Post by x- Loves Ya -x on Nov 14, 2008 16:31:08 GMT -5
Hello! Welcome to Britannia High, an RPG based on the ITV show.
The board bases primarily around the Performing Arts School, Britannia High, located in London and focuses on the trials and tribulations that form the students' lives. So, now down to business and the rules which everyone hates.
**Registration**
[/u][/center]The board bases primarily around the Performing Arts School, Britannia High, located in London and focuses on the trials and tribulations that form the students' lives. So, now down to business and the rules which everyone hates.
**Registration**
1.i. Although we do not care what name you use when you register your account, the display name must ONLY be their name. TehSexyHeather<3 is not acceptable, Heather Montrose is.
1.ii. Please, don’t even think of registering if you are under 17! We’re just covering our own backsides because the board will deal with some more mature material which we really don’t want to deal with proboards getting on our butts because your parents have found out and complained!
**Applications**
[/u][/center]2.i. First off. There is an application form which has been thought through and a lot of effort put into it. Therefore, please use it. Anyone who hasn’t used the correct formation to apply will be given one warning to rectify it.
2.ii. BE REALISTIC about your PBs (played by).
2.iii. Accepted applications will be moved to their appropriate area within the Accepted Characters board. Please do not play your character until they are accepted and placed in this board. If you do, it is grounds for your application heading straight to the trash can.
2.iv. Yes, we understand and respect that the characters are your creations, but please pay us the same courtesy when we ask you to amend something. The admin and staff spent a lot of time planning and creating the board, the plot and the canons, so please understand that we only ask for amendments to enable your characters to fit in more easily.
2.v. Be unique please! As the board grows, we might end up putting short-term bans on certain types of character. To stop this happening, please be unique with your creation. Not everyone needs to be a popular, gorgeous fourth year with a stunning career ahead of them; the characters that make up the rest of the world are just as fun to play! Try being a dorky first year who prefers the backstage work as opposed to the spotlight.
2.vi. There is no original character limit on this board, however…
Hector plays Bobby, Harriet and Mr. Reeves and has applied for his new character Billy Jo. Mr Reeves has one thread where he replies once a week max. Harriet and Bobby haven’t shown any activity in three weeks and two months respectively. Billy Jo will not be accepted until Harriet and Bobby have shown more activity or are let go.
2.vii. Canons are limited to two per person, as long as they are played regularly.
**One Week Rule**
[/u][/center]3.i. Canons are available for reservation, then you have one week to get an application up before they are released.
3.ii You can reserve up to five celebrities at one time, but you still have one week to get the application up.
3.iii. Canons, once accepted, should be played once a week at least. Of course we understand life will throw you the bad eggs so we will be lenient if you let us know.
3.iv If you post an application and are asked to change something, you have a week to do so before your application is placed in the relevant folder.
3.v. We promise that we will not reject any application. We will ask for amendments but it is ultimately up to you whether you make those amendments or request your character be rejected. We will try to request our amendments in as polite a way as possible and we ask that you do not take it personally.
**Profiles**
[/u][/center]4.i. Avatars: 100x100 pixels (subject to change)
4.ii. Signature Picture: 500x300 pixels max. Although we find graphic art wonderful, we do not want to scroll through lots of pretty pictures and words to get to the next post.
4.iii. Animated gifs are fine, just make sure they don’t take forever to load.
4.iv. Please, no nudity, profanity or the like in your avatars or signatures.
4.v. Any problems with your PB or graphics (can’t make them yourself) feel free to hit the graphics shop to request some help.
4.vi. If we consider your avatar or signature goes against these rules, we will ask you to amend it via PM. If our request is ignored, we will delete the picture ourselves and you may receive another punishment.
**Advertising**
[/u][/center]5.i. Want to post a link to another board? We have a guest friendly adverts and affiliates board so post away!
5.ii. THE ADVERTS AND AFFILIATES BOARD IS GUEST FRIENDLY. There, so you can’t miss it. Please don’t sign up an account just to advertise because we will delete your post, delete your account and ban your IP.
5.iii. The adverts and affiliates board is for other boards only. We ask that your signatures are for character profile, plotters, journals, and/or thread trackers only. The RP Related board is for advertising open threads. Please don’t mix these up. Adverts to other boards in signatures will not be tolerated; links to threads in adverts and affiliates will be deleted, etc.
5.iv. Do not PM or email anyone to advertise your site. If we find out this is happening, we will take appropriate action.
**Roleplaying**
[/u][/center]6.i. Okay, we are not a beginner’s rpg. Therefore, one-line posts will not be tolerated.
6.ii. Word Counts. We do not have them. The reasoning for this is because we believe quality over quantity, but… in reality, we’re not sure there’s quality in posts under 250 words so that is what you should be aiming for. So it’s more of an unofficial word count I guess. We understand that there are going to be short posts which will be needed to get the plot moving in a thread, but five sentence post after five sentence post after five sentence post will get you a PMing.
6.iii. Try your best please! It is really disheartening to write a reply out, put in a lot of detail, only to get a reply that is a third of the size with nothing really in it. When in doubt, describe things around them, how they feel, mentally and physically.
6.iv. Be realistic again! Your fifteen year old character is not going to be allowed in the bars and clubs to let their hair down.
