These are the things you have to read. We will be checking, and you will be held responsible for the information here. We may not be the cops, but we do not take ignorance as an excuse. So here we are.

The Absolutes
These are the rules that if you break them, I will rain down fire onto your character, strike them with lightening, do something bad to them until they die. Then I will have a funeral, and if you make another character and do it again, I will ban your ass from my site.

Disobeying the Admins As far as this board is concerned, we are gods. If you piss us off too badly, we may delete you. No one will be deleted for no reason, which means, please don't give us a reason.

Absolutely NO God-modding. This means that if it is not your character, you do not get to determine what he or she does. Helpful tip: if you're not sure, DON'T DO IT. This is a MAJOR pet peeve of mine, and I will warn you once. Period.

Out of Character Fighting We all love a little drama, but let's keep it between characters, okay? Handle your conflicts maturely; talk things out in PM. Failing that, PM an admin, and we will gladly help. If it comes down to throwing insults, you may be banned.

General Pervyness Okay, we all know there have been some instances lately of someone joining the board, not bothering to post an app, and soliciting members for some off-the-board adult writing. If this is you, go elsewhere. If anyone you don't know asks you to RP somewhere else, report it to an admin IMMEDIATELY. Such a report will result in an IMMEDIATE ban. Period.

The Generals
These are the rules that are pretty basic, but there are exceptions. Basically, if you have an objection to one of these, PM an admin, and we will discuss it.

Numbers: There is no technical limit to the number of characters you may play. However, the characters you take may not be related to one another by blood, friendship, hatred, or really anything. Which means, keep it down to a reasonable number. If you can handle five characters, go ahead. But if it gets up in the double digits, you might be receiving a PM asking what's going on. You may be in as many threads at one time as you like, seeing as the site operates on liquid time.

Activity: Stay active! That means if you're going to be gone for more than a couple of days, post in the away thread. Try to get on every few days, just so the people you're posting with don't get frustrated or stuck.

Thread Tags: If a thread is marked "open" or left blank, that means the creator doesn't mind if you join in the thread. If there is a tag or anything including a person's name in the description slot, that means it is a closed thread, and you should ask permission before joining.

Posts: All posts should be in third person, past tense, for simplicity's sake. There is no set length for the posts, but do reciprocate. Meaning, if the person you're posting with is giving you three paragraphs, you shouldn't be returning with three sentences.

Drastic Events: We all know that rapes, pregnancies, and various other things do happen. But we don't want them happening left, right, and center. It will get old. So, here is the procedure for requesting an event: 1. discuss with the other party. 2. have BOTH parties PM the same admin. 3. wait for the go-ahead. And remember, just because you don't *know* that anyone is pregnant doesn't mean there aren't already five pregnancy plots going.

The Basics
This is the simple stuff. There's really no reason to argue with any of this, it's very cut-and-dry.

Creating a Character: Register with your character's first and last name, proper capitalization. Post applications in the application forum. The code phrase is: "spell it out in black and white." Rules for reserving an image are posted in the Faceclaim thread. No Mary Sues. Make your character three-dimensional, because after all, no one is completely one-sided.

Rating: This site is rated R. This means that sex, drugs, violence, and anything else you want to put in is welcome. The catch? Put a "mature" warning label on the thread. This can be on the first post, or, if it takes an unexpected turn, at the top of the first post in which anything graphic happens. Don't like graphic scenes? Don't read them. Don't write them.

Graphics Guidelines: Each character must have at least one graphic associated with it. This makes it easier for other players to visualize what's going on. The graphic must include an image of your character. If you cannot make graphics yourself, feel free to post in the graphic request thread, and someone here will make them for you.

Advertising: Should be kept to the appropriate forum. Discussion of other sites in the Cbox is one thing. Saying "go visit my site" will result in annoyed admins (see rule #1). Follow directions, post where appropriate, and we'll all be fine.

Thanks for reading, and happy role-playing!

~ The No Such Thing Staff