x THE RULES

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the rules
you must read the rules completely in order to gain the acceptance password

001. Literate. 300+ words each post.
002. Respect Staff
003. Use Proper Grammar.
004. Place rating on thread if it surpasses PG13.
005. Image wise, PG13. Anime/Real people are allowed.
006. No Plagiarism.
007. No Godmoding.
008. No Powerplaying.
009. No Spamming.
010. No Out of Character Insults.
011. Must be active!
012. Restricted banner size.
013. No Out of Character discrimination.
014. No OOC/IC cross.
015. Required posts for second character.
016. Have Fun!

banning system

The Admin is the only one with the ability to ban people.

You get 1 strike for each rule broken. If you reach 3 strikes, you are suspended from the site for a period of time (Me and my staff will decide how long). When your suspension is over, you will be on parole for a period of 6 months. If you break a rule during those six months, you are banned from the site for a complete year. When the year is over, you are allowed back into the site. You’re going to be watched, to determine if you learned your lesson. If you break a rule again, you are banned permanently from the site.

Notice how I give you two more chances after your first suspension. I found it only fair, but I can be pushed to change this system if I find it’s taken for granted. So in summary:

3 strikes, suspended from the site for a period of time. Suspension is over, parole for 6 months. Break a rule during those six months, banned for 1 year. Back from your one year vacation. Break a rule again, you’re banned for good.

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001. Literate. 300+ words each post.
Many love reading detailed, somewhat long posts. You don't have to be perfect here, as we do offer roleplay help. We require that you write at least 300+ words long. If you can write more, so be it! We encourage writers, and young beginners to explore their creativity, and go all out. If you need help, PM anyone in the staff section, and I'm sure they'll give you some helpful roleplaying tips.

002. Respect Staff
That means no insulting, or any kind of disrespect. We’re civil people and don’t need to sink low into silly petty fights. You are to respect my staff, as well as the members. My staff is to respect the members, and not use their power to order, and boss people around. If you have a problem, PM me or any other of my staff.

003. Use Proper Grammar.
Use proper grammar and spelling to the best of your ability. There will be no chat-speak allowed In Character. If seen, this shall be given a warning. There is a spell check available for you to use, so use it. It doesn't require much work, just clicking and correcting.

004. Rate thread if over PG13
You are allowed to roleplay mature content, but please state it in the title of the thread. 13 year olds, probably mature, sign up here. I cannot control that. But if the thread states that it is mature, and they enter it anyway, it is on their hands. However, I will not allow mature sites be advertised here.

005. PG13 Images Only
Concerning images, please keep everything PG-13. No inappropriate images are allowed. This means images that have personal areas in a man/woman showing. Anime images are allowed because we understand how hard it is to find the right celebrity claim to fit a fantasy character. Celebrity faces are allowed, as well.

006. No Plagiarism.
Plagiarism of any artwork or fanwork is not welcomed. Don’t do it! If I found out that you have, you’ll be banned by your IP address and not welcomed on the board ever again. I will not have the board suffer if you are caught by the owner of the image/story/idea/whatever without given permission to use.

007. No Godmoding.
It’s boring to have a character that can never die, never lose, never bleed, or never get hurt. It also pisses a few people off, if you catch my drift. It’s like using cheat codes in a video game, to make it easier. It sucks out the fun out of everything. So, don’t play a god, kays?

008. No Powerplaying.
Power playing is controlling another character's movements without the authors permission. This starts up a problem, because the author who's character was moved around a roleplay thread without permission will get pissed off and probably insult you. Which will have you come running to staff to make that author get punished, but end up getting punished yourself because it turns out the author had some sort of right (even if insulting is not the way to go) power playing is not tolerated, nor will it be over looked. (the first part of the acceptance password is - wolf)

009. No Spamming.
We have a board for you to affiliate your own website, nobody wants to see the link spammed everywhere. It’s annoying, and seems a bit too desperate. If you want to affiliate with us, PM me and I shall add your site to our affiliate. Otherwise, use the affliate board here. However, your site must not break rule #7. You are allowed One Link per site. If I see the same link posted somewhere else, it will be erased and you shall gain a strike.

010. No Out of Character Insults.
Do not insult anybody what so ever. You are expected to have a mature attitude towards situations. We will not allow a member to insult another without a proper warning. If you break this rule more then once, you will be suspended for a six month period. If you break the rule upon your return, you will be banned from the site. In Character feuds are encouraged, however out of character arguments are just unnecessary.

011. Must be active!
We do want active members. If you sign up, you are expected to have posted up somewhere in a week or so. Otherwise, your account will be deleted. We will do activity checks, and what not. Remember, to have an active site....the members have to be active as well. It isn't always the admin's job.

012. Restricted Banner Size.
Concerning banner width, I don't want anything large enough to stretch the site and make it look out of place. All banners shall be on watch - and if a staff member finds a banner is stretching the site - you shall be PMed about it. (If the PM isn't polite, report it to me, please) - If you happen to ignore the PM about said banner, I shall change it myself.

013. No Out of Character discrimination.
No discrimination against sexuality. This will not be tolerated out of character. Everybody has their right to be in this board, doesn't matter if they are gay, bisexual, or lesbian, black or white, hispanic etc etc.

014. No OOC/IC cross.
If something happened with your character in role-play, don’t take it by heart Out of character. Take in mind we aren’t our character, we’re just the writers. The same thing with taking something OOC into IC. Anything that happens OOC stays in OOC, and whatever happens IC, stays in IC. So, say if a character doesn't like your character, OOC wise - it doesn't mean the author of said character hates you and vise-versa.

015. Have 25 Posts in your original Account
People go on a character frenzy - creating dozens of characters, accounts and profiles, then failing to keep up with all of them. It is now required, as a rule, that you have twenty five (25) posts on your original account, just to sign up as another character. You'll need fifty on the original account, and twenty five on the second account to create a third account. Got it?

016. Have Fun!
That's the most important thing. Don't allow fights to rain over your roleplay, and don't let things bug you...if they're out of your hands. Staff is here to help, we offer a friendly environment, so please, enjoy yourself while you are here. We encourage it. (the second part of the password is - bane)