Nalizarins:
Nalizarins are the owner of chat shops! They hold the rank of denizen in their shop which means if you rob them or assault them, they can call guards to have you removed. The rules for chat shops are basically the same as roleplay topics. Topic host is the rule setter.
How a chat shop should work: Instead of starting a new topic for each singular topic, a chat shop should be open to many topics, and the Nalizarin should update their top post with the current topics being discussed. Obviously, it's not expected to be updated on an hourly basis as people do sleep, but try to keep up and maintain your shop.
You may keep your characters in chat shops as these make good grounds for people to maybe hop into an actual roleplay. Chat shops can be marked as Nalizaro safe, meaning you shouldn't talk about topics like current events/religions/or other sensitive topics. On the other hand, lets say you want to talk about Dragon Age...well that's a realm isn't it? Therefore you can stay in character and refer to it accordingly. The Nalizarin will inform you if you're disturbing their shop.
Chat shops can host their own mini events, have their own contests, lottery etc. Scams should be reported, and as previously mentioned, will most likely get reported to admins also. Just don't do it.
Mark in the first post if you plan to discuss adult topics. Obviously, don't get freaky in these things, but if you're going to use dark humor, violence, adult language put a warning. Topic hosts should be alerted first to any situation, sometimes the best solution is just to duck out of the topic and not make a disturbance.