Post by Virulain on Jul 2, 2010 22:00:17 GMT -5
Well, the real rule here is just to be civil to each other, even if you decide the other person smells funny and is trying to steal your boy/girlfriend/chocolates. But just to CYA (or in this case, MY ass), here are the ground rules.
I. :::: IMAGES AND LINKS ::::
* Avatars must be 100x100 pixels or less and should not be over 100 kb.
* Signatures should not extend beyond 400x100 pixels.
* Keep all links in your signatures and avatars up to date so that no one has to look at your broken images.
* No porn. Porn is boring.
* Images should be only in .png, .jpg, or .gif. Some browsers do not accept .bmp, so be warned.
II. :::: BEHAVIOR ::::
* Respect your fellow members; do not harrass them on the board and do not engage in extraboard harassment. If two members have personal conflicts, these conflicts are expected to remain OFF of the Vagrant Eden site, including U2U and other site modifications.
* Respect staff; listen and do what you are told the first time. If you have a question or have found a bug and wish to notify the staff, please do it over PM or email.
* If someone has an issue or questions with the board, including newbies, politely help them as best as you can. If the member behaves inappropriately, warn them; if they persist, send the webmaster and any available staff member a message detailing the name, date, and actions of the offender.
III. :::: BANNING ::::
Any of these behaviors will have you immediately banned. There are no second chances.
* Harassment: Making repeated attacks on another member or staffee. These include attacks on a member's property (i.e. computer, home, etc.), their person (threatening messages, stalking, excessive insulting, et al), or their intellectual properties (coding, sites, games, traditional arts, etc.).
* Libel: Publishing false statements damaging to a person's reputation.
* Misrepresentation: Deliberately publishing false information in the aim of misleading the general public.
* Cracking: Maliciously hacking into the Vagrant Eden site and its properties or its friends in order to steal, destroy, or alter without the owner's consent.
* Plagiarism: Misrepresenting another's works as your own in violation of copyright or stealing another's works before copyright can be verified.
* Impostering: Posing as or stealing someone else's identity in order to mislead others and destroy reputations.
* Spamming/Flooding: Posting useless, inappropriate, or misplaced content; reposting the same information continually. This tends to piss people off, so don't do it.
IV. :::: STAFF ::::
Staff are chosen as needed, or when someone wants to open a game.
V. :::: CONTENT AND AGE ::::
* Vagrant Eden is COPPA-compliant; no users under 13 years of age may enter this site without their legal guardian(s)' express written permission. As of June 2003, no users under the age of 13 years are accepted on Vagrant Eden. Any who lies about his age will be summarily banned. By registering on this board, you agree that you are 13 years of age or older and that you accept responsibility for your actions and the content you peruse while on Vagrant Eden properties.
* Game ratings from PG-13 to NC-17.
* Topics or posts containing explicit content should contain an appropriate rating or warning in the title line for users who wish not to see offensive content.
VI. :::: MEMBERS AND POSTING ::::
* One OOC name for OOC forum posting; multiple OOC names are NOT acceptable, and discovery of such will lead to much confusion.
* IC accounts should NOT be used to post within OOC forums because it's CONFUSING, dammit.
* Only regular registered members may post advertisements.
* No members may register for the sole purpose of advertising their website, products, or other services without contacting ME and negotiating a deal in monetary sums that satisfies my demands. All violators will be banned. I'm POOR.
VII. :::: ROLEPLAYING RULES ::::
* Read the game rules and information before applying and posting in order to play a successful game and increase your chances of A. having a character accepted and B. being allowed to play.
* Godplaying and godmodding, or controlling someone else's character without their permission, is unacceptable. A player has the right to two warnings before being removed from the game. Their character is then up for reassignment or destruction.
* Plotstomping--twisting a story to revolve around one character, stealing the spotlight, or disregard for game plot or information--is also unacceptable. These actions will have the same consequences as godplay.
* Please notify the GM if you plan on being gone for extended amounts of time so that arrangements can be made.
