Post by Talyn on Jan 1, 2007 0:04:07 GMT -5
In order to ensure a pleasant board experience for all, we ask that you follow these simple guidelines.
Have fun!
~Talyn "Alex"
Signatures & Banners
-All sigs must follow the guidelines outlined in the Sig Guide (see next post)
-Mods/Admins may edit/suspend sigs in violation without notice.
-If you have any doubts about your signature and whether or not it follows guidelines make sure to post in the "Sig Check" thread found in this same Help forum so a moderator/administrator can check it out.
We have noticed many sigs that are really big and this makes the boards harder to browse for people with slow modems as they have to wait for all those images to load not to mention you have to scroll more to read all the posts. To ensure that the board always loads quickly for everyone and looks its best, we have certain guidelines of what you can and cannot put in your sig. This Guide explains them as well as offer some points on how to create your sig and make it better.
* Your total sig must not be bigger than 500 pixels wide by 150 pixels high. (this is about 8 lines of normal text tall).
* One line of text (or blank space) at the default sig size is about 10 pixels tall.
* Any one banner can not be bigger than 80 pixels tall and 60 kbs in file size, even if you only have 1.
* Only 1 animated banner or 5 animated smilies allowed per sig.
* Spoiler-ish images in sigs will only be allowed after the episode has aired in the US (Pacific Time).
* No spoilers in sigs.
* No Avatars in sigs.
* Mods/Admins will edit your sig and re-arrange or remove anything in violation with notice in their signatures.
Spoilers/News
-No spoilers on thread titles, not even in the spoiler forum.
-When posting spoilers or news from other sites, be sure to site the source in your post.
-No posting script segments as it could result in the board getting sued and shut down.
-If you are caught posting something that turns out to be a complete lie, just for attention, your post will be deleted and your account will be subject to intervention by the Gods.
Posting
-No bashing, cursing or attacking actors, members or staff.
-No spamming.
-No more one word, random posts... all it does is take up space... THIS FALLS UNDER THE ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY!
-Avoid use of ALL CAPS, DiStOrTeD TeXt and kool t@lk.
-No double posting; edit your post if you need to add something else.
-Threads/Posts with discussions about "illegal" software, downloads, sites, etc are not allowed and will be promptly deleted, and creator will be subject to disciplinary action.
-Threads posted in wrong forum will be moved/deleted without noticed.
-Duplicate threads will be deleted/merged without or without notice.
-No pornographic, NC-17 or questionable material. Keep it PG-13, guys.
-Any violation at all uis subject to disciplinary action up to and including account termination without notice.
Private Messages
-PMing in excess or for no reason to the recipient is called PM spam and is not allowed.
-Chain letters through Private Messages is forbidden, except if it is official business and that is only acceptible when the sender is either a whitelighter or one of the Gods.
-Bashing, insulting or otherwise is also forbidden via PM and should be reported immediatly.
-Complaints received is taken very seriously and is thoroughly investigated and if warranted, disciplinary action can be taken up to and including account termination.
Post Counts
-In order to keep the boards looking and running great, we will regularly delete old threads that are no longer needed (once a month or so). This means that your posts count will constantly go up and down but that is normal.
RPGs/Board Games
-Mostly Admins will be creating and managing Major Board Games, but you are permitted to request an "Official RPG" story, it will be considered, you must send request in PM format to me titled "Official RPG Request". Give a title, the original creator(s) - if more than one party was involved in creating this idea, give a detailed paragraph *no more than 500 words*, of what the story is about, the main characters, and if you will be accepting made up characters.
-RPGs are only allowed in the RPG forum.
From this point on, only staff or assistants to the staff may recommend stories to become officially hosted by these boards. Everyone can recommend them, but only those of staff or assistants to staff will be answers to those recommendations. Anyone who has a story is free to start it in the free form forum.
Registering/Name Changes
-Only one email address per active account.
-Multiple accounts are accepted, but must have approval before hand, without approval, any and all accounts associated with the person in question will be deleted, without notice.
-Impersonating actors/actresses is strictly prohibited.
-Name changes *display names, not your actual username because you registered with that, that's in the system and that can't be modified* can be granted but not more often than once every 6 months. Be sure you want it before you change it.
- When you contact an Admin about a name change, please title it "Name Change:" then state whether it is a "Question" or a "Request", if you do not do this, your request/question will be ignored. For the list of which Admins to contact please see Who's Who at C:TL further down in this thread.
Advertising
-You may link to your site/board on your sig or profile.
-PMing members advertising your site/board is NOT allowed, doing so is called "siffoning someone else's members" and it is extremely frowned upon in nearly all role playing circles.
-Posting new threads advertising your site or board is NOT allowed.
