You're gonna be sick of us posting soon. |D

Rules have FINALLY been updated with a new version, including the new rules concerning activity and hiatuses! Also updated the FAQ with stuff relating to the new rules.

If anyone has any idea for any questions we've missed that the FAQ could use, let us know! It's hard to think up random questions. XD

I've always gone through and fixed ALL the pages to have some white border around them so the background of our info won't conflict with the page background. Annnnnnd fixed some links and old info that was creeping around in the playing the game section. (There's probably STILL few things kicking around, but I THINK that finally killed off the last of them. Ang and her "I"'s lol Knowing my luck there's prolly still few creepin' somewhere. )

And the map link in the sidebar is fixed now! Sorry about that!

Aaaaaaand that should be it for tonight. ^_^

Hey guys!

Hot off the presses, so to speak, here's the new rules for the Activity Check. Please look them over. They are in the process of being added to the new rules page, which should be following (FOR REAL THIS TIME) in the next day or two.

If you have any questions or concerns, LET US KNOW! Nothing is ever set in stone. If there's something that needs tweaking, we can certainly do so.

Important things of note about the new rules you'll notice is:

1. No more first person requirement. We introduced this requirement to encourage more first person activity, something the game was lacking at the time. We really haven't been having that problem as of late, so it's no longer a requirement.

2. No more "Active but missed the check". If you don't comment, you're going to be considered inactive.

3. No more email warnings. It wasn't really accomplishing a lot chasing after people. We really would like to see people paying attention to the comm.

Remember, you can set trackings on tags! Set one on the activity check tag. :D Never miss an AC!

The New Rules

Activity checks will continue til take place on the 8th of the month and conclude on the 15th of the same month.

Activity that will be considered "current" for the check must have happened between the 16th of the previous month up to the 15th of the current month.

Each character must be checked in with the most recent 3rd person activity they have. Specifically we are looking at the date of comments, not the date of the log post itself. (IE, a log might have been started two months ago, but as long as the comment you made to it was within the proper dates, it counts as current activity.)

If any characters do not have current activity, they will be considered inactive and they must show double activity for the next Activity Check.

What we consider double activity would be: TWO third person comments (to either the same log or two different ones) OR ONE comment to a log post and TWO first person comments.

If you do not reply to the Activity Check, even if all your characters are currently active, the characters will be considered inactive and they will ALL have to show double activity for the next Activity Check.

If a second Activity Check is missed, the inactive characters will be removed from the game.

Regarding Hiatuses

Two months is the maximum time you may hiatus. Any hiatus beyond this time may result in you being dropped or asked to drop.

All Hiatuses MUST be posted to the Hiatus Post. If there an Activity Check is missed and there is no hiatus posted to the hiatus post, the characters will be considered inactive.

If you hiatus for over a month, you will be asked to show double activity the next Activity Check following your return. (If you come off hiatus during an Activity Check, however, you will be considered as having been on hiatus for that check.) Failure to reply to the next Activity Check will result in your characters being removed from the game.

Yeah, guess what guys?

ACTIVITY

CHECK!

Since the rule change was overwhelmingly agreed upon, starting this check we will be implementing it. Anyone who fails to check in and has been inactive will be receiving an email from us. Failure to reply will result in a removal. We'll get this written into the rules asap.

So, moving along...

As always, we want to know what thread you've most recently posted in for each character and the date of the post. AND we require %50 (rounded up) of your characters to have some not!3rd person activity. There's many ways to get that, just make sure to link it. To make it easy, just copy and paste a URL to some first person activity and note the date. (Livejournal will automatically make it a link.)

For the HTML impaired:

YOURCHARACTERNAMEHERE (<lj site="livejournal.com" user="USERNAMEHERE">) - <a href="POSTURLHERE">DATE HERE</A>

(Replace everything in caps with your information!)

The due date is going to be 17th of July.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

Happy ACing! \o/

FROM NOW ON

HIATUS NOTICES

SHOULD BE X-POSTED TO

THIS THREAD ON THE MOD JOURNAL!

This is a new rule. It's required you post there if you're going on hiatus, especially if you're gone for an extended period of time (longer than 3-4 days). It makes organization a lot easier for those of us mods who are trying to keep track of who's busy or unavailable during and between activity checks.

And just a reference of the people who haven't x-posted right now who have posted hiatus notices that still apply (as of today) to the OOC comm:

whatsajailbait Cloud, other characters by same player: fit_to_rule Mercedes (Mar 18-25)
livemarionette Sasori, other characters by same player: civil_creature Brain Gremlin, 1moregreenjedi Kit Fisto, vendettaisforv V (Mar 17 - indefinite)

And one person who I believe is on indefinite hiatus (but didn't get an official report in as far as I know, unless I missed it)
violent_emotion Ash

Also, please correct me if I've forgotten someone.

