Post by VINCE on Jan 9, 2011 20:00:15 GMT 8
SITE RULES
1. This is a rated M for Mature board.
Violence is allowed but once again, you are restricted to what goes on in the show.[/ul]
2. Post in the correct boards. No OOC posts in the role playing boards. If you are new and don't know the difference, OOC means 'out of character'. If you are still unsure of how to proceed, feel free to contact an administrator.
3. The use of the Cbox is for chatting and notifications only. Strictly no role plays or role play requests. We have boards for these. There are two Cboxes, one for OOC chatting and one for IC (in character) chatting. Post as yourself in the OOC Cbox and post as any of your characters in the IC Cbox. Strictly use your alias/nickname in the OOC cbox and your character's nickname/name in the IC cbox. All-caps are for staff members only.
4. Advertisements are to be posted in the advertisements board and only the advertisements board. Advertisements posting anywhere else on the site will be deleted.
5. Absence notifications are filed in the OOC board, under 'absence'. You wouldn't want your character getting deleted because you didn't inform anyone of your sudden inactivity, so if you know you'll be gone for a bit, post a leave of absence. However, try not to do this too often; its frustrating when players leave too frequently for everyone.
6. Stay with the Vampire Diaries world rules and the plot. Any posts, bios, or applications that contradict information from the show or the site plot will be deleted. Common sense, please.
7. Any drama at all will not be tolerated. There will be a debate board available but it is not an excuse for players to start arguing - there is a difference between debating and arguing. Topics and posts on the debate board will be monitored closely and inappropriate content will be dealt with accordingly. We're a Vampire Diaries RP site, not Facebook where you can post snide comments or rude statuses hinting something about an individual.
8. The administrators have all the rights to remove and ban a member from the site if he/she breaks any of the rules or causes enough trouble that they deserve expultion. Such cases will be reviewed by all staff members and the results shall be PMed to the persons involved informing them of the decision.
9. Minimum word count is 300. No one liners nor two liners.
10. Any rp threads that will have less words than needed must have the tag "fast-paced" in their titles else you will be reminded by an admin to either delete your post or modify it to meet the site's requirements. Also, this doesn't mean you can spam this little perk the site offers. If we see you posting in rp thread with only fast-paced tags, then you will be informed by an admin to start a normal thread else risk getting deleted.
11. Sign in with all your accounts everytime you log in.
GRAPHIC RULES
1. The avatars for each character may reach a maximum of 100 x 250 (that's 100 pixels for width and 250 pixels for height) and we strongly suggest that you guys make use of the limit.
2. Portrayers are to be REAL people. No anime characters, cartoons, etc...
3. Make sure the portrayers you choose have not yet been taken on the site. Check the face claims.
4. Also, you must have an adequate supply of pictures from your portrayer. Avoid portrayers that only have one picture on the whole world wide web so you don't change your portrayer too many times. This is severely annoying for everybody.
5. Again with the mature content... no explicit photos at all, no exceptions.
6. Everything you put in your signature box should not exceed a maximum size of 500 x 400 (that's 500 pixels for width and 400 pixels for height). Avoid reaching the limit though, unless you're really amazing at graphics and you know what you're doing.
CHARACTER RULES
1. First and foremost, no God-like characters, Mary-sues and Larry-sues. For any new players, this basically means your character(s) are not allowed to be a perfect character.
2. Do not use real names of real people. This is all fictitious, and using real names would contradict that.
3. All original characters must have a first, middle and last name. Canons may opt to use only a first and last name or add a middle name into it.Make sure that you edit your display name to your character's name in all caps.
4. On making multiple characters, the maximum number of characters allowed to be made by one player will be 3. AND, in order to have your second and/or third characters accepted, you need to have proven yourself as an active player on the site. Getting to 4 and more characters can be discussed, though this will REQUIRE a heck load of activity and also a certain skill for writing. You will not have this privilege if all your role play posts only meet the minimum or just above the minimum word count or if you fail to use proper grammar most of the time.
5. Each and every application will be checked by the staff. You require one approval to be accepted. Please be patient on getting approved. Staff will not be available 24/7 (and this applies to any staff-related events as well) for we have lives that must be lived... every once in awhile. ;)
6. Applications are to be thorough and completely filled unless otherwise specified.
7. Do NOT post in any other thread until you've been accepted.
8. Do NOT add any avatars or signatures until you've been accepted.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify][/size]
