Post by Minerva McGonagall on Oct 24, 2010 9:03:32 GMT -6
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UNSORTS, may ONLY post within Diagon Alley, Kings Cross, London and the OOC Areas.Those boards are the only places that you may post in until you are properly sorted. If you post anywhere else (before you are sorted) you may delay the sorting of your character. You MUST be sorted before posting within Hogwarts, Lessons or Hogsmeade.
HOGSMEADE is reserved for any one third year and above only.
SIGNATURES are now limited to a width or 300 and a height of 200. Please edit your signatures accordingly.
AVATARS are now increased to 200 height max and 100 width max.
STAFF CHARACTERS cannot be approved the the staff member applying for them, must get another member of staff to approve the application. This is effective immediately.
NO SPAMMING! Spamming will NOT be tolerated on site. (Definition: Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups.) There is a specific board at the bottom saying "Out of Character" and that is where you may post a thread related to your site... no where else! You are not allowed to PM members about your site, unless they inquire you about it, place site links/images/etc in your signature or put any messages on your profile or signature, in your posts, or anywhere else to advertise your site or basically say "Hey come join my site!" Putting your site in your profile under your homepage is permitted. If we find that you are violating this rule, traces of your site will be removed IMMEDIATELY. In addition to that, any infringes of our copyrights will also result in immediate deletion of traces and warnings, even possibilities of immediate banning. Spamming of any kind could possibly get you banned on the spot, for a day, three days, a week or even permanently.
No death, drugs, suicide, killings, weapons, explicit sexual content, etc. There will be no promotion of death, suicide, weapons, explicit sexual content, drugs, alcohol, finding dead bodies, etc. No killings or serious criminal activities to yourself or to other members will be allowed on site. We want 'Turn Back Time' to be fun and enjoyable to all, so certain real life issues and subjects may be tolerable if they are handled properly and fit into the storyline or your characters natural progression. If you are unsure if something is considered proper or improper, feel free to ask the Staff. Basically, if it is not acceptable in the real world, then it should not be here as well.
No powerplaying. Reading vs. IC knowing. If you have read a certain incident on site, it DOES NOT mean your character knows about it. To be able to say that you saw person A cheat on person B, or whatever incident, you must have been in that thread WHILE it happened, not after and stating that you were "there the whole time". This is considered a form of power play in that you have your character knowing information even though they weren't there to actually get it. Just like in real life, you can't just magically know about something unless you've seen it or someone told you about it on the site in your roleplay posts. Also you cannot control another persons actions which is considered power playing or god molding. You can only control your actions, for instance if you are in a duel you cannot say whether the spell hits someone or how it affects them, it is up to the other person to decide what happens to their character.
No EXCESSIVE OOC in IC areas. There are places on the board made just for OOC and should be kept there or sent through a PM. An exception may be if you are RPing with someone and you suddenly have to leave you can add that under your post or either say you will be back later, or if someone needs help or you see someone doing something wrong then an OOC warning or suggestion should be ok. So basically if you are not in that thread then you shouldn't just appear and make some OOC comment to someone or about the thread subject just to be doing it. If you want to join the thread then it should be in an IC form only since OOC comments from others usually has nothing to do with the thread or subject plus it annoys the ones posting and disrupts the RPing. In the event that you feel you need to make an OOC comment then it should be above/below your post or in a separate post and be in between (( )) or [[ ]] or {{ }} so it can be separated and not confused with the RPing.
Always PM all Staff regarding situations. You are required to PM all Staff regarding questions you have or situations you've seen, etc.
There will be NO harassment toward any member in any way, shape or form on this site. Whether it be in OOC comments or through a PM, we try to provide a fun and safe environment for our members so any type of harassment will NOT be tolerated! Harassment of any kind could possibly get you banned on the spot from the site, for a day, three days, a week or even permanently. If you feel that you have been harassed then please PM the staff.
No arguing/fighting with Staff onsite. There will be no arguing, fighting or disrespecting an Staff anywhere on this site. This will not be tolerated in any way nor at anytime, the Staff's word is final! We are not perfect and if you feel you were wrongly accused or punished then send your reasons through a PM to discuss in private. These matters are in no way to be settled anywhere onsite and will should be handled privately. If we were wrong we will right our mistake. Any breaking of this rule could possibly get you banned on the spot, for a day, three days, a week or even permanently.
When an agreement is broken, we will use the three step warning system. When you signed up for this site you are required to read the site agreement (as you are doing now) and are to adhere to the agreements. By registering for 'Turn Back Time', you are stating that you agree with the site agreement we have set forth. In the event that you break an agreement term, you will be warned as stated:
You will receive only ONE written warning regardless of how many different offenses you have or occur.
You agreed to the terms of ProBoardsĀ® and 'Turn Back Time' by registering and/or sorting, so saying you have not read either and all agreements set forth to get out of punishment is no excuse.