-If you want to post about your site/boards, please do so in the various Off Topic forums throughout The Charmed Vision!
Schemes/Avatars/Image Use Policies
- All avatars and schemes will be done by the staff and handled by the staff only. No if's, and's or but's.
- From this momment on... Only staff, contributors, and contest winners may have custom avatars.
- No headers will be distributed to users nor will they be used for any other purpose but for the original artist's use and the board's use. THIS IS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY... regarding the usage of our images on C-V.
- If any member affiliated to a website that uses our original images (including member and staff avatars, scheme headers and other artwork used for C-V) their account on C-V will be banned and given notice for immediate judgement by the Tribunal.
- No avatars (including those created for personal staff use) will be used outside of the board, except with the written consensual permission of the Tribunal.
C-V does not allow its content (including posts, styles or otherwise) without express written consent (can be through PM or email) from one of the admins, or the original owner of said material. This includes all RPG material, Guides, Help threads, avatars, schemes, graphics, concepts, or descriptions/layout, etc. Breaking of this rule will result in immediate judgement from the Gods, whatever they see fit. Where you will be stripped of all powers and authority and be recycled immediately!
<small>Please Note: Even something not mentioned here by name can still be protected under this rule, so do tread carefully.</small> THIS IS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY!
Becomming A Staff Member
Staff Members of this board are hand chosen up front with the knowledge that they have my trust and I know they will be active and follow the rules of this board. If you have aspirations to become one someday, please follow these simple steps:
* Do not ask us, we ask you!
* Do not spam.
* Set an example for others.
* Do not ask us, we ask you!
* Post appropriate threads in the appropriate forums.
* Be courteous and respectful
* Did I mention that you should not ask us, we ask you!
* Before you even think of asking a Tribunal (which won't get you very far) to be a moderator, ask yourself. Why do you want the job? For the glamour, prestige, larger/unique avatar, to control other members? None of that is the job description, because a) there is no glamour or prestige, b) the avatar is a perk and c) you don't control other members. We clean the boards, make sure things run properly, make decisions and keep things organized. The staff "Elders/Whitelighters" are like janitors/assistant vice principals.
* Don't even consider trying to get into a mod position if you don't know the board. If I point you to the help forum and say 'Check out the thread on becoming a moderator' and you can't find the forum because you don't know it's name, you're not going to get very far, again. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the board, the members, and the Tribunal/Elders first. We are usually in good supply of moderators, so there's no need to make that your concern on your first or second day here. If you take the time to get into the board as a member, we'll notice.
Don't get us wrong, we do appreciate everyone's offer of help on the boards, but we take choosing staff very seriously based on how much you stand out as someone who could really have a positive impact on the board. We are ever watching!
Disciplinary Action Policy
The following is the steps that will be followed when taking disciplinary action against any member, regardless of power.
-First Offense -- Verbal Un-Writen Warning
-Second Offense -- Verbal Written Warning
-Third Offense -- Final Warning
-Fourth Offense -- Rovocation of Access Rights or Privledges
-Fifth Offense -- Three Day Suspension
-Sixth Offense -- Five Day Suspension
-Seventh Offense -- Thirty Day Suspension
-Eighth Offense -- Three Month Suspension
-Ninth Offense -- Six Month Suspension
-Tenth Offense -- Account Termination
Who's Who at C-V:
The Sisters-
Prue Halliwell - not taken
Piper Halliwell - thegoddess "Piper Halliwell"
Phoebe Halliwell - not taken
Paige Halliwell - not taken
Leo Wyatt - not taken
Chris Perry *Future* - not taken
Parker Herald - Kate "Parker Herald"
Perrish Herald - not taken
Perry Herald - not taken
Victor Bennett - not taken
Coup - not taken
Cole Turner - coleturner
Henry Mitchell - not taken
Penny Halliwell - not taken
Patty Halliwell - not taken
Kit - not taken
Talyn - Me!
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Note: the ideas behind the rules come from a trusted forum I belong to previously known as Charmed The Legacy. They came up with the idea of the Oath of Order which I followed for a good two years. They have an understanding my of using their rules as a guide, with some modifications of course.
For further questions, PM or e-mail me, or PM another staff member.
To become a RPG member, PM this audition to me with the request "Cast Audition"-
username:
name *first only*:
age:
time zone:
how often are you online?:
will you remain active if you got the role? *If you're not active within the first 14 days, your role will be handed to someone else who will appreciate the time and effort into role playing*:
Have you done RPGs before? If so as who and where *Links and names of character(s) and how you RPd, first or third person?*:
Do you need assistance in role playing?:
Desired Role (one per member):
Sample of Audition *500 words, no more or less than*:
Note: All RPGs will be done in third person on this forum unless in the free-form section.
