Rules

[Bluebird]

1. Our forum is a respectful place where we can allow any type of member into us, however, that does not mean we will openly accept any racial abuse, name calling, disrespectful, or rule-breaking members. We want respectful, mature members to be on this site. Hence, it is vital that you care about others to ensure everyone enjoys their time here.                                                                                
   
2. Spam is not a good way to capture the attention of others, nor should it be used in any way within our site. This include in forums, replies, and the Cbox. Private messages are most important when it comes to spamming; if anyone is spamming you with private messages, please report it immediately to the higher authorities with a screenshot. If your computer does not allow any screenshots, just copy and paste everything into a PM message. If you are caught spamming or reported with evidence, you will be provided with a formal warning. If we receive another account of spamming, you will be banned from that specific area of the site. Should you still persist, a permanent ban will be placed on your account.                                                                                                                                       
   
3. Fights are prohibited in FTL, as in any forum. We do not allow any issues between our members to be expressed fully in public; if it is necessary, take it to private messages. If there is any form of conflict, please report it to one of the higher authorities with evidence and we will deal with it as quickly as we can. Handling it yourself could make the issue worse, or someone else could be in a similar position with the same person; please be sure to speak to a staff member through private messages.                                                                                                                         
   
4. We are not a PG-13 website, and it is heavily emphasized that nobody under the age of 16 should be joining this site, though we can only allow sexual information to a certain extent. Please no in-depth sexual scenes; a fade-to-black would be preferred, though references to such a scene are allowed, subtle gestures perhaps. As for violence, we allow that to a full extent.                                                                                                                                   
   
5. Do not take or reuse an image without given credit and being provided permission. That is a crime and may get our website shut down. If you are going to use something of someone else's, give their credits when you use it. This prevents copyright and allows us to be a clean site.                               
   
6. We do not accept any usernames like "d3m0n1357". Usage of names in such a manner are immature and pointless. We accept names like "Bluebird" or "Alice" but no ridiculous usernames. And please, for your own safety, do not use your real name. When creating character, please use their full name.                                                                                                                         
   
7. We are an account-per-character site, meaning that, for each new character that you create, you must create them an account each. Initially, however, you should begin with creating an OOC account, where private messages and OOC posts can be managed accordingly, keeping the site well structured and tidy.
   
   

1. Signature and avatar images should automatically scale down, however if any help is desired in the way of resizing or cropping, please do not hesitate to message the admin, a moderator, or post a thread asking in a pleasant manner for it to be done for you.                                                                              
   
2. We ask of you not to have any neon, flashing, or highly saturated signatures, usernames, or profile pictures. This affect may cause seizures for some viewers.                                                            
   
3. If you are planing on leaving for a few day, weeks, or even months, please go to the absence board and notify us about you leaving. If you do not, your account could, and likely will be deleted without hesitation. We hold occasional activity checks, and any members that fail to respond will be deleted, and their threads and characters will be archived. It is vital that you make sure you notify us about you leaving.                                                                                                                        
   
4. We strive to be a semi-realistic site, therefore, we do not want to see anything completely ridiculous or impossible in an application. Nobody will appreciate seeing a pink chihuahua scuttling around, now, will they? Please stick to partial realism, and if you are unsure, feel free to message the administrator or a moderator. We do allow abilities and unnatural tainting to most characters, though there must be a valid reason described somewhere, either appearance or history.                                                                                                  
   
5. While swearing in moderation are allowed around our sites, any extensive, swearing spam or direction towards another member will not be tolerated in the slightest. Warning, a temporary ban, then a permanent one, as previously stated.                                                           
   
   

1. You must initially complete an application and await your character's acceptance before seeking to roleplay; any in character posts done before being accepted will result in said thread being deleted. Staff members reserve the right to deny any unacceptable character, and are entitled to point out flaws. When faults are found, the character will be pending, awaiting your fix, and after that, should be accepted, unless more are uncovered. Also, be sure to use the template when creating a character.                                                                                                                                                                       
   
2. There are special abilities here on FTL, but should not be included in every character you have. In spite of us providing them, they should not be here, there and everywhere, as they say. Try to keep at least a 1:3 ratio of normal characters to characters with abilities.                                                                                                            
   
3. You must first receive another person's permission to kill of their characters, though you can freely use NPCs for your character to kill on the battlefield.                                                                      
   
4. No form of godmodding, autohitting, powerplaying, or metagaming is allowed around this forum, nor any other roleplay forums. Your character may be able to dodge a few attacks, though they surely cannot dodge every attack towards them. Similarly, your character cannot take a blow and not be affected at all, or hit every time. Remember, your character is never invisible.                                                                                                                         
   
5. Be sure to dub your thread titles appropriately, and using the tag scheme that is common on forums such as this. Please use [open], [closed], [finished] and [inactive], or something along those lines that are clear to the other members.                                                                                                 
   
6. No breeding before realistic ages. For humans, that would mean no children until the age of eighteen plus, no foals until mares are three years of age, no puppies until a bitch is at least two years, and no kittens until the she-cat is of at least two years. This also means that the female will have to raise the child/foal/litter to a suitable age before breeding again.                                                         
   
7. A pair of male a female characters must have at least three threads together before a breeding, the final one being the proposal of having offspring. Only then may you post in the birthing board with the required template, of which the staff will respond to with the offspring.