Post by ADMIN NIKKI on Dec 18, 2012 21:41:04 GMT -5
RULES
ONE. THANK YOU!
First of all, thank you for joining! The most important rule is to have fun! RP is an escape from the real world, but real life obviously comes first. In order to keep this site fun and safe we have a few additional rules to help make the forum run smoothly.
TWO. CREATING CHARACTERS
A. Multiple Characters: We won't really have a character limit, if you can handle them you can have them. We will ask for your first 4 characters you will need 10 posts with a character before you may create another one. If you are making your 5th or beyond please PM an admin (with an exception for Temporary Character, read below). That way we can see who can handle more and who can not. You may only ask for permission after your 4th character has 20 posts. We also ask that you keep all your characters active and try to log onto each account every day. Please make a separate account for each character, you can join under any name you wish but after you join change your name to your character's name each account should be first middle last, all in lower case.
B. Temporary Characters: A Temporary Character (TC) is a character that is used to aid plot developments for a short time only. TC's must be approved by Admin before creation. Please group PM ADMIN NIKKI and @soph with the details of the plot the TC is required for and include details on why the character is needed and when their death will be.
C. Canon Characters: You may only have one main canon, unless given prior permission by an ADMIN. A main canon will be considered a member of a main house. We want to keep new members interested, and having the majority of the main canon characters played by the same few players is not generally appealing. Requests for second main canons can be sent to ADMIN NIKKI or @soph , and please provide a reasoning as to why you should be granted this second main canon.
D. Age Guidelines: We ask that you do not use any Face Claims under the age of thirteen. This also means that we will not allow any characters under the age of thirteen and in their third year. On the opposite end of the spectrum we ask that you use face claims of a similar age. We don't want an actor in their thirties playing a seventeen year old. Please be sure to have a Face Claim for your character. That means you must have a celebrity which means an actor or model. NO anime, yourtube stars, social media stars etc.
E. Special Powers, being a character with warg powers or some sort of future seeing is very rare. You will need to PM an admin. I would love for everyone to have a super special character but that isn't always the case.
F. Pregnancy: Pregnancy is a big commitment so that means your character had to be pregnant for a while. You can't just decide you want your character to have a baby and in two threads have a baby born. Your character must be pregnant for three months real time. (From the time the thread that they become pregnant is started). You must also have multiple threads documenting the pregnancy and the character development it causes for your characters.
Under-aged Pregnancies: No pregnancy below seventeen years of age. Pregnancy is a commitment as your character will have to be pregnant for a while on the site.
G. AU Site: We are an AU site so some characters may differ from what happened in the books. If you have an AU idea and it involves characters that are on the site you must PM all characters involved. All character's must agree to the plot.
Example: In the books Ned marries Cat when Brandon is killed. Since he hasn't died yet Cat is still set to marry Brandon. If the character who takes Brandon doesn't want him to die Cat is still set to marry Brandon unless both characters decide to call it off.
H. Arranged Marriages. If you want an arranged marriage PM staff so it can be run by them. This way staff stays in the loop about such big plots.
I. You will have three days after you join to make an application before you are deleted. You will have four days after your create your application to finish it before it will be marked as denied. If you're not going to finish it in the post you post it add WIP (Work In Progress) so the admin can know that you still need time to finish it.
J. Our posting limit it 300 words, really 300 is not a lot. If you are not using a posting template for your IC posts please wrap your text with [*blockquote*] [*/blockquote].(Remove the stars). We do not approve one liners.
THREE. MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT
A. Be Respectful: We ask that everyone respects each other, we want to be a welcoming place for every member who joins. If you have a disagreement and can't come to an understanding please PM a staff member and we will try and mediate.
B. Adult Situations: Our site follows the Proboards rules so we are a PG-13 rated site. If there are any adult themes please use the “fade to black” method. It makes a lot of members uncomfortable and it is against the rules, we do not want to be shut down.
