Post by Bruce Wayne on May 16, 2012 21:21:20 GMT -5
General Rules
1. No drama - if you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
Obviously this only counts OOC, we don't really care if your characters fight like cats and dogs, but we'd rather you didn't.
If you have a problem with anybody on the board that you're having trouble resolving peacefully, please take it to a mod.
2. Don't take it personally - as we say, we don't really care if your characters fight like cats and dogs - and you shouldn't either. IC =/= OOC.
Not everybody's going to like your character, that doesn't mean they don't like you, don't hold grudges against people for something their character has done.
3. Respect your fellow players. We all have different beliefs, lifestyles and views, if you disagree with something, either leave it, or - if you simply must say something - voice your disagreement as politely as possible.
Prejudice against race, sexuality or religion of any kind will not be tolerated.
4.Original Characters will be accepted if the idea is sent to an admin, or moderator first for approval. It is meant to be a canon site, but we are open to other ideas .
BUT, You must have 1 Canon for an OC
5. You are allowed Three free characters, Then you must have a post count of 50 for every new character.
6. Any Status other than the ones listed in the Character app(Alien,Metahuman,Etc.), Must be brought up to the Canon first, If the character is not Canon.
7. Do not spam - this means don't post rubbish and don't post things more than once. Try to avoid double posting in the same thread unless it's relevent (absence threads where you're updating on your situation, your own plot thread, kudos threads, they're all places double posting CAN be appropriate).
8. Do not send other people on the site personal invitations to your own. If you get one, please contact the admin. We have an ads thread for such things.
9. To show you have read and understood these rules, please put "Shadow of the Bat" as a reply to the question "Have you read the rules?" in the application.
RolePlay Rules
1. Don't start posting your character IC until your application has been approved - this can take anywhere up to a couple of days if the mods are very busy, so please be patient. You can post in OOC areas in the meantime.
(Do NOT pester mods to accept your app, they will always get to it.)
2. Do not Godmod. This can mean a couple of things. The more serious of the two is controlling other people's characters without their permission - it's rude, it's annoying, don't do it.
It can also refer to making your character so powerful they can do anything and never get hurt. We're superheroes, not gods. Some of your characters are still in school, so they probably don't have total mastery of their powers. Some of you don't have powers. And if your character does get in a fight, remember that sometimes other people get blows in too.
3. Be Polite. If a thread is tagged to someone specific, you can't join unless you have permission from the people in the scene, or it's labelled '/open'.
For open threads that have been joined, it's usually polite to double check nobody minds before jumping in.
'Free for all' tags mean just that, just go for it.
4. The format on this site is third person past prose, please stick to it. This means no *actions*, no chat speak, no other person or tense. The reason for the enforcement is simple - if everybody does it the same way, the story flows much better player-player.
5. Headers, lyrics, outfit links, pretty text... please keep it to a minimum. Headers etc are allowed but preferably only on the first post. It's much easier to read otherwise and doesn't disrupt the flow.
6. Try and make your posts a reasonable length - 1-3 paragraphs minimum. We're not expecting you to write an essay every time, but we do like to see a fair standard of length amongst our posts. We understand occasionally it can be a bad day and you might not be able to write as much as usual, just don't make a habit out of it.
7. Pay Attention! Actually read what people have written, make sure you know everything that's going on before you post, because it can get really annoying if your post ignores something really important in the posts before it.
8. You are allowed to have multiple characters, in fact we encourage it, a lot of players here are very active and we love it (mods included!)
However! If you wish to app a Character, related to/or who's past affects, another character you must have the permission of the the character's player first. No exceptions to this rule.
9. We operate a PG-13 rating here so keep to it. With any scenes of a sexual nature fade to blacks are your friends. Swearing is fine in moderation and so long as it is IC.
10. Just because it says "Off Limits" it doesn't mean off limits! Try your luck and have fun trying to break the rules. Just don't get caught
C-Box rules
1. As with the board, please keep all drama out of the C-box.
2. No advertising for other sites in the C-box.
3. There are two cbox' s for a reason, Please keep all OOC talk in the top , and all In Character Chat in the bottom (Read Rp Cbox Rules for further information) All Rules apply for both, Of course.
4. If you give out your screen names(Skype, MSN, Etc.) in the C-box please be wary of lots of people adding you.
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Any questions, queries, disagreements, challenges, arguments, confusion or issue should be taken up with one of the mod team.