Thank you!

Just wanted to make a small note regarding the new thread we have for people dropping characters. I've added a link to the sidebar of paixaoooc, so now it will be easy to access for anyone who needs it. (Yeah, I know, maybe I shouldn't have made it TOO easy... Don't think I'm encouraging people to leave, because I'm not!)

Hi guys, Raina, one of your friendly neighborhood mods here with a ton of new rules and requirements.

Needless to say, it is imperative that you pay attention to this post.

1. Backlogging is now allowed. IE: The one thread at a time rule has been lifted. This is to give muns a break when they're trying to squeeze out the posts for activity checks, or to help keep characters out of the waiting game that some of us are very familiar with.

Please don't abuse this new rule, or it can and will be revoked. There is no point in being forced to work on a thread your muse no longer has inspiration for. But we don't want every thread to continuously go incomplete.

Threads with fighting have very specific guidelines. Yes, you can move on before the fighting is finished. But you need a mod's permission to do so, and you will not get permission from us unless you are able to tell us what will happen eventually in the fight.

Failure to do so? Will end in a warning, and then any future threads will be deleted. Do not test us on this issue.

2. Next up, Applications have been changed. Drastically. So listen up!

• Journal entry samples are now required. There are no ifs, ands, or buts. There is no good excuse to not have them. If your character can't speak or type, then write what they would say if they could. No excuses will be accepted now.
  
• There are now minimum requirements on apps, to prevent apps being sent back for revision for being too short.

New application minimums are:

History: Must be at least two, five sentence, paragraphs long.
Journal Sample: Must have at least 7 sentences.
Sample Roleplay: Must be at least three, five sentence, paragraphs, long.

Finally, the last announcement I had. We will be retiring paixaoguide. It might take a bit, but we will be moving all roleplay information and rules from there to the mod journals. So if you have friends curious about joining us, please refer them to a mod. Our IM and contact info should be pretty easy to get a hold of.

Thanks! Have fun!

Edit: OH YEAH, KNEW I FORGOT SOMETHING.

Dropped character posts will no longer be allowed on the OOC comm. Instead, if you are wishing to drop characters from the RP, please post here.

Activity Check

There's just a few more days to reply, so anyone who hasn't yet posted to the activity check needs to go here and do so by April 18.

Also, I'd like to mention once again the new rule we had proposed a few days ago. The mods have now accepted the rule, so anyone who's been stuck in a thread with someone on a long-term hiatus may move their characters on to new things.

Also, if anyone's wondering, this rule won't affect the current activity check. I don't want anyone worrying about suddenly having to move their previously-stuck characters just to satisfy the check. I'm kind of hoping that there will be a dramatic decrease in stuck characters for the next check because of the new rule, but I'm not about to make everyone who was stuck go find new threads or whatnot in the next few days, so don't freak out or anything! ^_^

SO! As the title suggests, Paixao RPG will be putting a new rule for proposal! The first rule that me and Zeth are passing as mods alone, may I note with a bit of pride. Here's the official bit that Zeth wrote up:

When a player declares a hiatus, other players threading with that player may continue or leave the thread, if they so desire. Please note that this does not include short hiatuses of a week or less, such as if a player spends a weekend out of town, unless the player gives permission for the other characters to continue the thread in the meantime. This is intended to prevent multiple characters from getting stuck in threads with characters that are inactive for long periods of time, not to punish players for going on a camping trip or other short vacation. In addition, players going on extended hiatuses are encouraged to write their characters out of threads if possible, since this avoids the problem completely.

That's the complete rule. We'll probably shorten it or something for paixaoguide but the specifics are right there. We know that A LOT of people have been held up in threads... heck, I held up a couple people and still holding back one. But hopefully with the new rule in set, we'll be able to prevent future events like this. Any amendments should be left as a comment as Zeth one of the mods will fix up the rule. That's it for now.

(Remember to thank Zeth guys! Thank him until he's sick of it X3)

THE FOLLOWING WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING TODAY

PART 01; From now on, there will be a maximum number of 10 character per player. This was decided upon by high number of characters that individual players have applied and have been accepted for-- and how this had been affecting the pace of numerous threads, usually one for each character. That is, if the character is not being somewhat neglected by their mun in the first place. As any roleplayer should know, the pace that a mun (yourself perhaps, or another) affects how quickly the thread will be completed. And a quick pace usually maintains the interest in the thread from all those threading in it. Keeping a 'good' pace is difficult if one has many characters.

