Post by HEROIN on Nov 5, 2012 4:00:52 GMT -5
RESPECT
This is something that honestly shouldn't be addressed but if it isn't people might not realize they need to respect. It’s something that is important for here on Skin to Bone. Be sure to respect your fellow members and most definitely the staff as well. Now you don't have be friends with everyone on the site but don't go around making it known that you don't like someone. Just leave it off the site or take it to messenger to keep from disturbing other members. They don't need nor want to be involved in it.
PATIENCE
This is something to remember as it is a virtue if you didn't know that now you do. We would like it if you had some of it while on this site. Not everyone can find the time to be online 24/7 so there is going to be times when you have to wait for things to be done. A lot of people will be distracted by school or jobs so they won't have time to be on. If it takes too long to get to things as in 3 days or more to get to something like a profile then just send a pm to a staff member as a reminder. This does not include whining and complaining in the cbox or bothering us constantly to go check something before the 3 day time period as I can guarantee that it will take longer. In this case this is a good thing to have.
ACTIVITY
Now this isn't a rule stating that you must be active to be on Skin to Bone. You are not required to be super active but just make sure you are to some extent. We understand when real life calls and there is no choice but to drop everything and attend to it. Just put a thread up in the outro section or give the staff a heads up about being gone and we will be sure it is all taken care of.
LITERACY
Skin to Bone is a literate roleplay site. Here we expect someone to have correct grammar and spelling. While we do understand if someone may not speak English as their first language or have they have a disability such as dyslexia just as long as you try your best. If you need to just tell staff about it in a pm and it'll be fine. We do also understand if there are typos here and there as we are all human and make mistakes. It’s fine it really is. Although do know that if it is just completely unreadable then there will be a problem.
SPAM
Probably a rule that should be even more common sense than any other rule. No spamming. Just don't even think about doing it. No one likes it and no one will put up with it. Another thing to mention here would be double posting as that will be considered spam unless it is done in the creative section as that is fine.
AVATARS & SIGNATURES
An easy rule to forget or even break. Avatars are to be no bigger than 100x100 and signatures should be no bigger than 500x250. It is an easy thing to notice if the images are bigger than said sizes and we will remove them and tell you why. As for other images they should not exceed the limits of the board as in they shouldn't stretch the boards if they do then they will be removed and asked to be placed inside a link.
GODMODDING
This rule not only includes Godmodding but also powerplaying and metagaming. None of these will be tolerated here on Skin to Bone. If you have no idea what they are then go google them but most everyone should know them. On the first offense of this rule then you will receive a warning, upon the second offense you will be banned for a week, and upon the third offense you will be permabanned from Skin to Bone. Learn from your mistakes and don't let it come to this.
ORDERS
Just to keep things clear to everyone that is taking place in a thread. It makes things a whole lot easier if there is a posting order than can be easily identified. This is also a place that patience comes into. If you are finding that a person hasn't posted in a thread for 2 days or more then just send them a friendly pm reminding them before deciding to skip them.
CHARACTERS
Seeing that Skin to Bone is a literate roleplaying site it is almost obvious that there would be a posting minimum. Now don't get all worked up as at least 250 words in every post is hardly anything if you think about it. It is at least 2 well written paragraphs and possibly a half of another too. Be sure to keep your roleplaying partner(s) in mind. How would you feel if you wrote a 700 or more word post and only got the minimum word count back? I wouldn't like it if that happened and I'm sure you wouldn't either. It is understandable if you have low muse though so just be sure to tell someone that you have lose muse and there will be no problem. I also would like to see the account names that of the characters in ALL CAPS.
RP CONTENT
No matter how old we all might be or how mature most people are there is still a terms of service we need to follow here. Skin to Bone is hosted by Proboards and as such things are to remain PG-13 rated site. There should be no excessive use of violence or drinking or drug use. The smut that is found here should be kept at a tasteful level or taken to an offline private messenger that isn't Skin to Bone. Cursing is fine but shouldn't be done in an over the top level like tourettes.
CBOX RULES
-Don't spam in the cbox. No one wants to see that.
-Don't advertise in the cbox. There is a section for that.
-Fighting should not be done in the cbox whether with a member or a staff member.
-Don't ask for a staff member to look at your profile in the cbox. It might take us longer.
-Please keep all chat speak to a minimum if at all or a nonexistent level.
-Don't flame or troll another member in the cbox. This could just lead to a fight.
-Don't impersonate another member while in the cbox especially a staff member. It’s an instaban if you do so don't.
-Keep all swearing to a minimum, which isn't hard.
-The IC box is for characters only and should be treated with the same respect as the cbox. You should have a character in the IC if it has been accepted or if a staff member has given the okay.
-Have fun!
To prove that you have read all the rules and understand them then you need to put the word Pumpkin into your profile where it can be seen by staff.
Rules are also subject to change if the Staff sees the need to do so.
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