Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2008 21:43:18 GMT -6
This is going to be really long, I know that. But you need to read these rules so when you screw up and are banned, you know why.
I'm just kidding, but you do need to read these. Once you're all done here, hop on over to the Introductions thread and introduce yourself to us!
1.) We will tolerate absolutely no disrespect of any other person on this board due to race, gender, religion, political views, writing ability, creativeness of ideas, intelligence, sexual orientation or preference, and just disrespect in general. Don't do it!!
2.) Chat speak is not allowed and is rather hated by your lovely staff. No chat speak, anywhere. Spell check your posts and please do your best with grammar.
3.) As for what is appropriate to post, let's consider this mostly a PG-13 site. If the staff doesn't like the content of something you post, they will modify it and send you a PM stating what they changed and why. That doesn't mean that you can't swear at all, just keep it to kind of a minumum-ish. If a staff member thinks the cursing in your post is excessive, they will ask you to modify it.
4.) Read the stickies in any forum you want to post in before you post there. The stickies are generally going to be more forum specific rules or guidelines.
5.) Your admins and moderators can edit, delete, or move your whenever we see good reason too. If we edit your post in any way, we'll have a good reason and we will PM you right away to inform you of the 'what' and the 'why'. We have these very specific rules for a reason: so we can be fair. If you feel very strongly about one of these rules, or feel another should be added, or are angry about a decision we've made, please feel free to PM any of the staff with a well articulated argument.
6.) Please don't use the name of a canon character for your username. You may use the name of an original character or a completely random name.
Thank you for reading all of these rules. I know it was long, but you made it through and you're better informed now! A few final things; if you're looking for something, use the "search" feature that's up near the top.
I lied, I'm not done yet. Role playing related guidelines now!
1.) No godmodding. Just don’t do it. It really pisses people off. Don’t take control of another's character without their explicit permission.
2.) Keep references to illegal substances such as drugs and drinking, and also references of suicide and self harm, in the RPs to a minimum. I understand some of the characters may have these issues, but don't focus on it. This is only allowed in RP and bear in mind there are minors here. Leave your personal, real life problems in real life. People come here for a good time, they don’t want to read about how depressed you are and how many sleeping pills you took the other night so don't talk about it, please.
3.) If you're going to be out of character (OOC) in an RP post, put your OOC comments in (), {}, or []. But try not to be too OOC in the RP area.
4.) Relationships are allowed and encouraged, just don't get too graphic.
5.) Try to make your RP posts long-ish. I know there's sometimes not much to say but don't post one-liners. It's just not worth it.
6.) Write your posts in story/paragraph form and make them in the third person. Ex. "She walked down the street and bent to pick up a coin."
Thank you a million times over for reading the rules; I promise it will make everyone’s time here far more enjoyable, yours included.
I'm just kidding, but you do need to read these. Once you're all done here, hop on over to the Introductions thread and introduce yourself to us!
1.) We will tolerate absolutely no disrespect of any other person on this board due to race, gender, religion, political views, writing ability, creativeness of ideas, intelligence, sexual orientation or preference, and just disrespect in general. Don't do it!!
2.) Chat speak is not allowed and is rather hated by your lovely staff. No chat speak, anywhere. Spell check your posts and please do your best with grammar.
3.) As for what is appropriate to post, let's consider this mostly a PG-13 site. If the staff doesn't like the content of something you post, they will modify it and send you a PM stating what they changed and why. That doesn't mean that you can't swear at all, just keep it to kind of a minumum-ish. If a staff member thinks the cursing in your post is excessive, they will ask you to modify it.
4.) Read the stickies in any forum you want to post in before you post there. The stickies are generally going to be more forum specific rules or guidelines.
5.) Your admins and moderators can edit, delete, or move your whenever we see good reason too. If we edit your post in any way, we'll have a good reason and we will PM you right away to inform you of the 'what' and the 'why'. We have these very specific rules for a reason: so we can be fair. If you feel very strongly about one of these rules, or feel another should be added, or are angry about a decision we've made, please feel free to PM any of the staff with a well articulated argument.
6.) Please don't use the name of a canon character for your username. You may use the name of an original character or a completely random name.
Thank you for reading all of these rules. I know it was long, but you made it through and you're better informed now! A few final things; if you're looking for something, use the "search" feature that's up near the top.
I lied, I'm not done yet. Role playing related guidelines now!
1.) No godmodding. Just don’t do it. It really pisses people off. Don’t take control of another's character without their explicit permission.
2.) Keep references to illegal substances such as drugs and drinking, and also references of suicide and self harm, in the RPs to a minimum. I understand some of the characters may have these issues, but don't focus on it. This is only allowed in RP and bear in mind there are minors here. Leave your personal, real life problems in real life. People come here for a good time, they don’t want to read about how depressed you are and how many sleeping pills you took the other night so don't talk about it, please.
3.) If you're going to be out of character (OOC) in an RP post, put your OOC comments in (), {}, or []. But try not to be too OOC in the RP area.
4.) Relationships are allowed and encouraged, just don't get too graphic.
5.) Try to make your RP posts long-ish. I know there's sometimes not much to say but don't post one-liners. It's just not worth it.
6.) Write your posts in story/paragraph form and make them in the third person. Ex. "She walked down the street and bent to pick up a coin."
Thank you a million times over for reading the rules; I promise it will make everyone’s time here far more enjoyable, yours included.