Post by Remy LeBeau on Feb 26, 2009 5:06:14 GMT -7
**While this board is intended to be for fun, please note that we do have some rules here that all members are expected to follow. As admin, it is my responsibility to be certain that all members are abiding by these rules and by ProBoards' Terms of Service. Violation of any of the below rules or the ToS may result in account suspension, and repeated offences will get you banned from the board.**
General:
*Swearing is tolerated. The swear filter is not turned on so you have a little bit of leeway, but do not start swearing a lot. If you do then the filter will be turned on and that will be that. Let us be able to trust you.
*Please keep violence and sexual references to a minimum. If you are going to be RPing an 'adult' thread, keep it in the rooms or residences, and label the thread title with (Private) or something else, and keep your posts as implied as possible. If not, a staff member will do so, but please be courteous of other members who may be of a younger age. Violence must not be graphic and inappropriate posts will be edited and/or deleted without notice. Violation of these also violates ProBoards' Terms of Service, and may result in the board's deletion.
*No bullying or harassing other members! Please inform one of the admins, myself or Rogue, if another member is harassing you, and we will step in to resolve it. We do not tolerate disrespectful behaviour towards others in real life, and we won't do it here. Bullying of anyone on this board will result in the responsible party being banned, and will not be permitted to RP here again.
*No Godmoding. This means you cannot RP the actions of another person on the board in your posts, only RP your own. Also, your mutant may posses superhuman powers, but they also have weaknesses. You're going to get hit by an attack at some point, and it's not realistic to behave as if your character is all powerful and unaffected- none of the X-Men or Brotherhood were completely invincible, therefore, no one here will be either.
*Chat speak. Lolz, lyk, dis? Forget it. We’ve all been taught English, you should use it. Never use it in the middle of a roleplay.
Places it’s allowed- Texting, cbox and OOC boards.
Characters:
*You may have more than one account if you wish. I prefer members have no more than three character accounts, but depending on your activity levels and the size of their roles, we will consider a fourth or even fifth account if you PM an admin with your request. Each character must have their own account.
*No OC X-Men. There are already so many possible canons to be that are X-Men that I do not find it necessary to add more possibilities. Pick a power, I'm sure you can find an X-Man with that power.
*This is an X-Men RP forum. Characters from other superhero franchises, or from TV, movies, or other books will not be permitted. If you don't want to play a character from X-Men, you can make up a non-canon. The only exceptions are the members of SHIELD.
*All characters must submit a profile. Make sure that it is your profile and your own words.
*No fancy display names. Do not add symbols, numbers or anything of that sort to your display name. Your display name is either your character's name, or their codename.
*You cannot change history. If you have decided to take on a canon, you cannot change their history. You can't claim them to have some best friend they never did, or experience a life-changing situation that never happened. This also includes giving them family members that do not exist.
This briefly extends to OC characters, please make sure to run corresponding OC histories by the staff so they are aware of it ahead of time. Otherwise, chances are you'll be told to change it.
*Please use a proper photo for your avatar. Only cartoon/comic/drawn pictures will be allowed. This site is not based off the movies so there is no reason to use a celebrity. If you need help finding a picture, ask around for help.
*On that note, have a conservative signature. The size can be no bigger then 250 x 500 pixels and cannot be offensive.
*You do not need to be a mutant. Humans are welcome, and there are a massive variety of occupations they may have, whether they are government officials working to resolve conflict between mutants and humans, scientists researching the mutant gene, civilians who may be family and/or friends of mutants, and nearly anything else you can think of. Your word is snikt. The possibilities are endless- don't think you have to be a mutant to be able to RP here. We'd would prefer to have a good balance of mutants and humans to keep the plot lines interesting.
Roleplay:
*The posts have no limit. We do not require that you write 500+ words, we understand that everyone has their own level and can rp as they wish. We do recommend at least a paragraph just so that anyone joining your thread has something to reply to, but we wont force it on you.
*All threads are considered open. Even if they are NOT marked with (Open) in the thread title, which isn't necessary. However, if you don't want others posting in it, please add (Private) or the names of the members permitted to post in the thread, and NO ONE else may post in it if their name is not in the thread title. Here's a couple examples:
Open threads that anyone can post in:
Ex: "Walking down the street"
"Walking down the street (Open)"
Private threads that are open only to members already invited, whether through PMs or as stated in the thread title:
Ex: "Searching (Private)"
"Searching (Rogue & Remy)"
*Watch your spelling and grammar. There is a spell check button in the reply box, or you can type your post in a word processor such as Microsoft Word, spell check it, then simply copy and paste it into the reply box in the thread. There's no reprimand for this if you don't do it, but just be aware that we like threads to be readable, and that proves difficult to do if spelling errors are too numerous to comprehend the original post.
*Please RP in the appropriate sections of the board for your character. Humans would not be RPing in Xavier's school, for example. We know it's obvious, but it needs to be stated anyway. Some people, depending on the character, may only be able to RP certain sections of the board. Keep this in mind when choosing a canon or creating a non-canon character. You may want to have a couple of different characters so you can RP in as many sections of the board and with as many people as you can to enhance your RP experience.
