In this thread, you will find the rules and guidelines set forth for suggesting and creating new Board Battles. Aspiring Battle Masters must have their battle idea approved here by the Administrator before they will officially be granted the Battle Master title and be allowed to start accepting character applications. This is also the board where all suggestions and possible Battle Masters for the ongoing Epic Battle will be discussed and decided. Keep in mind that the rules contained herein are general rules that will apply to all Board Battle creation. Any rules that are specific to the Epic Battle will be described as such, and can be disregarded for anyone creating a custom battle. Remember that these rules will be enforced regardless of whether or not you choose to read them. The Administrator will not be held responsible for any pain and suffering you incur as a result of not reading the rules. The Administrator reserves the right to modify these rules as deemed necessary at any time. By posting in this board, you agree to be bound by all rules governing the creation of Board Battles and all rules governing the usage of this board, and agree to follow all Administrator/Moderator direction while using this board.
Please be sure to follow all of the main forum rules at all times, including when suggesting or creating Board Battles.
RULES FOR BOARD BATTLE SUGGESTIONS/CREATION:
1: THIS BOARD IS FOR SUGGESTING FUTURE BOARD BATTLES. IT IS NOT YOUR SOAP BOX.
In the old boards, some people mistook the title of “Board Battle Suggestions” to mean that the board was a suggestion box where they could make suggestions as to how the Administrator and Moderators could run things better, or to complain about the content or pace of existing battles. That is not what this board is for. In fact, you’ll notice that there isn’t a board for that. That is because all questions or complaints should be directed to the Administrator or an Inquisitor either in a PM or an email, and not on the boards where everyone can see it. Please refer to the main rules for further details. In short, threads posted here that are not suggestions for new Board Battles will be deleted immediately with no notice. You have been warned.
2: IFYOU WANT A BOARD BATTLE, POST A SUGGESTION.
This board is the only way you will be approved to run a Board Battle. Don’t PM the Admin with your idea. Don’t email the Admin with your idea. Don’t just open a thread in the Board Battles board. We have this process in place for a reason, and the first step in the process is to post a suggestion.
3: INTERESTED IN A BOARD BATTLE THAT WAS SUGGESTED? REPLY AND SAY SO.
This is one of the few places on the boards where we actually use somewhat of a democratic process. Once a suggestion is posted, the Administrator will monitor that suggestion for replies. Once the suggestion has enough interested replies, a poll will be opened for that suggestion, which is the second step on the road to approval. If no one expresses interest, there will be no poll. So don’t wait.
4: DO NOT POST A POLL.
As made apparent in Rule 3, the Administrator will be responsible for opening polls for suggestions that garner interest. Any polls opened without approval from the Administrator will be removed.
5: ONCE A POLL IS OPEN, VOTE.
The last step in getting a battle approved is to have the battle win a poll. If you’re the suggestor, vote in your own poll if you wish. If you posted in the suggestion thread expressing interest in the battle, vote in the poll. You don’t want to see that cool idea you saw get rejected cause you forgot to support it during it’s time of need. Once a suggestion has enough votes, the Admin will officially approve it and contact the new Battle Master with further instructions.
6a: PLEASE SPECIFY IF YOUR SUGGESTION IS FOR THE EPIC BATTLE.
Obviously things work a little different for Epic Battle suggestions. Please make sure to specify in the subject of your thread if your suggestion is for the Epic Battle. Otherwise, it will be treated as a separate battle suggestion and will not be considered a canon event in the Epic Battle storyline or be allowed to include the Epic Battle characters (See Rule 10).
6b: PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR EPIC BATTLE SUGGESTION IS BUILT AROUND THE EPIC BATTLE CHARACTERS.
The entire purpose of the Epic Battle is to have an epic ongoing storyline for our epic characters. While your plot can be whatever you wish, please make sure it is appropriate for the characters that are already in that story. Writing the epic characters out of their own story is a great way to get sucked into the Warp and never be seen again in this plane of existence. (Well, maybe not. But it certainly won't be approved.)
7: PLEASE BE DETAILED IN YOUR SUGGESTION POST.
“oh hey guys let’s have grand space adventures in space and we can shoot things and stuff” is NOT a suggestion. It is a waste of the two seconds it probably took you to type it. Remember, the people participating in your battle are going to need to know what kind of characters they can create for it so that they can start brainstorming. The more information you provide, the easier it is to get people behind your idea. What’s the setting? What will the characters be like? What time period is it? Will we be playing as humans or something else? Is your idea based off of a movie/video game/ect? These are all things we, your potential players, want to know before we decide if we’re going to participate. Make sure you provide this information. Keep in mind that unlike the Character creation board, you can edit your posts here and people can post replies for discussion of your idea, so feel free to make edits as needed.
8: CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM ONLY, ASSHOLES.
This board is open for free replies, so feel free to reply to suggestion threads with questions or comments on the suggestion. Having said that, please do not be a giant douchebag. We have a standard no-tolerance policy on giant douchebags here at the Administorum, and it definitely applies here. If the only thing you have to say about a suggestion is negative, do not even bother hitting the reply button. Ignoring this rule will be considered Flaming as set forth in the main rules, and will be dealt with accordingly.
9: ONLY THE EPIC BATTLE HAS TO BE SERIOUS.
More of a guideline then a rule, but this deserves mentioning. Unless you’re posting a suggestion for the Epic Battle, your suggestion does not have to be for a serious battle. If you want to make the equivalent of an online buddy cop movie, go ahead. Some of our most successful non-Epic battles of the past were comedy affairs. The only limit to what you can do with this is your imagination, and of course, the interests of your peers. But hey, at least get the suggestion out there. You never know who might be interested.
10: KEEP EPIC BATTLE CHARACTERS IN THE EPIC BATTLE PLEASE.
Due to some problems we ran into during the previous Administorum’s run, we will be limiting Epic Battle characters to the Epic Battle threads for the moment. No “Board Battle Classic” threads, no non-cannon battles including the Epic Battle characters. This rule may change in the future if the Administrator warrants it, but for now it will be enforced.
The previous Administorum died due to lack of cool battles to fall back on when the Epic Battle failed. For these boards to live, we will need good, creative Battle Masters with good creative ideas. Please answer the calling. Post ideas if you get them, even if you think no one will be interested. The more battles we get going, the better this place will be. As always, please contact the Administrator or an Inquisitor with any questions or concerns.
