Rules
Aug 7, 2024 13:44:42 GMT -8
Post by Redeim on Aug 7, 2024 13:44:42 GMT -8
[[NOTE: the rules somehow got erased, this is an only slightly edited version from another site I own. It'll be made pretty at some point. For now, please ignore the password request in the character biography]]
☆☆ GENERAL RULES ☆☆
☆ Be polite and respectful to other members. Drama among members is not welcome. If you are having a problem with another member, please send them a private message. If someone is harassing you or the problem cannot be resolved on your own, let an admin know.
☆ If someone requests you put a trigger warning on a post, you will put a trigger warning on that post. This forum is made for people to have fun, and sometimes writing about something dark can be an experience, in writing, in character growth, etc. But be respectful of the other members of this roleplay, please. If a person does not listen to your request, tell a staff member! Please mark the thread title with a TW/CW, and then a short, non-graphic description on the post it happens or on the first post of the thread.
☆ Nothing that breaks Proboards' PG-13 rule. If you really want to go beyond PG-13, then take it to a separate chat please (NOT PMs).
☆ In accordance with the previous rule, please be over 13 and don't lie about it. It's also part of Proboard's rules.
☆ We get sometimes people just can't write a lot of words, and that's fine, we're not strict on this, and hence no word count. Just please do your best to match your partner's post so they aren't posting 600 words each time and you give them the bare minimum.
☆ No life-changing, natural events on this site without staff approval. This means no fires, floods, earthquakes, etc. If it happened in your character's past, however, it is perfectly acceptable.
☆ If someone is making an open thread where they have a somewhat limited range of character types they want it to be open to, make an OOC comment at the end or start of the post. (For example: ((OOC: My character is a high schooler and looking for friends, so I'd like a character that is in the same grade, and has an interest in XYZ.)) )
☆ If someone isn't sure the character they were considering responding to an open thread with is a good fit, ask first (either in cbox or in a private message is fine)
☆ Since one of the members is legally blind, please do not use templates in your posts, or keep them to a minimum (i.e., posting a picture above the reply, or centering the reply).
☆☆ CHARACTER RULES ☆☆
☆ Please make a separate account for each character. If you use the same email, or go to the two little people down in the right hand corner, they will be linked, it keeps life easy.
☆ Please don't have giant signatures to keep the board looking nice.
☆ Any ethnicity is accepted.
☆ When using a face claim, please stick to no one less famous than a Youtuber.
☆ You must have a finished mini-profile before your application is accepted. Your bio can be added to it even before you're done with it. The link will stay the same.
☆ No god-modding. Unless you get permission from the other person, you can only control your characters, no other characters. Just because you told a character to move, don't say they did so. (EX: O He told them to move aside, waiting impatiently to see the other person's reaction. X He told them to move aside, and when they did, he sat down.)
☆ No perfect characters. Your character can't win every fight. You can't have every man/woman falling at your character's feet.
☆ Please post only in third person. This means no "I," "we," or "you," unless it's being spoken or thought.
☆ Background Character vs Hiatus: When you will be gone for a while, or have a character who you don't plan to use for a while, you can let us know via PM you are going on a hiatus. This means that character will not be in any threads, and you will not be expected to log in to them.
However, if you have a character whose story is effectively done, and you don't want the character deleted, but you don't have any other story to give them, or alternatively, they're waiting on a certain want ad to progress their story, you can ask to make them a background character. If the character is a background character, they can still be in threads, but you will not be expected to log in to them, and they will get a member group reassignment to "background character."
☆ Please let a staff member know if you want to kill a character or have them move. Please know if you decide to kill a character, you absolutely cannot bring them back. For moving, we will consider adding a board for them in a new section, but we will want to know why. (did they move for a purpose (school, family dynamic change, etc)?)
☆☆ ACTIVITY ☆☆
☆ Stay active !!! Keeping this site looking active is difficult with only one or two people online. Please try to log in to all your accounts at least once a day. I know sometimes people get busy, though, but please let an admin know if you will be gone for longer than two weeks. Additionally, as long as you stay active, there is no character limit.
☆ If you have not logged in after one month without posting a hiatus, you will be deemed "inactive" and your character will be removed and your threads archived. (Meaning you don't have to be gone forever! We do still want to see all of you!)
☆☆ CHATBOX ☆☆
☆ Please no spamming the chatbox.
☆ Please keep your cursing to a minimum in the cbox. If it gets out of hand, you will be given a warning.
☆ Do not impersonate anyone from the site. Doing so will result in an immediate ban.