Post by Professor Shadowmorne on Jun 14, 2011 12:37:20 GMT -5
First of all, welcome to The Owl Messenger. It is an absolute honor to have you join our little forum. This thread covers the general rules of our forum. You will need to keep a sharp eye out for little letters, because in the end, you will need those letters to prove you have read the rules.
Your conduct here is to be respectful. There is to be no backtalk or calling people names behind their backs. (Sounds like high school no?) The staff are here to help you and they are roleplayers just like you, but they are here to keep the site running smoothly. So if a staff tells you to stop doing something, then listen. There will be a hree step warning for your missteps. (1.) Warning, either in the chat box, or a PM. (2.)Another warning and this will be the final warning. (3.)Banned for a month. Then you are allowed back. (4.)You will be deleted from this site, and your IP will be banned. You won't be allowed back after that. I understand that it is harsh, but it is the rules to keep everyone in check.
This is a mature, PG-13 site. So anything beyond PG-13 is a no no. I expect this because would you want someone to stumble in on you and your roleplay buddie getting your mojo on? I think not! So if any of us admins catch you getting your mojo on. We are going to have a little chat with you on sex education (Not really, just a warning). So (the first letter is "R") be a good kiddie and do this! For the sake of our eyes. If you wish to get that far you can fade to black. It saves you getting points taken away. Also, everytime you do it, you will not get pregnant. I am only allowing 6th years and up to get pregnant. But if you want your 5th year to, then PM us and tell us a GOOD reason why. Then we will discuss and decide. According to Proboards Terms of Service (TOS) there is to be no adult content on the site here. Please take it off site, and if you can't figure out how to do that then PM Alurane and she will direct you to a few options.
Next, I'd like to cover word count requirements. Now I don't want to be a b!tch but...I'd like to see 200-300 words. But I am allowing a 150 word MINIMUM. But of course, we don't want to read a novel...so 2500 words would be a fair maximum. If you would like to go over, discuss it with your roleplay partner. The admin will not interfere. But if I hear one little whine over exceeding the maximum, I'll do a happy dance and send you to the headmaster/headmistress's office. 1-I love hearing about people posting so much, 2-I don't want people quitting over having their brains explode from so many words! (Second letter is "A", the third "V") So be a good kiddie once again!
Your grammar is an issue. I have heard some of you speak, and it isn't very good. I will suggest a solution. Read over what you post, or I will have to put you in a class with the first year basic speech class. Chat speak is unacceptable in both the muggle and wizarding world. If that isn't enough, I will make you go work in the Forbidden Forrest with Alurane. She isn't that kind when it comes to labor. So for the sake of your smooth and not calloused hands Please read your grammar and use spell check.
Finally, character creation laws. Currently, I do not know how many people are going to join. So there is an unlimited amount of characters you may have. You must create a separate account for each character you create. With that in mind you can use the same password and email. The only thing you will have to do is change the name. I have also created a quick change for you to sign in, and change characters. (Fourth letter is "E") But you must keep each character active! About every two months, there will be a activity check and you must reply with every character. If you do not, we will check the date of every character you did not reply with and see their last post. If it exceeds two weeks, we will delete that character. Also, that makes me remember activity. Post at least twice a week, please! Unless you post an away notice (final letter is "N"), you will not be exempted from this rule! I understand we all have lives, but please! Once a week I will tolerate, but please pick the pace back up when you can. Also, no common names like "Mary" or "Bob. I'll allow one or two. But what if everyone on here was named Mary, Mary-Sue, Mary-Ann...or Billy Bob, Bobby Jean..etc. Your faces that you use must be celebrities. There are to be no cartoon characters and what not. Harry Potter is a movie with celebrities, so you can use them too. Please check the face claim list to see if your face has been taken. If it has pick a new one. Proboards doesn't allow celebrities under 13 (because that is the minimum age to join) so keep in mind the looks of your character when picking your face.
Housing will be decided by the administrators. There will be no deciding your house. Remember when creating your character that an honorable person will not do horrible things because that isn't the right thing to do. Sortings will be done to ensure that the houses stay even in years as well as numbers. House points will be approved by staff members, and if a professor awards house points Please PM Alurane and link to the post where they were awarded so she has proof.
Concerning your activity on this site you are to be active most days of the week. Inactivity for over one month means your profile will be watched and if two months rolls around then your character and all concerning threads will be removed. Threads left inactive will be moved to the graveyard. There will be no getting them back. If you complete a thread then you are to notify a Global moderator or higher to move the thread to the graveyard. There will be no getting threads back. So keep them active! If you are going to be away for an extended period of time please post an away notice. You don't need to give a term paper length, but give enough for a good reason. We will expect you back after that.
