Rule #1 Post.
1.1 If you don't have anything to say? Post that you stand in the corner.
1.2 You don't know what to do? Post that you look around for something interesting.
1.3 You think that this thread is done? Post in the OOC that you thing thread X.Y is pretty much done.
1.4 You are in a fight but your initiative isn't up? Say what you plan to do, with a little OOC notes saying how that might change.
1.5 You look at the thread list and don't see your name as the last post? Then it's your turn.
1.6 Think that you talk too much and you might be annoying? 'Annoying talks too much energy' is exactly what we need. You are a welcome addition.

Rule #2 Be excellent to each other.

Put speech in a color for your character. A few colors are reserved.

RED is for NPC's
ORANGE is for everyone to use as OOC in IC posts. (such as die rolls)
GRAY and it's 49 other shades are not fit for polite company.
BLACK is understandably for everything else you wouldn't color so isn't an option.

Ghosting
You are going to ghost me. I know it, you know it.

You don't post for 4 weeks, you are out. Booted from the game, your character archived.

But all is not lost. I'm going to open recruitment periodically as things progress. Probably just pulling from a waiting list. If you ghosted us on the last mission then you go to the end of the line. But hey, odds are you will still get in again in a mission or two. For real no hard feelings.

If you are courteous and bow out of a mission because; your grand dad is in the hospital, you have finals, you are really into Skyrim this month, etc. You don't have to give me a reason just let me know and you will get Saving Private Ryan'ed back to base or you can die heroically, doesn't matter, your choice. Either way I'll put you in the front of the waiting list for the next mission.

If I have 3 of the 5 players drop off during a mission I'll add 3 new players as a rescue crew.

I'm hoping by acknowledging this shortcoming of our chosen gaming style we can rise above it and get somewhere.

"I'm not a cynic. A cynic has to be from the city of Sinop, Turkey. I'm a Sparkling Pessimist."
     ~Me, just now.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:58, Tue 21 Feb 2023.