Post by Chloe on Jun 23, 2011 19:25:08 GMT -8
t h e g e n e r a l r u l e s
this site, TALL TALES & WICKED SCHEMES is is the brain child of the administration team, Lena and Chloe. It is set in Anacortes, Washington, but most of the locations we've provided are fictional, so no trying to search them out, since you likely won't find them. so starting off on the rules, lets begin with the very first. at all costs, be respectful of everyone! now this doesn't mean that if someone is badmouthing you in PMs or the cbox that you can't defend yourself, but please let an admin know what is going on and show them all correspondence between you and the person harassing you and we will deal with it after speaking with both parties. but frankly, we don't want any drama on this site, so if you're starting it, there's a big chance you will simply be banned.
t h e a p p l i c a t i o n p r o c e s s
actually, lets begin with the joining process. when you join, you can pick whatever username that you'd like, but the admin would prefer that you choose an easy name such as your characters first name or your alias or something like that. not something complicated like "BigKitty75" or something. that's just too random. well, not that one, since i stole it from an episode of the best show ever - psych. but still. moving on, if you fill out the optional application, please don't post it if it isn't finished. we don't really want to have to keep checking for it and it's not a long app, so try to complete it on the first go? also, when making new characters, make sure you're active with the ones you have already, so that there is actual posting going on. that's fair, right? we'd really like you to make new characters after you've posted a couple times in actual RP threads, not just games and in the claims.
t h e c h a r a c t e r g r a p h i c s
we would love, and by love, i mean require, for you to have graphics for your character! preferably have them up before you submit your application (: but if you don't, we'll give you a week to put them up before finding you some substitutes. you can request graphics from our talented members, or since we, the admins (lena and chloe) love making graphics, just PM us with a request and we'd be happy to make them for you as long as you provide us with some pictures that you'd like us to use! don't be afraid to ask!
we have some size requirements, however. icons should be no more than 200x300 pixels and signatures should be no larger than 400 pixels wide and 300 pixels long. if you're going to have a signature be 400px wide, we'd prefer if you'd keep them between under 400x400. you may also use panels no longer than 300 and your width should still not exceed 400. note that you may also have a text banner, and these should also not exceed 400x200.
t h e r o l e p l a y i n g
roleplaying is a huge part of this site, obviously, but we mean actual roleplaying. there should be threading going on, seriously. not just posting in shipping pages and communications threads. we mean actual posting. in fact, we would like it if, within one week of posting your application you post at least one in-character thread, unless you've posted an away message. we don't have a word count so that should help, and we ask that these be good, well written and well thought out posts. and a few notes on shipping pages, we don't want you to auto-plot. make sure your ships are well thought out, but don't get angry if someone doesn't want your character to be their characters best friend/ final/ et cetera. they might letting things happen organically or they might have someone else in mind. finally, on roleplaying, we cannot STRESS enough how much you need to stay in character. If your character's personality has evolved, that's fine, but no sudden leaps in personality, like starting out shy and the next minute they're completely brash and rude. also, make sure you are roleplaying in THIRD PERSON, PAST TENSE. oh, and lastly, images and templates (we do allow style coding on this site!) should not exceed 400 pixels wide, and please do not excessively use the blockquote.
t h e d e f i n i t e n o - n o s
do not cause drama! we will not tolerate this out of character. do not steal anything! this means graphics, characters, posts. if we've found out you've stolen, you will be banned. do not steal from us! this is especially so since everything on this site was created for this site. we do not like our rules/plot/coding reproduced. do not god-mod. this will forever and always be a no-no on every RP site. do not bug people about posting unless they've given you permission to do so.
t h e e n d i n g n o t e s
we hope you have fun! i know this seems like a lot of rules, but it really isn't! we just ask that you follow them, and if you aren't sure on something, go ahead or ask an admin. also, i'd like to say that these were made specifically for this site and this site only, by chloe. please do not reproduce them, whatsoever.