Post by Evagrii Pakoslav on Feb 16, 2013 23:57:50 GMT -5
1. Treat the staff, members, guests with respect.
2. Do not post Out-of-Character in threads. We have a Chat box for that, as well as a thread specifically for it. Those, breaking this rule, will receive a five point warning. If guests are mean, just ignore them. Anger is not worth our time.
3. You must be 16 or older to join this forum.
4. No exaggerated bad language. Cursing is allowed, but don't go wild with it.
5. Accounts with no characters will be deleted in 1 calendar month. No lurkers are allowed. Exceptions are made if those members are site staff.
6. Please change your display name to your character's first and last name. This is done by going to your profile and selecting Modify.
7. Do not RP or post anywhere but the Character Profiles board until you are accepted. Admins or Moderators will delete it and send you a warning if it happens at least 3 times.
8. Only staff members have the power to approve profiles. If you are unsure as to who the Staff is, please feel free to ask in the Out-of-Character Chat box.
9. Don't rush your profile either. Take your time since a rushed and five minute profile won't get approved.
10. Before posting a profile, make sure that you have read all rules and requirements.
11. ABSOLUTELY NO GOD-MODDING. Your character MUST be kill-able and must be able to be injured. You won't be accepted if you try and apply with one. As an example, no one, not even staff, are allowed to have characters that can survive a bullet that would otherwise pierce tank armor. Powers are allowed but keep them logical and explain them in your character profiles in detail please.
12. Only 2 characters per account and if you want to play more, go ahead, but make separate accounts for them.
13. Don't stretch yourself too thin. Your first character must have at least 100 posts before you apply for a second one.
14.Active members may be in up to three threads at a time. But make sure you know which thread takes place after which
15. This is a Semi-Literate & up role play. I know nobody is perfect with spelling & grammar but there is a spell check button. Please use it if you aren't sure about the spelling of a word. Please respect the different tenses that other writers may use as past, present, and future tenses are all welcomed. However, we understandably ask that each writer stick with one tense or the other. Try not to switch mid-post unless for particularly defined reasons.
16. Please mention the thread status. Write (Open) beside the thread subject/title, if you want people to join your thread. Write (Private) or simply (Name of a character) if you want certain somebody to join your thread, after you have obtained his/her permission. And write (Closed) if the thread is closed, so that the staff member can move it to archive section of the threads.
17. When you are posting In Character, use proper symbols and typing. No *, or ~, or + signs are allowed. This is a Forum, while we are text based, it is appreciated if you keep these symbols and others out of your posts, if needed, use the color option to show the difference between speech and actions.
18. You can not kill and seriously injure a fellow member's character without his/her permission. You cannot dodge all attacks and be invincible. And do not use others' characters.
19.Do not rp R-Rated material which includes but is not limited to sexual rps, detailed torture scenes, or other unlisted topics. You will get a warning for this after the first time, and the thread deleted, if it continues, your account will be disabled.
20. Keep the order of posters in group threads. Skipping the members will not be tolerated, unless you get express permission. For example: Member 1 posts, Member 2 replies, Member 3 replies, Member 1 replies, Member 3 replies, Member 1 replies, Member 3 replies, Member 1, Member 3… Never ever do something like this. Make sure that everybody has a chance to respond.
21. Realistic, Realistic, Realistic. You have no idea the wonders of some people's minds. Their characters can get pregnant, have an affair, get an abortion, set their hair on fire, fall in love, and break up, bot NOT all in the same day. Also no falling in love five posts after your character meets someone. Does that happen in real life? No. Your character can get a crush but please wait at least a week or two in rp time with the character before saying it's love. Crushes come and go all the time.
22. While fantasy and science fiction have their wonders in ages, especially for gods, machines, and all the sort, we would prefer that you, the member, define the age of your character as something believable. Please no outlandish ages of tens of thousands or millions of years. If ages are such, please provide detailed explanation as to how and why the character is of that age. If the detailing is not sufficient enough, staff will request that you change the age to something more appropriate.
23. Fire, Blood loss, Drug OD, & beheading kills all. Same goes for getting stabbed in the heart or lungs, unless it's a vampire or another race that may or may not have the ability to resist these things.
24. No one liners please. Try to not use one liners. Include thoughts, actions, describe where they are.
25. If one is to use NPC's anywhere, be sure that the main character in one's posession is there to facilitate their use. This is to prevent any loopholes in others having multiple characters without permission.
26. Any and all species, whether widely known or not, are welcomed. Please be sure to include a detailed description of the species in your character profile if you intend to use something that isn't already mentioned. However, we always encourage detailed descriptions of whatever species one may choose to use so that any differences from what their mother race may be easily distinguishable and all will be capable immediately understanding the species.
27. In pertinence to roleplaying, those of whom that know what the "T" styles are, as ambiguous as the naming and the definitions are, this forum does not condone any T-styles in any manner. This is a strict, literacy-based roleplaying where short story writing styles are preferred.
28. In pertinence to use of canon characters, while it is not forbidden, we request that the character is based off canon and not a direct facsimile of a character that already exists on public networks and copyrighted by others. This is two-fold: The encouragement of unique character creation and avoiding the issues of legalities and copyrights.
28. Have Fun!
To prove that you have read these rules, you will need to find the smiley's involved within the rules.
Warning System:
* 1st offense - Warning through PM & warning bar
* 2nd offense - Warning through PM and 1 day ban, this will happen if you get the warning bar to 30.
* 3rd offense - 1 week ban with notification letter, this will happen if you get the warning bar half way full.
* 4th offense - Automatic removal from site , this will happen if you get the warning bar all the way full.
