Post by Tina on Aug 29, 2017 18:44:28 GMT -5
Welcome to JellySlugs and Jinxes! Please read through the rules thoroughly before joining and check back once in a while to see if they've been updated if you join. Though we will post an announcement if there is a rule change.
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When you sign up, please check the face claim to make sure you don't take another person's playby by accident. We are currently only accepting students fourth year through seventh year. Please make your character's name unique from other members. You can change your display name after you have registered the current display name format is: First Last
TWO
This rpg is rated PG 13. Please no explicit sexual or violent content as it is against Proboards terms of service and will be deleted immediately. If you continue to do this, please be aware you may be at risk of getting banned. All threads and ICC (linked to the site) must fade to black.
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We are a unique site centered on ICCing with the option for posting. Posting is not required to be considered active, but we do welcome any and all posting. You are welcome to create threads in boards and RP as you would on a traditional site or stick with ICCing.
FOUR
There is no limit on how many characters you can have.
Activity:
Due to the unique format of the site, our activity rules are a little different:
For canon characters, if you have not signed in within a week (without having an away thread up), we will send you a PM warning you that you have one week to be active before your character gets taken from you. Activity can be defined as posting, ICCing, creating a moodboard, etc. If you have a canon character get taken from you, you are more than welcome to apply for an original character, but you will not be able to apply for another canon character until you can prove you will be active with the original character.
We are extremely flexible on activity, we highly recommend putting up away messages or PMing staff if you are going to be away for extended periods! We do not want anyone to lose characters!
You must also be active with all of your previous characters.
FIVE
Respect all members on this board. If we find hate messages, or slurring of any kind, we will warn you only once. If you continue to disrespect another member your account will be banned. We want everyone to eat happy cupcakes and be happy!
Related to this, cliqueyness will also not be tolerated. We understand that people may have that one special person they just love to RP with, but we ask that you try to RP with everyone. If we notice that all of your characters are besties or in a relationship with only certain members' characters, we will talk to you. You're all wonderful, and everyone should have a chance to experience your awesomeness.
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Your character isn't perfect! make them as interesting as possible. We all can't be beautiful, rich, smart, popular and neither can your character. Mary-sues and Gary-stus will be denied.
A Mary Sue is a character who essentially is an idealized projection of the author's self, serving as a sort of fictional wish fulfillment. Mary Sues run rampant in roleplay and are nearly universally hated. They're not great characters, and they tend to disrupt other people's fun.
Mary Sue guide
Afraid your character might be a Mary Sue? Take this test.
SEVEN
Like every rp site, there is no god modding. You are not the god of the other character you are roleplaying with, unless they give you permission. This is a harry potter site, and magic is used, but you still must get someone's permission before making their character do anything. One incidence of god-modding will come with a warning, the second will come with a two day ban, and the third will come with a permanent ban. Also, if you want your character to die, get pregnant, raped, or a part of an abusive relationship, or anything like this, you must PM an admin and we will discuss it. We as staff would like to be courteous of triggering plotlines, issues, etc. If you're unsure of whether something is worth PMing us, go ahead and do it anyway. It's better to be safe than sorry, and we would never be bothered by someone running an idea by us.
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No signatures allowed, they can stretch out the board and make the site load slower. Avatars and icons are highly encouraged. Play by's must be actual people, no drawings or anime allowed. Don't try and pass off your character as 22 if the play by is over 50, and vice versa. If you can't make graphics, there wonderful resource sites out there such as CAUTION. You have to join, but it's worth it for all the graphics you can get as well as help with anything else.
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Students are not allowed to be members of the Order of the Phoenix or Death Eaters, at this time. Please remember that not many students would know about these groups starting up again or what is happening right now. Those students with family members or people important to them involved in the groups might know about them, but it is not common knowledge at this point in the plot.
TEN
Please try to remember the Hogwarts school rules if you are roleplaying a student. For example, curfew is 10. if you're caught after that, then a professor may just catch you. Also please note that only third years and onwards are allowed to visit Hogsmeade, so no seconds years can be found here or a staffer will burst in and put them in detention. Other than that ... if you choose to join this site, thank you! We really appreciate it and we, the staffers, would like to get to know each and every member, so don't hesitate to introduce yourself in the ooc boards and cbox!
this rule template was made by amandatron at caution 2.0. please do not remove this tag!