Post by Phosphorus on Dec 27, 2008 18:56:13 GMT -5
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x. Out of Character
--->Respect
Please respect your fellow members. There should not be any derogatory comments made towards anyone that is out of character.
--->Staff
The banana is here to keep you set to the guidelines and everything runs smoothly. They do not think themselves as gods and do not expect to be treated as such. Nonetheless, they do expect respect, for they are the banana of this forum.. If you have a qualm with one of the banana members please PM them or another banana member so that things may be settled in a decent manner. Don't go off doing something that may dig your hole deeper.
--->Signatures
Please do not use any images that may stretch the board horizontally. There's more lenience towards vertical stretching, though we don't want to see walls of text. If there is a problem, you will be pmed and asked to fix whatever may be wrong with your signature. If an immediate fix is required, your sig will be removed and a you will be noted as to why.
--->Proper English
It's rather lovely. No chatspeak/wolfspeak. I mean, you don't have to use absolute perfect English, but make sure people can understand you. Try to avoid walls of text and don't forget proper capitalization and punctuation.
--->Swearing
I could really care less. We won't judge you if your character likes to swear a lot. Unless of course you're cussing another member out. That's unacceptable and will earn you a warning and perhaps a short or perma ban.
--->Spam
Don't do it. If you're trying to get attention brought to whatever thread of yours, don't persistently bump it. We will lock it.
--->READ.
Know what's going on. If you're confused, contact the member and inquire. Don't forget to read all of the information posts. If this becomes a problem I'm going to have to lace the rules and information posts with passwords that are constantly being changed.
xx. In Character
--->150 Word Minimum
As of June 1, 2009 there is a 150 word minimum on all roleplaying posts. This is so that we can have some good quality posts as opposed to boring one liners. For your benefit there is a word counter included at the bottom of any page. Use this to your advantage.
--->Not posting
If you haven't posted for a long while and the thread ran off without you, well... It's not our fault. Forum roleplay may be considered slower, but not everyone has the patience of a god. If you're going to be away for any long length of time, just tell us.
Not posting for a long time does not mean the person hasn't posted for a day. Be reasonable. I suggest coming up with some sort of a posting order to keep things organized.
--->Get Permission
Be sure you speak with whoever the owner of whatever character before having yours go off and kill and/or rape them or anything of that magnitude.
xxx. Characters
--->Godly characters
Please don't have super invincible characters. Everyone has their flaws, make sure they're brought out.
--->Hogwarts Houses
Your character was put in a certain house for a reason. Let's try not to have any extremely cunning characters in Hufflepuff or extremely brave, selfless characters in Slytherin. Not that these are absolutely impossible, just keep that in mind. There's nothing wrong with having a corrupt character that isn't a Slytherin, of course.
--->Harry Potter
No. You can't roleplay him. Or Ron. Or Hermione. Or any other character except for perhaps some teachers. Sorry, but I'm not a fan of canon roleplays at all. Don't like it? Then go read some fanfiction or join another roleplay.
--->Offspring of canon characters
No.
--->Color
When updating your characters' profiles (yes, this is allowed for characters do develop), please change the color of whatever text you updated. I don't want excuses of 'you don't know how' either, because it's easy. [ color = red ] woords
--->Liquid Time and Multiple Characters
Meaning, one character in more than one thread is allowed. It is your job to keep track of your characters, however. Not ours.
You are also allowed to have more than one of your characters per thread.
xxxx. Other Tidbits
--->Character Limit
There isn't one. You're allowed to have as many as you think you can handle. Likewise, you don't have to have a new account for each additional character you make.
--->Inactivity
Is very upsetting. 3: If you're not interested anymore, tell us before wandering off.
--->Plot
Feel free to work out your own plot. There are currently no 'main characters' or central themes to TTAUtNS, so you may create your own and invite others to join them. If you have a bigger plot in mind, run it by the mods and other people in the designated forum, please!
Rules are subject to change at any time
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