Post by Nicolai on Apr 30, 2009 15:25:17 GMT -5
So, as we all know, some people on the Internet are jackasses. To help us determine which of our members are jackasses, we have some helpful little guidelines. To avoid being a jackass, just follow these little rules:
So, just do me these small favors and you will not be labeled (and I will literally label you) as a jackass.
- No godmodding. That means that you can't control someone else's character. Don't make them take actions, don't put words in their mouths, etc. You can control generic NPCs but not important NPCs or other characters (unless you have their permission; for NPCs, you must have permission from an admin or mod).
- No power playing. This means no exploiting various loopholes to try and create some over-powered, invincible juggernaut. So no deciding that your character was some sort of elite guerrilla warrior in WWII. Seals, Rangers, S.S., Spetsnaz, and other such specially trained people have better things to do than gang wars in Durkheim. While characters may and probably will have some fun skills and training, keep it on the level.
- No metagaming. This means using outside knowledge and applying it in the game. I also use this to mean that don't treat this like a game. I've seen many instances where people take risks that no one would take in real life because they know other characters aren't allowed to kill them. Well, guess what: if I think you're doing this (also see Poking the Bear), I will give the provoked character permission to kill yours. You will not necessarily be informed of this ahead of time.
- A post must be at least 2 decent-sized paragraphs. Exceptions can be made, and usually will be, but don't abuse this.
- You may play up to 5 characters.
- This site is rated M for language, violence, and sex. I'm not going to require that you be 18+ to RP here. I know plenty of 18+ who are completely immature and plenty of -18 year olds who are. The M stands for mature; so as long as you're being mature, we won't have any problems.
- If you're going to have sex, anything beyond the second baseline must be in the Adult Content section. It is the responsibility of those involved to verify the ages of the participants. To access the board, you will need the password from the staff.
- For your own safety: Don't poke the bear. That means DO NOT PROVOKE me or other members (but especially not me).
- Once your character has been accepted, you MUST have a link to that character's profile in your sig. If you do not know how to put the link in, PM me and I'll either tell you or do it for you.
- These rules may be subject to change without any warning on my part. Although I'll try to let everyone know, I am under no obligation to do so. It is your responsibility to keep up to date about them.
- Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of my imagination. And I assure you, I'm pure evil. I'm so evil that I can only describe myself with this: }>. Just don't piss me off and we'll all have a good time.
So, just do me these small favors and you will not be labeled (and I will literally label you) as a jackass.