-All sigs must follow the guidelines outlined in the Sig Guide (see next post)
-Mods/Admins may edit/suspend sigs in violation without notice.
-If you have any doubts about your signature and whether or not it follows guidelines make sure to post in the "Sig Check" thread found in this same Help forum so a moderator/administrator can check it out.
We have noticed many sigs that are really big and this makes the boards harder to browse for people with slow modems as they have to wait for all those images to load not to mention you have to scroll more to read all the posts. To ensure that the board always loads quickly for everyone and looks its best, we have certain guidelines of what you can and cannot put in your sig. This Guide explains them as well as offer some points on how to create your sig and make it better.
* Your total sig must not be bigger than 500 pixels wide by 150 pixels high. (this is about 8 lines of normal text tall).
* One line of text (or blank space) at the default sig size is about 10 pixels tall.
* Any one banner can not be bigger than 80 pixels tall and 60 kbs in file size, even if you only have 1.
* Only 1 animated banner or 5 animated smilies allowed per sig.
* Spoiler-ish images in sigs will only be allowed after the episode has aired in the US (Pacific Time).
* No spoilers in sigs.
* No Avatars in sigs.
* Mods/Admins will edit your sig and re-arrange or remove anything in violation with notice in their signatures.
Spoilers/News
-No spoilers on thread titles, not even in the spoiler forum.
-When posting spoilers or news from other sites, be sure to site the source in your post.
-No posting script segments as it could result in the board getting sued and shut down.
-If you are caught posting something that turns out to be a complete lie, just for attention, your post will be deleted and your account will be subject to intervention by the Gods.
Posting
-No bashing, cursing or attacking actors, members or staff.
-No spamming.
-No more one word, random posts... all it does is take up space... THIS FALLS UNDER THE ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY!
-Avoid use of ALL CAPS, DiStOrTeD TeXt and kool t@lk.
-No double posting; edit your post if you need to add something else.
-Threads/Posts with discussions about "illegal" software, downloads, sites, etc are not allowed and will be promptly deleted, and creator will be subject to disciplinary action.
-Threads posted in wrong forum will be moved/deleted without noticed.
-Duplicate threads will be deleted/merged without or without notice.
-No pornographic, NC-17 or questionable material. Keep it PG-13, guys.
-Any violation at all uis subject to disciplinary action up to and including account termination without notice.
Private Messages
-PMing in excess or for no reason to the recipient is called PM spam and is not allowed.
-Chain letters through Private Messages is forbidden, except if it is official business and that is only acceptible when the sender is either a whitelighter or one of the Gods.
-Bashing, insulting or otherwise is also forbidden via PM and should be reported immediatly.
-Complaints received is taken very seriously and is thoroughly investigated and if warranted, disciplinary action can be taken up to and including account termination.
Post Counts
-In order to keep the boards looking and running great, we will regularly delete old threads that are no longer needed (once a month or so). This means that your posts count will constantly go up and down but that is normal.
RPGs/Board Games
-Mostly Admins will be creating and managing Major Board Games, but you are permitted to request an "Official RPG" story, it will be considered, you must send request in PM format to me titled "Official RPG Request". Give a title, the original creator(s) - if more than one party was involved in creating this idea, give a detailed paragraph *no more than 500 words*, of what the story is about, the main characters, and if you will be accepting made up characters.
-RPGs are only allowed in the RPG forum.
From this point on, only staff or assistants to the staff may recommend stories to become officially hosted by these boards. Everyone can recommend them, but only those of staff or assistants to staff will be answers to those recommendations. Anyone who has a story is free to start it in the free form forum.
Registering/Name Changes
-Only one email address per active account.
-Multiple accounts are accepted, but must have approval before hand, without approval, any and all accounts associated with the person in question will be deleted, without notice.
-Impersonating actors/actresses is strictly prohibited.
-Name changes *display names, not your actual username because you registered with that, that's in the system and that can't be modified* can be granted but not more often than once every 6 months. Be sure you want it before you change it.
- When you contact an Admin about a name change, please title it "Name Change:" then state whether it is a "Question" or a "Request", if you do not do this, your request/question will be ignored. For the list of which Admins to contact please see Who's Who at C:TL further down in this thread.
Advertising
-You may link to your site/board on your sig or profile.
-PMing members advertising your site/board is NOT allowed, doing so is called "siffoning someone else's members" and it is extremely frowned upon in nearly all role playing circles.
-Posting new threads advertising your site or board is NOT allowed.
-If you want to post about your site/boards, please do so in the various Off Topic forums throughout The Charmed Vision!
