 RULES ⏏ This is a private, invite-only game. If you have not been invited or approved by the mods, you cannot join. We’re incredibly sorry for any inconveniences or misconceptions.
⏏ It is the player’s responsibility --not the mods’-- to go through the Starter’s Guide and make sure they have joined all the comms, reviewed all the info pages, and have filled out all necessary information and posted it on the Taken/Player Contact Page and Housing Page. Likewise, if a player decides to drop, it is their responsibility to comment on the drop page and/or alert their game mates in the OOC Comm.
⏏ Stay IC! There are no ifs, ands, or buts. Keep all the attention to detail and to canon that you would in a publicly scrutinized, application-based game.
⏏ IC =/= OOC. The actions/thoughts/words of a character are not shared by the player; keep this in mind, particularly with characters that are canonically unsavory, harsh, or disrespectful. If you are unsure of whether this divide is in place, please speak with the player in question. Hopefully that will clear things up. If not, see two rules below.
⏏ Don’t wank for the sake of wanking. If you have true concerns regarding the game, please be responsible and communicate with other players and/or contact the mods. We promise to keep whatever is shared completely confidential.
⏏ Treat all players in the game with tact and respect at all times; because player safety comes first, harassment will not be tolerated.
⏏ There is no “modesty/maturity” cap on the contents of posts within the NSFW comm. Because of this, it's mandatory to post warnings and cuts on the NSFW Comm page so that no one is unjustly triggered. Likewise, post warnings before the content of logs in the Log Comm as well.
If things take an NC-17 turn within a thread in the Network or Log community, please post a continuation link for your RP partner and start a continuation within the NSFW Comm.
⏏ Avoid consistent and constant thread dropping. Attempt to keep up with your posts and threads, even if it takes a while! We highly endorse and encourage backtagging!*
⏏ Please don’t character squat. If you know you can’t commit to them, please post to the drop page.*
⏏ Do not change the thoughts, feelings, actions, or words of a character that is not your own. That is godmodding. Not even once.
⏏ Unless it’s IC (such as typing out an accent), please use proper spelling and grammar in all your posts and tags. Occasional typos are fine, but reckless writing is not! *
⏏ Please ask those already involved in a thread if you can threadjack before you jump in. If you really want to jump into that conversation but the others don’t, remember this: unless a post/thread is marked as “private” (in a way from which your character is excluded), they can eavesdrop on the conversation, then hit up the poster about what’s been said in their own individual thread. Everyone can have their cake and eat it too!*
If you find anyone knowingly breaking these rules, please report it to a mod.
The player in question will be spoken to, and if they are indeed guilty, will be given up to two warnings (in the case of harassment/wank, they will only be given one). If the player does not desist and start to follow the rules, upon any third report, they will be notified and their characters will be removed and blocked from the comms.
We doubt there will be a problem with rule breaking, as most of this is common sense and boils down to logical courtesy. However, we want everyone to be on the same page in terms of standards and player protections.
Happy gaming!* These rules don’t have a big enough hand in player standards and safety to share the same repercussions as the not-so-misdemeanor rules. The worse we’ll do with these is give a friendly poke and alert the player to their oopsies. After all, we can’t learn from our mistakes if we’re not aware of them!
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