Rules
0. Gaia TOS. Learn it. Use it. Love it.
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Nuff said.
1. Do not steal the art.
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Don't claim the art is yours and don't trace it or recolor it unless you never show it to anyone ever. Don't. Even if I don't find out immediately, I will find out someday and I will render your face completely ******** up. I may not like my own art, but that doesn't mean I didn't work hard on it or that I want you to take it.
2. That being said, if you are a Guardian feel free to resize your kid's image for sig purposes, art contest reference, and other personal things.
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I'm really not that much of a hardass, I swear.
3. No drama.
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This includes bitching and whining in any flatsale/raffle/contest thread or in here. You're allowed to have shitty days and you're allowed to talk about them in here, but if I hear a peep about suicide or non-jokey animal abuse or any number of other things that it should be common sense not to mention, I'll set you to ignore and you won't be able to post in this thread anymore. Yay!
4. Don't harass the guardians.
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Please check their journals to see their personal policies on gift-giving and PMs.
5. Try not to stretch the page.
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I understand that sometimes it can't be helped, so when the page is stretched, everyone else should work doubly hard to post a bunch and get to the next page. Pretend you are Doozers of Page Compactness.
6. Don't harass me repeatedly.
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Send a PM, ask me in-thread, just don't ask me the same questions a million times in a million different ways. I can only take so much stupidity.
7. Guardians, please do not whine about growings.
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I do have a tiny, but adorable real life that I like to visit with sometimes. Not often, but sometimes. Sorry.
8. No refunds unless I decide to close the shop unexpectedly.
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If the shop looks like it's on its way out, I will try to get the guardians back a portion of the money they gave me, depending on how much art they have received. Or I could just finish growing your kid. We'll talk.
9. No super-quotes.
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See #5.
10. Please keep all text a reasonable size.
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I find quoting people's posts to see cyber-whispers terribly ******** ANNOYING. And don't tell the rest of us to not look or be all "hee hee just ignore us!" because I'll rip you a new a*****e, I swear. heart
I hate being a hypocrite, so just try to keep this to a minimum. ilu
I hate being a hypocrite, so just try to keep this to a minimum. ilu
11. Godmod at your own discretion.
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I would like to say this is a godmod-free zone, but you know what? Sometimes people slap each other on the back or spit when they talk or reach out to pick lint off of someone's shirt and THERE'S NOTHING THE OTHER PERSON CAN DO ABOUT IT. I really think it sucks when an RP is all like...
...because THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE. Depending on how extroverted and speedy Jim is, he would have been in and out of D's 'stache without any reaction whatsoever and before D could do anything about it.
I'm not saying you should do things like this all the time, and certainly be respectful of what your RP partner is comfortable with. (I know tons of people probably disagree with my whole philosophy on this, for instance.) I just think that a little bit of friendly prodding without waiting for permission can only make RPs more natural.
DEBATE TIME
- Jim reached toward Donnellassie's moustache, intending to pick off a globule of snot before sending him into his first job interview since the coma. His hand hovered right below Don's bushy facial hair, eyes pleading with the other man to allow him to touch his face.
...because THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE. Depending on how extroverted and speedy Jim is, he would have been in and out of D's 'stache without any reaction whatsoever and before D could do anything about it.
I'm not saying you should do things like this all the time, and certainly be respectful of what your RP partner is comfortable with. (I know tons of people probably disagree with my whole philosophy on this, for instance.) I just think that a little bit of friendly prodding without waiting for permission can only make RPs more natural.
DEBATE TIME
13. OOC brackets are only needed in this thread if there's an active RP going on.
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Which there never is really.
14. Flatsale kids are full customs (minus the criminal stage) and 12K a piece unless otherwise stated.
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I don't see the shop having any more raffles, and we've never had an auction, so those prices/rules will arise as needed.
15. No co-owning.
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Just because.
16. You may not sell your child or his/her children.
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Giving them away is another story, but you may never sell them.
17. This shop is not insert high-end breedable here.
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It's okay to adapt a concept you had for another shop and use it here, just make sure it fits. No one was really reborn here, they are still the same person they were back home, just in a different body.
18. Your baby can look like anything you want them to.
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Don't be afraid to ask for the outrageous. I'm trying to improve my art all the time, and who knows... your ultimate criminal might be just what I'm looking to draw.
19. You may have more than one...
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...as long as your youngest criminal is a teenager or older. Or you have twins or something, but that's a special case, obviously. The newest criminal and your current child don't have to be a part of the same family, nor do they even have to know each other at all. You must still obtain the new criminal through an event, and you may compete in appropriate events even if your youngest child is not yet a teen. If you win, your new criminal will be held back until you are eligible to raise him or her. Yay.
