Post by Princess on Dec 19, 2010 23:13:12 GMT -4
We know nobody likes rules but they must be followed. Please read all the rules. You will get a warning if you are not a frequent offender but we will not accept breaking of rules on purpose.
General Rules (OOC portion)[/u]
1. Be respectful. If you feel the need to curse someone out because they made you angry, don’t. No one wants drama in our chat box or clogging up thread space. If characters have issues with each other, their respective owners should agree to it over pm and then solve the problem in character in threads (so everyone can watch it unfold).
2. No spamming the site or unnecessary bumping of threads. The admins will do their best to keep everyone informed of open threads so we would prefer if you kept posting in the thread to just posting IC.
3. Please keep out of character talk in the out of character boards (labeled OOC) and the OOC chat box. Or you may put small notes in your thread post as ((OOC: ……)) if it is necessary to do so.
4. Please be literate when posting. This means capitalization, proper punctuation, spell check... the works. Also, no chat speak in ‘in Character’ threads unless it is a mock chat room that is being played. It is infuriating to try to read a post with 300 words in chat speak. If we find posts like that, they will be deleted and you will be given a warning.
5. There is a minimum word count of 200 words. 200 words is not a lot and should be simple to keep up with. You won't get banned for having less than 200 words on the occasional post but remember, this is literate writing and we do expect that you truly write here, not just give people one liners. Give people something they can work off of and they will do the same.
6. There is a minimum 10 post requirement in order to create a new character. This is to ensure that all characters are being played and posts are not being left hanging when you get a new and shiny character to play with.
General rules (IC Portion)
1. This is a modern setting, which means iPods, laptops, fast cars, and the like but please do not give your character a porsche when they come from a poor family. Make sure it makes sense. Note that any use of copy written items belong to their respective owners and we are simply borrowing them for the sake of realistic role playing. Please make their standard of living up to date and realistic to their personal income or families income.
2. This is a 1 account per character site, simply so that it is easier to keep up with characters, have images for all of them, signatures for all of them and keep their messages separate. All names should be first then last and capitalized (ex. Mary Jane). Should you mess up, please contact an admin and we will change it to whatever you want (within reason).
3. This is also a ONE claim per character site. There are some instances in which a character has made cameo appearances in more than one movie (or has had a large role in more than one movie as the case sometimes is). Despite being in more than one movie, we can only allow one person to claim that canon at a time. Furthermore, the player who claims that canon can play the character using any combination of quirks, personality traits, story line arcs and family as they choose. This is up to them and you may not agree with which items from the canon they deem important or desired but while they have the claim they can play it as they see fit so long as they are within the guidelines.
4. You are allowed to have as many characters as you want, but for every two girls, make a guy and actually play him. (The same applies for those of us who prefer playing guys. If you have two guys, make a girl). If you make your guy and leave him on the shelf so that you can make more girls, we will put the newer accounts into hiatus until you play the male more(or vice versa). Sorry to be harsh but we would like to keep the gender numbers somewhat even to allow for more roleplay opportunities and plots. There are enough Prince Charmings for everyone. We would also appreciate it if some faculty or teachers were made as well. What school can function without teachers (and maybe a nurse or two) to attempt to keep the students in line(although a lot of them don't)? Faculty would help add to the drama by creating an obstacle and a risk of punishment so why don't you give it a try. Besides, playing a wacky adult can be fun!
5. No perfect characters. So your Mary-sues and Gary-sues are not welcome here but neither are your Debbie-downers or Daniel-downers. We don’t want perfect characters, for everyone has flaws, but we also don’t want people who are really depressed and have had horrible pasts cropping up right and left. Try to make it relate to the character while still seeming realistic.
6. Don’t make everyone fall in love with your character or make everyone hate them. People have flaws and not everyone will like them-deal with it. Don’t take dislike for a character as a personal blow, just know that they may find something about your character offensive and everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
7. No god moding or power playing. No one likes it when people manipulate their characters against their will. If you MUST power play please ask the person who’s character you will be manipulating before hand and have them post it somewhere in the thread so that you don’t get banned (and yes, power playing and god moding are things for which you can be banned).
8. When/If physical fights break out contact an admin and we will supervise the fight. There will be no killing of characters(although beatings can be approved and then you may have the law to deal with). Characters can be arrested by police (the staff) and put into jail, though it will probably only last a few days at most.
9. All characters must be at least 14 years old (although we will accept some rare exceptions if you have a valid reason. Ask an admin if you wish to have an exception).
10. This site is rated PG-13 so please keep it appropriate. This is Disney and while we know it is high school students and faculty, we need to keep it appropriate. I WILL NOT allow for bending of this rule as it could jeopardize the site.
11. Following school rules is optional but the school might have consequences... If you are caught.
12. All characters come from Disney owned movies that are LARGELY (and known for this section of the movie) or entirely animated and were released in a large number of theaters or all theaters. We work very hard to give you a LARGE variety of movies (Disney classics, Pixar and Miyazaki films that are DISNEY OWNED). If we missed one and you have a reason to believe it should be there, let an admin know and we will take it under consideration. Furthermore, there are many characters in the movies besides the title roles and the "leads". We do allow many of the obscure characters (hell, Hatter plays a bunch of them). So feel free to give an obscure character into the light and breathe new life into them. We'd love to see what you come up with.
