Post by The Moon on Sept 16, 2009 12:25:17 GMT -5
Last Updated: 6/15/2010
¤ Reading- Before you begin, you should be aware that you will be doing a lot of reading. If you aren't capable of this, or don't want to, then this isn't the best site for you.
¤ Rated PG13- Owls of Ash Trees is PG13. No sexual or explicit content, no vicious swearing, and no extensive blood and gore (some is fine).
¤ One Account- There is only one account allowed per person. If you are found with more than one, you will be banned permanently from Ash Trees.
¤ Seht- Everyone starts out with 100§. You can get more by roleplaying, participating in contests, etc. If you still haven't gotten your 100§ a couple days after you've joined, please PM an admin (anyone with a red name) and politely ask them to add it onto your account.
¤ No Harrassment- No flaming or harrassment to staff or members. You will be warned, then banned for two months, and finally if you do it a third time you will be banned permanently.
¤ No Chatspeak- This is inside and out of roleplaying. Chatspeak and leet are both banned- they annoy the crap out of me. Abbreviations (i.e. "brb" "gtg" etc) are allowed.
¤ No Twilight- Not everyone is obsessed with Twilight, so shut up, thanks. Don't spam everywhere (cbox, signatures, etc) with how much you just love Edward. No one. Cares. Thank you.
¤ No Stealing- This should be obvious, but I'm putting it here any way. No stealing, editing, or using any content in this site unless given permission by The Moon or Flyte. If something has not been made by me, then there will be credit given to the author under it or on the Credits post in the Ash Trees Guide.
¤ Owl Profiles- Do not change the level of your owl. Yes, it is easily edited by you, and it may be tempting to do so, but the admin and mods keep a close eye on things like this. If your owl is leveled higher than it should be, you will be banned permanently from this site. That is considered cheating and will not be tolerated. Everyone needs to play fairly to keep this site fun. You are not allowed to change the breed or gender of your owl either, but that would be even more difficult to get away with, seeing as the breeds and genders have different line arts. That, too, will get you banned, though.
¤ Guide- The Ash Trees Guide can be found in the Help board, stickied to the top. Read it. Memorize it. Love it. It is your god.
¤ Rated PG13- Again, this site is rated PG13. No sexual content what-so-ever is allowed to be roleplayed. Romance is fine. Slight swearing is allowed- banned words are automatically edited.
¤ Private and Open RPs- If you want to have an RP that only specific people can post in, put
, or some form of that, in the title. The people allowed to post should know and agree to roleplay beforehand. If your roleplay is open to everyone, put [O] in the title, or leave it blank.
¤ No action asterisks- In other words, roleplay like a normal person with no brain disorders. "Hi Bob! *flies over* My name is Guppy! *flies away*" is not acceptable while doing serious roleplay. On the chat box, over PMs, etc, it is acceptable if you're just doing some silly roleplay. But if I see any asterisks in The World or The Willow, you'll be thrown to the Literate Fairies. And they have sharp teeth.
¤ Word Limit- Your roleplay posts must have at least 100 words each. No- there is no excuse or exception. This makes it easier and more fun for others to reply to you. To breed your owls, the word limit is set a bit higher. Each post must be 150 words.
¤ Your Persona- You are encouraged to create your own owl character who can roleplay and interact with your adoptables in "The World". Your persona cannot level up, however, and they have no affect on your owl's level. They simply make it easier to roleplay individual RPs.
¤ No godmodding- On other words, you cannot make an "all powerful immortal better-than-you" character. All characters have their flaws and weaknesses.
¤ No powerplaying- You cannot control another person's character unless given permission by the creator/owner of the character.
¤ No spam- Don't post more than three or four times in a row.
¤ Do not impersonate- Meaning don't type in someone else's name and pretend to be them, even if you're joking around. That will get you banned from the site for a week, then a month the next time you do it, and finally forever. It's just rude.
¤ Don't advertise over the cbox!- The title says it all. Any advertisements over the cbox will be deleted immediately. You can use the handy-dandy "Advertisements and Affiliates" board for that.
¤ Abbreviation- When referring to Owls of Ash Trees, you can shorten it to either 'Owls' or 'Ash Trees'. Don't use OAT or OoAT. Why? Because I don't like those.