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Gaia Online is a PG-13 website, and to uphold that roleplays that are created anywhere on Gaia Online must follow this as well. Many people have asked what is considered over PG-13 material. Below is several items listed per category of what is safe for roleplaying on Gaia, and what is considered against the rules.

Romance
Roleplays that revolve around two or more characters meeting and falling in love is safe on Gaia. However, certain actions are over the PG-13 limit, and if performed will lead to a warning, and a ban being placed on the people guilty.

As with most couples, hugging and kissing is allowed on Gaia Online. This is a general display of affection and breaks no rules. There are several things that are considered over the PG-13 guideline, and are as follows:


* Grabbing of private areas, fondling
* Sexual encounters, also known as cybering
* Inappropriate dialogue, "talking dirty"
* Nudity, a character stripping in detail or for acts of seduction



Fighting and Violence
Many roleplayers enjoy a good fight now and again. As these fights take place, several things can be done to break the PG-13 mold, which can lead to an account being warned or banned.

With fighting, general portrayal of violence is allowed. This includes bloodshed, slicing, killing, beating, and other general actions. What is breaking the PG-13 limit, is extremely graphic descriptions of violence in a fight. Going into details down to the last organ hitting the floor is considered over the PG-13 limitations.

Exploration
Nothing says the prospect of adventure like entering an uncharted wilderness and seeking out an item or destiny. Exploring can lead roleplayers into places where the setting could be quite grizzily. Similar to the violence rule, please be aware of how to describe places and settings.

Slave, Master, Kidnapping, and Pet
These kinds or role plays are not allowed here in the Misty forest. Threads of this nature should not be made here in the guild. Playing a character who is a slave/master is ok as long as it's in an rp of substance and is a side trait. A character/thread made for this purpose alone will be deleted and the owner may be warned or baned.

To stay PG-13, the roleplay must follow all of the above areas. Remember, as a thread owner it is your responsibility that people keep your thread clean of violations. If you see someone violating the rules, report them by Pming either a mod or captain of the guild.


How to keep a roleplay free of PG-13 violations

Remember, cybering is not allowed anywhere on Gaia. This includes the forums, PMs, GAIA towns, and the game chats. Therefore, you should not post something like "take cybering to PMs". If your roleplay is found with something like this, you will be asked to change it. If you do not change your thread after being asked, you will recieve a warning for encouraging PG-13 violations (such as cybering). Remember, if the thread creator expects PG-13 to be broken, then starting the roleplay is a bad idea.

So, in short:


* Telling people in thread rules to take PG-13 violations to PMs, AIM, or anywhere else is not allowed on Gaia Online.
* Setting the rating of a roleplay over PG-13 is a bad idea. this could lead to your thread being mistaken as a place where TOS breaking violations are acceptable, which can leave the thread owner in a sticky situation.

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If you should see someone breaking the rules,please let either Captain Link or Seasonally Gifted Enigma know in a PM. Please make sure the post you are reporting is breaking the rules stated above. Repeatedly sending false PM's could result in being warned or banned.]




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