FFA Rules/Guidelines

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Welcome to the Free for all Rp forum. The focus of this forum is for roleplaying original idea roleplays.

This sticky will cover all aspects of FFA, explaining the rules and guidelines the forum follows. Please read on, to help guarantee a good time in Barton Town.

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PG-13 in detail



Rules

No Cybering!
Cybering, or other forms of sexual situations, are not allowed on Gaia as this is a PG-13 site. If you promote or encourage people to cyber either in the forums or by PM then you run the risk of loosing your thread and receiving at least a warning.
It should also be noted that posting nude images or images that are particularly vulgar or gory are also not allowed.


No Abusive Comments
This includes abusive comments to other users, flaming, trolling, harassment and stalking. You are allowed to swear on dark ordealss, but you are not allowed to insult other users, go into their thread without permission and start trouble, or refuse to leave after the creator has asked you to. If you are found doing this you will be punished.


No Spam
Spam can be many things, it can be simply an unwanted bump, intrusive comment, causing the page to scroll sideways, excessively long.


No Hate Based Roleplays
Hate roleplays that are negatively directed towards a dark ordeals user, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation are not allowed on dark ordeals. These roleplays that are found will be removed and the owner punished.


No Advertising
Advertising in the FFA forum or anywhere else on the site is not allowed, you may not create a new thread with the intention of advertising.

No Off-Site Advertising
Offsite forums are great for roleplaying on as well, but you cannot advertise for them in FFA. Please use your signature for such purposes. All advertisements posted in FFA will be removed from the forum with a warning for offsite advertisement/spam.


No Copying Another RP
Many RPs are very well planned and formed, however copying a thread's material and pasting it as your own is not allowed. However, while stealing someone's written work is not allowed, you are allowed to make an RP with a similar idea behind it. Stealing of another thread's written material is a warnable offense.

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PG-13 in detail

Dark Ordeals is a PG-13 website, and to uphold that roleplays that are created anywhere on Dark Ordeals must follow this as well. Many people have asked what is considered over PG-13 material. Below is several items listed per category of what is safe for roleplaying on this site, and what is considered against the rules.

Romance
Roleplays that revolve around two or more characters meeting and falling in love is safe on Dark Ordeals. However, certain actions are over the PG-13 limit, and if performed will lead to a warning, and a ban being placed on the people guilty.

As with most couples, hugging and kissing is allowed on Dark Ordea;s. This is a general display of affection and breaks no rules.

There are several things that are considered over the PG-13 guideline, and are as follows:


Grabbing of private areas, fondling

Sexual encounters, also known as cybering

Inappropriate dialogue, "talking dirty"

Nudity, a character stripping in detail or for acts of seduction


Fighting and Violence
Many roleplayers enjoy a good fight now and again. As these fights take place, several things can be done to break the PG-13 mold, which can lead to an account being warned or banned.

With fighting, general portrayal of violence is allowed. This includes bloodshed, slicing, killing, beating, and other general actions. What is breaking the PG-13 limit, is extremely graphic descriptions of violence in a fight. Going into details down to the last organ hitting the floor is considered over the PG-13 limitations.

Exploration
Nothing says the prospect of adventure like entering an uncharted wilderness and seeking out an item or destiny. Exploring can lead roleplayers into places where the setting could be quite grizzily. Similar to the violence rule, please be aware of how to describe places and settings.

Slave, Master, Kidnapping, and Pet
These kinds of roleplays are based around a dominant/submissive style. These in the past have lead to may PG-13 violations, and hopefully we can change that. These kinds of Roleplays must have zero sexual content, and zero physical abuse within the RP.

To stay PG-13, the roleplay must follow all of the above areas. remember, as a thread owner it is your responsibility that people keep your thread clean of violations. If you see someone violating the rules, report them.

How to keep a roleplay free of PG-13 violations

Remember, cybering is not allowed anywhere on Dark Ordeals. This includes the forums, PMs, and the game chats. Therefore, you should not post something like "take cybering to PMs". If your roleplay is found with something like this, you will be asked to change it. If you do not change your thread after being asked, you will recieve a warning for encouraging PG-13 violations (such as cybering). Remember, if the thread creator expects PG-13 to be broken, then starting the roleplay is a bad idea.

So, in short:


Telling people in thread rules to take PG-13 violations to PMs, AIM, or anywhere else is not allowed on Dark Ordeals.

Setting the rating of a roleplay over PG-13 is not allowed.