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Post by F I R E * on Sept 4, 2009 19:37:10 GMT -8
THESE ARE RULES THAT APPLY TO THE WHOLE SITE. IF YOU NEED THE RULES THAT ARE RP RULES, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU LOOK HERE.
01. No meanies! Respect all members, all boards, and especially the staff that work so hard to present this site to you. Remember, we want to be respectful. Constructive criticism to a post that you feel isn't sufficient is okay, but make sure you don't directly attack the member while you are giving this kind of criticism.
02. Take any topics, aside from the topics in the Spammy-Whammy, seriously! Please don't spam anywhere other than where you are allotted. That means posts such as "lol" or "brb" that don't contribute anything, or double posts. Gray and I are usually flexible about double posts, like if you're trying to update a graphics shop or something, but you should know your limits.
03. Absolutely no chatspeak! I am dead serious. You may not use chatspeak anywhere, unless it's in Spammy-Whammy. You can't use it in RP, you can't use it OOC... nowhere! I can't understand chatspeak, and I'm sure there are people who can understand it even less than I can. It's okay if you use "lol" or something in a post as long as the post is *mostly* proper grammar, but otherwise, I'm going to be really pissed off if I find a lot of posts over the top with chatspeak. You May Also Not Type Like This. I am okay with all small, because it doesn't distract from the text. I understand occasional misspellings (I do them all the time myself) but you CAN attempt to type English.
04. Listen to the staff! If they tell you to do something, you do it. If you feel a staff member is being unfair to you, please contact Gray or I and we will handle it. Please, don't get involved with arguing with a staff member. We can handle it just fine if it's that big of an issue.
05. This site is rated PG-13! That means you are allowed to swear. Yes, you can even say the f word. However, I don't want a string of cursing. You may also have sexual references so long as they aren't too mature. This does not allow porn. This is usually innuendos that younger people probably won't understand anyway unless they looked them up, like "that's what she said!" (which is a stupid joke by the way).
06. Respect the artists! We have a graphics team on this site who would be happy to make you avatars, signatures, etc, under their conditions. That means that if they have a closed shop and don't want to take requests, don't bother them. Our artists are working their hardest to meet your demands, master requests, and they have lives.
07. Advertising only in the appropriate boards and your signature! Anywhere else, and it will be considered spam. Also remember to keep your advertising within our advertising rules, which are listed in the appropriately named "Advertising" board.
08. Please, no stealing! Don't steal any character ideas, post ideas, etc. Images should not be stolen, either. If a graphic is made by an artist here, please don't steal it for your own purposes (such as images that I draw). Oh yeah, and you there, that guest, staring at how fabulous these rules are. You want to steal them, don't you? Yeah, I'm watching you, pal. Note: I am not stealing any of the ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan camps, and warriors rules. I am using them within my rights as a fanbase. I have not tainted with them or messed with them, and I am not claiming them as well. They belong rightfully to the Erins. So don't sue me. Yeah. <-- All of that in bold you may take, because it is not mine.
09. Don't abuse your PMing privilege! Just like spamming on the boards, you may not spam people repeatedly in their inboxes. I am pretty serious about this. If you are being spammed, don't be afraid to tell me. Spam is just not fun in any way. And keep that goddamn chain letter stuff away from us, for goodness sake! No one cares about that crap! This includes ads through PMs, as well as harassment through PMs. Please, tell me immediately if any of this stuff happens.
10. Proboards has got its own set of rules, too. When you registered, you saw the huge gigantic list of rules. If you didn't understand all that garble, I'll translate it -- you may not talk about race, religion, direct sexual stuff (like about sexual positions, etc -- only innuendos, as I said earlier!), ROMs, emulators, and anything else illegal. Seriously, you guys. If you registered on a Proboards site before, you should know all of this.
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