1: You must choose a character that is not already in play i.e: you need to check the Characters page to see who is available and who is already a member. Obviously there cannot be more than one Dwayne Johnson or Amy Dumas, that would be ridiculous! Your character MUST be a real wrestler from a real federation, you cannot make up a wrestler. We refuse to accept pretend/fictional wrestlers, we are not an e-fed.

2: You need to create a journal on Blurty.Com for your wrestler. Do NOT include ANY personal information/details about yourself on the journal; you must create the biography, icon, entries for your wrestler only, not yourself! You MUST VISIBLY state on your Live Journal bio that you are NOT associated with the WWE or any wrestlers, we can't add anyone who doesn't make it clear they are only a part of role play. Where you are asked to enter a web site you MUST enter the address of THIS site; http://www.oocities.org/thelockerroomrpg as this contains our disclaimer. If this isn't done correctly we will not make you a member. You must also have your disclaimer visible on your actual journal. This is done by using the override codes we have provided. If you don't understand how to use them, let us know.

3: You MUST add http://www.blurty.com/users/the_locker_room to your friends list as soon as you create your journal. It is a very good idea to contact us before you start a journal and let us know. You MUST also add everyone who is a member of The Locker Room RPG's community to your friends list in order to join in the game. After 3-4 weeks of being a player and following the rules you will be added as a community member and enabled to post on the main community board.

4: Make sure you set up an email account for and/or get an AOL Instant Messenger screen name for them. This is so that other players can contact you and start storylines, and if we need to contact you about anything we have to have an email address at the least. It makes life very difficult if users do not put up contact info, and excludes you from involvement. It is a requirement that users can contact you, but please do not use your own personal email address or screen name as this reveals your true identity and ruins the whole role-playing game!

5: NEVER post O.O.C (Out Of Character) notes, information etc on your journal unless the administrators have authorized you to do so. Again, when you join the community you become a wrestler and must not reveal your true identity to other players on The Locker Room RPG; this spoils the entire game. Please also avoid posting up irrelevant things such as quiz results, pictures or anything else that falls into that category. It slows the loading of pages and does not fit in with the idea of RPGs.

6: Unlike some RPGs, ACCURACY is extremely important to us. We are massive wrestling fans and have been for many years. Therefore we ask that you understand the Superstar/Diva you are making the journal for. You should either be an enormous fan of them or you need to read up on them before making a journal and make sure you keep up to date with news and events in their real life. After all, you want people to find your journal convincing, not a blatent lie. Try to be accurate and don't be insulting or use your journal to humiliate a certain character/s. Just use the facts you know about the star and add lib, write what you think the person would be feeling/doing in real life and try to interact with other characters. Try to make sure, within reason, that you know what show your star is on and what matches they are fighting. The only exception we make with reflecting the real lives of the wrestlers is the pairings. Obviously we know nothing about many of their private relationships with husbands/wives/girlfriends etc. so you are free to add lib on this aspect.

7: Try to be friendly and interact with other members, don't exclude people! Everyone should make an effort to speak to each other, no matter what, don't be pretentious or snappy. Things can go the other way too; try not to harass anyone, just keep it cool. Starting storylines is important, so make use of email and AIM to contact other members. Do NOT copy material from other journals/RPGs or add members from other groups to your friends list that do not belong in our community!

8: If you need to speak to somebody O.O.C (Out Of Character) do not post it on your/their journals. Instead email them or use AIM and put anything you need to say O.O.C inside brackets like this:

[I wanted to ask if our characters can say they met up on Thursday? Is it ok?]

9: If you do NOT update you journal within 4 WEEKS it will be removed from the community and your character will be known as dead. This means your character will be made available for somebody else to start a journal for.

10: If you have any problems, please contact the administrators, we don't bite. We are here to sort out your queries!

IMPORTANT- The dos and don'ts list (just to make it totally clear guys):
 

Do:
Make an effort to read up on your character BEFORE starting a journal.
Make an effort to talk to other members/be friendly once you're in.
Base your character on true facts, not total make believe.
Try to respond to people's posts/emails/messages- It's rude to ignore them.
Make your journal look neat and tidy; try and watch your spelling and typing.
Add lib- it's fine to stick with what you know, but add a few extra things in and interact with other members to make things more interesting.
Ask our fantastic admin team if you need help. :)

Don't:
Be rude or unnecessarily abusive to other characters/members.
Use your journal to humiliate a character/s you don't like.
Make friends with only a couple of characters/members and ignore everyone else.
Harass somebody for them to be your friend/partner in the RPG.
Make everything up; you must base your journal on what the character is doing in real life/WWE storylines at the very least.
Be deliberately disrespectful and pushy to other people.
Make out of character (O.O.C) entries on your journal visible! Lock them if you must do them.
Copy material from other journals or RPGs.