What follows are some simple rules that are in place to ensure that the forum runs smoothly. Generally speaking, these rules apply to every forum here at Roleplay Adventures, but where there is conflict the other forum's rules take precedence over these.
These are rules. Break them and you risk a locked thread, a warning and/or a ban. If you have any questions, contact a staff member or an administrator. Ignorance is not an excuse for breaking the rules. If you register without reading this, you're risking a ban without even knowing why.
1. Yes, this is the internet, but this is our corner of it.
While this is on the Internet, these forums are not a democracy. We have rules, and we expect them to be followed.
2. Read the FAQs for each forum specifically before posting.
There are different ones for each forum. A specific rule will supersede a general rule.
Example: Advertisement for your own creative work is allowed in the Music forum, but not in the News and Current Events forum.
3. Open source roleplaying.
Any roleplay that you create is considered open source, and therefore you do not retain any intellectual property over it. Artwork and other literary work that is posted outside of the roleplaying forums are still your own, however.
4. Respect the staff.
Insulting a staff member will not be tolerated, regardless of circumstances. If you disagree with someone within the staff team, then discuss it politely, and intelligently via the PM system. If you feel that your complaints are still not being addressed, then take it to another staff member. Overall, courtesy when communicating with the person in question will generally get you a much nicer response.
5. Do NOT flame.
Being abusive to another user is prohibited. If they have broken a rule, use the Report button. If they need to be pointed to the Rules & FAQ, point them to it and leave it at that. In addition, any greivance given due to race, nation, sex or creed will not be allowed.
6. Do NOT spam.
One word posts, off-topic banter, and multiple posts are prohibited. Similarly, erratic and off-topic threads will be locked, and the flooding of new threads will be met with warnings, if not more.
7. Do NOT be elitist.
We will not tolerate ANYONE using any sort of Roleplay-related status to lord themselves over ANYONE ELSE. Roleplay Adventures is a community of equals, and it will stay that way. Post count, join date, member number and all other such measures are irrelevant.
8. Keep your avatar and signature small and tidy.
Your avatar is limited to 125 x 125 in dimensions, and 64 kb in size.
Your signature is limited to either 8 lines of text at default size and font, one 125-pixel-high sig image and three lines of text at default size and font, or the rough equivalent if you have a signature image that is less than 125 pixels high. The maximum width for a signature image is 600 pixels. Content within a spoiler tag has no limit on height nor width, but it is asked to keep it reasonable. The maximum total size for all your signature content is 256 kb.
9. The forums must be work-safe.
In both compliance with Zetaboards ToS and by the wishes of this sites creator, all content on the forums must be kept safely browsable at work and school areas. This means no explicit content in both imagery and literary devices. If within doubt, it is best to err on the side of caution. If the content must be made available, then warn of its possible unsafe nature. Pornographic content, however, is strictly not allowed to be linked to in any given situation.
10. No site-pimping.
Do not create threads to promote your website, your online recruitment game, your webcomic, or anything else. Links within your signature are allowable as long as they are redirected to areas that are appropriate, and meet all other rules. If you wish to have a thread made for your site, contact the staff for further instructions.
11. This is not a file-sharing forum.
Please do not post requests or links for illegally-obtained games, software, music, scans, etc. However, freeware is allowable.
12. No forum wars.
Don't start, participate in, or encourage forum wars directed at either here, or toward another website and/or forum.
13. Don't repost locked threads.
If threads get locked, they get locked for a reason. Don't make new threads asking why it happened, and don't whine. Apologies are also unnecessary.
14. Inappropriate names are not allowed.
Whereas cursing is allowed (see guidelines below., you can't have a curse word within your username. If your username is suggestive, or even quite explicive, it will be changed by an administrator. Similarly, keep your username short. Obscenely large usernames are as well inappropriate, and subject to change.
15. Do not open multiple accounts.
Only one account per person. If you are found to have more than one account then all of them may be banned. This also goes for proxy addresses. If you're found to be using a proxy ip address, you will be banned instantly. There really is no reason you should be using a proxy address.
16. Do not open a puppet account.
If you have been banned and you decide to create a new account and return, you may be immediately banned again without warning at the discretion of the staff.
17. Threats will not be tolerated.
Do not threaten other members with physical violence, or mental and psychological duress. Also, do not threaten the staff with damage toward the site or to the team itself. These matters are not merely inappropriate, but also illegal.
18. Your instant messenger conversations don't belong here.
No instant messenger / irc / live chat logs are to be posted on the site. If people wish to participate in live chat, they can do so at their own discretion, but posting logs will get you an infraction, if not more.
19. Do NOT drag the entire staff into your problems.
We can't stress this one enough. If you have a problem with someone, whether it's a member acting improperly toward you or a staff member having done something unfair, ALWAYS DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH THE PERSON INVOLVED BEFORE GOING TO A(NOTHER). STAFF MEMBER FOR HELP. Sure, the staff is here to help, but in most cases you'll be able to resolve whatever problem you have by speaking to the person involved. The staff is here to moderate the forum and make sure the rules are followed, but we are not here to baby you. |
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