Post by Selena Lupin on Aug 20, 2009 19:46:09 GMT -5
First off, welcome and thank you for showing interest in this site. And like every good site, this one must have rules to govern good behavior just like the rest. Some of these are common sense, but need be stated.
General:
Roleplaying:
Activity:
Advertising:
And that should be it! These rules are subject to change or be expanded at any given time, so be sure to check this thread every so often. Rule word is Tweak. This may seem like a lot of guidelines to follow, but some of it is necessary to keep order. Should you have any concerns or questions at any time, feel free to contact one of the administrators to talk to them about it. The overall aim is to make this a fun experience for all of us.
General:
- Respect is a given around here. Treat others as you want to be treated as the old saying would go. No fighting, keep all IC drama there, etc, etc. If you have a problem with someone, keep it amongst yourselves and please keep it private. If necessary, contact an administrator to mediate, but at no time should there be arguing or fighting amongst members.
- Along those lines, no arguing with the staff whatsoever. They are the ones keeping the site running and there should be no reason to get into arguments.
- Avatars are limited to 100x100 size, signature images should be no wider than 500 pixels by 500 pixels. This is to prevent stretching of the board. You may have signature lyrics/quotes in addition to this, but nothing too long.
- The overall rating of this site is going to be PG-13. Please keep all adult material to a minimum. Should it become necessary to have anything that would rate above PG-13 in a thread, mark it clearly at the end of the thread title with [M], or any other suitable coding.
- Swearing in-character is allowed to a certain degree, but don't drop the f-bomb every other word or d-this, that and everything. Moderation is key. Rule word is Nitwit.
- When roleplaying, stay in character at all times. If you have to make a note about something, clearly mark it at the bottom of your posts in double parentheses or brackets, but keep this to a minimum.
- You may join with whatever log-in name you wish, but once you decide on a character to play, please change your display name to that character's name. First name, last name. You may add the middle name if you wish, but use proper punctuation and no symbols whatsoever. This is to help identify what account hosts what character.
Roleplaying:
- Members of all levels will be accepted on this board, from new to intermediate to advanced. While we don't expect 500+ words per post, a minimum of at least four solid sentences will be expected, and NO one-liners whatsoever.
- Should you wish to claim a canon character, you need to post in the correct thread and reserve that character before you make out your application. You will have one week between claiming a canon and making a bio, and you will be expected to play that character true to who they are.
- If you see an imbalance in a certain gender or House, please don't contribute to it. None of us want to see 20 females to 4 males or 16 Gryffindors compared to 4 or 5 for every other house. Rule word is Oddment.
- When making a character, either canon or original, you must choose a play-by to use for their appearances - a name to go with the face. Be sure not to use someone already chosen by another member, and keep play-bys limited to actors, actresses or singers. In the case of canon characters, the actors that have portrayed them in the movies should be used if at all possible, unless they haven't been portrayed.
- No god-modding whatsoever. Do NOT control what someone else's character says or does in an rp. Doing this will result in a temporary ban.
- For all major changes to a character such as changing into a werewolf or vampire, pregnancy or death, an administrator MUST be contacted before it is enacted so they can keep tabs on things, and all parties involved must agree.
- Along with the above, should you wish your character to be any 'special' classification such as werewolf, vampire, part-veela, etc., you MUST clear it with an administrator. This is to keep the numbers from getting out of hand. To request special status, post here
- No Mary-Sues or Gary-Stus. Every character has faults, and no one is perfect.
- After you post an application, you must wait for it to be approved before you post in character or start roleplaying. The administrators will do their best to keep things caught up, but please be patient. Rule word is Blubber.
- If your application happens to be denied, check with an administrator to find out why. Follow the advice they give to fix your character.
- Should you wish to play more than one character, it would be best if you made a seperate account for each subsequent character. The only way there should be more than one character per account is if they are close family, such as siblings or twins. If this is absolutely out of the question and you wish to have just one account for more than one character, contact the main administrative account. There may be exceptions.
- As for canon characters, you are allowed to play up to four, and up to six characters in all. Of those, if you reach that limit, at least one canon and one original must be male. We have quite a long list of canons at present, so this limit is likely to stay in place for some time. Many of the canons are minor and would be more like playing original characters with existing names and houses, so until the numbers become a problem, this rule won't change. Also, if you feel the need to play more than the maximum six, you may be granted special permission to take on others if you can logically keep up with all of them.
Activity:
- If you take on a canon character, you will be expected to log in and make at least one IC post per week, especially if the canon is one of the majors.
- If you are unable to do this and aren't active at all - except in the instance of having to take a leave of absence from the site - after a two week period, your claimed canon will be up for claiming again after a ONE week probationary period. During that time, you may be allowed to reclaim your character.
- Original characters will have a little more leeway here, but unless you aren't active at all within four weeks, your character and account will also be purged from the forum after the probationary period mentioned in the point above.
Advertising:
- The entire advertising forum on this site is guest-friendly, so feel free to post an ad for your site. Follow the guidelines set out in the description for each sub-board, however. They're simple and divided by type of advertisement
- Related to the point above, do NOT advertise anywhere else on the site at all. You may list your site in your profile or signature, but don't start begging for people to join or PMing them with an advertisement.
And that should be it! These rules are subject to change or be expanded at any given time, so be sure to check this thread every so often. Rule word is Tweak. This may seem like a lot of guidelines to follow, but some of it is necessary to keep order. Should you have any concerns or questions at any time, feel free to contact one of the administrators to talk to them about it. The overall aim is to make this a fun experience for all of us.