Please note that these rules pertain to EVERY roleplay thread within this forum unless otherwise specified, and will be enforced.


-- Rules --

1. All posts should be made in character, all of the time. Only proper The House of Night Staff will be permitted to make out of character posts within an active RP thread. All others will be deleted. Any and all OOC comments and discussions should be made via PM. This includes responses to posted warnings from a Moderator.

2. Text speak, and one word posts will not be permitted within the Roleplay Forums. A post should always contain at least one paragraph (5 lines on The House of Night screen).

3. Within the RP threads, all posts should be made in Third person perspective, and present tense (Unless otherwise specified by the Roleplay host).

Incorrect post - I place my sword on the table.
( The above post needed to be made in third person perspective.)

Incorrect post - Tig placed her sword on the table.
(The above post is not made in present tense.)

Correct post - Tig places her sword on the table.
( The above post keeps to third person perspective, and present tense.)

4. Forcing reactions upon other characters(God-modding) will not be permitted. For example. You can post that your character pushed another, but not that they fell. You can hug them, but THEY have to hug you back themselves. It`s up to the other player to post how they respond to your character`s actions concerning them.

5. When a Roleplay Thread has come to it`s conclusion, or is finished due to inactivity, you must edit your thread and change the title to "Closed" to prevent excessive dead roleplay threads from building up in the forums. Also note that if you have marked your thread "Closed" this will not count as one of the 3 threads you are allowed to host at any given time. Any threads marked for deletion will be deleted automatically without a waiting period.

6. Meaningless threads, one word (or short) non-sense posts, posts containing only emoticons, or posts not pertaining to the role play at hand will not be permitted in the forums. This will be considered spam and removed.

7. The bumping of threads is not permitted. (Bumping is making a post for the sole purpose of keeping a thread at the top of the topic list.)

8. Making posts with the text content all or mainly in capitals, bolds, italics, or colours is not permitted in the forums. These posts are extremely hard to read and will be removed.

9. Derogatory statements regarding the quality of another individual`s writing will not be tolerated within the forums.

10. English is to be spoken in the forums at all times.

11. While there may from time to time arise a dramatic scene between characters, at no time is any personal disagreement to be passed off for roleplay and placed in the forums. Any and all personal out of character arguments are to be left out of your roleplays.

12. The back to back posting by one player (double-posting) in any roleplay thread will not be permitted.

13. Posts depicting self harm or suicide are not permitted. These will be removed immediately.

14. Making/taking drugs in any roleplay is not permitted.