Each rule broken will get you 5 or 10 in the warning bar each time.
2. Do not post Out-of-Character in threads. We have a Chat box for that, as well as a thread specifically for it. Those, breaking this rule, will receive a five point warning. If guests are mean, just ignore them. Anger is not worth our time.
3. You must be 16 or older to join this forum.
4. No exaggerated bad language. Cursing is allowed, but don't go wild with it.
5. Accounts with no characters will be deleted in 1 calendar month. No lurkers are allowed. Exceptions are made if those members are site staff.
6. Please change your display name to your character's first and last name. This is done by going to your profile and selecting Modify.
7. Do not RP or post anywhere but the Character Profiles board until you are accepted. Admins or Moderators will delete it and send you a warning if it happens at least 3 times.
8. Only staff members have the power to approve profiles. If you are unsure as to who the Staff is, please feel free to ask in the Out-of-Character Chat box.
9. Don't rush your profile either. Take your time since a rushed and five minute profile won't get approved.
10. Before posting a profile, make sure that you have read all rules and requirements.
11. ABSOLUTELY NO GOD-MODDING. Your character MUST be kill-able and must be able to be injured. You won't be accepted if you try and apply with one. As an example, no one, not even staff, are allowed to have characters that can survive a bullet that would otherwise pierce tank armor. Powers are allowed but keep them logical and explain them in your character profiles in detail please.
12. Only 2 characters per account and if you want to play more, go ahead, but make separate accounts for them.
13. Don't stretch yourself too thin. Your first character must have at least 100 posts before you apply for a second one.
14.Active members may be in up to three threads at a time. But make sure you know which thread takes place after which
15. This is a Semi-Literate & up role play. I know nobody is perfect with spelling & grammar but there is a spell check button. Please use it if you aren't sure about the spelling of a word. Please respect the different tenses that other writers may use as past, present, and future tenses are all welcomed. However, we understandably ask that each writer stick with one tense or the other. Try not to switch mid-post unless for particularly defined reasons.
16. Please mention the thread status. Write (Open) beside the thread subject/title, if you want people to join your thread. Write (Private) or simply (Name of a character) if you want certain somebody to join your thread, after you have obtained his/her permission. And write (Closed) if the thread is closed, so that the staff member can move it to archive section of the threads.
17. When you are posting In Character, use proper symbols and typing. No *, or ~, or + signs are allowed. This is a Forum, while we are text based, it is appreciated if you keep these symbols and others out of your posts, if needed, use the color option to show the difference between speech and actions.
18. You can not kill and seriously injure a fellow member's character without his/her permission. You cannot dodge all attacks and be invincible. And do not use others' characters.
19.Do not rp R-Rated material which includes but is not limited to sexual rps, detailed torture scenes, or other unlisted topics. You will get a warning for this after the first time, and the thread deleted, if it continues, your account will be disabled.
20. Keep the order of posters in group threads. Skipping the members will not be tolerated, unless you get express permission. For example: Member 1 posts, Member 2 replies, Member 3 replies, Member 1 replies, Member 3 replies, Member 1 replies, Member 3 replies, Member 1, Member 3… Never ever do something like this. Make sure that everybody has a chance to respond.
21. Realistic, Realistic, Realistic. You have no idea the wonders of some people's minds. Their characters can get pregnant, have an affair, get an abortion, set their hair on fire, fall in love, and break up, bot NOT all in the same day. Also no falling in love five posts after your character meets someone. Does that happen in real life? No. Your character can get a crush but please wait at least a week or two in rp time with the character before saying it's love. Crushes come and go all the time.
22. While fantasy and science fiction have their wonders in ages, especially for gods, machines, and all the sort, we would prefer that you, the member, define the age of your character as something believable. Please no outlandish ages of tens of thousands or millions of years. If ages are such, please provide detailed explanation as to how and why the character is of that age. If the detailing is not sufficient enough, staff will request that you change the age to something more appropriate.
23. Fire, Blood loss, Drug OD, & beheading kills all. Same goes for getting stabbed in the heart or lungs, unless it's a vampire or another race that may or may not have the ability to resist these things.
24. No one liners please. Try to not use one liners. Include thoughts, actions, describe where they are.
25. If one is to use NPC's anywhere, be sure that the main character in one's posession is there to facilitate their use. This is to prevent any loopholes in others having multiple characters without permission.
26. Any and all species, whether widely known or not, are welcomed. Please be sure to include a detailed description of the species in your character profile if you intend to use something that isn't already mentioned. However, we always encourage detailed descriptions of whatever species one may choose to use so that any differences from what their mother race may be easily distinguishable and all will be capable immediately understanding the species.
27. In pertinence to roleplaying, those of whom that know what the "T" styles are, as ambiguous as the naming and the definitions are, this forum does not condone any T-styles in any manner. This is a strict, literacy-based roleplaying where short story writing styles are preferred.
28. In pertinence to use of canon characters, while it is not forbidden, we request that the character is based off canon and not a direct facsimile of a character that already exists on public networks and copyrighted by others. This is two-fold: The encouragement of unique character creation and avoiding the issues of legalities and copyrights.
28. Have Fun!
To prove that you have read these rules, you will need to find the smiley's involved within the rules.
Warning System:
* 1st offense - Warning through PM & warning bar
* 2nd offense - Warning through PM and 1 day ban, this will happen if you get the warning bar to 30.
* 3rd offense - 1 week ban with notification letter, this will happen if you get the warning bar half way full.
* 4th offense - Automatic removal from site , this will happen if you get the warning bar all the way full.
Each rule broken will get you 5 or 10 in the warning bar each time.