undergroundmods | Rules & Activity Requirements

Rules & Activity Requirements

Rules
1) Play nice.
2) You must be 18 or over to play here. No exceptions.
3) Warn for mature or disturbing content. Put it behind a cut.
4) IC =/= OOC. Do not assume IC knowledge that has only been discussed OOC.
5) IC actions have IC consequences. Be considerate and agree plots with your fellow players.

If you have an issue with another player, please use the mod contact post to raise your concerns.

Activity Requirements
Activity check runs from the 1st-5th of every month. The minimum activity requirements vary depending on your character's rank. They are as follows:

Levels 1-2
One post from you with at least five comments from you.
OR
Ten comments across 1-2 threads where you tagged someone else's post.

Levels 3-4
One post from you with at least five comments from you and five comments across 1-2 threads in other posts.
OR
Twelve comments across 2-3 threads where you tagged someone else's post. Must submit a minimum of 2 threads.

Level 5
One post from you with at least five comments from you and eight comments across 2-3 threads in other posts. Must submit a minimum of 2 threads.
OR
Fifteen comments across 3-4 threads where you tagged someone else's post. Must submit a minimum of 3 threads.

• All activity submitted must be from the relevant month i.e. the month before each activity check. The month is measured according to UK time.
• You can link to threads that include comments from the previous or next month, as long as you only count comments within that thread from the current month.
• You can submit thread comments and comments from posts made by you that were originally started in the month before the AC period, but no older than that. For example, for an August activity check, you could submit comments from a thread that had been started in July, and count the comments from that thread that were made in August. You could not submit comments from a thread that started in June, even if that thread did include comments from August.
• Comments do not have to be evenly spread between threads. You could submit two threads of 7 and 3 comments respectively, and this would add up to your 10 comment total.
• The comment count applies only to comments posted by you. For example, a thread of 20 comments in which Player A posted 10 comments and Player B posted 10 comments, could be submitted by each player as a count of 10 comments.
• Text messages, phone calls and other network-style posts and comments cannot be counted towards AC.
• If you play a character at level 2 or above, your character will go down one level if you do not obtain any activity points for two months in a row. This includes being excused for hiatus or taking a strike.

What happens if I fail the activity check?
If you do not meet the minimum activity requirements, you will take an activity strike for that month. In the following month, you will be expected to meet minimum activity requirements for all of your characters. Any characters who do not meet the minimum requirements in the following month will be dropped from the game.

Anyone who fails activity check will not be allowed to apply for a new character until after they have passed the next activity check with all their characters.

What if I'm on hiatus?
If you are on hiatus during the AC period, then you don't need to respond to the activity check. If you were on hiatus for a period of two weeks or more during the month, then you can be excused for that month but you must still comment to the activity check to check in. You must comment to the hiatus post before AC to declare your hiatus, otherwise it won't count.

If you are excused from activity check in one month, you will be expected to meet minimum activity requirements for all of your characters in the following month. Any characters who do not meet the minimum requirements in the following month will be dropped from the game.

I just joined the game, do I have to meet the activity check requirements?
If you have been in the game for a period of sixteen days or more, then yes, you are expected to meet the minimum activity requirements. If you have been in the game for fifteen days or less, then all you need to do is check in. You won't be able to claim any additional activity points in this case.

What happens if I don't check in?
If you don't comment to the activity check and you are not currently on hiatus, all of your characters will be dropped from the game. If you check in late, after the activity check has closed but before the results are posted, you can stay in the game but you will receive an activity strike.

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