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What is RRules?The first editable parenting guide and teen handbook! The RRules Wiki is like wikipedia, but focuses specifically on parent/teen issues. For the first time, the parent and teen community can write about, vote on, express and rant about their family lives, house rules and everyday issues. At RRules.com both teens and parents can communicate and keep updated on the current teen/parent trends. We would like our community of users to feel protected and supported to share their ideas, questions and friendship with each other. What Should You Do Next?Step One Quick Register and Create an account (See "Log in" link in the upper right hand corner of the page) Step Two Go to the Wiki Quicktour and watch a video or read simple instructions explaining how to easily use the wiki. Step Three Start Exploring Check out newest RRules and contribute your opinions through voting, writing articles, creating your profile and telling your friends. See also: RRules Article Ethics RRules Formatting Manual RRules Areas and Programs:As a rapidly growing company, RRules is constantly creating and adding new features to the site. We recommend watching the Wiki Quicktour video and then exploring all of RRules many areas. • RRules: Wiki: The first mass-collaboration, web-based parenting guide and teen handbook, written by users themselves. You can ask questions, give advice or vote on other tips given by other teens or parents. Please visit our RRules Formatting Manual and RRules Article Ethics to contribute to the wiki. • You’re Grounded! is a book written by Vanessa Van Petten as a teenager, and is meant to be read simultaneously by both parents and teens. With practical advice and funny personal anecdotes “You’re Grounded!” is a quick read and sure way to get your relationship on track. This area of the site has tour dates, an author blog and author info. • Adruler Program: Brands, advertising and marketing are important to teenagers today. We are recruiting our users to pick advertisers for each ad space on the site and get part of the profit. • Knowme Pages An Encyclopedia for ‘normal’ people. Here users can write their own ‘encyclopedia’ type entries, with life history and personal philosophy. • Virtual College Notebooks Don't have the time or money to go on a college tour this year? Check out our virtual college notebook, where current students and teens and parents write down their evaluations of colleges they have visited or attended! • Teenography Where teens and parents of teens can find activities, communities, current events, restaurants and schools in their area. • Product Reviews look at products that have proved helpful to other parents and teenagers just like you, and then allows you to make you own suggestions, vote and add more tips! Promise to Our Users:As an nontraditional and forward looking small company, we understand that today’s net-generation of internet users want control and honesty in their online experience. We give users complete control over the wiki, news feeds and even advertising on our site because we know that our users understand what they want and are no longer willing to passively surf the web. We are honest with our users because we know that to have helpful and insightful comments we must support a community of intelligent and savvy people. Although we are a for-profit site (need to pay down those college loans), our business philosophy is that giving teenagers and parents the tools they need to improve their relationship in order to make the teenage years smoother today, will lead these teens to become happier and healthier adults in the future. Company Mission:In the face of child obesity, underage drinking related deaths, increased teen pregnancies and the rise of sexually transmitted infections in teenagers, our company’s mission is to combat these issues by helping parents and teens to improve their communication with each other. This will not only improve their relationship, but also give teenagers the tools to stop the negative spiral of bad grades, drugs and discontent. We strive to reach teenagers on their level by connecting to them with technology, media and language that they use and that appeals to them. In this way, RRules is in the forefront of this generation’s tween and teen trend pulses Our motivation is to use the Wiki, Seminars and products to stimulate the upcoming round of adults with a of myriad of opportunities, encouraging new ideas and lifestyles. RRules is a vehicle that will inspire young adults to better the world that they are about to enter, while simultaneously allowing parents to break free from their negative routines of groundings, chores and family fights. Company Info:Lakewood Systems, Inc., incorporated in May 2007, is the umbrella company under which RRules and the “You’re Grounded!” book is managed. It is fully owned by Vanessa Van Petten. She authored the book "You're Grounded!" while in High School and began to build RRules.com in her senior year of college at Emory University. Van Petten created RRules as a lifestyle brand for teenagers and parents, providing products, classes, tutors, information, advice and recreation for teenagers, tweenagers, parents, adults and anyone related to or interested in teenage behavior or parenting.
Editorial Administration and Management Team:We are still building and desperately need your help! We are looking for teen and parent Moderators who will gain admin access to the site and be able to monitor pages for slander, graffiti, proper referencing or inappropriate posts. This can be a fun and flexible way to read articles on teen and parent issues. If you are a interested in running a website or your own business, it is a great learning opportunity. Please email admin@rrules.com if you are interested in being a part of the RRules Team! Portal:Feedback -If you have a problem with a particular article, please post on that article’s discussion pages. Please post ideas, questions and comments on our feedback page. If you would like an immediate or private response, email: admin@rrules.com. |