The boards that I've been on that do the "Role-Playing" forum all have basic rules.
1.
No killing, or even harming, other player characters without express consent
2. Whomever introduces an NPC is responsible for them, unless they give the NPC to the group, OOC (Out of Chracter)
3.
RESPECT YOUR FELLOW PLAYERS
The only other board I post to, I stay because of the RPG forum, and that is quickly going to hell... It can be a TON of fun, especially with multiple threads going. Some are tense and dramatic, others are comic and silly. The crossovers are wonderful...
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The RudeDawg
Known in these Forgotten Realms as Perin LightEyes
and my girlfriends, Pamila and Pfil