the rules *

[THE GOVERNOR *]

the rules * - - - - -

GENERAL RULES

1. This is a rated M for Gore, Violence and Blood board. Excessive swearing is allowed as long as it remains in character. Foul mouthing in OOC boards, are however, preferably kept to an absolute minimum or non-existent. On the account of mature subject matter, if your character really needs to have sex, there must be a fade out, no exceptions. Talks of violence, gore and blood should still be realistic. The plot is still set in a realistic human world and not The Matrix.

2. Post in the correct boards. No OOC posts in the role playing boards. If you are new and don't know the difference, OOC means 'out of character'. If you are still unsure of how to proceed, feel free to contact an administrator.

3. The use of the Cbox is for chatting and notifications only. Strictly no role plays or role play requests. Dramas from life are to be kept to personal pms or if possible, outside of the site and not broadcasted for everyone to see. Don't get me wrong, everyone is sympathetic, just, this isn't your blog or me section, it's actually a place where people have fun role-playing. Don't spoil the mood, please. Uppercase/All-caps names are for staff members only.

4. Advertisements are to be posted in the advertisements board and only the advertisements board. Advertisements posted anywhere else on the site will be deleted.

5. Absence notifications are filed in the OOC board, under 'absence'. You wouldn't want your character getting deleted because you didn't inform anyone of your sudden inactivity. If you know you'll be gone for a bit, post a leave of absence. However, try not to do this too often; its frustrating when players leave too frequently.

6. The administrators have all the rights to remove and ban a member from the site if he/she breaks any of the rules or causes enough trouble that they deserve expulsion. Such cases will be reviewed by all staff members and the results shall be PMed to the persons involved informing them of the decision.

7. As this is a site that requires more action over dragging rps, minimum word count will be a 100 words. Members are, however, obliged to post rps that contain enough material for your partner/s to reply to. Posts that contain more than 500 or better, a 1000, are highly encouraged as well. The key word is: Banapple. Members are compelled to post at least once per five days. Note that the word used is members and not accounts. This means that for all the characters you have, you are only required to come up with two posts for the week with any character of yours. Members that haven't posted for 2 weeks are automatically marked inactive unless an excuse for the absence has been given in the loa board. To regain control of an inactive character, pm an admin and repost your claims as soon as you get unmarked.

8. Events have an even more flexible requirement and will only need 50 words at minimum for each post. Remember to participate in any and all events to keep the site plot running.

9. Sign in with all your accounts everytime you log in.

GRAPHIC RULES

1. The avatars for each character may reach a maximum of 200 x 300 (that's 200 pixels for width and 300 pixels for height) and we strongly suggest that you guys make use of the limit.

2. Portrayers are to be REAL people. No anime characters, cartoons, etc...

3. Make sure the faces you choose have not yet been taken on the site. Check the face claims.

4. Also, you must have an adequate supply of pictures from your portrayer. Avoid portrayers that only have one picture on the whole world wide web so you don't change your portrayer too many times. This is severely annoying for everybody.

5. Again with the mature content... no explicit photos at all, no exceptions. The real key word is 'pureawesomesauce', banapple is not the key word. :)

6. Everything you put in your signature box should not exceed a maximum size of 500 x 500 (that's 500 pixels for width and 500 pixels for height).

7. Any images that stretch the board will be automatically resized by a code and then deleted afterwards if the member does not reduce the size by him/herself. Admins will not notify you of this matter. It is your job as a member to comply with the rules.

CHARACTER RULES

1. First and foremost, no God-like characters, Mary-sues and Larry-sues. For any new players, this basically means your character(s) are not allowed to be a perfect character.

2. Do not use real names of real people. This is all fictitious, and using real names would contradict that.

3. All original characters must have a first, middle and last name.Make sure that you edit your display name to your character's name in all caps.

4. On making multiple characters, the maximum number of characters allowed to be made by one player will be 3. AND, in order to have your second and/or third characters accepted, you need to have proven yourself as an active player on the site. Getting to 4 and more characters can be discussed, though this will REQUIRE a heck load of activity and also a certain skill for writing. You will not have this privilege if all your role play posts only meet the minimum or just above the minimum word count or if you fail to use proper grammar most of the time.

5. Each and every application will be checked by the staff. You require one approval to be accepted. Please be patient on getting approved. Staff will not be available 24/7 (and this applies to any staff-related events as well) for we have lives that must be lived... every once in awhile. ;)

6. Applications are to be thorough and completely filled unless otherwise specified. Ignore all statements about what the key word is for your application. Haha. Just make one up that starts with the letters 'PSY-'. Banapple and pureawesomesauce are lies... just like the cake. </3

7. Members have the option to use the site's premade application template when joining the site or create their own template. The sky's the limit for selfmade applications as long as they meet all required infos that the site's application has. A staff will check it nonetheless and have a few details added if needed. Don't forget, do not stretch the boards.

8. Do NOT post in any other thread/board until you've been accepted. Reservation for character faces are not allowed, in case you did not catch that.

9. Do NOT add any avatars or signatures until you've been accepted.

Applying for a character automatically means you understood and will obey. Failure to comply will result into a horde of zombies, singing cats that poop rainbows and an army of angry monkeys coming after you. You've. Been. Warned.