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Post by penelope jane archer on Mar 21, 2010 19:57:03 GMT -5
( THE RULES ) Hello and welcome to Blessed From Above. If you have joined or are considering joining us, then it is required that you read these rules here. And why? Because if you don't then you won't know how we operate. Sound good? Okay, read on.
( Registration ) When you register, it would be helpful if you register under the first name of the character you are going to create. If you don't, then it's no big deal. However, once you are registered and are creating your character, we ask that you change your screen name to match their first middle and last names, all in small letters. If you don't know how to change that, then don't fret! Just ask an admin and we would be more than happy to help you out. When it comes down to the actual application, try and create a character that isn't the same as everyone else. Creativity is a huge plus here, and it will help when you are looking for people to roleplay with once you've been accepted. Oh, and speaking of acceptance, give us at least 24 hours before you begin to flood us with PM's asking us to look at your application. We have lives, but we WILL get to them, promise.
( Activity ) So, if you plan on creating an account and then ditching, maybe you should think twice about joining. We want dedicated members who plan on sticking around for a while, not those who post maybe once and never come back to finish their applications. Our app isn't that long, so it should only take you a short time to complete it, which is nice for you and us, right? There will be an activity check every month, during which time unclaimed canons will be put back on the list and the board will be given a clean sweep. Want to be kept on here? Make sure you post when you are going away! Letting the admins know that you're going to be gone for a little while will help us keep you alive so that your characters are here when you return.
( Site Rating ) Due to the fact that there are adults and teens included on this site, we are giving it an R rating. This means that sex, drugs and rock n' roll are all bound to happen at one point or another, though not everyone has to take part in such activities. The secret codeword is hazelnut. However, this does not mean that everyone wants to read every dirty detail of someone's thread, so all threads that have R rated material are to be labelled in the title. Failing to do so will result in warnings and then the roleplayer being banned from such activity or the site depending on the severity of the offense. This said, you MUST be thirteen when you join the site, or you WILL be banned, in abidding with PBTOS.
( Roleplay ) Literacy is your friend! As a literate roleplay site, we ask that all posts, minus templates, be 350 words at the very least. More is always better, even though we will be lenient if you post a little under that. Everyone has their off days. But if you become someone who is constantly posting under this, then we will speak to you, as it's rather unfair and hard to respond to someone if you gave them 700 words and they barely make 200, right? We encourage the use of graphics and lyrics in your posts though, because it makes everything much prettier and more attractive than simple text does, wouldn't you agree? Chatspeak is allowed in the OOC threads, as long as we can understand you, and is not to be used at ALL in the ICC threads. Oh...and third person posts please. Thanks!
( Graphics ) As far as graphics go, you are required to have one 100x100 icon of your PB, and a graphic in your signature, please and thanks. Try not to stretch the boards though, as it doesn't look pretty when you do. If something needs to be resized, then you can either do it yourself or a member of staff would be more than willing to help you out. About 500x300 is good, or two 200x300 images. They should not include any nude or inappropriate people, and must only be of famous faces! Myspace people, flickr, or cartoons are not accepted here! Try to keep everything neat and pretty looking without blinding us too, okay?
( Everything Else ) Overall, we would just like for everyone to enjoy their time here and hope that maybe some people can grow from their experiences. Oh, the real codeword is phantom, for those of you who have read this far and didn't just stop above. Congrats. Make sure to get your application done and claim all of your things once you've been approved. Happy roleplaying!
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