prior to submitting your application, please review the rules:

LINE CROSSING
do not bring in character drama into out of character interactions and vice versa. if you are being bullied, harassed or comment counted, please provide screenshots to the moderators and make us aware. we will handle all complaints on a case by case basis. in character conflict is not considered harassment and will not be mitigated by the moderators..

JOURNALS
we accept ic or ooc usernames but usernames must be free of underscores and numbers. please do not log the IP addresses of registered journals in your comment settings and please turn off all anonymous commenting in your journal. failure to comply with this rule will result in a rejected application or your removal from the game.

PBS
please be thoughtful and considerate about the pbs you choose to apply with. like all other communities, we follow the five year age rule. pbs should be public figures who are easy to google. the moderators reserve the right to reject pbs or request pb changes if serious allegations come to light. these will be handled on a case by case basis. failure to comply with requests from the moderators will result in removal.

BIOS
you are not required to join with a full biography, but we do expect basic information and a few detailed bullet points about your character. biographies should be part of your ooc post which should be open to either the public or at least all community members. bios should be at least 100 words and give a good idea of your character. please make sure your ooc/bio posts are backdated before you apply.

FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
we are a first come first serve community. we will not allow challanges to any applications. any applications challenging another applicant will be deleted.

CHARACTER LIMIT
at this time, we allow two characters per writer.

if you find your application was deleted you were rejected. the moderators may reject an application due to a number of issues including, but not limited to: aesthetics, character fit, poor grammar, failure to follow any of the rules listed, a pattern of ooc misconduct or harassment, or poor pb choice.

once you've been accepted to the community, you have 72 hours to post an intro to ~resorts. you must reply to most of the comments you recieve for your intro to count.

UPDATES
you are required to post two updates a month at your leisure. at least one of these updates must be interactive--it must have comments enabled. please follow this guide for your activity requirements based on when you were added to the community:

before the 15th: two updates
after the 15th: an intro post & one update
after the 25th an intro post only

FRIENDS LISTS/COMMENT ACTIVITY
keep your friends lists up to date. any journals with friends lists out of date by two or more weeks are eligible to be removed. if you are not on the page commenting other entries and participating in group threads, or responding to comments in your own posts, you may be eligible for removal. this is not a community where you can be active in customs but not on the friends page..

REMOVALS
to avoid being removed, keep your friends list up to date and submit your activity here by 8 pm est on the last day of the month. We will not track activity that is not dropped off to us.

HIATUSES & EXTENSIONS
we will grant all extension and hiatus requests as long as you are not abusing the requests and if they are made before the deadline to submit activity. extensions are automatically granted for one week from the date they are requested. it is your job to keep track. hiatuses will be granted for no more than three weeks. should an issue arise please contact the moderators and we will be happy to work with you. we may reject an extension or hiatus request if we feel that a member has used too many in a row.

just a few other things...

DATING APP
routes is the dating/business/hook up/friendship app for this game. after you are accepted you may join ~routes to post your character's profile. dating app posts should only be posted in this community and these posts do not count as a form of activity. the code for the dating app can be found here

DISCORD/WIRE
at this time we do not allow the use of apps

CONTACT US
please reach out to the moderators if you have any issues in game or any concerns. we will do our best to resolve issues that we can. we want to have a community that is a fun and safe environment for all writers.