Post by Formorian Carlisle on Nov 4, 2008 18:19:47 GMT -5
[/color]Joining & Being A Member
Please post all your characters in our Tracker thread so we can keep track of who plays who, and how many characters you have on the board.
One character per account! We will not allow anyone to have more than one person on each of their accounts. There will be an exception with twins & children, but you will need to PM the admins about making an account with twins.
If you join please be an active and friendly member. No one likes a grouch who complains all the time. Also, being active makes a role play! If you are going to go on a trip or something like that please let us know in the going away thread in the out of character section. I will also hold activity checks periodically.
No fighting or cursing in the OOC area! It's okay if your characters do it, that makes role playing fun. But don't curse out other members. I do not tolerate such behavior and you will be deleted right away.
No Mary-Sues or Gary-Stues! They are extremely annoying and aren't very fun to roleplay with. How do you know if you character is a Mary-Sue you may ask? Well are they incredibly gorgeous have no flaws what so ever? Are they an incredible musician, poet, artist, AND best friend to everyone? Well then you might have a Mary-Sue.
If two people apply for the same canon the admin will pick the better of the two. The same goes if two people pick the same celebrity as their face claim (around the same time, though if someone gets it long before the other person, the early bird gets the worm).
Check the Character Adoptions thread before making a character. Someone might need a specific character to carry on a plot.Posts & Other Things
Spell check and grammar-check all posts! We can not stress this enough. There is a spell check button on the bottom of all posts, please use it. It's there to help you, we swear. Note: if you continue to post illiterately, you may be banned from the forum.
All posts must be a minimum of two paragraphs, six-eight sentences. We all have our bad days, but if this becomes a frequent thing you will be warned. If you continue to do this we will ban you from the forum.
Note: Although we are going to be relatively strict with our standards, we welcome with open arms all beginners who are willing to take suggestions and try hard.
NO power-playing or god-moding. You cannot go around making your character be the greatest person ever and you cannot control another persons character.
Be realistic. They wouldn't be going around transforming into animals. To put it simply this isn't a Harry Potter roleplay. If you want such a site there are plenty of great ones out there. Also, this roleplay takes place in a historical setting (Victorian Paris), so no one is going to be using cell phones, wearing blue jeans, or doing whatever they want without social censure. The Victorian era had strict rules of social conduct. You aren't expected to be an expert, but at least keep these things in mind.
Avatars, Pictures, and Signatures. If you fail to provide a decent avatar or signature the admin has the right to change your current one with one that better fits. If you need to have one made for your character, submit a request and many of our members will be happy to assist you. Maximum size for signatures is width: 567 max, height: 400 max. To prove you've read the rules the pass word will be 'daroga'. If you use anything bigger it stretches out the posts and make the forum look ugly.
Your biography title must be in this format: LAST NAME (in caps), First and Middle Name (in title case). Change this in any way and we will know you did not read the rules.
Also, when you highlight the bottom of this post you will find the pass word.
Becoming a member means you have read and agree with the terms above.Extra Stuff:
1. Sex is allowed. {Do it in PM}
2. Violence is allowed. {As needed}
3. Swearing is allowed. {As needed}
4. If/when your characters have sex, let an admin know so they can PM you the after math. IE, whether or not it resulted in a pregnancy or an STD, and any complications that will follow.
5. Expect monthly activity checks. **If you join before an activity check has begun you are expected to participate even if you've only been here a few hours. If you join while one is going on, you are not expected to get involved until the next one.
6. **Limited to 3 canons per person
7. Be sure to post in the face claims and voice claims thread so we can keep up with taken portrayals.
8. Check out the names of characters before naming your own. It can get confusing having thirty different characters with the same name.
9. Moderators of this community reserve the right of banning offenders from the boards, temporarily or permanently, without warning. You may receive an official warning beforehand, or you may not, at the moderators' discretion, based on the severity of the offense.
10. Don't steal another person's work and claim it as your own. Ask for their permission and leave proper credit where credit is due.
11. Don't spam the c-box.
12. Use font appropriately seen on a BLACK background.
HAVE FUN!!
LTDB-Admins
*Grab Your Pass word*
FantasmadelaOpera
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**courtesy rules to: V.C. & S.S **