Post by STEPH on Jun 27, 2011 0:23:04 GMT -4
[atrb=border,0,true] & here come the rules, yeah serious business but really - pay attention to these so hey, welcome to relapse. we know this crap is boring so we're gonna keep it short and pretty simple. or well, we'll try to, but yeah, every place has it's rules. can't play by them or don't like it? then don't join, simple as that! J O I N I N G . obviously, you gotta be over 13 to join proboards sites so yeah, kiddies go away. check all the claims threads and shit before you register, so that we don't have any doubling up conflicts for spots or play-bys. when you're ready, register with your name or your character's first name. for all of you invisionfree people who consider joining (thx btw) you don't have to register with the full name or whatever you guys do on there cause you can change your display name. speaking of display names, once you've got your character's name down then go to your profile and change it to your character's FIRST MIDDLE & LAST names. yeah, we want the whole thing. we have a code that makes all links capitalized so you don't really have to worry whether or not you put it in upper or lowercase. oh, and by the way, please do us a favor and look at the member list once you have an account and don't double up on names, especially last names - cause same last names of pre-existing characters should be reserved for relatives and significant others, ya dig? F A C E S & C A N O N S . this is a band site, so let me break down for you the things you should consider and know that we're looking at when you make your app. pick someone that looks the age that you're gunning for. the ages on here should be no younger than 18 (we'll make SOME exceptions but not many), but we prefer most characters to be in the upwards of 21+ cause let's face it, that's how it goes in the real world. for face claims, we'd HIGHLY PREFER if you used band members for actual band canons. some people are flexible, such as any of the managers, but they should fit into their role as much as possible. with roles and canons, we beg beg beg you to look at the faces in your band that have already been claimed. we as admins should be able to visualize your character fitting in that band, like if you think of a promo photo you should fit in with our vision and their implied style. so don't put oli sykes with like brian dales or something cause that's just fucking weird. A P P L Y I N G . we don't take reserves for spots in the canon list unless we know you are capable of being active, so pretty much everything is first come first serve. the application is pretty simple and you have two options for which you want to complete. do NOT screw with the coding and DO NOT POST AN INCOMPLETE APP. we hate space savers cause who's to say you're gonna come back and actually finish it? when you're posted, wait for one of us to read it and if everything is kosher we'll accept you. if you're denied, we'll give you a reason and pointers. L I M I T S . we don't have any limits to characters at the moment, but we ask that you be sure that you can keep your characters active. we'd also like if you kept your ratios even or at least compliment the grand site scheme. if there are more guys than girls or vice versa, make someone on the opposite team and help us out. we don't want to limit anyone from creating characters, but if you give us a reason to, we will deny you from making another character. reasons include non activity, having too many characters, disappearing without telling us, a guy/girl ratio crisis or particular character type influx, and more. so if any of these things put you in that position and we notice it, just be aware that you have been warned beforehand. R O L E P L A Y . we don't ask you for a roleplay sample in your apps because by being smart enough to not mess up the coding in there, we assume that you can handle a site that is self-branded as intermediate. while our official word count is 800+ words per post, we aim high for numbers exceeding 2000 (cause some of us actually do that on a daily basis). point is, if you can't do it, then we sadly say that this place isn't for you. no godmods, yadda yadda, you should know that by now. and also, don't bring your ooc stuff into ic things. you need to be your character, feel it in their actions and what they would do, not by your ooc interests. make third person posts, always. also, in the rp world proper capitalization looks weird so please don't do that on here with anything. G R A P H I C S . please have nice graphics. like really, we'd love to look at lovely pictures of your character. icon sizes should be nothing bigger than 200 pixels in width and no longer than 300 pixels in length. you may have gifs as your icon, obviously. and also, the avatar code is bipolar on here for some reason depending on your browser i think, so if your graphic is auto resized by the board just leave it as is - it'll work itself out as you'll see. signatures should be no wider than 500 pixels (475 pixels is preferrable though), and the height is also flexible but don't make it obnoxiously long. as the standard rule, if you stretch our board then we remove whatever is messing with it. and if you need someone to make you something, don't be afraid to ask. A C T I V I T Y . PLEASE BE ACTIVE. log in all your accounts every day and post at least something. but remember that real posts are good for everyone and that's what we're looking for. if anyone starts copping out and just doing instant messaging and twitter too much without threading at all, watch your inbox for a warning. we're here for development, so do it. also, we'll be having routine activity checks around here just so that we can open up play bys if people are inactive. we also have the authority to delete you if you haven't posted anything in a week, and we don't know if you're on vacation or if you've ditched the site. if you know you're going to be away or have something coming up, go into the chatter board and post a note for us in the absence board in there. C O N D U C T . we don't have to tell you twice how to act. if there's any bullshit on the boards or in the cbox, we won't tolerate it. you don't have to be buddy-buddy with everyone, but we want civility. behave and get along or at least be friendly with one another and we should have no problems. otherwise, we won't hesitate to ban you. D O N E . that wasn't so bad, was it? just follow these rules and we'll play just fine. thank you for joining, and we the admins hope you enjoy every bit of this board like we do. happy roleplaying~ |
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