UNSORTS, may ONLY post within Diagon Alley, Kings Cross, London and the OOC Areas.Those boards are the only places that you may post in until you are properly sorted. If you post anywhere else (before you are sorted) you may delay the sorting of your character. You MUST be sorted before posting within Hogwarts, Lessons or Hogsmeade.
HOGSMEADE is reserved for any one third year and above only.
SIGNATURES are now limited to a width or 300 and a height of 200. Please edit your signatures accordingly.
AVATARS are now increased to 200 height max and 100 width max.
STAFF CHARACTERS cannot be approved the the staff member applying for them, must get another member of staff to approve the application. This is effective immediately.
NO SPAMMING! Spamming will NOT be tolerated on site. (Definition: Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups.) There is a specific board at the bottom saying "Out of Character" and that is where you may post a thread related to your site... no where else! You are not allowed to PM members about your site, unless they inquire you about it, place site links/images/etc in your signature or put any messages on your profile or signature, in your posts, or anywhere else to advertise your site or basically say "Hey come join my site!" Putting your site in your profile under your homepage is permitted. If we find that you are violating this rule, traces of your site will be removed IMMEDIATELY. In addition to that, any infringes of our copyrights will also result in immediate deletion of traces and warnings, even possibilities of immediate banning. Spamming of any kind could possibly get you banned on the spot, for a day, three days, a week or even permanently.
No death, drugs, suicide, killings, weapons, explicit sexual content, etc. There will be no promotion of death, suicide, weapons, explicit sexual content, drugs, alcohol, finding dead bodies, etc. No killings or serious criminal activities to yourself or to other members will be allowed on site. We want 'Turn Back Time' to be fun and enjoyable to all, so certain real life issues and subjects may be tolerable if they are handled properly and fit into the storyline or your characters natural progression. If you are unsure if something is considered proper or improper, feel free to ask the Staff. Basically, if it is not acceptable in the real world, then it should not be here as well.
No powerplaying. Reading vs. IC knowing. If you have read a certain incident on site, it DOES NOT mean your character knows about it. To be able to say that you saw person A cheat on person B, or whatever incident, you must have been in that thread WHILE it happened, not after and stating that you were "there the whole time". This is considered a form of power play in that you have your character knowing information even though they weren't there to actually get it. Just like in real life, you can't just magically know about something unless you've seen it or someone told you about it on the site in your roleplay posts. Also you cannot control another persons actions which is considered power playing or god molding. You can only control your actions, for instance if you are in a duel you cannot say whether the spell hits someone or how it affects them, it is up to the other person to decide what happens to their character.
No EXCESSIVE OOC in IC areas. There are places on the board made just for OOC and should be kept there or sent through a PM. An exception may be if you are RPing with someone and you suddenly have to leave you can add that under your post or either say you will be back later, or if someone needs help or you see someone doing something wrong then an OOC warning or suggestion should be ok. So basically if you are not in that thread then you shouldn't just appear and make some OOC comment to someone or about the thread subject just to be doing it. If you want to join the thread then it should be in an IC form only since OOC comments from others usually has nothing to do with the thread or subject plus it annoys the ones posting and disrupts the RPing. In the event that you feel you need to make an OOC comment then it should be above/below your post or in a separate post and be in between (( )) or [[ ]] or {{ }} so it can be separated and not confused with the RPing.
Always PM all Staff regarding situations. You are required to PM all Staff regarding questions you have or situations you've seen, etc.
There will be NO harassment toward any member in any way, shape or form on this site. Whether it be in OOC comments or through a PM, we try to provide a fun and safe environment for our members so any type of harassment will NOT be tolerated! Harassment of any kind could possibly get you banned on the spot from the site, for a day, three days, a week or even permanently. If you feel that you have been harassed then please PM the staff.
No arguing/fighting with Staff onsite. There will be no arguing, fighting or disrespecting an Staff anywhere on this site. This will not be tolerated in any way nor at anytime, the Staff's word is final! We are not perfect and if you feel you were wrongly accused or punished then send your reasons through a PM to discuss in private. These matters are in no way to be settled anywhere onsite and will should be handled privately. If we were wrong we will right our mistake. Any breaking of this rule could possibly get you banned on the spot, for a day, three days, a week or even permanently.
When an agreement is broken, we will use the three step warning system. When you signed up for this site you are required to read the site agreement (as you are doing now) and are to adhere to the agreements. By registering for 'Turn Back Time', you are stating that you agree with the site agreement we have set forth. In the event that you break an agreement term, you will be warned as stated:
1st Warning: Now, as you read this (reading this is your responsibility).
2nd Warning: Written with a short explanation of why.
3rd Warning: Getting a warning level, or possibly banned, depending on the situation.
Other warnings: Any one of the following depending on the situation* Another warning of some kind.
* Your previous warning level going up
* Banned for one day
* Banned for three days.
* Banned for a week
* Banned permanently
You will receive only ONE written warning regardless of how many different offenses you have or occur.
You agreed to the terms of ProBoardsĀ® and 'Turn Back Time' by registering and/or sorting, so saying you have not read either and all agreements set forth to get out of punishment is no excuse.