01. THE RULES

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[bg=#F4F3F3][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=align,center,true][atrb=width,425,true] THE RULES 01 THIS RPG IS BASED IN JAPAN. DO SOME RESEARCH ON WIKIPEDIA FOR SCHOOL LIFE OF STUDENTS, FAMILY HIERARCHY AND SUCH BEFORE YOU MAKE A CHARACTER. WHEN MAKING AN ACCOUNT USE CAPITALIZED "LAST NAME FIRST NAME". ALL ICONS NEED TO BE SET TO 100 X 100 AND NO SIGNATURES SHOULD STRETCH THE BOARD (500 X 250 IS OUR SUGGESTED SIZE). WE REFUSE FOREIGN CHARACTERS UNLESS THEY ARE STUDENTS AND WE WILL ONLY HAVE SIX (6) AT A TIME. 02 POP*BANG USES LIQUID TIME BUT THE STAFF WILL CHANGE SEASONS WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE. IN THE EVENT OF A SEASON CHANGE, ALL THREADS PREVIOUSLY MADE WILL BE LOCKED, FINISHED OR NOT. YOU MAY APPEAL TO STAFF GENEROSITY IF YOU WANT TO FINISH A THREAD IN A FLASHBACK BOARD. 03 ALTHOUGH POP*BANG IS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WE MUST FIT PB TOS. NOTHING EXCESSIVE IS ALLOWED LIKE DEPICTION OF TORTURE, HEAVY BLOOD LOSS OR SEXUAL SITUATIONS, ETC. FADE THE THREAD TO BLACK AND WE'LL ASSUME IT HAPPENED. STAFF WILL WATCH THIS CLOSELY. 04 ALL MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE AS MANY CHARACTERS AS THEY WISH, SO LONG AS THEY CAN KEEP UP WITH THEMSELVES. YOU MUST BE ACTIVE WITH YOUR EXISTING CHARACTERS BEFORE YOU CREATE MORE, AND BY "ACTIVE" WE MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN IC POST (ANYTHING IN THE GAME BOARD DOES NOT COUNT, UNFORTUNATELY) AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK UNLESS YOU HAVE A VALID REASON. HAVING LITTLE MUSE CAN BE ONE OF THOSE REASONS, SO PLEASE DON'T LIE ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING. JUST TELL US. ALSO, AS A SIDENOTE, DO NOT MAKE AN IC POST ANYWHERE ON THE SITE UNTIL YOU'VE MADE A CHARACTER AND THAT CHARACTER HAS BEEN APPROVED. 05 USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT IF YOU CHOOSE TO FIGHT WITH A CHARACTER. BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, TALK TO YOUR PARTNER(S) IN THE THREAD. PLOT THINGS OUT THOROUGHLY AND DECIDE THINGS FAIRLY FOR THE STORY YOU ARE TRYING TO TELL. IF STAFF GETS A WHIFF OF GODMODDING COMPLAINTS, YOU'LL BE KICKED OUT. PERIOD. 06 CONTINUING ON THE SUBJECT OF GODMODDING, DISCONNECT YOUR KNOWLEDGE FROM YOUR CHARACTER. DON'T READ MINDS OF CHARACTERS AND LET YOUR CHARACTER KNOW THE INFORMATION ALREADY, JUST BECAUSE YOU JUST READ IT IN THE POST. THAT'S NEWB PLAY AND WE WON'T DEAL WITH IT. 07 THE POST MINIMUM IS FIVE HUNDRED (500) WORDS. LIVE UP TO IT. WE WANT QUALITY POSTS, AND BASED ON STAFF EXPERIENCE, MOST POSTS BELOW FIVE HUNDRED (500) WORDS AREN'T WELL WRITTEN AND LEAVE VERY LITTLE LEAD-IN FOR THE NEXT POSTER TO WORK WITH. 08 AND LASTLY, TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT AND BE NICE - THIS ALSO MEANS NO GUILT TRIPPING AND/OR PITY PARTYING OVER THINGS SUCH AS POST REPLIES, CHARACTER RELATIONS, APPLICATIONS, ETC. STAFF SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONLY INTERACTIONS WHERE WE CAN CONTROL THEM, SUCH AS ON THE FORUMS AND IN THE CBOX. WE WILL HEAR NO PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM MESSENGERS, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, TUMBLR, ETC. THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, NOT OURS. IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN THAT IS FORUM OR CBOX RELATED, PM A STAFFER. DON'T START FIGHTS IN THE CBOX OR ON THE OOC BOARDS. IF YOU START A FIGHT WITH A STAFFER, IT'S AN AUTOMATIC BAN. WE'RE NOT UNREASONABLE PEOPLE; RESPECT US AND THE SAME WILL BE RETURNED.