NWOTN 3.0 Forum Behavior Rules

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NWOTN Forum Rules
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The Forum rules. Everything you need to know about the behavior you should have and the basic RPG rules that we enforce in this forum are here for you to check. Click on the following links to go to where you need and you will be automatically located to the part of the rules you wish to read, or just start from the beginning and read it all.

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General Forum Rules

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Once you register the Forum, the first rules you have to have in mind are the following.

1. Respect others. Do not insult nor make fun of other members or moderators. This will get you respect as well and a certain of not getting a temporary ban or even a permanent ban.
   
   
2. Respect the moderators/ administrators decisions. Sometimes, the reason of the actions they may take may not be very clear to you. If so, please simply send a pm to him or her, asking the motives. Have in mind that the pm must not have bad language or insults. If it does, the punishment is usually a permanent ban.
   
   
3. Do not bug the mods all the time. If you have warned the moderator about something, don't worry, he will pay attention to it in due time. Remember that mods and admins have a life of their own. This includes using the Chatbox to bug them about your stuff.
   
   
4. Avoid double post at all costs. Double posting means spam, and spam makes it more difficult for other members to read the topic properly. Also, avoid making posts smaller than two lines. If you forgot to say something, simply edit your previous post.
   
   
5. Signatures can only have one visible image with the maximum size of 450x150 and can only have a disk size of 150kb. Secondary images can be used with "Spoilers" as long as they do not change the forum natural layout when the spoiler is open, and the size of the images (all images combined) cannot go higher then 250Kb. This is to greatly avoid lag in the forum. People who do not follow this rule will have their signature removed. After the first warning this rule will be threatened as a disrespect to others.
   
   
6. Before posting anything, make sure you are posting it in the right place. The forums have a small description below it's name, and it will probably have a "Rules" topic in it as well. It is better to lose 5 minutes on reading something than loosing an hour looking for a topic for an answer that is either moved, or even erased and avoid a nasty warning. There is also the "Search" option on the top right side of the screen, which can be very useful.
   
   
7. No multi account. Each user should have one and only one account. If you have brothers or sisters using the same computer (or Internet connection) please notify an Admin once you register. Violation on this rule will result on a permanent ban for both accounts with no previous warning.
   
   
8. Do not post in training\shop topics that aren't yours. The mods will tell the user everything he needs to know and to correct. If you do, it will be considered spam and the suitable punishment will be given to you. If you must help someone (and we encourage you to), send them a pm with the link of the topic and your advice.
   
   
9. NWOTN allows a moderate amount of swearing both on OCC and IC, although we highly recommend you not to do so, especially if someone asks you not to. This forum believes in freedom of speech, but freedom has a limit and offending someone is over it.
   
   
10. Do not under any circumstance involve yourself in violent discussions with subjects like politics\religion\sexual tendencies or any other subject like these, nor even harass someone because of it. Like it was said previously, this forum believes in freedom of speech be it whatever it is. Once again, freedom of speech has a limit and that limit is crossed when your own opinions conflict with the forum's ideas. Racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other things alike aren't encouraged and people with such ideologies are "advised" to leave the forum.
    
    
11. Trading accounts with people you know in real life is not allowed. A person must have a new account and a character of their own from that account. If someone finds out that this has happened, the account will immediately be banned. To further enforce this, old returned members will have to start from scratch if they have lost their old accounts, unless the account has been removed from a state of inactivity (from which would be impossible to have someone using it). Selling accounts is completely out of question and this is not only the forum's policy.

Punishments for spam or other similar rules

Spam

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1st: A warning
2nd: Second Warning
3rd: "Monetary" Punishment of 1000
4th: Temporary ban of one day + "Monetary" Punishment of 2000
5th: Temporary ban of two days + "Monetary" Punishment of 4000
6th: Same as before except ban time goes up to four days.
7th: Same as before except ban time goes up to a week.
8th: Same as before except ban time goes up to a month.
9th: Same as before except ban time goes up to two months.
10th: Same as before except ban time variates a lot. (Keeps on adding)

Disrespecting Others (Chat and Posts)

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1st: "Monetary" Punishment of 4000
2nd: "Monetary" Punishment of 10000
3rd: Temporary Ban of two days+ "Monetary" Punishment of 15000
4th: Same as before but the ban time goes up to a week
5th: Same as before but the ban time goes up to a month.
6th: Same as before but the ban time goes up to a year.
7th: Permanent Ban.

Note that in these cases the mods will evaluate the serious of the situation and may skip phases. In case the person who committed the infraction doesn't have the required money, a negative amount will be registered in his account to be paid. If the user gets banned, he won't receive money for the time he is banned.

