Post by Crystal on Apr 8, 2012 1:24:25 GMT -5
Codes of Conduct
Account
001. Activation
Account activation is currently disabled, but this is always subject to change. Be sure that whatever email address you link your account to, you are completely reachable at. Should we ever need to get a hold of all of the members on the site, we will send a "Mass Email" - not a "Mass PM" - to inform it's members on any changes, relocations, updates, ect. Plus, should you ever have to verify your account, it would have to be through an email you can actually access.
002. Limitations
Currently, we do ask that you keep the amount of accounts you own to a minimal. While we won't harass you about having multiple accounts, we will frequently purge all unused accounts and sometimes screen accounts by having them individually post in a Mass "Activity Check" site-wide. Unless it's necessary, it would just be easier to use the same account for all or multiple characters.
003. Signature
Your signature should never display images of nudity or of sexual content - whether through imagery or written content. It should also ideally be within 500px by 400px. That being said, we won't hound you as bad over the height if it's off marginally - but the width can be no wider than 500 pixels.
004. Avatar
Your avatar should never contain nudity or sexual content. It also must fit within a 100px X 100px window. The site automatically adjusts any avatars that skewer past this, so it self-moderates the size aspect. If we find inappropriate images for your avatar, though, we will remove it. You will also be looking at a possible account BAN.
005. Activity Level
Ideal activity levels consists of you logging in, and posting at least once a month. Should you fail an activity check - which are random, but not every mont - your account will be put on a small list. After missing multiple checks, your account will be removed. You can email me (crystal_killer@live.com), PM any Staff Member, or even leave a Goodbye thread if you expect to be away for an extended period of time and will not be able to make it online. By doing any of these methods, your account will be spared.
Behavior
006. Flaming
Flaming is simply when you start to down-right hate on another member. Even if you gather a small posse of peers to hate on them with you, it will not be tolerated on this site. All parties found Flaming will be equally punished on both sites. We practice what Thumper was told by his father: "If you can't say something nice....don't say nothing at all."
007. Spamming
When you post topics that have literally no post at all, posts that aren't even on topic, or you're double-posting then you are considered to be spamming. The only board where we come close to ignoring it is the "Spamala Gonzola" - where there are no post counts. We don't like Spamming, and we won't tolerate in other boards. You can never double-post on any board however.
008. Impersonating
When you pretend to be another member, "put words in their mouth", or even hijack their account without their express consent, you are considered to be "Impersonating" them. You are you - you are no one else. We expect you to be no one else. Impersonating other members results in one warning, and following account temporary bans, in which the length of each increases after each offense.
009. Stealing
When you try to take someone else's stuff, which is not yours, you are stealing. When you try to claim a character, trying to mimic another member's written work, or trying to claim any image that is not yours, you are stealing. You will get one warning, all incidents of the "thievery" will be eradicated, and repeat offenses will result in bans.
010. Foul Language
You cannot use foul language offensively towards other members. However, we do only limit it outside of RPing. Your character can curse and swear all he/she wants to, to anyone and anything. We will warn you if you are offensively cursing at other members, and chalk it up to "Flaming", but we will turn a blind eye to characters cursing. Have fun in the RP realm!
Characters
011. Acceptable Species
You can roleplay as any realistic animal that can be found within the Mesozoic Era. This era lasted between 250 million years ago and 65 million years all. Anything before or after that cannot be roleplay on this site. You can be any "dinosaur" you want to be as well - we will not limit you. They cannot have powers, or anything "unnatural" for them. The only real thing we won't limit you on is their skin color - if you want a pink polka-dotted Brontosaurus, you got it!
012. Power-playing
Powerplaying is when you control whether or not your character's attacks hits the other player's character. Just like you want the chance to react to attacks - to be able to dodge them or not - your opponent would like the same respect. You cannot powerplay, however there is a "3 dodge, 1 hit" rule. Neither you, nor your opponent, can dodge more than 3 times without taking one hit first.
013. God-Modding
God-Modding is when you actually control the thoughts, or actions, of the other person's character. Simply put, they are not your character. Personally, us hamster-thinking, wheel-running Staff can't think well if we're getting confused who's doing what, and what's going on, because you thought you'd take the powers of "God" in your hand and control anything you want. We'll warn you once - maybe twice - then we'll start to ban you. Do you really want to make us run twice as fast on our wheels, trying to figure things out?
014. Character Limit
There is none. Have fun! Only you know how many you can handle, and we really hope you wouldn't make so many that you neglect any. But...if you really feel the need, the more the merrier.
015. Liquid Time
Liquid Time is when a site allows an individual character to be in multiple posts at once. It is never mandatory - not even a pack can "make" it mandatory (although they can request a post minimum per month instead) - but it is accepted and allowed on the site. Some people like it, because of the freedom. Others complain that it tends to create inconsistencies. You deal with the consequences, not us!
Roleplaying Notes...
016. Follow the minimal: 200 words
In the Roleplay boards, there is a code that requires you to have a certain amount of words for your posts. We have provided you with Word Counts on the site, and we are a literate dinosaur roleplay site. We are all helpful here and can help you learn if it's a struggle - otherwise, post no less than 200 words - the more the merrier!
;D HAVE FUN ROLEPLAYING