[1] No chatspeak/leetspeak. "Lol" is acceptable, but seNTencEs wrITEen lyk THiS r AnNOyinG!!!!!1!1!111!!!
Right, get the point? I hope so. There's also this lovely invention called spell check. Mozilla Firefox has a built in one, and Proboards full reply does as well. In fact, so does Microsoft Word! With all these sources for spell check, you should have no trouble.... checking your spelling.

[2] No mature, graphic, racist, sexist, otherwise prejudiced, or inappropriate content. This includes (but is not limited to) statements, images, and other expressions. None. Posting of any such content will result in a month-long ban without warning.

[3] Do not claim the work of others as your own. This is called stealing and is unacceptable. Claiming the work of others will result in a month-long ban without warning. Multiple infractions will result in a permanent ban.

[4] Please be polite. Respect other members, respect the staff, don't bash and flame people for no reason whatsoever. If you're having issues with another member, work them out politely over PM. If you can't work them out, contact a staff member, but do not bash/flame them publicly. Please do not respond to a provocative statement by arguing or insulting the person who made it. It only serves to encourage them. Instead, contact an admin.

[5] Swearing should be kept to a minimum. Words are censored with asterisks, but please keep in mind that there may be younger members on this site, and though swear-words can add great flavor, they are also inappropriate.

[5] (yes there are two 5's!) DON'T GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION! This includes REAL NAMES, WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE, WHERE YOU LIVE (even the state, or town), AGE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, DOB, and PICTURES! I don't want anyone to come on this site, and be able to gather enough information about one of you so they can capture you, and/or kill you! This is a rule, you are REQUIRED to follow it!

[6] Spamming and double-posting annoy everyone and get you nowhere. Please don't do it, we'll just delete the posts. Each double post knocks 5 posts off your post total.

[7] Don't take IRL issues out on the poor innocent RPers on this site. I'm sure there'll be enough nice people out there willing to talk to you about it, but don't bite their heads off.

[8] One account per IP address unless you have specific permission from the admin. If you are discovered with more than one account, we will contact you and probably delete one of the accounts.

[9] Please let us know if you're going to be inactive for a long period of time so that we don't delete you. If you are accidentally deleted, we expect you to take the initiative and contact us rather than the other way around. We're not omniscient and there's no way we can know if we've made a mistake.

[10] Massive signatures and unreadable fonts annoy everybody. Please avoid them.

[11] Either list all your characters in your signature or provide a link to your character statuses thread (if you have one). This makes it easier for everyone to keep track of your characters.

[1] No abbreviations of any sort IC.

[2] 80 word minimum. This is a high beginner-low intermediate RPG at the very least, and we expect effort. If you think this is high, you may say so, but do not expect much. We're trying to push you.

[*]Note: There is a word counter below the cbox so you can tell how many words you have at any time. Because the word counter is there, I can expect the word minimum to be followed.[*]

[3] No godmoding, auto-hitting, or powerplaying.
Godmoding - Your cat is invincible and can dodge everything.
Auto-hitting - Hitting your opponent automatically in battle or otherwise. Give your opponent a chance to dodge. If he or she always dodges, that is known as godmoding (see above)
Power-playing - Controlling another person's character and saying they took actions they did not. It takes two people to RP. When you're RPing, you're not telling the whole story, only your character's half of it.

[4] Do not kill off any characters without the RPers' and an administrator's permission. Otherwise, things get too messy.

[5] Roleplaying must be third person and past tense. "He ran into the camp" not "I run into the camp" "He runs into the camp" or "I ran into the camp".

[6] No graphic mating or births. Please, we don't want to read about it.

[7] Graphic violence must be kept to an absolute minimum. Some blood, some slashing, but really, 1) the cats aren't really going to rip each other's guts out and 2) it's flavorful, but it's strong. So, some blood, some slashing, but no more.

[8] Keep your language realistic. Cats are more likely to be "mousebrains" than "idiots" and more likely to say "mouse dung" or "fox dung" than "sh**".

Try to keep the names of your characters realistic, particularly forest cats. Artistic misspellings are not within the knowledge of forest cats - that is, loners, rogues, and clan cats. For kittypets, pretty much anything goes, but for forest cats, try to keep it to things they'd have knowledge of - tree names, animal species, seasons perhaps? Human objects and inventions are not so good.

Character limit is 7. This may be changed in the future. You must keep all your characters active, and an administrator will speak to you if he or she feels your character is inactive. Adopted characters of any level (kit, apprentice, warrior) count toward the total. However, staff that know they can keep their chars active, may have ten or more.

Loner - A cat with no alliances. Born alone and will probably die alone. Most likely wouldn't want to join the clans. Has knowledge of StarClan. Belief depends on individual cat.
Rogue - A cat who has been banished from a clan for committing some crime. Often evil. Some still believe in StarClan. Generally will not join a clan or be accepted into one.
Kittypet - A cat raised by Twolegs (humans), essentially a pet cat. Kittypets have no knowledge of StarClan. Young kittypets (kit/apprentice age) may be accepted into clans, as they can still be trained. Older ones will most likely not be accepted.

Kit names must end in kit.
Apprentice names must end in paw.
Warriors names must combine the warrior's apprentice prefix with a suffix. If you are being promoted from apprentice to warrior, discuss the suffix with your leader.

You may not join as a queen or kit, as it causes too many complications. Your char can have kits or become a queen

Sob-story histories are really annoying. Keep your cat's history unique but realistic. Sure, their siblings may have died, but they probably didn't watch the love of their life get massacred by dogs or have their mother commit suicide in front of their faces.

Consider your cat's clan when writing your history. A ShadowClan cat is very likely to have his or her siblings or parents die of illness. Drowning is a more likely death for non-RiverClan cats than for RiverClan cats. BloodClan cats are going to have a turbulent past. Why did your rogue char get kicked out of the clans?
Did you read these rules? Ask your self, "Did I?" If you answer yes, then here:
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