Post by Admin on Aug 7, 2014 17:21:44 GMT -5
Copyright
This board is a Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Beautiful Creatures, Mortal Instruments, and Vampire Academy Role Play. However the site has no connection, affiliation or official status with the works. All content belongs to its respective owners.
Rating
This board is 13+, and anyone under this age should have a parent or guardian’s consent before joining. Be aware that some topics on this board may contain content inappropriate for younger readers (Language, Violence, Sex, Drugs and Alcohol).
Topics that may contain sensitive subjects (Self-Harm, Eating Disorders, Abuse, Death, or Mental Illness) must be rated with a "T" for triggering.
Forbidden Content
Rating topics with inappropriate content is required, but there are also some topics that should not be played out at all. Topic that are forbidden on this board include:
•Rape
•Incest
•Relationships between characters with an age gap of 8 years or more, if one of the members is under the age of 18
•Discrimination of race or sexual preference
•Sexual acts are permitted, but vivid description is not
Multiple Characters
Multiple characters are allowed on this board. There is a limit of 25 characters. If you wish to make more after that, you must have permission from an administrator.
Treatment of Others
Please respect your fellow members. Rudeness, harassment, or abuse towards any member of the forums is prohibited. This includes incessant requests for a certain member to post or forcing them to RP scenes of issues that they may not be comfortable with.
Bullying/Player Coercion
Blood Ties RP is an RPG accessed by people of all ages and backgrounds, and while all of our characters may be around the same age, it is important to be mindful of the age gap that does exist in real life. Some members can be legally adults and others around their mid-teens (or younger) and while the romance here is 13+, be aware that some may not feel comfortable involving themselves in that kind of expression.
It is also important to remember that while your characters are friends/dating/mortal enemies, those dedications do not extend outside of what is being played on the board. No single person is obliged to RP with someone if they have other pursuits they wish to do with their characters. You have no say in how they spend their time here. It's not worth getting angry over if someone isn't replying as quickly as you want them to, or they are choosing to RP with someone else over you.
Try writing in a partnership and be understanding that sometimes inspiration and time constraints are a factor. A person may feel a strong tug towards another character or thread that does not involve you. Trying to force people to RP with you IS bullying and will not be tolerated.
If you have heard of or are the victim of this kind of behavior, please don't hesitate to contact an Admin.
Treatment of Staff
Treat your staff with respect. It’s that simple. They put a lot of work into this site, and without them the site wouldn’t exist. They keep the site up and running, so respect is the least that they deserve.
Absences
In order to keep this site going and the plot progressing, players need to stay active. If you are leaving the site for a reasonably short period of time, please post in the absence thread. If you are leaving the site, please let the staff know so that we can reassign any characters as needed. If any character is inactive for more than one month without notice or two months with notice, this character will deactivated, or reassigned if canon. (This includes if a player is active, but a character is not).
This board is a Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Beautiful Creatures, Mortal Instruments, and Vampire Academy Role Play. However the site has no connection, affiliation or official status with the works. All content belongs to its respective owners.
Rating
This board is 13+, and anyone under this age should have a parent or guardian’s consent before joining. Be aware that some topics on this board may contain content inappropriate for younger readers (Language, Violence, Sex, Drugs and Alcohol).
Topics that may contain sensitive subjects (Self-Harm, Eating Disorders, Abuse, Death, or Mental Illness) must be rated with a "T" for triggering.
Forbidden Content
Rating topics with inappropriate content is required, but there are also some topics that should not be played out at all. Topic that are forbidden on this board include:
•Rape
•Incest
•Relationships between characters with an age gap of 8 years or more, if one of the members is under the age of 18
•Discrimination of race or sexual preference
•Sexual acts are permitted, but vivid description is not
Multiple Characters
Multiple characters are allowed on this board. There is a limit of 25 characters. If you wish to make more after that, you must have permission from an administrator.
Treatment of Others
Please respect your fellow members. Rudeness, harassment, or abuse towards any member of the forums is prohibited. This includes incessant requests for a certain member to post or forcing them to RP scenes of issues that they may not be comfortable with.
Bullying/Player Coercion
Blood Ties RP is an RPG accessed by people of all ages and backgrounds, and while all of our characters may be around the same age, it is important to be mindful of the age gap that does exist in real life. Some members can be legally adults and others around their mid-teens (or younger) and while the romance here is 13+, be aware that some may not feel comfortable involving themselves in that kind of expression.
It is also important to remember that while your characters are friends/dating/mortal enemies, those dedications do not extend outside of what is being played on the board. No single person is obliged to RP with someone if they have other pursuits they wish to do with their characters. You have no say in how they spend their time here. It's not worth getting angry over if someone isn't replying as quickly as you want them to, or they are choosing to RP with someone else over you.
Try writing in a partnership and be understanding that sometimes inspiration and time constraints are a factor. A person may feel a strong tug towards another character or thread that does not involve you. Trying to force people to RP with you IS bullying and will not be tolerated.
If you have heard of or are the victim of this kind of behavior, please don't hesitate to contact an Admin.
Treatment of Staff
Treat your staff with respect. It’s that simple. They put a lot of work into this site, and without them the site wouldn’t exist. They keep the site up and running, so respect is the least that they deserve.
Absences
In order to keep this site going and the plot progressing, players need to stay active. If you are leaving the site for a reasonably short period of time, please post in the absence thread. If you are leaving the site, please let the staff know so that we can reassign any characters as needed. If any character is inactive for more than one month without notice or two months with notice, this character will deactivated, or reassigned if canon. (This includes if a player is active, but a character is not).
