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Rules Governing Gorean Role-Play ... |
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Every site has
it's own rule sets governing how a person can role-play
within the site, and specifically in Gor.
Although these rules can vary greatly, they tend to have
many common considerations. We will attempt to outline
the general rules you can expect to find on every site, as
well as the behaviors that are expected by all Gorean
Role-Players.
We will also
give some examples of what is not acceptable, all too common
behavior. No place on this world or Gor is perfect,
but if we all work together we can do our best to make
Gorean role-play and enjoyable place for all! |
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Legal Rules |
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Privacy Act - If not stated,
it is implied by most sites that in accordance with
the Privacy Act that absolutely NO Public personal
information is to be posted within the rooms or
message boards (real names, phone numbers, address,
IP#'s, etc).
Illegally Sharing Paid Memberships
- If you have a paid member you are not permitted to
share your login information with any other parties.
This means, login name, password or any other
information found in the members only areas. If you
do your membership could be revoked.
Underage Pornography - The use
of underage pornography is illegal. Anyone seen
posting underage pornography or using underage
characters in any way whether in open or PM which
includes using a character names can expect to be
banned from the site it occurred on and law
enforcement agencies being notified. No site
owner will risk going to jail for you, so don't do
it!
You
must be at least 18 years or older
- ALL Gorean role-play sites are adult sites
requiring all participating and visiting individuals
to be at least 18 years old. No exceptions!
Want to see how fast you can be banned from a site?
Let the site moderators or owners think you are
under age. Some sites may allow the Non-Player
Character (NPC) use of fictional children so long as
no illegal acts are depicted, but actually
role-playing yourself at a child is also forbidden
as well. Just too many legalities involved.
This also includes
the use of underage nicknames like 'Mary(f/15) or
any other name that suggests the person is under 18
years old.
Bestiality - NO Bestiality
images may be posted period anywhere on any
role-playing site, Gorean or otherwise.
Harassment - NO
harassing/threats towards anyone ever.
Harassment and Stalking are illegal in every state,
and most countries. If it's illegal to do in
your hometown, you can't do it here either.
Most sites have a zero tolerance policy and will
post the offenders name and alias' on message boards
to warn others of the existence of such people.
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Typical Rules |
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Observers - Observers must
follow the rules of each room you will see a list of
rules on each entrance page it is highly recommended
you read this page as ignorance is no excuse.
Breaking this rule will quite commonly result in you
being booted from a room by the room or site
moderator. Repeated offenses may result in
permanent banning from the site. By entering the
rooms you agree to follow these rules and accept the
consequences for breaking them. See individual
site rules for exact rules and penalties for
violating them.
Gender Bending - Due to
the intense nature of Gorean role play, cross gender
role play is disallowed in all Gorean Role-Playing
sites. Men shall role play male Goreans
and women shall role play female Goreans. Failure to
comply will result in removal, booting or banning.
Most sites will also post the offenders alias' and
IP address(s) on a message board to warn other about
the offender.
Dulling - Dulling is
NOT allowed in Gorean role-play, EVER! Dulling is
where one person runs two different characters
concurrently anywhere in Gorean online role play.
Anyone caught dulling will have all their characters
actions annulled and be banned from all Pure Gor
rooms.
Shelving - Shelving a
character is option that many use when they either
tire of the character they are role-playing or life
in Gor has become so difficult for them as that
character they simply want a fresh start. This
is not a reversible decision per the rules of all
Gorean role-play sites. Many take this further
and say that you can only shelve a character if you
are not actively involved in a role-play scenario.
For instance, if you have been captured and don't
want to follow through on the role-play, shelving
may be considered un-Gorean like and the site it
occurred on may rule your character killed if you
refuse to come back and complete the role-play.
It is considered dishonorable to simply abandon
active role-play.
Non-Consensual Rulings - Some
sites have a clause however that states that if you
were non-consensually forced into the role-play or
the role-play has taken on a twist that makes it
uncomfortable or non-consensual by one of the
involved parties, that the offended party can invoke
a Non-Consensual role-play clause and be freed of
the role-play, the active role-play subsequently
being ruled invalid and non-consensual. This
is not the case on many sites, but it does exist in
some.
