There aren't many strict rules on After... Most things I would hope are common sense netiquette concepts. If you ARE found to have broken any of these rules, or we receive a series of complaints about you, action will be taken. You will receive a warning, potentially a schooling on how not to repeat the offense, and if the behavior continues, further action will be taken, including toading or banning.
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1. After...MUCK has a mature rating. This is our disclaimer. There will potentially be violence, death, strong language, sexual overtones, and adult topics. Animals are animals, and the natural world is not very nice, and it certainly isn't PG. If you are underage or uncomfortable with such content, After...may not be for you.

1.a Mature content DOES NOT MEAN 'sex muck'. This is not Tapestries. There is no rule against TS and sexual RP, as very often that is a big part of a storyline, but to avoid making people uncomfortable we DO insist that it is not done in public or where people may accidentally wander in on you. There will be no lenience about this rule.
 

2. No harassment, insults, extreme OOC language (characters swear sometimes, it happens), or any other unpleasant behavior that would make players feel unwelcome or uncomfortable.

3. Remember that this is a role-play MUCK. You must be able to seperate in-character events and actions from out-of-character (real life). I understand people connect with their characters, but realize that if someone's character hurts your character, it is NOT a personal attack against you OOC. Keep OOC information OOC, if you are told something about an RP situation, keep that information OOC, to use that info ICly would be powergaming, twinking, etc.

3a. Danger is an ever-present possibility on After...Just as in the natural world, it's eat or be eaten. Bad things might happen. If your character makes bad decisions, your character may pay the consequences, including injury and possibly even death. In-character Actions = In-character consequences. If your character does something dumb, there will be consequences for said action.

3b. NO POWERGAMING (godmoding, twinking, etc.). You control YOUR characters' actions and only your characters' actions, unless another player has EXPRESSLY given you permission to control their character.

4. On After...we stress realism in our animal roleplay. While we aren't going to be extremely strict on this matter, we don't believe it's too much to ask for you to read up a bit on your animal of choice. The internet has vast resources available toward this end, and if you can't find anything or need help, feel free to ask one of our staffers.  http://www.wikipedia.org and http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html are good resources.
 

5. You must be acquainted with the theme and general storyline. It is highly recommended that you at the very least sign up for the forum, as much pertinent information is posted there. You are not required to post, but for the sake of helping the admins keep track of playerbase, we ask that you at least sign up. http://forum.aftermuck.net/

6. Make sure you read pertinent newsfiles. If you need any help or have any questions, ask a staffer. If one isn't available, we check the forum often and will respond as quickly as possible. Please respect the ruling of wizzes.  These rules can also be found in the newsfiles on the MUCK.