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01. Quick Start - WOLF - June 01, 2021
WOLF is a roleplaying community that strives to be simple, casual, and fun. Our game is intermediate, which means that we target a mature audience (young adults and adults) who can write with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. It is also semi-realistic, which essentially means that anything that's possible for a real wolf can be done by your character.
Although the game has a "3-1-3" rating, we do require mature content to be marked and tagged appropriately. This can be achieved by putting an (M) at the start of the thread’s title and by utilizing the [mature] code within the initial post.
By participating in WOLF's community, you agree that you are 18 or over or have consent from your legal guardian.
Code of Conduct
In joining WOLF, you are agreeing to abide by the following expectations. If these do not fit with your play or communication styles, this community may not be the place for you. Be sure to read them in full before registering.
Be courteous in all spaces. Courtesy is our #1 Policy!
This rule includes IC posts, OOC forum discussions, discord servers (official or no) and private correspondences. We realize that members will not always get along, but this does not excuse outright insults or personal remarks. The following are some examples of unacceptable behavior:
- Insulting another member or character in any OOC capacity.
- Offering unsolicited critique of a member’s writing style or characters
- Targeting another member with undue IC/OOC aggression. (If you dislike a player, avoid them - do not take your feelings out on them via roleplay.)
- Reporting an issue you didn't witness on behalf of a party who did witness it.
Be conscientious of fellow writers
This means keeping the roleplay basics in mind.
- No powerplay/god-modeling
- No killing or injuring a character without the player’s consent (exception: characters can be injured via pack trespassing guidelines )
- Adhere to post order unless otherwise agreed
Embrace IC events and consequences
When something happens in game, it happens. CMs may step in when powerplay, metagaming, or other blatant infringements occur, but otherwise it is between thread partners to work out an outcome. Always be collaborative - recognize and acknowledge that your thread partners have character goals as well.
If you feel a thread is causing too much tension, we suggest choosing one of the following:
- Archive the thread as is.
- Come to a vague agreement and summarize the outcome before archiving.
- Write your character an exit from the thread.
Practice open communication
We expect members to communicate with one another when they encounter issues. CMs are fully open to conversations about anything, anytime, but we will not speak to another member for you unless they have violated one of our conduct rules. This is a community aimed at adults; members should be mature and direct in their dealings with one another. You may request that a CM or Mod sit in on a conversation with you and another player as a neutral third party.
Respect boundaries and consent
Members may utilize boundaries to communicate how they will engage with the site (e.g. I will not engage with mature themes). Boundaries must be reasonable and cannot be used to police story content or other members. You must clearly communicate your boundaries via private message if you intend to enforce them and members MUST honor communicated boundaries. If you feel a boundary is being unfairly exploited or if a member is crossing your boundaries, contact the CMs.
Do not steal artwork
Art theft is STRICTLY prohibited on Wolf. Unless you commissioned the piece or have permission to use it, do not display artwork on your wolf’s profile or avatar. This includes work from third party sites (such as Wolvden). Doing so will result in an automatic strike. All artwork and photography used in profiles or Pawprints topics requires clear, visible attribution. If you do not know who took a photograph, please at least give credit for where you found it.
The sale or trade of characters and artwork to third parties is strictly prohibited on WOLF. Artwork may be reused only in the context of a direct relative of an existing character, but must have artist permission. Characters submitted with artwork previously tied to another (unrelated) character will be rejected without exception.
Due to the possibility of AI programs using stolen assets to generate art, we prohibit the use of all AI artwork on Wolf unless it was previously generated by Adobe Firefly and includes a visible Adobe Firefly watermark.
Acceptable art credit
There are only two acceptable formats to list your art credit. A list of comma separated names with no indication of who created which piece of art will not suffice. Hyperlinks are not required but are encouraged.
Credit inline with each image and indicated in the Art Credits field.
Example 1 Wrote:Donec eu mollis neque, vitae ultrices lectus. Ut sodales neque sit amet facilisis rhoncus. Duis in nulla ut tortor volutpat finibus. Ut dapibus a quam vel aliquam. Integer accumsan ipsum ut auctor faucibus. Nunc tincidunt ut mauris vitae sodales.
Image by picsum.photos
Art Credit
Images credited inline.
Credit each image in the Art Credit field.
Example 2 Wrote:Art Credit
Avatar manip by [Artist]. Photo by [Photographer].
Reference in appearance by [Artist]. Photo found on [Website].
Puppy lineart by [Artist]. Color by [Artist].
Banner photographer unknown (old photo saved on hard drive).
If you have a rotating image, you may credit like Example 3. If you could link each artist's name to the individual image, that is ideal, but not required.
Example 3 Wrote:Rotating avatars by X, Y, and Z.
Idea Sharing and Copyright
When creating characters and packs for Wolf, members are welcome to reference works of fiction for light inspiration. Direct copying or heavy referencing will result in a character being denied or delays during pack formation. Names, light background inspiration, and "face claims" are fine. Identical backstories or personalities, copied directly from another source, are not. If you have any questions about what an acceptable level of reference is, feel free to reach out to the CM team.
Characters and profile artwork belong to the member who plays the character, be it adopted or otherwise. Packs and pack artwork, once introduced ICly, belong to the Wolf community. This ensures that packs can organically continue, develop, and change as time goes on and pack membership shifts. Despite this shared ownership, our rules on metagaming still stand — highly specific cultural aspects of a pack would not be known to those who were never exposed to it.
Joining WOLF
If you are a first time joiner, you will need to:
- Register an account with a correctly capitalized name and only alphabetic characters, hyphens, or apostrophes (regardless of OOC/IC use).
- Answer the prompt questions to the best of your ability.
- Enter the following phrase into the Code of Conduct confirmation: “Understood & Acknowledged”
If you already have an approved account, you can skip the writing sample prompt by pasting the link to your approved account in the writing sample field.
If you run into difficulties getting an account approved, try reading the following guidelines:
Anonymous accounts and accounts that are registered via a proxy-flagged IP address will no longer be accepted on WOLF. When you register an account, you will need to use a consistent, familiar handle in the OOC name field as well as link to approved accounts in order for your new account to be accepted.
Reactivating
If you happen to fall inactive, you will need to rejoin the Lone Wolf group to start posting again. You can do this by heading to the Manage Groups page in your User CP and click "Join Group" next to the Loner user group. This requires approval, so it may be a little while before we reactivate your account.
If you are trying to rejoin a pack, you will need to get in touch with your pack manager(s). Navigate to your pack's forum and look for the name(s) next to "Managed by" to send them a private message.
Deactivating
There is no need to do anything to deactivate your account. After two weeks without posting, your account will automatically be moved to the inactive group. If you would like to expedite this process, you can click "Leave Group" on the Manage Groups page in your User CP.
Rule Violations
Players are expected to honor the spirit of the rules, not just the letter. Persistent attempts to interpret the rules in ways that contradict their intended purpose, or to exploit ambiguity or nitpick loopholes, will be treated as rule violations.
- Members will receive informal reminders for accidents and missteps (e.g., a rule that was missed or overlooked).
- For minor and/or repeated violations, members will have warnings logged on their permanent record and they will be temporarily suspended from participating in the game.
- For particularly egregious and serious violations, or for when repeated attempts to correct behavior are ignored, members will be permanently banned from the game.