1. swearing and other adult content between characters is permitted (sex, drugs, suicide, etc), but any porn or any other unappropriate sites are strictly forbidden. lets try not to be too nasty. ^_-
2. all forms of sexuality are allowed and accepted here. i accept, and even encourage that some characters will be intolerant of someone else's sexuality, although i ask that all members keep an open mind. that doesnt mean that you have to be slash!obsessed, but at least accept that yes, it does happen.
3. no powerplaying, godmoding, perfect charactering...you know, nothing that makes role playing boring.
4. for those of you wondering...yes, The Beginning has been opened and closed and reopened several times before. this version was originally about the marauders just leaving Hogwarts, but this time it will be when the marauders are in their sixth year. we will need all sorts of characters, though! *optimistic*
5. unfortunately, i am a role playing snob, which, of course, means that i will only allow people that are able role players to play here. sorry, luvs. <3
6. please only advertise on the advertising board...not that anyone who's advertising is actually reading these rules unless they're planning on joining (and in that case I LOVE YOU), but thats okay! *cheeky grin* its fun to put it on here anyway.
7. um...i cant really claim any originality at this point, but i can say that all Hogwarts material belongs to the sometimes-magnificent-and-sometimes-not J.K. Rowling. so if you're her...yay you!
8. realism, in a magical role playing game, is...well, silly, dont you think? but lets try to keep to some vague restrictions of realism. meaning...if you have a character who's in...say, Hufflepuff, and that character knows a Slytherin character who gives your character the password. well, then your character can go into Slytherin, but remember that house pride is a big deal. if the rifts between the houses are big in Harry Potter's year, imagine how big they are now.
9. keep in mind that this role playing game isnt staged in the 2000's. this is way back when our parents were ickle little teenagers!
10. please wait to post until after your character has been accepted - this applies to all students, not just 'special' auditions. however, if you have already been accepted once, you do not have to wait unless you are doing a 'special' audition.
11. as for why there are so few message boards...i promise you its not because i'm lazy (because TB has all of its boards already made), but because i have decided that with TB, it would be better if there are only a few boards until people get to know each other better. this encourages happy things like people interacting with each other! YAY!
12. have fun and stay active and i'll love you forever and have your children! ^_-