C. Profanity: There will be swearing on this site, if that makes you uncomfortable I am sorry. The swearing should only be IC since sometimes that is the way characters are. There should not be swearing out of character.
D. Advertising: No Advertisements through the C-Box or the PM system. Post only in the appropriate area. Please do not advertise on other site’s C-Box or PM systems. We would love for you to share this site with others, but please be sure to follow each site’s guidelines for advertising
FOUR. ROLE PLAYING GUIDELINES
A. God-Modding: God-modding is prohibited on this site. This means that you are not allowed to speak or act for another character (without explicit permission from the other player for that specific instance only). It also means during dueling or any other interactions, you can describe a swing of the sword that he sends towards an opponent but you must allow the other player to decide if it makes contact and with how much force. This also means that no character is immune to every blow.
B. Mary Sue: Mary Sues are not allowed on our site. Mary Sues are characters that have no flaws, know things without it being established either through plotting or threading on the board, or are invulnerable to attacks. No one enjoys playing with a Mary Sue and they are not plausible characters. Once again in a fight no character can always escape it without any kind of wound.
SIX. IMAGES
You need 4 Images at least on the site. Signatures are optional.
Edit your profile, on the first tab there will be a spot to change your avatar.
This Image will be a 100x100 Gif. This will be your avatar and will show up at the bottom of the site when you are online.
Next you will click on the personal tab and you will post the links to your next images. 250x400 Avatar, this is the biggest image.
The third image is 200x150 Gif/Image this can be an image or a gif that is up to you.
The last image needed is 200x200 Gif/Image, this may also be a gif or an image that is also up to you.
All these images should be your face claim AND should also be the correct size.
SEVEN. ACTIVITY
Please try and log into your accounts everyday. We will have monthly activity checks. If you do not manage to post in them your character will be deleted.
EIGHT. VIOLATIONS
First Offense: A Reminder of the rules by an Admin..
Second Offense: A formal warning provided by an Admin.
Third Offense: One last formal warning.
Fourth Offense: Banned from the site
First of all, thank you for joining! The most important rule is to have fun! RP is an escape from the real world, but real life obviously comes first. In order to keep this site fun and safe we have a few additional rules to help make the forum run smoothly.
TWO. CREATING CHARACTERS
A. Multiple Characters: We won't really have a character limit, if you can handle them you can have them. We will ask for your first 4 characters you will need 10 posts with a character before you may create another one. If you are making your 5th or beyond please PM an admin (with an exception for Temporary Character, read below). That way we can see who can handle more and who can not. You may only ask for permission after your 4th character has 20 posts. We also ask that you keep all your characters active and try to log onto each account every day. Please make a separate account for each character, you can join under any name you wish but after you join change your name to your character's name each account should be first middle last, all in lower case.
B. Temporary Characters: A Temporary Character (TC) is a character that is used to aid plot developments for a short time only. TC's must be approved by Admin before creation. Please group PM ADMIN NIKKI and @soph with the details of the plot the TC is required for and include details on why the character is needed and when their death will be.
C. Canon Characters: You may only have one main canon, unless given prior permission by an ADMIN. A main canon will be considered a member of a main house. We want to keep new members interested, and having the majority of the main canon characters played by the same few players is not generally appealing. Requests for second main canons can be sent to ADMIN NIKKI or @soph , and please provide a reasoning as to why you should be granted this second main canon.
D. Age Guidelines: We ask that you do not use any Face Claims under the age of thirteen. This also means that we will not allow any characters under the age of thirteen and in their third year. On the opposite end of the spectrum we ask that you use face claims of a similar age. We don't want an actor in their thirties playing a seventeen year old. Please be sure to have a Face Claim for your character. That means you must have a celebrity which means an actor or model. NO anime, yourtube stars, social media stars etc.
E. Special Powers, being a character with warg powers or some sort of future seeing is very rare. You will need to PM an admin. I would love for everyone to have a super special character but that isn't always the case.
