Post by CARMEN MARCELLA LAWTON on May 24, 2011 12:36:51 GMT -5
THE RULES
NUMBER ONE We ask that you follow not only our rules but, to follow the proboards terms of service as if you're breaking these rules then it might not be just you in trouble, but the whole forum could be shut down, so please be considerate.
NUMBER TWO Act appropriately and politely. So, basically, be nice. This should be an obvious rule. If you encounter someone being disrespectful in any form, please notify a member of staff immediately instead of trying to deal with the situation yourself. We will not hesitate to ban anyone who causes trouble.
NUMBER THREE Follow the basic role playing guideline, and by this we mean - no godmodding, no power playing, and especially no mary-sues or anything else of that nature. If you're unsure of basic roleplaying etiquette pm a staff member or just talk to someone in the cbox and you will be filled in quickly on what is/isn't appropriate.
NUMBER FOUR As for graphics, we will accept nothing larger than 500x500. The image resize code will kick in if your image is greater than the sizes specified and it will be shrunk down to fit the forum but, we prefer it if this code doesn't have to be used. Avatars should be 125x200 and no wider otherwise the forum can be stretched on certain posts. If you need graphics, but aren't a real wizz kid when it comes to that sort of stuff, feel free to head over to the graphics forum where someone will gladly help you out.
NUMBER FIVE We'd like to see all posts being a minimum of five hundred words. This isn't a hard rule to follow considering most of you already post within this limit. You don't have to get anal by counting each word but it would be ideal if you kept this in mind and shot to make your posts this long if not longer. Usually, this adds up to three paragraphs or more if they're well written with a little bit of detail.
NUMBER SIX All posts should be posted in third person. Simple as that. For example: 'Bella ran her fingers through her hair as she bit on her lip in frustration' not, 'I ran my fingers through my hair as I bit on my lip in frustration'.
NUMBER SEVEN There are a lot of different posting formats that people are using on this site. You can use what you want but a suggestion would be the 'blockquote' format because that seems to create a very nice, easy to read, and organized post. All you do is simply wrap your post in:
NUMBER TWO Act appropriately and politely. So, basically, be nice. This should be an obvious rule. If you encounter someone being disrespectful in any form, please notify a member of staff immediately instead of trying to deal with the situation yourself. We will not hesitate to ban anyone who causes trouble.
NUMBER THREE Follow the basic role playing guideline, and by this we mean - no godmodding, no power playing, and especially no mary-sues or anything else of that nature. If you're unsure of basic roleplaying etiquette pm a staff member or just talk to someone in the cbox and you will be filled in quickly on what is/isn't appropriate.
NUMBER FOUR As for graphics, we will accept nothing larger than 500x500. The image resize code will kick in if your image is greater than the sizes specified and it will be shrunk down to fit the forum but, we prefer it if this code doesn't have to be used. Avatars should be 125x200 and no wider otherwise the forum can be stretched on certain posts. If you need graphics, but aren't a real wizz kid when it comes to that sort of stuff, feel free to head over to the graphics forum where someone will gladly help you out.
NUMBER FIVE We'd like to see all posts being a minimum of five hundred words. This isn't a hard rule to follow considering most of you already post within this limit. You don't have to get anal by counting each word but it would be ideal if you kept this in mind and shot to make your posts this long if not longer. Usually, this adds up to three paragraphs or more if they're well written with a little bit of detail.
NUMBER SIX All posts should be posted in third person. Simple as that. For example: 'Bella ran her fingers through her hair as she bit on her lip in frustration' not, 'I ran my fingers through my hair as I bit on my lip in frustration'.
NUMBER SEVEN There are a lot of different posting formats that people are using on this site. You can use what you want but a suggestion would be the 'blockquote' format because that seems to create a very nice, easy to read, and organized post. All you do is simply wrap your post in:
your post [/*blockquote] (remove the star). Just look to either Bella Cullen, Carmen Lawton, or Jesse Lefay's posts if you need an example.
NUMBER EIGHT Any individual can start off with two characters right off the bat. These characters can be two original characters or one original & one canon. You will not however, be allowed to have two canon characters right away because it wouldn't be fair for others.
NUMBER NINE You may make a third character once both pre-existing characters have been established on the site. For this, we're looking for a minimum post count of approximately 40+ posts on each character. This may sound like a lot but, we have seen too many people create so many characters that they literally cannot handle them all and they become neglected.
NUMBER TEN However, if you already have two characters but feel as if you need a third for extensive plot purposes, you may pm a member of staff to grant you permission to make a third account without yet reaching the minimum posting limit.HAPPY ROLEPLAYING
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