12.5. A side note from rule #12, when asking for a character or claiming a character to base your creation off of, incorporate the canon character into your character as best as you can. We like to see obscure characters but with their quirks and personality shown in. Just because a character pops up on screen in a movie does not necessarily mean that we got to see the personality or quirks long enough for a recognizable character to be based off of it. So although we love originality, we do also want to see characters actually being personified (and we love some of the results we see).
13. NO MAGIC OR DEAD PEOPLE! NO EXCEPTIONS!
Chat Box Rules[/b]
1. No drama in the chat box, though we love to read your drama in character. Please deal with your drama over pm, in character or in the OOC boards.
2. No spamming or you are getting banned from the c-box.
3. Please keep cussing to a minimum, and while it is allowed both in character and out, if you are dropping the f-bomb every few words, you will receive a warning, even if it is the c-box.
4. No arguing over the canon list in the Cbox. If you have an issue with a movie we have chosen to add or negate from the list, bring it up in a calm manner with the admins in a PM and we will discuss it or explain to you WHY it was excluded as we generally do have reasons for a movie not being included on the list.
5. Be nice, be respectful, and have fun!
Graphics Rules[/b]
1. Each character must have an avatar and a signature of themselves so that other players have a reference for looks without having to dig for a bio.
2. No profanity, no sexual pictures, no distasteful pictures and no violent pictures.
3. All signatures have a maximum of 500 pixels wide and 300 pixels tall.
4. All avatars have a maximum of 100 by 100 pixels.
5. Avatars or signatures violating this will be removed and you will be notified. We do not want our board stretched and our graphics messed up.
6. Hatter is requesting that red/green combination color palettes for graphics be kept to a minimum. This is not a rule you will get punished for breaking, just a request that, if possible, other colors be used as well or in majority. Hatter is red/green color blind and would like to be able to see your pretty graphics.
Well after reading all of that you're probably wondering what will happen if you don't follow the rules. Our general policy is as follows (but may change on a case to case basis to be determined by ALL of the admins):
First offense- a friendly reminder of the rules and a request that the violation be removed and apologized for.
Second offense- a warning from the admins and the immediate removal the the offense by the admins.
Third offense- a temporary suspension (time to be determined by admins on a case to case basis).
Fourth offense- Banning from the site and removal of all characters and posts from the site.
As I said this is a general lay out and may change from case to case. But also remember you have been warned. HAVE FUN!
General Rules (OOC portion)[/u]
1. Be respectful. If you feel the need to curse someone out because they made you angry, don’t. No one wants drama in our chat box or clogging up thread space. If characters have issues with each other, their respective owners should agree to it over pm and then solve the problem in character in threads (so everyone can watch it unfold).
2. No spamming the site or unnecessary bumping of threads. The admins will do their best to keep everyone informed of open threads so we would prefer if you kept posting in the thread to just posting IC.
3. Please keep out of character talk in the out of character boards (labeled OOC) and the OOC chat box. Or you may put small notes in your thread post as ((OOC: ……)) if it is necessary to do so.
4. Please be literate when posting. This means capitalization, proper punctuation, spell check... the works. Also, no chat speak in ‘in Character’ threads unless it is a mock chat room that is being played. It is infuriating to try to read a post with 300 words in chat speak. If we find posts like that, they will be deleted and you will be given a warning.
5. There is a minimum word count of 200 words. 200 words is not a lot and should be simple to keep up with. You won't get banned for having less than 200 words on the occasional post but remember, this is literate writing and we do expect that you truly write here, not just give people one liners. Give people something they can work off of and they will do the same.
6. There is a minimum 10 post requirement in order to create a new character. This is to ensure that all characters are being played and posts are not being left hanging when you get a new and shiny character to play with.
General rules (IC Portion)
1. This is a modern setting, which means iPods, laptops, fast cars, and the like but please do not give your character a porsche when they come from a poor family. Make sure it makes sense. Note that any use of copy written items belong to their respective owners and we are simply borrowing them for the sake of realistic role playing. Please make their standard of living up to date and realistic to their personal income or families income.
2. This is a 1 account per character site, simply so that it is easier to keep up with characters, have images for all of them, signatures for all of them and keep their messages separate. All names should be first then last and capitalized (ex. Mary Jane). Should you mess up, please contact an admin and we will change it to whatever you want (within reason).
3. This is also a ONE claim per character site. There are some instances in which a character has made cameo appearances in more than one movie (or has had a large role in more than one movie as the case sometimes is). Despite being in more than one movie, we can only allow one person to claim that canon at a time. Furthermore, the player who claims that canon can play the character using any combination of quirks, personality traits, story line arcs and family as they choose. This is up to them and you may not agree with which items from the canon they deem important or desired but while they have the claim they can play it as they see fit so long as they are within the guidelines.