6.v. This board is R rated which basically means tastefully done. They’re in bed? Fine. Kissing? Good on them! Undressing and Heavy Petting? Someone’s getting lucky tonight!! Anything further? Fade out and fade in after, mention how they made love or whatever, take it to PMs, or, if you really need to, there is a password protected board if you want to be the exhibitionist. Seriously though, even in that board, we do not need to know every little detail okay? Bodily sounds not made by the vocal chords, mentioning of juices, it is not needed nor will it be accepted. By the way, anything that might be a little risqué, please put a warning in the beginning of the title to warn off those of us who do not want to read it. Thanks!
6.vi. Playing with your little ‘clique’ will not be accepted. It is hard to start out on a new board so please try and be welcoming! Offer play!
6.vii. If you have made the commitment to thread with someone then please do not just stop replying without talking to the other players. Fine, if the thread isn't going anywhere or you're getting bored with it, PM or IM the other player and work out ways to jazz it up. There is nothing more hurtful than watching people continue to post but ignore your thread.
6.viii. PM PEOPLE! If you think your thread has been forgotten, then PM or IM the person and gently remind them in a polite fashion. Okay? Do not nag in the c-box. Also, when tagging someone for play, it's a little nicer to ask them first before opening a thread. You can start planning things for the thread that way.
6.ix. Please be respectful to other players. They may not play a certain way that you like but that is NO reason to be mean. Please do not hound people to play with you either.
6.x. PET PEEVE ALERT! We’ve already mentioned that we are not a beginner’s rpg, so please, PROPER ENGLISH ONLY. Text speak will get you a warning to rewrite your post. Of course, if you are writing about a text message your character has received or sent, then that is an exception.
6.xi. Spellcheckers. They are brilliant inventions, aren’t they!? Please use them. Firefox have even been nice enough to include one to check as you post. If you don’t use Firefox, try using Microsoft Word or another word processing program. Also, please watch grammar.
6.xii. Profanity is fine, just don’t go OTT with it, okay?
6.xiii. Godmoding: Giving your character Godlike powers in threads. This is a board that deals with normal people, nothing supernatural. However, that does not mean that your character can be brilliant at everything. For example, your character can't always get the pain part in productions, can't always get As in all of their classes etc.
Mary Sue: The bane of role players' lives. No one is perfect, it is impossible. Even blooming robots that were created to be perfect never are. Your character will need realistic flaws.
Please note: Playing either one of these is an excellent way to rid yourself of potential rp partners.
6.xiv. Right, drama is good, fights are brilliant! However, you cannot kill or severely harm other characters without their owners' consent. Slapping your boyfriend during an argument is fine but:
He dodged the arrow that flew through the air at him by leaping three metres into the air. Once Barney had finished his assault, Herb shot an electric charge at him. It struck his chest sending him hurtling to the floor. Knocked out, Barney couldn't stop Herb from landing beside him and beating him with his fists.
This would be far more acceptable:
Moving to the side, the arrow whizzed past him, sending a sharp pain to burst from Herb's cheek. The metal tip had grazed the skin and blood began to drip from the wound. No time to worry about that now though, he needed to continue to fight. Letting out a gutteral roar, Herb felt the electricity start to build from deep within him, sparking the muscles as it crept down his arms. Slamming his fists together, Herb connected the circuit and sent a bolt of bright blue charge in Barry's direction.
You have left the post open, it is up to the other player to decide how much it hurt. The other player cannot constantly dodge though.
6.xv. We ask that any storyline that has to do with a CANON character be run through the staff first. Please PM the admin about any of the following: relationships, death, seriously wounding, families etc.
**General Rules**
7.i. OOC bullying. We will not stand for this. There is no excuse for being cruel to someone. Making someone feel down about their writing, about who they are, about their character or threatening someone OOC is unacceptable and we will deal with it really severely. Depending on how bad it is depends on the punishment, but it will range from a warning to banning.
That being said, IC is fine... we all love a bit of IC banter between characters! Just make sure it is said ICly.
7.ii. IMPORTANT!! Here is the quickest route to being banned.
!!pregnant dogING AT THE STAFF!!
It is our job as admin and staff to be unbiased when it comes to things such as plot lines, applications, disputes between members etc and that is what we will promise to be. As far as we are concerned, we are thankful to you for picking our board and helping our little corner of cyber space fun, but that is the operative word, fun. We need to be a cohesive unit to be successful, the admin and staff may have done the ground work to set the board up, but it is your posts that make it come to life.
We respect you as players, but we ask that you do the same for us. Anything the admin or staff members do here is for the good of the board as a whole. We do not do things purely to spite people. So please remember that and the fact that we are constantly trying to make the board better. It is nothing personal against you, so please do not make it personal.
If, for example, we PM you about an issue to do with, for arguments sake, something said in the CBox, we welcome you to reply with your side of the story. Just because a complaint has been made does not mean that we will consider you guilty. You are innocent until proven otherwise.
**Punishments**
[/u][/center]X1 PM from a staff member, it’ll be nice and polite, pointing out the mistakes and asking you to change whatever it is.
X2 Another PM from a staff member. The points will be highlighted in a more ‘straight to the point’ manner.
X3 The last PM from a staff. You will be listed your problems and told to change. You will be told that this is your last chance.
X4 Right, we consider this to be a fair amount of warnings, the next step is the punishments. One of two things will happen:
2) You’re banned. This comes in two degrees of severity.
I think that's everything, any questions feel free to PM!