Handler
From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.
A handler, in e-wrestling, is a term to refer to someone who controls and writes for one or more managers, valets, owners or e-wrestlers involved with an e-federation.
A characters progress is heavily weighed on the participation of the handler, their abilities determine the success of their e-wrestler.
In order for handlers to have their characters entered into a federation, an application form is required to complete with a submitted profile pertaining to the handler's personal information (optional), A character profile conating: wrestling moves, character alignment and a biography, typically which is fable and may also consist of past e-wrestling history and achievements.
Some federations also include a training process as part of a new handler joing a federation.
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[edit] The Process
Ever since the creation of e-wrestling, influenced by parent, , people dubbed as "handlers", have used non-fictional and fictional wrestling characters within and in accordance to the e-federation they applied. Handlers are required to committ to their creations and spend the time required to write roleplays, promo's and matches. Inactivity of a handler will generally lead to their dismisal from a federation unless they let their federation owner know in advance or as quickly as possible.
Handlers have their hands full with managing their e-wrestlers and ensuring to involve them in storylines, feuds and roleplays. Federations also tend to have healthy communities where handlers can discuss the fed or other topics out of character. Communities with active handlers are essential to the overall experience of an e-federation.
[edit] Unacceptable Behaviours
[edit] Plagiarism
Many a handlers are admonished to contribute their own original written work without reusing or duplicating their own or any others. However, plagiarism has been a trend which has been heard of where handlers commit such tendencies in e-federations. This is highly frowned upon, and typically, the penalty of such conducts of behaviour result in immediate termination of a character's involvement with a federation.
[edit] Sandbagging
Sandbagging defines a handler who decides at a late period to submit their roleplays especially to obtain the advantage against a roleplay opponent who has less or more roleplays in. The popular notion among other opposing handlers is that the "sandbagger" has the "freshest, latest post", and they are likely to become victorious in a roleplay federation. As this has transpired in several e-federations, regulations have formed to allow a controlled count of roleplays within a set period of time and any outside of it will gain deduction points away from a potential win.
[edit] Destruction of Others
More an issue in Angle and Match writing feds when a handler writes a promo or match where their wrestler totally decimates an opponent or opponents. Getting your own character to over at the expense of others is regarded as poor writing ability rather than an outright rule break but repeated violations or a deliberate humiliation of another character without consent can lead to expulsion.
