Abusing Staff Members
Here in IWF we take a zero tolerance approach to any abuse of our staff members. Our staff aren’t paid to do their jobs and subsequently take time out of their own personal lives to dedicate themselves to help run the federation and as such they do not deserve to be subject to abuse from members either publically or privately. Anybody caught abusing a staff member will be dealt with by the federation owner.This does not mean that you cannot disagree with a staff member, but please remember to do it politely. If you’re unreasonably abused by a staff member please contact the federation owner as this works both ways.
Abusing Fellow Members
Abuse of fellow members is strictly forbidden, IWF is about having fun and enjoying ourselves not resorting to tribal warfare over petty matters. Anybody caught abusing another member will be severely dealt with, you must treat all other members with respect regardless of any personal differences, IWF isn’t the platform to air these opinions.OOC shots in role plays will not be tolerated either, we’re all here to enjoy ourselves.
Character Limit
The default character limit for a handler in IWF is 3 characters for non-staff members, however extra characters may be granted in circumstances where the handler has displayed the ability to be able to fulfil their booking commitments on a routine basis.
Conversely, if a handler has maxed out his character limit and fails to fulfil their booking commitments for a prolonged period without a sufficient reason for doing so then they will find themselves limited to two characters firstly and if their absences continue to subsequently one. However, if the handler returns to roleplaying on a continual basis their character limit will be raised again.
These measures are not designed to discriminate against members of the roster but to ensure that matches are roleplayed for and inactive characters do not take spots on cards from active roleplayers.
Roleplay Limit
The current roleplay limit for weekly shows is set at one per character, if this should increase it will be amended here accordingly.The roleplay limit for pay per views is set at two roleplays per character for non tag-team matches and one per character in any team based match (tag team, 6 man tag etc), again if this changes in the future it will be amended here accordingly.
Word Limit
There is no official word limit in IWF, roleplays can be any length deemed necessary by the handler, however they are judged on their quality rather than their quantity so a 3000 word roleplay may not necessarily be of superior quality to a 2000 word roleplay.
No Show and Deadlining
IWF takes a dim view on “gaming” the system and deadlining is frowned upon. Whilst we understand that sometimes late roleplays cannot be helped repeat offenders will find themselves automatically losing matches as it is unfair to repeatedly roleplay after your opponents and provides an unfair advantage of always have the right of reply.
Handlers who no-show will find themselves booked on a infrequent basis, matches are given to active members as a priority because it is unfair to force them to sit out for characters who do not have roleplays posted for them.
No-showing sometimes is completely understandable and we accept that it happens, but if you consistently fail to roleplay you will no longer be booked.
Also, do not no-show matches just because the conclusion is angled, you’re still expected to produce roleplays for matches even when the outcome is already determined, agreeing an ending is not an excuse to take a week off roleplaying.
Gentleman’s Agreements
Any handlers who agree to limit the amount of roleplays in a match must provide evidence that both parties have agreed to the reduction, anybody who fails to do so must understand that any agreements isn’t viewed as valid in staff eyes and if you’re out roleplayed despite this it will be seen as your fault. Once an agreement is in place handlers are expected to adhere to it, anybody who breaks the agreement will automatically lose.
Roleplay Etiquette
Swearing is allowed in roleplays but try to avoid excessive cursing unless it is to emphasise a character’s emotions, the kayfabe world of IWF is assumed to be a real life television programme so anything that would not be aired on real life television will not be deemed acceptable here either. This also applies to words that are deemed offensive, anything that wouldn’t pass by a censor in real life must be considered not to do so here either. The same logic applies to your character’s actions inside roleplays, no excessive sexual content, no insensitive activities etc.
This doesn’t mean that you cannot be creative with your character development but anything such as killing other people etc is only acceptable if it is patently “acting” in the same sense a drama is and fits your character, random criminal acts on television wouldn’t go unpunished, anything such as drug usage that you wish to partake in “off camera” must be expressly described as such and must be relevant to your character.
You may use your own characters and secondary characters to your heart’s content, however, if you wish to use another handler’s character you must seek their permission to do so first, you may utilise staff members whose role is to interview wrestlers but for any more senior members you must seek permission.
Subsequently, all private property of characters must also not be used unless permission is granted to do so (houses, cars etc).If you have any questions of what is deemed acceptable please get in touch with a staff member.
In Ring Roleplays
Do not do in ring roleplays, any in ring promos must be saved for segments on the show, otherwise characters would simply be addressing an empty arena.
Angles
All angles are assigned to a staff member and they subsequently run that angle themselves with input from other staff members. If you want to pitch your own angles/feuds please be aware that you will be assigned a staff member to supervise you, this doesn’t mean that you can have no input into an angle it just means that we can keep track of all active angles or upcoming angles and we know what is happening. You will need to submit all segments to your supervisor and the federation owner to make sure it gets on the show.
When we are running an angle for you we will try to limit the amount you know about it to keep it entertaining for you and any member led angles are still subject to staff input and approval so do not be offended if elements of your ideas are slightly modified or rejected.
Roleplay Judging
Roleplays are judged primarily on quality but also a number of other variables including your recent work, how enjoyable they were to read and how well they suit the gimmick of your character. Feedback for each week’s matches are posted on the boards, feedback on results and how they were reached can be found there.
