Post by sincerely yours staff on Jun 19, 2011 19:08:13 GMT -5
These are the rules and guidelines of this site, resist in following them and feel the wrath of the staff.
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REGISTRATION/ACCOUNT[/blockquote][/size]
01. After registering, please be sure to change your display name to the name of the character you will be playing on the site. first middle and last name, all lowercase.. You can do this by clicking on profile, modify profile, and it will be the fourth field down. Please do not keep something random like "Ilovekitties" as your username. It will be changed by the staff if it has not been changed after you posted your character application.
02. You may not have one account for multiple characters. Having one account for multiple characters can be very confusing especially when people forget to put the names of their characters in their name somewhere. So to prevent this you must have you characters on separate accounts.
03. it's not required, but we'd appreciate it if you logged into all of your accounts on the days you're here. it helps us look active and it could gain more members!
GENERAL[/blockquote][/size]
01. First and foremost, no excessive swearing, we don't need your character cussing like a sailor. This is supposed to be a pretty much family friendly forum. Profanity is allowed just do not make it ridiculous.
02. Secondly NO bashing on other members because of opinions, ideas, race, gender, sexuality, religion, or anything else that can be brought up. Not abiding by this rule is a serious offense and will warrant an account time-out or a ban. Do NOT discriminate.
03. Absolutely and positively NO BITING THE NEWBIES. This includes, insulting, harassing and making biased reviews on applications. Constructive criticism is allowed by staff members only. We want to create a friendly atmosphere on the site, so please don’t scare away the new people by being jerks! =P
04. Lets keep everything even, boys, girls, sexuality, play by 'categories' everything! This is a school, not everyone will be the same! We're keeping track of genders, problems, everything! Try to keep the board even!
05. Absolutely, positively, NO SPAM. Spam is hereby defined By: the posting of advertisements, abusive, or unneeded messages on Internet forums, which in more gentle terms comes to mean: unrelated, un-useful threads that don't do the forum any good. If you happen to post a thread which does belong somewhere else on the forum, it will be moved by a member of the staff. It is recommended that new members get to know where things are on the forum. Get comfortable! And if there are ever any questions, the staff will be more than willing to answer them!
06. Harassment is against the rules because even if we did not mind, it is against the law, and terms given by proboards. If you believe that you are being harassed, you are to report it to one of the administrators, who will look into the issue. You may play with people, and tease them, but do not go overboard in doing this. Teasing almost crosses the fine lines of harassment and disrespect, so be sure that you know the person.
07. There will be no applying for staff status, not through PM, nor through any other means (i.e. IMing staff, threads). Doing so will probably merit a banning or a stern warning. Staff opportunities come from seniority and hard work.
ROLEPLAY[/size][/blockquote]
01. No spamming in RP threads, we aim for IC threads that are not cluttered by OOC (Out Of Character or Out Of Context) thoughts. If there must be an OOC post or comment, make sure to use the following symbols ((YOUR TEXT HERE)) or [YOUR TEXT HERE], or at the very least indicate that it is OOC to prevent confusion.
02. Regarding post-length -- Provided you are capable of maintaining a quality, well thought posted, we will not begrudge you based on length. Sincerely Yours is about stepping outside reality and enjoying yourself. You are not expected nor required to write a novel. Merely type at a length you feel comfortable with, in reason. We do ask for 150 words. So there is a minimum, granted a minor one.
03. When in fights, there is to be absolutely no god modding, meta gaming etc. The definitions and examples of these two things are listed below:
"God Modding" is in essence when someone’s character has the ability to do practically anything without limits or boundaries. And example is when they simply cannot be harmed by any and all means other RP-ers try.
-It can be killing or injuring a character without the player's express permission.
-It can be when they simply can’t be hit and dodge all attacks or anything for this matter aimed at them.
-It can also be using other characters that other people RP with. In other words, if you do not RP as
A gang Member, then you cannot have The Gang Member say anything, or do anything, without the player's express permission.
Another RP example of this would be:
Player A: Punches Player B
Player B: Dodges attack, grabs Player A and throws him. Player A flies at Player B, who warps behind him and slashes Player A in the back.
