Detention Center Re-Opening!

All right, guys, here's the deal. I've been getting a lot of difficulty concerning the DC, so I'm going to lay out a few ground rules effective immediately.

THE DC COMMANDMENTS

- THOU SHALT NOT GIVE SOUTH ANY SASS WHEN THY CHARACTER IS ARRESTED.

If your character was sent to the DC, it's because they did something against the site-wide laws. It's not because I have a personal agenda against you or because I'm trying to be unfair. If you don't want your character in the DC, then don't have them break any laws. It's as simple as that. Besides, it's an awesome role-playing experience. I loved it when my character got sent to the DC because it was amazing for character development and a chance to RP with someone new. If anything, you should be excited when your character gets arrested, not angry, and you certainly shouldn't take it out on me. I don't make the rules, I just enforce them. And if you decide to get snippy with me, be warned, I will get snippy right back.

- THOU SHALT NOT WHINE IF THY CELLMATE DOESN'T POST EVERY TWO SECONDS.

Some people are slow posters. I myself am a slow poster. Slow posting happens, actually, it happens quite frequently. Some people take longer to write/have muse problems/have lives, so don't get upset with them if they take a week or two to post, and definitely don't come crying to me about it. Of course, if your cellmate doesn't post for months at a time, that's a problem, but if I get like three PMs in a week from you yammering about how glacial your cellmate is, then my solution to your complaint will be to switch your character's cellmate to one of my characters. Then we'll see who's glacial.

- THOU SHALT ABIDE BY THE SITE RP-ING RULES.

Keep in mind that the site minimum for a post is at least one paragraph, and a paragraph is considered to be at least five good, well-structured sentences. I've been seeing threads where people are making two-and-three-sentence posts, and with grammar/spelling errors to boot. Being in the DC is an exciting roleplaying experience, guys, so make the most out of it and try to do quality posts rather than just doing the literary equivalent to flailing about in an effort to finish your thread and get out. Some of the best threads I've ever read on this site have been in the DC. Please don't slack; there are people out there who would love to be in that cell writing amazing posts, so do them proud and try to make this an awesome experience for character development!

- THOU SHALT NOT PESTER SOUTH IN THE C-BOX.

I am a college student, which means I'm busy. I am a music major, which means I am busier than any human being ought to be ever in their lives. Between school and the site I average maybe three to four hours of sleep a night, and honestly, when I get on the c-box I consider that my "chill time" to just relax and talk to the people I love. If you have a problem with something concerning the DC, please, please just PM me. I will get to it as soon as possible, I promise. My PMs go directly to my phone; I will get it as soon as you send it. But bear in mind, if it's stuff about your cell mate not posting in three days (Ripred forbid) or getting snarky about your character being sent to the DC... well, I've already told you what will happen.

- THOU SHALT REPORT CRIMES.

I know it's part of my job to go through threads and look for this stuff, but guys, I am so busy. I'm taking 20 hours of college classes and am active in choir and other stuff and I just don't have time to go prowling through threads every day. So if you want your character in the DC, REPORT THEM. If you see someone breaking a law, REPORT THEM. If someone needs to be in the DC for a plot device, REPORT THEM. Be proactive about it! So since the link for anonymous reporting is broken at the moment, I'm going to request that all reports be PMed to me using this form:

[size=1][blockquote]OFFENDING CHARACTER'S NAME: goes here.
OFFENDING CHARACTER'S OWNER: goes here.
CRIME: goes here.
LINK TO THREAD CONTAINING THE OFFENSE: goes here.[/size][/blockquote]

Easy enough, right? So, take all of that info and start reporting, pretty please!

I'm really sorry if all of this comes off as harsh, but I'm trying my best here. It's really hard to handle the DC, moderator duties, college, and my life all at once, and if you guys follow these rules it will be much easier, and I will be much happier. And a happy South means a happy Detention Center... Well, as happy as the Detention Center can be.