CallistaBoard

1. No Spamming

Spam clutters up the RMB and is annoying to all members. Spamming includes making posts with random characters that have no meaning, repeating the same post over and over, not removing pings etc. Posting consecutively is not considered as spam. Results in suppression and a mild warning.

2. No Flaming, Flamebaiting and Trolling

Flame/Flamebaiting: The intention of the offender is not taken into account when a nation is accused of violating this rule, only the direct statement itself. Flaming is defined as an ad hominem attack (directly attacking the person instead of their opinions and beliefs). Flamebaiting is defined as baiting someone into flaming the nation and getting them warned. Both flaming and flamebaiting are deserving of a warning. However, even if a nation is a victim of a flamebaiting post if they give a flame as a response it will still count as a mild warning.

Trolling/Baiting: Trolling is defined as a statement that is made with the sole intent of causing an angry and toxic reaction to the statement (such as ALL JEWS ARE-) that have no purpose in the conversation and exist solely to trigger other nations. Is deserving of a warning

Harassment/Griefing: It is commonly understood as behavior that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a person, and it is characteristically identified by its unlikelihood in terms of social and moral reasonableness. In the legal sense, these are behaviors that appear to be disturbing, upsetting or threatening. Harassment in NationSates would be persecuting another nation outside or inside the region via RMB and telegrams, which is also considered griefing. This behavior is deserving of a regional ban.

Borderline Trolling equals a mild warning.

3. The RMB is PG-13

Even though NationStates is primarily 13+, there are still children on the site and keeping discussions PG-13 can help eliminate children from seeing inappropriate things on the RMB. Results in suppression and a warning.

4. Speak English on the RMB

Please try to keep discussions in English as it is the most common language on NS, and the whole internet for that matter; if you wish to post in another language, then please provide an English translation, unless your post is an easily understandable word/phrase (e.g. "c'est la vie", "lo siento", etc.). Results in a mild warning. Speaking other languages for IC purposes is allowed.

5. No advertising/recruiting

Please don't try to take our members to your region. It is against site rules, it's rude, and it will result in a suppression and a ban. For repeated cases, an embassy closure may also be considered.

6. No asking for personal information

If someone wants you to know something about themselves, then they will tell you voluntarily. Asking for personal info is disturbing and rude. Results in suppression and a mild warning.

7. Spoiler long posts.

Long, unspoilered posts, especially RP posts are considered spamming and are often unnecessary. Results in suppression and a mild warning.

8. Obey Nationstates Rules

Of course, this region is inside NationStates, so you must obey the site-wide rules.

9. Obey regional officers

Regional officers will tell you when you break these rules. Do not argue with them if you broke these rules (if you feel they were wrong, you may call a court case). Arguing with officers can result in a ban.

10. Remove mentions (pings)

Posts quoting roleplay posts, in which the quoter does not remove mentions of other nations, is considered spam and will result in a mild warning.

11. No Impersonation

Regardless of intention, impersonation is frowned upon and is deserving of a warning or a ban depending on the severity of the crime.

NOTE:
3 Mild Warnings equal 1 Warning
3 Warnings equal a 1 day RMB ban, which means no posting in the RMB for a day
5 Warnings equal a 4 day RMB ban, which means no posting in the RMB for 4 days
7 Warnings equal a 2 week ban, which means you will be banned and ejected from the region for 2 weeks
10 Warnings and you are banned from the region for 2 months
12 warnings and you are banned forever from Callista

For more info contact Callista Dispatches.

1. Time

Every Roleplay Year is two IRL days.

2. Standard Form of Roleplaying

All roleplaying should be italicized and at least three lines of text unless it is character roleplaying.

3. Roleplay should remain PG-13

Sexual or Racial Roleplaying is strictly prohibited. Uncensored swearing or inappropriate remarks are also prohibited.

4. Godmoding

Godmoding, which is defined as roleplay that gives a character or nation an unfair advantage, is strictly prohibited. This includes using technology not used or created in the RP's time period, the size of an army, etc. If you have any more questions about what counts as Godmoding, ask an RP moderator.

5. Activity

If a player doesn't roleplay for ten days, the player is removed from the map and the roleplay until they request a spot on the map again.

6. Moderation

All Roleplay moderators are appointed by the Minister of Roleplay with the consult of the Prime Minister. One of these Roleplay moderators will be a Cartographer, someone who is responsible for creating the Roleplay Map. The Roleplay Minister is also a Roleplay moderator and could be the cartographer.

7. Events and Secnarios

Scenarios and Events are created by Roleplay Moderators and are rare occurrences that are either distributed evenly among participants or affect everyone. Scenarios can range from natural disasters, diseases, or economic events. Events are activities that all nations can attend, such as the Olympics or Worlds Fair.

8. Statistics

Callista Roleplay uses population and economic stats, including GDP, from the time period

9. War

When attacking or declaring war on a country, the attacker must wait for a response from the defender before writing another roleplay post, and vice versa.