Post by The Foreigner on Oct 5, 2010 20:43:15 GMT -5
Now, before you create an account or join this role play, please familiarize yourself with our terms. We have a zero-tolerance for those who break the rules. They are simple enough, no? Also, we, the ESCHATOLOGY staff, have the power to expand upon this rules over time and situations that do pop up every once in a while. For these rules, we give credit to our wonderful Honey Kisaragi. She used to run a website called "The Creationist" a long time ago. For the use of these once dormant rules, we thank you, Honey!
Now...onto to the main rules:
* "Save the drama for your mama." Don't pick fights, call people out, tease other members about their pets, pick your nose and flick it on someone else's character, or streak in the common area. We're kidding. But seriously. This is our biggest gripe. Don't start crap with other members or you'll be staring at a 5 day ban.
* Literacy skills are a must. No "newbs". Seriously, we have grown tired of people who "type lik dIs11!!" over the years. Also, for your posts, please post in paragraph form and have at least two paragraphs a post. If this cannot be sustained, you may be stripped of your character and given notice (as well as a good tongue lashing) from our staff. This is due to the staff carrying a strong preference of advanced to literate storylines, plots, and posts.
* Swearing is fine. But keep it contained. You'll know when to reign it in. If there is excessive swearing in your posts, we'll politely ask you to tone it down. If there is a repeat action, one may face either a suspension of character or be banned outright by the staff.
* No "godly" behavior. Seriously. If you god-mod (such as acting another member's character without their consent) or have a character even remotely has the chance of god-modding (such as possessing too many powers and not enough weaknesses or having weaknesses that don't coincide with the character), we will warn you before asking you to edit your post or profile. If this is not done within 12 hours, the staff will edit the post for you. Pertained to a profile, it shall be prompted deleted.
* Two words: character limit. No more than 2 characters spread across two accounts. This is mainly because we want more emphasis on our characters and an opportunity for more potential members to pick up characters that were either a) rarely used and b) taken up by other members and presented as discouraging for potentials. Also, it promotes diversity in ESCH members rather than dealing with the same people over and over again. Variety and diversity is quite a good thing.
*Canon characters come first. At ESCH, we prefer canons more than anything. The only exceptions to bringing in originals would need to be staff endorsed or for plot reasons. Keep in mind, for every original character, there's at least two canons that could easily fill that spot. And we're not going to be strict on how the character is portrayed, for this is an alternative universe of sorts. However, even though we are an anime crossover site, there are only a few animes that will be allowed on ESCH also:
AH! MY GODDESS
BLEACH
BLOOD +
CUTEY HONEY
DEVILMAN
DEATH NOTE
ELFEN LIED
IKKI TOUSEN
INUYASHA
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE
SAILOR MOON
URUSEI YATSURA
Why are these animes allowed? It is due to the compatibility of the animes to actually work well with each other, as concluded by the staff. With time, we will constantly examine new series that could also mesh with the anime listed.
Now, we do allow modified characters from other series. As long as they are indeed modified (from power reductions or conformed character histories) to events and world outlook of ESCHATOLOGY. Like any other character profile, however, it would need to be approved by the ESCH staff.
* "The Grace Period." When a new member signs up, one must post at least a profile marked with a "WIP" within a 72 hour {3 day} period. Otherwise, your account will be deleted to keep our site clean and uncluttered. For those who have put up a work in progress, you must at least post in the monthly activity checks when they come up. So please, when we email you with the link...we expect to get a response ASAP. If this cannot be attained, the account will be deleted.
Remember, these are presented as "starter rules". As stated before, this thread will be expanded upon in detail when the need arises. For now, we thank you and look forward to seeing you on the boards!
Now...onto to the main rules:
* "Save the drama for your mama." Don't pick fights, call people out, tease other members about their pets, pick your nose and flick it on someone else's character, or streak in the common area. We're kidding. But seriously. This is our biggest gripe. Don't start crap with other members or you'll be staring at a 5 day ban.
* Literacy skills are a must. No "newbs". Seriously, we have grown tired of people who "type lik dIs11!!" over the years. Also, for your posts, please post in paragraph form and have at least two paragraphs a post. If this cannot be sustained, you may be stripped of your character and given notice (as well as a good tongue lashing) from our staff. This is due to the staff carrying a strong preference of advanced to literate storylines, plots, and posts.
* Swearing is fine. But keep it contained. You'll know when to reign it in. If there is excessive swearing in your posts, we'll politely ask you to tone it down. If there is a repeat action, one may face either a suspension of character or be banned outright by the staff.
* No "godly" behavior. Seriously. If you god-mod (such as acting another member's character without their consent) or have a character even remotely has the chance of god-modding (such as possessing too many powers and not enough weaknesses or having weaknesses that don't coincide with the character), we will warn you before asking you to edit your post or profile. If this is not done within 12 hours, the staff will edit the post for you. Pertained to a profile, it shall be prompted deleted.
* Two words: character limit. No more than 2 characters spread across two accounts. This is mainly because we want more emphasis on our characters and an opportunity for more potential members to pick up characters that were either a) rarely used and b) taken up by other members and presented as discouraging for potentials. Also, it promotes diversity in ESCH members rather than dealing with the same people over and over again. Variety and diversity is quite a good thing.
*Canon characters come first. At ESCH, we prefer canons more than anything. The only exceptions to bringing in originals would need to be staff endorsed or for plot reasons. Keep in mind, for every original character, there's at least two canons that could easily fill that spot. And we're not going to be strict on how the character is portrayed, for this is an alternative universe of sorts. However, even though we are an anime crossover site, there are only a few animes that will be allowed on ESCH also:
AH! MY GODDESS
BLEACH
BLOOD +
CUTEY HONEY
DEVILMAN
DEATH NOTE
ELFEN LIED
IKKI TOUSEN
INUYASHA
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE
SAILOR MOON
URUSEI YATSURA
Why are these animes allowed? It is due to the compatibility of the animes to actually work well with each other, as concluded by the staff. With time, we will constantly examine new series that could also mesh with the anime listed.
Now, we do allow modified characters from other series. As long as they are indeed modified (from power reductions or conformed character histories) to events and world outlook of ESCHATOLOGY. Like any other character profile, however, it would need to be approved by the ESCH staff.
* "The Grace Period." When a new member signs up, one must post at least a profile marked with a "WIP" within a 72 hour {3 day} period. Otherwise, your account will be deleted to keep our site clean and uncluttered. For those who have put up a work in progress, you must at least post in the monthly activity checks when they come up. So please, when we email you with the link...we expect to get a response ASAP. If this cannot be attained, the account will be deleted.
Remember, these are presented as "starter rules". As stated before, this thread will be expanded upon in detail when the need arises. For now, we thank you and look forward to seeing you on the boards!
