Roleplay Rules and Guidelines

[Azure Ageha]

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Content in this thread:

1. Common Rules
2. Special rules for RP creators
3. Gaia-Appropriate Content in Detail

 

[Azure Ageha]

Common Rules

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I took this from Barton Town: Rules and Guidelines and Kharn Wolfson's Roleplay Etiquette with proper editing.

No Cybering
The explicit roleplay of sexual encounters is strictly forbidden. The posting of explicit and graphic content, in written or visual forms, is a violation of the Terms of Service.

No Explicit Roleplay Encouragement
Users often post rules regarding inappropriate content within their own roleplays. Using ratings like "PG-13" is fine, but directing users to "take cybering to PMs", or using ratings such as "Rated R" which clearly indicate adult themes, is not permitted. In all cases, the Gaia Terms of Service and forum rules override individual roleplay rules.

No Abusive Comments
This includes abusive comments to other users, flaming, trolling, harassment and stalking. You are allowed to swear on Gaia, but you are not allowed to insult other users, go into their thread without permission and start trouble, or refuse to leave after the creator has asked you to.

No Hate Based Roleplays
Hate roleplays that are negatively directed towards a Gaia user, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation are not allowed on Gaia. These roleplays that are found will be removed and the owner punished.

No God Moding
God-moding is when you do something that affects another character without giving them leave to decide their own actions or opinions. An extreme form of god-moding would be emoting that you stab the other character, killing them instantly. It can take other, more subtle, forms though. Make a character that can always dodge the hit also a God-moding behaviour. Remember that no perfect creature that exist in this world nor on someone's imagination!

No Spamming other people's RP
Posts that are gibberish, off-topic, contain advertisements or begging, or have low or no content are considered spam. Please ensure that your posts are on topic and contain an appropriate amount of discussable content. Don't suddenly said something off-topic in someone's active RP.

Please Use Proper Grammar
We're not a grammar nazis (I also not good in grammar since I'm not familiar with English language) but please use as much proper gramar as you can. Try to use correct spelling and grammar as often as possible but a few mistakes are okay. Do not use all caps lock (EXAMPLE), Broken caps (LiKe tHis), excessive symbols (##$%%@^&), and do not use chat speak! (plz, u, r, dw, np).

Quoting
You are allowed to quote someone but be sure to delete all the words they say in RP forum. Quote will help you to let others know that you want their attention in but I don' like to read the exact same post again. Or simply just type it like the code below:

[quote="......."][/quote]

Change the dots with username you want to quote.

 

[Azure Ageha]

Special Rules for RP Creater

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Follow common rules
This is a must!

No "Copycat" roleplays
Just like art theft is not allowed, copying another person's work for a roleplay is also not permitted as it infringes copyright. If you want to use another person's writing for your roleplay, word for word or only slightly changed, you must get permission and credit them or else you will face the same serious consequences that art theft does on Gaia Online.

Give Tags to Your Tittle Thread (subject)
This is necessary so you can find RP partner easily. The tags you should add are:

a. Wether you still accept more people in your RP or not, type [-] if you don't need more or [+] if you still need more.

b. The main genre of story that you want. If you want action as your genre story, type it like this: [G: Action]

c. How many people you need in the RP. For the example if you don't want to limited your RP partner is: [P: 1 x Inv] or if you want just one RP partner, type: [P:1x1]

d. Write wether your story is original or based on something else (like manga, anime, movie, etc) for example [O] for original or if you made story based on bleach anime/manga, type it like this: [NO: Bleach]. NO means non-original

e.This is a common thing: type your story tittle.

Type the tags consecutively for the example if I want to make a original horror and I need 5 RP partner but I don't need more partner, I'll make tags like this:

[-][G: Horror][P:1x5][O]Lost in Haunted House

Stay active!
Don't just make a roleplay then leave it suddenly and without information.

 

[Azure Ageha]

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Gaia-Appropriate Content in Detail

Gaia Online is available to users as young as 13, and as such, all site content, including roleplays, must adhere strictly to the Terms of Service to ensure it is appropriate. Many users have asked what is considered inappropriate in a roleplay context. Below is a list of guidelines to help you judge what is appropriate and what is crossing the line.

