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Larry_OHF · 11-11-2002, 04:52 PM

Role-playing Forum Rules

How to play “in-character” on this forum

Welcome to the Role-playing Forum of Ironworks.

If you ever have any question regarding one of the rules listed here, feel free to PM me or Cloudbringer, the other moderator that monitors this forum’s activities.

1. Keep games in a PG-13 setting. This is basically saying to remember that we will not tolerate pornography to be played-out, including rape or other related incidents. For more information on the specifics of this rule, read this.
This rule also applies to keeping extreme profanity out of a game or discussion.

2. A game is where you and your friends play “in-character” dialog with or against one another. If you must communicate outside this mode, use OOC to stand for “out-of-character”. It helps people know what is a game and what is real.

3. Thread length of games. A game can last as many threads as you want, but each thread must be stopped at 300 posts, to start a new one. A moderator will lock the game when it is full, so that no more posts can be made to the old one. This cannot be expected to be perfect, so if you go over one or two posts, it is no big deal, but please try to start a new thread at 300 posts.

4. Be nice and play fair. If you are causing trouble then the moderators will deal with you. If you cannot play fair then you do not belong with us. If a DM makes a call on his game that he invented…the Moderators will honor that DM’s call. If you are causing trouble for other gamers, you could be suspended from the website. Read more information about this here and here.

5. No Spam. No General Conversation. We want games and stories on this forum, not idle chatter. I am lenient on this rule based on circumstance. If you are new here and looking for help on how to play here...that is fine but once you have been made aware of the rules, I expect you to do the right thing. I understand that special circumstances occur, and if I can see a valid reason for you posting a non-game related thread, I will leave it alone. Resort to Rule #2 if you are in a game and need to say something out of character. Don't abuse this rule, however...as it angers the other players.

6. Enforcement of the Rules. Moderators of this forum have authority to delete, edit, or lock any content that is posted here without notification if the content is found out-of-place or against a forum guideline. Notice that these rules are in addition to the Terms of Service that you read upon joining our forum.

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The following links are reference threads that I used to build this set of rules. It contains all the thread links to any rule that has been placed on this forum. Enjoy!

Welcome to the NEW per-post RPG Forum 11-13-2001
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An explanation on Clans and their activities on this forum. 11-24-2001
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NO pornographic posts 01-14-2002 (Updated 04/Mar/03)
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Special Announcement from Management 01-30-2002
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Moderator's Warning to Thread Spammers 02-23-2002
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Moderators' Rule Adjustment : Thread lengths now extended 05-10-2002
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A few reminders on playing here- MOD notes 06-24-2002
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New Member Orientation and New Game Creation Thread 09-09-2002

[ 10-19-2005, 09:53 AM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]

11-11-2002, 04:52 PM	#1
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	Role-playing Forum Guidelines & Tips Role-playing Forum Rules How to play “in-character” on this forum Welcome to the Role-playing Forum of Ironworks. If you ever have any question regarding one of the rules listed here, feel free to PM me or Cloudbringer, the other moderator that monitors this forum’s activities. 1. Keep games in a PG-13 setting. This is basically saying to remember that we will not tolerate pornography to be played-out, including rape or other related incidents. For more information on the specifics of this rule, read this. This rule also applies to keeping extreme profanity out of a game or discussion. 2. A game is where you and your friends play “in-character” dialog with or against one another. If you must communicate outside this mode, use OOC to stand for “out-of-character”. It helps people know what is a game and what is real. 3. Thread length of games. A game can last as many threads as you want, but each thread must be stopped at 300 posts, to start a new one. A moderator will lock the game when it is full, so that no more posts can be made to the old one. This cannot be expected to be perfect, so if you go over one or two posts, it is no big deal, but please try to start a new thread at 300 posts. 4. Be nice and play fair. If you are causing trouble then the moderators will deal with you. If you cannot play fair then you do not belong with us. If a DM makes a call on his game that he invented…the Moderators will honor that DM’s call. If you are causing trouble for other gamers, you could be suspended from the website. Read more information about this here and here. 5. No Spam. No General Conversation. We want games and stories on this forum, not idle chatter. I am lenient on this rule based on circumstance. If you are new here and looking for help on how to play here...that is fine but once you have been made aware of the rules, I expect you to do the right thing. I understand that special circumstances occur, and if I can see a valid reason for you posting a non-game related thread, I will leave it alone. Resort to Rule #2 if you are in a game and need to say something out of character. Don't abuse this rule, however...as it angers the other players. 6. Enforcement of the Rules. Moderators of this forum have authority to delete, edit, or lock any content that is posted here without notification if the content is found out-of-place or against a forum guideline. Notice that these rules are in addition to the Terms of Service that you read upon joining our forum. ================================================== ============================= The following links are reference threads that I used to build this set of rules. It contains all the thread links to any rule that has been placed on this forum. Enjoy! Welcome to the NEW per-post RPG Forum 11-13-2001 * An explanation on Clans and their activities on this forum. 11-24-2001 * NO pornographic posts 01-14-2002 (Updated 04/Mar/03) * Special Announcement from Management 01-30-2002 * Moderator's Warning to Thread Spammers 02-23-2002 * Moderators' Rule Adjustment : Thread lengths now extended 05-10-2002 * A few reminders on playing here- MOD notes 06-24-2002 * New Member Orientation and New Game Creation Thread 09-09-2002 [ 10-19-2005, 09:53 AM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]