Post by ADMIN on Jun 21, 2010 11:53:44 GMT -8
Rules
respect
-everyone should know this one. respect other members
and especially the admins. problems with anyone ooc
should be reported to an admin and not escalated.
rating
-the rating for this site is MATURE. this means that some content may not be for the younger members. sex, drugs, death, violence, intense language, alcohol, exedra.
-if you wish to have a thread with someone that includes sexual content, pm a staff member, and we'd be happy to give you the password for the mature content thread.
-for excessive language, excessive drugs, exedra, please place an [M] in the title. that should be a warning to all who do not wish to stumble across a mature contented thread.
-if you post mature content without an [M], or sexual content out of the mature content thread, you will be banned. no questions, ands, if, or buts about it. there are no second chances for that.
graphics
-avatars are to be 100 x 100, and signatures no larger than 500 x 300. images you do not have permission to use will not be permitted, nor will images that are blurry, not of good quality, contain mature content, or images with professional copyrights.
-if you would like someone to make you graphics, either PM ADMIN, or go down to the creative corner thread.
-all non-signature and avatar graphics can not be larger than 500 pixels wide.
posting
-we are an intermediate to advanced role play forum. this means that you must have atleast 200 words or 2 solid paragraphs. this should be easy if you like to add detail to your posts.
-we do ask that posts run no longer than 2,000 words, unless it is for a competition.
-spell check and proof reading are a must. no IM lingo at all on the site, no chat speak AT ALL on the site, correct punctuation and grammar are a must as well. we understand that there are words that you may not know how to spell, if that is the case, try your best and use a spell check, or use google, dictionary.com, or a dictionary. if you are still having trouble, contact ADMIN.
godmodding
-on this site, godmodding includes, but is not limited to; gary stus and mary sues, controlling another character played by someone else, knowing secrets about another character no one else knows without being told, knowing what is going on in other threads without being told by someone who was in that thread or if you were a witness, etc.
-if you are not sure if you are godmodding, contact ADMIN.
activity
-you must post atleast once a week in character. failure to do so the first time will be a warning, second time one of your characters will become a canon, and third, you will lose all but one of your characters. the fourth time will result in the deletion of all your accounts. the only exception to this would be if you posted in the comings and goings thread that you will be gone.
death
-deaths and/or major injuries must be conversed with ADMIN. deaths that have not been spoken over with ADMIN or other staff members will result in the character coming back to life, and their "death" will be forgotten by everyone, including themselves.
characters
-we generally encourage people to have as many characters as they can, just as long as they can keep up with them. however, we do have a cap on how many characters are running about. we would like to see no more than four characters per person, and one of those four has to be a male human. if you think you can handle more than four, pm ADMIN, and we'll talk about you maybe getting the chance to have more.
-no actors, models, musicians; celebrities, unless there is atleast four pictures of them wearing dress from the time period. no, taylor swift's love story dress is not from this time period.
registration
-your display name must be in all capitals, with the first, middle, and last name. no extra puncuation, just first, middle, and last name.
-there will be one account for each character. no exceptions.
more?
-keep checking back. more rules are certain to be pouring in, so keep a tab of this thread. when it is updated, the word [UPDATED] will be followed by a date. if you have not checked since that date, please do.