General
We
abide by all of IMC's rules and requirements. By posting in this room, you
acknowledge that you have agreed to and abide by these rules. While we all want
to have fun, this community does not make exceptions for laziness or neglect.
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First please note: In accordance with the site rules of IMC the
room's homepage is the property of the room, and as such will not be removed
should the webmaster decide to vacate the position until a new homepage is in
place.
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Also
in accordance with the rules of IMC, we require use of brackets when speaking
Out Of Character (OOC):
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For
general out of character comments use parenthesis – ((Example))
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For
making In Character/Out of Character comments use square brackets – [[Example]]
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These
are the acceptable uses of brackets on IMC please respect that when making
posts in the room.
Please refrain from Meta-gaming and God-moding. No one likes it when
people use too much out of character (OOC) knowledge, or doesn't play fair.
Do not announce spoilers, with or without warnings. Do not rave about the
newest episode in the room, as people might not have seen it yet, so there will
be a no spoiler rule into effect of one month. We all know that we love
Ratings
Some scenes may contain violence, nudity and coarse
language that may not be suitable for younger players. Player discretion is
advised. This room is rated "M" for Mature.
Note: We are choosing this rating so that players
can have a bit more freedom in their role play than what is shown on television
however I ask that players do keep in mind that the show is fairly light and
campy and for family viewing so please keep that in mind while playing as well
as the OOC chatter.
Images
Picture limits are 350X350 pixels and under 50K,
no nudity or exposed parts that should be covered. If you don't see it on the
show don't post it in this room. Also, please refrain from using anime or
cartoon pictures or drawings; there is no shortage of live models and actors to
choose from. If you are uncertain about a picture, ask a staff member.
Language and Violence
IC cursing is allowed, but don't make it every
second word, exaggeration will be dealt with accordingly. Use common sense
where cursing is involved, this applies as much OOC as it does for IC.
We understand that there has to be some level of
violence in a room based on the
Sexual Content
We understand that there are going to be
situations, or romance involved such as in life, beyond romance and normal
public displays of affection, take it to PM's or a separate PR.
Respect
We really shouldn't have to say this
but please do not flame other players, if you have a problem please bring it to
the staff, using the chain of command. If your problem is with a staff member
please keep a log of your complaint and the incident and bring it to another
staff member, the Host, and/or the appropriate Conflict & Mediation person
before the problem gets out of hand. If your problem is with another player, if
you don't like their RP style, or have a problem with the person themselves,
please do not air it in the room or on the message board just ignore that
person. IMC has this great little function called "Ignore" for this reason.
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We ask that all players
take the time to get to know the other players in the room. We would like people to please
join us in the room for some good-natured fun and get to know the
other players first to make certain that you as a player fit in with the group
of people that congregate in the room. The reason we ask this is to have
the least amount of tension in the room as possible when people (both new and
established players) come in. If players do not get along well there
isn’t going to be much in the way of role-play opportunities, which is
regrettable but it happens. We are a very friendly and accommodating
group and welcome new players eagerly, but we do ask that new players make
an effort to get to know other players and to get into play as well (as
stated/implied in the rules below passive aggressive comments are not an effort
and tend to get people ignored). Our main concern is the role-play and
everyone having fun; that is why we are here after all.
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Please
have the courtesy to give a warning before you cut a role-play short and leave
the room if at all possible, unless its an absolute emergency, its rude to just
say 'Good bye' and leave your role-play partners hanging.
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If
there is a fair amount of role-play happening in the room and people have commented
that the OOC chatter is too distracting, please try to keep the OOC chatter to
a minimum so as not to disrupt other players who are concentrating on the scene
at hand. This includes the IC/OOC banter; while entertaining, too much of a
good thing is not.
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Please
refrain from making passive aggressive comments or saying that you're
bored, and/or want role-play... Fifty times. Please, only ask for play a few
times at most, and if no one responds? Then ask someone else. It's not all that
hard, and constantly seeing ((*bored*)) or ((*wants RP*)) or ((Hello?))
fifty times in a row gets annoying and could make people uneasy as well as
place the offending person in ignore. Private Message someone or ask off site,
if you're interested in play.
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Please
do not assume that if people are in the room that they are ready to
role-play. Some players do come in just to chat or hang out. The
room is as much a community as a role-playing room and anyone is welcome to
come in the room at any time.
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This
also includes starting a scene with people with whom you did not ask if they
wanted to play.
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Please
refrain from testing/showcasing your pictures, and tags in the room constantly;
IMC has features that allow you to do so without flooding the room.
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IMC
has given rooms the ability to have a Message Board hosted on the site.
The use of this message board is NOT required by any
role-player, it has been given to the room as a courtesy.
However, for those players that do wish to use the Message Board, please keep
all negative or passive aggressive comments off of the board. The use of
the Message Board is for is for people to stay in touch, and to have creative
idea exchanges only. Room business, criticism (constructive or
otherwise), negative or passive aggressive comments, or problems, will be
handled through email only.
Room Staff
And to make this one
perfectly clear, the Host(s) and Staff are not exempt from any of the room’s
rules, if the staff is caught violating any of the rules they will be suspended
of staff privileges and suffer the same consequences as any other player.
Character Rules
Original Characters:
There
is no application process at present for original characters, though if you
would like to throw up a short paragraph or two to the staff or host of the
room in email that would be acceptable. If you have questions or are not sure of what
you can play ask a staff member, or player, we are all more than willing to
help.
Canon Characters:
Canon
characters need host/staff approval before being played in the room.
Another
note on Canon Characters, central characters should be played at
least once a month, unless it is noted that the player is on LoA (Leave
of Absence). We realize that real life comes first, but we want people who
have central canon characters to make an effort, and we feel that at least one
hour, once a month, is not all that much to ask. And please if you are playing
a Canon Character, let us know that you are going on a long LoA as well if
possible. Please do not leave the room host, staff, and your
role-play partners hanging.
Lastly,
Canon Characters belong to the room and not to the individual player and
as such we have in place an understudy program. If the person who plays a Canon
Character is not available for long periods of time then someone else may be
named as a replacement.
Last but not least, have
fun!
That is why this room was
created.