RULES

Rules;

These are quite important, and if we get the feeling that you've joined without reading the rules, we will not be happy, and constant breaking of the rules will result in punishment.

General rules;

Admins word is final;
Whatever the admin says, goes. This doesn't just stand for non-members, but all members. Our admins are quite friendly and are willing to help and advise, but if we are provokingly harassed or feel that we are being purposely patronized, we will not be too kind. If we say something to you or correct you, we are not attacking you, simply advising you, and will not tolerate fools who are just out for a fight. Punishments WILL follow.

Mandatory topics;
There are some topics that are mandatory. Look it up if you don't know what it means. But these topics must be completed before you're permitted to post anywhere else. You will know what ones must be done, as they will plainly say 'Mandatory'. If you fail to post these topics within the first two weeks, we will delete your account and open your character back up. If you are active and still fail to post, an Admin will send you reminders to do that. If you still fail to post them, your account will be deleted.

Absences;
If you are going to be gone for any period of time, it would be much appreciated - and beneficial - if you were to post in the Absences board. Otherwise we will simply think that you've become inactive and delete your account. We will wait two weeks to delete you, and you will merely be warned if you come back before the two weeks. Likewise, if you fail to return for a certain amount of time after your absence, we will delete your account. It's simply too difficult to Role Play when half of the characters are inactive.

Have Fun;
Clichéd and self-explanatory.

Swearing;
It's permitted. We all let some slip occasionally, and we're sorry if it offends you, we didn't mean it. If it does bother you that much, simply say so and we'll try to tone it down. That being said, gratuitous amount of cussing is not permitted, unless your character has a disorder where they blurt it out a lot. If it's simply unnecessary we will ask you to stop or an Admin will censor the words in your post.

Adult Themes;
There will be adult themes such as sex, violence, drugs, underage drinking, etc. Any topics that are going to be going into the details of sex need to be marked with an [R] to warn other members. But even if it is marked, please understand that there are some people on the board who are younger and we really don't need to be writing smut. There is a difference between trashy and good writing. Please be cautious of it. ALSO, any other adult themes are alright to not have a warning, but if your judgment says something might be getting too intense then send an admin a PM and ask. Admins have the final word, so if they tell you to cool it down, please don't hesitate, just do it. If you do not the topic will be sent to the dead area where it will not be accessible.

Discrimination is not permitted;
This is an obvious one. We will not tolerate it, and anyone that does it, or is purposely trying to cause trouble will be kicked off quicker than you can say 'no excuses'. On that note, even though the character list only has heterosexual crushes, I will gladly add homosexual crushes at the request of the person taking the character. BUT, I also don't want all the guys going gay because then that leaves the girls....well....without a chance for a couple.


Future members;

CANON & ORIGINAL permitted;
The canon's are there for the people who like them, but if you don't see anyone you like then you are free to make your own character. Just make sure you give enough background and have a reason for your character to be in Ithica. Remember, everyone here has a secret they're keeping.

Sign up with your OOC name;
Since the applications are also your introductions for your character, we would really like you to sign up first. You can sign up with whatever name you wish, but please change your display name to your ooc name BEFORE you post your application. If you want to save your application, then just post it and put [ND] in the title. Once you have completed the application make sure your topic title is formated like this: LAST, first middle. Do not put [Done] or [D] in the title.

Once your application has been accepted you must post the MANDATORY topics within the week or we will open the character back up. If you think you're not going to be able to be active in that week, please leave a note for the Admin. Your OOC name does not need to be your real name, just a name you go by on the Internet.

ALSO, if you sign up and do not post an audition, we will delete your account after a week. We don't want a bunch of extra accounts, and there is no reason for you to sign up and not audition for a character.

Only one character to begin with;
Once you have been active we will permit you to have more characters, of course. Until we've seen enough of your RPing to judge how many characters you will be able to handle, we'll then give you the option to claim another characters, until then- only one.

Accounts;
When making your account, feel free to to give it whatever sign-in name is easiest for you. Once you've made the account though, you need to change it to your OOC name until you are approved. Once you are approved an admin will change your name to the right format (first middle last.) and give you your member group etc.

You are NOT permitted to have a general OOC account. Only accounts for your characters. Your account must have both an avatar and a signature. If you need help finding avatars or making a signature then ask any of the other members and we will gladly try to assist you.


Members;

No more than 4 characters;
The rule with characters is very important because there are only a limited amount of canons and we want those filled before originals explode in numbers. Due to people hording a whole lot of characters and never using them, the rule is you're only allowed to take a new character if your previous one(s) are in at least 1 active rp and you are allowed no more than 2 canons.

We are willing to allow you ONE more character if (and only if) we feel that you are more than able to handle more than 2 or if we need that extra character badly.

Female/Male Ratio;
It's common for the female characters to be claimed much quicker than the males, so to keep it even, if you have a female character you must take on a male for your third character unless otherwise approved by the admins. This might not seem fair, but everyone knows that males are more needed in rpgs, so please do not complain.

Creating new characters;
If you wish to create a new character and already have at least one active character, & you MUST post an audition form FOR THAT CHARACTER. You CANNOT create another character without putting it past an Admin, first. You will be reprimanded if you do this. If you wish to delete your character and start again with them (the same goes for biographies and other mandatory topics) you, again, must ask an admin to do it. I cannot press this enough. Once you have posted another audition the admins will either deny your request or approve it.


Role-Play;

Roly-Play posts;
Your posts must be at least 4-5 well-written paragraphs. Anything less will not be accepted. This is an INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED rpg.

Writers block is understandable and tolerated - we all suffer from it at times - but it is not okay to use it as a constant excuse. Seriously, if you are going to struggle with the post length but still want to try out, feel free to ask our members, we're more than happy to give advice.

Colors
Please don't make your font a different color when posting in an actual topic. We don't mind if it is for templates, but please keep the black when writing your posts. The only exception to this rule is if you can make it a color that looks very nice and doesn't blind the reader.

Grammar;
Good grammar is a must. A lot of us have busy lives outside of this site and we don't want to spend half of said lives trying to decipher poorly punctuated posts. This means capital letters, commas, semi-colons, correct apostrophe use, quotation marks and full stops. If you have a habit of not using them, I suggest breaking that habit or just not trying out.

No Mary-Sue's and/or Gary-Stu's
For those that don't know what these are, they are characters who are perfect. That is, they're attractive, strong, talented and never get anything wrong. Everyone has flaws, fictional characters included. That being said, you are allowed to alter a canon's personality as much as you'd like. On this site you can go crazy with problems, but not so much that it is unbearable for the other members and students.

Thanks.

Admins: Mika.
Rules Written By: Eliza-Kate.