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Post by LALI ! on Feb 3, 2010 22:06:11 GMT -5
1.) general;;
1.1) respect :: it's a seven-letter word that everyone joining this site should know by now. the thing is, you need to respect everyone: other members, the admin, and yourself (why do people always forget that last one?)! this means that all arguments and insults should stay IC - if you have a problem with another member, PM the admin.
1.2) SPAM :: it stands for Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages. this means you do NOT post just to post. you do NOT post more than once in a row in the same thread (there is a button labeled "edit" - use it, please)
1.3) chatspeak :: please, keep the chatspeak down to a minimum. in the c-box, it's okay, but try to keep it down to things like lol and btw and l8r g8r, okay? and NEVER use chatspeak in posts unless your character happens to be texting their best friend, understood?
1.4) advertising :: do not advertise anywhere BUT the advertising board, please. I created a board SPECIFICALLY for advertising, so do not do it anywhere but there. anywhere includes the c-box, PM's, and threads.
2.) accounts&characters;;
2.1) usernames/display names :: please do not use derogatory terms in either of these. also, your display name should say your character's first and last name in all capitals with a "!" after a space at the end. (i.e. JANE DOE !)
2.2) mary sue's/gary stu's :: the definition of these two is simple: a perfect character that can do everything and anything as well as being able to adapt to any situation. simply put - they're boring. please, save me the headache and do NOT make one.
2.3) psychos :: on the flip side, not everyone you see is a schizophrenic psychopath serial killer with pyromania. everyone has flaws, but do not make your person a suicidal martyr with a hero complex. make a person make at least some sense, even if that sense is the fact that they are completely nonsensical.
2.4) powers/abilities :: please see information for more specific stuff on this rule. no being invincible.
2.5) immortality/deaths :: every character can die, but in order for your character to kill someone else's, both players must be okay with it and you must inform the admin before you do it. characters cannot be immortal in any way - if they're half something else, they can be older than they appear, but students must be predominantly mage, so death of age will occur. PM admin with questions.
2.6) races/origins :: your character must be at least part mage. see information for more details.
2.7) activity :: there will be monthly activity checks. if you have not posted in the activity check, you run the risk of being deleted and losing your playby. the bios are not deleted, but will be moved to the graveyard. HOWEVER, if you post in the Absence Board, you will be safe, so make sure to do so - or have someone else do so for you - if you are going to have an extended absence. If you can, please add {AWAY} at the end of each account’s display name.
2.8) characters/accounts :: you are only allowed to have up to five characters, and out of those five only three can be girls. also, you are only allowed to have one character per account, so please create a new account for each of your characters.
3.) roleplaying;;
3.1) word count :: seeing as this is a semi-literate site, every IC-post must be at least 250 words long. please use proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. also, do not throw f-bombs - cursing is allowed IC and OOC, but PLEASE keep it realistic. people do not cuss every other word unless they have horrible education, and it is not pretty to read or see. if i see this being abused, i will censor the words.
3.2) color-coding :: when color-coding, please choose colors and fonts that don't make us go blind if we happen to read your posts. keep in mind that some colors just don't go together very well.
3.3) liquid time :: you are allowed to have the same character be in more than one thread at a time, but please keep this number below ten for your own sake. these threads do however need to follow a logical time line, so if your character meets two different characters, and those meet, you need to decide which meeting happened first, alright?
3.4) rating :: the current site rating is PG to M which means no hot, steamy sex, no ultra-gut-spurting violence, etc. unless you put a warning in the title. This would be like [R] [M] or [XXX] - otherwise, please keep it as clean as you can, and don't pressure one of the members to do a mature thread with you. that can be considered harassment, and is frowned upon.
3.5) technology :: no electronics work in the academy except the school-issued communicators and computers. See information for more details.
4.) pictures;;
4.1) size :: the only rule i have on size is that you do not stretch the page. I'm trying to make this place look nice for you, so please try not to ruin it by stretching the page.
4.2) appropriate :: keeps things appropriate. no nudity or gust spurting out of people in your pictures, okay? make sure all pic's are okay for little kids to view before you use them on the site.
4.3) playbys :: all play-bys must be anime characters, whether original or from a manga or anime. please, no self-drawn or scanned pictures. again, this is for the sake of looking nice.
4.4) avatars :: all avatars should be 100x100, no larger. smaller is fine.
punishments;;
1st Offense : verbal warning
2nd Offense : warning bar to 25%
3rd Offense : warning bar to 75% and banned for a day
4th Offense : banned for a week
5th Offense : account deletion
please guys. the rules are easy. as long as you follow them, we won't have a problem. and you can't say i didn't warn you, sweethearts.
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