* Useless threads will be cleaned. Try to keep all game threads relevant.
* Make sure that your character has been accepted before beginning to play.
I. :::: IMAGES AND LINKS ::::
* Avatars must be 100x100 pixels or less and should not be over 100 kb.
* Signatures should not extend beyond 400x100 pixels.
* Keep all links in your signatures and avatars up to date so that no one has to look at your broken images.
* No porn. Porn is boring.
* Images should be only in .png, .jpg, or .gif. Some browsers do not accept .bmp, so be warned.
II. :::: BEHAVIOR ::::
* Respect your fellow members; do not harrass them on the board and do not engage in extraboard harassment. If two members have personal conflicts, these conflicts are expected to remain OFF of the Vagrant Eden site, including U2U and other site modifications.
* Respect staff; listen and do what you are told the first time. If you have a question or have found a bug and wish to notify the staff, please do it over PM or email.
* If someone has an issue or questions with the board, including newbies, politely help them as best as you can. If the member behaves inappropriately, warn them; if they persist, send the webmaster and any available staff member a message detailing the name, date, and actions of the offender.
III. :::: BANNING ::::
Any of these behaviors will have you immediately banned. There are no second chances.
* Harassment: Making repeated attacks on another member or staffee. These include attacks on a member's property (i.e. computer, home, etc.), their person (threatening messages, stalking, excessive insulting, et al), or their intellectual properties (coding, sites, games, traditional arts, etc.).
* Libel: Publishing false statements damaging to a person's reputation.
* Misrepresentation: Deliberately publishing false information in the aim of misleading the general public.
* Cracking: Maliciously hacking into the Vagrant Eden site and its properties or its friends in order to steal, destroy, or alter without the owner's consent.
* Plagiarism: Misrepresenting another's works as your own in violation of copyright or stealing another's works before copyright can be verified.
* Impostering: Posing as or stealing someone else's identity in order to mislead others and destroy reputations.
* Spamming/Flooding: Posting useless, inappropriate, or misplaced content; reposting the same information continually. This tends to piss people off, so don't do it.
IV. :::: STAFF ::::
Staff are chosen as needed, or when someone wants to open a game.
V. :::: CONTENT AND AGE ::::
* Vagrant Eden is COPPA-compliant; no users under 13 years of age may enter this site without their legal guardian(s)' express written permission. As of June 2003, no users under the age of 13 years are accepted on Vagrant Eden. Any who lies about his age will be summarily banned. By registering on this board, you agree that you are 13 years of age or older and that you accept responsibility for your actions and the content you peruse while on Vagrant Eden properties.
* Game ratings from PG-13 to NC-17.
* Topics or posts containing explicit content should contain an appropriate rating or warning in the title line for users who wish not to see offensive content.
VI. :::: MEMBERS AND POSTING ::::
* One OOC name for OOC forum posting; multiple OOC names are NOT acceptable, and discovery of such will lead to much confusion.
* IC accounts should NOT be used to post within OOC forums because it's CONFUSING, dammit.
* Only regular registered members may post advertisements.
* No members may register for the sole purpose of advertising their website, products, or other services without contacting ME and negotiating a deal in monetary sums that satisfies my demands. All violators will be banned. I'm POOR.
VII. :::: ROLEPLAYING RULES ::::
* Read the game rules and information before applying and posting in order to play a successful game and increase your chances of A. having a character accepted and B. being allowed to play.
* Godplaying and godmodding, or controlling someone else's character without their permission, is unacceptable. A player has the right to two warnings before being removed from the game. Their character is then up for reassignment or destruction.
* Plotstomping--twisting a story to revolve around one character, stealing the spotlight, or disregard for game plot or information--is also unacceptable. These actions will have the same consequences as godplay.
* Please notify the GM if you plan on being gone for extended amounts of time so that arrangements can be made.
* Useless threads will be cleaned. Try to keep all game threads relevant.
* Make sure that your character has been accepted before beginning to play.