Post by Jessie on Jul 2, 2006 19:35:26 GMT -5
RULES
1. This RPG is based on House, MD - the Fox television show. I would appreciate it if we keep this as real as possible, thanks!
2. The RP is in House Verse
If you need to do research, that's fine. None of us our real doctors here, and if you are - I'm sorry some of us might bother you with slow and sometimes laboured responses, but we are all working hard to make this as reliable as possible.
I will be putting up a list of resources and places to access for not only House related links, but medical links as well to ensure that we can make this as realistic as possible.
3. Be civil!
There’s no need for anyone to be rude and obnoxious (OOC anyway). If it’s in your character’s nature to be rude, that’s fine, however, OOC I would like people to be civil to one another. Remember, just because your characters don’t get along doesn’t mean that you don’t have to!
4. Language:
There will be a very low tolerance for swearing on this board. We will allow a little leeway with certain words, however, if I notice any extremely rude or offensive language is used, it will result in admin interference.
5. Godmoding:
Godmoding (for those who don’t know) is the practice of acting or thinking for a character other than your own. You are your own character. If House and Foreman are having a conversation together House can't know what Foreman is thinking, and Foreman can't make House walk across the room and bang his head into a desk. That’s just not cool.
6. Mary-Sues:
Mary Sue is an utterly perfect character. She stands in for the author and performs every heroic feat known to fandom, often outdoing the main characters of the story. She is beautiful, fit, wise, and incredibly intuitive. She is either the best friend, lover, or unrequited love of the most handsome and desirable male character. She often has psychic or supernatural powers, which she uses in the most predictable and boring ways. She is introduced without preamble, has not a single weakness or flaw, and can kick the butt of the most powerful person in the story.
This is not acceptable on my boards. Mary-Sues/Gary-Stu’s aren’t realistic and can’t be realistically thrown into the plot. Make a character that is developed in every way and has flaws as well as strengths. No one wants to RP a cliché! Have fun and create your own UNIQUE characters. Seeing this definition should steer people away from creating this type of character.
7. Romance:
Romance is fine! There is no reason people can’t be in love, that’s the whole point of the story, however, there are times at which one should draw the line. Don’t drag out love scenes. If people are going to kiss/make-out please skip over it. We don’t want to read about people eating each other’s faces.
Same goes for “romantic” scenes. Allude to it. We don’t need to read it.
8. Chat speak:
Don’t use chat speak on the board. An RP involves using proper English and spelling. There’s some ability to use abbreviations in OOC boards and such, but it’s easier for everyone to understand and looks much better for the board, if people try to use proper spelling and some grammar.
9. Violence:
People can fight, but I don’t want to see huge descriptions of bloody fights and such on the board. Grace over the really bad parts of the violence and just post the after effects if that’s better for you. Just consider other people when you post fight scenes and such. To signal to me you have read the rules, write "Anemia" in the space for Word Verification.
10. Narrative:
This RP is in third person. You are also required to post in paragraph form. By posting in paragraph form, I mean separating thoughts. Don’t try to indent, just skip lines in between paragraphs.
11. Posting Limits:
All posts much be a minimum of one paragraph. That means at least four complete sentences. It's not fair for the people who put a lot of effort into their posts to get a two word reply. Be considerate and remember, your characters are always thinking and always moving! Describe, describe, describe!
12. Signatures:
There can be photos in your signatures, but they cannot be more than 150 pixels tall and 300 pixels wide. I'm sorry for the small space, but for people with slow computers, they won't be able to load threads quickly, and not only that - but it could detract from the thread itself. We're here for your writing, not your artwork!
These rules are for everyone's enjoyment of the site! We want to make sure that everyone gets a good and fair chance at RPing on this site. We all want to have a good time and to do that we need to follow the rules and make sure that everything is alright for any new members as well.