Rules

[taxonmods]

• We will not tolerate hateful, triggering, or marginalizing speech. This includes (but is not limited to) using slurs of any kind (even jokingly), making rape jokes or using "humorously ironic" hate speech. You'll get a warning about it after the first offense, but continued disregard for the rule and lack of respect for your fellow players is grounds for an immediate ban.
  
  
• Do not take out OOC issues with players through your characters. If you have any issues where you feel this is going on, please talk to the player or come to a mod.
  
  
• Stay IC! Remember that a character's actions will always lead to consequences for them, and we are always here to hear about complaints or other issues.
  
  
• Use proper grammar and spelling to the best of your ability. The only exception is characters using text-shorthand that they would ICly be aware of.
  
  
• No godmodding or infomodding, and please always consult the permissions memes of your fellow players and talk things out with them before testing those boundaries in play.
  
  
• Posts with triggering or upsetting content should always a) be under an lj-cut, and b) have a warning. Failure to do so will result in an official warning from the mods.
  
  
• We accept characters:
• over the age of 16 (for metaplot purposes)
• from television, film, book, anime, manga, video game, and comics/graphic novel canons
• from canons at least one (1) month old, and canon points (in serial and ongoing canons) at least one (1) week old
  
• that are AU versions of above characters
• original characters from the above types of fandoms
• original characters from original universes
Mods have executive authority on the acceptability of any character at Taxon, and applications that are rejected will always be given an explanation as to why it was not accepted.


• As a single player, you may app two (2) characters from any single fandom, and six (6) characters total. These limits may be extended or shortened on mod discretion depending on current activity levels and a player's past behavior in the game.
  
  
• Once in game, characters can be canon-bumped once every three (3) months, and only to points in their canon that have been available for three (3) weeks. This is to avoid spoilers for other players in different timezones and with varying availability of certain canons. You can always get mod permission for another canon bump if you've already done one in the last three months or for a point that has not been out for three weeks.
  
  
• Characters in Taxon cannot break the fourth wall or otherwise make other characters aware that they are fictional for metaplot purposes. Please consult the taken list and our fake fandom page if you're playing a character that would be familiar with canons present in the city.
  
  
• Activity Check happens at the beginning of each month. To meet activity, each character must make one (1) open post to the community every month.
  
  Mods will keep track of all activity for you by checking character tags in the community, and you can check if you've met requirements on our automatically updated spreadsheet.
  
  
• If you fail to meet activity requirements you can comment and reclaim your character to avoid them being swept from the game. Failing two (2) months in a row will result in the character being automatically swept, and you will have to reapply for them. If you fail one month and reclaim your character with proof of extra activity (ex: a link to a thread in the character's phone post that took place during that month or a backdated thread that has recent activity) you will not be automatically swept if you fail the next month.
  
  
• To be exempt from activity checks you/your character must be on official hiatus. You can call a hiatus by commenting to this post. Extended/indefinite hiatuses will only exempt you from activity check for two (2) consecutive months. If you'll be gone for longer than that, just talk it over with a mod and we'll see what we can do for you.
  
  
• Characters that will be on hiatus for longer than a week will be pause glitched.

IF YOU SHOULD BREAK A RULE:
Strike I: You will be contacted by a mod about the issue. It is your responsibility to respond and, at the very least, acknowledge the contact. It is also your responsibility to take whatever steps are needed to resolve the immediate situation at your earliest convenience. Generally, we will give you a week's worth of time to do so.

Strike II: You will be given a formal warning about the issue at hand. You must respond to both the warning message and make an effort to resolve the situation to the best of your ability. If you have trouble figuring out a solution, please discuss it with the mods and make an effort to find a solution.

Strike III: Should you continue to break rules, refuse to take part in resolving the issue(s), or do not respond to mod contact in an appropriate time frame, disciplinary action will be taken. This will involve either suspending characters from play for a set amount of time, removing characters from the game completely (in which case you would need to reapply for them to continue playing) or, in only extreme cases, banning.

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