Rules hold anything together, and without them, a board can become chaotic. These rules will hold all of the forum together, making it much more enjoyable forum for all members.
The Board Rules- Please be respectful to all members in all parts of the forum.
If your character is a bastard and you are simply role-playing, then obviously you are just being in character. But on other parts of the forum, like the general discussion or just the OOC messages in your RP threads, you should treat others with respect.
Also, if there is a RP thread you wish to join, but you are unsure if it’s open to others or not, ask the person(s) first through a PM, ask in a new or appropriate thread in the Plotter’s Corner, or ask in the shout box. - Please do not spam in any of the forums.
If you want to attach a random message somewhere, make sure you make a post with actual content first and you can say something random at the end. That’s all we’ll allow. We do not like having stupid, pointless, annoying messages not even in our shout box. - Please do not flame, we are sure you are all capable of being perfectly civilized and mature people.
There will never be a justifiable reason to flame. If you are in a debate, then debate properly with real evidence and research. Flaming is not debating; it’s just yelling unnecessary insults to each other.
If you are having problems with another member(s) and for some reason can’t work it out, contact a staff member through a PM, e-mail, or maybe even directly IM us. We will try to the best of our ability to settle the issue. - Please do not post inappropriate material on the forums.
We do not allow porn or gory images here.We also do not allow smutty or extremely graphic writing. Stories or articles that are a bit on the mature side are fine as long as there is a warning, but absolutely no gory or pornographic images. - Please do not claim someone else’s work as your own.
We do not appreciate stealing so don’t try passing off a story or other type of creative work as your own. If it’s your friend’s or just something you found while browsing the Internet and wish to share, please give the creator the proper credit. - Please do not join or post in our shout box simply to advertise.
We don’t mind if you were to link a site under “Website” because that’s what the section is made fo. The signature area is also a good place, but just popping in to say “Please join [another site here]” is rude.
It is fine if you just simply want to point out a good and helpful website though. We prefer it when you are already at least semi-active member when you do this.
What happens when you break the rules?For any offense, you will be warned each time, and depending on how severe was the rule you broke, maybe that’s all you receive.
- First minor offense: A warning.
- Second minor offense: A warning.
- Third minor offense: A warning and a 3 day ban.
- Fourth offense: A warning and a 7 day ban.
- Fifth offense: Permanent ban.
- First major offense: A warning and a 3 day ban.
- Second major offense: A warning and a 7 day ban.
- Third major offense: Permanent ban.
3 minor offenses equals 1 major offenseIf you make another account during your 3 or 7 day ban, your banned period will be doubled. If you persist on not finishing your punishment, then you may be permanently banned.
If you manage to make another account after being permanently banned, you will be banned again.