Post by Aeriel on Mar 19, 2011 1:11:49 GMT -5
Procedure for Acceptance into After the Pearl Breaks
General Rules
Timeframe Rules
Profile/Tracker Rules
CBox Rules
Character Rules
Posting Rules
- Register an account
- Read through all sections of the rules
- PM Aeriel(Admin) with the code word(s) listed throughout the rules as well as your character's name.
- Register character name in the Cbox. That is the name that will be used for CBox chat.
- Begin posting once the Character Application has been stamped and moved to the appropriate location for species.
General Rules
- The Darkangel Trilogy was created by Meredith Ann Pierce and is with great respect and love for her work do we care to delve into the 'what if's' after the Pearl of the Soul of the World was broken. All ideas (plots, etc) remain the creative property of the Admin and characters (except for books canons) the property of the members of AtPB.
- You must be 18 years of age or older and have 100 posts in play to post in the Mature Boards. See the Admin for the Password.
- respect, Respect, RESPECT. Enough said.
- Swearing is permitted but use with tactiful discretion unless posting in a Mature thread.
- Arguments to be resolved off the board in private.
- Arguments that cannot be resolved are to be referred to the Admin for a final decision and there will be no dispute on the final decision made. It was given to us for a reason and the first code word is "Love".
- Bullying and harassment will not be tolerated in any form.
- No chat box accounts. You must have at least one active character to keep your account active.
Timeframe Rules
- Minimum two times per week, unless noted otherwise by the thread contract.
- be mindful and courteous of the person you are posting with. If they are a routine RPer then take that into consideration before taking on a thread with that person.
- Any extened absences MUST be posted in 'Away Notices'.
- Inactivity lasting longer than one month without a notification in 'Away Notices' subjects your account to deletion.
- Threads inactive for longer than one month will be moved to the Graveyard.
Profile/Tracker Rules
- ONE character per account.
- All characters/accounts being controlled by the same Puppet master must have the same email registered on all accounts. This is to make sure that no one cheats the character limits. Ex: account 1 registered with xyz@mail.com
account 2 registered with xyz@mail.com
account 3 registered with xyz@mail.com - Profile name must be the Character's first and last name.
- Avatars can be no greater than 150x400.
- A character tracker is required if you have more than one character. It must be linked in each account signature and must have your main character listed first. The tracker must also contain links to each character's application.
- Your signature picture must not stretch the page and if animated must not change any faster than every 4 seconds and the second code word is "conquers".
- Signatures may not exceed 500 pixels long by 300 pixels high.(If you need help making a signature please ask Admin staff for help)
CBox Rules
- Register character's first name in the CBox. No other name will be used unless one is a guest to the site asking questions. In that case they will use the name "Guest"
- No Drama.
- No SPAM.
- No arguments.
- Be respectful.
- PG-13 content only.
- No Advertising whatsoever. Please direct all ads to the Advertisements board.
- Have fun.
Character Rules
- All persons can start with two characters to begin with and may make one character after that per 100 posts up to a maximum 5 characters.
- Characters must be of an approved kingdom.
- Character template must be used, no exceptions. Although how you use the template is up to you, don’t be afraid to be creative.
- Absolutely no GOD characters. This is to include Gary Stu's and Mary Sue's. NO ONE is perfect...except maybe the Admin but she doesn't gloat much about it. The next code word is "all"
- You cannot start posting until your character has been approved by Admin staff and your Play By must be posted before posting in a thread.
- Characters may not have children unless they have been actively RPing a relationship with the other parent for 3 months. They must clear it with the other writer and both writers must gain permission from Admin before beginning this storyline.
- ALL CHARACTERS MUST POST A PLAY BY. The Admin will be checking the Play By thread to make sure the claims are made. We will lock threads of characters who have not posted claims until they have been posted.
- If you are gone more than 30 days without posting in the AWAY thread, your character may be moved to the orphanage for adoption. In other words, its not a good idea to just disapoof or your charrys could be rehomed.
- Any questions about Play By' are to be directed to Aeriel.
Posting Rules
- This is an all levels RP site. If you have a set expectation for how you want the other person to post your first post must be the RP contract setting out thread expectations.
- All thread topics need to be in this format: Topic [name of character posting with] or [open]. If a thread started as open but then changed to being exclusive then change it from [open] to [character's name]. if this is not done then do not get angry if someone posts in your thread.
- No matter what level you write the minimum word count is 200 for all posts. This can normally be achieved in one paragraph.
- Always read the thread and react to the previous post/posts.
- Ensure your post makes sense, read it out loud to make sure.
- Paraphrasing and quoting do not count towards word count.
- If you have agreed to a storyline, stick to it unless all parties agree to the change and the final code words are "distances".
- Use spell check and correct grammar.
- Posts are to be in the ‘third person’ ie/ ‘Steve broke the lock’, not ‘I broke the lock’ UNLESS in a dream or thought pattern, then there may be use of first person.
- No ‘God Modding’. You CANNOT control another person’s character. If there is something you want to happen gain permission from the person you are RPing with.
- Adult content is permitted for all participants who have access to post in the Mature board. There is where the Adult content may be posted.