Post by rain on Jun 11, 2010 21:25:21 GMT -5
GAME RULES- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PARALLAX'S REGULATIONS
1, we would like to require from you, the member, to always have a sense of maturity and respect towards everyone in this community and its guests, regardless of rank or staff position. please heed advice from the staff, and adhere to any additional rules we may enforce in the future. as such please especially respect the staff and their decisions, for in everything we do in our lives, there is method to the madness. so, if you may, please clean your shoes and leave behind any unwanted opinions by the doorstep when you come in.2, this goes without saying, but please acquaint yourselves with all of the information topics that we have posted up for your convenience and sake. there are there for a reason, and thus they should be read properly, with your utmost attention and care. this will prevent you from making any mistakes on your profile, so just suck up and take a little bit of your time to sit down and read everything through. it'll save you the embarrassment, i guarantee you.3, you must be over the age of thirteen to roleplay with us, due to proboard's terms of service. once you have registered with us, please change your display name to your character's name in uppercase letters (all caps). we also expect you to maintain a certain level of activity on our board if you decide to join us. monthly checks may be conducted from time to time, so you should be sure to do your best to be as active as possible. if you are going to be busy, it doesn't hurt to post up a notice in the absence board to let us know how you are doing.4, before we delve into the particulars, do not plagiarize anything from this board! everything from the skin, to template codes, to plot and character ideas belongs to their respective owners. we do not appreciate you coming in and stealing our genius ideas for your own benefit. those who are caught doing so will not be tolerated and will be dealt with accordingly. we wouldn't even want to further waste our time with people like you if you should ever try to copy anything from us.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5, upon the date of registration, you are to post a working draft of your profile within one week. afterwards you have two weeks to work on it. if for whatever reason you require more time to work on it, please contact a staff member to extend your time limit of up to one more week. after one month at the longest your profile should be finished and ready for review. we also encourage members to make at least one in-character post within three days after acceptance to help them get started on plotting with other members of the board.6, do not post anywhere else on the board (apart from the new profiles board) prior acceptance. we would respect it that you will not jump the gun and start role-playing or posting up a plot ad for your character when s/he hasn't even been accepted yet. this includes the member introductions section. only until you have finished your profile may you have the privileges and access to the rest of the board. please treat this rule as courtesy for the staff.7, please register a new account for a new character. you can only make a new character after you have gathered thirty (30) posts with your first character; second for your third; and third for your fourth, and so on. please keep in mind that we do not have a character limit, but you must keep the rest of your characters as active as possible if you ever do consider making a new character. do not create a character without making any in-character posts prior creation; the staff will conduct a check on your account(s) to ensure you from character-whoring.8, we are an animanga-only site. that means all face-claims must be from an anime/manga/game series. if you have trouble finding a suitable face-claim, do not hesitate to ask for assistance in the cbox. in addition, face-claims can be reserved, but you must contact a staff member to reserve it for you. if you do not use your claim reservation for more than three weeks, then we will automatically free your claim; so be wise about when you want to reserve a face-claim. if you become inactive, all of your existing character claims and reserved claims will be freed up as well to allow other members take a shot at them.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9, please be literate. we do not need to repeat ourselves from saying this to you. please spell-check, grammmar-check, double-check your posts for any typos or mistakes that can be easily corrected, especially when you are role-playing on the boards. we also expect members to keep up with a 200 word minimum whenever they roleplay, regardless if it is a mission or a regular thread. we aren't asking you to write an epic everything you post; however we feel that 200 words is a suitable amount for you to crank out something that is a good balance of quality and quantity mixed together. if this standard is too high for you, then you should reconsider joining parallax.10, do not god-mod or powerplay. it is extremely rude and arrogant of you to do so. if you are not familiar with the terms, in breakdown: you cannot control any other character but your own. your character cannot read the thoughts of others, and they cannot predict whatever move or action others may take. be mindful when completing your app, that you should not give your characters any of the following abilities: time control, space/dimension, gravity/anti-gravity control, sound manipulation, and any other power the staff deem too powerful to be introduced in the roleplay.11, do not center-align your posts, and do not color-code your entire post. you may center-align lyrics or any other lines of text decoration that is not part of your actual text content. you may color-code character speech/dialogue, thoughts, and such, but do not colour-code the entire post. please format your posts in a clean fashion so that other members are able to read it clearly. avoid using flashy fonts that would otherwise be counterproductive because we won't be able to read it at all. last if not least; never roleplay by converting your posts into image files, because that is just unsightly.12, there are to be no explicit pornographic content in your posts, be it in-character or out-of-character. do not post links to porno sites, do not post pictures that would only ever see the light of day in 4chan, and do not roleplay out the itty-bitty details of whatever your raging hormones want you to play out. we do allow fade-to-black sequences but no more than that, or you will be dealt with accordingly.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13, all avatars should be 100x100 in size. signatures should not exceed 450x300 in size. your graphics should not stretch the board. please be prepared to take them down if they cause the page to run and overwhelm members from the stretch. your avatars/signatures/graphics should only contain pictures of your face claim; now it wouldn't make much sense if you have edward from twilight in your signature, would it?14, do not advertise or spam anywhere on the board, which includes the cbox. there's an advertising board strictly for ads; thus, don't post any links to other sites in the cbox or on the board. as an extra note, keep all content clean. the rules stated in the aforementioned posts apply to the cbox as well. remember, no inappropriate content or drama, please.15, don't exclude people. while we understand that everyone has people they prefer talking to, don't ignore others if they choose to join in on a conversation. likewise, do not badger other members to post. this also means you should refrain from badgering any staff members about checking your profile. we will get to it when we get to it. that is final.16, last of all, have fun! if you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to get in contact with staff to have them answered. happy roleplaying!
[/justify][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/size]