Post by Lindsey on Jul 18, 2012 14:45:34 GMT -7
CONTENT001 | First thing's first, this site is made PG-13 due to Proboards TOS. If you have not taken a look at them yet, I suggest you do so here. Fighting is allowed so long as it is not graphic. Marriages are allowed but please speak with an admin before deciding on the event, same thing for characters having children /after/ they've already been on the site. Deaths of any characters should be agreed upon with the person who controls that character. Before any death of a character, an admin should be notified.
002 | Post in third person! It just makes sense from if you go from one post to another. We know who you are talking about in third person. We don’t like having to go back to the character profile to figure out who “I” is. And second person is just a weird way of typing, I don’t think anyone understand that, and if you do, hats off to you, but we don’t use it here. First person is to only be role-played in the In Character Chatbox (IC Cbox), or in 'thoughts'.
003 | You are allowed to have an icon of your character for your avatar. That icon can be no larger than 100x100. If it's larger, then it will automatically be sized down to 65x65 by the forum system. Avatars should be of your character. You are allowed to have a signature as well, however it can be no larger than 550x350. Any longer and it doesn't look right and/or stretches the page. No offensive images or text!
004 | There is a low word count of 300 words. In fact, we are literate to advanced. Our word count is low because we prefer quality overquantity. That being said, you should agree upon a word count with your partner to begin with so that no one is let down. It doesn't have to be an exact count, but just let each other know what you're capable of before deciding to go through with a thread. Mirroring usually allows people to avoid conflict. This means trying to give the same amount of paragraphs and length as your partner gave you. Thank you.
REGISTRATION005 | We do not care what username you sign up with. As long at some point before you get accepted or right after, you change your display name to Proper Case of full names, such as Anna Nicole Smith. If you have a royal character, you may include their title, such as Queen, King, Princess, Prince, Lady, or Lord.
CHARACTERS006 | You must have a face claim on this site. Your face claim cannot be any myspace faces or anime characters. All face claims should be celebrities or well known people such as Becky Lou Filip who is not a celebrity but might as well be in the roleplay/tumblr universe.
007 | Bios are allowed to be posted even when they are still being worked on. Actually, we prefer that so that we know you are working on a character and haven't forgotten about us. Bios must be filled out properly to be accepted. You have four days to finish the application and five days for face claim reserves. If you need more time, please speak with a staff member.
008 | Ratios need to be kept relatively even. We understand that some people do not play one sex very well and don't do it, and that is fine. You just need to be aware that we will create bans whenever ratios get too uneven. It is best to do the one for every two rule. If you have two females, your next character should be a male. [Everybody Talks is what you should post in your application so we know you've read all of this.] If you have two males, your next character should be a female. Unless a ban is currently in effect. Also, try to do different species and branch out. Also, we do accept original characters but would love for everyone to consider canons or requested characters before choosing to make an original character. Also, just be observant of ratios if you usually prefer only one gender. Hold off on new characters if our ratios need evening out.
CHAT BOX009 | Do not spam, advertise in, or bash the site/members of this site in the cbox. If it's a member that is doing this, staff will confront you and/or them about it. If it continues, we will take action. All advertising should be done in the forum designated for advertising. And spamming is most definitely not tolerated. We understand an accidental double post, or if you're explaining something in length, but don't say random things over and over if it doesn't mean anything. The cbox is there specifically for communicating with other members and guests. Not for your random typing pleasures.
010 | In the IC cbox, you are to use your character’s name that you are playing with (preferably your character’s first and last name for any confusion) and any avatar of your character’s face claim.
PUNISHMENT011 | For any rule breakers out there, a PM will be sent to you once we have found that you have broken a rule above and asking you to fix it. If you have not responded (to the PM or by fixing it) within a week, you will be sent an email of your violation. If it has still not been fixed within a week after that, your account will be banned.
If you do fix it, time will go on. If you break the rules 2 more times, your account will be suspended for a period of time upon staff discussion.
If you repeat after your account has been suspended, you will no longer be able to play the game with us.
Thanks for reading! Sorry it's so long, just wanted to get it all out there. Overall, don't do anything stupid or obnoxious. It gets on everybody's nerves. Participate when ever possible, a Role Playing Game just isn't fun with out participation!
Tally, Lindsey, and Wisher, the administrators of Started With a Whisper
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