Metagaming is a broad term usually used to define any strategy, action or method used in a game which transcends a prescribed ruleset, uses external factors to affect the game, or goes beyond the supposed limits or environment set by the game. In other words, sometimes using out-of-game information, or resources, to affect one's in-game decisions. In role-playing games, a player is metagaming when they use knowledge that is not available to their character in order to change the way they play their character (usually to give them an advantage within the game), such as knowledge of the mathematical nature of character statistics, or the statistics of a creature that the player is familiar with but the character has never encountered. In general, it refers to any gaps between player knowledge and character knowledge which the player acts upon.
Look at it this way. In Final Fantasy, not even the “heroes” of the games get out of situations without even a scratch, and Fantasy RPG is one genre which does not merit “know it alls”. Sure, your character can think they are well prepared, but often times they are entering a situation which they ultimately cannot control.
04. You must have an accepted application before you start RPing in threads. All threads that are posted prematurely will be deleted.
05.Proper grammar and punctuation are to be followed, because that is common sense. We do not want posts lyk tis. It really isn’t that hard to use the spell check, and it is suggested that you type anything up using Microsoft Word, or any equivalent program before posting just to be sure.
06. No 1337 speech. Save chat talk for MSN, AIM, etc. We do not want it in RP posts. You will have to correct it yourself.
07. We've been having trouble with posting, so if you don't post whatsoever, then you can leave. This board is about posting threads with your characters, not making records for them then just going into ICC and IM roleplaying. So post or leave.
CHARACTER[/size][/blockquote]
01. You are not allowed in any circumstances to ever have a character that is godlike. Meaning your character can not dodge every attack thrown at them. Or kill in one move.
02. Please for the Staff of this forums sake, NO Mary-sues or Gary Stus. Those terms are defined as follows:
Mary Sue, sometimes shortened simply to Sue, is a pejorative term used to describe a fictional character who plays a major role in the plot and is particularly characterized by overly idealized and clichéd mannerisms, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as wish-fulfillment fantasies for their authors. Perhaps the single underlying feature of all characters described as "Mary Sues" is that they are too ostentatious for the audience's taste, or that the author seems to favor the character too highly. The author may seem to push how exceptional and wonderful the "Mary Sue" character is on his or her audience, sometimes leading the audience to dislike or even resent the character fairly quickly; such a character could be described as an "author's pet".
A male "Mary Sue" is usually referred to as a 'Gary Stu' (or similar masculinized term). References to male characters being a 'Gary Stu' are less common than those to female 'Mary Sues'. They are generally identified as being much cooler, tougher, and sexier than the canon characters. Gary Stus are often shown as the popular, excessively popular, and the jock of every story. Girls in the story will fall over themselves to capture a Gary Stu's attention.
03. When you first apply, you are allowed only one original character. Other original characters will be open to you after you have been involved in roleplays with other members. As of now, after you have been involved in five threads and developed your OC, you may make another. (password is cookiemonster) This same rule applies for the third and fourth. After the fourth, you must pay for further OCs with the site currency, which is only accumulated from RP posts.
04. When completing your character application, do not bash other races, sexualities, genders, etc. in your character’s likes and dislikes section. This section is supposed to be for creativity; give your character some depth! If it does happen that this rule is not followed, it will lead to the complete deletion of that character’s profile.
05. Based on their own wishes Frieda Rose and Lara Jade are not available as face claims. They have expressed this in their own ways, please hold up to their wishes.
GRAPHICS[/color][/blockquote][/size]
01. No Pornographic or extremely offensive material is allowed in your signature, your avatar or your custom title.
03. Your signature should NEVER be one giant image, and the staff will ask that it be changed if it stretches the page.
04. There are many members that happily create graphics for your characters. Be sure to give them the appropriate credit in your signature. Do not try to pass it off as your own.
CBOX[/blockquote][/size]
01. NO disrespect for other members in Cbox. Cbox is for fun banter between members and for new people to drop in and say hi.
02. Keep arguments in PM and out of Cbox.
03. Making out, screwing, boozing, or doing drugs in Cbox is not allowed. That’s just silly, come on guys.
04. When Cbox becomes too crazy, travel to the chat room to continue your conversation. Do not flood the Cbox!
ICC[/i][/color][/font][/size][/blockquote]
01. This is for In Character Chat. Please don't clog it up with OOC stuff or roleplaying.
02. No major plots! That's what threads are for. This is for conversing and talking to other people and planning to meet up, but don't roleplay out every little thing.
03. ICC is to be used when trying to get muse, or even waiting for a post! It doesn't take priority over posting!
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