ღ the rules

I know, I know, the evil rules. Everyone hates them. But we really need them, don't we? If we didn't have them, there'd be chaos. Which, [if you didn't already catch this], would be bad. Very bad. Anyway, they're pretty easy to follow, so you won't have a hard time. =)


general

• Respect. Respect everyone - the staff, your fellow members and even the guests. I won't tolerate any fighting [unless it's in character] or any harsh words spoken to other members.
  
  
• Make sure you register with your character's first and last name. It's not a huge deal if you don't, but we would like it if you did. Make sure your display name is your character name, though. That is necessary.
  
  
• The rating on Brownwood Prep is basically PG-13. This means that in character cursing is tolerated, and some out of character cursing [if used for expression] but not much. And absolutely no cursing at other members.
  
  
• Please don't advertise anywhere other than in the advertisement board [located in the OOC board]. This is considered spamming, which isn't tolerated on the board. Other forms of spamming are random letters and numbers in a post, posts less than 2 words and posting unnecessary things in the OOC or IC boards.
  
  
• Make sure your avatars are no bigger than 100 x 100 pixels, and your signatures don't stretch out the page. If someone has a complaint about the size of someone else's signature, we'll take it under consideration.

roleplaying

• Please, don't post in the face claim before your application is accepted. You can reserve a celebrity, though, but only for ten days. If your application hasn't been accepted by then, another person could claim your celebrity.
  
  
• Remember to write in the third person when roleplaying. I mean that you have to write like this: He walked along the road, and not I walked along the road.
  
  
• Make sure you use correct grammar when roleplaying. No text talk, please. It is allowed in the IM, e-mail and cell phone/text messaging boards, though. Just not anywhere else. A bit in OOC is fine, but please, not when you're truly roleplaying.
  
  
• That being said, we do have some standards on how many words you must write. Please, try and write a good paragraph (5 sentences). Even two paragraphs - or more. It may seem hard, but it's really more enjoyable for everybody. The codeword is monk, so be sure to put that in your application.
  
  
• Of course, no god-modding or powerplaying is allowed. This means that you can only control your character, and that your character can't be perfect. They need flaws.
  
  
• Since the forum is rated PG-13, we would appreciate it if nobody would write graphic scences. Please 'fade to black' if necessary.
  
  
• Before you create a second [or third, or fourth, or fifth] character, you must have 10 good in character posts. If you want to create a third character, you must have 10 good IC posts for your second character. This goes on until your 5th character, which is the character limit.
  
  
• One character can only be in four threads at once. If you want to leave a thread, you can just make a formal exit. If your thread has become inactive, you can contact a staff member and ask them to move it to the archives board.

cbox

• Please, don't spam the cbox.
  
  
• Don't fight or swear [too much], please. It's a major turn-off, and just not allowed.
  
  
• No advertising. Putting your forum where your name is would be fine, but don't direct people to it. If you want to advertise, do it in the advertising board.