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Summary

• Sexually explicit roleplaying is a violation and not permitted.
  
• Graphically violent roleplaying is a violation and not permitted.
  
• Encouraging or condoning these violations in your roleplay may result in the roleplay thread being removed and a warning issued to the involved accounts. Refrain from using adult ratings or directing explicit content to the private messaging system.

Content Guidelines

• Romance
  
  Roleplays that revolve around two or more characters meeting and falling in love are perfectly safe on Gaia. However, certain romantic interactions and themes are not considered appropriate and may result in a warning for those involved. Roleplay threads based heavily on sexual themes or fetishes, such as cybering, rape or bondage, should be edited or it will be locked or deleted from the guild, and participants in the violating content will receive a warning.
  
  The roleplay of non-sexual interactions, such as hugging and kissing, is allowed on Gaia Online. This is a general display of affection and breaks no rules. However, there are several activities that are considered to cross the line and be inappropriate. The list below outlines such common violations:
  
  • Grabbing/touching of private areas, fondling
    
  • Sexual encounters, also known as cybering
    
  • Inappropriate, sexually-explicit dialogue, "talking dirty"
    
  • Nudity, a character stripping or being stripped in detail, or for acts of seduction
  
  If I find members breaking these in roleplay thread, I will warn them the first and second time they trespass it, remove for the third time and ban if they do it for the fourth time.
  
  
• Fighting and Violence
  
  Many roleplayers enjoy a good fight now and again, but please use your discretion when depicting violence. A general portrayal of violence is allowed; this includes bloodshed, slicing, killing, beating, and other general actions. However, extremely graphic depictions of violence are not permitted. Going into explicit details down to the last organ hitting the floor is considered inappropriate and may result in a warning for graphic content.
  
  
• Slave, Master, Kidnapping, and Pet
  These kinds of roleplays are based around a dominant/submissive style and may be a common sight in the roleplay forums, but they are very prone to containing or encouraging Terms of Service violations. These types of roleplays belong in the Series-related/Miscellaneous Roleplay forum and MUST NOT contain the following:
  
  
  • Sexual content
    
  • Abusive content
    
  • Collar/charm/other slave systems which categorise slaves as targets of/preferring abuse or sexual advances
  
  
  Slave roleplays which encourage or contain sexual or abusive content will be deleted and those involved in the violating content will receive appropriate warning or even ban from the guild if they do it more than third times. Remember, as a roleplay creator it is your responsibility to monitor roleplay content within your thread. If you see someone violating the rules, you can report them to one of moderator.
  

How to keep a roleplay free of content violations

When setting up the rules of a roleplay, the following guidelines should help you enforce appropriate content in your thread:

• Cybering is not allowed anywhere on Gaia. This includes the forums, private messages (PMs), Gaia Towns, and the game chats. Therefore, you should not post something like "take cybering to PMs". If your roleplay is found with something like this, you may be asked to change it and/or receive a warning for encouraging explicit content violations.
  
• Some users post "PG"-type ratings in their rules threads, such as "PG-13". This in itself is not a violation, but if a roleplay rating clearly supports or encourages explicit violations using the rating and other elements, the moderators may take action. Examples include "Rated R", "Rated XXX", "No limits!".
  
• Be especially careful with 'borderline' roleplay concepts, such as slave roleplays. Given the context, any suggestion of sexual or abuse-based content (e.g. through a collar/charm category system) may be viewed as encouraging content violations and result in the thread's locked or deleted.

If at any point you spot roleplays or roleplay posts violating the above guidelines, report the post or thread to moderator. You will NOT be punished for roleplayers violating the Terms of Service in your own roleplaying thread if you have not encouraged the behavior, and have taken appropriate action to stop the behavior by reporting the relevant posts.

I got this from Barton Town: Rules and Guidelines and edit it properly. I have the right to edit, locked or even delete every post or thread that trespass Gaia-Appropriate Content!