Kai-mun’s Roleplayrules §8 - Dos and Donts
"Do"s
⦁ Be polite! (Even if you've got a problem. Nothing gets solved with insults.) ⦁ Be fair! (Before you make fast decisions, discuss them with your partner. If you've got a problem with your partner, talk about it with them. Give others the same chances/ treatment, you want to be given.) ⦁ Be honest! (If you cannot, or do not want to do something, say so honestly. Most drama gets born from misunderstandings. If you're a minor, never lie about it.) ⦁ Respect boundaries! (A "no" means "no" and not "convince me". Always read and respect your partner's rules.) ⦁ Respect privacy! (Private information, as well as content of private conversation are not gossip-material. Treat the information, you get entrusted with, with care!) ⦁ Take the time, you need! (If you cannot write certain threads/ in general right now, tell you partner/s. Roleplay is a hobby and not a speed-writing competition.) ⦁ Take some time off, if you need it! (A hobby is supposed to be fun. If the fun's missing for you, take your time off. You don't need to explain your reasons, but telling your partners, that you take some time off, would still be considerate.) ⦁ Ask other players if they want to plot with you! (Roleplay is a form of communcation. It doesn't work, if you don't talk with one another.) ⦁ If you're unsure about something, ask your partner! (Always remember: Misunderstandings bear drama. Honest communication avoids misunderstandings.)
"Dont"s
⦁ Don't send anon-hate! (Either you want to have fun with others, or you want to pick a fight. If it's the latter, go to a boxing competition.) ⦁ Don't tag hate! (If you want to rant about something, do it, but don't tag it with the character's/fandom's/ship's/player's name. Tag's, you should use, are: #tw fandom critical; #tw character critical; #tw rant. So people can blog these tags, to protect their positive experience if needed.) ⦁ Don't guilt-trip! (It's okay to ask others for threads, or memes. It's okay to remind your partners, after some time of now reply/communication. It is not okay, to make them feel guilty for not catering to you.) ⦁ Don't vague-blog! (It's okay to rant about things that annoy you. But if you formulate it in a way that seems to point to certain people, you're only causing needless drama and often even hurt uninvolved people.) ⦁ Don't dictate others how to run their blog! (If you don't like certain things, ask for trigger- or squick-tags, that you can block. If you don't like how someone writes, blogs, formates, etc. use the unfollow-button.) ⦁ Don't god-mod! (Sometimes it's necessary to prem-emt certain actions, to develop the plot, but if in doubt always ask your partner first.) ⦁ Don't reblog other people's threads, without permission! (Even, if you're a private-blog! If you like a thread and want to share it, ask the players first! If you think your muse could interrupt this scene in a good way, ask the players first!) ⦁ Don't steal! (Be it icons, blog-designs, artworks, writings, etc. Don't take other people's creative/intellectual content, without permission!) ⦁ Don't stir up drama! (If you have a problem with a person, try to solve it in private, or unfollow/block them. Callout-posts seem like a nice gesture for your friends, but without proper proof, it's really just mean gossip. Private drama is not something to be discussed within the community!) ⦁ Don't ignore a character's background-information! (Always read another muse's about-page! Even canon-muses can have canon-divergent informations. If you think it's too much, ask your partner which information are mandatory. Little is more annoying for a player, than if another muse blatantly ignores important aspects of their muse, without good reason.)
