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If you follow these, you should get along just fine!

General Rules!

1. We are a literate to advanced role-play forum.
This means that everyone here must be literate, or you won't be able to role-play with us. If you can't type at least 250 words or more, then you aren't cut out to be here.

2. Respect.
If you don't respect one another, you won't be able to have an account here. This means staff members, registered members, and even guests. If you do not respect others you will be asked to leave. Staff members of SiLENS MALUM will not tolerate anyone that does not respect everyone.

3. Swearing.
There will be no swearing at ANYONE. Considering we are a mature site, swearing is allowed, though. However, I don't want to hear 'I fuck want fuck to fuck fucking fuck role play fuck.' That's just annoying, and we all know that you don't need a swear word in every sentence that comes out of your mouth.

4. Inactive accounts.
If you fail to activate your account when joining or if you can't keep your account active, then it will be deleted. If you happen to leave for a few days or go on vacation or something, PLEASE let us know, this way your account won't be deleted. If your account does happen to be deleted, your characters will go up for adoption or be deleted and you will get nothing back. If you don't post in activity checks your account will be deleted.

5. Spam.
Spamming is NOT allowed here on SiLENS MALUM, whether it's in the role play boards or in the c-box. Post once, and edit if you need to. You can edit posts as many times as you want, as there is no limit to editing a post. However, if someone posts after you, your post cannot change unless you are fixing spelling or grammatical errors.

6. Have fun!
SiLENS MALUM is a friendly site, and we want you to be comfortable as you stay with us! Have fun, and make some friends!

Accounts!

1. Usernames.
One account per character - your account name should be the name of said character. User names in the c-box are not to be inappropriate. Don't make your user name tons of numbers and symbols; it's only confusing for the rest of us. No long names like "Super Fantastic Speedy Hero Face" or anything like that. Make it short, sweet, and to the point. We want to call you what you want to be called. Twenty "Shadow"'s and "Snow"'s drive us nuts, so if someone else has already claimed your name, it will be changed. Keep your name original, and don't use anime-character-based names.

2. Signatures.
Signatures, aka 'siggies', are not allowed to stretch the boards. They are required to be a reasonable size. If they aren't you will be asked to resize them, and if you don't they will be removed.

Characters!

1. Limit.
There really is no limit on characters at the moment, but if your characters happen to go inactive, we will ask you to remove or put them up for adoption.

2. Perfects.
NO PERFECT CHARACTERS. We are very strict on this rule. No one is perfect, and everyone has weaknesses. We can all get injured, and we can all die. If you post a character biography that is seemingly perfect, it will not be accepted and you will be asked to edit it.

3. Realism.
SiLENS MALUM is a fantasy site! We're pretty much open to whatever ideas get thrown at us, as far as fantasy goes. However, nothing extreme will be accepted. We don't want wolves with twenty horns on their head and four pairs of wings. The largest amount of wings a wolf can have is two pairs - a large pair, and a smaller pair. As far as powers go - your wolf is only allowed two.


4. Images.
We're a fantasy forum, but we ask you to either use manipulations or realistic pictures for your characters - cartoons or drawings just look unprofessional and tacky. If you need help finding or making a picture, ask a staff member. Graphic threads will also be created, so if you'd like to make a request for a picture, feel free to do so. Don't let your images stretch the board.

In Character!

1. Writing.
Please write in THIRD PERSON in the PAST TENSE. It's more interesting than first person and it will be easier to scrounge up muse. However, if you are more comfortable using first person, let an admin know and we'll see what we can do.

2. God-moding.
THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Everyone gets hurt or even killed, and nothing is more annoying than a character that can dodge every attack thrown at them. If someone witnesses you god-moding, you will be asked to knock it off. If you don't, you will be asked to remove your character from the thread it's active in, and if you still ignore staff further, your account will be removed.

3. Power-playing.
THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. No posting another character's actions in your post. It is unfair and equally annoying as god-moding. If you have the other member's permission, then it will be okay. If someone reports you power-playing without consent, you will be asked to knock it off. If you don't, you will be asked to remove your character from the thread it's active in, and if you still ignore staff further, your account will be removed.

4. Love.
Don't make threads where two characters instantly fall in love. If you'd like to create a pair of characters that are already mates, that's fine, but they must be yours. Love doesn't happen instantly, it takes time to fall for someone.

5. Word count.
We ask that your posts be at least 250 words or more. Be creative and fill up the space. If you need help, ask someone. However, this doesn't mean that you should be asking someone to help you with your word count every time you post. If you can't manage to reach this amount, you aren't meant to be here, and so you should leave.

6. Liquid Time.
We do allow your characters to be in up to 4 threads at a time, so use this to your advantage! If your character is already in four threads, you will have to wait until a thread is finished or dies off before posting your character somewhere else.

Breeding | Battles!

We allow breeding to occur. Don't be too graphic with it; others may find it disturbing. If you are going to have a breeding session, please put some kind of warning in the title so all the members know. Pleasure breeding is allowed but if you intend on your character to give birth, post under the Offspring section and fill out the forms. Birthing is allowed, but you must role-play out your character's pregnancy for at least a week before the pups are born. You will not be allowed to create your own pups; they will be created for you by a staff member. Force breeding is allowed as well, but each of your characters will only be able to force breed someone every real-life two weeks.

Fighting is allowed. If you want to plot something out, the Plotting boards are there for a reason. Casual fighting is accepted. If the fight is happening over a pack position, make sure to contact an admin before you begin to role-play out the battle. It will need to be judged fairly.

If it is a gang fight, the sides are required to be equal. No four on one or anything like that. If your character does happen to fall into a fight like this, they will be required to only fight one other character or they will be forced to flee. Canines are only allowed to be killed off if the member allows it.

Packs!

Currently, pack leaders must be four years of age or older. There are no breed or gender restrictions, for it is possible for a female to lead a pack. If there are two alphas, they share the power equally. Pack leaders are allowed to post rules in their territory regarding their pack lands, so respect and follow them.