Post by quinn lucy fabray on May 11, 2011 21:43:58 GMT -5
SITE RULES.*
GENERAL[/size]
Please respect the staff and the other members. We are here for your benefit, and do no appreciate back-talk or attitude when you're not happy with something. If you have a problem with something, or someone on this site, please take it to PM and do not post it for the entire forum to see. If you're caught bashing this site, its members, or its staff anywhere, you will be banned. Glee deals with homosexuality and other things that some people are not accepting of, and we will not tolerate any inappropriate comments. Be warned.
PATIENCE is extremely important around here. As such, the staff will not tolerate any nagging about application checks or replies in the c-box or anywhere else. We will get to things when we can. If you nag us or say anything that makes us feel like you’re nagging, then we will postpone checking your application and you’ll have to wait even longer.
INACTIVITY: We understand people get dry spells, but please warn us if you're going to be away; it’s common courtesy. If you don't leave us a message or let us know about an absence and you're gone for an extreme amount of time, you'll be deleted. You’re more than welcome to re-register if you come back and find your account deleted, but you must remain active otherwise you’ll just be deleted again. Also, please note that if you register on the site and do not post an application within a week, you will be deleted. As such, if you do post an application and either don’t finish it or don’t make changes that were asked of you within a week, it will be moved to the incomplete board and you will have to PM a staff member if you want it moved back.
Please note that justify is NOT enabled on this site. The staff have had problems with it in the past as it has a tendency to mess up other codes, and we're trying to avoid that so we don't have to re-code the entire site. So please, don't ask us about it. We may add justify once the bugs in it are sorted out but until then if you want to format your text then please use blockquote. It basically does the same thing and is just as effective.
ROLE-PLAYING
Born This Way is an advanced, literate level site with a word count of 400 minimum for all in-character posts. Be warned that some members may write a lot more than this (it’s encouraged!), and require a reply to be a bit more for there to be enough to go off of. Make sure that you're aware of the post lengths you're getting into first, so there isn't any trouble later on.
There is no killing off another character unless it was talked over with said character before hand. If there is a plan where someone will die, please PM one of the staff members to let us know what's going to happen. It's appreciated so we don't accidentally jump down your throat for nothing. Also, god-moding will not be tolerated on this site, which means that you are not allowed to control the actions of any character but your own unless they give you permission - but even then, it's general. We don’t want to see a whole paragraph of god-moding just so you can have length in your post.
Also, in line of Proboards’ Terms of Service, please keep posts PG-13 at most. The staff will not be making a password board for romance threads, as it is against the Proboards policies. We're sorry for the inconvenience, but we do not want this site to be brought down. Also, keep the mention of drugs and alcohol limited. Making reference to it is fine, but please do not actually play it out.
CHARACTERS
As far as multiple characters go, we do allow them. However, we ask that you do not have more than three.For every two girls you have, there should be one male (and vice versa), to keep things even. Please do not take on more characters than you can handle. If a staff member sees that you want another character but your other character(s) is/are inactive, your new one will be put on hold until your other character(s) get more active. The only exception to this is if we see you making a good effort to make plots and posts, but others are keeping you waiting or not making any effort in return.
As far as originals in the Glee clubs go, we are limiting the amount that can be in New Directions to 8. There is no limitation on originals in the Warblers or Vocal Adrenaline.
Also, please have the character’s full name in all lowercase as your display name. You don't have to register that way, but you must change the display name before the staff accepts you to make it easier for us. A shorter nickname version of their first name is allowed. There is no character trading allowed. You must also have separate accounts for each character! It’s far too confusing when you use one account to post for every character.
A NOTE ABOUT CHARACTER PREGNANCY[/color]
We do allow pregnancy scares and actual pregnancy on this site, however, all threads for them must be kept at a PG-13 level.[/size]
GRAPHICS
Here on Born This Way, we only accept human playbys. That means no anime characters or animals on the boards. With that being said, our avatar size is 150 x 200, and signature sizes can be anything as long as their width does not exceed 500. The code phrase is "don't be a drag, just be a queen". If you use any graphics that stretch the boards, the staff will take it down and you will get a PM about it and will not be allowed to put it back up unless it’s been re-sized.
C-BOX
You're allowed to use your alias/name, or your character's name. To get an image beside your name, put the image link in the 'e-mail/url' field. There will be no advertising for other sites, or any planning for other sites allowed in the c-box; that's what the advertising board is for. Keep the swearing and arguing light please; neither is flattering to potential new members and it will simply scare them away. Links to images and YouTube are allowed, but keep them appropriate!
Thank you for taking the time to read these rules! We know how tiring it is reading the same thing over and over again so we really appreciate it. Now, go and have fun. We hope you enjoy the site!
xoxo,
CHELS && SKY [/blockquote]