I want to start out by saying how much we appreciate each and every one of you, you dedication, your words, your passion, and everything you've put into the community here. Unfortunately, the bell has tolled for our dear Canis. There are many factors and reasons that have gone into this decision, and I apologize if it feels sudden. The site will remain up for as long as necessary for players to retreive their information and posts.
If you have questions, you are more than welcome to reach out to me via DM.
Thank you for everything. ❤️
Writing on Canis
What you need to know to write collaboratively here.
To support a collaborative space, Canis operates under a Creative Commons Attributions license.
Content Rating
Canis is a flexibly rated space. We are 3-3-3 for those who are 18+ and 3-2-2 for minors. This means there may be uncomfortable content that you encounter while reading and writing with others. To avoid people feeling harm from this content, we require you to tag your post with "Content Warning". Cite the reason for the content warning.
If in doubt, tag your posts! Nobody is perfect, of course. If you see a post that should have a content warning but doesn't, just request it!
Checking in
When you tag your post with a content warning, that's a sign that you should check in with the players you're writing with, especially if it's a topic you haven't broached before. Everyone has a different lived experience, so things that might not make you uncomfortable can make others feel discomfort or even harm them.
Check in with the players and let them know about the content warning. Offer to go light and have them exit the thread or fade to black if it's something they aren't wanting to write about with you.
Remember, harm comes in many forms. We know you are not your character! Some topics are just too painful or just plain distasteful for others, and that's okay!
Activity
Canis is meant for flexible activity. There are two states of characters:
- Active: You are actively posting with this character.
- Hiatus: This is for people looking to permanently or long term remove their character from the game, though they are still welcome back at any time!
To keep canis up to date and avoid plot locking characters, the staff will move characters to Hiatus for the following reasons:
- A character has not posted in over a month.
- A character is marked low priority and has not completed a post in over two months.
Pups are exempt from the 1 post a month rule until they are 4 months of age. Then they must match normal post requirements, or they will be hiatused.
Players are encouraged to switch their characters to Hiatus if they know they will not be available for quite some time. This lets your thread partners continue without you. You may use whatever excuse you'd like when bringing a character off Hiatus to explain their absence, though a common excuse is traveling or injury kept them away.
Low Priority Mode
Characters can be set to low priority when they are meant to be played at a relaxed pace and are not a primary focus. Low priority characters typically don't get rank promotions and won't be as "seen" in character.
Players can set their character's activity status or mark a character as low priority by going to User Links > Character Status at any time. If you are returning to the game after being moved to Hiatus, this is also where you may rejoin without staff assistance!
Player Submitted Lore
Content submitted to the Compendium becomes shared lore and is not owned by anyone, even though the original submitters are credited. If a player leaves, the content they submitted will remain a part of the game and its history so as not to disrupt in-game continuity. Please make sure you are comfortable releasing your ideas upon submission for shared lore and that you have full rights/permission to use the content submitted. This includes images, names, and resemblance to source inspiration or media.
Adoptables
Canis RPG has its own adoption contract. This is relevant whenever you adopt a character on Canis, be they puppy or adult and whether or not art is included.
- Character-related play is defined as any "in-character" posts.
- Player is defined as any person who writes "in-character" posts.
When any character is adopted to a Player, the following terms apply:
- Any adopted character becomes the Player's character after 50 self written posts of Character-related play
- Any designs by the Player who adopts the character becomes theirs after Point 1 is reached.
You are, of course, free to use a different adoption contract. Please make sure there is proof of its existence and a timestamp. If a different contract is not available, the contract will fall back to Canis.
