Post by ☀Eternal☀ on Apr 24, 2016 18:36:58 GMT -7
GENERAL SITE RULES
01. Be respectful to any and all members on FOF. It is not only important to respect your staff members but those around you as well. Bullying will not be tolerated and if continued a permanent ban will be following.
02. As this site is 13 years and up please keep adult subjects under wrap. Though I do not have a maximum age limit if any younger member becomes uncomfortable it will be investigated and appropriate actions will be taken. This could end in us asking you to leave and we hope if it comes to this you are respectful of such decisions. Please be respectful of age groups. This doesn’t mean you are not allowed to roleplay with those older or younger than you but maybe keep personal conversations to a minimum.
03. You are only allowed one account per member. If it is found that you have more than one…for whatever reason you will receive a strike and a temporary ban until it is fixed.
04. Advertising anywhere beyond the appropriate board is not allowed. Do not advertise in the cbox or private message people continually to join your site. If it’s found that you are harassing a member about joining you will be given a strike. It’s alright to ask but be respectful if someone declines and or asks you not to pm them for that reason.
05. Remember to be aware of readability when making a post. This means that overly bright colored text, writing in hard to read fonts and using an overabundance of bold, italics or strikes through codes are frowned upon. You will be asked to change it.
06. You are allowed to use tables here but they must either be original or have a signature of the artist on them. We do not tolerate theft here at FOF and that is an automatic ban if it’s been discovered that you are repurposing someone’s work and claiming it as your own. Just no!
07. All pictures used for your cat must be creative commons! You must post a link to where you got the picture and you will be asked to change it if the picture is copyrighted. If you aren’t sure or it isn’t clear either a) don’t use the picture or b) contact whomever took the picture and ask.
08. We are a gender neutral site here at FOF and we are also open to any and all types of sexual orientation. If you have any problems with that then you do not have to stay. We will not tolerate hateful speech or actions taken against anyone for their sexual preferences and or the gender they go by. Be respectful of this. If you don’t understand be polite and discuss it, if they want. Discover how to speak to them without unintentional being offensive.
09. Double posting will not be allowed; this is considered anywhere please. If you need to add anything just edit your post rather than posting right after. It saves us a hassle. Also do not skip over or exclude anyone in threads. Be respectful about the order that you are going in. This becomes a bit more lenient in out of character boards but please keep it in mind.
10. We have a 3 strike policy here at FOF and two temporary bans. However, once these punishments have been exhausted a member will find themselves permanently banned from FOF. We always give our members a free trial though and we do not persecute without speaking to you first. Everything will always be explained and discussed first. We all make mistakes.
All rules are subject to change at any time and must be adhered too. Any violations will result in fair warning. Each member is allowed three strikes and a written explanation to explain how and what rule they have broken. A temporary ban will be in place once the third strike has occurred. After words a member may be permanently banned if violations continue to occur.[/div]
ACTIVITY CHECKS
SITE-WIDE CHECKS
Only one activity check a month is likely to go out, however occasionally two might. A mass message will be sent out as well as mass emails to notify each member. So be sure to check your stuff peeps! The check itself will occur in the mewls board and members will have one week to respond before they are considered inactive. You are allotted a number of marks-- percentage of warning-- before your account is officially deleted. These marks are 25%, 50%, 75% and then finally 100%. One you reach 100% your account is removed.
If you miss the first activity check your are marked with a 25% warning and your account is marked as inactive, highlighted red. This also goes for any characters you may play. The second activity check missed marks you at 50% warning and your cats are then placed as locked NPCs. Third Activity check missed your kitties are still locked Now if you still have not returned after a two week period, once the activity check has ended, then you receive a full 100% warning and your account has been deleted. All characters you once owned are then placed as unlocked NPC but not adoptable. i.e. Your cat will move around in the background but not be fully controlled. This is only to keep things flowing on FOF.
If you would like your characters deleted with your account, if you fall inactive, then you MUST specify this when creating said characters. Any unspecified characters are free game.
Now to explain if you do return, say for the second activity check, that does not mean your warning percentage is lowered and nor do your characters or your account change from considered inactive. You must be present for two activity checks for this warning to disappear. You must also then reapply for all characters who have been locked as NPC. This is non-negotiable. To retrieve them back you must recreate a bio, meaning updating any important site situations which may have affected your characters. As well as age jumps you have missed. YES you do not get to recreate your cat at the same age. Age does not stop moving here at FOF for those who are absent, unless worked out with an admin. Also any adopted characters have returned to their previous owners. If you want these back you must speak with their original creator but you also risk the chance of losing them if someone else asks for them in your absence. Now lets say you return for the third but missed the first two activity checks. As stated before if you return you still have a chance to reapply for all characters. Now to clear the warnings upon your account you must then be present for three activity checks. Each activity check you are present for drops the warning bar back down slowly.
