The Rules of Half Blood Mania (Revamped as of 11/25/12)

Site Rules
-Please refrain from sharing personal information with your fellow Half Blood Manians. Using your first name is okay, but anything other information about yourself such as your address or surname is not. It’s better to stay safe rather than be sorry, so please do not distribute your personal information. Also, keep your password in a safe place and do not give it to anyone.

-You must act appropriately. We have a no-bullying policy here on Half Blood Mania, and if anyone is caught harassing another member, there will be consequences. These range anywhere from a warning to your expulsion from the site, and your punishment will be determined at the administrator’s discretion.

-Obey all of the rules as enforced by a staff member. If you disobey an admin, there will be consequences. We will be made aware if you disobey a staff member, and you will likely face consequences for this as well, depending on the situation.

-You must speak in a relatively appropriate manner. This means no harassment and no extensive talk about sex or sexual acts. There are certain swear words you may use in moderation here, but there are others you may never use on this site. This is the list of swears you may use. These swears are only acceptable when they are used appropriately (not meant to insult a member of the site):

• bitch
  
• ass (including badass, smartass, etc.)
  
• shit
  
• damn
  
• hell
  

Any other swear word is strictly prohibited.

-Arguing is not allowed, unless it is a friendly debate. Partakers in arguments will be kicked out of the chatbox and banned if the arguing continues. If it is made known to the administrators that harassment is continuing in pms or elsewhere on the site, arguers will be banned for a certain amount of time or expelled from the site.

-Staff members are not allowed to threaten others with their power or flaunt their power over others. This will likely result in the staff member’s demotion.

-Double-accounting is not allowed, and this will result in the deletion of your second account or even your expulsion from the site.

-Spamming is not allowed, and any spam posted will be deleted. If spamming occurs more than once, you will be banned from the site.

-Please refrain from posting spoilers about the books, as many of our members have not read the most recent book. If you must discuss the book, ask the person you’re talking to if they have read it or post your spoilers inside of a spoiler tag.

Code:

[spoiler][/spoiler]

-You are allowed to post with a character in more than one location. HOWEVER, there are rules for this. You cannot just start randomly spamming your character in a ton of different places. If you've been posting with one person for about a week and do not want to end the RP, but want to use the character somewhere else, you can post with them in a different topic. If you're using a character in a minor plot and someone comes up with a plot that uses your character, they can also be a part of that plot.

-If you see any other member breaking the rules, please notify one of the administrators immediately.

Roleplay Rules
-Power-playing is not allowed without permission from an administrator or your roleplay partner. God-modding is not under any circumstances.

-You must ask permission before going on a quest.

-Please refrain from double posting unless absolutely necessary. Double posting is generally deemed appropriate if your topic has not been acknowledged in more than two days. Double post with your own discretion, and always remember that you can edit your posts with the “edit” button in the top right corner of your post.

-Only admins or those given permission by the admins may roleplay gods or canon characters.

Thanks for your attention!
-The administrators of Half Blood Mania

A new discipline system is in the works, but for now, the old one is in effect:

Punishments:
One: Warning
Two: Suspension from either pm-ing or chatbox.
Three: Suspension from both chatbox and PMs.
Four: All three punishments listed above.
Five: Banned for a few days.
Six: Banned for a long, long time.

Note: Admins and mods do not need to follow these punishments in order. It depends on how bad the infraction was.
(Written by Kendall)