The Laws
Dec 24, 2013 11:49:50 GMT -7
Post by Administrator on Dec 24, 2013 11:49:50 GMT -7
GENERAL LAWS
IN CHARACTER LAWS
BREEDING LAWS
- Also, absolutely NO graphic sex. Or sex at all. We don't want to read it here, so please do not post anything sexual whatsoever, as you will be banned if you do.
- You must have at least one thread with your breeding partner, even if it is a forced breeding. This is to reassure that not everyone breeds at once.
- Forced breeding is allowed, but no graphics. We will just assume it happened and leave the rest to the imagination.
- Staff is in charge of making the offspring post and are the ones to choose what the offspring look like and their personalities. Just like in real life, you cannot choose your offspring.
- Like mentioned before, crossbreeding is allowed.
PACK LAWS
- If you have the desire to create your own pack and you have been very active on the site, please PM me and we will discuss the possibilities. You must, however, show that you have a plan for the pack with a few people willing to join once it's created. If you cannot keep it up, it will be taken down and you will not be able to create another one.
- Packs CAN be exclusive. This means that if the Alpha of the pack wants only female wolves, only female wolves are allowed! They have the power to choose who is allowed in their pack.
- There MUST be some sort of hierarchy to keep it organized.
- You can hold auditions for your pack but they must be fair and a staff member will moderate them.
- Be creative! Have specific goals for your pack and even try to get a plot going.
- Once a pack reaches 15 members, auditions will be closed and no one will be able to join until a member dies or leaves. This way it gives all packs a chance to flourish and one pack won't overrun everything.
- All members and staff deserve respect. Treat those the way you would want to be treated.
- You are only allowed one account. Please keep all of your characters on one account.
- When signing up, please have a simple and mature username. Use an alias or one of your character's names, but please no iluvanimals8173 or anything of the sort.
- Swearing is allowed, but in moderation. Please do not cuss every other word and be mindful of those around you.
- Here on Among the Living, you are allowed to make as many characters as you want, as long as you can keep up with all of them and keep them active.
- We do not tolerate any sort of stealing or plagiarism of ANY kind! Please do not steal anything from other people's characters, unless they have given you permission to use whatever you are wanting to use. All character bios MUST be your own work. Do not steal from other people's posts, use their graphics without permission, etc. If someone is found taking things from other people's bios, they will be banned from the site.
- Please try to post at least once a week, so the site remains active. If, for whatever reason, you cannot be active, please post in the "Leaving?" board so we know where you are.
- Please remember to keep your signatures and images relatively small, so the fit within the board.
- No inappropriate photos/pictures, impersonating, fighting or spamming. Also, keep your advertising only in the plug board.
- Photos for tables/sigs/avatars/etc. are only allowed if they have the creative commons tag, the owner wrote in the description of the photo that it is allowed for personal use/modification, or you have written (typed) consent of the photo's owner. Copyrighted images are not allowed here and can even get us shut down if the owner so wishes. So please check your images! You can find images with creative commons on Flickr.com or deviantart.com. You can specifically look for photos with creative commons on Flickr, but on deviantart.com you have to look for the owner's say so. If you have any questions about a photo, just ask!
- You are only allowed one account. Please keep all of your characters on one account.
- When signing up, please have a simple and mature username. Use an alias or one of your character's names, but please no iluvanimals8173 or anything of the sort.
- Swearing is allowed, but in moderation. Please do not cuss every other word and be mindful of those around you.
- Here on Among the Living, you are allowed to make as many characters as you want, as long as you can keep up with all of them and keep them active.
- We do not tolerate any sort of stealing or plagiarism of ANY kind! Please do not steal anything from other people's characters, unless they have given you permission to use whatever you are wanting to use. All character bios MUST be your own work. Do not steal from other people's posts, use their graphics without permission, etc. If someone is found taking things from other people's bios, they will be banned from the site.
- Please try to post at least once a week, so the site remains active. If, for whatever reason, you cannot be active, please post in the "Leaving?" board so we know where you are.
- Please remember to keep your signatures and images relatively small, so the fit within the board.
- No inappropriate photos/pictures, impersonating, fighting or spamming. Also, keep your advertising only in the plug board.
- Photos for tables/sigs/avatars/etc. are only allowed if they have the creative commons tag, the owner wrote in the description of the photo that it is allowed for personal use/modification, or you have written (typed) consent of the photo's owner. Copyrighted images are not allowed here and can even get us shut down if the owner so wishes. So please check your images! You can find images with creative commons on Flickr.com or deviantart.com. You can specifically look for photos with creative commons on Flickr, but on deviantart.com you have to look for the owner's say so. If you have any questions about a photo, just ask!
IN CHARACTER LAWS
- Powerplaying, Godmodding and perfect characters are not allowed. Powerplaying is when you take control of another character as well as your own. Godmodding is when your character has the ability to do practically anything without boundries or limits. Perfect characters are self-explanatory; keep in mind that everyone has flaws! These are really important roleplaying rules, so make sure you abide by them.
