Post by ADMIN ARO on Nov 28, 2012 13:26:08 GMT -5
site rules
"I do a good job of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory."
INTRODUCTION
That's right ladies and gentlemen - its that time again. Time to get down to the nitty gritty and lay down the law. If you don't have law your entire world goes crazy, right? Right. So here we go. I'm going to try and keep this as simple as possible so no one gets confused. I'm also going to try and keep it semi-short yet still get in everything you need to know.
CHATBOX
Okay. So this is really easy. Don't spam my chatbox with other websites. I put a lot of effort into this wonderful site and linking to other sites in the chatbox is strictly rude and prohibited. We have an advertising and affiliate section if you want to link to another site, or have your site displayed at the bottom of our forum. That said, your post WILL be deleted if you put a link to another RPG site. Also, try to refrain from chat speak. We know its a chat box, and we accept things like LOL and LMFAO but then there's ones that are like FGHDKGHFSJDFD which no one but you understands and its rather annoying. Please also respect other members and staff. We all work hard to keep this site fun and easy to use. We will absolutely not tolerate cyber bulling, to include harassment, rude behavior, excessive profanity, and general rudeness. If you have any issues with members or staff that are unable to be resolved civilly, please PM a staff member.
POSTING
So this is generally the controversial thing. This site is a semi-advanced RPG site. Therefore, we expect a minimum of 250 words per post. We would appreciate it if you used thread templates, which you can find from a various amount of resource sites like Caution 2.0 or Back to Neverland. Please ensure, though, that your templates are clean and do not stretch the page. Remember, according to Proboards Terms of Service, this site is rated PG 13. This means that all extreme violent and sexual acts will not be permitted to be posted here; if you really want to write out such things, take it to MSN or another source. Otherwise, please make sure to 'black out' extreme sexual acts or be vague with violence.
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Obviously not everyone is a graphics master, but there are plenty of resources of which you can utilize to get pictures for your characters; even basic images will do. Signatures AND icons are required, however. Signatures should be no larger than 500px wide by 300px tall; icons should be no larger than 100px wide by 100px tall. The ultimate discretion with graphics is do not stretch the board. If any graphics stretch the board we will PM you a warning to remove them; if they are not removed within 2 days, we will remove it ourselves.
CHARACTER CREATION[/size]
You have a week to fill out the template provided for the application. Don't change the template - leave it as is. Ensure you're sticking to an even ratio, okay? That means that for every two females you have, please have one male. Otherwise, we'll have a bunch of single females turning lesbian because there are no males for them to shag. Not a good thing, loves. Also, there are to be no Gary/Mary Sues. Everyone has flaws and everyone has strengths; make sure your character isn't an overall perfect being, or an overall poor being. Everyone should have some sort of balance. We accept teen pregnancies, marriages, etc. but please keep in mind that not everyone has an extreme background; it's okay to have a character who has a normal family, normal life. In fact, it's encouraged!
OTHER[/size]
This is pretty much just a reminder that in this big/small world of ours, the reality is how you act towards others does effect how they act towards you. So keep that in mind when talking to members. Also, there will be an activity check every month. We'd like to log on and reply at least once a week unless a legitimate reason is given. If you're going away for a prolonged period of time do two things: post in the absence board, and place the letter in your name so we know when reading threads why you haven't replied. If you don't qualify for the activity check then you will be deleted unless you're considered absent, which is why it's important for you to keep on track. This also applies for not finishing your application: if you don't post your application in 7 days from registering, your account will be deleted.
Welcome to the site, and we thoroughly look forward to getting to know both you and your characters!
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