journals can be either ic or ooc. the only thing that we request is that there are no underscores or excessive extra letters or numbers.

all pbs must be living and adhere to the five year rule (the character must be within five years of the pb's actual age). we will not tolerate white-washing of pbs. we do not allow challenges to pbs and are a first come, first serve community.

we will allow you to change your pb twice after you have been accepted.

before applying, please make a post on pbads or in our storylines community, ~developed. you will need to link this post in your application.

we currently do not have a character limit. we only ask that you don't take on more than you can handle.

they're great! they really are. they can be fun and people like how they look. all that to say... federalcity is not an aesthetics community. if you want to use the layouts provided by resources like pro? excellent! but we do not require that you use them. the same rules apply to icons. we're not picky about the icons that you use for your own enjoyment.

a bio is required for acceptance into federalcity. a simple blurb is not enough. we require three detailed paragraphs or five to eight bullet points. we want to be able to get a good feel for your character from your bio.

rejected applications will be deleted. the mod team reserves the right to reject an application for any reason.

we don't require your traditional intro posts as most comms do. all we request is that your very first post within 72 hours of being accepted. this post can be made in your own journal or on the main community, whatever is best for you. this 'intro' will count towards your monthly activity.

we request that any post that is sensitive in nature have the proper trigger warnings on them. the trigger warnings must be visible on the friends page and not within a hover title.

you are required to update two times a month. these posts can be anything you want them to be. the only excpetion is that one of your two updates must be interactive with comments enabled, and the majority of the comments must be replied to. please use the following guidelines for what activity you will be required to make, based on when you were added to the community. it is your responsibility to link your activity to the mods in the activity tracker post by the end of the month. failure to link your activity will result in the removal of your character.

you are required to keep your friends list up to date. friends list checks will be done mid month. anyone who is out of date by two weeks or more will be removed.

all hiatuses must be a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of six weeks long. if you think you may need longer than six weeks, please let the mods know and we can discuss extending it. if you are in need of an extension on your monthly activity, you will be granted a one week extension. if you are consistently needing an extension, the mods reserve the right to not allow one. introductions will not be extended unless there are extenuating circumstance. if you cannot make your introduction within the given 72 hours, reach out to the mods as soon as possible.

if you are removed from the community due to inactivity, you are more than welcome to reapply, but you will need to provide us with links to your missing activity before you will be accepted back into the community. if you are removed three times due to activty, you will not be allowed back.

just don't do it. they're not hard concepts to grasp. we're all adults here.

so this might be a touchy subject, but we feel that it needs to be touched on. there are times when it's ok to retcon (ie: when your slp drops/is removed) but this isn't in here for those reasons. no. this is in here for the not ok reasons. the main one being when you don't get what you want or something doesn't go your way within a line. as 'slice of life' communities are based in real life, much like real life, your character's actions do have consequences that just can't be hand-waved away. please keep this in mind. if there are issues, please bring them to the mods.

we have a zero tolerance policy for bullies. if somebody comes to us with complaints about bullying and harrassment, we will take these complaints seriously. we will require there be proof to be provided, however if you are found to be guilty? you will be removed.

we are aware that we cannot keep people from using apps like wire for in character interactions. just note that these interactions cannot be used for activity. we also ask that you don't advertise with your handles.

all rules are subject to change at mod discretion. if a rule is updated, it will be announced.