|| Rules ||

[Adrianna Parker]

It's recommend that you read the following rules carefully as they will contain information you will need to successfully complete the applications to be approved on Claustrum. The reasons you should read these rules carefully is that, the information needed is not obvious. However, I promise you, the information is in the text.

1. You're username/Screen Name MUST be your characters first and last names. You may register as 'Sirius-Lover0093 or what ever other name you want, I don't care. But once your account has been created, you must change your name to your characters name.

2. No, I repeat NO Mary Sue characters! It is something you hear on every site, but it's true! A Role Playing Site is no fun if every character is perfect. I mean come on. What would life be like if no one never made any mistakes. The first letter of the application password is C Pretty boring right? Well don't let the RPG be boring either. Everyone has a weakness.

3. There is to be no power playing! If you don't know what this is, this is when two people (or more) are role playing, and one person decides to control more than just his or her character(s). This is not a proper way to role play, and if I see any of this, you will be warned. You must give people the chance to reply for themselves! If you continue to power play, you will be banned.

4. Please, please please please please please! Post in the third person and past tense! If there is one thing that drives me insane, it is reading a post and noticing that the poster has switched tenses multiple times during the post! Remember, Third person, Past tense!

5. There is a spell check for a reason! I don't mind if a few words are misspelled every other post or something like that, but I don't want every other word in your post spelled wrong. The second letter of the application password is h So, there has been a spell checker provided, USE IT!

6. This rule refers back to rule number five. This is a literate site! I don't want to see any of this, Yo, wuz up? Lyke how r u? u doin nethin 2moreO? Use proper English people! The Third letter of the application password is o It's not hard. If you can't deal with that, then maybe this site isn't for you.

7. You must be AT LEAST 14 years old to be a member on this site. This is because I cannot guarantee that all the post on this site will be rated lower than PG and may contain some swearing. Also, this keeps the language skills higher as most people know how to spell and formulate proper sentences by the time they hit high school.

8. Sex is allowed in role play. However, I do ask that if you know your post is going to be rated R, please inform myself or one of the other admin staff on the board, as we'd be more then happy to make a board with a password for your use.

9. NO one liner posts! If you are going to post this way then leave! We do not want people only posting one liner post, if you can't go into detail and make your post seem real, then this is not the site for you. Also, it is not fair to the other person you are posting with if they post some very well written, long post and all they get back is one or two lines. The forth letter of the application password is c I mean come, put some effort into it people! Your post should be at least two, read it, TWO good paragraphs. That means, at least twenty good sentences!

10. You may have more than one character. In fact you may have however many you think you can be active with! However, you must stay active with them! If you don't you will lose them. And just to make things more fun, you can't get your second character until after you've posted at least 10 times. The fifth letter of the application password is o Which should prove that you are active with the bored. And you can't get your third character until you've posted 20 times. Any characters after that, I think you've earned by staying active on the board.

11. STAY ACTIVE!! This is another thing that bothers me greatly. If you are going to join the bored, actually take part in it. If you're not going to be active then leave! We don't want sometimes people, we want always people. It's not fun if you're role playing with someone who is only on the site like once a month. I mean come on people! If you are inactive for more than 2 weeks, you're characters and accounts will be deleted!

12. If, you know you are going to be inactive from the site, let one of the admins know! Either myself or Nikki. That way, we will know you are coming back and we won't delete your character. Just tell us from what date you will be inactive and approximately when we should expect you back on the site. The sixth letter of the application password is l If you are not back within two weeks of that time, you will be considered inactive, and your account will be deleted.

13. Character Models. I ask you please to chose an actress/ actor/ singer/ model. Use a real person please! That way it is easier to find pictures of that person and so on an so forth. Plus I don't really think that a person at Hogwarts would look like a cartoon. (Not that I have anything against cartoons or anime.)

14. Graphics. One of the first things we the admins would like to see after you have applied for a character and their application has been approved is an avatar and a signature. Avatars should be 100x100 and signatures should really be no bigger than 200x500. That way people don't have to scroll past rather large pictures to get to the actual post. If you can't make a set of your own, go to the Graphic Shop bored and put in a request and someone will make a set up for you.

15. Special Abilities. Not everyone has one. You can't all be Metamorphmagus or Animagus, Legimens and occlumens, or what ever else there is. These are special abilities and must be passed by an admin before your application is approved. However, there are exceptions. The seventh letter of the application password is a If you are playing a cannon character, and it has been stated in the books or by the character outline that this character has a special ability, then, and only then, it does not have to be passed by an admin.

16. Mostly everyone at Hogwarts/ Durmstrang/ Beauxbatons are human. However there are the odd exceptions, If you would like to be a werewolf Veela, or some other creature, please contact an Admin and ask permission as only a certain number of these will be aloud on the site. Got it?

17. Listen to the admins! Please people, we know what we are talking about and we only want to help you. We aren't your enemies! And we will only get upset if you break the rules of the site (Trust me we'll know if you break a rule on the site). The eighth letter of the application password is t Or if you are disrespectful to us or someone else on the site.

18. Respect this is a big one, but it's not hard to understand. If you are rude to people on the site or you disrespect this site in anyway shape or form, you will be banned. Treat people the way you want to be treated.

19. Plagiarism. Don't do it! Plain and simple. If you are using someone else's work whether is be a graphic or a written object, say that they did it. Give credit where credit is needed. City of the month is Ottawa You wouldn't want people to use your work and not give you some sort of credit for it. Plus it's illegal, and if you are caught, the consequences will suit the crime. DON'T DO IT!

20. FOLLOW ALL THE RULES!! There will be no exceptions! The admins and moderates have to listen to the rules, and so do you!

21. Stay true to the plot! Think reality people. How realistic is it to have ten sets of twins running around the school. In all sevens books, there are only ever two sets of twins mentioned. Also, the plot says voldemort is trying to rid the school of halfbloods and muggleborns, so is it more realistic for your character to be at school or in azkanban? Just be smart!The last letter of the application password is e.


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