Furthermore, more characters per player causes an imbalance in an RPG such as Paixao-- it's a monopoly. And being the paranoid individual I am, I personally do not think that this is a good way to ensure that this RPG is kept alive. Also, I'm hoping that when we re-advertise, this will increase the number of potential number players. So- moving on to the next part.

PART 02; The only new restriction isn't going to be just applied to the number of character per player... it has been extended to the number of characters one can have in each fandom. Each player is allowed three character per canon. This is an RPG, the point is to role-play with other people, not yourself. If you want, please feel free to role-play with yourself, as much as you want, by yourself. It is understandable that you have a strong muse for each character you are applying for. However, like I said, this is no reason to monopolize certain aspects of an RPG.

Anyone who is currently "violating" the new restrictions taking place today will not be effected-- they will be allowed to keep their characters. We (referring to the moderators, I guess) will no longer take any more exceptions. Those who are currently exceptions to the rule that decide to drop characters will NOT be allowed to maintain a number of characters higher than ten.
If anyone has any objections, suggestions, questions, or a combination of the three, related to this post and/or an individual case, please leave a comment, to this post or poke me on AIM and I'll try to reply to it as soon as possible.

[EDIT] Sorry about this but... even current character reservations probably won't be considered if someone is applying for a character that would be an exception to the new rules.[/edit]
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Also, a reminder about tags:
Make sure that there aren't multiple tags you're creating for your character-- gotta be organized ;) Really, I'm not a Nazi about tags. Also make sure that the tag for your character is in the form it would be in their culture (i.e. characters from Japan or associated with Japan would have have their tag so it's [family name] [first name]).

Thank you for your cooperation.

[EDITx2] Bit less modly note-- Would appreciate reply from.. uh.. three-four more Organization muns at paixaoxiii for the possibilities of... eh.. Org stuff happening. Yeah.

1. The maximum amount of time for being on hiatus is two months. Please make all hiatus notices on the OOC community. Leaving a note on your character(s) journals will not be valid. Depending on your reason for being on hiatus, the moderators might be willing to give you a couple of extra days. But for the most part, 2 months is it.

2. Although Paixao will give you a lot freedom with what you want to do with your character, don’t forget that IC actions still have IC consequences. And on that note, characters that get too “rowdy” in their actions (as in publicly killing civilians left and right or destroying buildings, both of which would require moderator approval beforehand) may find themselves taken away and captured by the Organization (temporarily). Why? Because they’re the ones running the show here and would rather not have anybody cause unnecessary problems for them unless there's an IC reason for it.

3. As stated above, a member has up to 3 - 5 days (a week at most) to make a new post in their scenes. Any longer than this, and the others involved will have the right to move on with their characters should they really want to. Of course, we also ask that you have patience before moving ahead and that you only do it if you already have an idea of how the thread will end. You must also contact a moderator first and show them a link to the stalled thread so that they give you the OK.
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These will be put into effect starting right now. If you have a suggestion or don't particularly agree with the new rules then post your thoughts here and I'll see what I can do!

The rules are not going to change. I apologize for that if it displeases you, but I will of course explain to you why.

Also, I don't think I was quite clear enough, these are really the posting requirements for when you are involved in a thread. I also said it would be ideal for everyone to post at least once a day – because I really do believe it is possible – but it is not a requirement. Remember, most of you have FOUR DAYS to do something. And if you don't think it's fair when you have a major Kingdom Hearts character in your grasp, you really should reconsider being here, in all honesty. Paixao was intended to be fast-paced and involved.

A lot of you who probably have a problem with it are relatively new members. Members who had applied since I had updated the extensive info, should of course remember this: A fair warning: do not join this game if you are pressed for time, or you do not like writing. You also have to rather enjoy improvisation and creativity. . . . This game is not a screwing-around game . . . We also like continuity and quality of content. If you're unable to post often (at least once a day, even if the requirement is only once per week), you'll probably very easily be left behind. It's rigorous, intense, and creative. We like to write. A lot. We like to get involved. So, really? You should have known what you were getting into when you read that.

Granted everyone didn't see it – I know that those of you who applied later DID. Unless, you know, you didn't actually read everything.

That said, in all honesty, four days is a LOT of time. If you can't handle four days, this game is not for you. Seriously. It does not even take five minutes to write a paragraph, and I see most of you online like 4+ hours a day just screwing around in our chat. Not saying that goes for all of you, but most of you really do have the time to do this. If you're leaving people hanging on threads for like almost a week, it becomes a problem. This has been happening a lot and there has been more than one person complaining about THAT and the rules are there in order to prevent that.

