THE RULES ,,

G E N E R A L

1.) Respect the admin. We worked hard on this site. It would bring a small smile to our faces if you showed us some politeness and common courtesy.

2.) Originality is a must. Please do not steal anything, or there will be serious consequences. We do not tolerate any stealing. This includes the act through means of applications, graphics, and etc. It isn't hard to ask, let alone create your own ideas.

3.) Read the plot. We put it there so we can all have something to work from. It takes about five minutes and will ensure that you get a full understanding of what's going on here. We don't want someone who's lived in Seattle all of their lives to be totally oblivious to the whole plot.

4.) Keep advertising to the advertising boards only. We encourage you to share your own creations with us, but don't go posting links in the cbox, through PM, or boards. It simply annoys everyone - especially Admin.

5.) We are responsible people and can settle disputes in a respectful manner. Keep this said disputes out of the c-box, out of our hair, out of the bathroom, and remember that we aren't fighting over who gets to use the Wii next. In fact, let's not fight at all.

6.) Do not consistently bother somebody to post. Reminders are fine, but we all have lives to deal with and other tasks to complete! Give each other some time to post. Muse can be a bitch sometimes, take this into consideration as well. Likewise, don't waste somebody's time with a thread you are never going to reply to. It's unfair and rude.

7.) If you are going to take a leave of any kind, please report to the absence boards and post detail there as to when you will be back again and when you are leaving. We would hate to have to delete you because you become inactive for no reason at all, and we must only assume what we can about it. This means we would gather that you've quit without a word, and therefore your play-by would be back up for grabs and your account deleted. So, to avoid all of this, please post in the absence boards when you are going away!

8.) We are a advanced site. There are guidelines to follow for this, and they will be explained in the following rules assuming you don't already know them.

A U D I T I O N S

1.) For every two female characters, you must have a male. I think we all understand how hard it is to keep the gender ratios even if we don't have some sort of restriction, so there it is.

2.) You may have as many characters as you want. However, if the Admin feel that you are not keeping them all active, we may deny your request for another. This means keep all of your characters active.

3.) Please use real celebrities only. No Myspace, Buzznet, etc. Please be sure to check the face claims to make sure your celebrity isn't taken. You should also make sure you check the canons list. If you want to create twins, or add a twin to an already existing character, please contact an admin's character account with information about the history of the twins to get them approved.

4.) Detail is radically important. Please do not spare us but one, because we want to take everything in. This does not mean that you can't have some element of enigma involved, please do, but remember that detail is key to being accepted. The more detail the better, in other words. Put some personality into it.

5.) Please use one character per account.

6.) Your display name must be your character's first and last name with a period at the end. For example: glen coco.

7.) We would like to give everyone a fair chance, but we do not tolerate applications that are obviously not thought out. Please make a good impression on us.

P O S T I N G

1.) Our posting standard is 600 words and above. Being a member of this site, you should not find this standard difficult to meet at all. We understand writer's block and low muse, but do your best and give it your all. Nobody likes a half-thought-out post.

2.) Third person only, please and thank you. This does not include means of communication through AIM and phones.

3.) Try to match the person you are posting with. If the person you're role playing with produces a 1,000 word post, we do not want to see a nutsy 500 words back as this disappointing and downright obnoxious. Remember - be fair.

4.) This is a realistic life role play, so we all understand that there will be sex, drugs, and alcohol. If you can't handle it, then don't join. We do ask, however, that you tag your R - rated boards with an [R], and refrain from going into too much detail. Getting the point across is easy without being explicit or gaudy.

5.) Pregnancy may appear in plot lines, and we understand this. We really don't want babies turning up everywhere, though, so if your plot includes a pregnancy scare leading to a child, or anything of the sort, please contact an admin and we will determine the date of birth, gender, and health condition of your baby, as it is realistic.

G R A P H I C S

1.) All accounts should have a signature and 100x100 avatar. Do not stretch the boards. The graphic's request board is there for a reason if you lack talent in this subject.

2.) Naked people are distracting. Please don't use them here.

3.) Thank you for reading all of our rules, and we would love to have you join us here at La Dolce Vita. Feel free to apply and the password is 'AVENUE Q'.