<aside> <img src="/icons/friends_gray.svg" alt="/icons/friends_gray.svg" width="40px" /> STAFF RESPECT
All members, including fellow staff peers, are subject to the rules. These rules are enforced by staff, who should be role models and well-respected members of the server. For this reason, staff should be respected. If you have an issue with a staff member, bring your quarrel to a higher staff member.
Staff have the final say regarding any issue in the server, or stemming from the server. They reserve the right to punish members in ways they see fit.
All members are subject to the rules, including those on the moderation and/or staff team. These rules will be enforced by the moderation team and modeled by the staff team, all of whom should be role models and well-respected members of the server. For this reason, it is imperative that staff/moderation is given their due respect in regards to verdicts on rules. While staff team members are not always moderation team members, these are core members with numerous instances of seeing rules put in place and enforced.
b) Administration reserves the right to punish members in ways they see fit, as long as they are found reasonable--this may differ from specific rules presently put in place. Similarly, staff may choose to deny (and are not limited to) a character sheet, an introduction, a literacy sample, or a verification ticket for reasons not listed anywhere at their own discretion as long as proper and valid reason is given.
c) If an issue with a staff or moderation team member arises, please contact an @Administration ⁺ representative. In the case of an abuse of power from an administrator, it is recommended with urgency to contact @Cinn, the founder of Axia, detailing the issue.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/skull_gray.svg" alt="/icons/skull_gray.svg" width="40px" /> TOXICITY
Members should refrain from being excessively toxic. Toxicity can refer to manipulating (a.k.a. provoking typically), judging people heavily without any or meaningless apologies, being inconsistent when talking to another (warping the situation in their favor), or taking no responsibility in someone else’s feelings. These are simply examples and are not limited to these few common stereotypes.
Discrimination against members also fits under this rule. Discrimination can include (intentional) misogyny, racism, transphobia, among other things.
a) Toxicity is a large issue in any server, and Axia's atmosphere strictly prohibits toxicity of all forms. Toxicity can refer to (and is not limited to):
It is important to note that these are simply examples, and toxicity is by no means limited by these few common stereotypes.
b) Discrimination against members also fits under the term "toxicity." Discrimination can include (and is not limited to):
<aside> <img src="/icons/flood_gray.svg" alt="/icons/flood_gray.svg" width="40px" /> SPAMMING/FLOODING
Spamming is disallowed. Spamming or flooding refers to many things, and it is up to the moderation team to decide whether or not a member was intentionally spamming to cause a disruption in the server. Because of its vague definition, it is recommended the user utilizes a concept called common sense.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" alt="/icons/chat-user_gray.svg" width="40px" /> PERSONAL INFORMATION AND THREATS
a) Talk of personal information, whether that be one's own or someone else's (even if they do not reside in the server) is strictly prohibited. Depending on the severity of the information, the severity of the punishment can scale drastically. Personal information can refer to, but is not limited to:
b) This clause also includes threats, or committed actions against one's personal information. Threats against another will be treated with extreme severity. Threats do not need to happen in the server to be considered for moderator action. If any member threatens to blackmail a user in any way using their personal information, they are recommended with urgency to contact a moderator immediately. The moderation team will handle it with haste & talk with the user regarding the actions they want taken against another.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/currency_gray.svg" alt="/icons/currency_gray.svg" width="40px" /> ADVERTISING
**a)**Advertising servers, services, or other commodities without moderation team permission is strictly prohibited. Advertising can refer to asking another to join or pay for a commodity they did not ask or imply wanting in any form.
**b)**Partnership requests can be delivered to @Cinn directly.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/private_gray.svg" alt="/icons/private_gray.svg" width="40px" /> UNSOLICITED ACTIONS
**a)**New users are not allowed to DM members until they are verified or approached by a verified member. Severe reprimand will occur in the case that a member contacts a moderation team member about an unsolicited DM from a new user. In a similar respect, DMs to those with the @▹ ask for DMs or @▹ closed DMs role--without previous consent in #ask-to-dm will be reprimanded in less severe but firm manner.
**b)**Friend requesting is a request, not a demand. No one is entitled to accept a friend request no matter their personality in server or presumed closeness. New users are prohibited to friend request other members without verifying will be banned, as well as people attempting to force a friend request upon others regardless of their verification status.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/home_gray.svg" alt="/icons/home_gray.svg" width="40px" /> SERVER SAFE-PHRASE
Members are always allowed to use a server safe-phrase in order to pause a conversation or interaction. If an user utilizes this safe-phrase and the conversation continues, they are encouraged to contact a moderation team member. The safe-phrase should not be abused, and should be followed up with a reasoning behind the use of it. The safe-phrase is listed below:
House mortgages.
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<aside> 🔞 NSFW
Axia is an adult community with mature themes. However, as an adult community that allows ERP (and advertises it as such), a server can often teeter to the point where there is a lack of tastefulness in how people interact with one another. Even in Axia's most NSFW channels (such as No Access, risqué, hentai, & No Access [with consent given for all]), it is imperative that all users use tact and common sense when interacting with NSFW content or conversation. Some examples include: While the moderation team understands that Axia is a lovely community with a strong bawdy attitude, Axia is a roleplay server first and foremost.
