RULES

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These must be followed at all times. Violations will result in mod action up to and including banning from the game (in serious cases). Follow them and we won't have any problems.

Treat others how you want to be treated, and you want to be treated with kindness and respect. We know that there will be conflict and not everyone will like everyone else, but that doesn't meant things have to get ugly. If it looks like a matter cannot be handled respectfully and maturely, please alert the mods and we'll try to sort it out.

This covers godmodding, infomodding, ignoring permissions, etc. Remember that you control your character and your character alone, both their actions and their knowledge. If you're not sure if something's okay, ask the player! Remember to keep trigger warnings on posts up to date and be careful about bringing up triggering material in tags. Also remember that "no" can be a final answer; if someone doesn't want to do a plot, don't pressure them to.

While characters can be any age, players must be at least 16 years old. Violation of this rule results in a suspension until your 16th birthday.

In a game about the Roaring Twenties, there are going to be mature themes, and we're okay with that! There are some rules to observe, however.

• Violence: Violent content is allowed. All violent logs are to be put under a cut with appropriate warnings, which must be updated as appropriate. If a non-violent log turns violent, warnings must be updated. Logs containing violence do count toward AC (include a warning in the AC link).



• Sexual Content: Because the game is not an 18+ game, we do not allow graphic sex in the comms. However, you can have as much sex as you want in your own journal, and it will still count toward the closed log part of your AC (as long as the sex is game canon and you include a warning in the AC link). Sexual content that is not graphic (dirty talk, prostitution/solicitation, dancing/stripping, etc) is allowed as long as the log contains appropriate warnings. Basically, if you think it would elevate a movie rating from R to NC-17, move it to your journal.

Plots involving sexual violence follow under the same rules as normal sex threads.

Please note that none of these rules are meant to limit you! They are just meant to make the game an enjoyable and safe experience for everyone.

Reserves for a character last for one week. While a reserve does not guarantee your app will be accepted, it does guarantee that no other apps for that character will be apped while waiting for yours.

No challenge reserves will be accepted! If a reserve is in for a character you want, you are welcome to submit an app. If the reserver does not app, other apps will be judged on a first come, first serve basis. If you're considering apping a character, put in a reserve!

You can only have reserves in for two (2) characters at a time.

Activity check is 15 comments a month. Threads that add to your comment count must have at least three comments from you.

If you're short a comment or two and have shorter threads that were not dropped by you, you're free to use those as well.

AC works on a two-strike system. Failing AC one month will earn you a strike. Two consecutive strikes will get you booted. Non-consecutive strikes will not result in action, but the mods reserve the right to address consistent non-consecutive strikes (getting one every other month, for example).

AC must be responded to, even if it's only to receive your strike. Anyone who doesn't comment will be dropped, regardless of activity.

The hiatus policy affects your AC as follows:

• 1 week or less: No change; you must make full AC.


• 2 weeks: You'll be asked to give 5 comments, to show you've been around for part of the month.


• 3 weeks+: Exempt from AC for the month. Unless you talk to a mod about a long absence beforehand, doing this three months in a row will be considered squatting and you will be asked to drop.

Remember that weeks you are hiatused count only for the activity of the month they're in. If, for example, you hiatused for the last two weeks of June and the first week of August, you would still be expected to give your reduced AC for June and full AC for August, even though you were hiatused for three weeks.

For the month you are accepted in, AC will only consist of showing some kind of activity (an intro log, a thread of any length, etc). Exceptions will be indicated in acceptance messages. Those who need to comment to AC will be listed in the AC post, so you will always know if you need to provide activity or not!

This may seem like a bit of an obvious rule, but it bears stating anyway. While the mods are always open to questions, reading all relevant info posts and checking the FAQ for your question first will lighten the work load for everyone! Please be courteous in this matter.

In the logs comm, posts you make will need to be tagged with either #open or #closed and your character's name. When you tag into another's post, please tag it with your character's name.

In the newspaper comm, please tag posts with #[newspaper name].

Remember, this is a game! We're here to have a swell time! So sit back, grab some moonshine, and get to tagging!

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