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There are a few rules which
hold true for all RPGs, no matter what the setting. These are not only
guidelines for RPing, but also for Internet life in general. All subscribers
to the RPGs on these pages are expected to follow these guidelines. They
fall into three categories: gameplay, Onelist,
and netiquette.
- Don't rely on profanity to make your point. - The Court de Soleil, Regency Roleplay and Sleepy Hollow games are for 17 and older. Keep that in mind when writing; material should be suited to those age groups. - Never take on the character[s] being played by another user. Doing this will get you immediately unsubbed. Similarly, don't barge in on other players' storylines. If they're looking for extra players, they'll say so. - All posts should be made in the third person. This is an example of how your post should read. - All posts should be written in a style appropriate to the setting. A member of the haute ton in the Regency Era should not speak the same way as a courtier at Versailles in the Court de Soleil; and neither should sound like someone in the Sleepy Hollow game. - Some RPGs have specific rules; those can be found at their respective homepages. Please take them seriously; players are expected to follow them.
- When replying to a complete message, don't quote the entire thing. Cut out footers, cut out .sig files, and cut out anything you're not directly replying to. If you're on digest, be careful to not include the entire digest in your reply. - Format messages properly. Don't type in all caps. Spelling, punctuation, and grammar count. [1] Using 'u' for 'you', '2' for 'too' or 'to' isn't cute, even in regular e-mail. In RPG posts, it's just plain stupid. - Avoid huge .sig files. No .sig file should be longer than four lines. - Posts should be made in plain old ASCII text. No HTML, no pictures, no smart quotes, no special fonts. Just text. The list is set to reject any post with an attachment; and posts may be rejected completely. - The only posts that need to come to this list are roleplay posts. Questions about the list, about the character boards, about how the game works, or anything else should go to the moderators. - Questions about how to unsubscribe should never, ever be asked. That information is included at the bottom of every message. Players are responsible for managing their own accounts; moderators will not unsubscribe players. - If you have comments on how to improve the game, please, please let us know. Everyone makes mistakes, and ends up sending a private message to the list; and sometimes email programmes flip out, and send the same post eight times. It happens to all of us, usually more than once. It's assumed that everyone onlist is mature and responsible; as a result, repeated violations of netiquette will get you removed from the list.
We cannot assist individual players with Onelist problems. All we can do is provide [hopefully] helpful links. - The site address: http://www.onelist.com/. - Need help? They have a help centre for all users. - Member basics. [How to subscribe; how to change your password; how to register.] - How do I read/post messages? |