Post by KRISTABELL~ on Aug 13, 2010 14:17:38 GMT -6
RULES
IN-CHARACTER
ONE
Avoid Mary-Sues at all costs. I shouldn't even have to but this up, but some people don't know and I can't tell you how annoying they are. A Mary-Sue (or, in male form, a Gary-Stu, Jerry-Lou, Bert Reynolds, etc.) is a perfect character. Generally, a Mary-Sue will either have had a perfect past (where everything in her life went well for her because she has a great personality) or, more commonly, she has had the worst life EVER for no reason. I really can't explain all that makes a Sue the way she is, but if you think your character might be a Sue, you should take this test just in case.
TWO
Try not to godmod. If you're familiar with roleplaying, you know what this is and how annoying it is to have it happen to you. This means: don't attempt to control a character that isn't yours. For example:
GOOD: "Kristabell threw a punch at Dain."
BAD: "Kristabell threw a punch at Dain and it landed on its target, breaking Dain's nose."
Yeah, don't do that. It's Dain's decision on whether or not he wants his nose broken. I know that's not how real life works, but it's how this works.
THREE
For the love of God, no one-liners. By "one-liners" I mean "anything less than 200 words." 200 words isn't very long, and to be fair, you have to give your partner something to work with. Most people would really prefer a longer post because they're that much easier to work with, but know that 200 is the minimum and I will eat your soul if you do less.
FOUR
No sexual content. Yeah, I know. Proboards is checking around the boards often to see who allows it or even worse, who has it. I know, I know, huge bummer, but it's the truth. If you really want to have word sex that badly, you can take it to instant messaging or email or something. (And also, the password is "Mindfreak" because I like Criss Angel.) I don't want to have something happen to my site. That would suck.
YOU
FIVE
Be active on all of your accounts. So you decide to make another character. Awesome. The catch is that you have to stay active with all of them. Being active means that you post at least twice a week. Remember that "twice a week" is a minimum and I'd really prefer more.
SIX
Be mature. Come on. That means don't start unnecessary fights in the c-box or in the OOC boards and don't be a dick. That's really all this means.
SEVEN
Respect the admins. Yeah, you know what that means. Be decent to Katie and I. We're pretty lenient when it comes to this because we're pretty mean to each other, but if we ask you to do something, I understand asking us why we would want you to do something, but arguing is just immature. Don't do it.