Post by Mrs. Gordon on Sept 3, 2009 20:23:05 GMT -7
Here Come The Rules
[/color][/font] ![/color][/center][/font]I know, I know. Rules aren’t cool. But they’re necessary. So I’ll make this as painless as possible mmkay? Good.
First of all, by joining, you agree that you have read these rules and will follow them.
But just so you know, if you don't follow them, we'll send pruple rabid bunnies, cannabilistic broccoli and galaxy ruling striped giraffes. (don't ask)
Mmkay? Good.
CHARACTERS
Limits? There are no limits here. We welcome character whores (I myself am a recovering whore.) We only ask that you only create what you can handle. Able to handle only 3? That’s cool. Create three. Able to handle 10? More power to you. Create 10. If we find that characters start to slip, we will delete them. Also, no hogging the cannons. Only two canon's per member please.
Also, since most people seem to like playing girls, we ask that for every two girls you play, create a guy.
CHARACTER HISTORY
I felt the need to mention this in case it wasn't comprehended by the plot. When writing your character's history, keep in mind that you need to change it up a little from the real story of your character. They need a reason for coming to Skylar. For example:
How it Really Happened: Snow never met the prince at the well, that was all a daydream while she was busy scrubbing the stone steps. That whole story was just made up to give little girls great feelings about finding their prince. The Queen still did really try and have her killed though, but instead of running away and finding the seven dwarf's cottage, Snow rebelled and made the huntsman take her back to the Queen. She told her what she thought of the queen to her face, and let's just say she didn't have the nerve to actually kill Snow right there. The queen consulted her Magic Mirror to get advice on what to do, and he told her to send Snow to boarding school to be straightened out. And in the meantime, that means she will be fairest in that land like she always wanted to be.
This example is just a quick thing I came up with, but this is basically the idea. In your history I want to see the twist to the story. If you have questions just ask in the CBOX!
ACTIVITY
We will have monthly activity checks. We recommend that you get on at least once a week. That shouldn’t be too hard to manage. If you are going to be MIA for a while, make sure you make a note in the hiatus board. And when you get back, make a reply in there so we know we can delete it.
FACE CLAIMS
Ymust use a celeb claim. You CANNOT use pictures of yourself. And you CANNOT use a celeb that you haven’t registered.
REGISTERING
Once you have registered please change your name to your character's name. That means Abbi Adams NOT abbinicoleadams or abberz1553. We admins don’t like having to go through and change names. Also, don’t register an original with a cannon’s last name. So Anna Marie Alton? It's a no go.
An application MUST be made, posted in the applications board and accepted by an admin before any role-playing may be done. A personal message will be sent to you once you are accepted.
SIGNATURES AND ICONS
Limit your siggy size. You might notice our character limit is larger than many sites. Guess what? Half of that is for Admin use.
Signatures are suggested but not required. Signatures let us see the character we are rping with. Can’t make graphics? There are plenty of places to get graphics. Caution, RPG-U, we even have some threads in the Graphics board.
No porn in the siggy. That should be obvious.
Keep animations to a minimum.
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RATING
This board is rated PG-13. Going to have excessive swearing or lots of physical contact? Put MATURE in the thread title. However some of the canon's do have issues that some teens are dealing with so keep that in mind before you register.
Time for a quote:
"swearing is allowed but don't make it a second language. since Rosetta stone doesn't offer it, I don't consider it a language, kay? "
OOC
No fighting OOC. This WILL result in an instant ban. Drama is for the role-plays.
FLAWLESS CHARACTERS (aka Mary Sue/Gary Stu)
All characters have flaws. No character is impossibly beautiful, all powerful and invincible. NO ONE on here is immortal. We do NOT want a bunch of Mary Sues or Gary Stu’s running around. Be original people. Mmkay?
CONTROLLING OTHERS CHARACTERS (God-Moding)
You are NOT allowed to God Mode without the other characters permission. Giving permission? Make sure you post that OOC in the post where you are God-Moding. ((God Mode Allowed)) simple right?