<aside> <img src="/icons/skull-profile_gray.svg" alt="/icons/skull-profile_gray.svg" width="40px" /> DARK TOPICS
Mature communities are also prone to talking about political, religious, or otherwise controversial topics. However, as a roleplay server, one of the main functions is the retreatism that roleplay provides for some, and dark topics can often dwindle this safe space for others. What Axia has done as a server is create a safe space for some, while also providing more comfortable spaces for others. As such, Axia allows the use of a venting channel (venting) and within the venting channel resides a political thread (Political Conversations) where all politics can be discussed about. This venting channel is available through the selection of a self-role in roles.
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graph TD
1[JOIN SERVER] -->|Go to #roles| 2[Read rules. Click ✅ in #rules]
-->|Go to #introductory| 3[Post INTRO using the template] -->|Go to #samples| 4[Create RP Sample Ticket]
-->|Go to #verification| 5[Create ID Verification TIcket] --> Completed
<aside> <img src="/icons/checkmark_gray.svg" alt="/icons/checkmark_gray.svg" width="40px" /> CHARACTER SUBMISSIONS
As long as a template has all relevant sections covered in the template given, any template is allowed to a Server Helper's discretion. This includes Google Docs, which may be used to submit a submission. It is preferred for any longer submissions.
A maximum of three photos are allowed if you are not submitting through a Google Doc. Any more will be ignored, and the top-most three will be chosen. Real life and exceedingly realistic artworks are not viable for faceclaims in this server. Canon artworks may be denied at any time if the character being presented is too similar to the sheet.
We allow infinite character slots here. This is not a challenge to compete for who has the most characters, nor is it a signal to create as many as possible. Axia is a fan of creative liberty, and this is one of the ways we give it. Please do not abuse it. This can be taken away at any time; if it is, those with excess amounts of characters will be grandfathered in but will need to delete characters in order to make a new one.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/lock-keyhole_gray.svg" alt="/icons/lock-keyhole_gray.svg" width="40px" /> ROLEPLAY LOCKS AND PINGS
There are three types of roleplay locks; character locks, instance locks, and location locks. Axia only enforces location locks without further notice. Character locks refer to a character being in stasis in a single roleplay, being unable to use that character in another roleplay until the aforementioned roleplay ends. Instance locks refer to an event or likewise only allowing one instance per character, or only allowing one instance per character until that instance is finished before going onto the next one. Location locks refer to the usage of a location for roleplay means that location is now unusable until the roleplay is over. While location locks are enforced, universal threads are available for those roleplay level 15+ and up, bypassing location locks.
After two days have passed without a response, one is allowed to end their own roleplay without consent of other parties.
Keep pings to an eight-hour timeframe each post, unless otherwise stated from the member you are pinging.
If a roleplay has not been responded to for 10 days, one can interject and void the old roleplay to start a new one. This rule is null if prior notice has been given from the previous roleplay as to why it has taken so long as well as a valid reason to keep that channel in stasis just for them.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/pen_gray.svg" alt="/icons/pen_gray.svg" width="40px" /> LITERACY
It is okay to be semi-literate and not a literate or novella writer. It is not okay to respond to someone’s hard work with a low-effort post. This isn’t a rule, it is common sense. Respond with the amount of effort the other put into their post. Respond with what you would want to respond to.
One-liners are strictly not allowed here. Check #➥【samples】 for our literacy requirements.
Respect other people's choice if they decide to prevent or end a roleplay prematurely due to lack of immersion, whether it be from literacy or general disinterest.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/heart-box-bow_gray.svg" alt="/icons/heart-box-bow_gray.svg" width="40px" /> CONSENT
It is required to have consent before joining someone else's roleplay. Consent must come from all members of the current roleplay. If one disagrees, the person attempting to join the roleplay is denied entry or any posts in that particular scene.
If you plan on enacting a non-consensual scene, out of character consent must be gathered first—this consent can be verbal between the roleplayers or through the character sheet where CNC should be listed.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/thought-alert_gray.svg" alt="/icons/thought-alert_gray.svg" width="40px" /> OOC INFORMATION
Any information that does not stem from IRP knowledge is not to be used within a roleplay situation until the information is revealed to that character through roleplay. Any attempt of doing this will result in reprimanding.
Any information not stated in your template cannot be used to your character's advantageous benefit. Certain instances bypass this rule, which can be brought up to a staff member.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/robot_gray.svg" alt="/icons/robot_gray.svg" width="40px" /> PLAGIARISM
"an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author" - (Dictionary.com)
Plagiarism is strictly forbidden in Axia. We do not tolerate the muddying of writing as Axia is a place where literate writers should shine and not have to worry about one stealing work from another. This includes in writing samples, character sheets, roleplay posts, or any other writing work.
AI is also included in this clause, and AI writing will not be tolerated being used as your own writing in the slightest.
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