Basic Rules

[Sweet Dreams]

A. Forum Procedures
 
i) General rules
1. *** Be respectful.
2. Each member may have one account. This account will store all of the member’s OCs.
3. Do not hesitate to refer to administrators and moderators. Our role in this forum is to ensure that each member receives fair treatment and an opportunity to enjoy his or her role-playing experience. Members are encouraged to report anything, in-character or out-of-character, that bothers them.
 
Chatbox rules
1. *** All aforementioned rules apply in the Chatbox.
2. The purpose of the Chatbox Public Room is to discuss matters out-of-character. These matters may concern RP plans, but they may also pertain to other interests. Please use the Roleplaying Room for formal RP in the Chatbox.
3. *** Administrators and moderators may not kick or ban members from the Chatbox without specifically citing the rule that the member has violated.
4. *** Administrators and moderators may not clear the Chatbox archives until they have saved a redistributable copy of the content which caused the archives to be cleared.
 
 
1. Each member is expected to begin work on his or her OC application within his or her first week of membership. If a conflict prevents a member from publishing an OC in a timely fashion, he or she may speak with a moderator or administrator for exemption. New members showing no desire to role-play may be removed.
2. *** Members may only role-play with OCs that have been approved by a moderator or administrator.
 
ii) In-character Protocol
1. Members may not role-play characters from the show.
2. All role-plays must adhere to a post order. Participants post in a cycle that updates when new members join.
For example:
Member A posts.
Member B joins.
Member A posts.
Member B posts.
Member C joins.
Member A posts.
Member B posts.
Member C posts.
 
3. If a participant inexplicably fails to post within 3 days of the last participant's post, his or her turn may be skipped by the next poster in the order.
6. Please avoid taking personal offense to the actions of OCs. The conduct of OCs should not affect the manner in which members treat each other.
7. We recommend that members write all in-character posts in third-person, past tense form.
 
i) Creation Guidelines
1. OC applications must adhere to the Creation Template.
2.Members seeking to role-play a Teacher OC must discuss the choice thoroughly with a moderator or administrator before posting the OC application
3.Members may create up to 3 OCs without needing special consent. Members seeking to create a 4th OC must first ask for permission from a moderator or administrator, who will subsequently look to see whether or not the user is capable of sustaining more than 3 OCs. Members are expected to use all current OCs consistently before creating more.
4.Remember that we are an OC forum.  To ensure approval, avoid incorporating characters from the show into OC histories
5.By proofreading their own applications, members will allow us to fully understand their OC(s). Applications containing 7 or more mistakes in spelling or grammar, thereby implying that the creator has not sufficiently reviewed his or her application, will not be approved.
6. Please keep in mind that application length is not a determining factor in whether or not the OC will be approved. A concise, well-thought-out composition that meets all criteria serves its purpose just as effectively as prolix rhetoric.
7. To acknowledge that you have read the rules, please write "Rawr" at the very bottom of your OC application.