Post by JERICHA on Aug 22, 2013 19:44:57 GMT -5
the rules
thinking about joining run away with you? well, we hope that you do! i will try to keep the rules as brief and as simple as possible because i know we all hate reading them. what admin says goes, however we do try to be as flexible as we can.
getting started
• your username can be whatever you'd like it to be, however please make your display name your characters first middle last, all in lowercase letters.
• when applying, there are two different applications to pick from, freestyle and traditional. obviously everything needs to be filled out in order for it to be accepted.
• when posting your app, please make sure the subject line reads last name, first middle (last name should be capitalized, first and middle lowercase).
• if you are posting an unfinished app, please remember to put wip in the subject line. remove the wip when you are finished. you have seven days to complete a wip before it is moved to the archives.
• be original with your characters, but not so over the top they are unbelievable. also, no one's perfect, so let's not make them that way.
• all students must be between the ages of 14 and 19.
• there is no character limit, but you must keep them active. please try to balance the female to male ratio. i understand that some people play one gender better, but if we have an overflow of one gender, there may be a ban until the other catches up.
• if you are a current member and make another character, all of your characters must be active.
• activity is defined as at least one post per character every two weeks (meaning a total of 2 posts a month, or more of course)
• a post is defined as an actual thread, not anything that falls under social media or games.
• admin has the right to refuse any character! that also means we have the right to pend characters and ask for more detail, changes, etc.
• do not pm admin or post in cbox that your app is finished. we check the board daily, so you will never have to wait more than 24 hours to be accepted.
BAN ON CERTAIN PLAY BY'S
• certain celebrities have asked that we not use their faces and we must respect that. the following are not allowed to be used.
• when applying, there are two different applications to pick from, freestyle and traditional. obviously everything needs to be filled out in order for it to be accepted.
• when posting your app, please make sure the subject line reads last name, first middle (last name should be capitalized, first and middle lowercase).
• if you are posting an unfinished app, please remember to put wip in the subject line. remove the wip when you are finished. you have seven days to complete a wip before it is moved to the archives.
• be original with your characters, but not so over the top they are unbelievable. also, no one's perfect, so let's not make them that way.
• all students must be between the ages of 14 and 19.
• there is no character limit, but you must keep them active. please try to balance the female to male ratio. i understand that some people play one gender better, but if we have an overflow of one gender, there may be a ban until the other catches up.
• if you are a current member and make another character, all of your characters must be active.
• activity is defined as at least one post per character every two weeks (meaning a total of 2 posts a month, or more of course)
• a post is defined as an actual thread, not anything that falls under social media or games.
• admin has the right to refuse any character! that also means we have the right to pend characters and ask for more detail, changes, etc.
• do not pm admin or post in cbox that your app is finished. we check the board daily, so you will never have to wait more than 24 hours to be accepted.
BAN ON CERTAIN PLAY BY'S
• certain celebrities have asked that we not use their faces and we must respect that. the following are not allowed to be used.
claims
• before making a character, please make sure to check the face claim board to see if the play by you want is open.
• all play by's must be famous. that does include internet famous people. you may not use anime, drawings, selfies, or pictures from your friends.
• all play by's must be realistic! do not play johnny depp as a 14 year old unless you are going to use very young pictures of him. celebrities used must be over the age of 13 as per TOS.
• everything here is first come first serve, however you can reserve a face for seven days for your application. you may also reserve a face for a want ad you are listing.
• once accepted, you have five days to get your mandatory claims done. after that, it's up for grabs. that means if another member makes a character using your characters face and you haven't claimed it, you must pick a new face.
• be original with your characters, but not so over the top they are unbelievable. also, no one's perfect, so let's not make them that way.
• all play by's must be famous. that does include internet famous people. you may not use anime, drawings, selfies, or pictures from your friends.
• all play by's must be realistic! do not play johnny depp as a 14 year old unless you are going to use very young pictures of him. celebrities used must be over the age of 13 as per TOS.
• everything here is first come first serve, however you can reserve a face for seven days for your application. you may also reserve a face for a want ad you are listing.