I have school, too, you know. I'm preparing to move, and preparing to learn to drive, and preparing for college. I have to sit and do art every day for at least three hours before I let myself do anything else (my major is going to be Illustration), and so yeah, somehow, I am entirely able to manage playing five characters at once, replying at least five times a day to each thread they are in, and I am still good. While THAT is kind of insane, I can do it. And I KNOW some of the people who have a "problem" with this are quite capable of that, too – some of you are doing 20+ posts a day.

But here is the thing: what is going on in anyone's life is not going to be very important to a bunch of random people behind a computer screen who just want to RP. Let's face it. It's not. So when you joined Paixao, you agreed to me you could make a post every, say, five days, right? The requirement was a week. Plenty of you abused that but I let it slide. Now it is four for most of you. And really, if you're sitting here on the internet reading this right now, wasting time to do this, I think it's safe to say you can also concentrate and take a little bit of time to write at least a small paragraph to post to your thread.

I also think it's a little rude you guys suddenly decide you don’t like this and spring it on me the very day it's supposed to be instated – when the post had been up since the 28 of February. And I know at least one of you actually knew what the post stated, because you also commented on the thread previously before deciding that it was a bad thing. But you know, I kind of needed time to plan and work with this, and perhaps there would have been a few rule changes if I had the time to work through it. But, yeah, I planned for this, this is how it's going to be.

I already told you, I'm sorry if you don't like it, but that is how it is.

Alternatively, some of you seem to enjoy IM RP rather than thread RP. I was a bit curious as to why people very rarely did it, but you know? It IS acceptable. You may post IM RP logs in paixaorpg if you wanted; they don't even have to be finished. You can continue it in the comments, or you could edit the post with the rest of the log and make it "completed".

Really, that is the only other option I can give you. With 80+ members, most of which do not have a problem with it, I think we are going to keep things as they are. I'm sorry, but I am a hardcore RPer. I do indeed come online to have fun – but I would not have fun trying to, say, read a book when I am only allowed to read one paragraph a day. That book would piss me off. Kind of like when people leave me hang in threads with no excuse.

That's what these rules do – they prevent that. Actually, you know what? They really don't. Because I honestly would not wait around even four days for someone to give me a paragraph if I had the choice not to. But I wanted to be lenient on you guys. I think it is ridiculous that it would take... let's see, two weeks, to essentially do a "Hello, how are you?" "I'm fine, thank you!" "That's great, let's go." "Alright!" sort of exchange.

There you have it.

ATTENTION!!!

THERE ARE NOW NEW POSTING REQUIREMENT RULES. I've been seeing a ridiculous amount of inactivity from some members, so these will be the new rules implemented once the activity check is complete. That means, starting March 4, 2006, these are the new rules.

I think it goes without explanation that there are a few who are abusing the one week posting requirement. Some of you have even gone far beyond that – and technically, should be removed for lack of participation. I should NOT be seeing people moving on to different threads or closing them because the other characters present are not participating. If you get bored of a thread, WORK OUT OF IT. Do not be rude and stop responding! Secondly, do NOT put your character in other threads until you have properly exited your character from the other. Whether the thread is open or closed does not matter – YOU are responsible for what YOUR character is doing, remember!

That said, these are the new posting requirements.

Main Kingdom Hearts characters [Sora, Kairi, Riku, Organization members] – once every two days.

Secondary Kingdom Hearts characters [Aerith, Leon, Cloud, etc. – every character that has appeared in the game that are from other series] – once every three days.

Other characters [those not previously in KH] – once every four days.

When you are in an active thread, PLEASE try to post at least once a day. If you are in between threads, you can wait around no longer than five days before getting involved with a new one. If you can't find anyone to interact with, just make an open thread and see what pops up, or do a oneshot. Tell us what your character is doing. If you enjoy playing your character and would like to stay in Paixao, it should not be that difficult to do.

I will watch. I will have my mods watch. Please do not fall behind – if you do, you'll be given a warning, and if you chose to ignore that warning, you will be removed from the game without notice.

There will only be exceptions to this rule if you come to me first and tell me what's up, or post something in paixaoooc a quick notice as to why you have not/will not be active for any given period of time. I will be lenient with the reasoning, so don't worry. Life and such do come first.

However, if you feel you cannot handle these rules without abusing the grace periods I will allow you, please at least try to work your character out of the storyline properly before disappearing and dropping out – get them out of any threads they're in. The "mysteriously disappeared" thing works just fine, and is preferred. It provides a new slate for a new person who might want to apply for one of the previous characters – remember how there are multiple versions of every character? Yes, this helps with that, and makes for interesting IC-related drama.