1. No drama - if you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
Obviously this only counts OOC, we don't really care if your characters fight like cats and dogs, but we'd rather you didn't.
If you have a problem with anybody on the board that you're having trouble resolving peacefully, please take it to a mod.
2. Don't take it personally - as we say, we don't really care if your characters fight like cats and dogs - and you shouldn't either. IC =/= OOC.
Not everybody's going to like your character, that doesn't mean they don't like you, don't hold grudges against people for something their character has done.
3. Respect your fellow players. We all have different beliefs, lifestyles and views, if you disagree with something, either leave it, or - if you simply must say something - voice your disagreement as politely as possible.
Prejudice against race, sexuality or religion of any kind will not be tolerated.
4.Original Characters will be accepted if the idea is sent to an admin, or moderator first for approval. It is meant to be a canon site, but we are open to other ideas .
BUT, You must have 1 Canon for an OC
5. You are allowed Three free characters, Then you must have a post count of 50 for every new character.
6. Any Status other than the ones listed in the Character app(Alien,Metahuman,Etc.), Must be brought up to the Canon first, If the character is not Canon.
7. Do not spam - this means don't post rubbish and don't post things more than once. Try to avoid double posting in the same thread unless it's relevent (absence threads where you're updating on your situation, your own plot thread, kudos threads, they're all places double posting CAN be appropriate).
8. Do not send other people on the site personal invitations to your own. If you get one, please contact the admin. We have an ads thread for such things.
9. To show you have read and understood these rules, please put "Shadow of the Bat" as a reply to the question "Have you read the rules?" in the application.
RolePlay Rules
1. Don't start posting your character IC until your application has been approved - this can take anywhere up to a couple of days if the mods are very busy, so please be patient. You can post in OOC areas in the meantime.
(Do NOT pester mods to accept your app, they will always get to it.)
2. Do not Godmod. This can mean a couple of things. The more serious of the two is controlling other people's characters without their permission - it's rude, it's annoying, don't do it.
It can also refer to making your character so powerful they can do anything and never get hurt. We're superheroes, not gods. Some of your characters are still in school, so they probably don't have total mastery of their powers. Some of you don't have powers. And if your character does get in a fight, remember that sometimes other people get blows in too.
3. Be Polite. If a thread is tagged to someone specific, you can't join unless you have permission from the people in the scene, or it's labelled '/open'.
For open threads that have been joined, it's usually polite to double check nobody minds before jumping in.
'Free for all' tags mean just that, just go for it.
4. The format on this site is third person past prose, please stick to it. This means no *actions*, no chat speak, no other person or tense. The reason for the enforcement is simple - if everybody does it the same way, the story flows much better player-player.
5. Headers, lyrics, outfit links, pretty text... please keep it to a minimum. Headers etc are allowed but preferably only on the first post. It's much easier to read otherwise and doesn't disrupt the flow.
6. Try and make your posts a reasonable length - 1-3 paragraphs minimum. We're not expecting you to write an essay every time, but we do like to see a fair standard of length amongst our posts. We understand occasionally it can be a bad day and you might not be able to write as much as usual, just don't make a habit out of it.
7. Pay Attention! Actually read what people have written, make sure you know everything that's going on before you post, because it can get really annoying if your post ignores something really important in the posts before it.
8. You are allowed to have multiple characters, in fact we encourage it, a lot of players here are very active and we love it (mods included!)
However! If you wish to app a Character, related to/or who's past affects, another character you must have the permission of the the character's player first. No exceptions to this rule.
9. We operate a PG-13 rating here so keep to it. With any scenes of a sexual nature fade to blacks are your friends. Swearing is fine in moderation and so long as it is IC.
10. Just because it says "Off Limits" it doesn't mean off limits! Try your luck and have fun trying to break the rules. Just don't get caught
C-Box rules
1. As with the board, please keep all drama out of the C-box.
2. No advertising for other sites in the C-box.
3. There are two cbox' s for a reason, Please keep all OOC talk in the top , and all In Character Chat in the bottom (Read Rp Cbox Rules for further information) All Rules apply for both, Of course.
4. If you give out your screen names(Skype, MSN, Etc.) in the C-box please be wary of lots of people adding you.
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Any questions, queries, disagreements, challenges, arguments, confusion or issue should be taken up with one of the mod team.