aowf rules

Perhaps this is the most important section for everyone to read. These rules, are how we should conduct ourselves within the community. They also have the (damnable) affect of reining in my powers so I do not treat you unjustly. Problems have been had in the past, and although I have vowed to allow common sense to rule for the most part, flagrant disregard for these laws will result in the harshest penalties I can levy (which is nothing more then a community wide banning).

rule one: have fun
 
There is no greater law within the community than this. Your first, last and only goal should be to have fun. And if, for a moment you begin not to have fun, you should retire that very moment. For we can do nothing but agitate you then.

rule two (a): be active

 
This is a very important rule. Without your activity we have no community. Without a community then we have no AOWF. During the breaks between the indy circuit (NoA, FFG, and AFTA) get involved with the community on the OOC board, or get involved with one of the member feds. Or bring another fed into the fold. Just be there for us, to keep us interested.

rule two (b): limit on wrestlers

I've found that in order to be active and productive their needs to be a cap on how much one-handler can do, and considering the AOWF Community consist of two-federations no one handler may have more then two-active wrestlers. You may have a stable of five-wrestlers under your command, (meaning five-wrestlers that you yourself handle and control) but three will always have to be inactive...meaning unable to participate in an AOWF federation until you've deactivated one of your previously active wrestlers, and activated your previously deactivate wrestler...

On that same token if your the president of a federation you may control no more then one-wrestler...as the federation itself will be looked upon as your second wrestler.

An exception to this rule comes in the case of tag-teams. If you have a couple of wrestlers that participate in nothing but tag-team matches then they may be on the AOWF roster, but may not participate in singles matches. And the only reason I allow this is because most tag-team role plays are done in one role play as opposed to a handler doing two for each character.

rule three: be reasonable

We try, we really do. But sometimes we can't accommodate everything. We know you may want a title shot, but understand that this is a large, and ever growing community. Everyone can't have a shot, and there may be someone more deserving than you for whatever reason. In similar terms, if you write a strat for any of our events (FFG, NoA, AFTA) and we edit it, alter it slightly, don't get mad. We're just trying to take as much as we can from what everybody wants.

rule four: respect everything

 
Here at AOWF Command we're big on respect. That means respect us when it comes to OOC disputes and handle things maturely. Respect other member feds, and don't waltz into them and post "Your Fed Sucks" posts without giving them a name and a site to fire back on. Don't poach wrestlers from other member feds. Don't mess with other guys characters unless you have their express permission. Don't use racial slurs, keep sexual and religious connotations to a minimum. Some folks may not like them. And most of all, respect the rules.

rule five: don't break any criminal laws OOC

 
Do not threaten, harass, blackmail, intimidate or verbally abuse any other handler OOC. While perfectly acceptable in character, this tends to break rule one. If you are caught doing anything that could put ME in any legal troubles, I will make sure that the evidence is preserved against you, and I will make myself ready to testify on anybody's behalf.

rule six: avoid "sick" crimes in-character

 
We frown on things like that. Your wrestler smokes a joint now and then? Fine. You want to murder a character in your roleplays? Fine. Go ahead. But for God's sake don't detail a disemboweling or something similar. That's just disgusting. Same goes for rape, child molestation and a whole host of other deals. There will be no warning on this one, I will bring down punishment for a violation of anything that I have said here. If it's something borderline, I will inform you, add it to my list and expect that you won't put it up again.

rule seven: mandatory title defense rules

 
AOWF World Title: Has a mandatory two-defenses a year. One at the Fall From Grace PPV (May) and the other to take place at an event in November. During the year the AOWF Championship Committee does have the right to put the AOWF World Champion into more matches if they feel fit to do so. However, for the most part as a perk the World Champion is generally allowed to chose his or her opponents through the course of the year at the non-mandatory events.

AOWF World Tag-Team Titles: Have a mandatory four-defenses a year. Two of those defenses take place at the A Farewell To Arms PPV (September) and an event in March. The other two are distributed out amongst all the existing AOWF federations. During the year the AOWF Championship Committee does have the right to put the AOWF Tag-Team Champions into more matches if they feel fit to do so.

