Post by Darkapostle222 on Aug 27, 2014 1:13:39 GMT
1. Stay In Character When In The RP
While making a post in the actual roleplay forums always keep it in character. It does not matter if you write past tense or present tense; in first or in third person. Always keep your posts in character. If you must ask a question or make a comment, do so at the beginning or end of your post, and make sure the out of character part is clearly marked and separated from your main post. This is usually done with brackets, or announcing OOC:. Examples below.
OOC: This is OOC.
((OOC: This is OOC.))
[This is OOC]
2. Keep It Somewhat Realistic
While the Universal Century is a sci-fi universe, it's still a fairly realistic setting. Weird stuff like Newtypes, Minovsky Tech and Mobile Suits may conflict at times, but anyone that knows the lore knows that at the end of the day everyone's human and don't take too many bullets before going down -- even with with giant mechs. Keep in mind that your character will more than likely have a nervous system and feelings, take account of all of that. Also, unless your character is clinically insane, try and make sure that they have reasons behind their actions. Do NOT Godmod under any circumstances. Eg. If you agreed with someone that your character will get shot in the leg at point blank range, the bullet can not magically ricochet off the skin.
3. Make Posts Worth Posting
Put a little effort into what you post in your plays. At least two paragraphs with five to seven sentences each is usually the bare minimum that is typically expected. Sometimes it can be a little tough to do, especially in a thread reliant on lots of important back and forth actions between participants but remember, especially in battles, that the more you put out the better your chances are. Always remember to at least run spell check on your post, it's the least you can do to keep quality up. Seriously, it isn't that difficult to make your stuff legible.
4. One Place At A Time
Remember that your character can only be in one place at a single moment in time when NORMAL threads are concerned. It might be a good idea to always be sure you know the date of each and every role play your character takes part in. Also, if you list their involved threads on your character page, it would be a good idea to keep them in chronological order. Another good idea is to state the date in the opening post. Either vague with just the year, or even down to the very hour.
5. Communicate and Stay Fair
Staying fair is applying rule 2 to your interaction with other characters. If Lt Charred pops around the corner in his Zaku, shoots your character in the head, then goes home to celebrate, and does it all in one post you would probably be pretty confused. As a general rule of thumb, never take control or incapacitate/kill somebody's character without their permission. We have a zero tolerance policy on this.
Also be sure to communicate to your roleplay partners. Make sure everyone knows what's going on to avoid any sort of confusion down the line. Whether this is through OOC notes, MSN convos, the shout box, PMs, or otherwise.
6. Cursing, cussing, grossing, foul language and attention whoring.
During roleplay all of the above is technically allowed. However, use that squiggly pink mass housed in your skull and determine whether it's really necessary or if you're doing it for a cheap shock factor. Mark your threads as mature if it has to come down to it; very graphic sexual and / or violent content should go in Fornax. Light erotic stuff may remain on the main forums.
General discussion section & C-box: We aren't dictators, so we allow occasional cursing. Hint: Spamming fuck x40 is not occasional.
Shocking and attention whoring: We don't want to know about your bowel movement, your menstrual cycle or the color of your nasal discharge. Contrary to what you might think, shocking and grossing others out intentionally does not make you cool, different, awesome or special. It makes you repulsive as well as irritating.
What's that? Oh you're a female? Congratulations, but I got news for you: it doesn't entitle you to special treatment. Seriously, we ask that you stay down to earth and behave well regardless of an innie or an outie.
8. No advertising without prior permission from staff.
If you wish to share your forum, business, organization, cause, etc with our community, that is fine. Oftentimes we are also interested in Affiliating with like-minded sites. But you are expected to get permission from the staff first. Doing so without talking to us initially is often viewed as an attempt to 'poach' from our community.
9. FURTHERMORE
No Alt. Accounts
A person may post only under one registered account. If you wish to create a new account, contact a staff member so your old account can be deleted. If you want a name change, the staff can do that to. Do not create multiple accounts without informing us.
UC Chronicles is not High School
If you act like a gossipy jerk you will be treated like one. I like to think that everyone here is an adult, and we expect everyone to act like it. If you have a problem with someone, tell them about it. Otherwise, keep it to yourself. The staff is here to listen to any and all complaints users might have with the site. As long as you present your issues in a reasonable and polite manner, we will listen and take your complaints into account. There is no real reason not to bring your issues directly to us.
No drama
This forum is meant for roleplay. We don't care if you just broke up with your boyfriend / girlfriend / Johnny Depp blowup doll. Take your personal problems elsewhere, and for the love of Spirits don't use them as an excuse for idiotic behavior. No drama. Period.
