Rules

[◊ Mel ◊]

IC BEHAVIOR -
No powerplay, no metagame, no godmodding, and don't make it all about your character. You are not the only player playing here, so keep that in mind as you write. And all IC-crimes will be dealt with in a fair and realistic way - given that these crimes are discovered.

We'd like for those who choose to play characters with mental illnesses and/or traumatizing stories, be it having killed/hurt someone, being abused in some form or another, or something similar, to do the proper research on the field. We're not in any way discouraging this from being included in your character's life, but we do ask that this is being properly read up on and written both maturely and realistically. We'd also like to point out that ALL student characters involved (if known) in this - in one way or another WILL (whether this is threaded out or not) be appointed to a counselor or a psychiatrist. No exceptions.

THREADS AND TIMELINES -
You can have as many, or as few threads as you want. Meaning that you can have several ongoing threads at once; we have no limit on that, and you have to be in charge of your own character's timeline. We go by liquid time here, meaning that whatever happened in thread a, has already happened in thread b, but what happens in thread b, has not yet occurred in thread a.

You can however date threads back, like for example; "This thread occurs on xx/xx/xx" or if it's related to another thread; "This thread takes place after/before the events of *link to thread here".

ACTIVITY -
We here at Fire & Gold want to make sure that all positions and claims are available for people. So every month, the staff does a sweep of characters. If you have not posted IC during the past month (Games do not count), then your character is retired. We do not delete characters or accounts here.

If you're going to leave for a while, and would like to keep your characters active, leave us an absence note in the general discussion board.

WORD COUNT & EXPERIENCE -
There is no word count here at Fire & Gold. You can write as little, or as much as you want to. There's also no posting order, but please, be respectful. If you feel like a thread isn't going the way you had hoped or expected, don't ignore it. Talk to each other. We also don't have a 'site level', which means that we welcome both new and experienced members.

We allow all variants of posting templates, so feel free to be creative on that front, but make sure your posts are readable, without any glaring colors or the like.

OOC BOX & OOC ENVIRONMENT -
Remember the golden rule; Do to others what you would have them do to you. Be respectful of other people. This also means being tolerant and keeping negative behavior IC where it belongs. Show respect in all manners; From language to being at least tolerant of other people's beliefs and stances (This goes double for Staff). Please keep plotting out of the CBOX as much as possible, and don't spam/clog the chat. We don't care if you're an admin somewhere else. When you're here, you're just like everyone else and will be treated as such.

Do not nag people for posts, threads or replies. Remember that everyone writes and replies at their own pace, and if it ever becomes an issue, you should act maturely enough to take it up with said person instead of it becoming a huge issue.

FACE CLAIMS & PLAY BY'S -
All face claims under the age of thirteen is not allowed. As long as a person is considered famous (paid to have their pictures taken; YouTube celebrities count), you can use them, though the Staff reserves the right to judge on a case by case basis. All play by's/face claims must be real life people, so we don't allow any anime/or no face claim at all.

TERMS OF SERVICE -
We here at Fire & Gold understand that when it comes to a site filled with all kinds of people they like to get into all forms of trouble, but we want to ask you to make sure it (whatever it might be; sex, violence, language) stays within PROBOARDS TOS. Keep in mind that threads that can have certain trigger effects such be marked as such; self-harm, drugs, death, pregnancy, or other 'major' life altering events. Fade to black/skip ahead as the clothes come off and hands head down below the waist (This also counts for violence). AGAIN, this needs to stay within PROBOARDS TOS.

LAST WORDS -
Remember. TALK TO THE STAFF, we're here for you! We're committed to making Fire & Gold a fun and open place for everyone but this cannot work if you don't follow the rules or you don't talk with staff. We're always willing to make changes provided they work well for the site. Most importantly if they work for everyone. We want you guys to be in an environment where you can have fun, after all.