AOWF Intercontinental Title: Has a mandatory six-defenses a year. Two of those defenses take place at the A Farewell To Arms PPV (September) and an event in March. The other four are distributed out amongst all the existing AOWF federations. During the year the AOWF Championship Committee does have the right to put the AOWF IC Champion into more matches if they feel fit to do so.

AOWF Television Title: Has a mandatory 12-defenses a year. Three of those defenses take place at the Night of Armageddon PPV (January), the Fall From Grace PPV (May), and the A Farewell To Arms PPV (September). The other nine are distributed out amongst all the existing AOWF federations. During the year the AOWF Championship Committee does have the right to put the AOWF TV Champion into more matches if they feel fit to do so.  

AOWF KoE Title: Has a mandatory six-defenses a year. Two of those defenses take place at the Night of Armageddon PPV (January) and an event in July. The other four are distributed out amongst all the existing AOWF federations. During the year the AOWF Championship Committee does have the right to put the AOWF KoE Champion into more matches if they feel fit to do so.

AOWF Stable Title: Has a mandatory four-defenses a year. Two of those defenses take place at the Night of Armageddon PPV (January) and an event in July. The other two are distributed out amongst all the existing AOWF federations. During the year the AOWF Championship Committee does have the right to put the AOWF Stable Champions into more matches if they feel fit to do so.

The contenders for these events are chosen by the executive and member board for the most part, with the exception of ongoing feuds which may take precedence over the contender ship system. Outside of this, you may defend your title only to an AOWF sanctioned opponent at an AOWF sanctioned event. This doesn't mean you can't defend it when you like, it just means we must approve of the venue and opponent. In short, it means the titles will stay within the community, and stay with wrestlers we believe will honor them.

rule eight: we are KAYFABE

 
That means we (meaning your wrestlers) don't know that bookers determine the results of the events, we don't know that wrestling is fake, we don't believe there is any behind the scenes activities at all. You can bend this rule...just don't break it.

rule nine: follow individual federation rules

 
Keep in mind not only do you need to follow the rules of the AOWF Community, but you're also responsible for knowing and following the rules of each individual federation within the AOWF Community that you may take part in .

rule ten: rankings

 
Are based on a wrestlers win/loss record simple as that. The wrestler with the best percentage gets the higher ranking...after the champions have been ranked of course. This may or may not effect who and when certain wrestlers receive AOWF title shots.

rule eleven: aowf event role playing

 
If you at any time you take part in an AOWF Event (i.e. Night of Armageddon, Fall From Grace, A Farewell To Arms.) then you will be expected to follow the AOWF Event Role Playing rules, and they are as follows: 

1) Any role play you do for an AOWF event must be exclusively for that event. Meaning you may NOT repost it in your federation. Meaning that your AOWF Event roleplay should only pertain to the AOWF Event you're at and not on your opponent of the week in your federation. Break this rule and the role play won't count.

2) You are not to use "story" role plays at AOWF Events. The point of AOWF Events is to have wrestlers from different federations go at it head to head, and if the majority of your role play has to deal with your wrestler washing his car, bathing the dog, and cooking dinner...it won't count. Your role plays may have as much description as you want, but they must focus on your opponent. This type of role play is otherwise known as "shoot" style. You may hate shoot style, but with everyone using this style the field is level for everyone. If you don't like it then don't participate.

3) So help me God if you make mention of a real wrestler, or a real federation, in your AOWF Event role play then I will first laugh at you, and then not count the role play. AOWF Federations will vary on weather or not you can mention them, but at AOWF Events you may not.

4) During the role playing process the sitting for your role plays may NOT be at a house show. I don't want to see a role play with your character in the center of a ring, in a jam packed arena, with the fans cheering or booing him/her as you see fit.

For those that are curious, matches in the AOWF events are decided upon by the AOWF Fed-Heads and Owners. Other matches are left to the choice of their supreme leader (usually the president in the case of federations), although we will often make comments with our opinions. We're a very opinionated bunch.

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