F. Pregnancy: Pregnancy is a big commitment so that means your character had to be pregnant for a while. You can't just decide you want your character to have a baby and in two threads have a baby born. Your character must be pregnant for three months real time. (From the time the thread that they become pregnant is started). You must also have multiple threads documenting the pregnancy and the character development it causes for your characters.
Under-aged Pregnancies: No pregnancy below seventeen years of age. Pregnancy is a commitment as your character will have to be pregnant for a while on the site.
G. AU Site: We are an AU site so some characters may differ from what happened in the books. If you have an AU idea and it involves characters that are on the site you must PM all characters involved. All character's must agree to the plot.
Example: In the books Ned marries Cat when Brandon is killed. Since he hasn't died yet Cat is still set to marry Brandon. If the character who takes Brandon doesn't want him to die Cat is still set to marry Brandon unless both characters decide to call it off.
H. Arranged Marriages. If you want an arranged marriage PM staff so it can be run by them. This way staff stays in the loop about such big plots.
I. You will have three days after you join to make an application before you are deleted. You will have four days after your create your application to finish it before it will be marked as denied. If you're not going to finish it in the post you post it add WIP (Work In Progress) so the admin can know that you still need time to finish it.
J. Our posting limit it 300 words, really 300 is not a lot. If you are not using a posting template for your IC posts please wrap your text with [*blockquote*] [*/blockquote].(Remove the stars). We do not approve one liners.
THREE. MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT
A. Be Respectful: We ask that everyone respects each other, we want to be a welcoming place for every member who joins. If you have a disagreement and can't come to an understanding please PM a staff member and we will try and mediate.
B. Adult Situations: Our site follows the Proboards rules so we are a PG-13 rated site. If there are any adult themes please use the “fade to black” method. It makes a lot of members uncomfortable and it is against the rules, we do not want to be shut down.
C. Profanity: There will be swearing on this site, if that makes you uncomfortable I am sorry. The swearing should only be IC since sometimes that is the way characters are. There should not be swearing out of character.
D. Advertising: No Advertisements through the C-Box or the PM system. Post only in the appropriate area. Please do not advertise on other site’s C-Box or PM systems. We would love for you to share this site with others, but please be sure to follow each site’s guidelines for advertising
FOUR. ROLE PLAYING GUIDELINES
A. God-Modding: God-modding is prohibited on this site. This means that you are not allowed to speak or act for another character (without explicit permission from the other player for that specific instance only). It also means during dueling or any other interactions, you can describe a swing of the sword that he sends towards an opponent but you must allow the other player to decide if it makes contact and with how much force. This also means that no character is immune to every blow.
B. Mary Sue: Mary Sues are not allowed on our site. Mary Sues are characters that have no flaws, know things without it being established either through plotting or threading on the board, or are invulnerable to attacks. No one enjoys playing with a Mary Sue and they are not plausible characters. Once again in a fight no character can always escape it without any kind of wound.
SIX. IMAGES
You need 4 Images at least on the site. Signatures are optional.
Edit your profile, on the first tab there will be a spot to change your avatar.
This Image will be a 100x100 Gif. This will be your avatar and will show up at the bottom of the site when you are online.
Next you will click on the personal tab and you will post the links to your next images. 250x400 Avatar, this is the biggest image.
The third image is 200x150 Gif/Image this can be an image or a gif that is up to you.
The last image needed is 200x200 Gif/Image, this may also be a gif or an image that is also up to you.
All these images should be your face claim AND should also be the correct size.
SEVEN. ACTIVITY
Please try and log into your accounts everyday. We will have monthly activity checks. If you do not manage to post in them your character will be deleted.
EIGHT. VIOLATIONS
First Offense: A Reminder of the rules by an Admin..
Second Offense: A formal warning provided by an Admin.
Third Offense: One last formal warning.
Fourth Offense: Banned from the site
MADE BY ★MEULK