Post by SLeUTH ! on Aug 31, 2009 15:04:40 GMT -5
The Laws
General
Post Length- The current word count for Senshi Lane is 150 words. If you fail to post over the minimum limit, you will get a warning. After three warnings you will be banned for three days. Senshi Lane is a semi-literate site, and 150 words shouldn't be all that hard to post. The word count may change later on.
Proper Grammar- Proper grammar is needed, and that's the reason lovely Proboards came up with the spell check button right next to the "Post Message" button. So please use that button before posting. Also, a smart thing to do is read over your post, to see if there are any other errors, remember sexy could be sex with one slip up that the spell check won't catch. And you wouldn't want your character to talk like this: "Well, aren't you sex!".
Speech- Since the plot of this roleplay is set in Victorian England, it is quite appropriate for each character to speak with an accent and in proper Queen's English. The accent can be from anywhere in Europe, although UK is preferred. If your character has a non-European accent, an explanation must be included in the character's profile somewhere. If you're wondering what the bloody hell Queen's English is, check here.
Cursing- Cursing is quite acceptable on this site. However, try to keep it accurate to the time period. Obviously, you didn't see the Nobleman of Kensington running around shouting 'Fuck you!' at the top of his lungs. It'd be something more along the lines of 'You rotten cur!' Catch the drift? This is a mature site, so if you can't deal with a bit of cursing, you should not join.
Spats- If there's one thing that really gets on my nerves, its fighting. Especially because its usually over the stupidest things. Now, I understand if your art is stolen, or your writing, but if you do get angry with someone, just PM any staff member with a screen shot of the root of the problem and we will handle the situation.
Staff- Respect all staff members at all times. You are simply setting yourself to get banned if you don't. Listen to the staff and follow their advice, always. If you are concerned with a staff member, PM Sleuth immediately.
Characters- At this time there is no character limit. You are allowed to take on as many characters as you like, so long as you can keep up with all of them equally. If we have too many incidents of inactive characters, a character limit will be put in place.
Absences- If you are absent for more than one week without giving us any notice of where you have gone, we will consider you inactive and your account will be deleted. You are permitted to take as many absences as necessary; We know you have real lives.So long as you post a notice, we can excuse any absence. We also expect active members to participate in the bi-monthly activity checks.
Powers/Disorders- No matter what the case, your character can NOT have super powers. End of story, no exceptions. I will also not allow any characters with any kind of special disorder. For example: "Bobby Joe killed his family when he was two but that's okay. He doesn't remember it because of his multiple personalities." Another example: "Lulu didn't bleed when the dog bit her; She didn't even feel it. That's because she was hyped up on Super Rage powerz." Obviously, this is an exaggeration, but you get the point. Any characters created with any of these will be rejected immediately.
Breeding
Heat- A bitch can only come into heat twice in one year: Once every six months. Therefor, a bitch on this site can only have a litter twice in one year, at maximum. However, a bitch can be bred multiple times in one year without conceiving puppies. Any bitch under the age of eighteen months cannot have a litter, as they have not yet come into heat.
Litters- When you want to have a litter, you must PM an admin with a link to the mating thread to have the litter stats determined. The smallest possible litter is one puppy, and the maximum is eight. Once you have pm'd an admin with the breeding information, the admin will use random.com to determine the following factors: Litter quantity, puppies' genders, and litter health. Litter health is how healthy each puppy is, and is rated on a scale of one to one hundred. The lower the litter health, the more likely you are to loose a puppy to disease or have a stillborn.
Aging- During the first week after the birth of the litter, puppies are blind, deaf, and helpless. Roleplaying of the puppies is not allowed at this point. During this time, the mother is to remain in her nest at all times, receiving food usually from the father. NO ONE except the father of the pups and two close friends of the mother are allowed into the nest during the first week. After the first week, the puppies super-age forward to six months old and can be roleplayed by their adopters. Keep in mind that puppies do not reach sexual maturity until they are at least one year old, usually closer to 18 months.
Mating/Birthing- This is a mature site, and therefore we have no problems with graphic breeding and birthing. If you are not comfortable with mature breeding, you can simply fade to black. However, keep in mind that this is a mature site, and if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to join. If your thread is exceptionally graphic, however, please warn us with an [M] or [X] in the title.
Fighting
Taking Turns-During a fight, you should each be taking turns and before anyone posts, and one member must PM the admin for them to start the post. If you are going to be away for a while while you have a fight post, if you're gone for more then three days, your land or female/male will be given to the challenger. After three attacks & dodges the fight will be over and a staff member will chose a winner for you. Fights can be held over many different things, but please keep it relevant to the plot.
Fight Etiquette- No killing of any character unless you have PMed their RPer and had approval. You can be as graphic as you want in the fight, but please, if you make it too graphic, warn us with an [X] or an [M] in the topic.