Guidelines and Policies

== General Rules ==
These are the general rules that everybody is limited to follow. These are also rules that will be stricter, and will result in harsher punishment if they are ignored/broken.
=== 1. All users must abide by the guidelines of FANDOM generally. ===
This includes the following rules found here: community.fandom.com/wiki/Community_Central:Discussions_Guidelines
=== 2. The drama will not be tolerated at ANY level here. ===
This rule is going to be strictly implemented and the staff won't hesitate to start enforcing consequences on those who repeatedly start drama. This is a safe space for everybody.
=== 3. Use of homophobic, racist, transphobic, ableist, or excessive/severe dark humor or slurs of any kind is not prohibited under ANY circumstance. ===
Any slurs of any kind will lead to an immediate and more than like indefinite block. This includes the R-slur, F-slur, N-Slur, M-slur, T-slur, cripple, gimpy, and we will add more as we find them. No exceptions WHATSOEVER. I do not give a flying fuck if you "have the right" to say it. Do not. 
=== 4. Sensitive topics such as suicide and self-harm are also not prohibited under ANY circumstance. ===
These can be potentially triggering and very harmful to users and will result in a possible temporary ban DEPENDING ON SEVERITY. Don't mention it in ways pointed at yourself or others directly. If you are really struggling with suicidal thoughts/tendencies PLEASE visit your local hotline, talk to a trusted adult, or if you can't feel free to pop onto August's message wall to vent(only if you really have no one to go to, August is not a licensed therapist or Psychologist of any sorts). This feeds into things such as vent posts/requests.
==== Vent postings: ====
Vent posts(in public discussions) are strongly discouraged. If you want/need to vent to a friend here then please do so on your message wall and, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, delete it afterward. Be mindful that moderators can see your deleted posts and we do read through them though. If one of us feels the need to reach out to you, we will do so to check up on you. On the other hand, things like posts saying you were sick/hurt and stuff of the sorts are welcome FOR THE MOST PART. Just please used CW or TW if needed.
=== 5. While swearing IS allowed, it is only the use of non-harsh words. ===
(An example would be the word damn) and they are not to be pointed at others in a negative light, or used in ways that would go against religion or other's beliefs.
=== 6. Be. Respectful. ===
I know this has already been addressed but I'm saying it again. This follows down to rules taught in grade school people. Things like "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all" and "treat others the way you want to be treated". It's not that hard to be decent to people, even if you do not agree with one another or do not like each other.
These rules are subject to change over time and you will be expected to follow them even as they change. 
== Swearing Policy ==
While we do allow use of profanity(swear/cuss words), there are it's limits and such. We will allow MOST swears(things like shit, damn, etc.) and you don't necessarily have to censor them for the most part, but you can if you feel more comfortable with that. Now for limits, we don't allow any slurs/offensive language at ALL. And it won't be tolerated. You will get one warning and that will be it. Afterwards punishment will be enforced. Other things, such as phrases like "GD"(either abbreviated or spelt out) are also not prohibited and will result in a warning and formal apology to whomever is offended by it or to the mods themselves. Using profanity negatively towards others is also prohibited and will not be tolerated. As long as you remain respectful towards others and do not use it excessively, you're welcome to the use of profanity.
== Roleplay Rules ==
* Be respectful to other roleplayers,i cant stress this enough but just be kind and mature. If there are any issues with how a character is being portrayed, come to the mods FIRST. We will get the situation handled accordingly.
* Make sure what you're roleplaying is both logical and possible and stays within the limits of the Warrior Cats lore. Any characters with "powers"/special abilities/disablities will need to be discussed by our RMT(roleplay management team) before put in place. Also be aware of your characters age and personality. If something seems out of the norm then expect the mods to intervene. 
* When getting characters into relationships(romantically), they have to at LEAST have been a warrior for 1 week(real-time) before baring kits/becoming pregnant and they must BECOME a warrior before taking on a mateship of any kind. There will also be no more than a 4 year age gap between two characters in a romantic relationship. The 4 year limit is pushing it and it's preferred for them to be 2-3 years apart if they aren't a year or less. The 4-year age gap is very iffy and may be shut down if the mods feel necessary. For a character to begin feeling romantic attraction for another character, they have to AT LEAST be 10 moons or older. There is no exception for this whatsoever.
== Policies ==
=== Character Limit Policy: ===
The current character limit is 10 per person, and 15 per staff member(IF PORTRAYED CORRECTLY) with some exceptions. 10 alone is a lot to handle point blank, but if you feel you can take on another character and you find one that interests you, contact a staff member and we will all discuss it.
=== Inactive Users Policy: ===
If you claim a character and are not active for 30 days consecutively, you will lose all claimed characters you have and they will become claimable to others UNLESS you have stated to a moderator/staff member that you will be taking a leap of absence. There are no exceptions to this and you will not be told when it will happen. This is put in place so that characters are at least somewhat consistently roleplayed and don't just vanish from the storyline. Monthly posts will be made in place of farewell posts for those who have gone inactive, but you are always free to return and re-claim your characters if they have not been claimed by another.