Project_Mayhem
2010-09-03, 11:23 AM
This might seem an obvious question, but I don't want to accidentally break the forum rules.
I just started posting in the ffrp section. All well and good. The first character I created was taken from a game I played irl, and I wanted to double check if the drug habit he had was unacceptable to depict in the playground. As I understand it, that is the case, so I removed it. However, as I was reading the Inappropriate topics section, I noticed this:
Inappropriate Topics
The following topics are always off-limits on these forums, no matter what (hence, Inappropriate Topics). Any posts including these topics will be edited, and any threads started to discuss these topics will be locked. Please note that, as specifically stated below, these topics remain off-limits even where they intersect with gaming or other activities discussed on these forums, and that putting an alert for "Adult" or "Mature" content on the thread does not allow circumvention of this rule. Likewise, if you can't post something under the Forum Rules, please don't link to that content.
* Real-world religions (including religious reactions to gaming)
* Real-world politics (including political reactions to gaming)
* Graphic violence
* Illegal drugs
* Illegal/Criminal activity
* Giving legal advice
* Explicit sexuality
Even a single comment, reference, or post on these topics violates the Forum Rules. Please read these terms with the widest possible breadth and avoid such comments.
Is this only referring to real crime and illegality, or is it all crime and illegality. For example the, entirely fictional, character in question is a cat burglar, and sometime smuggler - is talking about, or depicting his, entirely fictional, criminal activity a problem?
I would have assumed not, as enforcing that strictly would kind of invalidate discussion of large amounts of DnD in general; the entire rogue class for example. However, I just thought it would be worth asking for clarification
I just started posting in the ffrp section. All well and good. The first character I created was taken from a game I played irl, and I wanted to double check if the drug habit he had was unacceptable to depict in the playground. As I understand it, that is the case, so I removed it. However, as I was reading the Inappropriate topics section, I noticed this:
Inappropriate Topics
The following topics are always off-limits on these forums, no matter what (hence, Inappropriate Topics). Any posts including these topics will be edited, and any threads started to discuss these topics will be locked. Please note that, as specifically stated below, these topics remain off-limits even where they intersect with gaming or other activities discussed on these forums, and that putting an alert for "Adult" or "Mature" content on the thread does not allow circumvention of this rule. Likewise, if you can't post something under the Forum Rules, please don't link to that content.
* Real-world religions (including religious reactions to gaming)
* Real-world politics (including political reactions to gaming)
* Graphic violence
* Illegal drugs
* Illegal/Criminal activity
* Giving legal advice
* Explicit sexuality
Even a single comment, reference, or post on these topics violates the Forum Rules. Please read these terms with the widest possible breadth and avoid such comments.
Is this only referring to real crime and illegality, or is it all crime and illegality. For example the, entirely fictional, character in question is a cat burglar, and sometime smuggler - is talking about, or depicting his, entirely fictional, criminal activity a problem?
I would have assumed not, as enforcing that strictly would kind of invalidate discussion of large amounts of DnD in general; the entire rogue class for example. However, I just thought it would be worth asking for clarification