Cracks, warez, pirated things:
Don't post them. Don't link them. This isn't the pirate bay.
While making a post in the actual roleplay forums always keep it in character. It does not matter if you write past tense or present tense; in first or in third person. Always keep your posts in character. If you must ask a question or make a comment, do so at the beginning or end of your post, and make sure the out of character part is clearly marked and separated from your main post. This is usually done with brackets, or announcing OOC:. Examples below.
OOC: This is OOC.
((OOC: This is OOC.))
[This is OOC]
2. Keep It Somewhat Realistic
While the Universal Century is a sci-fi universe, it's still a fairly realistic setting. Weird stuff like Newtypes, Minovsky Tech and Mobile Suits may conflict at times, but anyone that knows the lore knows that at the end of the day everyone's human and don't take too many bullets before going down -- even with with giant mechs. Keep in mind that your character will more than likely have a nervous system and feelings, take account of all of that. Also, unless your character is clinically insane, try and make sure that they have reasons behind their actions. Do NOT Godmod under any circumstances. Eg. If you agreed with someone that your character will get shot in the leg at point blank range, the bullet can not magically ricochet off the skin.
3. Make Posts Worth Posting
Put a little effort into what you post in your plays. At least two paragraphs with five to seven sentences each is usually the bare minimum that is typically expected. Sometimes it can be a little tough to do, especially in a thread reliant on lots of important back and forth actions between participants but remember, especially in battles, that the more you put out the better your chances are. Always remember to at least run spell check on your post, it's the least you can do to keep quality up. Seriously, it isn't that difficult to make your stuff legible.
4. One Place At A Time
Remember that your character can only be in one place at a single moment in time when NORMAL threads are concerned. It might be a good idea to always be sure you know the date of each and every role play your character takes part in. Also, if you list their involved threads on your character page, it would be a good idea to keep them in chronological order. Another good idea is to state the date in the opening post. Either vague with just the year, or even down to the very hour.
5. Communicate and Stay Fair
Staying fair is applying rule 2 to your interaction with other characters. If Lt Charred pops around the corner in his Zaku, shoots your character in the head, then goes home to celebrate, and does it all in one post you would probably be pretty confused. As a general rule of thumb, never take control or incapacitate/kill somebody's character without their permission. We have a zero tolerance policy on this.
Also be sure to communicate to your roleplay partners. Make sure everyone knows what's going on to avoid any sort of confusion down the line. Whether this is through OOC notes, MSN convos, the shout box, PMs, or otherwise.
6. Cursing, cussing, grossing, foul language and attention whoring.
During roleplay all of the above is technically allowed. However, use that squiggly pink mass housed in your skull and determine whether it's really necessary or if you're doing it for a cheap shock factor. Mark your threads as mature if it has to come down to it; very graphic sexual and / or violent content should go in Fornax. Light erotic stuff may remain on the main forums.
General discussion section & C-box: We aren't dictators, so we allow occasional cursing. Hint: Spamming fuck x40 is not occasional.
Shocking and attention whoring: We don't want to know about your bowel movement, your menstrual cycle or the color of your nasal discharge. Contrary to what you might think, shocking and grossing others out intentionally does not make you cool, different, awesome or special. It makes you repulsive as well as irritating.
What's that? Oh you're a female? Congratulations, but I got news for you: it doesn't entitle you to special treatment. Seriously, we ask that you stay down to earth and behave well regardless of an innie or an outie.
8. No advertising without prior permission from staff.
If you wish to share your forum, business, organization, cause, etc with our community, that is fine. Oftentimes we are also interested in Affiliating with like-minded sites. But you are expected to get permission from the staff first. Doing so without talking to us initially is often viewed as an attempt to 'poach' from our community.
9. FURTHERMORE
No Alt. Accounts
A person may post only under one registered account. If you wish to create a new account, contact a staff member so your old account can be deleted. If you want a name change, the staff can do that to. Do not create multiple accounts without informing us.
UC Chronicles is not High School
If you act like a gossipy jerk you will be treated like one. I like to think that everyone here is an adult, and we expect everyone to act like it. If you have a problem with someone, tell them about it. Otherwise, keep it to yourself. The staff is here to listen to any and all complaints users might have with the site. As long as you present your issues in a reasonable and polite manner, we will listen and take your complaints into account. There is no real reason not to bring your issues directly to us.
No drama
This forum is meant for roleplay. We don't care if you just broke up with your boyfriend / girlfriend / Johnny Depp blowup doll. Take your personal problems elsewhere, and for the love of Spirits don't use them as an excuse for idiotic behavior. No drama. Period.
Cracks, warez, pirated things:
Don't post them. Don't link them. This isn't the pirate bay.