colony code of conduct

[batman's steward ©]

registration
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- You must be at least thirteen years of age to join this forum. 12 and 364 days old? Don't care, you'll be deleted.
- Once you've created an account, please change your display name to your character's first, middle, and last name.
- Before you're considered a registered member, you must complete an application template.
- There is a list of accepted character types. Don't try to introduce some new occupation or character type to the site -- we'll shoot you down (or get a reaper to do it for us xP).
- On to the matter of celebrities. Please use age-appropriate play-bys. Leighton Meester cannot pass for a thirteen-year-old, and Gerard Butler should be at least thirty.
- Feel free to use a Disney or Twilight play-by, just don't you dare typecast. Stereotype a well-known face and you won't be accepted.
- Celebrities are to be living, breathing, three-dimensional human beings. I don't care if you've got a crush on Prince Zuko from Avatar: the Last Airbender, you may not use cartoons or animals as celebrities.
- Check the face claim before you chose a celebrity. If your favorite celeb's already taken, tough nuts! You can't use him/her.
- Twins are allowed, but they may not use the same celebrity. There are identical twin celebrities, and fraternal twins do exist. I think it's high time someone made a pair of those.
- You can go account crazy for all we care. Just be aware that if you can't write one in-character post a month (diary entries that meet minimum word count apply), you can say "good bye" to that inactive account.
- For every two female characters you create, the next must be a male. For every two "above-the-law" characters (reapers, imperfections, and government officials), you must have one ordinary perfection. Diversity -- it happens.
- We don't like Mary Sues and Gary Stews. Add. Some. Flaws.

content
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- All posts must consist of 200 words at minimum.
- Writing should be in third-person perspective, past tense. It keeps everything uniform, and there's less of a chance the author will break tense.
- Spell check is available -- make use of it.
- We're a mature audience and sometimes, "Holy crap" isn't expressive enough. We get it. However, grave and excessive swearing isn't acceptable. Don't overdo the expletives.
- Sex, drugs, and violence may be referenced, but never detailed. Proboards terms of service. Have a beef? Take it up with them.
- Please stick to the history and personality written in your character's biography.
- If you wish to kill a character off in some dramatic thread, please pm a staff member for approval. Bear in mind that once your character is dead, he or she may not come back to life, even if you rewrite the application.
- No God-modding. 'Nuff said.
- When role playing in a fight thread, be fair. You cannot doge every hit.
- There are other relationships beside romance. Be diverse in your plots.
- If you break any of the previous rules, the administrators retain the right to delete any thread content without warning.

graphics
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- Graphics may not exceed 500x500 pixels. This rule is subject to change with Zee's graphic taste, but it'll only get smaller if it does.
- If you're one of those kids who like to template their posts, go ahead, be our guest, but if you include a thread header, it must be 450x250 px or smaller.
- No image may exceed a width of 500px. Anything wider will stretch the forum. If your image has this problem, convert it to a link.
- Avatars are to be 100x100 px, no larger.
- If your graphics break any of these rules, the administrators retain the right to delete them without warning.

chatter
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- No spamming, please. Sometimes computer fails happen, and we are aware of that, but if we see the same message a total of five times, we'll ban your IP address and tell you to spam some other site. To show that you've read these rules, please put [Buffy staked Edward] somewhere in your character's history.
- If someone with the word ( admin ) in their name tells you to do something, you better listen. Don't be stupid. They're obviously a staff member.
- Respect everyone. The cbox is a place to chat and have fun and throw rice cakes in people's faces, not insult them to tears.
- Avatars are not allowed. The box barely holds two messages as it is.
- The cbox is not for advertising. Any messages consisting of outside links to anything other than a video or image host will be deleted. There are boards for advertising. Do that there.
- No fighting, bashing, or negative vibes in the cbox. You will be banned.
- If you spot a new member lurking, do your best to engage them in conversation and do your best to help them feel welcomed to the site.