Post by Razi on Mar 22, 2016 1:35:51 GMT
Welcome loves to the Will of the Damned! Just like every forum ever, there are rules and these rules are to be strictly followed. No ifs, ands, or buts. No EXCEPTIONS. All right on to the rules, kiddies.
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Harassment:
the act of systematic and/or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands. The purposes may vary, including racial prejudice, personal malice, an attempt to force someone to quit a job or grant sexual favors, apply illegal pressure to collect a bill, or merely gain sadistic pleasure from making someone fearful or anxious. Such activities may be the basis for a lawsuit if due to discrimination based on race or sex, a violation on the statutory limitations on collection agencies, involve revenge by an ex-spouse, or be shown to be a form of blackmail ("I'll stop bothering you, if you'll go to bed with me"). The victim may file a petition for a "stay away" (restraining) order, intended to prevent contact by the offensive party. A systematic pattern of harassment by an employee against another worker may subject the employer to a lawsuit for failure to protect the worker.
- REF
generally defined as a course of conduct which annoys, threatens, intimidates, alarms, or puts a person in fear of their safety. Harassment is unwanted, unwelcome and uninvited behavior that demeans, threatens or offends the victim and results in a hostile environment for the victim. Harassing behavior may include, but is not limited to, epithets, derogatory comments or slurs and lewd propositions, assault, impeding or blocking movement, offensive touching or any physical interference with normal work or movement, and visual insults, such as derogatory posters or cartoons. - REF
This pertains to any form of harassment, including bullying both on and off the forums. None of this will be tolerated, EVER. You will not be allowed to belittle, pressure, bully, or directly or indirectly attack another individual. This includes getting your posse to help you harass said individual. If you are caught doing such attacks either via eye witness of a MOD/ADMIN or being reported by an individual, you will be given ONE warning. Yes you all saw that correctly, you are given one warning, just ONE. We are all mature adults here. This is not your high school drama club, this is a mature forum targeted for enjoyment for mature individuals, not children. I do not tolerate bullying, I despise it and it WILL NEVER BE TOLERATED. After your first warning you will be given a permanent ban. There is no way around this, EVER. Any form of harassment can lead to dire consequences to said individual and can cause a ripple effect that may or may not be stopped.
Harassment:
the act of systematic and/or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands. The purposes may vary, including racial prejudice, personal malice, an attempt to force someone to quit a job or grant sexual favors, apply illegal pressure to collect a bill, or merely gain sadistic pleasure from making someone fearful or anxious. Such activities may be the basis for a lawsuit if due to discrimination based on race or sex, a violation on the statutory limitations on collection agencies, involve revenge by an ex-spouse, or be shown to be a form of blackmail ("I'll stop bothering you, if you'll go to bed with me"). The victim may file a petition for a "stay away" (restraining) order, intended to prevent contact by the offensive party. A systematic pattern of harassment by an employee against another worker may subject the employer to a lawsuit for failure to protect the worker.
- REF
generally defined as a course of conduct which annoys, threatens, intimidates, alarms, or puts a person in fear of their safety. Harassment is unwanted, unwelcome and uninvited behavior that demeans, threatens or offends the victim and results in a hostile environment for the victim. Harassing behavior may include, but is not limited to, epithets, derogatory comments or slurs and lewd propositions, assault, impeding or blocking movement, offensive touching or any physical interference with normal work or movement, and visual insults, such as derogatory posters or cartoons. - REF
This pertains to any form of harassment, including bullying both on and off the forums. None of this will be tolerated, EVER. You will not be allowed to belittle, pressure, bully, or directly or indirectly attack another individual. This includes getting your posse to help you harass said individual. If you are caught doing such attacks either via eye witness of a MOD/ADMIN or being reported by an individual, you will be given ONE warning. Yes you all saw that correctly, you are given one warning, just ONE. We are all mature adults here. This is not your high school drama club, this is a mature forum targeted for enjoyment for mature individuals, not children. I do not tolerate bullying, I despise it and it WILL NEVER BE TOLERATED. After your first warning you will be given a permanent ban. There is no way around this, EVER. Any form of harassment can lead to dire consequences to said individual and can cause a ripple effect that may or may not be stopped.
Role Play Rules
Do not Godmod, powergame, or metagame.
If you are unsure what those terms mean, ask.
Treat it like the gentlest sex you will ever have.
A person’s character is very important to them no matter how silly that sounds. You should never just assume that doing something you haven’t warned them about is okay (unless they tell you beforehand that they don’t mind). This can range from injuring their character to, well… having sex with them. You want your partner to have just as much fun as you do and that’s not going to happen if one of you makes things uncomfortable.
I’m not telling you to ask them if every single thing you post is alright; common interaction and maybe spicing it up just a little should be perfectly fine. There’s no reason to freak out if your character, say, touches their character’s shoulder. They can shrug it off or let it be - no big deal. But if you want to smash their character’s face in with a hammer, make sure you let them know what you’re planning.
