Post by Christine Daae on Jan 18, 2012 12:42:43 GMT -5
I hold the right to change these rules at any time (though I won't do so without posting an announcement about it, and I doubt I will change them unless I absolutely have to).
Basic Rules
-Respect your fellow members. I will not stand for any forms of racism, sexism, or anything extremely offensive towards other members. It's uncalled for. If you have a problem with the member, please do not bring it onto the board.
-If you get into an argument with another member please take it to PM.
-Things can be bent to fit, just if it's too far out of the realm of possibility, please message me about it.
-NO CHAT SPEAK WHATSOEVER. You may use it in the CBox, but that is the ONLY place. NEVER in posts. You do not know how irritating it is.
-Spellcheck, it's a handy little thing. Use it
-If you use OOC in a post, please make it clear.
-No pornography.
-Minimal profanity, please. You may use it, yes, but please do not go overboard. I realize that some people find profanity offensive or rude, please respect their feelings.
-Your display name must be the first and last name of your character. Period.
-I ask that you please respect the staff. This includes graphic personalizers, moderators, global moderators, admin, etc., etc. We're here to help you with things and make this site worth while.
-Feel free to suggest things, that is what the suggestion box is for. I love to hear from you all about things that would improve the RPG.
-You may not kill another character without the player's permission.
-NO GODMODING/POWERPLAYING. I will give examples if you do not know what it is.
BAD - Bob threw a stone at Ed, it hit him in the eye and he fell to the ground.
No! Not good! You CANNOT control other characters. That is the reason they have a player. It should've been like this.
GOOD - Bob threw a stone at Ed, hoping to hit him in the eye and possibly cause him to fall to the ground.
-YOUR CHARACTER CANNOT BE PERFECT; GIVE IT SOME FLAWS. END OF STORY.
-Keep things in the time setting! This is Paris, France in the late 1800s. People aren't going to be driving around in cars or wearing miniskirts and halter tops. Horses and carriages or walking are your means of trasnportation, as well as a train depot. Clothes.. Women wore bustle dresses with corsets, petticoats, etc., etc. Men usually wore a suit of some kind, cravat, and such. Also, propriety was a large subject. Manners were important. Though if your character completely rebels against this, fine with me. Just realize that typical ladies and gentlemen followed propriety rules.
-Romantic relationships are allowed, yes. Sex, yes (althought like said above, propriety-wise women would not lose their virginity until they were married) but please make sure that if your thread contains sexual content (some people find this disgusting and/or inappropriate, please respect that) please label the thread with an [R]. If I find any threads containing sexual content that are not labelled, I will add it in myself. Also, pregnancies are allowed but you must contact the admins before certifying that your character is pregnant.
-If a couple becomes engaged, tell the ADMINS so she can go and change the things needed to be changed. Also, I do not want to make romantic relationships difficult so I am not going to emphasize the whole 'marrying into someone higher than your status' or anything like that. It makes things quite difficult.
-Violence is allowed as well. Again, if it becomes graphic please label it with an [R].
-Mini-plots (drama) between two or more characters IS allowed. If it involves something major that would change the site (or site plot) in an extreme way, please contact a staff member (preferrably the admins).
Signatures
-Signatures must not exceed 600 x 350. I do not want anything stretching the board. If you do stretch the board, I will remove your signature (but I will save the contents) and PM you to tell you. You will not receive a warning for this unless it becomes extremely excessive.
Rule Breaking
-Rule breaking involves being in character and out of character. Breaking rules will involve two warnings and a ban. I'm being very lenient on the warnings. I won't give warnings out for stupid things either, guys.
First & Second Offense - Warnings
Third Offense - Two day ban.
Fourth Offense - Week ban.
Fifth Offense - Permanent I.P. ban from The Angel of the Opera
Please DO NOT make accounts with different usernames because one was banned. It makes me angry.
That's all. Sorry it was a bit long, but I wanted to cover everything because I don't want anyone getting banned. ;D
Basic Rules
-Respect your fellow members. I will not stand for any forms of racism, sexism, or anything extremely offensive towards other members. It's uncalled for. If you have a problem with the member, please do not bring it onto the board.
-If you get into an argument with another member please take it to PM.
-Things can be bent to fit, just if it's too far out of the realm of possibility, please message me about it.
-NO CHAT SPEAK WHATSOEVER. You may use it in the CBox, but that is the ONLY place. NEVER in posts. You do not know how irritating it is.
-Spellcheck, it's a handy little thing. Use it
-If you use OOC in a post, please make it clear.
-No pornography.
-Minimal profanity, please. You may use it, yes, but please do not go overboard. I realize that some people find profanity offensive or rude, please respect their feelings.
-Your display name must be the first and last name of your character. Period.
-I ask that you please respect the staff. This includes graphic personalizers, moderators, global moderators, admin, etc., etc. We're here to help you with things and make this site worth while.
-Feel free to suggest things, that is what the suggestion box is for. I love to hear from you all about things that would improve the RPG.
-You may not kill another character without the player's permission.
-NO GODMODING/POWERPLAYING. I will give examples if you do not know what it is.
BAD - Bob threw a stone at Ed, it hit him in the eye and he fell to the ground.
No! Not good! You CANNOT control other characters. That is the reason they have a player. It should've been like this.
GOOD - Bob threw a stone at Ed, hoping to hit him in the eye and possibly cause him to fall to the ground.
-YOUR CHARACTER CANNOT BE PERFECT; GIVE IT SOME FLAWS. END OF STORY.
-Keep things in the time setting! This is Paris, France in the late 1800s. People aren't going to be driving around in cars or wearing miniskirts and halter tops. Horses and carriages or walking are your means of trasnportation, as well as a train depot. Clothes.. Women wore bustle dresses with corsets, petticoats, etc., etc. Men usually wore a suit of some kind, cravat, and such. Also, propriety was a large subject. Manners were important. Though if your character completely rebels against this, fine with me. Just realize that typical ladies and gentlemen followed propriety rules.
-Romantic relationships are allowed, yes. Sex, yes (althought like said above, propriety-wise women would not lose their virginity until they were married) but please make sure that if your thread contains sexual content (some people find this disgusting and/or inappropriate, please respect that) please label the thread with an [R]. If I find any threads containing sexual content that are not labelled, I will add it in myself. Also, pregnancies are allowed but you must contact the admins before certifying that your character is pregnant.
-If a couple becomes engaged, tell the ADMINS so she can go and change the things needed to be changed. Also, I do not want to make romantic relationships difficult so I am not going to emphasize the whole 'marrying into someone higher than your status' or anything like that. It makes things quite difficult.
-Violence is allowed as well. Again, if it becomes graphic please label it with an [R].
-Mini-plots (drama) between two or more characters IS allowed. If it involves something major that would change the site (or site plot) in an extreme way, please contact a staff member (preferrably the admins).
Signatures
-Signatures must not exceed 600 x 350. I do not want anything stretching the board. If you do stretch the board, I will remove your signature (but I will save the contents) and PM you to tell you. You will not receive a warning for this unless it becomes extremely excessive.
Rule Breaking
-Rule breaking involves being in character and out of character. Breaking rules will involve two warnings and a ban. I'm being very lenient on the warnings. I won't give warnings out for stupid things either, guys.
First & Second Offense - Warnings
Third Offense - Two day ban.
Fourth Offense - Week ban.
Fifth Offense - Permanent I.P. ban from The Angel of the Opera
Please DO NOT make accounts with different usernames because one was banned. It makes me angry.
That's all. Sorry it was a bit long, but I wanted to cover everything because I don't want anyone getting banned. ;D