Post by Admin Deryn on Jul 2, 2013 13:52:44 GMT -6
UNITE FORUM RULES
SECTION ONE: REGISTRATION, NEW CHARACTERS, AND PLAYBYS.
1) When registering, your username should be in the firstnamelastname format, example: freddiemercury. This reduces confusion when PMing and such.
2) After registering, your display name should be Firstname Lastname, example: Freddie Mercury. No special characters or strange capitalization without a good reason and staff approval.
3) You must post an application within 24 hours of registering. Even if you do not finish the application, in which case you can put WIP in the title bar and staff will wait until it is done.
4) Staff will try to approve applications within 48 hours. If it has been less than two days since you posted your application, DO NOT PESTER STAFF. Please understand that we are normal people with busy lives, as well.
5) You must have one male character for every three female characters.
6) After your application is approved, you must post your playby in the claims section.
7) Playbys must be celebrities (no Tumblr celebrities or the like, but actors/singers/etc.) No cartoons, anime, etc. playbys.
8) Playbys can be stolen after 1 month with no RP posts, or 2 weeks without logging in, if the claiming member does not have a missing note.
9) If you really, really, really want a playby that is already taken by an active member, you can try PMing them and asking to also use the playby. If they approve it, your character will be added beside theirs on the playby list. If they say no, do not complain to staff.
10) If you do not post in the face claim and are caught using graphics with a celebrity, claimed or unclaimed, the graphics will be removed and you will be asked to claim a celebrity.
11) You cannot bring back a dead character, unless you resurrect them as a ghost or vampire, which must be approved by staff before the death. If they die, you can't decide a month later to bring them back.
SECTION TWO: ACTIVITY AND MISSING
1) To be considered an active member, each of your characters must make at least three posts a month.
2) If any of your characters become inactive, you will be given one month to make the activity level, or your character will be deleted.
3) To avoid deletion, if you will be gone for any significant amount of time (generally over a few days,) please most in the MISSING section.
4) If you have special circumstances (plot requirements, for example) and cannot make activity with one of your characters, PM staff and we will work with you.
SECTION THREE: GENERAL CONDUCT
1) Be respectful of other members. This means no name calling, no slandering, no excluding from conversations, etc.
2) be respectful of staff. We are regular people with regular lives, as well. If there is something you need, PM the Admin account. We will PM you back within 48 hours.
3) No offensive material. Offensive material includes but is not limited to:
- Pornography (even in text)
- Excessive cursing
- Self Harm/Suicide
- Drugs
- Religion promoting/bashing.
Staff will determine on a case-by-case basis whether specific content warrants warning or banning.
4) The secret word is Bangarang.
5) Do not plagiarize. This includes, but is not limited to, copy/pasting from other sites, stealing graphics, and stealing other member's posts. Not only is this disrespectful, it is illegal.
6) Follow all Proboards rules. Staff will not hesitate to report members and IP addresses to Proboards if we feel you are breaking rules or laws.
SECTION FOUR: ROLEPLAYING
1) All RP posts must be at least 150 words.
2} Roleplaying should be done in the third person. Examples:
WRONG: I walked into the bar.
RIGHT: Freddie walked into the bar.
3) Proper grammar must be used in all posts, RP and OOC.
4) For further RP rules, visit the RP GUIDE.
SECTION FIVE: CONSEQUENCES
1) Staff will always make the final decision about infractions.
2) Do not argue with the final decision.
3) Staff will decide which course of action is best. For minor things, like forgetting to post in the face claim, you will be asked to correct the error. For R-Rated posts or continued disrespect of others, you will be warned and possibly banned.
4)Repeat offenders will have their IP banned, as well as reported to Proboards.