Ignoring Posts - Ignoring
valid role-play posts directed to you by another is
not considered acceptable behavior in the Gorean
community. If you are in a r/p and someone forces
themselves in to your r/p, and have used the proper
steps to do so, you MUST honor their post and
respond. In failing to do so without a legit real
time reason you are going against the Gorean
community's way of r/p. You must respond and work
your way out of the situation if you don't want
to be in it. Likewise, they must deal with
what comes of their choices. The only
exception to this rule on some sites is if there is
a legitimate Out of Character or Real-Time reason
for disregarding their posts. For instance, if
you believe the person posting to you is a minor,
you are not bound to role-play with a minor, since
after all this is Adult Role-Play. Use
discretion with ignoring posts and don't get
yourself into trouble simply cause you didn't want
the person to engage in role-play with you.
This is how Gor works....do your best to deal with
it.
Respect
the Home (Room) you are in
- There is but one rule that
should be universal on Gor, the sovereignty of a
person's home. The rules of a person's home always
take precedence in that home. No outsider can
change, modify, ignore, or replace a person's rules
in their home. But, as on Gor, the rules of one's
home extend no further than the boundaries of that
home. Once you leave your home, you must then follow
the rules of whatever home you visit. If a person
dislikes the rules of another's home, then they are
free to not visit that home.
That said, all room rules must
reflect reasonable and realistic Gorean Role Play.
Judging -
Most all sites
will allow two parties with a dispute to pick an
unbiased and mutually agreed on judge to evaluate
the role-play scripts and determine a realistic
outcome. This is typically done as the result
of combat or capture/enslavement that initial result
of has been disputed by the losing party.
Realism
- Homes rely on the assumption that they are living
cities/camps/etc, with hundreds of people dwelling
there as well as visitors. Thus, all role-play
within Homes must take this assumption into
consideration. Role-play that fails to consider this
assumption may be declared invalid. |
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Site Specific |
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Spamming/Hacking
- No Java, Javascripts, VBscripts or
Spamming/Flooding the rooms with html codes.
Impersonating Staff
- No Impersonating/Ghosting any staff members or
chatters.
False
Reporting
- Falsely reporting
another role-player for inproper behavior on a
site or in a home may get you banned from the site
you are on. Don't let personal vendetta's
get you in trouble. This sort of behavior
also runs the safety stops in place for everyone.
If every report to a moderator or site owner has
to be analyzed to ensure its valid, the goal those
rules were put there for in the first place are
undermined.
Avatar Usage
- Avatars on average can be no bigger than 350
pixels in height and 500 pixels wide. Avatars used
should be appropriate for Gor and should reflect
who you are in Gor. The can be sexual in
nature, but not pornographic. Female nudity
is generally accepted within the realm of good
taste and eroticism, not flagrant pornography.
Male frontal nudity is usually discouraged if not
banned from many sites.
Message Boards
- Use of the message boards are free on most
sites, but their administrators reserve the right
of removal of any offensive, insulting or
inappropriate posts. Common sense is the
rule of the day with the boards. Personal
information shared, slander, or illegal material
are common reasons for posts being removed.
You can wind up banned from Message boards too if
you violate these rules. |
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Bad Behavior |
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There are many things that can be
considered bad behavior while engaging in Gorean
Role-Play. Below are a list of the most common
and serious offenses that should never be done or
tolerated by any site:
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Harassment of other individuals
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Needless killing/maiming or
enslavement of other players without valid role-play
to support not just the act, but the reason for the
act. Gor is not a license to be a bully.
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Stalking of other characters
beyond the role-play
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Allowing Real-time thoughts,
words and actions to influence the In Character
role-play.
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Abuse of Out of Character
communication within In Character role-play.
(Taking MSN messenger communications into
consideration with your In Character actions, for
example.)
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Mental/Emotional abuse of another
role--player.
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