Before doing anything, you should know the kind of behavior we expect to be followed everywhere on the site, be it during roleplays or posts in the chatter section.
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No Chat Speak: use proper grammar, punctuation and spelling Please try to use proper sentence structure, grammar, and spelling when you can. "Dud3 thaz Aw3s0m!" will easily get you in trouble. If your grammar is a bit on the lacking side you're more likely to just get a poked from the staff asking you to try to do a bit better, but if you're using all chat speak on purpose it's going to be an actual warning.
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Rating/Age Friendliness We have three separate age rating rules in place.
- Public areas are affected by a PG13+ tag. Swears and cursing are fine, so long as it's not excessive.
- Users can set roleplays with an M-Rating, which allows for harsh language, sensitive topics, gore/violence etc. Tags will be required for such topics.
- Users over 18 can request access to the Mature Roleplay area, where explicit content can be roleplayed. Tags will still be required for content.
In addition to these, there are words that are forbidden to be used on this site as well as requirements of using tags for certain things such a swearing and mature material. The tags and forbidden words may be found
here.
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No Harassment or Flaming You don't need to be nasty to another player. If there is a disagreement between you and someone, either work it out civilly in PMs or bring it to one of the moderators to get some help. Arguments between characters in roleplays are of course welcome.
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No Whining, Emoing and Pity Parties We understand that life can be hard at time. We all understand that sometimes you just need someone to talk to! Just don't go overboard and post pity party topics on the forums. If you do it consistently, people may start feeling uncomfortable around you. Discuss your bad days in PMs with your friends, and with members you feel like you can trust. Your Journal is also available if you simply want to vent. Just remember that anyone can see your journal.
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Stay On Topic Basically "follow the lead of the original poster", whether in a roleplay, auction, or any other thread. If someone makes a thread in the Gossip and Chatter section about music, then the posts should stay on the topic of music. Derailing is accepted, so long as it is done in moderation, or if the OP allows it. Likewise, if the OP is telling you to get back on track, respect their request!
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No Spam Related to the above rule - don't ramble in official threads or roleplay threads. If you want to just chat to someone, it can either be done through private messages, or you can talk as a group in the chatter section. In that same vein, don't make fully out of character posts in a roleplay zone: since KS is earned for each post in the RP zones, frivolous posts are cheating, in a way.
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Theft and Plagiarism is Not Tolerated Taking another's story, characters, art, or anything (unless given permission) is against the rules! For that matter, you're likely to automatically be given a warning, seeing as how we do not put up with theft. If you're using something and have been given the okay, at least give the person credit.
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One Account Per Person IP and behavior can give away your second account. If you're suspected of having a double account the admins can check through the different IP addresses you've used and see if you have the same as another user. If you disguise your IP your behavior will also give you away. That doesn't mean you can't invite your siblings to Evelon: we'll be able to tell siblings from double accounts, since your behavior will be different.
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Name Changes We do have to keep track of all your retired and custom pets, and that gets a bit tough if you keep wanting your name changed. Still, that doesn't mean you're forbidden to change your name! If you are considering changing your username, please check
here for more detailed information on this subject.
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Image Sizes and Rules No images in posts are to be wider than 600 pixels! There's no limit on height, but be reasonable. If your image is ridiculously big, we'll ask you to resize it. If you cannot resize images, please post a link to the image rather than including it in your post. Also, if you are not the original owner of an image, such as if it was taken from Photobucket, be sure to give credit to the image owner. Art theft will not be allowed.
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Consequences: Warnings If you break rules, you will be given a warning or warnings. Warnings are like "strikes" - in the case of Evelon, the staff has the authority to ban your account after
five (5) warnings. Don't worry! Our staff is fairly laid-back, and to make you feel better, we can tell you that official warnings have not been given in
years. We understand human error, and we certainly don't give someone a warning because they accidentally wrote 4 sentences instead of 5. However, if you consistently break certain rules, we
will give you a warning. It's all about how often you do it, or what you do.
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No Controversial Topics (i.e. Religions, Politics, Racism, etc) What counts as a controversial topic? Religions, politics, racism, abortion, and any topic that typically brings people to argue and debate. If we spot topics about religions or such topics, we
will close them. We simply want to avoid members getting riled up or insulted on a controversial topic: you could make enemies if you're not careful. However, this is only as far as
public chatter is involved. Feel free to talk about such things in
private messages, and you have no restrictions in terms of
roleplaying: if your pet is a devoted monk or priest, then go right ahead! PMs and RPs are a separate category where we allow the members to express themselves: however, public chatter could rile up other members, which is why we ask that you keep such topics between your characters and your friends (in PMs).
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"Nuclear Kittens"?! As you make posts your postcount goes up, and so does your "rank". Novice, Trainer, Pet Veteran, etc. In addition to the normal ranks there are a few joke ranks, like "Nuclear Kittens?!?", which is the first one you'll encounter. Your rank will go back to one of the normal ones after a few posts.