[ADMIN] Rules & Gameplay

[fikgirl]

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Most Recent Edit: February 23, 2007

1. You must submit and application. Please do not request to join crossinglost_rp or xinglost_admin if you have not submitted an application. Your request will not be approved until you have submitted an application and that application has been approved.
   
   
2. If you are a member of this community, you also need to be a member of the Out-of-Character community, crossinglostooc and the Admin News & Update community, xinglost_admin. This is where important information and announcements will be posted.
   
   
3. Use proper spelling and grammar in all posts. This is not negotiable. Do not use 'net speak, do not use l33t speak and do not post something laden with spelling and grammatical errors. That is sloppy and it also shows a lack of caring about your work and the time and consideration of the other players. Take the extra time to proof-read and spell check.
   
   The first time your post does not follow this rule, you will be warned and asked to correct it. If you have to be asked three times the post will be deleted. After that, any improperly formatted, spelled, grammatically incorrect, etc. posts by your account(s)/character(s) are open for automatic deletion by the moderators.
   
   
4. Separate character journals are not required and creating them is a per person choice.
   
   
5. Posts will be done in prose form, third person.
   
   
6. Please try to confine all out-of-character conversation to crossinglostooc. This means questions, answers, what-if's, plot ideas, etc. The only things to be posted here in the RP community are actually RP posts. (Comments within threads will be allowed, however, they are cleared out on a weekly basis.)
   
   
7. Game speed varies from very high paced to medium-paced. Whatever the pace of the game, you are required to and expected to actively participate. In order to be considered active, you must update at least three times per week. An update means that you will respond to a thread in the main community or you will start a thread in the main community.
   
   Visible, active character(s) are those that other players will wish to interact with. If your character is not visible and not active, then chances are the game will be not be enjoyable for you because no one will be willing to risk involving you in threads for fear of grid-locking their own characters.
   
   If you want to post more than that, no one is going to stop you, but the above is the minimum.
   
   If you will be inactive or unable to post for an extended period of time, you must make a note of such in the OOC community or in an email to me ( crossing.lost@gmail.com). We know that Real Life often has a way of waylaying people unexpectedly, so if you post pretty regularly and suddenly disappear, we'll probably assume you got into a head on collision with Real Life. However, if several weeks go by and there is no post, nor any response to emails or prodding, we will assume you have dropped the game and your character(s) will be put up for adoption.
   
   If your character is silent for two weeks, you will be sent an email. You will be given a week to respond to the email. If you do not respond to the email, your character will be put up for adoption.
   
   
8. You may have as many characters as you can handle.
   
   However, there is a waiting period between applications for additional characters. Initially, you will be allowed two characters. After a month, in which that character has shown activity, you will be allowed to apply for another character. Each future application must be at least one month apart.
   
   Additionally, don't apply for more characters than you can handle. You don't want to hold up other players or interfere with game play because your ten characters can't keep abreast of things.
   
   
9. To prove to me that you've read these rules, all new applications must have the words "Tabula Rasa" in the subject line.
   
   Generally speaking, yes applications without this will be looked over, but will go to the bottom of the pile to await approval. It could be days or weeks, depending on my mood and the number of applications.
   
   
10. NEVER EVER do something to another player's character without their express permission. This, my friends, is called god-moding and not only is it rude, but it will not be tolerated. While it is permissible to have a conversation about the weather, it is not permissible to have a bar-room brawl or a sexual liason.
    
    
11. Inactivity and Need Rule Addendum: If your character has been tagged and it has been twenty-fours and your character has not responded, the Game Master/Moderator(s) reserve the right to NPC your character to keep the game moving. In addition, if necessary to keep the game play moving, the Game Master/Moderator(s) may designate another player to temporarily NPC your character until that interaction has been resolved and/or you have returned to the game.
    
    The Game Master/Moderators reserve the right to NPC inactive and MIA players as needed, when required to further plot lines and maintain game movement. You will be notified of what your character has done, been involved in, etc, if this happens.
    
    
12. Characters are allowed to have sexual relationships. The keyword here is relationships. While it is understandable that in an isolated environment characters will often fall prey to one-night stands or making a physical connection with another person, excessive gratuitous smut/PWP (porn without plot) will not be allowed.
    
    If it seems that your role-playing is revolving around sex for sex's sake, then the player will be warned ONCE and only ONCE before being removed from the game.
    
    
13. Regarding IM clients: If two or three (or however many players) wish to get together and have a gaming session over AIM, Yahoo, MSN, or whatever, that's perfectly fine. The only requirement is that one person agrees to post what happened in prose format. In this case, if it is agreed upon by all parties involved, it is acceptable for one individual to post that scene for all characters. Just please, make a note of it in crossinglostooc and/or xinglost_admin so that everyone is well aware of what is going on.
    
    
14. Game Events Every now and then, because this is the Mysterious Island of Lost (TM), odd things will happen. I will preface these with the subject heading [GAME EVENT] and all players who are tagged will be expected to respond to the event. In some cases, everyone on the island will be tagged; in some cases only a few people.
    
    
15. No applications from anyone under the age of 18 will be accepted. No negotiations, no discussion. (And yes, an age statement is required when you join the game.)
    
    
16. Character and fandom claims are on a first come, first serve basis. Please see the Character List for the list of characters currently in play.
    
    I don't have any problems with members sharing a character as long as both members are agreeable and post such in the Admin community, xinglost_admin.
    
    
17. Long posts (more than 150 words) must be behind an lj-cut.
    
    
18. Likewise, any post rated R or NC-17 must also be behind an lj-cut.
    
    
19. When joining the game, you are required to give contact information (email address and IM client) to the moderators. This information can be emailed to xinglostmod@gmail.com, but it is required so that there is some method of reaching you regarding your character and game play.
    
    
20. For information on How to Play/How to Post please visit How to Post.
    
    
21. After your character has been accepted into the RP, please post a biography in crossinglostooc
    
    
22. Rules subject to editing and change as play continues and the group evolves.