Post by SNL_Ali on Mar 13, 2005 20:03:42 GMT -5
Okay, I just got done reading a few past pages of the RPG, and I think there's just one rule I need to add. I'll put it in bold so people get the point...
ALL POSTS NEED TO MAKE SENSE!!!!!!!!!!!
Rules of space and time apply! Characters are not not NOT overly random/weird/obsessive/ignorant!!! And probably the biggest rule: this is a ROLE-PLAYING-GAME. DO NOT, I repeat, do NOT play yourself!!! You are not yourself! You are a completely different person who thinks/acts in completely different ways than you would! If you are playing your alternate-self, then it would sound vaguely like you. If your alternate-self just so happens to be a carbon copy of you, just....don't do it. Be someone DIFFERENT! Someone doing something you would never ever ever ever do! Playing yourself and reacting as yourself is what screws up RPGs. It gets you waaaaay too involved in the RPG, and ultimately just really screws it up.
Act in a way that makes a vague ammount of SENSE to most people. Fights do not randomly break out for no reason. People do not act SO random it causes others to completely leave the RPG. People have boundaries, limits, as to what their character will do/act.
So far, I'd say a good 10% of the posts in some of the threads are OOC only because people are angry with other people. That is REALLY not right. If you have a problem with the RPG or with a person in it, please just PM one of the mods, and we'll take care of it. I realize that most of the fighting went on during my leave of absence, and I'm sorry for that, but as of now on all that in-rpg fighting just HAS to stop. Right now. Just PM me, I'll do whatever I can so that the problem can stop.
I guess just in general, follow these rules.
1. DO NOT PLAY YOURSELF. EVER.
2. IF YOU ARE PLAYING A PERSON WITH SERIOUS ISSUES, FINE. BUT THE ISSUES HAVE LIMITS: ALWAYS! MODERATION IS THE WORD OF THE DAY!
3. HAVE A PROBLEM: PM THE MODS.
4. ETTIQUITE IS A NICE THING. Arguing w/out ettiquite is not not not cool. Its deletion-worthy: no joke.
5. FOLLOW THE RULES LAID DOWN. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE BREAKING THEM, PM THE MOD AND ONE OF US WILL CHECK IT.
In fact, I think now may be a good time to try a new system: TEH THREE STRIKES RULE! Very similar to the one in California, except you don't get sent to prison (its even worse...) ye shall be SHUNNED from the RPGing boards! So thats three PMs from people (that are reasonable complaints with proof) with three different complaints (OR three observations from me or one of the other mods) and if you get alllll three....your'e shunned! Future posts deleted, no questions asked.
Thank you for your time, I'm locking this thread after posting so there will be no debate of the rules. If you have a problem, PM me, and I'll kindly explain why your'e wrong and the rules have to stay this way. Sorry. Now, again, if you ever EVER see anyone abusing their privaleges PM me or one of the other mods. Thank you.
ALL POSTS NEED TO MAKE SENSE!!!!!!!!!!!
Rules of space and time apply! Characters are not not NOT overly random/weird/obsessive/ignorant!!! And probably the biggest rule: this is a ROLE-PLAYING-GAME. DO NOT, I repeat, do NOT play yourself!!! You are not yourself! You are a completely different person who thinks/acts in completely different ways than you would! If you are playing your alternate-self, then it would sound vaguely like you. If your alternate-self just so happens to be a carbon copy of you, just....don't do it. Be someone DIFFERENT! Someone doing something you would never ever ever ever do! Playing yourself and reacting as yourself is what screws up RPGs. It gets you waaaaay too involved in the RPG, and ultimately just really screws it up.
Act in a way that makes a vague ammount of SENSE to most people. Fights do not randomly break out for no reason. People do not act SO random it causes others to completely leave the RPG. People have boundaries, limits, as to what their character will do/act.
So far, I'd say a good 10% of the posts in some of the threads are OOC only because people are angry with other people. That is REALLY not right. If you have a problem with the RPG or with a person in it, please just PM one of the mods, and we'll take care of it. I realize that most of the fighting went on during my leave of absence, and I'm sorry for that, but as of now on all that in-rpg fighting just HAS to stop. Right now. Just PM me, I'll do whatever I can so that the problem can stop.
I guess just in general, follow these rules.
1. DO NOT PLAY YOURSELF. EVER.
2. IF YOU ARE PLAYING A PERSON WITH SERIOUS ISSUES, FINE. BUT THE ISSUES HAVE LIMITS: ALWAYS! MODERATION IS THE WORD OF THE DAY!
3. HAVE A PROBLEM: PM THE MODS.
4. ETTIQUITE IS A NICE THING. Arguing w/out ettiquite is not not not cool. Its deletion-worthy: no joke.
5. FOLLOW THE RULES LAID DOWN. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE BREAKING THEM, PM THE MOD AND ONE OF US WILL CHECK IT.
In fact, I think now may be a good time to try a new system: TEH THREE STRIKES RULE! Very similar to the one in California, except you don't get sent to prison (its even worse...) ye shall be SHUNNED from the RPGing boards! So thats three PMs from people (that are reasonable complaints with proof) with three different complaints (OR three observations from me or one of the other mods) and if you get alllll three....your'e shunned! Future posts deleted, no questions asked.
Thank you for your time, I'm locking this thread after posting so there will be no debate of the rules. If you have a problem, PM me, and I'll kindly explain why your'e wrong and the rules have to stay this way. Sorry. Now, again, if you ever EVER see anyone abusing their privaleges PM me or one of the other mods. Thank you.