Post by Frankie on May 23, 2015 22:52:57 GMT -5
General
✦ R E S P E C T
All members are to be treated with nothing other than respect in all categories. If anyone is being anything less than respectful then they will receive one, and only one, warning. In order to receive a second chance we must have proof of a SINCERE apology. If you're unable to give basic human respect then you're unable to be a member of this site.
✦ R A T I N G
We go by Proboard's TOS and that does include the age. You must be 13+ to be a member on this forum. No exceptions will be allowed. This site will contain PG13 content which is not suitable for younger ages.
✦ C U R S I N G
Severe swears will not be allowed on the forum, though the more mild ones will be.
Example: Shit, Crap, Hell, etc.
✦ T H E F T
Any form of stealing will NOT be tolerated here. Anyone who is found accused of stealing will be given one warning.
✦ S E X U A L C O N T E N T
This forum is PG13. Not Mature, not R, not NR, PG13. Sexual content of any kind will not be allowed. This includes making lewd comments in the cbox.
✦ A C T I V I T Y
Like most other forums, we do require a certain level of activity. This will consist of one IC post per week on your account(s). After a week you will be given one week's notice. If you still haven't posted by the end of the second week your account(s) will be labeled as 'Inactive' and you will have three days to recover your account(s) before it(they're) deleted.
✦ A B S E N C E S
Any absences that will last a week or longer must be posted. The longest an absence may be (for major canons) is two months. It may seem unfair, but the site cannot go longer two months without Harry Potter. Another option, of course, is to allow another player to play as your character until you return. If you are going with the latter option please contact a staff member to get more information.
✦ R A C I S M A N D D I S C R I M I N A T I O N
This does fall under respect, but this will not be tolerated at all. This rule is considered your one warning. If any member is found to be attacking others based on religion, race, sexuality, gender, body, etc they will be banned. A forum is supposed to be a family and this family will not tolerate anything else other than kindness and acceptance. More information may be found here.
Character & Posting
✦ D I S P L A Y N A M E
Your username doesn't matter as long as your display name is later changed. There must be proper capitalization and only a first and last name unless your character does not have a last name. Correct: James Kirk Incorrect: James T. Kirk, james kirk, james 'jim' kirk, etc. (Yes, Star Trek is being used as an example).
✦ B E F O R E P O S T I N G
Before you are able to begin role-playing the following things must have happened: Accepted application, posted in all of your claims, posted a plotter, and posted a thread tracker.
✦ W O R D C O U N T
Our word count is a simple 150 words. If you do not meet this requirement you will be notified and expected to fix it. That being said, we will expect more, 150-200 shouldn't be a constant word count for you, but rather an occasional one.
✦ P O W E R P L A Y I N G
Any form of powerplaying/god-moding will not be accepted. This means that you are controlling the other character's actions. The only time this would be accepted is if it has been previously agreed upon by both members.
✦ G R A P H I C C O N T E N T
While graphic content is allowed, it's only to a certain extent. This site is still PG13. Just keep this mind during fight scenes to not go overboard with the blood and gore.
✦ S E X U A L C O N T E N T
Again, this site is PG13. Kissing, hugging, and making out are allowed, but once breasts start being groped or clothing comes off then it's time to either end the thread or do the wonderful "Fade to black...". Feel free to continue your sexual encounters OFF the site.
✦ M U L T I P L E C H A R A C T E R S
You may have as many characters as you're able to keep active, but only two of them may be canon. You first character, of course, will require 0 posts. Your second character, if canon, will require 50 posts, if an original then it will require 30 posts. Any character after that will require an additional 30 posts. Except for canons, those are 50 posts.
✦ C H A R A C T E R D E A T H
While character death is allowed it must be approved by a staff member. Please take into account that if your character dies they cannot be revived.
✦ P R E G N A N C Y
Pregnancy, like death, is also allowed, but only under approval of a staff member. Both parents must be a member on this site. Once a child hits twelve years old there must be a third party to play as that child.
✦ CANON vs. AU
While this is Harry Potter-related, this site is entirely AU. So that means some canon relationships don't need to be followed here! Therefore, this means that you cannot force other canons to be in a relationship with your canon character, no matter how much you want that relationship to happen! So Hermione could end up with someone else other than Ron or whatever. But just know that canons' relationships will not be the same here.
Image & Profile
✦ H O V E R S
Hover images must be at least 200x350 pixels. They can be bigger as long as the proportions are the same as the image will scale itself down. The hover image must be a picture of your face claim unless it is a staff account.
✦ A V A T A R S
Avatars can be any size as long as they are a perfect square. We require that all avatars be a gif unless there aren't any available for your face claim. (Some members may be able to make one)
✦ S I G N A T U R E S
Signatures may not exceed the width of 500px or the height of 500px (this includes extra text/graphics). They must be of your face claim.
✦ S E X U A L C O N T E N T
As mentioned in the 'General Rules', sexual content may not be allowed. Nothing topless for males or females (unless it does not show the breast areas (still for both genders)).
✦ G R A P H I C C O N T E N T
Minor showings of blood and gore may be allowed, but only in very small quantities. We do not want it splattered across the entire image.
✦ T R I G G E R I N G C O N T E N T
Some people are triggered by flashing gifs and such. This is why your graphics MUST be easy on the eye. This is for people's safety, not our enjoyment. If you feel as though it may be triggering then play it safe and do not use it.
Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to read (and hopefully follow) these rules. Have a wonderful day!