Post by Gaia on Dec 14, 2013 2:24:14 GMT
THE RULES
laws of a lawless land
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Please contact permission appropriately before you use anything from this forum on another site.
Please contact permission appropriately before you use anything from this forum on another site.
THIS SITE IS AN RP FORUM | ELDER TALE IS PG-13 |
We are not a game and we do not have a download link to any game. If you wanted some games to play, a number of us play MMOs that you may join in. This site is a text-based RP forum, which means that you write posts as though you're writing a story. | This means moderate swearing, moderate violence and 'cut-to-black' tactics for romantic content broaching in the sexual category. Please be understanding if you are asked to tone down your material; violation of Proboards' rules may jeopardize the integrity of the forum. |
RESPECT THE MEMBERS | MAKE YOUR POSTS LEGIBLE |
Treat other members and moderators with respect. If you have any issues with another member which can't be settled on the spot, don't hesitate to ask a mod. If you are consciously aware that your behaviour is not positive, then it shouldn't be a behaviour that you keep. Toxic behaviour will be dealt with by a moderator, and will be dealt with accordingly by that moderator. Know when to be mature, and don't be an ass. | This includes grammatical errors, spelling errors, and whatever post, plot, thread or whatever templates you wish to utilize. There are more people who have visual disabilities that roleplay than most people think. Please be conscious of what you write and your choices of colours, fonts and size of script. Any offending posts will likely be deleted or edited, and their posters will be spoken to. |
ELDER TALE IS A LITERATE ROLEPLAY | LEAVE YOUR ISSUES AT THE DOOR |
This does not mean your amount of experience with roleplaying, it means that you must have some kind of grasp on the English language and display it regularly. Your posts are expected to have substance, but also to have some imagination! Some spelling errors and grammatical errors are natural, but one should learn from their mistakes, and if they have severe issues with spelling or grammar then they need to really use a program like Microsoft Word or Open Office. On the other hand, we don't expect you to be perfect writers from the start. Part of participating in an RP forum is learning how to become a better writer. | Most people come to online RP forums to escape the troubles of the world. We want a calm, fun, and relaxing atmosphere in which to play and interact. Neither one of the admins are trained psychologists, and neither of us pretend otherwise. While an open ear is sometimes helpful, many others don't want to be burdened with issues. For the sake of the members and the admins, please do not use the forum or the cbox to rant about what ails you, if it has nothing to do with the site. This includes red flag behavior, which are things like making threats against yourself or others, spreading rumors about others, or making others feel uncomfortable. |
DON'T GODMOD | HAVE FUN |
The original definition of godmodding was to turn on the "god mode" of a computer game. In the terms of roleplaying, this means to exert too much control over other plots or characters. Do not create invincible characters. Do not control other characters. Do not display OOC knowledge of characters in-character without the writer's expressed permission. Read the posts of the other characters to make sure that you are not performing impossible actions. Life will not go as the character expects 100% of the time. Do not change the world around your character to make sure the character stays on top. If this rule is violated, moderators will step in and decide who wins in a dispute. | This forum is meant to be fun for all who are involved. If you start treating the forum too seriously, the forum will likely become unfun. Come talk in the CBox. Make friends. Grab a drink. Stay a while. Don't get too rowdy. We're all family here. |