Post by Tempted Saint on May 26, 2006 0:51:10 GMT -5
The Simple Rules
~Thou Shall NOT Plagiarize
No plagiarism.
Stealing someone’s fiction is like dating Hayden Christensen and then not telling anyone. It just isn’t done. *sighs* If you are caught, you will be BANNED and we WILL make sure your name goes ’round the writing communities and everyone knows.
~No personal attacks
There are plenty of places that you can go to on the internet to harass people, and if that’s what your into then, we don’t need you here. So leave. There is a THREE warning rule on harassment. However if the staff of moderators feels the event was significant enough, we will BAN the offending user immediately. If you really feel your criticism is needed then try to be constructive and approach authors via PM, no need to embarrass them publicly.
~No Fan Girl Gossip!
We might have a huge amount of fans on this site, but PLEASE remember, this is a fiction site, NOT A fan girl groupie meeting hut.! *sighs dramatically* Please just keep your fan girliness to a minimum. We don’t want to hear any gossip about celebrities.
~ Do NOT Abuse
When writing we tend to allow ourselves more liberty with language etc. However, when you are posting in someone else’s fiction, use caution with profanity, religious slants, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and/or gender based jokes or comments. We know it’s meant in fun, but just be careful.
~No Spamming!
Do not Spam. Spammers will be caught and sold for profit to the highest bidder. If you are on here to talk about non related stuff, leave. If you want to chat with friends, use the PM system or get MSN Messenger or whatever. Keep your personal stuff OFF the boards.
~No Wasted Posts
If you are going to read a fiction, leave a comment. If you leave a comment, don’t waste it. Be constructive, excited, perplexed, even elated. But Don’t say things like: “Post more soon” and have that be it. It’s just…well…rude.
~No Net Speak
It is very ANNOYING and is not for mature people. So if you need to use it then go to a youth board, try say prepubescent.com maybe. We don’t want to see it anywhere on the site. Not in fiction, the who’s who’s thread not anywhere. Just say NO to Netspeak. *smiles* Making simple action gestures in asterisks is fine, but don’t go nuts with it either.
~No Funky Color Writing!!!
This annoyance is right up there with Netspeak. *sighs* Come ON people. We are grown ups! If you are caught using colored writing in your Fiction, you will get a warning.
~Spell Check & Beta Read
Getting a Beta reader is highly recommended, but not a must. However, if your posts are constantly riddled with bad spelling and worse grammar, we will require you to have a resident beta sign of on your work before you can post.
~No Anne Rice Story Based Fiction
If you don't know why then look it up. Basically she is out for blood, pun intended.
The staff of In Another Life reserve the right to delete, erase and otherwise correct or set right any and all posts , that do not comply with these as well as the other guidelines. But we promise to send you a PM afterwards. *chuckles*