Other Situations will be evaluated by the Admins and then they will decide what the right punishment should be.

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General RPG Rules

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The basic RPG rules of the NWOTN 3.0 Forum. Read them carefully.

1. Typing a one line post is not allowed. There is a word minimum of 100 words when posting anything in an RPG. It might sound too much, but you'll see it is actually easier than it sounds and it will help improve quality and commitment. Use a simple word processor to check your word count. We also recommend you to use Mozilla Firefox as your choice browser.
   
   
2. Make sure it makes sense for you to enter a topic or even if you are allowed. For example, if you are from Konoha, why would you be in an RPG topic in Suna? Unless you are traveling or you are one attacking ninja or performing a mission of some sort, that wouldn't made sense at all.
   
   
3. In order to ensure that people follow rule number two, when creating an role play topic, make sure you specify who can join on the topic's tittle with a simple [Private], [Public] or other options such as a determined rank of people, members of something, directed for some people as well as public, etc.
   
   
4. When you leave or attempt to leave a topic, make sure you clearly state it so that other people know you aren't around any more, or try to stop you if they wish to. Simply post [Left topic] or [Left if not Stopped] or even [Attempting to Run] at the end of your role play.
   
   
5. Your character's has a determined item equipped, it doesn't mean his appearance description must match with it. Equipments are used to give some bonus, giving your character's appearance such characteristics is up to you, although in most cases it is advised for you to do so (such as heavy armors or helmets). In addition, removing a piece of equipment during RP for any reason will make the user lose it's bonus and penalties.
   
   
6. You can only participate in a determined amount of roleplays at a time. You can be in one "important topic" like a class\mission or fighting in a war, something that is important and has major importance in your character. Then, you can be in two other RP's, "free topics", which are those simple and random ones that won't have any serious outcome (as in wandering town or making friends or training with your Sensei), as long as you aren't fighting with your life on the line, on which case that will become an important topic. Finally, you can be in one event topic (exams, tournaments, etc), although these count towards something. Also, remember that even if you are on "several places at the same time", its as if they happened on different occasions and not on the same time. It is impossible to keep an RPG forum with real time so this is the best option as an alternative. Careful with rule two thou.
   
   
7. Do NOT! under any circumstance mixture OCC information with IC information! This is extremely serious and major penalties will be applied to people who do it. Avoid as much as possible to make OCC arrangements of important topics and never act as if your character knows the same as the OCC you does! This also includes using the Chatbox to recruit members to your village, which is strictly forbidden and any attempt will be responded with a temporary ban from the Chatbox.
   
   
8. Do not show up on an RP topic to make an "off topic" post. Pm the member if you have to tell him anything about the topic. This also avoids spam.
   
   
9. Make sure your posts are readable. Use correct words instead of abbreviations (except for game terms), and make sure your sentences are well built. Use word processors to help you and if you're really old school, a dictionary! OCC typos are one thing, but while role playing good grammar is crucial. We don't forget that this is supposed to be an international forum, and not everyone has English as their native language (like most Admins), but an effort has to be made.
   
   
10. Time is important in an RPG, but on a non Real Time RPG such as a Forum RPG, such thing is hard to control. Because of that, character ages are players choice to make, as long as it fits the "regular patterns". We don't want to see a 10 year old Kage nor a 40 year old Genin.
    
    
11. Avoid sex, nudity and excessive violence as much as possible. Remember that this forum is for people from around 12 and up, and the Administration doesn't want angry parents on their children's accounts screaming on the chat-box to one of our Admins, nor restricting them from frequenting the forum. Fade away from sexual details both of actions and body description and don't describe details of a torturing or attack with too much enthusiasm. For things like that, simply use PM's to do so.
    
    
12. Better roleplayers will have benefits against worst roleplayers. The better you do it the more chances you have the Admins will favor you in a determined situation. If something like a person responding with a simplistic situation to a carefully built post happens, expect Admin interference and expect the simplistic person to have some unpleasant penalties (this doesn't mean however, that you should make situations that require dictionaries and several readings to fully understand).
    
    
13. The Admins will always have the final word on any situation RP wise. If they find a particular situation unfair, regardless of what it is and of the previous rulings, an Admin may attribute a different result to a situation. Remember, the Admin made the rules, not the other way around, so the power chain is by that order.

Not following these rules will have penalties in your actions while you roleplay. An Admin or responsible mod may, at any time, intervene on the situation and make a decision in his best judgment. You won't have an easy life if you do not follow these.