God Moding includes saying whether or not a spell will hit. That is up to the other person, and the results of the dice roll.
POSTING
Post at least 100 words in an RP. We also follow the Reciprocation rule. I don’t know who said it, but they had the right idea:
"if someone spends two hours writing a 1700 word response, don't reply with one paragraph with no dialogue. now this does pose a problem with open threads. the simple answer? make it medium length. for an open post do something along the lines of 400-600 words. not too long, not to short. then if you want to lengthen it or shorten it you have a nice starter. problem solved."
All RP posts must be in third person.
Keep Out Of Character chat to a minimum.
When you start a new thread, PLEASE take the time to post in the time-line thread and let people know what date in the rp world your thread is taking place. It makes things simpler for everyone.
PROBLEMS WITH OTHERS
Having an issue with another player? First, always try to talk to that person. If that doesn’t work, then talk to a mod. Having a problem with a mod? Talk to an admin. Is an admin your problem? Talk to Acacia. Issue with Acacia? Well, then you’re pretty much screwed.
Admins and mods do talk so don’t think you’ll be able to make up crap. If you really having a problem, save all pms and threads. Screenshots are your friend.
ADVERTISING
Ads are allowed but ONLY in specified boards. No ads in your siggy please.
RESPECT
Everyone deserves respect. I don’t care if you’re Miley Cyrus or Sarah Palin or Tom Green or Brad Pitt. EVERYONE deserves respect. Yes, everyone. Admins, Mods, even newbies. Disrespect the admins? That’s a sure way to get a ticket out of here. Disrespect others? BANNED.
WANNA BRAG?
That’s what the show off board is for. End of discussion.
STEALING
No. Don’t do it. Don’t even THINK about doing it. Because we WILL hunt you down. Site content is copyright Acacia unless otherwise specified. Oh and the word you need to know is, swizzle. Individual posts are copyright their poster. Graphics, copyright the creator.
SPAM
Big no-no. We have OOC boards for a reason.
DOUBLE POSTING
See that little thing in the top right corner of your post. It’s called an delete button. Use it.
Double posting does not count if you have more than one character. However, you must log out of one and into the other.
INSTANT BAN
Warnings will NOT be given for any of the following behavior:
-Racism (OOC)
-Sexism (OOC)
-Disrespect (OOC)
-Threats (OOC)
-Lying To The Admins
STAFF
Don’t argue with Admins. Their decision is final
CBOX
No advertising in the CBOX. Chat speak is not allowed.
It's helpful to use your character name in the CBOX, so please no: crazymaddie07 or the like.
Respect is a MUST in the CBOX
Please remember that the CBOX is mostly OOC, wih very minimal IC. Guests do need to feel that they can ask questions without interrupting something. So remember to tone down the IC chat in the CBOX. Just keep it light.
ADMIN PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR
-Pets
-Death
-Serious Injury (Coma, full body casts, etc.)
-Teen Pregnancy
-Long Lost Siblings
-Plots (We're talking about being on the run from the state police. Major stuff. If it's just that Britney Lewis likes Bobby Ranes, go for it.
CREDIT
Always. We credit. You should too.
THREAD TEMPLATES
Are encouraged but not necessary. They make the board look pretty. You can find some at Caution and RPG-U.
WARNING SYSTEM
We go by the three strikes rule. Except in cases an instant ban is invoked.
LONG LOST SIBLINGS
Admin permission is required. Also, permission from EVERYONE you will be related to. So you want to play Lynn Iris? You’ll need permission from Kathy, Dave, Michelle, Viola, Lara, Chris.. Need I say more?
PASSWORDS
Keep them to yourself.
DETENTIONS
Will be given. Teachers are allowed to give them. If you get one, you MUST RP it or you will not be allowed to RP on any other board in the school.
So. You made it through the rules. Congrats.
They look really scary, but it's for YOUR benefit.
xoxo.
Your Admins and Mods
CREDIT: SpencerAtwood (soon to be Loony SLASH Kayla SLASH Spencer) of CAUTION 2.0