General -
1) Follow the Gaia ToS.
2) Don't spam the thread by mass bumping. One or two is okay.
3) Listen to the staff, please. You don't want to end up on the Blacklist, do you?
4) Be nice to one another, and refrain from arguing in the thread. Take it to PM's instead if a fight really break out.
5) No Trolling / general meanness / harrassment. If any of you are caught in the thread or PMing us to harrass us, trolling, or being mean, you will be banned from the thread and your child will be taken away. NO refunds will be given. You will also be Blacklisted, and in serious cases, be reported to a mod.
6) Do not steal the artists' art works, ever. Steal and you face the whole thread's population, their friends and a mod. Plus a space in the Blascklist. Do you really want that?
7) Roleplaying is NOT required to own a child or appointment. However, special auctions or flatsales MAY have conditions that you will need to follow, to include roleplaying.
8 )If you apply for an auction or flatsale or any other event that you win, whether it be God or Goddess or appointment, be aware that for the 'pet' to grow in stage, RP is required.
9) Don't pm artists of the shop unless you have an issue with your art you wish to deal with in private. Other PMs are only to be sent to the mule account.
10) You must read the entire front page because we do not want anyone pleading for appointments, or breaking a rule. If you any issues with the shop, PM the mule and not the artists. If you have issues with the art of YOUR appointment, PM the artist.
11) If you post you are leaving the shop, you will be added to the ignore list. We do not need attention whores who post they are leaving, only to have them return a week later.
Roleplaying -
1) Most importantly, do not godmod. Even if you own a God or Goddess, you are not allowed to kill or permenantly hurt a child.
2) Please refrain from giving your child a powerful pet, such as a mystical creature or large felines and canines, unless it was given to you as a gift from a God or Goddess.
3) Unless your child had found out his/her power(s) through roleplaying, do not create a power for your child.
4) You can train your own child in mundane things, such as knife-fighting or cooking. Only the Gods and Goddesses have the power to train a child in the magical/mental arts, and bless/curse a child.
5) Your Pregnant character cannot be more than half anything other then human. That means you can't be a full-blooded demon, etc.
6) If you are going on haitus, please notify your RP partner if your child is involved in a relationship. In such cases, you may grant your partner to roleplay your child in your absence, but may not have any control of anything that affects the child such as powers, growth, injuries, etc.
7) No anime cosplay character pregnancies. This is because of copyright laws and it is generally wrong to do so. To get more of what this means, you cannot have Sephiroth breed with a goddess or your avatar / OC. You are allowed OCs (original characters) and your avatar only.
8 ) There is to be no cybering. We already had an incendent with this in the past. If you want to do things above gaia TOS go do it over AIM or any other Instant Messager system. You will be automatically banned for life from the shop and guild if you are caught cybering in the thread or guild, aka Blacklisted. You must obey the pg-13 setting of Gaia-online, and its TOS.
9) Every once in awhile, your child will feel the need to get down and dirty. Instead of breaking the PG13 rule, post something along the lines of "Blahblah laid her down on the bed. The next morning blahblah..." instead of going into details. In regards to sex, we're looking for "The Brady Bunch", not "Cinemax at late night".
Flatsale -
1) Please do not complain if you did not win an appointment or a child. Respect the judges' decision. Besides, there will be other chances.
2) Please pay the flatsale price within 24 hours. If you fail to do so, then your win will be forfeited and given to someone else.
3) If the entries are to be posted in the flatsale thread itself, refrain from flaming the works of others.
4) When you buy an appointment, you are entitled to all stages up to teen, provided you roleplay enough to warrant growings. If, for some whatever reason, you feel you do not want your child anymore, you are entitled to a refund, minus a portion according to how many stages were already done; your pet will then be rehomed. If you are blacklisted, you will recieve no refund and your pet will be rehomed.
Auctions -
1) Bid only what you have.
2) Tally up your own bids, unless the host says otherwise.
3) Do not complain if you do not win. There will be other chances for you to get a child.
4) We go by *insert range of price here* *insert price guide here*.
5) When you buy an appointment, you are entitled to all stages up to teen, provided you roleplay enough to warrant growings. If, for some whatever reason, you feel you do not want your child anymore, you are entitled to a refund, minus a portion according to how many stages were already done; your pet will then be rehomed. If you are blacklisted, you will recieve no refund and your pet will be rehomed.