Help:Roleplaying Rules

Role-playing on EquestriaRP requires users to follow certain rules. The following rules are for users when playing in character on EQPR.

Rules
I) Harassment will not be tolerated. This includes (but is not limited to) insults to other users, the creation of defamatory groups, impersonation, threatening behavior and swearing at other users. Mods will warn offending users, followed by a temporary ban, and if the behavior persists they will be permanently banned.

II) Obscene or illegal content will not be allowed, this goes for videos and pictures containing erotic, gory, shocking and/or disturbing content (Pornography and snuff videos- real or fake are some examples.) They will be treated within the same manner as harassment; users will be warned at their first offense, silenced after the second offense, then banned if the behavior consists. There is to be no posting of erotic material. Posts discussing or promoting criminal activity (even if it is legal in your country/state, it may not be in others, so don't risk it) will be deleted, in accordance with the above procedure.

III) Links containing questionable content must be labeled with the hashtag #NSFW. The community will sometimes put a pony theme hashtag such as #NOTSAFEFORCMC or etc, which is acceptable. Those posts failing to label with the required hashtag will be deleted, following the poster being reminded.

IV) All picture uploads must not have questionable content at all. Delete all those that do so. Not sure? PM or Email the Administrator (Site account can be found here.)

V) We are a "no swearing" and PG-13 site. What is PG-13? This is a bit harder to explain. Basically, No Nudity, gory blood references, heavy cursing (curse words like FUCK, DICK, SHIT, and other words considered inappropriate to be in PG-13 movies by the MPAA- or Motion Picture Association of America- are not permitted), and most certainly NO SEXUAL ACTIVITIES! The ratings and explanations for each one can be found in this page (If you are from a different country, reading that page is essential to fully understand the previous and following rules. Please take it as if it were created for this site.)

VI) Spam in all its forms - repeated, uninformative posts, calls for attention, repeatedly mentioning meetups without any productive discussion - will be met with a warning, and possibly a temporary silencing. A particularly egregious account - one with no conversation aside from repeated spamming of its user's art, or group, or fanfic - may be deleted in extreme cases.

VII) There can only be one canon character and all are taken, there are to be no alicorns either other than the canons. - if you want to have multiple accounts, it's recommended to create a group stating that these the accounts you own and RP with for ease of organization and tracking.

VIII Use common sense. Don't pester the mods over every little thing. If someone doesn't want to be your friend, or the "f-word" got used once, or an #NSFW tag was forgotten and the link wasn't that bad, don't be a tattle-tale. Reminding the user once, and doing so respectfully is fine.

IX) If you feel that you have been disciplined in error, email an administrator to discuss your situation off-site.

X) Due to the growing number and complexity of crossovers on the site, all new crossovers are banned. Crossovers are taking characters from a different show, or any copyrighted form of media, and placing it in the roleplay to roleplay as them.

XI) We follow the 'consent rule' here. To quote Furcadia: "...the Consent Rule. Very simply: If somebody poses or says something that implies your cooperation, you can act like it didn't happen."

PG-13 example of death in roleplay
I) USER-A: User-A launches himself in the path of the attacker, allowing the point of the blade to find his heart. *Good!

II) USER-A: User-A withdraws his blade and swishes it with rage. @userb. "I'll tear your throat out and eat it!" User-A howls and hurls himself at his opponent. With a single slash, he tears open his enemy's stomach and spills his organs onto the earth. *BAD! (It's quite gory, and could be considered R-rated. This is also an example of god-modding, as you cannot kill a character without its player's permission.)

PG-13 example of romance
''It is worth noting what age the player is acting when witnessing a romance scenario. Adult-Adult is fine. Adult-child is not fine. Not sure? Check history of posts, and PM the user in question what age he/she is pretending to play.''

I)USER A: And they kissed passionately. Holding on to each other in a everlasting... WISHY WASHY MUSHY, ETC. *Good!

II)USER A: And they kissed passionately. Holding on to each other in a everlasting embrace, they lathered their tongues in the other's saliva... *CAN'T TYPE MORE THAN THAT, BECAUSE IT'S BAD!