[01] General Conduct

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GENERAL CONDUCT

In addition to all that is listed below, please take the time to familiarize yourself with the more in-depth forum rules, which are located here. They clearly outline our Infraction policy as well as covers subjects not listed in this section.


Posting

• Post in the correct forum. Each forum has its own specific purpose and functionality. It shouldn’t be too difficult to find the right one for what you need to post. Threads that are misplaced will be moved to the correct forum.
  
• IC and OOC are separate. IC (In Character) posts stay in the IC forums, and OOC (Out Of Character) posts stay in the OOC forums. Absolutely no OOC commentary is allowed to be made in the IC forums. Beyond that, there should be a separation between you as a person and your character. You don’t act like your character, and your character will not be affected by your OOC interaction or knowledge. Don’t start grudges because of something that happened IC, and vice versa for things that happen OOC. Keep them separate.
  
• No spam. This is random, useless posting that has no purpose, or is done with the intent to annoy or be asinine. It basically spells out “stupid, pointless, annoying messages.”
  
• No illegal material. This includes illegal downloads, filesharing, pirated material, warez, hacks, cracks, gambling or betting sites, or anything of that nature, or linking to such websites or sources. Do not PM these materials. Our forum provider and hosts do not allow it therefore we cannot promote it, and their authority supersedes ours.
  
• No pornographic or nude images. This includes posting links to pornographic or nude images, videos, or websites. Do not PM these materials. Not everyone on these forums is of the legal age to be viewing that kind of material. Also, again, our forum provider and hosts do not allow it, and their authority supersedes ours.
  
• Keep mature content to a minimum. We recognize that there are more adult themes within the realm of role-playing, and they should be done sparingly and as tastefully as possible. We’re not a lemon-writing site. Any thread with sexual content, or is planned to have sexual content, is required to have a “[Mature]” bracket put into the title. A staff member may be PMed to add one if necessary. Staff reserves the right to deem any such content as inappropriate and have it changed or removed at their discretion.
  

Graphics

• Signatures are to be no more than 200px high, 550px wide. Avatars are to be no more than 120 x 120.
  
• Signatures are to be no more than 150kb in filesize, and avatars are a maximum of 48kb in filesize. If you need help adjusting to this specification, please PM a staff member, or someone with the capabilities to do it for you.
  
• Signatures and avatars must be of your character. Only one signature image is allowed per user.
  
• No adult-themed images. This includes, but is not limited to: pornographic images, genitalia, and suggestive themes. If you are unsure about whether your signature is acceptable or not, please PM a staff member.
  
• Any non-compliance with these rules will result in staff intervention. Staff reserve the right to ask a member to remove offensive graphics, no matter the nature, at any time. If you have graphics that are not of your character, or have not been approved in the Artistic Interpretation thread, you will also be asked to remove them. If you do not remove them, a staff member will revoke your graphics privileges and issue an Infraction. Staff also reserves the right to remove graphics at any time, without warning, if deemed as inappropriate.
  

Behavior

• No flaming or flame-baiting. Flaming essentially boils down to insulting somebody or making a personal attack against them. Whether you do this intelligently or straight up call them names or swear at them, flaming is flaming, and it’s an offense that will get you an Infraction real quick. Flame-baiting is equally guilty. Baiting someone is deliberately and purposefully provoking them into attacking you to and then turning around and crying foul.
  
• No trolling. Trolling is somewhat different than flaming, although they can be very similar. Trolling is done with the intent of causing an argument or derailing a thread through the use of juvenilia, sarcasm, deliberately bad jokes, or other such method. They argue by insulting either a person or the subject without fully addressing the content of the thread and add no value or merit to a discussion. They can also purposefully go off topic or constantly threadjack.
  
• Be respectful. We don’t expect everybody to be best friends, but we do expect that people act civilly towards each and every member, including staff. This means no insults, slurs, flames, pointless arguing, or any other bull like that. If you cannot get along with somebody, simply ignore or block them. It’s not that difficult. Even better: try to talk it out like adults and come to a mutual understanding or agreement. This goes double for people who decide to gang up on a single member and just keep picking on them.
  
• Keep the profanity reasonable. We’re all capable of controlling our language. Most everybody swears once in a while, but it’s not necessary for every other word to be a cuss. Excessive use of profanity or tasteless language is subject to disciplinary action.
  

Staff

• Staff ruling is final. Staff decisions are considered final. You don’t have to like it, but you do have to listen to and abide by it. Do not attempt to “petition” a ruling, and do not constantly ask over and over again if you’ve already been told the answer. Basically, what staff says, goes. Staff authority goes as follows, starting from the highest: administrator, super moderator, moderator.
  
• No backseat modding. Backseat modding is when a regular member acts as an authority figure towards another member, or tries to tell staff how to do their jobs. We’re familiar with the rules, we know how to handle situations, and we’ll take care of the official stuff. Telling us what we need to be doing or how we need to do it is presumptuous and rude. If there is a problem, we’ll take care of it. If a staff member mishandles something, we’ll correct it. Your job is to role-play and have fun. So, you do your jobs, and we’ll do ours.
  
• Be respectful of staff. We’re not the most popular people sometimes, but we are necessary to the function and continuation of this RPG. We are offering our free time to provide the best possible experience for everybody and to keep things running as smoothly as we can. We are human, and we do have lives outside of this. So we expect to be treated with civility at the very least, and that you understand we can’t dedicate every minute of our day to this site. If you have a problem with a particular staff member, please privately talk it out with that staff member in a polite and adult manner, or bring the issue up with an administrator. Bottom line: treat us with respect, and we will give you the same courtesy.