General Rules (Hogwarts The Extreme)

Title: General Rules
Description: (Need to know stuff!)

Alaii - July 18, 2005 09:54 PM (GMT)

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<center>Chapter One</center> 
<center>Screen Names, Siggies, Avas, Etc.</center> 
<center>(Updated: 11/20/05)</center> 
<LI>Screen Names :: 
You are required to use your character's name for your screen name. 
If you have multiple characters, then you'll have to make up another screen name for them, however we have guidelines on mutiple character which you'll need to see in following chapters. 
 
Example Student, or other wizarding world persons Screen Name :: 
Joseph Smith 
Example Professor Screen Name :: 
Professor J Smith 

As of June 23, 2004, anyone registering with a screen name containing a main canon character's name will be denied validation and you will be required to try a new screen name. Be creative people, it's not that hard. 

As of May 30, 2005, everyone must register with their character's name, and only one character per screen name will be allowed. 

<LI>Validation :: 

When you register for a screen name, it goes into 'Validating' status. While in this stage, you CAN log in and post in designated places (OOC forums & Applications). 

You have 1 week (7 days) from the point of registration to post your profile, after that your 'validating' account will expire. If the account expires before you’re able to post your profile, then you can register the account again and attempt to get your profile posted again. Profiles are never deleted. 

If you've posted your profile and you've been accepted, then an admin will validate your account, and it will no longer expire after 7 days. 

You must post at least once (preferably more than that) during the week after you're accepted to keep your account. Otherwise, your profile will be removed, your character's place open, and your account deleted. 

<LI>Avatars :: 

Avatars should be at max 125px by 150 px big, and should be a representation of your character (ie. picture of them). 

<LI>Signatures :: 

What we would prefer is that your signature either contain a banner with your character's name, or something to do with your characters. In other words: something relative to this board. 

You are not permitted to advertise any other websites in your signature. There is a specified forum for advertisements and they are allowed nowhere else on this board. 

You must place a link to your profile in your signature. 

<LI>Signature Sizes :: 

Any images in your signature may total no more than 450x200 pixels. This doesn't mean you can have two images that are 450x200 in your sig. It means that however many images you have put together cannot be more than that (board images required in signature does not count) 

<LI>Post Format Notes :: 

Please do not ever under any circumstances use a post icon for an in-character post. Just, don't use them, they're annoying and they clog up IC forums, and yes, this does include profiles. No applications with a post icon on it or emoticons within the IC part of it will be accepted. 

Please do not color code your posts. I don't mind if you make the entire post colored (so long as it's easy to read), but I don't want to see people's speech in blue, actions in red and thoughts in yellow, and please please please don’t use the *’s. 

For out of character posts (in the OOC forums), you may use colors, but please please refrain from using post icons. 

 
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Alaii - July 18, 2005 09:57 PM (GMT)

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<center>Chapter Two</center> 
<center>General Guidelines and Posting Notes.</center> 
<center>(Updated: 06/12/05)</center> 
<LI>Posting Length :: 
There is currently not a minimum length for posts. We expect that posts will be complete. We don't want to see a bunch of two-sentences posts out there. 
Keep in mind that there is so much around your character to describe (i.e. their clothing, hairstyle, the setting around them, their general mood, etc). Be proud of your posts! 

<LI>Posting Tense :: 
All posts must be in past tense third person perspective. 

<LI>Cursing :: 
In Character 
In character cursing is allowed. Pretty much anything is allowed and if it's not then it's in the filter system set up by the admins. Characters are people, and people swear, that's about all there is to it. 
Out of Character 
As said above, people swear. If you absolutely must, then fine, but please try to keep the out of character swearing to a minimal. We will not tolerate anything racist, sexist, or otherwise in OOC. If you need to swear at someone, do it on a messenger or away from the board. 
Any reports of this will result in a three-day ban from the board. Just play nice with the other kiddies and there won't be a problem.
 