• once accepted, you have five days to get your mandatory claims done. after that, it's up for grabs. that means if another member makes a character using your characters face and you haven't claimed it, you must pick a new face.
• be original with your characters, but not so over the top they are unbelievable. also, no one's perfect, so let's not make them that way.
roleplaying
• we are an intermediate site. with that said, we do except newbies. after all, we all had to start somewhere.
• there is a 200 word minimum word count. that's not that hard to do, it's really just two paragraphs. this is not a quickfire site, so give the posts some substance.
• for the love of all that is holy, please use proper grammar. do not use chat speak in your posts!!! i do not want to see yolo or lol in your post! obviously if your character is speaking they may use slang, but the thoughts behind the post should be literate and proper. spell check is your friend.
• respect, have it! bottom line is this, i'm big on respect. treat others the way you wish to be treated. if you have a problem with another member and can't get over it, contact an admin and we can moderate for you. disrespect and harassment will not be tolerated and will result in a permanent ban from the site.
• no godmodding, using force, controlling, etc of someone else's character. sure there are times when you have to use a little power play, but please check with the member first to make sure it's okay.
• in a group thread, wait your turn! we all learned how to stand in line in kindergarten and they say patience is a virtue. i understand we get excited to move a plot along, but seriously, wait your turn to post.
• posting a hiatus. obviously life is hectic and real whereas rping is not. we totally understand that things happen and sometimes you need a break. please post a hiatus as soon as you can. let us know about how long you will be gone, if it's a full hiatus (meaning no posting) or a partial (meaning you can post but they will be slow). any hiatus longer than seven days will be reviewed by admin and will be decided on a case by case basis.
• with that said, we have the right to conduct random activity checks. any character not logged into or posted for 2 weeks are at risk for deletion without warning.
• there is a 200 word minimum word count. that's not that hard to do, it's really just two paragraphs. this is not a quickfire site, so give the posts some substance.
• for the love of all that is holy, please use proper grammar. do not use chat speak in your posts!!! i do not want to see yolo or lol in your post! obviously if your character is speaking they may use slang, but the thoughts behind the post should be literate and proper. spell check is your friend.
• respect, have it! bottom line is this, i'm big on respect. treat others the way you wish to be treated. if you have a problem with another member and can't get over it, contact an admin and we can moderate for you. disrespect and harassment will not be tolerated and will result in a permanent ban from the site.
• no godmodding, using force, controlling, etc of someone else's character. sure there are times when you have to use a little power play, but please check with the member first to make sure it's okay.
• in a group thread, wait your turn! we all learned how to stand in line in kindergarten and they say patience is a virtue. i understand we get excited to move a plot along, but seriously, wait your turn to post.
• posting a hiatus. obviously life is hectic and real whereas rping is not. we totally understand that things happen and sometimes you need a break. please post a hiatus as soon as you can. let us know about how long you will be gone, if it's a full hiatus (meaning no posting) or a partial (meaning you can post but they will be slow). any hiatus longer than seven days will be reviewed by admin and will be decided on a case by case basis.
• with that said, we have the right to conduct random activity checks. any character not logged into or posted for 2 weeks are at risk for deletion without warning.
graphics
• we encourage graphics and advanced coding here! you must have at least an avatar or signature for each character.
• avatar max sizing is 175px by 300px. signature max sizing is 500px by 600px. do not stretch my board. max sizing for templates is 500px wide. the height is your choice.
• if you are not skilled in photoshop or other graphic programs, we may have a member shop open so check that out for all your graphic needs. if there is no shop open on site, places like caution have them.
• as per TOS, no nudity or faces under the age of 13 are allowed in your graphics.
• avatar max sizing is 175px by 300px. signature max sizing is 500px by 600px. do not stretch my board. max sizing for templates is 500px wide. the height is your choice.
• if you are not skilled in photoshop or other graphic programs, we may have a member shop open so check that out for all your graphic needs. if there is no shop open on site, places like caution have them.
