General Board Rules;;

1. Discrimination/Prejudice of any kind will not be tolerated OOC. I realise there will be some IC discrimination but please keep it there.
2. Do not post anywhere IC until your application is accepted (this includes celeb/ability/etc claims). You may post in the OC boards.
3. No advertising outside the appropriate areas; they are there for a reason; this includes via PM and in your signature. In your profile there is a place for your site link to go; you are allowed to add your site there.
4. Please be active (online and posting IC at least twice a week) and notify us in the absences board if you are leaving (board can be found in the members box)
5. No OOC fights, if there is a problem you have with another member PM an administrator and we will help you sort it out.
6. Please notify us of all the accounts you hold on the forum so we can keep track.
7. You must have an avatar OR signature displaying your character's celeb. Please refrain from having other celebrities (unless they represent relatives on the forum) in your sig or av. You are allowed to have both if you wish, naturally.
8. Please keep avatars no smaller than 100x100 and no larger than 125x200. Signatures should not exceed 530x250, anything larger takes too long to load and stretches the forum.
9. Admins word is law. If asked to do something by an admin or member of staff please do not argue; if you have issues with it PM me to make a complaint.
10. Please make sure your display name is set to your character's first and last name ALL IN CAPITALS. thankyou.


Character Rules;;

1. Do not play more than one person from each family (this includes cousins, aunts, etc). I cannot stop you if you are playing an original character of your own creation but for canons and originals created by another member of the forum this is prohibited.
2. You are permitted a maximum of 5 characters, at least two of these must be male.
3. Of your total characters you are allowed no more than 3 canons, just to make sure everyone gets a chance to choose one.
4. Of your total characters only 3 are permitted to have a special ability OR quidditch position OR prefect/head student position (please don't have 3 characters with the same position). You cannot have one character with all three positions, however.
5. Any sexual orientation is allowed
6. No Mary-Su's or God-Modding, c'mon guys we are all suppose to be at a decent level, I don't want to see this.


Role-Playing Rules;;

1. All threads should be dated (please see the current timeline and the wizarding information boards for more)
2. Two-Three decent paragraphs per post (see the information board for more)
3. Swearing is permitted to an extent... if you don't like this then edit your personal censored words in your profile
4. Please RP in at least one class thread at all times when Hogwarts is open
5. No lengthy OOC chat in IC threads, keep it to PMs, the Chat Box and the OOC boards, thats what they are there for.
6. Write in third person and nothing else when posting IC. In relationships threads its ok to post in first person.

The following two RP rules I have deemed it necissary to give in detail, please ensure you understand them completely before proceeding to your application.

7. PREGNANCIES, MARRAIGES, RELATIONSHIPS, SEX: PERMITTED WITHIN REASON!
The first golden rule; all pregnancies and marriages along with deaths must be run past an admin before RPing, this is because these are classified as subplots on occasion. No teenage pregnancies or marraiges. If an administrator does not like the plot then it will not go ahead. In regards to sexual threads they are permitted for RPers over the age of 16 (legal age of consent where i am from) and Characters who are over the age of 15. If you are under the age of 16 the do not create a thread, same with if your characters are under the age of 15. If you create a sexual thread put an [R] in the title to warn other members.

Please Remember; while this site can contain adult content when appropriate warnings are placed, such content should not be found in areas that everyone goes (i.e. application areas, character profiles, community boards & out of character sections). Additionally; please don't RP mindless sex for the sake of it or because you are bored, make sure you have a reason for it.

8. ALL PLOTS ARE TO BE RUN BY THE MAIN ADMIN BEFORE RPING
Anything life changing or major is considered a plot. This includes; marraige, pregnancies, rivals becoming romantically involved, new evil rising, etc, etc. If you have a plot like this, pm it to me and I shall read over it, if I like it it shall be added to the plots board, if not then you cannot begin rping it. Check out the plots and subplots board (under Atrum Vox board, Plots and Subplots Subboard) to see what defines as a plot. Remember; subplots can help you and those Rping with you as well as those who would like to RP your family.

Note; I don't usually refuse subplots unless they contradict some that have already been created so don't worry that your plot won't be accepted because its about an original character or something like that, I still have to approve before they are RPed though