THE RULES

[~AMARANTH~]

(I know they seem bulky, but in all honesty, most of these are just common sense. Skim if you feel you must, but you will be responsible for any broken rules even if you didn't read all of them. You don't need to memorize them though, or anything like that.)

Before reading, please note that due to the site's mature nature,

you must be at least 15 to join.

ACCOUNTS AND CHARACTERS

-- You may have as many characters as you wish.
We ask you to have them on separate accounts and to keep them active.

-- New account usernames are no big deal.
You can have whatever username you like, but please, once your character has been accepted, change your display name to your character's first and last name (if they have one).

-- Please do not post unfinished character biographies in Pending.
If you post an unfinished biography in Pending, it will immediately be moved to denied. It's just too much work to monitor whose application is finished and whose is still unfinished.

-- Please use the character application template when you sign up for a new character.
If it does not follow this template, then your character will be moved to denied and you will be able to try again using the template. Once you've been accepted, feel free to re-code and pretty-up your character's profile. Just make sure you keep all the necessary information in there.

-- No Mary Sues.
A Mary Sue is a character who generally is very glamorous or has very few flaws. If you're not sure of what a Mary Sue is, you can check Wikipedia's article on them. If you don't know whether or not your character is a Mary Sue, you can ask a staff member to look your character's application over for you in private.

--When PM'ing staff, please send to their main accounts.
If you have any questions/concerns and wish to PM a staff member, send it to their main account. (The main account for each staff member is the one listed in the staff box in the sidebar.)

ROLE-PLAYING AND POSTING

-- There is a 200 minimum word count, but more is expected.
Please at least attempt to maintain pace with whoever you are roleplaying with (for example, if someone posts 600 words for you, try to scrape up to at least 400 words for them-- giving the bare minimum to someone who is giving you way more is simply rude).

-- No sexual content allowed.
I, personally, am completely fine with it, but Proboards is not. If you foresee a thread going towards a sexual encounter, do us all a favor and just use a blackout sequence so the whole forum isn’t put in danger.

-- No god-modding.
If you're in a thread with someone and want to auto-hit an attack, make sure you have PERMISSION from the person you're posting with, or else you'll be asked to change your post by a staff member. This also means that you're not allowed to control other characters unless allowed by the user, along with no god complexes for the people controlling them.

For example:

Good: “CHARACTER A threw a punch CHARACTER B’s way and hoped it would hit."
Bad: "CHARACTER A punched CHARACTER B in the face."
Really, really bad: "CHARACTER A punched CHARACTER B in the face and CHARACTER B flew backwards, his jaw dislocated. CHARACTER B then fell over and began crying like the little girl he was."

-- Do not kill someone's character unless they have given you permission.
Ties in with 'no god-modding'.

-- Please make sure your posts are grammatically correct and in English.
(Dialogue is an exception to this if your character speaks another language). We're not asking you to be English majors here, but make sure that it makes some sense. Also, being that we are a Victorian themed site, and the characters are living in the Victorian era, please attempt to use the proper vernacular. I’m not expecting you to be an expert, but no “Yo, dawg!” or “OMG, Can you totes believe it?”

-- Please keep a general posting order.
That means if there are 3 people in a thread, the people reply in the order they entered.

-- Do not enter a thread after the first page unless you are given permission by all those already in the thread.
Basically, a thread is considered "closed without invitation" after the first page unless you have plotted things out with the members beforehand.

GRAPHICS

-- No nudity or explicit content allowed!
None, even a little bit. AT ALL!

-- Maximum graphic width is 550 pixels!
It is highly recommended that everyone have a signature or at least an avatar of their character. We have a requests board you may post in if you cannot create one yourself. Signature graphics may only be 550 pixels wide, MAX. Any larger than that, and the page will stretch. You will then be asked to change your image or re-size it accordingly. Avatar height maximum is 200 pixels, while maximum width is 150 pixels. The standard for avatars is 100 x100 pixels.

-- Please use real people ONLY as face-claims, i.e. do not use anime or cartoons.

-- Use the face claims page after being accepted!
Make sure you post in the Face Claim once your character has been accepted. Otherwise, if someone decides that they want that play-by, then it's fair game because your face claim is not posted. First come, first serve.

-- All characters are required to have a play-by.
We are no longer accepting members using themselves as play-bys, and you're not allowed to use random stock photos! The person you use for your character needs to have a name, preferably a celebrity, but can also be a deviantart model or possible alternatives. If you're unsure, PM a staff member.

CHATBOX RULES

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-- Do NOT steal other people’s cBox names.

-- Do NOT change your chatbox username.
Stick with whatever guest name you have up until your profile is accepted, then afterward you must use your character name ONLY.

-- Don't spam the chatbox.
We don't allow nudity or explicit content, it goes against proboards' TOS.

-- No in-character roleplaying.
There are boards for that. Plotting in the chatbox with others is fine.

-- Staff have the final word.
Do not argue with a staff member's decision. If you have something to say, PM them.

-- If it gets too intense, take it to PM's.
This is a public area, do not make a spectacle of your problems for all to see. Be respectful and take your fights elsewhere.

-- Don't be a jerk and use common sense.
Don't be cruel. The chatbox does allow swearing and mild teasing, but do not take this too far or you will be warned by staff. The password is Ultraviolet.
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