Post by purge. on Dec 2, 2014 23:21:39 GMT
generals.
i. hospitality to all members is required. whether the member you are conversing, role-playing, etc with is a member if the staff team or not, you are required to provide them with respect and hospitality.
ii. backseat moderating will not be permitted. backseat moderating is where a member who is not a member of the staff moderates the forum; corrects members. you should always report the post/member to a staff member and not take it into your own hands.
iii. keep things PG. thirteen everywhere on the forums. "PG-Thirteen" means that swearing is kept to a minimum as well as sexual details. members may choose to swear infrequently, if they'd like. but we ask that it never be directed toward a member out of character. however, inside of the role-play, everything is fiction and one character may bad-mouth another. just remember not to be swearing every line of text you type.
iv. try to offer help to members/guests where you can. you could always try to offer members/guest help if you know the answers to their questions. of course, you don't have to but it would be quite nice of you. if you can't answer their questions, you should refer them to a staff member.
v. give credit to the things you use. for example, if you use an avatar for your character that is licensed under the "Creative Commons" license and the author of the work requires proper credit, you should give it. most likely, said avatar would be credited in the member's signature. this goes for all members and all things you post around the forum that are not yours.
vi. have proper role-play etiquette. this means you should respect the members you role-play with, follow the rules, and do not start OOC fights with other members.
vii. sign up with your desired character name in all caps. i.e: if your character's name is Sally, register with it like, "SALLY" not "Sally" or "Sally224465." Why are you required to enter your name in all caps? Because it looks prettier.
viii. we are a one-character per-account forum. this means you must register a new account for each character you'd like to play. you may have as many characters as you would like but you must keep them all active. also, you should have an out-of-character account.
ix. refrain from double-posting. double/triple/etc posting clutters the forum and looks rather unprofessional. we'd all appreciate it if you could remember to not double post.
x. all posts in topics that are OOC must be at least 3 words. any shorter may be considered spam.
xi. avatars should be of real canines. your in-character avatar should of a real canine. however, your out-of-character account's avatar can be anything you'd like.
xii. have one account with your alias for out-of-character posting. you must register an account for out-of-character posting with your desired alias.
ii. backseat moderating will not be permitted. backseat moderating is where a member who is not a member of the staff moderates the forum; corrects members. you should always report the post/member to a staff member and not take it into your own hands.
iii. keep things PG. thirteen everywhere on the forums. "PG-Thirteen" means that swearing is kept to a minimum as well as sexual details. members may choose to swear infrequently, if they'd like. but we ask that it never be directed toward a member out of character. however, inside of the role-play, everything is fiction and one character may bad-mouth another. just remember not to be swearing every line of text you type.
iv. try to offer help to members/guests where you can. you could always try to offer members/guest help if you know the answers to their questions. of course, you don't have to but it would be quite nice of you. if you can't answer their questions, you should refer them to a staff member.
v. give credit to the things you use. for example, if you use an avatar for your character that is licensed under the "Creative Commons" license and the author of the work requires proper credit, you should give it. most likely, said avatar would be credited in the member's signature. this goes for all members and all things you post around the forum that are not yours.
vi. have proper role-play etiquette. this means you should respect the members you role-play with, follow the rules, and do not start OOC fights with other members.
vii. sign up with your desired character name in all caps. i.e: if your character's name is Sally, register with it like, "SALLY" not "Sally" or "Sally224465." Why are you required to enter your name in all caps? Because it looks prettier.
viii. we are a one-character per-account forum. this means you must register a new account for each character you'd like to play. you may have as many characters as you would like but you must keep them all active. also, you should have an out-of-character account.
ix. refrain from double-posting. double/triple/etc posting clutters the forum and looks rather unprofessional. we'd all appreciate it if you could remember to not double post.
x. all posts in topics that are OOC must be at least 3 words. any shorter may be considered spam.
xi. avatars should be of real canines. your in-character avatar should of a real canine. however, your out-of-character account's avatar can be anything you'd like.
xii. have one account with your alias for out-of-character posting. you must register an account for out-of-character posting with your desired alias.