4. You are allowed to have as many characters as you want, but for every two girls, make a guy and actually play him. (The same applies for those of us who prefer playing guys. If you have two guys, make a girl). If you make your guy and leave him on the shelf so that you can make more girls, we will put the newer accounts into hiatus until you play the male more(or vice versa). Sorry to be harsh but we would like to keep the gender numbers somewhat even to allow for more roleplay opportunities and plots. There are enough Prince Charmings for everyone. We would also appreciate it if some faculty or teachers were made as well. What school can function without teachers (and maybe a nurse or two) to attempt to keep the students in line(although a lot of them don't)? Faculty would help add to the drama by creating an obstacle and a risk of punishment so why don't you give it a try. Besides, playing a wacky adult can be fun!
5. No perfect characters. So your Mary-sues and Gary-sues are not welcome here but neither are your Debbie-downers or Daniel-downers. We don’t want perfect characters, for everyone has flaws, but we also don’t want people who are really depressed and have had horrible pasts cropping up right and left. Try to make it relate to the character while still seeming realistic.
6. Don’t make everyone fall in love with your character or make everyone hate them. People have flaws and not everyone will like them-deal with it. Don’t take dislike for a character as a personal blow, just know that they may find something about your character offensive and everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
7. No god moding or power playing. No one likes it when people manipulate their characters against their will. If you MUST power play please ask the person who’s character you will be manipulating before hand and have them post it somewhere in the thread so that you don’t get banned (and yes, power playing and god moding are things for which you can be banned).
8. When/If physical fights break out contact an admin and we will supervise the fight. There will be no killing of characters(although beatings can be approved and then you may have the law to deal with). Characters can be arrested by police (the staff) and put into jail, though it will probably only last a few days at most.
9. All characters must be at least 14 years old (although we will accept some rare exceptions if you have a valid reason. Ask an admin if you wish to have an exception).
10. This site is rated PG-13 so please keep it appropriate. This is Disney and while we know it is high school students and faculty, we need to keep it appropriate. I WILL NOT allow for bending of this rule as it could jeopardize the site.
11. Following school rules is optional but the school might have consequences... If you are caught.
12. All characters come from Disney owned movies that are LARGELY (and known for this section of the movie) or entirely animated and were released in a large number of theaters or all theaters. We work very hard to give you a LARGE variety of movies (Disney classics, Pixar and Miyazaki films that are DISNEY OWNED). If we missed one and you have a reason to believe it should be there, let an admin know and we will take it under consideration. Furthermore, there are many characters in the movies besides the title roles and the "leads". We do allow many of the obscure characters (hell, Hatter plays a bunch of them). So feel free to give an obscure character into the light and breathe new life into them. We'd love to see what you come up with.
12.5. A side note from rule #12, when asking for a character or claiming a character to base your creation off of, incorporate the canon character into your character as best as you can. We like to see obscure characters but with their quirks and personality shown in. Just because a character pops up on screen in a movie does not necessarily mean that we got to see the personality or quirks long enough for a recognizable character to be based off of it. So although we love originality, we do also want to see characters actually being personified (and we love some of the results we see).
13. NO MAGIC OR DEAD PEOPLE! NO EXCEPTIONS!
Chat Box Rules[/b]
1. No drama in the chat box, though we love to read your drama in character. Please deal with your drama over pm, in character or in the OOC boards.
2. No spamming or you are getting banned from the c-box.
3. Please keep cussing to a minimum, and while it is allowed both in character and out, if you are dropping the f-bomb every few words, you will receive a warning, even if it is the c-box.
4. No arguing over the canon list in the Cbox. If you have an issue with a movie we have chosen to add or negate from the list, bring it up in a calm manner with the admins in a PM and we will discuss it or explain to you WHY it was excluded as we generally do have reasons for a movie not being included on the list.
5. Be nice, be respectful, and have fun!
Graphics Rules[/b]
1. Each character must have an avatar and a signature of themselves so that other players have a reference for looks without having to dig for a bio.
2. No profanity, no sexual pictures, no distasteful pictures and no violent pictures.
3. All signatures have a maximum of 500 pixels wide and 300 pixels tall.
4. All avatars have a maximum of 100 by 100 pixels.
5. Avatars or signatures violating this will be removed and you will be notified. We do not want our board stretched and our graphics messed up.
6. Hatter is requesting that red/green combination color palettes for graphics be kept to a minimum. This is not a rule you will get punished for breaking, just a request that, if possible, other colors be used as well or in majority. Hatter is red/green color blind and would like to be able to see your pretty graphics.
Well after reading all of that you're probably wondering what will happen if you don't follow the rules. Our general policy is as follows (but may change on a case to case basis to be determined by ALL of the admins):
First offense- a friendly reminder of the rules and a request that the violation be removed and apologized for.
Second offense- a warning from the admins and the immediate removal the the offense by the admins.
Third offense- a temporary suspension (time to be determined by admins on a case to case basis).
Fourth offense- Banning from the site and removal of all characters and posts from the site.
As I said this is a general lay out and may change from case to case. But also remember you have been warned. HAVE FUN!