Post by *// nicky on Apr 7, 2010 18:12:31 GMT -7
Rules && Regulation
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Ok, so I know these are never fun for anyone but they are needed to keep this site in check and running smoothly. And so I simply request that you read through all the rules, and make sure that you understand everything. If you don't then please contant an admin with a question or concern that popped up while reading the rules and we will do our best to answer them before you go onto making a character.
Now, to get through these rules safely please sit down get comfy and put on what ever reading wear you need so you don't strain your eyes. I know they look like a lot and maybe they are but I am a paranoid person and tend to ramble on about things to make sure they get imbedded into your head so you don't forget them. It's the best way to make sure you do remember them after all.
GENERAL RULES,
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rating and why;;[/size]
Alright, so since we all know that there can be some pretty young roleplayers out there or even simply young viewers of this board please don't use the faul language to much. I'm not saying we can't use it at all, I'm just asking that we keep the profanity to a minimum please. A damn, hell, or ass can be used without much notice since they are after all in the bible and aren't exactly considered a bad word. But dropping an f-bomb every other world will NOT be allowed. Its those kind of words that can get us into trouble. I would list the words not allowed to say as often but I'm sure we all know what those are yes? Good.
Mature Themes, yes even Twilight is bound to have them, Stephenie Meyer just avoided them in the books. But seeing as how ProBoard Terms of Service, says "no boards may not contain content promoting the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, sex, pornography, nudity, or any other form of adult content, profanity, hate, "spam", fraud, racism, mlm, pyramid schemes, or promote any illegal activity." we need to keep things...toned down. Don't go into extreme detail. Fade to black and leave it at that. And if things do get graphic please be sure to put an [R], [M], or [X] in the title so people are for warned about the content of the thread.
security;;[/size]
Please don't post mature content or links that lead to viruses, worms, spyware. It's just a pain in the ass to deal with that crap. Trust me...I know. Plus if you do that you will get suspended and/or banned from the site for a good while. It honestly just makes are lives hard and could bring down the entire site and I'm sure many of us would like to keep this site going for as long as possible. And while we are on the subject of safety please remember never give out to much personal information. Please keep addresses, phone numbers, and passwords to yourself cause you never know who you may really be contacting or giving this information to. But if you wish to do such an idiotic thing keep it over PM. Don't post it in a public board where everyone can see.
plagiarizing;;[/size]
Plagiarizing any matieral from this site whether it's a character, or a board description will not be tolerated on this site. If any matieral is found to be plagiarized you will be reported immediately. No if's, and's, or but's about it. It hurts to see your stuff stolen and made a mockery of. And so, if you do plan on using something ask permission and give credit. At least that way we know who is using the matieral and where it is being used. Please and thank you.
advertising & spam;;[/size]
Ok, so we all know that there is an advertising board yes? Then please, keep all advertisements there and in your profile. Links to other forums will be allowed in your signature as long as they don't take up your entire signature. Those must be sutble. But that is the only place the admins wish to see advertisements. As stated above the c-box its not allowed there either. Now there are many ways of spamming and such. So many I can't even list all of them. Some of them would be multiple posts, PM's and some symbol crap that I have yet to truly understand. If any of this is reported or caught by the admins it will be deleted and you will be banned. That will be the end of that. So please, just advertise where your allowed to.
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characters;;[/size]
To roleplay here, characters must be made by using the application located here. To get accepted you must fill out this application fully to the best of your ability. But to even start you must register an account with FIRST MIDDLE LAST name in all caps. Now, please be sure to remember that admins have the right to deny and accept any character they wish as long as they have good reason to and that they state that reason. We also ask you to have an application before you start roleplaying is so other members may have a character reference to look at so they know who they are roleplaying with. If we find you are roleplaying before your app is accepted or before you even post an application your post will be deleted and you will be warned.
Now while we are here, on this lovely topic of characters lets get to know the horrid and unloved people named Mary-Sue and Gary-Stu. Mary-Sue is the girl that evey man loves, every girl is friends with and she has the most perfect life with the most tragic history ever. And Gary-Stu is the rebel straight A student that has the cheerleader glued to his hip and his as strong as superman but also is a very missunderstood boy that has emotional problems. Plain and simple Mary-Sue's and Gary-Stu's will not be allowed. If they are found they will be deleted and ignore completely. No one is perfect and neither are your characters and there for we won'd stand for perfect characters.
