Roleplaying Image Claim Information

Content under development.

If you take a look at the Member List you will see that two profile fields: Image Claim and RP Setting. These profile fields are our way of keeping track of character image claims. You can check to see if an image has been claimed by using the Advanced Search feature.

VERY IMPORTANT!!! If you do not follow the below rules, your claim will NOT be entered into the database.

General Rules

1. One "persona" claim per individual character. To clarify: You're still allowed to use more than one character but, for the purposes of the database, you're only allowed one claim. So if someone else comes along and wants to use a character you're using, but have not claimed, then they're entitled to. This is to prevent persona-hoarding; It's not really fair for one person to claim multiple actors/personas, especially when they often don't use their variants.
2. Submissions must be for presently registered forum character names only.
3. Submissions will be made in the Character Database (Image Claims) submission thread, and will include the exact spelling of the registered name for which the claim is to be made. If you use a shortened or lengthened or misspelled version of the account name, it will render your claim invalid. Please pay attention.
4. Duplicate claims are allowed for alternate roleplay scenarios located in the General Roleplaying forum, such as World of Darkness. Specify which roleplaying scenario you are making the claim for - i.e. SW, WoD, General, X-Men, etc.
5. Copyright Violations are Bad - You cannot register the name "Han Solo" for a character because of plagiarism, and you also cannot claim a persona who's name or character in a movie matches your character's name or is judged by the Staff to be too similar.

Taking a claim from another roleplayer

Six months of inactivity on any account will require the holder of the persona claim be contacted (this is not the staff's responsibility). If there is no response to the contact, PM, email etc... (within seven [7] days including the day the email/PM was sent), the persona claim is forfiet and the DB entry is deleted upon Staff notification. No Exceptions

After a year of inactivity, persona claims are defunct and the entries will be deleted out of the DB. No Exceptions.

If there are any questions, direct them to the Staff via PM. The thread is only for posting a change to your character claim, or adding a new one.

IMPORTANT:

• People still aren't clarify exaclty what they're claiming. Don't assume that the moderating team is going to know where something has come from. For example, if you are claiming Character X from Anime Y, say that it is from an anime.

• Also, please layout your claims as simple as possible, preferably in this format: Character Name - Character Claim (Source) - Universe (e.g. SW, WoD). This is particularly helpful if you are claiming multiple images in the same post.

Rules for those who add DB entries (mods and group mods)

1. You must verify a submission meets the above General Rules, including verifying the registered name exists and there are no persona claim conflicts, before making the new entry into the DB.
2. Be sure your spelling is correct wherever possible, most importantly with actor/actress names and registered user accounts. Make sure once the entry is added that it properly links to the user's profile.
3. Before editing an existing entry verify there are no persona conflicts.
4. Document that the entry has been added, edited, or denied in the public submission thread.

Return to: Forums FAQ