Post by Aya on Apr 1, 2010 18:02:05 GMT -5
I. General.
a. First and foremost, harassment of any kind will not be tolerated.[/size] It doesn't matter if you're white, black, asian, christian, pagan, hindu, ripredist, straight, bi, gay, eleven, twenty-three, male, female, neither, both, right-wing, left-wing, chicken wing, british, american, russian, canadian, marxist, elitist, stalinist, anarchist, communist, or anything else you can think of. You don't have to like each other, but everyone here must get along. Although if you did like each other, it would make life a lot easier. So please, like each other.
b. Staff members will be treated with respect.[/size] No exceptions. If you believe a staff member is treating you unfairly, make your appeal to an administrator.
c. This site is rated PG.[/size] Occasional profanity will be tolerated. Sexually explicit material will not be.
d. No fighting. If you have any disputes, please settle them via PM. Complaints regarding other members should be made to staff members.
II. Chat.
a. No spamming or advertising.[/size] This is including, but not limited to, messages posted over and over, excessive posting of links, advertising by non-members, consecutive posts consisting of fewer than five words, multiple posts of only smilies, etc, per staff discretion.
b. Keep it PG-13.[/size] More abrasive language is tolerated in the cbox, but try to keep it appropriate.
c. No fighting.[/size] As per section I.d, please keep it to PM.
III. Characters.
a. Characters must be approved before they can be used for RP.[/size] Approved characters will be marked as such by staff and moved to the appropriate board.
b. Characters must be kept realistic.[/size] Mary Sues are frowned upon for a good reason, and likely will not be accepted.
c. There is no limit to the amount of characters you may have.[/size] However, we ask that they all be kept active.
d. The correct codeword needs to be entered in the profile for the character to be accepted.[/size] The codeword is found within the rules. Each section of the rules contains one underlined letter. These should be put together (they already appear in order) to create the codeword. When you have the correct codeword, it will censor itself.
e. Characters may be put up for adoption or given to other users.[/size] Please be sure to alert the staff if any of your characters is changing hands.
f. No relations to cannon characters are permitted.[/size] This means no one related to Sandwich, no ancestors of Luxa, Howard, Ripred, or the like; no one may share a name with cannon characters (ie: no making a character named Ares or Gregor or Sixclaw or Photos Glow-Glow, etc.).
IV. Roleplaying.
a. Chatspeak is not tolerated in-character.[/size] Excessive infractions may result in warnings or even bans, if it becomes serious.
b. Powerplaying is prohibited.[/size] Powerplaying is when some action your character does affects another without giving them a chance to react, or when you take control of someone else's character. Examples include: Saying that someone's character waved to you if they never said they did, speaking for another character, or punching them in the face without giving them a chance to respond.
c. Godmodding is likewise prohibited.[/size] Godmodding is when your character has the ability to do practically anything without limits or boundaries, is essentially invincible, etc.
d. A two-paragraph per-post minimum is required.[/size] It's not as difficult as it may seem. Four sentences, double line break, four more sentences.
V. Marriage, Bonding, Birth, Death, and the Etc.
a. Characters may get married if desired.[/size] Please be reasonable in regards to the age of the characters. PM a staff member if you wish for your character to marry someone else's. Both parties must consent.
b. Humans and fliers are permitted to bond.[/size] As with marriages, both owners must agree. No other races may bond, given the time period of the RPG.
c. Babies--either intra- or extramarital--are allowed to be made.[/size] However, please don't roleplay the actual process. Simply PM a staff member which two characters are having kids (again, both parties must agree) and the staff member will PM you with resulting offspring after two weeks. Whom these are RPed by is up to the parents.
d. Characters may only die if their owner consents.[/size] Characters may die for whatever reason. Please PM staff, as per usual, if you kill one of your characters.
e. All In-Character events related to marriage, bonding, birth, death and the like do not require a staff member[/size] You may still RP this with a staff member, but staff are not required for these ceremonies. They simply need to be informed.
VI. Surprises, Disasters, and Plots
a. Random events may affect individual lands, boards, or the entire forum.[/size] These may range from earthquakes, a surplus of mushrooms, or anything else staff can come up with.
b. Plots--including battles, skirmishes, etc--will be announced by staff and may involve audition-based plot characters to be distributed.[/size] These will most likely allow for involvement by most, if not all, of the regular members' characters.
c. If you feel as though a Surprise or Disaster is unfair to you or your character specifically, please contact an administrator.[/size] However, if you request that your character be killed off by random event, please do not complain with whatever happens to them. This may or may not involve death by falling shoes.
VII. Other
a. This RP based on The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins.[/size] This site is not affiliated with Suzanne Collins or Scholastic in any way.
b. Admin rule goes.[/size] Staff rule also goes. Some things do not require a majority vote, and this isn't a democracy. If your opinions are wanted, they will be asked for. If you have suggestions, send them in. We can handle disciplinary actions ourselves, thanks. If you try to stage a coup, you WILL lose. Just saying.
c. Have fun![/size] It's not a rule, but please, do try.