Post by * CAMTIT ! on Mar 26, 2012 0:02:37 GMT -8
[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,font-family: georgia; color: #d18297; font-size: 45pt; text-align: center;][style=font-size: 55pt;]the rules. [/style][style=text-align: right; font-family: arial; color: #D18297; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 12pt;]welcome ! Welcome to Unity. We're a brand-new Warriors roleplay forum that is based off of the children's series by Erin Hunter. I can only imagine why you happened to stumble across this forum, though I can see that you're interested enough just because you are reading the most dreaded part of joining a new roleplay forum. The Warriors series follows four clans of cats that live in the wilderness: Thunderclan, Windclan, Riverclan, and Shadowclan. These clans fight for survival year-round. The borders are marked by their respective clan members and they are defended by them. The clans fight each other for prey and territory, as well as other threats. If you have not read any of these books, I suggest you at least read the first book. If you want to try and roleplay without the knowledge that you would get from the first book, I applaud your determination and the basic rules will be explained later on. One thing we need is active members. Please, if you plan on joining, try to be active. There will be monthly activity checks and if you fail to post in one, well... Let's just not fail to post in one, okay? If you're not going to be active, I would suggest another hobby. Perhaps riding a bike. respect. Please be courteous to everyone. Don't get mad if something doesn't go as planned, we all have our own things to deal with without someone getting mad because there was already a Foxfur in Riverclan before you decided to make a Foxtail. I'm sorry, but it's first come first serve. For one, no sexually explicit images, text, or links are allowed on the board, as this may result in unity being shut down for good. Another thing to consider is that there is no excessive swearing anywhere at all. Sure, the occasional "damn" is acceptable, but don't use the big Fs and Ss. People will turn away from the site if that happens. pp & gm. Ah, powerplay and god-modding. The two go hand in hand, do they not? Powerplaying is acting as if you control the other person's puppet. Which you don't. For example: "Bob held Jane's hand and pulled her away while she laughed and danced around like a clown." See what's wrong? The one controlling Bob could not also control Jane at the same time. It's just not right. For all we know, Jane could have pulled out a gun and shot his face off. But we don't, since Bob's puppeteer decided that it was okay to control Jane. Any reports of powerplaying will be investigated, and you will be punished accordingly. God-modding is a tad bit different. Let's say that Jane did pull out a shotgun. "Jane pulled a gun out of it's holster, and Bob tried to punch her, but his hand broke the instant it touched her." Who sees the problem? Yes, you, sitting in front of your computer with your hand on your cheek. That's right! She acted as if she was invincible, and poor Bob never had a chance. You are not God. I am God. You are a puny mortal (bwahahaha). End of story. No puppet is allowed to be unkillable. role-play. We here at unity have a word minimum of 100 words per IC post, though more is waaaaaay better. IC posts are allowed to be in first-person or third-person, and all are meant to be in past-tense (meaning no "Bob pokes Jane." It should be "Bob poked Jane.") Also, don't make a ton of spelling or grammar mistakes, because we are a literate site, and we dnt wnt ppl 2 tlk lik dis. It's annoying, and if you want to do that, do it somewhere else. We do not like people who do that kind of thing. images/style. You already know the restriction on sexually explicit images, but did you know that there's actually more than porn on the internet!? Me neither, until now! Anyway, gory, offensive, or otherwise unsafe images are banned from the forum for obvious reasons. Also, no rapidly blinking images, as we want to respect our members who have epilepsy and other disorders that may be triggered by those images. Images found to be within violation of that will be removed, and (depending on the offense) a ban may be implemented to ensure member safety. Another thing is, please do not stretch the board. If you know an image will stretch the board wider than normal, please post the link rather than placing [IMG][/IMG] tags. As you can see, unity has the ProBoard Enhanced codes set in place for the enjoyment of our wonderful users. With these codes in place, you can do a variety of things with the tables, post classes, and even use CSS coding within the tags! If you know anything about CSS, you know that the coding can really mess things up, so don't stretch the board with these codes. It's rude. Also, give credit where credit is due! If you're using a template someone made for you, make sure to tell everyone who did it! I'm sure they'll appreciate getting the word out there that they're awesome! So keep that in mind. pm. There's always been a huge conflict with PMs. No, not pre-menstrual syndrome, Personal Messages. As is obvious, there is no sexually explicit/offensive/unsafe images in PMs, blah blah blah. But there's also no advertisement via PM. Unless the person in question actually requests a link to a site, you are not to send advertisements through PM. If you really want to advertise, there's a  tolerance & flaming. As you should have already guessed by now, we have a very strict rule on intolerance and general rudeness. In essentials, you will not ridicule your fellow members by the color of their skin, sexuality, lifestyle, or otherwise. Violation of that rule will result in immediate and (if necessary) permanent termination of your account. On the subject, rudeness towards Staff, members, guests, or any other member of our society will not be tolerated, and will result in termination of your account. staff. You really have to love the Staff, correct? Well, think about this; they have jobs to do, and any impediment on how well they can perform that task depends on how the members act. Don't disrespect the Staff at all. I don't care if they killed your goldfish. Don't. Do. It. Keep your personal issues out of here. On a separate note, do not expect to just come here and immediately become a Staff member. Be patient. There's a chance that I'll recruit you myself if I see that you're active in the community. So follow all of the rules, and you may be rewarded. If you're not rewarded, oh well! It gives you a higher social status in my mind, and in the minds of other members.[/style][/style] |