<LI>Violence :: 
In character violence is permitted. It's natural. Death, blood and gore are a part of the magical world. 

<LI>Sex :: 
Sexual relations between characters is permitted. HOWEVER (and this is a BIG however), We don't want to see any porn on the site or feel like we're reading a porn-fic. Shedding clothes can be as detailed as you like, that's relatively innocent. For the actual act though, please do not use porn terminology. Try and go with more innuendos rather than bluntly stating. 
If you chose to have your character have sex, then in the topic that this happens, there must be a warning for the topic description. 

Example :: 
Topic Title: Sitting Alone 
Topic Description: ( WARNING: Mature Content) 
If it is also an ISO post (which it probably should be): 
Topic Description: (ISO: Alex; WARNING: Mature Content) 

Also, if your character engages in sexual activities, then it has to have some sort of purpose in your character's life. It has to take a toll on them either emotionally or physically or something. Remember there are no spells to just get rid of pregnancy or any other consequence of this particular action. 
Pregnancy :: 
You're allowed to have characters get pregnant, however... for technicality reasons.... An admin must be notified of ALL pregnancies, and approve of them before they are mentioned in-character on the board. This is basically so 3 characters don't end up getting pregnant in the same year. Honestly. It's Hogwarts. How likely is that to happen? Pregnancies will last for 3 months IRL (equal to 9 months board time). 
Homosexuality Homosexual characters are allowed. End of discussion. If you have a problem with that, too bad. Bisexuality fits in with this too. Try to avoid threesomes unless it has something to with a plot of some sort. 
Inter-Generation Relationships 
Well, I guess I'll allow it. However, absolutely no sex with the professor unless there's a good reason and it goes with a plot. Please inform an admin that you’re doing this before you actually do it. 

[Out of Character Note: Whether you chose to have your character involved in sexual activity or not, by joining this board you accept that other people may choose their characters to have those relations. No one is forcing you to read those threads, but they are there and they will have warnings on them.] 

<LI>Power Playing/God Modding :: 
There are many types of power playing. The most common being... 
Controlling other people's characters in posts :: (Technically even saying whether a spell hits them and how it hits them is power playing, but for that, depending on the spell, We'll let slide) 
Omniscient Characters :: You may know everything that goes on with the board but your character doesn't! Keep this in mind! This goes right down to knowing other character's name without being introduced. Your character doesn't know everything you know, they only know what they were there to see or have been told. 
Indestructible Characters :: 
Your character cannot go through a duel without getting hit at all, unless of course your character is like sixty and is dueling an eleven year old. You character is not invincible, he or she can get hurt.
Convenience :: When in peril, most likely being hunted by another character, a escape route magically appears out of nowhere and you escape easily. This may be fine for certain situations, but we've been seeing it everywhere. If you do something, tough, you have to face the music. 

<LI>Killing/Murder :: 
Killing is allowed, Murder is not. You cannot kill other people's characters without their consent, meaning it has to be played out by killing and not murder. The only people allowed to murder are admins, and that will only happen if someone is being permanently banned. 
Killing Example :: 
Joe posts: *stabs Bob* 
Bob posts: *Bob dies* 
Murder Example :: 
Joe posts: *stabs Bob and kills him* 
Once your character is dead, he/she is dead. They DON'T come back to life. You CAN become a ghost though, but there's got to be a reason for that. 
Please PM an Admin if you are planning on killing off a character. 

<LI>Character Timeline:: 
We are testing this to see how it works. If we find it works, we'll keep it, if it doesn't, we'll trash it. 
Your character has the option of keeping a journal. If they choose to do that, you can create a 'timeline' within that for yourself (or others) to follow. I created an example, check <a href="http://z2.invisionfree.com/Hogwarts_The_Extreme/index.php?showtopic=1072">here</a> for that. 
The only other thing I have to say about timelines is - don't take on more threads than you can handle at once. Oh, and... 
The in-character date (and preferrably time) MUST be in the first post of each thread.

 
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