` the rules

` characters
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We do not mind how your character acts or speaks, but please do not make your character perfect. Everybody has flaws, no matter how hard the strive to be perfect, and stereotypes play a big role in this site. Also, please make sure you stay in character. Clearly, a popular would not befriend a nerd without any hesitation. In the same sense, an outcast would not stand up to a popular. While they may be thinking it, the whole point of this site is the power. Addressing this, any popular or other persn of high rank abusing their power in portraying themselves as perfect, as mentioned before, will get reprimanded by the mods or admin.

Please try to keep the genders even. For every three girls you make, also make a boy and vice versa. Also keep in mind that the canon characters and adoptable characters are alternate options if you are stuck choosing a personality.

A list of the majors and cliques can be found in the rules section also.

**EDIT: There has been a ban on creating female characters


If our cliques begin to remain unbalanced and you wish to make a character, we ask that you please make one of the lacking cliques... for example, we only have one wannabe right now. The same goes for majors. For example, you're making a male character and were we have plenty of female dance majors we only have a select few male dance majors. If it fits your character's personality, please make them that major/clique. The canons are meant to balance out the unevenness we have currently in our numbers so please, pick one or two of them up if you feel inclined to do so. Even under the ban you may adopt a canon or a character up for adoption that is female.

` registration
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You can register with any name you choose, but please display your characters name with their first middle and last names in all lowercase. We are admin and capable of fixing it if you do not know how/need some help.

Please fill out the application form provided and start a new thread under the 'pending' sub-board to post it. If it is filled out correctly, we will place you in your desired clique and major. Remember to post in all of the claims if you wish to reserve a playby and whatnot. The playby, major and clique claims are now mandatory to make things easier for all of us. Remember: choose a playby that fits your character's personality. A long haired, site-famous boy will not be popular. Generally, unless given specific prmission, he will be a scene kid. Hypocrisy and prejudice is what makes Wigmore so original. Keep that in mind when choosing playbys. If you have noticed the secret word in our app, then you have been reading. The first portion of the secret word is gossip.

` age-groups
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Wigmore Academy is a school for girls and boys aged 11-18. Please keep your characters age in mind. If they are only fourteen, they obviously will not be drinking and going out clubbing. There is no overly-mature content aloud in threads, as proboards does not allow it.

However, we allow graduates from Wigmore. You will still be in a clique, but will not be attending the actual school. In the app form, please state your characters age.

` banners and avatars
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Banners must be no bigger than 500px wide. If they are any bigger it will stretch the page. If you are unsure of how to do this, get a banner made in the banner request section. Avatars are recommended to be 150x200. Other sizes are acceptable, just as long as they aren't any bigger. If you do not follow these rules, your banner will be deleted. Please keep in mind copyrights and crediting. Our site can be banned if you do not check properly, and if we catch that you have not credited properly/stolen a copyrighted image, we will not hesitate to send you a warning. If you are caught again breaking this rule, you will be banned from the site, no excuses.

` word count
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We aren’t expecting you to write an essay. But if somebody posts three paragraphs, don’t post back a one liner. This is an intermediate role-play site, so therefore each post should be at least two paragraphs long. They do not have to be long, but they do have to be sufficient. There is no word count, but we will be reading through threads to make sure you keep this rule. If you are unsure of what to write, talk about your characters five senses. What they smell, hear, see etc…

` last but not least
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Have fun! Be friendly out of character. If you
have any questions, feel free to message any of the
admin. They will have brackets around their names.
We don't bite...much.