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Post by Charity on Jul 3, 2011 17:55:26 GMT -5
Our Rights
//We here on Portray, as staff and members understand that;
The rules can, and will be modified with, or without notice. It is the members job to stay up to date with these rules. It is the staff members job to enforce them.
We understand, and abide by the proboards term of service. (location at bottom of page, you will find it if you search of it) We understand that at any time, Proboards can shut down the site for not upholding our agreement with them.
We as staff have the authority to ban, or mute users. We can, and will disable I.P. address chat in the Cbox.
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Post by Charity on Jul 17, 2011 10:14:37 GMT -5
PG-13 Guidelines
No Cybering
The explicit roleplay of sexual encounters is strictly forbidden. The posting of explicit and graphic content, in written or visual forms, is a violation of the Terms of Service. For details on how far is "too far", see the Portray-Appropriate Content in Detail post.
No Explicit Roleplay Encouragement
Users often post rules regarding inappropriate content within their own roleplays. Using ratings like "PG-13" is fine, but directing users to "take cybering to PMs", or using ratings such as "Rated R" which clearly indicate adult themes, is not permitted. In all cases, the Proboards Terms of Service and forum rules override individual roleplay rules.
No Abusive Comments
This includes abusive comments to other users, flaming, trolling, harassment and stalking. You are allowed to swear on PortrayRP, but you are not allowed to insult other users, go into their thread without permission and start trouble, or refuse to leave after the creator has asked you to.
No Hate Based Roleplays
Hate roleplays that are negatively directed towards a Portray user, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation are not allowed on PortrayRP. These roleplays that are found will be removed and the owner punished.
I understand there is a level of hostility that sometimes comes with having characters of different personality types. Please be mindful that you do not cross any lines into harassment, or even rated R materials. If I notice you are crossing the line, I will tell you.
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Post by Charity on Jul 17, 2011 10:20:30 GMT -5
Role Play Etiquette Depending on the type of roleplay that you are taking part in (futuristic, present, medieval etc) there will be different rules. Most roleplay threads will outline any rules that they in particular wish you to abide by, but the majority of roleplaying rules are common sense. Don't Cheat This is arguably the most important rule. There are many different ways to cheat whilst roleplaying (sometimes referred to as 'munching' or 'Godmoding'), too many for me to go into here, but I recommend that you read the Anti-Munch Project. If you're new to roleplay then it outlines several things that you should avoid. Think of the AMP as a list of roleplaying guidelines. In certain situations it's ok to break them, but I wouldn't recommend it until you've been roleplaying for a while and know how to recognise these situations. As well as being a term interchangable with munching, Godmoding also refers to a particular type of munching. Godmoders are arguably the worst form of munchers, because their characters have powers akin to Gods. They can dodge bullets, fly, run incredibly fast, do martial arts... Basically, a Godmoder can do anything. It should be easy to see why this can get annoying. Be Realistic In some roleplays you might be able to get away with bending the laws of physics, but in 'realistic' roleplays in particular you will have to bear what can and can't be done in mind. Stick to your Story It can get increasingly annoying if somebody that you are roleplaying with keeps changing their character, saying that they grew up with their parents on a farm one day, then claiming that they watched their parents die at the age of 1. Once you've got a story going in a roleplay, stick to it. Only Control Yourself There's nothing wrong with interacting with another user's character when roleplay (in fact, it's encouraged ) but don't control them. For example, it's fine to say that you offer another character a beer or that you throw a knife at them, but it is not ok to assume that the character takes the beer or that the knife hits him. I'll go into battles themselves in more detail later on, but the basic idea is that you let people control their own characters. After all, you wouldn't like it if somebody was controlling your character, would you? Offline? Leave Them Alone! If somebody says that they are going offline but you wish to continue roleplaying, then the best way to do it is to pretend that the character started to ignore you or went off to do something else. Just because somebody has gone offline without making excuses IC does not mean that you can attack them, kill them, draw funny faces on them with pen, or anything like that. |
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Post by Charity on Jul 22, 2011 11:47:12 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Aug 17, 2011 15:48:35 GMT -5
Contact Information In case of log in problems, or something we cannot receive a PM for... Please contact one of the following by the means most convenient for you: Chelsia (The Owner) / Charity : chelsiastull@gmail.com //**Staff, if you wish to be included on the contact...please post up your email here**// |
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