Post by Sherlock Holmes on Oct 9, 2011 1:19:50 GMT
These are the rules, and if you're found breaking them you'll get warnings. Three warnings and you're blocked for a week, three more and it's a month, etc.
1) No profanity (beyond what's been said in Sherlock)
2) No slash or graphic sexual details
3) Be nice (in non-RP terms--if you're character's a bit rude, then you can RP as rude as they are.)
4) Try to use correct grammar and punctuation--no "i <3 u john!!!! sarah+john 4ever" type posts (unless it's meant to be a text message, but that example wouldn't quite be character-correct for Sarah!)
5) Different threads are not meant to be immediately afterwards--later in the day, perhaps
6) If something develops into a case, the beginning thread will be locked and will link to the new thread
7) Keep character in the RP threads, and no RP in the non-RP threads
8) For the most part, only Dimmock, Irene, Lestrade, Mycroft, and Moriarty can start cases (but anyone can add ciphers and puzzles); likewise, your character's board can only have threads you begin (though anyone can join in your day-to-day, and likewise you can jump into someone else's thread as long as you're in-character and on topic, the exception being text message threads)
9) Make clear in your posts which things are spoken, which are thoughts, and which are actions. I personally underline thoughts, italicize actions,
10) Try to post at least once a week.
11) No godmoding. This means relaying the actions of another character who is taken on this board. (Unless you're me, you can't say what Sherlock's doing.) No "X posted that Y does this" unless Y is a character not currently taken.
12) Have fun!
1) No profanity (beyond what's been said in Sherlock)
2) No slash or graphic sexual details
3) Be nice (in non-RP terms--if you're character's a bit rude, then you can RP as rude as they are.)
4) Try to use correct grammar and punctuation--no "i <3 u john!!!! sarah+john 4ever" type posts (unless it's meant to be a text message, but that example wouldn't quite be character-correct for Sarah!)
5) Different threads are not meant to be immediately afterwards--later in the day, perhaps
6) If something develops into a case, the beginning thread will be locked and will link to the new thread
7) Keep character in the RP threads, and no RP in the non-RP threads
8) For the most part, only Dimmock, Irene, Lestrade, Mycroft, and Moriarty can start cases (but anyone can add ciphers and puzzles); likewise, your character's board can only have threads you begin (though anyone can join in your day-to-day, and likewise you can jump into someone else's thread as long as you're in-character and on topic, the exception being text message threads)
9) Make clear in your posts which things are spoken, which are thoughts, and which are actions. I personally underline thoughts, italicize actions,
block-quote texts/emails/etc in-character,and leave dialogue normal.
10) Try to post at least once a week.
11) No godmoding. This means relaying the actions of another character who is taken on this board. (Unless you're me, you can't say what Sherlock's doing.) No "X posted that Y does this" unless Y is a character not currently taken.
12) Have fun!