Post by The Lunar Flower on Apr 23, 2011 1:07:10 GMT -5
1.) No posting/PMing advertisements. As of right now, we do not have an affiliates section; we are too small. Thank you for understanding.
2.) Go easy on the curse words. In the non-RP areas, there should be no reason why you can't keep it civil.
3.) No trolling or bullying will be tolerated.
1.) You may have as many characters as you would like, but each one needs its own, separate account. This is for clarity purposes; typically, a player will make use of their Signature with a link to their character profile. In this way, there will be no question as to which character is doing what action in a game.
2.) Do not god-mode.
Godmoding is when you write your character to be invincible, perfect, ultra-strong, or superpowered beyond reasonable capability. Cases of god-moding will be investigated and potentially punished (resulting post-deletion and, in severe cases, a temporary ban).
3.) Do not metagame.
Metagaming is when you write your character to have knowledge beyond what they would know from their own personal experiences in-game or from their history. Cases of god-moding will be investigated and potentially punished (resulting post-deletion and, in severe cases, a temporary ban).
4.) Do not powergame.
Powergaming is when you write another player's character sans consent. For example, if your character was in a fight with another person's character; in an attempt to gain the upper hand, you might try to write that the other character definitely got hit by your attack whilst simultaneously dodging every attack thrown at you. This is unfair; you may not take control of another person's character without their express permission.
5.) Valse de la Lune is a PG-15 forum.
Curse words (with the exception of the f-bomb) are fair game if it is in-character for your character to cuss. Additionally, violence and gore are rather common in the Wolf's Rain animé upon which this forum is based, therefore, it is to be expected in RP. Potential violence is the reason why the forum is PG-15 and not PG-13. Mention of recreational drug use is forbidden, and for god's sakes no explicit sex scenes (if you must, just "fade to black" and take it to Private Messages).
(The Chat box has stricter rules regarding this because it is in an immediately-viewable place to anyone who happens to stumble across the forum.)
6.) In role-play, the minimum post length is one five-sentence paragraph. It is encouraged to have much more than that, though!
7.) The forum, as of right now, runs on fluid time. This means you can play one character in as many threads as you like; it is assumed that each thread's timeline takes place at a different point in your character's life. This will change if VDLL takes off and gets a large enough member base.
Chat box follows basically the same rules as forum proper. In addition:
1.) No posting/PMing advertisements. As of right now, we do not have an affiliates section; we are too small. Thank you for understanding.
2.) PG-13. No overt discussion of sex, drugs, or cussing. (No use of curse words more offensive than 'damn'.)
3.) No spamming or flooding. Please don't post repetitively to try to get someone to respond to you, or post multiple times in rapid succession without pause.
4.) No trolling or bullying will be tolerated.