Do not force a relationship.
This mainly applies to roleplays that include canon characters from any fandom. The players are trying to keep them in-character - that usually won’t include them humoring your romantic advances. It’s probably okay to ask them if they’d like to, but try not to get disappointed if they say no.
It can also apply to original characters, however. Perhaps their creator wants to keep them single; we should respect that. If they want to flirt or be your boojank, that’s awesome and good for you! But don’t get upset when your character is rejected. As far as relationships go, everyone has a 50/50 chance. And might I add to this that never, under any circumstances, should you take it personally. Roleplays are not real life. The roleplayers are not actually the embodiment of the characters they’re typing about. It’s their choice whether or not they want their character in a relationship.
Do not Godmod, powergame, or metagame.
If you are unsure what those terms mean, ask.
Respect each other's characters.
Someone’s original character is very important to them. They have created their own person, animal, etc. that they relate to in some way. Chances are they feel very protective of that character as well. It may have some of their own personality traits or physical characteristics or relate to them in some other manner. There are instances in which your character might not get along with theirs and that’s okay - you should both understand that it’s not a personal attack, it’s just how they would realistically interact.
Written originally by our dear Veraxis from ESO.
More can and will be added as time passes. It is your responsibility to keep up with the rules, but it will be announced as we add new rules.
The Staff members have the right to make any decisions outside of the rules that best fits the situation.
If you feel that a staff member is abusing their power, please let me know ASAP.
(We try to appoint members that we feel are mature and profession)
If you are unsure what those terms mean, ask.
Treat it like the gentlest sex you will ever have.
A person’s character is very important to them no matter how silly that sounds. You should never just assume that doing something you haven’t warned them about is okay (unless they tell you beforehand that they don’t mind). This can range from injuring their character to, well… having sex with them. You want your partner to have just as much fun as you do and that’s not going to happen if one of you makes things uncomfortable.
I’m not telling you to ask them if every single thing you post is alright; common interaction and maybe spicing it up just a little should be perfectly fine. There’s no reason to freak out if your character, say, touches their character’s shoulder. They can shrug it off or let it be - no big deal. But if you want to smash their character’s face in with a hammer, make sure you let them know what you’re planning.
Do not force a relationship.
This mainly applies to roleplays that include canon characters from any fandom. The players are trying to keep them in-character - that usually won’t include them humoring your romantic advances. It’s probably okay to ask them if they’d like to, but try not to get disappointed if they say no.
It can also apply to original characters, however. Perhaps their creator wants to keep them single; we should respect that. If they want to flirt or be your boojank, that’s awesome and good for you! But don’t get upset when your character is rejected. As far as relationships go, everyone has a 50/50 chance. And might I add to this that never, under any circumstances, should you take it personally. Roleplays are not real life. The roleplayers are not actually the embodiment of the characters they’re typing about. It’s their choice whether or not they want their character in a relationship.
Do not Godmod, powergame, or metagame.
If you are unsure what those terms mean, ask.
Respect each other's characters.
Someone’s original character is very important to them. They have created their own person, animal, etc. that they relate to in some way. Chances are they feel very protective of that character as well. It may have some of their own personality traits or physical characteristics or relate to them in some other manner. There are instances in which your character might not get along with theirs and that’s okay - you should both understand that it’s not a personal attack, it’s just how they would realistically interact.
Written originally by our dear Veraxis from ESO.
General Rules
- We are PG-13+ community, mature content is accepted but must be taken to PM. Failure to do so will result in a warning then a ban. No pornography, drugs, or any kind of illegal substance/talks, or alcohol, etc.
- Absolutely no flaming or harassment allowed!
- Theft of any kind WILL NOT be tolerated! This includes (but not limit to) theft of art, plagiarism, characters, stock images, etc. All posted content, whether written or art or character, must have strict approval from its creator and must have some form of credit back to the original creator. Not doing so will result in an instant ban pending investigation. If the investigation proves true, the member will be banned permanently. No ifs, ands, or butts. Please keep in mind, we will be very watchful of any kind of theft. You should be mature and aware of enough of what constitutes theft.
- Please keep all angsts and debates isolated to the Confessions board. If you need assistance outside of the board, please PM a Staff Member.
- No double accounts for personal gain. Doing so will result in all accounts involved to be banned permanently.
- Bumping of long dead accounts are not allowed.
- Post length should be a minimum of at least five to eight sentences.
- OOC and IC should be separate from one another.
- Did we mention NO HARASSMENT? Yea none of that.
- LISTEN TO THE ADMINS AND MODS. Failing to do so will result in a temp ban and then a permanent ban. We are the law, deal with it.
More can and will be added as time passes. It is your responsibility to keep up with the rules, but it will be announced as we add new rules.
The Staff members have the right to make any decisions outside of the rules that best fits the situation.
If you feel that a staff member is abusing their power, please let me know ASAP.
(We try to appoint members that we feel are mature and profession)
