1: Have fun! Honestly, some people take things way too seriously and it stops being fun. Just enjoy yourselves!
2: There are no real restrictions on how far you can grow your character. They can age as time goes by, take mates etc, just please don't take them OOC.
3: Be nice. Always remember that behind the username, character, and userpic is a person with OMG! real feelings, real personalities, and real lives. Be adults and try to resolve issues on your own. If you need modly intervention, let us know.
4: Remember that there is a distinction between player and character. Just because a character doesn't get on with yours, it doesn't mean that the player hates your guts. We have to expect the HP characters to interact more, plot more, thread more than others might. Also there will be natural (and occasionally inexplicable) chemistry between characters. Go with it. This is what makes the game fun!
5: Be creative with your posts! Post letters, journal entries, class notes, memories (fics under 2500 words), art works, photographs. Whatever fits within your character's personality and story.
6: You must make a post at least once a week. If something happens, as it invariably does, email one of our mods. We only bite when asked to.
Characters absent for more than 1 month will be re-released.
7: Adult RPG is allowed, but in our protected section created specifically for that. No NC-17 allowed in the general forum, though the occasional M for language and/or adult innuendo is allowed. (Not up yet, so hold your horses)
8: Keep it real. IE, no Mary-Sues. If you start to Mary/Gary-Stu your character, you'll be contacted by a mod. So please be as realistic as possible.
9: The mods retain the rights to freeze/remove posts that blatantly violate the rules, posting guidelines, or established canon. We hope never to have to use this rule. By and large we would just give you a friendly nudge to fix something. Such nudges will be made with icon nudity if so desired.
10: Adhere to standard rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The exception to this rule is if you are writing a letter/journal/report and the errors would be in character. (Simple mistakes here and there doesn't matter as we all do that)
11: Don't forget Rule #3. Bitchiness and/or wankiness will not be tolerated.