Post by Elena Gilbert on Aug 17, 2014 1:29:33 GMT
Rules
Before signing up, please make sure you have read the rules fully and clearly. Thank you.
Forum rules:
- Creating an account: Please sign up by using the first name of your desired character as your username. Do not change your profile information until after your application has been accepted. You have a week to submit your app before we delete you.
- Respect: Please respect other members and the staff. After all, we want to have fun on this site, right? Please take your arguments outside of this site. No flaming, trolling, or racism will be allowed on this site-either by shoutbox, threading, or private messages. If you run into a conflict or have problems with something or someone, do not involve others in it or complain openly in threads or the shoutbox. PM a staff member instead so we can solve the issue for you. And if someone tells you to quit doing something, then please listen to them. If you do not show respect, you will be immediately banned.
- Activity: Now, we all understand that real life comes first. You may be busy with school, work, or health issues, or even just low on muse-we all completely understand that as we all have our own problems as well. Just simply post in the absence thread if you are going to be gone for more than five days. Canons will be reopened for adoption if you haven't posted in two weeks and your account will be deleted if you haven't logged in or posted for a month - unless you have posted a major absence and we approved it. Just logging in and lurking does not count as being active, by the way.
- Advertising: You are more than welcome to join other sites, however, we do not tolerate advertising outside of the advertisement section (that's why an advertising board was created!!). This includes linking other forums in threads, the shoutbox, and in private messages. If you do not follow this rule, you will be banned as well.
- Theft: Everything you see on The Pain Within belongs to us and our members. This includes graphics, board designs, all written posts and all made up characters, while skin and layout credits can be found in the bottom of the site. Do not steal graphics, character or plot ideas, or copy paste written content from our forum. We will report your site if you do, and we will ban you from ours, usually without a warning.
Character Creation:
- Selection: You can apply for any canon role from the TVD/TO shows if they are available in the Canon List. Most important characters are highlighted in red, taken ones are crossed out, and those who are taken but could be handed over to you are marked with a star.
- Made Ups: we currently are not allowing made ups.. They may not be related to any canon character, nor can they be invincible. We all have strengths and flaws, made ups included. We do not allow made-up species-we are focusing only on the species that are presented in the TVD/TO shows.
- Amount: Every member can play up to three characters. Your first one can be a canon or a made up. You can apply for a second when you reached 50 posts with the first, and if your first was a made up, your second one has to be a canon role. Create the second and third by registering a new account on our forum and apply for them just like you did with the first.
- Account: You may only change your information to your character's once your audition has been accepted. Please refer to the Profile Guide to learn how to set up your account profile.
- Profiles: Besides the account profile, we also have Character Profiles. You must create one before starting to roleplay, since they are a good way for others to learn more about your character, or to leave OOC posts and texts or phone calls for you.
Roleplaying:
- Basics: Roleplays are held in threads. Anyone can start, and join any thread at any given time. Even if you haven't been tagged in a thread and just want to randomly show up in it, it's fine as long as your post will make sense in the thread. The latter will cause more drama and surprise anyways. Our minimum word count on here is 200 per post, so please be descriptive and detailed to make posts interesting. All posts are written in past tense and third person, with the exception of direct speech, of course.
- Our Plot: We are based on the The Vampire Diaries and The Originals-but we do not follow the show's plot, rather creating our own unique and interesting plot story. The characters will be the same, but the site plot is entirely different from the show's plot. So relationships on here could be different from the show's actual relationships.
- PG-13: Yes, Proboards is PG-13. We do not allow sexual or other violent or graphic content on our forum. You may hint towards sexual acts, flirt with characters, and also have fight scenarios, but anything too graphic will get deleted immediately and we will place a warning on your account, which can result in a ban if the rules are broken again. And yes, private messages also count as part of the forum, so please do not proceed with Rated R content in private messages.
- God-Moding: God Moding can mean two things, and we don't tolerate either. We do not allow for you to God Mode other characters, unless they are just being God moded to be part of a normal conversation or action. For example, Allison may God Mode her father being home and saying a few words for as long as we do not have a Chris Argent on here. God Moding can also mean that your character has no limits. If someone hurts you or even kills you, you will have to go along with it. That doesn't mean that you can't fight back, but be realistic about it.
- Power Ranks: if your a human you obviously wont be able to kill a original vampire because they are the oldest vampires and are much more powerful than humans are. the humans are the weakest. the older the vampire the stronger.
- Deaths: when you die on this site you will be sent a message from a staff member in 24 hours saying you can start rping again. if you don't wait to get a message and begin rping without permission then you will get a warning.
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