Schemes/Avatars/Image Use Policies
- All avatars and schemes will be done by the staff and handled by the staff only. No if's, and's or but's.
- From this momment on... Only staff, contributors, and contest winners may have custom avatars.
- No headers will be distributed to users nor will they be used for any other purpose but for the original artist's use and the board's use. THIS IS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY... regarding the usage of our images on C-V.
- If any member affiliated to a website that uses our original images (including member and staff avatars, scheme headers and other artwork used for C-V) their account on C-V will be banned and given notice for immediate judgement by the Tribunal.
- No avatars (including those created for personal staff use) will be used outside of the board, except with the written consensual permission of the Tribunal.
C-V does not allow its content (including posts, styles or otherwise) without express written consent (can be through PM or email) from one of the admins, or the original owner of said material. This includes all RPG material, Guides, Help threads, avatars, schemes, graphics, concepts, or descriptions/layout, etc. Breaking of this rule will result in immediate judgement from the Gods, whatever they see fit. Where you will be stripped of all powers and authority and be recycled immediately!
<small>Please Note: Even something not mentioned here by name can still be protected under this rule, so do tread carefully.</small> THIS IS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY!
Becomming A Staff Member
Staff Members of this board are hand chosen up front with the knowledge that they have my trust and I know they will be active and follow the rules of this board. If you have aspirations to become one someday, please follow these simple steps:
* Do not ask us, we ask you!
* Do not spam.
* Set an example for others.
* Do not ask us, we ask you!
* Post appropriate threads in the appropriate forums.
* Be courteous and respectful
* Did I mention that you should not ask us, we ask you!
* Before you even think of asking a Tribunal (which won't get you very far) to be a moderator, ask yourself. Why do you want the job? For the glamour, prestige, larger/unique avatar, to control other members? None of that is the job description, because a) there is no glamour or prestige, b) the avatar is a perk and c) you don't control other members. We clean the boards, make sure things run properly, make decisions and keep things organized. The staff "Elders/Whitelighters" are like janitors/assistant vice principals.
* Don't even consider trying to get into a mod position if you don't know the board. If I point you to the help forum and say 'Check out the thread on becoming a moderator' and you can't find the forum because you don't know it's name, you're not going to get very far, again. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the board, the members, and the Tribunal/Elders first. We are usually in good supply of moderators, so there's no need to make that your concern on your first or second day here. If you take the time to get into the board as a member, we'll notice.
Don't get us wrong, we do appreciate everyone's offer of help on the boards, but we take choosing staff very seriously based on how much you stand out as someone who could really have a positive impact on the board. We are ever watching!
Disciplinary Action Policy
The following is the steps that will be followed when taking disciplinary action against any member, regardless of power.
-First Offense -- Verbal Un-Writen Warning
-Second Offense -- Verbal Written Warning
-Third Offense -- Final Warning
-Fourth Offense -- Rovocation of Access Rights or Privledges
-Fifth Offense -- Three Day Suspension
-Sixth Offense -- Five Day Suspension
-Seventh Offense -- Thirty Day Suspension
-Eighth Offense -- Three Month Suspension
-Ninth Offense -- Six Month Suspension
-Tenth Offense -- Account Termination
Who's Who at C-V:
The Sisters-
Prue Halliwell - not taken
Piper Halliwell - thegoddess "Piper Halliwell"
Phoebe Halliwell - not taken
Paige Halliwell - not taken
Leo Wyatt - not taken
Chris Perry *Future* - not taken
Parker Herald - Kate "Parker Herald"
Perrish Herald - not taken
Perry Herald - not taken
Victor Bennett - not taken
Coup - not taken
Cole Turner - coleturner
Henry Mitchell - not taken
Penny Halliwell - not taken
Patty Halliwell - not taken
Kit - not taken
Talyn - Me!
--------
Note: the ideas behind the rules come from a trusted forum I belong to previously known as Charmed The Legacy. They came up with the idea of the Oath of Order which I followed for a good two years. They have an understanding my of using their rules as a guide, with some modifications of course.
For further questions, PM or e-mail me, or PM another staff member.
To become a RPG member, PM this audition to me with the request "Cast Audition"-
username:
name *first only*:
age:
time zone:
how often are you online?:
will you remain active if you got the role? *If you're not active within the first 14 days, your role will be handed to someone else who will appreciate the time and effort into role playing*:
Have you done RPGs before? If so as who and where *Links and names of character(s) and how you RPd, first or third person?*:
Do you need assistance in role playing?:
Desired Role (one per member):
Sample of Audition *500 words, no more or less than*:
Note: All RPGs will be done in third person on this forum unless in the free-form section.
Have fun!
~Talyn "Alex"
