BDSM: Bondage / Discipline, Dominance / Submission, Sadism / Masochism

"Wanting to be made to do things you don't want to do." It's usually sexual. If you're not comfortable with that, then maybe Black Gazza is not the right place for you.

Limits

Everyone has limits to what they will do, even in Second Life's virtual world. People's limits may be expanded in SL beyond what they are IRL, but they are still entitled to have them. Respect other people's limits. There are some prisoners at Black Gazza who, for reasons of their own, do not wish to engage in sexual activity. Respect that. There is honor in asking.

Safeword

Scenes must be safe, sane, and consensual.

NO means NO. If someone tells you to let them go via IM or if they have to go, RELEASE THEM. IM is Out Of Character at Black Gazza unless otherwise defined by the scene (e.g. you decide to IM each other for privacy purposes). Just because you have someone's keys doesn't mean that they're obligated to play with you. If they don't want to play with you Out Of Character, they probably won't be much fun anyway for you.

The official safeword for Black Gazza is "Safeword". Use it. Respect it. Anyone in a scene, guard or prisoner, may use the safeword any time for any reason or no reason. (Now if you abuse that, people might not want to play with you any more, so don't be an ass.)

Guards

Do not depend on residents playing the prisoner role to tell you in proper OOC format that they need you to stop, tone down, or adjust your game. Read about the Stanford prison experiment! If there is any doubt, ask your play partner whether he is okay with the scene. You must distinguish between IC and OOC when talking with residents in the prisoner role. If you abuse anyone OOCly, you will be dismissed as Black Gazza guard. Don't be an ass.

Prisoners

Do not depend on guards having telepathy; we do not train them for that. If there is a problem with a scene, IM the guard and tell him so. You have the right to a fun and satisfying scene, but it is your responsibility to make sure the guard doesn't overstep your boundaries. Send an instant message to the guard explaining the problem. Our guards are expected to treat you OOCly with respect. If they fail in that, report them to any Officer or Captain.

Onlookers

If you see what you think is an abusive scene, don't just rush to get someone in authority to put a stop to it. Send an instant message to the one you think is being abused and verify that he is okay. Now if two people are obviously OOCly arguing and interrupting others' RP, then by all means get someone in authority to handle the situation. We've got people skills, dammit!