Post by Admin Courtney on Sept 27, 2012 17:51:13 GMT -5
Please read all of the following rules before you begin roleplaying.
Members who have not yet read the rules when they create a character will have their application remain pending until the rules are signed. Thank you and happy roleplaying![/i]
- You MUST be over 13 years of age to roleplay here. This is not my rule, but one implemented by proboards; you must be at least 13 to create an account.
- No harassing anyone. Bullying is NOT tolerated out of character, and if you are caught, you WILL be removed and blocked from the site. Non-negotiable.
- In addition, there shall be absolutely NO fighting whilst out of character! If you find yourself in an argument, stop yourself and work it out in a personal message or just forget it altogether! If you really have a problem, then feel free to PM an admin about it. We don’t want any negativity here, as this is a place for fun!
Meanwhile, fighting whilst IN character (roleplaying your character) is fine. In fact, it is encouraged for dramatic reasons
- Child friendly content please, or a warning if it is not. No really explicit content is allowed. This is a proboards administration rule, not my own. Breaking this rule can and will ruin the roleplay experience for EVERYONE when the proboards admins delete our forum. I have seen it happen before. So let’s not take any chances and keep everything PG-13 and under, all right?
IF things between characters become a little explicit (meaning sexual content), simply skip ahead to the 'morning after' or 'moment after' and move on from there. If you feel you absolutely must roleplay anything sexually explicit for plot-enhancing reasons, please do so in PM and not in the thread. - IF you create a thread that eventually contains mature content, please post a warning in the subject or in the first post of the thread stating so. Suggestions for warning would be "Thread Title (warning: mature content). Also please post trigger warns for character deaths/anything that would be emotionally triggering. Also, roleplayers, please keep in mind that you are most-likely to come across mature content in some way/shape/form, so if implications of sexual encounters/suicide/cussing/sinning in general bother you, you might want to re-consider signing up.
- This is a literate forum. This simply means that all in-character posts must use proper English grammar. There is no word limit, but we would appreciate it if your posts consist of several quality sentences. We would prefer it if each post contained at least five quality sentences. 'He blinked' is not a quality sentence. This will be strictly monitored, so please do your best to abide by this rule. Also be sure to use english grammar and spelling to the best of your ability. Try to read over your reply before you post it to ensure you have not skipped out any words or missed any typos, etc.
- Long posts are ENCOURAGED! Never feel the need to apologise for typing out and posting a long reply to a thread. Long = good. Remember this. Short = not so good.
- You must have a banner of your character(s) while roleplaying. If you cannot make one yourself, simply ask an admin for some help. There are several picture-editing sites that can aid you that the admins know of.
- Please do not stretch the boards with your banners. They do not have to be a certain size, but if they stretch the board, they will be asked to be removed. This is a roleplay, anyway, and while banners are a must on this site, they are not the main focus. Banners are so we can have an idea of what your character looks like while we roleplay with you.
If anything, try to keep the height of your banners less than 400 px and the width less than 500 px - When typing out of character in roleplay please use: OOC// type message here, ((ooc//type message here)) ((type message here)) or something similar.
- That being said, try to limit the amount of time you are out of character whilst roleplaying.
- For the cbox, please only speak in English. The main language of this roleplay site is English, as everyone here speaks it. Anything you type on the cbox should be for EVERYONE to read. If you have something private to say to someone, please PM them. Otherwise it just seems rude to exclude others who cannot understand certain languages.
- We completely understand that life sometimes gets in the way of roleplaying (school comes first -- we don't want you failing because you're RPing up a storm), but if you do find you need to take a little break from roleplaying, we ask that you notify us in some way. Preferably, and possibly the easiest way, it to create a thread under Member Accouncements that you'll be going on a hiatus for a while. This way we'll know why you suddenly disappeared and won't worry for your life. Also we can offer words of encouragement
And it's also fair of you to notify us, especially those you are roleplaying with, so they won't be left hanging. - Members who disappear for 2+ weeks without notice will have their accounts removed from the forum. The admin will notify everyone when a member sweep is happening. This is to ensure that we are not cluttering the boards with members that no longer exist here. However, if you are on a hiatus and let us know, your account will be safe, which is why the above rule is important.
- In regards to having one character in multiple threads: this is allowed only under the following circumstance:
Each thread would be happening at a different day/time to prevent the impossible, which is being in two places at once. Unless, of course, your character happens to have the power of self-cloning.
BUT BE CAREFUL: some things that happen in certain threads could greatly affect the future of your character, and thus affect the thread that happens a little later. For example, if theyseverely injure themselves and break something, they would have a broken bone in the next thread. This is not Hogwarts, so bones cannot be mended instantly, unfortunately. Unless, of course, your character is a healer or happens across one. - Please keep things as realistic as possible. I understand that your characters have powers that are not exactly realistic, but keep in mind that this is a high school roleplay. Characters underaged cannot just walk into a bar and buy a drink. Characters under 16 cannot drive. Etcetera, etcetera.
Also, should this come up, be aware that characters who kill or cause mass amounts of destruction are VERY likely to get into loads of trouble with the authorities. - Just for the admins to make sure you have read and understand the above rules, please reply to this post stating in some way/shape/form that you have done so.
And it's also fair of you to notify us, especially those you are roleplaying with, so they won't be left hanging.
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