If your account was deleted but you still want to return you may. However, if you still want your characters back you must still reapply for them but staff will put a limit on how many characters you may have. However, all your previous old characters can be locked upon your request until you may retrieve them all.
HIGH POSITION
You will be able to find activity checks going on in the mewls board. A mass message, and email, will also go out and you have only one week to respond before you are marked as absent. High position checks will occur randomly. The point of having these checks is to make sure our members are keeping and roleplaying their high position actively. We ask that during these checks you produce/show us a recent post with your high position. However, you are not allowed to use a post that has been created after the activity check has been posted.
Posts being used for the activity check can be up to two weeks old to work. However, anything older will be considered an automatic mark against your character so remember to keep them active! We will be a bit more lenient if you are part of a thread with several other members who have either a) gone inactive themselves abruptly or b) have so many that you are merely waiting your turn.
Like stated above you will receive a warning percentage. However, with HPs we only allow 50%, 75% and 100%. So after the first missed activity check, If you do not respond during the check, you will be presumed inactive. Your account is then marked red, as are all cats, and you are given a 50% warning. The second activity check you miss your HP position is then marked as a locked NPC and you are given a 75% warning. At this point if you do return you must reapply for said character and update their bio with any information that was pertinent to the site during your absence. After the third activity check missed you then receive a 100%.
If you play a leader --- The leader is deemed dead and is archived. If you do return and recreate an account you may make your character again but as a regular warrior with the history tweaked.
Medicine Cat/Deputies-- Your NPC is then unlocked to allow flow through the game but your cat is presumed demoted or moved to the elders den for some creative reasoning. If you return you may reapply for this character and tweak their bio, however you are now temporarily banned from playing any HPs or per staffs decisions.
Any characters you want deleted or presumed dead with your account please specify whilst creating. Otherwise, like stated in regular activity checks, they become free game when unlocked.
01. Be respectful to any and all members on FOF. It is not only important to respect your staff members but those around you as well. Bullying will not be tolerated and if continued a permanent ban will be following.
02. As this site is 13 years and up please keep adult subjects under wrap. Though I do not have a maximum age limit if any younger member becomes uncomfortable it will be investigated and appropriate actions will be taken. This could end in us asking you to leave and we hope if it comes to this you are respectful of such decisions. Please be respectful of age groups. This doesn’t mean you are not allowed to roleplay with those older or younger than you but maybe keep personal conversations to a minimum.
03. You are only allowed one account per member. If it is found that you have more than one…for whatever reason you will receive a strike and a temporary ban until it is fixed.
04. Advertising anywhere beyond the appropriate board is not allowed. Do not advertise in the cbox or private message people continually to join your site. If it’s found that you are harassing a member about joining you will be given a strike. It’s alright to ask but be respectful if someone declines and or asks you not to pm them for that reason.
05. Remember to be aware of readability when making a post. This means that overly bright colored text, writing in hard to read fonts and using an overabundance of bold, italics or strikes through codes are frowned upon. You will be asked to change it.
06. You are allowed to use tables here but they must either be original or have a signature of the artist on them. We do not tolerate theft here at FOF and that is an automatic ban if it’s been discovered that you are repurposing someone’s work and claiming it as your own. Just no!
07. All pictures used for your cat must be creative commons! You must post a link to where you got the picture and you will be asked to change it if the picture is copyrighted. If you aren’t sure or it isn’t clear either a) don’t use the picture or b) contact whomever took the picture and ask.
08. We are a gender neutral site here at FOF and we are also open to any and all types of sexual orientation. If you have any problems with that then you do not have to stay. We will not tolerate hateful speech or actions taken against anyone for their sexual preferences and or the gender they go by. Be respectful of this. If you don’t understand be polite and discuss it, if they want. Discover how to speak to them without unintentional being offensive.
09. Double posting will not be allowed; this is considered anywhere please. If you need to add anything just edit your post rather than posting right after. It saves us a hassle. Also do not skip over or exclude anyone in threads. Be respectful about the order that you are going in. This becomes a bit more lenient in out of character boards but please keep it in mind.