Another thing, no perfect characters! And no suicidal ones either! I want to see some bisexuals! Even some gay and lesbians! I simply do not care!
HAVE FUN!
-Juliette and Alurane
ADMIN
Your conduct here is to be respectful. There is to be no backtalk or calling people names behind their backs. (Sounds like high school no?) The staff are here to help you and they are roleplayers just like you, but they are here to keep the site running smoothly. So if a staff tells you to stop doing something, then listen. There will be a hree step warning for your missteps. (1.) Warning, either in the chat box, or a PM. (2.)Another warning and this will be the final warning. (3.)Banned for a month. Then you are allowed back. (4.)You will be deleted from this site, and your IP will be banned. You won't be allowed back after that. I understand that it is harsh, but it is the rules to keep everyone in check.
This is a mature, PG-13 site. So anything beyond PG-13 is a no no. I expect this because would you want someone to stumble in on you and your roleplay buddie getting your mojo on? I think not! So if any of us admins catch you getting your mojo on. We are going to have a little chat with you on sex education (Not really, just a warning). So (the first letter is "R") be a good kiddie and do this! For the sake of our eyes. If you wish to get that far you can fade to black. It saves you getting points taken away. Also, everytime you do it, you will not get pregnant. I am only allowing 6th years and up to get pregnant. But if you want your 5th year to, then PM us and tell us a GOOD reason why. Then we will discuss and decide. According to Proboards Terms of Service (TOS) there is to be no adult content on the site here. Please take it off site, and if you can't figure out how to do that then PM Alurane and she will direct you to a few options.
Next, I'd like to cover word count requirements. Now I don't want to be a b!tch but...I'd like to see 200-300 words. But I am allowing a 150 word MINIMUM. But of course, we don't want to read a novel...so 2500 words would be a fair maximum. If you would like to go over, discuss it with your roleplay partner. The admin will not interfere. But if I hear one little whine over exceeding the maximum, I'll do a happy dance and send you to the headmaster/headmistress's office. 1-I love hearing about people posting so much, 2-I don't want people quitting over having their brains explode from so many words! (Second letter is "A", the third "V") So be a good kiddie once again!
Your grammar is an issue. I have heard some of you speak, and it isn't very good. I will suggest a solution. Read over what you post, or I will have to put you in a class with the first year basic speech class. Chat speak is unacceptable in both the muggle and wizarding world. If that isn't enough, I will make you go work in the Forbidden Forrest with Alurane. She isn't that kind when it comes to labor. So for the sake of your smooth and not calloused hands Please read your grammar and use spell check.
Finally, character creation laws. Currently, I do not know how many people are going to join. So there is an unlimited amount of characters you may have. You must create a separate account for each character you create. With that in mind you can use the same password and email. The only thing you will have to do is change the name. I have also created a quick change for you to sign in, and change characters. (Fourth letter is "E") But you must keep each character active! About every two months, there will be a activity check and you must reply with every character. If you do not, we will check the date of every character you did not reply with and see their last post. If it exceeds two weeks, we will delete that character. Also, that makes me remember activity. Post at least twice a week, please! Unless you post an away notice (final letter is "N"), you will not be exempted from this rule! I understand we all have lives, but please! Once a week I will tolerate, but please pick the pace back up when you can. Also, no common names like "Mary" or "Bob. I'll allow one or two. But what if everyone on here was named Mary, Mary-Sue, Mary-Ann...or Billy Bob, Bobby Jean..etc. Your faces that you use must be celebrities. There are to be no cartoon characters and what not. Harry Potter is a movie with celebrities, so you can use them too. Please check the face claim list to see if your face has been taken. If it has pick a new one. Proboards doesn't allow celebrities under 13 (because that is the minimum age to join) so keep in mind the looks of your character when picking your face.
Housing will be decided by the administrators. There will be no deciding your house. Remember when creating your character that an honorable person will not do horrible things because that isn't the right thing to do. Sortings will be done to ensure that the houses stay even in years as well as numbers. House points will be approved by staff members, and if a professor awards house points Please PM Alurane and link to the post where they were awarded so she has proof.
Concerning your activity on this site you are to be active most days of the week. Inactivity for over one month means your profile will be watched and if two months rolls around then your character and all concerning threads will be removed. Threads left inactive will be moved to the graveyard. There will be no getting them back. If you complete a thread then you are to notify a Global moderator or higher to move the thread to the graveyard. There will be no getting threads back. So keep them active! If you are going to be away for an extended period of time please post an away notice. You don't need to give a term paper length, but give enough for a good reason. We will expect you back after that.
Another thing, no perfect characters! And no suicidal ones either! I want to see some bisexuals! Even some gay and lesbians! I simply do not care!
HAVE FUN!
-Juliette and Alurane
ADMIN
