Post by Cyanide. on Nov 10, 2009 23:19:40 GMT -5
THE RULES.
[/font]yes, i know rules do suck, but we kinda need them to
make sure we don't have anarchy - as sexy as the sex
pistols made it sound in "anarchy in the uk". i promise
that they'll be painless, so let's just get through them,
okay? savvy.
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CHARACTERS & POSTING[/font]
first things first. there are no limits on how many characters you can play,
but we ask you to please make sure you can seriously handle them all and that you stay active with them all. we don't judge
on being character whores (i am a recovering whore myself),
so the more you can handle, awesome. our only "rule" that we are setting
into stone - the others were more just ... guidelines - is that for every two
girls you make at least one boy. we will be making sure of this, so please follow
that simple rule.
we do require an application to
be filled out before you can start posting, and that
application must be approved by an admin before you may begin posting with your character.
try not to overuse breeds, or make characters that are too like one another.
another thing - please keep an even number of wild
canines and domestic dogs, if at all possible.
currently, foxes, dingos, and wild dog species non native to
north america are not allowed on this site. just don't try it!
there are certain things that we frown upon in terms of posting. the first is
obnoxiously short posts. we are a literate board (despite our lack of capitalizing in the rules),
and we require at least 270 words per post. we also frown upon
things like god-modding and perfect people. i don't care if you're roleplaying
jesus christ, you're not perfect. okay?!? (-waits to be struck down by lightning-)
no chatspeak, use proper punctuation/capitalization(-shot-)/grammar/spelling
(fine, if english isn't your first language ... you're excused to an extent),
and no 'fortune-telling'. what's fortune-telling? when you as the player know what's going to happen
in a plot and randomly throw in that your character knows - but in reality the
character doesn't know. we don't like that, so please, just be cool.
BREEDING & FIGHTING.
so, here's the deal. if your character is in a dog pack you do not have
to ask permission in order for your character to breed [unless you have a tyrant for a pack leader,
and in that case, it sucks to be you!] however, you must ask the alpha wolf In Character
for permission to breed, if your wolf is in a pack. wolves and
dogs may cross-breed, but make sure it's an acceptable thing in your pack before you do!
rape is an acceptable thing here, but don't be so obsessive about it.
if a female is raped it's a 50/50 chance that a character will actually become pregnant.
also, as a side note, you may only breed in spring unless you have purchased a litter at another time of year.
when fighting, be sure to avoid god-moding and powerplaying. also try
to keep moves as realistic as possible [sorry, but no dog could grab another
dog's throat while his own throat was being held!]
fight terms are up to those participating in the fight, but once the fight
is ready to be judged please post a notice in the help board so we can
judge it and declare a winner.
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GRAPHICS & SIGS[/font]
we all like graphics. they're the pretty stuff that decorates our characters and
shows the world just how pretty our character faces are. but we've got a few
rules about them. first is that you don't use images that are too large and that
can stretch the board.
i know that not everyone has a program as nifty as photoshop cs3, so we have
a request forum for you to get graphics. asking for graphics in the cbox is a
'no no' and rather annoying, so we ask you to please post there and wait for a
wonderful soul to take on your request. "acceptance is: time machine" and when someone
does make your graphics, we ask that you please credit them in the interests
part of your profile. another thing about graphics is that you do not hotlink.
hotlinking is the same thing as stealing, and didn't your mother teach you that
stealing is wrong? so don't do it or else khar's brigade of pain will come after
you. the best way to avoid khar's brigade of pain? host the images in your own
photo account - ie photobucket, tinypic, imageshack, etc.
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CONDUCT & MISC.[/font]
this board is rated 'r'. yes, sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll happen, even when the
nuns are on patrol. so if you have problems with it, let us know. and also do us
a favour and put in a note as to when/if the thread you are in currently takes a
turn for the worse. character deaths, pregnancies, rapes, drama is all welcome,
but let's sort of monitor just all of the drama. like too many females wondering around pregnant by rape? sorry, i know
the odds of the likelihood actually exist, but i feel as if we can get a bit more ...
creative with our drama. not that i'm being insensitive, but there's a ton of
drama out there to be discovered.
we as people demand respect. everyone does, and it doesn't matter if you're
barack obama or lindsay lohan - you still deserve to be treated with respect. it
is the key to making the world a better place and the most important rule to
follow. respect means many things, but most importantly, things like: obeying
wishes of other members, not using derogatory terms/inflammatory remarks,
not constantly pestering/annoying other members/admins to reply to threads
or check applications, etc. being annoying is not being respectful and will do
nothing but piss the admins off and shove you to the bottom of our metaphorical
pile. we all have lives too (unless you're ducky, who gets crippled and can't have
a life), so we will get to whatever pressing matters you have as soon as we can.
also, a part of respect is not being a snob. by that we mean, plotting only with people you know well and leaving others out. please, create awesome plots with new people, as well as your friends.
and finally, the most important rule of them all ... have fun! do it.
these rules are the brainchild of DUCKY! of CAUTION 2.0
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