This can be a confusing website, especially if you're new. We've had to add on the rules since we started here, and this can be confusing, especially since we seem to have more than one rules thread in this forum, and one I made in the Play Area to try and encourage new people to read it, and to help them out. But on top of official rules, members seem to have adopted an unspoken posting etiquette, which isn't so much against our rules, just a few things people have started with for the sake of being polite etc.
But hopefully this thread should clear a few things up for you.Rules.
1. No GodModing.There is to be absolutely none of this. The only exception is when you have permission from the person who plays the character you are going to godmode, and then please state that you have their permission so that we know, and you don't get an unnecessary telling-off.
GodModing is when you take control of another person's character in your own post. So in a fight, you can only say that you intend to cause damage, but your opponent is in control of the severity of their injuries, and whether they dodge your attack. (but remember to be realistic, no one can dodge every attack and get away from a fight unscathed.)
2. No Metagaming.Read the character's post carefully; if for example you are roleplaying with an 'evil' character yet they portray themselves as nice you must play along with it. Despite the fact that you know the character is 'evil', your character doesn't. Don't jump the gun.
3. No Point Harvesting Or Double Posting.Point harvesting is when you post just to get the postpoint. Posting after your own post is double posting, also not allowed as it can be classed as a form of point harvesting, especially in a point-gaining forum, in a no-post-gains forum this can be looked at as spammy.
4. Keep Posts The Correct Length.There isn't much point in reading a RP post that is only one line in length, it can barely hold any action, emotion, or much of interest in that one line. Think of how you're feeling now, surely you could describe that in more than one line, so why shouldn't your character have more complex feelings?
Posting such short posts can be looked at as Point Harvesting, and it is quite irritating when other members have spent time and effort in typeing a post of a ncie length, and they only get a one-line post in response.
For these reasons, we ask that you have
4 lines minimum as a post. This means 4 lines in the quick reply box, and just over 5 and a half lines in the newthread reply box. Please feel free to write more.
5. No Inappropriate Language/Content.This is a Proboards.com rule, and this is a Proboards website, so we have to adhere to it. If we don't we could get into trouble. A lot of you have been a member long enough to remember that we have already been in trouble with Proboards because members had not been keeping to the PG-13 rule. New members should do well to remember this too.
Keep it PG13.
6. OOC Comments To Be Kept To A Minimum.RolePlay threads are for Role-Playing. You can chat Out Of Character outside of The Sight, or in Out Of The Woods. The occasional OOC comment is fine, just don't get carried away.
7. No Claiming Special-Abilities Without Admin Permission.We like to keep a track of who can do what. Plus, if we allowed just anyone to have a power, every wolf would be running around with some gift or the Sight.
This includes 'demons' of any kind!8. No Padding Out Your Posts.This can mean a number of things, mainly what I mean by this is no quoting from other people's posts to make yours look bigger. If you're going to quote speech from someone else's post, make sure it's small. If you need to refer to what they said so that they know which part your character is replying to, try to give te jist of what they said in your own words. Basically, in your RP post, we don't want too much copy-pasted stuff.
9. You Must Have 20 Post Points To Join A Pack.This way, people who have just joined the forum won't just join a pack, and then disappear into oblivion. Plus it gives you a little time to get used to your character before you choose what pack you want.
10. You Must Be Of Sikla Rank To Have A Mate.Pups having mates isn't really that realistic, please wait until you both have 100 post points before you become mates.
11. You Must Have Permission Before You Have Pups.If you are in a pack, you must get permission from your Alphas, if you are a lone kerl, you must get permission from Tor. Lone Kerls should also not adopt more than 2 pups - its not realistic for vargs outside of packs to have that many pups, plus adopting more than two means that you're taking away other people's chances of adopting.
12. Leave RP Threads UnclutteredIf you post an OOC comment such as 'I'll post next!' or 'I'll post tomorrow!' make sure you either edit your RP post into that original post, or you delete that post after you have posted.
13. Respect Your Elders And Fear The Balkar.We try to keep this as much like the book as possible. So the Balkar are a much feared pack (who will not accept female members, so no point in trying if your character is female. Sorry, that's the way it is in the book.)
Your character should really fear the Balkar, because that's the culture we are trying to capture. Also, if someone had more post-posts than you, it stands to reason that their character will be more experienced than yours if your character only has just reached sikla rank or is a pup. If your character is arrogant because that is their personality, then fair enough, but please bear in mind that if a youth tried to fight a veteran, they would lose.
14. Keep Things RealisticAnd following on from the last point in 13, please try to keep things realistic. A young pup or young lone wolf cannot kill a healthy deer. Hunting is very difficult, yet we have pups killing rabbits as if it's as easy as 1 2 3. A deer can be brought down by team effort, and then it is the weakest one, like Huttser said in the book, not only is that easiest, but it keeps the herd strong so that it will thrive and continue to provide food.
Also, if you are fighting someone else's character, you have to think what a real wolf might be capable of. You cannot get out of a fight unscathed, and if you are fighting a Balkar or an Alpha or Beta of a pack, they would have an edge on you.
15. Keep It Close To The Book.What I mean by this is, no radio-collars, or humans hunting with guns. Poorer humans might have a pitchfork, or at best, and the richer humans, bows and arrows swords etc.
16. Be Considerate Of Time Zones And Other's Schedules.By this I mean, be patient with other people, let's say Fred, Ben and Will are in a thread. Fred lives in a timezone 8 hours ahead of Ben and Will. Whilst he is sleeping, Ben and Will are bored and post a lot in the thread. Fred wakes up to a ba-zillion posts to read.
The point being, please be considerate of the time zones and the real life schedules of other people. Exercise a little patience.
17. Keep Out Of Private Threads Unless You Have Been InvitedA private thread is one with (Private) or the letter 'P' in the thread title, it means that whoever created that thread wants only specific characters in that thread.
18: Your character MUST be a wolf. Remember, this website is set during a time period when dogs were domesticated but certain breeds did not quite exist yet. However, your character
is allowed to be a hybrid. However, you must be at the very least HALF wolf - your character will be small and easily picked on by others otherwise.
19. No Spamming.Spamming includes using too many smilies, exclamation or question marks, lengthing words too much, e.g. "wooooooord", and posting pointlessly or posting over and over again.
20. No Using Other Member's Images.You find the perfect image that works for your character but another member has already used it? Then it's best to keep looking. If you really like it and can't find anything that compares, then ask their permission to use it - don't just assume it's ok.
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