Regulations

[Violet Schultz]

Follow these to the best of your ability.

M e m b e r s h i p

• You must fill out an application for your character and you must be accepted by an administrator before posting in-character; the lounge and C-Box are open to all accepted/unaccepted members.
  
  
• Once you have been accepted, you can feel free to post anywhere on the forum as long as you keep these rules in mind.
  
  
• Accounts with Canon characters that are inactive for over a period of 30 days will be deleted from the forum, as to make the position available to any seeking visitors. If you decide to return again as an active member, you are always welcome to create another account and go through the application process again.
  
  
• Should you break any of the rules listed in this thread, you will receive a series of warnings. If you should insist on breaking the rules after that then your account will be banned and deleted. Depending on the circumstances of your rule-breaking, the admins may decide to delete your account without warning.
  
  
• All members MUST be 13 years of age or older. Anyone younger than 13 will be deleted, as this is breaking Proboard's Terms of Service.
  
  
• The forum's rating is PG-13. However, we ask that sexual content be kept at a minimum, meaning we expect minimum description in such posts.
  
  
• If you do not submit to Administrative authority in any way, all administrators have the authority to ban you at will. Several offenses include arguing with an Administrator's final judgement of a situation, addressing an Administrator/Moderator disrespectfully, or repeatedly ignoring a ruling from an Administrator. Please understand: You will be immediately and permanently banned from this forum, and your affiliation will be cut.

C r e a t i n g A c c o u n t s

• Please do not use usernames consisting of inappropriate content or random symbols and numbers. If possible, please make your username that of your character name so that we can easily identify you. If we spot usernames with "11111" or "#$%^", then the account will be deleted.
  
  
• Please limit yourself to four accounts. Of course, we have ways of checking to see how many accounts each member has, so please do not try and get around this rule, it will only annoy us.
  
  
• If you decide at one point that you want to leave the forum for some reason or another then you may of course, delete your own account. However, we would appreciate a PM or some type of notification beforehand. If something has happened that has caused you to leave, we may be able to help work things out or at minimum we will know that you are indeed leaving.

[Violet Schultz]

C h a r a c t e r s

• Please do not create perfect characters. Everyone has weaknesses, no one is perfect. If your character fits the name "Mary-Sue" or "Billy-Joe" then this is probably a sign that your character would fall under this category. Just don't create them.
  
  
• Canons are available for use; however, certain of the most popular canons are to be reserved for members with more advanced writing skill. Note that this is an intermediate-advanced RPG.
  
  
• Please do not God-Mod. This is when you control the actions of another character without their input or permission. It is also when you act overly powerful with your character. Remember that in real life, we do not always avoid injury or harm, and so your character should reflect this as much as possible. On the flip side, in real life, we are not always in a state of constant illness. Try and keep a balance between these two spectrums. The only time God-Modding is allowed is if the character doesn't really exist on the forum.
  
  
• Your characters can be children if desired. Make sure, however, that you are able to role-play them decently and at an intermediate to advanced level. Please note: Members may not have animals as characters.
  
  
• Make sure to read through the plot. Then, when creating your character, carefully choose your member group. Though it can be changed after time, it is important that you understand which side your character is on.
  
  
• At any time, you are allowed to kill off your character. However...this does not mean that you have to delete your account. If you do decide to kill off your character then you can post another application for a different character under the same account and simply change your display name. Make sure to notify an admin before killing off your character so we are aware of it. On another note, you may not kill anyone's character unless you have the permission from them. You can request permission through the PM system.

P o s t i n g

• No ONE-LINERS! Your posts must be at least one paragraph in length, consisting of 8-10 sentences. Any shorter and you will be asked to modify it. If you continue to post short posts that are beneath the posting requirement you will be warned then banned and deleted if you persist. Anyone can come up with a good 8-10 sentences.
  
  
• Post in third person past tense. Here is an example for you to use as a guideline.
  
  Bad Post: "I walk up to Jane and ask her if she wants to go see a movie."
  
  Good Post: Mark walked up to Jane and asked her if she wanted to go see a movie.
  
  
• Please do not double post. If you need to modify your post, use the "modify" feature.
  
  
• Make sure to use the "Spell Check" button. It is there to help you, we all make spelling errors sometimes, so please use it before submitting your post.
  
  
• Try to keep threads organized, post in an "A,B,C" fashion so people in your threads aren't left out.
  
  
• If you want a closed thread then please add the word "closed" in your thread like so:
  
  
  ooc: tag; closed
  
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  The horizontal rule button is located in the tag section of your post, the third button from the left on the top row next to the color selection drop-down bar. This will help others know if they can post in your thread. You should only add a closed tag if you wish to role-play with just one other person. Unless the "closed" tag is in your post, it will be assumed that your post is "open" or open for anyone else to join into it if they wish.
  
  
• If you are going to have threads based on romance please make sure you post more than just "Sue kissed Mark". Really people, romance is a lot more than just kissing, make it interesting. Threads like this will be locked and moved to the archives.
  
  
• Please do not create threads that discuss inappropriate material such as pornography, cutting, suicide, or anything similar. We do realize that these issues occur on a daily basis, but this forum is not a "help" forum, and we are not qualified to help anyone with these issues.
  
  
• To gain access to the Application Information board, you must remember the keyword 'starfire'. The purpose of placing the key in the forum rules is to "encourage" all members to review the rules before beginning. Don't stop reading here; the consequences of failing to follow any of these rules will result in severe discipline.
  
  
• When you are finished with a thread, then please put "The End" somewhere in the last post. This will help us know to move the thread into the archives so that the boards stay uncluttered and free of, old, dead, or finished threads. Even if the thread isn't finished, but has died, or the posters have lost interest, it would be appreciated if you added "move to archive" somewhere in the thread.

[Violet Schultz]

I m a g e s & G r a p h i c s

• Signatures are to be no larger than 475 x 175 pixels. The only exception is if you want to include a couple lines of text in addition to your picture. If this is the case, please have no more than three lines of text.
  
  
• Nudity or pornography of any kind is prohibited, even if it is only suggested. This is a violation of Proboards Terms of Service which you agree upon when registering for the forum. Any images that we see that fall under this category will be removed from your profile and you will be sent a warning.
  
  
• You are not required to have a signature or avatar, but it makes role-playing with your character easier for other people posting with you. Simply because it helps to know what your posting companion's character looks like.
  
  
• Do not hot link your images. Upload them to your own host. If we spot hot linked images then they will be removed and you will be warned.

Thank you to
Bruce Wayne from
Gotham: City of Darkness
for the use of this list.