Also on this topic, if your going to make a Beauxbatons student I want to see NO EMO/SCENSTERS[/b] for the play bys. Beauxbatons are for the most elite and elegant french girls and boys in France. I want to see no pink hair, no blue hair, no color contacts, no noise piercings, no tattoos. Beauxbatons are not to have things like that. And I'm sorry, but If I find characters like that I will be asked that you re make your app and choose someone else for your play by. It should be really that simple people! Did you see any emo/scensters in the movie or hear about them in the book? Then they shouldn't be found here.[/size]
grammar & literacy;;[/size]
This is a semi-literate to literate site. We don't mind typos here and there but if they are found throught your posts I suggest you fix that problem or you don't join. There are things called spell check, dictionaries, and resources on the internet to avoid typos completely. So use proper grammar and punctuation. Capitalize where it's neccessary and don't go crazy on the commas please. And on the topic of literacy there is a small post count. 200 words minimum per post. Nothing less, but you can certainly do so much more if you want to. This is simply to make things easier for members so they have something to reply to. Also, don't go crazy when it comes to coding posts. Only ONE set of blockquote tags. No need to make your paragraphs look really small for sometimes it hurts peoples eyes to do so. But please remember that the TEXT HERE [/s ize] make thins look really nice and organized. Same with the [blo ckquote]TEXT HERE[/blockq uote] tags. Now we also have the convenience of having the "justify" tags! Yaaaaaay. These tags will make your text line up rather perfectly, example:
Lookie at this text it's all nice and pretty with it's little box shape ain't it?! It makes all the posts look really clean and awesome looking, you could easily use this for templates around here! You don't need dohtml anymore! Just the justify tags!
To use the justify tags is pretty easy. It's just [Ju*stify] Text here[/Ju*stify]. Simply right? Ooooooh yea.[/size]
god-moding & power playing;;[/size]
God-modding and power playing are the same thing. They are the act of control someone elses character through roleplay or by not allowing them to do much in a fight. This is not allowed for it annoys the person you are roleplaying with and tends to make you a hated person. No one likes to roleplay with someone that thinks they are god and can control everyone no matter what. If it is found anywhere on this site the post will be deleted and will then have to post without god moding in anyway. You will also be given a warning as well. If you continue to do it you will be suspended from the site for a few days.[/blockquote]
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graphics;;[/size]
Alright, I'll say this once and only once. Banners may not contain pornography, nudity, profanity, or nasty stuff of that sort. If it is found your banner will be deleted, you will be warned and that is that. If its found there again, it will be deleted and given a second warning and suspended for a day. If it is found once again you will be suspended until you have learned that such things are not allowed on this site. Same goes with avatars. Keep the pornography, nudity, and profanity and all that crap out of the avatars. Those things we see on every post you make. We don't wanna read an avatar or banner that say "F**k you b***h". It gets annoying.
On the topic of graphics banners can be no wider than 450px and avatars no bigger than 100x100px. Why? Cause that's how Proboards has their avatars set up and if banners were any wider, the board would stretch and things wouldn't be all to pretty either. So yea, lets keep things no bigger than...lets say 450x250px for banners please? That's a pretty nice size for a banners so please don't complain, its a good thing to keep the site looking pretty.
accounts & activity;;[/size]
One account per character. Unless you are playing twins but that would be the only exception. You may have as many characters as yyou can handle just keep them as active as you can. Especially if one of your characters is a Canon characters. They are the most important and need to be the most active on sites. And on that note there will be monthly activity checks to keep this site active. If you miss one, and you don't post any other absence notice your characters and accounts will be deleted and if you want them back you will have to RE-APPLY. And if you lose your celebrity claim to someone else then that is your own fault, and there will be no way of getting it back unless that person leaves or loses their celebrity claim. So to make things simple BE ACTIVE
the finale;;[/size]
Alrighty! So you made it to the end of the long road that is called "RULES". They weren't that bad where they? To bad. And now that you have read them all i give you this. The WORD(s) that will help you get accepted to this site. And that would would be "broken unbeating hearts".[/blockquote]