• as per TOS, no nudity or faces under the age of 13 are allowed in your graphics.
ooc & cbox
OOC CHATBOX
• all conversation is to be at a pg-13 rating as per proboards tos. constant swearing is not allowed and we should all be mature enough to control our fingers and think before we type. with that said, there's nothing wrong with an occasional swear, but there is no reason to constantly drop fbombs.
• with inappropriate topics of conversation in ooc chatbox. guests see this and quite honestly it’s a deterrent. so, topics of sexual or sensitive nature need to stop immediately!
• cbox is not a place to spew your personal problems. yes, by all means talk about life, but when you start to use it as a personal therapy forum you have crossed the line. our guests don't want to hear about our problems.
• respect as a whole. we tend to get a little excited when we have a potential new member in cbox. stop and think about if you were that new person and you saw some conversation going on that could cause you to feel uncomfortable.
• respect for each other. I know sometimes we love to joke around and call each other names because it’s the dynamic, however again it comes down to guest seeing this and they don’t know that necessarily. All they see is name calling and I certainly wouldn’t want to join a site where people treat each other poorly.
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• character drama! we love it, that's what fuels a site, but sometimes it gets a little out of hand and people start to feel uncomfortable. keep things realistic and right under the line of going too far.
• ooc drama carried through! do not bring your ooc issues in through your characters. certain characters are going to clash, it's inevitable but there is a very fine line between that and seeing personal issues come through in your characters. obviously not everyone is going to get along ooc but i expect that everyone will treat each other with respect and that includes in character chatting. by all means if characters don't get along plot it out, but when it goes too far and people start getting uncomfortable it's gone too far.
• power playing! Do not do it! No one has the right to power play another person’s character. I should not have to explain what power playing is to anyone. So, if you want to see something happen, then you must contact that member prior.
• sensitive topics! This refers to life experience and things that we as individuals may have gone through or are dealing with. Since this is a real life site, it is guaranteed that something on site will be something someone is going through or has gone through and could potentially be a trigger. If a member asks you not to reference their character in a certain situation, that means stop immediately, no further discussion.
• a continuation of sensitive topics! Constant discussion of sex and insinuation of hooking up during chat is not only out of hand but uncomfortable. This includes incessant flirting. We get it, people hook up, but when you have x number of people in a chat and two of them are talking about how they’re going to hook up in ten minutes, no one wants to hear all that.
• hogging, glomming, being overbearing! This means do not take over the chatbox. engage everyone who is in icc in a conversation. There should not be several different conversations going on in the same chat room. You can distinguish talking to one particular character by using pm @ character name prior to the message but as a whole, everyone should be talking to each other.
• ic chatting does not replace threading! Bottom line, this is not a rapid fire site and chatbox is used to get to know each other (as characters) and develop plots but those plots need to be threaded out.
issues in any cbox
if you have an issue with another member/character, please approach them out of chat box, so in a pm or a their im if you have it. be respectful and i expect the other person to do the same. if whatever the issue is cannot be resolved, come to me and i will find a way to resolve it. if you do not feel comfortable discussing it with that member, then by all means come to me and i will again find a way to resolve the conflict. we may not always agree, but again respect here says that we have the right to agree to disagree. that means in that situation we drop the subject and move on, on a neutral plain.
consequences
bottom line, it's not hard to follow the rules! if i have to intervene, i expect that my final decision is obeyed (for lack of a better word) without issue. if at any time i feel as though rules are not being followed or there are recurring issues, i reserve the right to at any time shut down all chatboxes, both ooc and icc. i hope we never have to come to this, but i am not going to pay money to have members feel uncomfortable/potential members feel uncomfortable.
if I have to talk to the same member about the same issues then I reserve the right to ban them (all characters) from any chatbox necessary.
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rating and tos
• this site is rated pg-13
• we follow proboards tos, so please do not violate them!
• you must be at least 13 years of age to rp here, no exceptions.
• we follow proboards tos, so please do not violate them!
• you must be at least 13 years of age to rp here, no exceptions.