- When making a character bio, please refrain from overly dramatic or depressing histories, as well as from super ridiculous characteristics and personalities. Try to keep the backgrounds and histories at least semi-realistic. Your characters can have disorders like bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder, depression, and anxiety. But please, nothing worse than that, like Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, etc. Keep the disorders to a minimum, as it is extremely rare.
- Wolves, dogs, coyotes, jackals and dingoes are the only allowed canine species here on Among the Living. Reason being is that they are all capable of interbreeding with each other. Other canine species such as foxes, raccoon dogs, African wild dogs, etc. cannot mate successfully with them so they are not allowed. Hybrids of wolves, dogs, coyotes, jackals and dingoes are allowed.
- You are allowed to make ANY real life canine (see allowed canines above) as your character. No supernatural, mythical, or sci-fi canines are allowed. They must be a species or breed that is alive and breathing here today. Crossbreeding between dogs and wolves is allowed.
- Characters must be at least three months old. They must be able to catch their own food and fend for themselves without the care of parents.
- Violence is allowed in posts, but please keep it to a minimum. Extremely gory posts aren't wanted or needed.
- Liquid time is allowed and there isn't a limit on how many threads your character can take part in at the same time. Just make sure you can handle all of the threads!
- Here at Among the Living we have a 200 word minimum on IC posts.
- Remember to follow the conformation of your canine. German Shepherds don't have purple fur and wolves don't have neon green eyes. Keep it realistic!
- You can not kill other characters without their permission. This is only allowed when both roleplayers agree with it.
- Homosexual, bisexual, etc. characters are allowed!
- You may NOT begin roleplaying with your character or participate in any in-character activities until your bio has been accepted.
- When making a character bio, please refrain from overly dramatic or depressing histories, as well as from super ridiculous characteristics and personalities. Try to keep the backgrounds and histories at least semi-realistic. Your characters can have disorders like bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder, depression, and anxiety. But please, nothing worse than that, like Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, etc. Keep the disorders to a minimum, as it is extremely rare.
- Wolves, dogs, coyotes, jackals and dingoes are the only allowed canine species here on Among the Living. Reason being is that they are all capable of interbreeding with each other. Other canine species such as foxes, raccoon dogs, African wild dogs, etc. cannot mate successfully with them so they are not allowed. Hybrids of wolves, dogs, coyotes, jackals and dingoes are allowed.
- You are allowed to make ANY real life canine (see allowed canines above) as your character. No supernatural, mythical, or sci-fi canines are allowed. They must be a species or breed that is alive and breathing here today. Crossbreeding between dogs and wolves is allowed.
- Characters must be at least three months old. They must be able to catch their own food and fend for themselves without the care of parents.
- Violence is allowed in posts, but please keep it to a minimum. Extremely gory posts aren't wanted or needed.
- Liquid time is allowed and there isn't a limit on how many threads your character can take part in at the same time. Just make sure you can handle all of the threads!
- Here at Among the Living we have a 200 word minimum on IC posts.
- Remember to follow the conformation of your canine. German Shepherds don't have purple fur and wolves don't have neon green eyes. Keep it realistic!
- You can not kill other characters without their permission. This is only allowed when both roleplayers agree with it.
- Homosexual, bisexual, etc. characters are allowed!
- You may NOT begin roleplaying with your character or participate in any in-character activities until your bio has been accepted.
BREEDING LAWS
- Also, absolutely NO graphic sex. Or sex at all. We don't want to read it here, so please do not post anything sexual whatsoever, as you will be banned if you do.
- You must have at least one thread with your breeding partner, even if it is a forced breeding. This is to reassure that not everyone breeds at once.
- Forced breeding is allowed, but no graphics. We will just assume it happened and leave the rest to the imagination.
- Staff is in charge of making the offspring post and are the ones to choose what the offspring look like and their personalities. Just like in real life, you cannot choose your offspring.
- Like mentioned before, crossbreeding is allowed.
PACK LAWS
- If you have the desire to create your own pack and you have been very active on the site, please PM me and we will discuss the possibilities. You must, however, show that you have a plan for the pack with a few people willing to join once it's created. If you cannot keep it up, it will be taken down and you will not be able to create another one.
- Packs CAN be exclusive. This means that if the Alpha of the pack wants only female wolves, only female wolves are allowed! They have the power to choose who is allowed in their pack.
- There MUST be some sort of hierarchy to keep it organized.
- You can hold auditions for your pack but they must be fair and a staff member will moderate them.
- Be creative! Have specific goals for your pack and even try to get a plot going.
- Once a pack reaches 15 members, auditions will be closed and no one will be able to join until a member dies or leaves. This way it gives all packs a chance to flourish and one pack won't overrun everything.