Rules [2009, August]

The Rules

General

• Respect all members at all times. That being said, no Harassment of any kind towards any member for absolutely any reason. If we are informed of harassment, there will be immediate punishment. Harassment is a crime with severe punishment in the real world and will be treated as such on the site. This includes, but is not limited to: racism, Sexism, homophobia, etc…
  
• In conjunction to the first. This does not give likely targets a reason to throw out their controversial issues and rub it in people’s faces. If you know it is likely to upset someone, keep it at a minimum. Aka, don’t exclaim your issue that would make someone wants to come after you.
  
• If there is an issue starting, we expect our members to come together and discuss it peacefully. If the conflicting parties feel that there is no hope in settling this by ourselves, do not hesitate to pull staff into the conflict to help solve it. The staff is here to help people.
  
• Speaking of the Staff’s job, we hold all rights to change the rules as we see fit at any given time. We will announce updates and it is your responsibility to read the changes.
  

Graphics

• Signatures are not allowed to be larger than 500 x 300 pixels for reasons of upsetting the size of the forum. All images must be PG-13 acceptable. No pornography—keep it tasteful.
  
• No advertising in your signature please. Any advertising will be asked to move.
  
• Avatars are set to be at 100 x 100 pixel standard. Please keep your own at that size or smaller to keep from upsetting the size of the forum. All images must be PG-13 acceptable. No pornography—keep it tasteful.
  
• All posts must remain normal. You can change your font or the font size, but the colors - at all times - must remain the default color. This is to prevent unable to read colors. We pick colors that match the skins for a reason- we like to be able to read what you write.
  

Role-playing

• Until your profile is accepted you are not allowed to post anywhere except: Questions and Answers, General Chat, Comings and Goings, Adverts and Affiliates, Outlets. This is to keep the in-character stuff away from the out-of-character. Once your profile is accepted, your screen name should be changed to your full character name.
  
• One account per character, five accounts per person. And I WILL BE CHECKING. This is to keep availability of canon characters. Note, you are allowed to have as many OCs as you want to create. (OCs = character of your own creation). Also, major canons (Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, etc) will have to have a certain amount of RP experience and/or ability and will only be accepted by the Administration’s approval – no moderators approval.
  
• All posts must be kept at a PG-13 Level or lower. Why? Not that I don’t believe that people don’t participate in mature material, but that is proboard’s rules—not mine. Sex or other explicit content that are not appropriate must be kept in the privacy of private messaging. If it is posted on the boards there will be immediate deletion and a warning. Drug usage and alcohol, as long as it is not promoting it in any way shape and or form besides your character using it for some reason (that is obviously related to plot and or your character), is allowed.
  
• Threads are to be tagged. If it is a private RP, make sure to put the other character’s name in [brackets]. If it is closed/old/discontinued, the information must be put in [brackets] also. If there is no tag on the thread title we are to assume it is open and all are welcome to join.
  
• While half of us may be superheroes and villains capable of destroying or saving the world, every character has their flaws. Even Superman can be hurt by kryptonite. Personality wise, The Batman’s obsession could be considered a flaw. And beyond that, when RPing, realize that you can’t just dodge everything. You have to take a hit sometime!
  
• You are not telepathic. For the most part, these supers aren’t telepathic either. Whatever is learned about another character in the OOC does NOT apply in IC posts. If it happened in another post, unless the information has transferred to your character, your character has no idea. Just keep it realistic people.
  
• While this is fantasy, try to keep it realistic. Batman can’t be telepathic and Superman can’t invent a whole new universe. That being said—no super unrealistic upgrades. We aren’t super saiyans!
  
• Posting Minimums is 100 words (roughly a paragraph). That does not mean to limit yourself to 1 paragraph. Push forward to match your partner’s skill. Don’t play the weakest link! If you think this is a little much we as the staff offer personal RPing lessons to help boost your skills. All posts are meant to be in the 3rd person past tense.
  
• For the God’s sake, correct grammar and spelling… I shouldn’t even have to speak about that. While people are allowed to screw up, it doesn’t need to happen every third word. Everyone would love to be able to read your posts!
  
• Net speak is not allowed… ever. The only place it is “allowed” will be in the C-box and that’s because it’s the our version of a chatroom.
  
• And finally the most important rule of them all… have fun. This site was created for people to get together and have fun RPing their favorite supeheroes. Enjoy it!