Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 9, 2013 0:06:37 GMT
M A D M A N W I T H A B O X
Welcome to Madman with a Box! The following is our site rules, which you are required to know and read. The rules will be updated or changed occasionally. Major changes will be announced in our news, though it is your own responsibility to check on them to see if anything has changed. Failure to follow the rules will result in a warning, or further punishment decided on by staff.
General / OOC
1. Respect everyone, it doesn't matter if they're staff or a regular member. Do not be rude, harrass, or bully / gang up against anyone. Even if you don't agree with them on a subject, don't be rude, give them your opinion respectfully. If someone starts bullying you, alert the staff, and do not reply to whoever is bothering you. Block them, ignore them, and let staff deal with it.
2. Please don't spam anywhere on the site. Spam includes blank posts, any post with under three words, only an emoji, posting twice or more in a row, or posts that don't relate to the topic. In-character spam is completely out-of-character posts.
3. The advertisement board is for advertising, so that's where all the ads should go. Don't private message other members asking them to join your site unless they have specifically asked you to. Advertising is not allowed in our chatbox either, or anywhere in your profile, except for the specified option that allows you to put in your website.
4. Please do not argue with staff and their decisions. They know what they're doing. If you truly do feel they did something unfair or unreasonable, you are free to tell them you disagree, as long as you do at respectfully and in a civilized manner.
5. We allow mild swearing. This means occasionally using 'crap, hell, etc.' lightly, and not using them in an offensive behavior towards a person and/or subject.
6. The signature limit size is 500x400. Not just an image, the entire signature size, including multiple images and other text. There is a 10 pixel leeway.
7. For your own safety, do not give out any personal information, which includes your full name, and address.
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8. We ask that each member keep only one account, and roleplay all their characters on that account. You can choose to either use your OOC name or your main character's name as the account's display name.
9. You are allowed five characters at maximum. If you know your limit for activity is below this, please stay under it. I'd like for everyone to stay active on all their characters.
10. This site is PG-13, and we don't allow any extremely graphic battles, or birthing/sex scenes. If anything comes close, fade to black or time skip.
11. You can have children, though only with permission from the admin, and if the parents are of the same species -- not Time Lord/human children will exist. The most that could happen would be falling in love, and nothing further is accepted.
12. Do not powerplay or godmod. Powerplaying is when you, essentially, control another person's character without letting them give consent. Minor powerplay is allowed when absolutely necessary, and with the other person's permission. Godmodding is making your character undefeatable, usually in battle. Your character cannot dodge every single blow.
13. Please do not make your character a Mary Sue or a Gary Stu. Marys and Garys are characters that are perfect, and have no flaws. Not only is this slightly unrealistic, but it also gets boring for other members to roleplay with your character.
14. We ask that you keep your character's appearance realistic. Though you can dye your hair a certain color, you can't have rainbow or black eyes. Nor can you have eyes that change color.
15. Please tag your thread titles, to let other members know if it's open, how many people it's open to, or if the thread is meant to be for a specific person.
16. Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation is required when roleplaying. If you need help with any this, don't be afraid to PM a staff member for help.
All rules that can apply also apply to the cbox.
If you have any concerns, or if you feel something needs to be changed/added, feel free to PM me.