight.

lyrics, questions, and intros: do not count as an update! if you are added to the community after the 20th of the month, you are not required to update.

if you are removed for inactivity, you are required to update before reapplying!

since we only require one post a month from members, you are allowed one extension which lasts until the following set of adds. hiatuses will be granted on a case-by-case basis. as a rule we allow two weeks maximum for hiatus, but exceptions can be made!