Rules, Duties And Guidelines (last update Oct.21, 2005)

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General Duties For All Members

These are the rules which all who partitipate in this guild must abide by, according to their positions.

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1.) There will be no tolerance for illiteracy.

2.) All posts which are in character are to be written in the third person.

3.) There will be no tolerance for spam, bumps, or poll-whoring anywhere inside the guild.

4.) Sexual content is not permitted in the guild, all posts within the guild must remain G-PG-13.

5.) All members of the guild must try to be online as much as they can. Absence from the guild with no replies to private messages within two months will cause a member to be replaced (if applicable).

6.) Guests who come here wishing to become geishas must visit an okiya, where they will ask the Okaa-san if she will support her to become a geisha.

Guidelines

1.) Before you join the RP, check Gion Baraen Members for vacant positions and fill and send the corresponding profile. If you would like to occupy a position, not listed (another okiya mother, hanamachi regular etc.), please, feel free to post it in General Discussion thread, we will help you enter the RP.

2.) Announcement threads contain necessary information and tips on the Guild. Stickies are RP threads, where you are to be IC (in character). Other threads are discussions, related to organizing the RP and different events.

3.) Time in the RP will be defined by posts and ozashikis (parties). While the time of ozashikis will be defined in Real Life limits (GMT standard).

What's GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time)?
This is the time of Great Britain to be brief. All the rest time zones are defined by GMT + or - a few hours.
How to check GMT?
Click your clock on the Start panel of Windows. Choose Time zone tab and check what your time zone is.
For example, if you live in Alaska, your time zone will be "GMT - 9:00".
So, to know GMT you need to add 9 hours to your local time. Say, your time is 8AM. 8+9=17. It means GMT is now 5PM (17:00).
In the same way, if you live in Tokyo, Japan, your time zone is "GMT + 9:00".
So you substract 9 hours from your local time. If your time is 8AM, GMT will be 11PM (23:00).
To make things easier you can change your Gaia settings to have all times read as GMT.
How to do it?
Go to your Profile. Click Edit Profile. Scroll to the end of Edit Profile page. The last option is Timezone. Select GMT in the list and submit changes. All times displayed on Gaia will be in GMT then.  

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General Working Member Duties

These are the rules all working members of the guild must know and abide by.

Maids Of the Okiyas...
1.)...must help keep the Okiya clean.
2.)...must welcome visitors with a warm pot of tea and available snacks.
3.)...must obey the orders of the Geisha, Head Geisha, Atotori and Madame.


Waitress Of the Ochayas...
1.)...must serve the customers the food and deliver the tea to the Geisha.
2.)...must do their best to please the customers.  

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General Okiya Member Duties

These are the rules all okiya members must know and abide by.

Maikos of the Okiyas...
1.)...must advertize the guild and help gather as many patrons as possible.
2.)...must behave themselves in the presence of patrons.
3.)...must try to attend as many ozashikis as possible.
4.)...must not speak to patrons or their elders unless they are spoken to.
5.)...must study hard and complete all of their lessons.
6.)...must find an oneesan and train with them until they have satisfied the okaasan.
7.)...will become geisha once their lessons are complete and their training with an oneesan is satisfactory.
8.)...can work with a head geisha as an imoutochan outside of the okiya.

Geisha of the Okiyas...
1.)...must advertise the guild and gather as many patrons as possible.
2.)...must only work as geisha within the guild.
3.)...must try to attend as many ozashikis as possible.
4.)...must not speak their elders unless they are spoken to.
5.)...will graduate to Head Geisha once they make 25 patrons.
6.)...will be an oneesan to a maiko if she is directed to by the okaasan.

Head Geisha of the Okiyas...
1.)...must advertise the guild and gather as many patrons as they can manage.
2.)...must try to attend as many ozashikis as possible.
3.)...can choose to be an oneesan to a maiko if she is asked to by the okaasan.
4.)...can become independant if the okaasan sees fit.

Atotoris of the Okiyas...
1.)...must go through training as a maiko and geisha.
2.)...must try to attend as many ozashikis as possible.
3.)...must help the okaasan and learn how she manages the guild.

Okaasans of the Okiyas...
1.)...must note all of the okiya's member's debts.
2.)...must manage all of the okiya's money and inventory.
3.)...help okiya members with questions, study and relations to the ochayas.
 

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Head Nakais of the Ochayas...
1.)...must make sure to have all of the patron's food ready, and make sure it is served to the right room.
2.)...must train new nakais how to serve the guests properly.
3.)...must obey the Okami.

Accountants of the Ochayas...
1.)...must keep track of the money in the ochayas.
2.)...must help the Okami with buisness matters.

Okamis of the Ochayas
1.)...must keep a strong bond with their sister okiyas.
2.)...must try to do their best to please customers.  

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Patrons, Visitors and Dannas