Site Rules
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Site Rules
Hello! To help keep Black Dawn a friendly, fun place for everyone, we ask that all forum members follow these rules.
- Bigotry and hate of any kind will not be tolerated. The use of hateful terms or phrases, especially slurs, is prohibited, even if used in a joking manner. If members wish to roleplay any form of bigotry or xenophobia, they must use content warnings as appropriate.
- While the site staff acknowledges that many fans of Warriors are adults and older teens, Warriors is a series for all ages. As such, we intend to keep this site, and all of its content, PG-13. Use fade-to-blacks when necessary for explicit scenes. Avoid being too descriptive with violence and gore.
- Explicit sexual content of any kind is strictly prohibited. This includes private messages. Do not attempt to direct or encourage members to an external site for the purpose of sharing explicit material or roleplaying explicit content.
- If a user is found to be under 13, their account will be terminated immediately without warning.
- Spam is defined as “irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent to a large number of recipients”. Posting messages that are irrelevant to the topic at hand, consist of gibberish or other kinds of indistinguishable content, or otherwise attempt to derail relevant conversation and roleplay will be removed. Excessive spam will result in the suspension of the offending account.
- Keep all conversation and roleplay to their relevant sections. This especially applies to topics pertaining to religion and politics. As religion and politics are hot-button issues, we respectfully ask that all discussions on these topics remain in the Religion & Politics section.
- Treat all users respectfully. Flaming, harassment, trolling, antagonistic behavior, malicious mockery, or any other disrespectful actions are not allowed on this site. We wish to foster a positive, fun community; if you act contrary to that, we will not hesitate to ban your account.
- Ban-hopping is not permitted. If you are suspended or permanently banned from this site, accept it as a lesson and either wait until your suspension expires or move on to another site. If you are discovered to be a ban-hopper, your new account will be permanently banned without warning.
- Do not discuss, post about, or link to illegal content. This includes drug-related content, pirated content, DDoSing, hacking, scams, malware, or any similar type of dangerous cyberware. Do not use roleplaying as a means of circumventing this rule. If you wish to use this content in a roleplay, please contact the staff for an exception before doing so.
- Do not threaten violence against anyone, whether they are a user, an off-site person, an organization, an institution, or anything/anyone else, even jokingly. We are obligated to report any and all violent threats to law enforcement, even if they were made in jest.
- Do not post any information that is too personally revealing. This includes selfies (selfies with faces and other personally-identifying information blurred are acceptable), full names, home or work addresses, phone numbers, external social media handles (unless they are to anonymous accounts), the name or address of the school you are attending, or photos of legal documents. We want to protect our users from individuals who may not have their best interests at heart. If you wish to connect with another user off-site, please do so via PM. In doing so, we encourage extreme caution. Exchanging off-site contact information via PM will be done at your own risk.
- Do not steal the content of other users. This applies to characters, plot concepts, lore, artwork, creative writing, roleplay concepts, and custom music. We encourage the use of unobtrusive watermarks on artwork.
- This is not eBay. The sale or purchase of goods is not permitted on this site, even through PM. Members may not attempt to direct or encourage others to engage in transactions off-site.
- This is not a dating site. Do not attempt to flirt with or “come on” to other members. Members may not be “mates” with one another, or any other form of site-based romantic partnership. Do not attempt to begin a relationship with another member. Do not send other members sexually explicit messages. Do not encourage others to send you sexually explicit messages, or to interact with you in a romantic manner. Members may ask for relationship advice, but please keep it PG-13. If you wish to seek advice here, please keep in mind that we are not a professional help site. You are welcome to reach out to the staff for relationship help resources if you wish.
- Self-destructive behavior is not permitted. Threads discussing suicide or self-harm, or expressing the desire to partake in these acts, will be removed. If you are feeling suicidal or are in need of mental health assistance, please reach out to a staff member or see our self-help thread. Vent/rant threads are fine, as long as they do not break any site rules. If you choose to post a vent/rant thread, be prepared for the possibility of pushback. That is the risk you take in sharing your thoughts online. In addition, please remember that we are not a mental health or self-help site.
- We ask that members post in English only. This is not to be discriminatory, but because the majority of our members and staff are English speakers only. It is next to impossible to roleplay with someone in a language you do not speak!
- Please only bump your thread once every 12 hours. Excessive bumping may result in your thread being temporarily or permanently locked. All members may bump another member for a roleplay after 72 hours, even if a member personally states that their bump policy is longer. If a member does not have a bump policy, assume their policy is 72 hours.
- Necroposting is not allowed outside of official threads, unless otherwise stated by a staff member. Necroposting is defined as posting in a thread that has not seen activity since a certain amount of time. If a thread’s newest post was made more than 30 days ago, do not post. Make a new thread instead.
- Any posts about Warriors books released since 2020 must be accompanied by a spoiler tag. Any posts about Warriors books released in the past 30 days must be accompanied by a major spoilers tag.
- If you disagree with a decision made by the staff, do not argue with us publicly or attempt to undermine us. Use the official appeal process form instead. You may appeal a minor decision once and a major decision twice. Major decision appeals, on the second appeal, go straight to senior administration. All other appeals are handled by intermediate administration.
- Shock threads are not allowed. For the comfort of all users, please avoid posting about or linking to shocking or disturbing content.
- Trigger warnings must be used when necessary. For a full guide to trigger warning abbreviations, see this post.
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