10. We have a 3 strike policy here at FOF and two temporary bans. However, once these punishments have been exhausted a member will find themselves permanently banned from FOF. We always give our members a free trial though and we do not persecute without speaking to you first. Everything will always be explained and discussed first. We all make mistakes.
All rules are subject to change at any time and must be adhered too. Any violations will result in fair warning. Each member is allowed three strikes and a written explanation to explain how and what rule they have broken. A temporary ban will be in place once the third strike has occurred. After words a member may be permanently banned if violations continue to occur.[/div]
ACTIVITY CHECKS
SITE-WIDE CHECKS
Only one activity check a month is likely to go out, however occasionally two might. A mass message will be sent out as well as mass emails to notify each member. So be sure to check your stuff peeps! The check itself will occur in the mewls board and members will have one week to respond before they are considered inactive. You are allotted a number of marks-- percentage of warning-- before your account is officially deleted. These marks are 25%, 50%, 75% and then finally 100%. One you reach 100% your account is removed.
If you miss the first activity check your are marked with a 25% warning and your account is marked as inactive, highlighted red. This also goes for any characters you may play. The second activity check missed marks you at 50% warning and your cats are then placed as locked NPCs. Third Activity check missed your kitties are still locked Now if you still have not returned after a two week period, once the activity check has ended, then you receive a full 100% warning and your account has been deleted. All characters you once owned are then placed as unlocked NPC but not adoptable. i.e. Your cat will move around in the background but not be fully controlled. This is only to keep things flowing on FOF.
If you would like your characters deleted with your account, if you fall inactive, then you MUST specify this when creating said characters. Any unspecified characters are free game.
Now to explain if you do return, say for the second activity check, that does not mean your warning percentage is lowered and nor do your characters or your account change from considered inactive. You must be present for two activity checks for this warning to disappear. You must also then reapply for all characters who have been locked as NPC. This is non-negotiable. To retrieve them back you must recreate a bio, meaning updating any important site situations which may have affected your characters. As well as age jumps you have missed. YES you do not get to recreate your cat at the same age. Age does not stop moving here at FOF for those who are absent, unless worked out with an admin. Also any adopted characters have returned to their previous owners. If you want these back you must speak with their original creator but you also risk the chance of losing them if someone else asks for them in your absence. Now lets say you return for the third but missed the first two activity checks. As stated before if you return you still have a chance to reapply for all characters. Now to clear the warnings upon your account you must then be present for three activity checks. Each activity check you are present for drops the warning bar back down slowly.
If your account was deleted but you still want to return you may. However, if you still want your characters back you must still reapply for them but staff will put a limit on how many characters you may have. However, all your previous old characters can be locked upon your request until you may retrieve them all.
HIGH POSITION
You will be able to find activity checks going on in the mewls board. A mass message, and email, will also go out and you have only one week to respond before you are marked as absent. High position checks will occur randomly. The point of having these checks is to make sure our members are keeping and roleplaying their high position actively. We ask that during these checks you produce/show us a recent post with your high position. However, you are not allowed to use a post that has been created after the activity check has been posted.
Posts being used for the activity check can be up to two weeks old to work. However, anything older will be considered an automatic mark against your character so remember to keep them active! We will be a bit more lenient if you are part of a thread with several other members who have either a) gone inactive themselves abruptly or b) have so many that you are merely waiting your turn.
Like stated above you will receive a warning percentage. However, with HPs we only allow 50%, 75% and 100%. So after the first missed activity check, If you do not respond during the check, you will be presumed inactive. Your account is then marked red, as are all cats, and you are given a 50% warning. The second activity check you miss your HP position is then marked as a locked NPC and you are given a 75% warning. At this point if you do return you must reapply for said character and update their bio with any information that was pertinent to the site during your absence. After the third activity check missed you then receive a 100%.
If you play a leader --- The leader is deemed dead and is archived. If you do return and recreate an account you may make your character again but as a regular warrior with the history tweaked.
Medicine Cat/Deputies-- Your NPC is then unlocked to allow flow through the game but your cat is presumed demoted or moved to the elders den for some creative reasoning. If you return you may reapply for this character and tweak their bio, however you are now temporarily banned from playing any HPs or per staffs decisions.
Any characters you want deleted or presumed dead with your account please specify whilst creating. Otherwise, like stated in regular activity checks, they become free game when unlocked.