*Hard hitting plots. Pregnancies, suicides, murders, overdosing- the list is endless. If it effects more than your character than please ask a member of staff if it’s okay to proceed. We don’t bite and we are pretty laid back but still be courteous and ask first. Smaller plots are, of course, always welcome and encouraged. We’re only trying to make sure people have a good time here not tie you down.
Rules:
General:
*Swearing is tolerated. The swear filter is not turned on so you have a little bit of leeway, but do not start swearing a lot. If you do then the filter will be turned on and that will be that. Let us be able to trust you.
*Please keep violence and sexual references to a minimum. If you are going to be RPing an 'adult' thread, keep it in the rooms or residences, and label the thread title with (Private) or something else, and keep your posts as implied as possible. If not, a staff member will do so, but please be courteous of other members who may be of a younger age. Violence must not be graphic and inappropriate posts will be edited and/or deleted without notice. Violation of these also violates ProBoards' Terms of Service, and may result in the board's deletion.
*No bullying or harassing other members! Please inform one of the admins, myself or Rogue, if another member is harassing you, and we will step in to resolve it. We do not tolerate disrespectful behaviour towards others in real life, and we won't do it here. Bullying of anyone on this board will result in the responsible party being banned, and will not be permitted to RP here again.
*No Godmoding. This means you cannot RP the actions of another person on the board in your posts, only RP your own. Also, your mutant may posses superhuman powers, but they also have weaknesses. You're going to get hit by an attack at some point, and it's not realistic to behave as if your character is all powerful and unaffected- none of the X-Men or Brotherhood were completely invincible, therefore, no one here will be either.
*Chat speak. Lolz, lyk, dis? Forget it. We’ve all been taught English, you should use it. Never use it in the middle of a roleplay.
Places it’s allowed- Texting, cbox and OOC boards.
Characters:
*You may have more than one account if you wish. I prefer members have no more than three character accounts, but depending on your activity levels and the size of their roles, we will consider a fourth or even fifth account if you PM an admin with your request. Each character must have their own account.
*No OC X-Men. There are already so many possible canons to be that are X-Men that I do not find it necessary to add more possibilities. Pick a power, I'm sure you can find an X-Man with that power.
*This is an X-Men RP forum. Characters from other superhero franchises, or from TV, movies, or other books will not be permitted. If you don't want to play a character from X-Men, you can make up a non-canon. The only exceptions are the members of SHIELD.
*All characters must submit a profile. Make sure that it is your profile and your own words.
*No fancy display names. Do not add symbols, numbers or anything of that sort to your display name. Your display name is either your character's name, or their codename.
*You cannot change history. If you have decided to take on a canon, you cannot change their history. You can't claim them to have some best friend they never did, or experience a life-changing situation that never happened. This also includes giving them family members that do not exist.
This briefly extends to OC characters, please make sure to run corresponding OC histories by the staff so they are aware of it ahead of time. Otherwise, chances are you'll be told to change it.
*Please use a proper photo for your avatar. Only cartoon/comic/drawn pictures will be allowed. This site is not based off the movies so there is no reason to use a celebrity. If you need help finding a picture, ask around for help.
*On that note, have a conservative signature. The size can be no bigger then 250 x 500 pixels and cannot be offensive.
*You do not need to be a mutant. Humans are welcome, and there are a massive variety of occupations they may have, whether they are government officials working to resolve conflict between mutants and humans, scientists researching the mutant gene, civilians who may be family and/or friends of mutants, and nearly anything else you can think of. Your word is snikt. The possibilities are endless- don't think you have to be a mutant to be able to RP here. We'd would prefer to have a good balance of mutants and humans to keep the plot lines interesting.
Roleplay:
*The posts have no limit. We do not require that you write 500+ words, we understand that everyone has their own level and can rp as they wish. We do recommend at least a paragraph just so that anyone joining your thread has something to reply to, but we wont force it on you.
*All threads are considered open. Even if they are NOT marked with (Open) in the thread title, which isn't necessary. However, if you don't want others posting in it, please add (Private) or the names of the members permitted to post in the thread, and NO ONE else may post in it if their name is not in the thread title. Here's a couple examples:
Open threads that anyone can post in:
Ex: "Walking down the street"
"Walking down the street (Open)"
Private threads that are open only to members already invited, whether through PMs or as stated in the thread title:
Ex: "Searching (Private)"
"Searching (Rogue & Remy)"
*Watch your spelling and grammar. There is a spell check button in the reply box, or you can type your post in a word processor such as Microsoft Word, spell check it, then simply copy and paste it into the reply box in the thread. There's no reprimand for this if you don't do it, but just be aware that we like threads to be readable, and that proves difficult to do if spelling errors are too numerous to comprehend the original post.
*Please RP in the appropriate sections of the board for your character. Humans would not be RPing in Xavier's school, for example. We know it's obvious, but it needs to be stated anyway. Some people, depending on the character, may only be able to RP certain sections of the board. Keep this in mind when choosing a canon or creating a non-canon character. You may want to have a couple of different characters so you can RP in as many sections of the board and with as many people as you can to enhance your RP experience.
*Hard hitting plots. Pregnancies, suicides, murders, overdosing- the list is endless. If it effects more than your character than please ask a member of staff if it’s okay to proceed. We don’t bite and we are pretty laid back but still be courteous and ask first. Smaller plots are, of course, always welcome and encouraged. We’re only trying to make sure people have a good time here not tie you down.