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Top 10 Questions
Q 1.) What is this place?
A.) Some Lives Are Different - a website focusing on vampirism, therian, otherkin, and donor community members.

Q 2.) Is this a role playing site?
A.) No! This is NON RPG-oriented site.

Q 3.) How can I become a member?
A.) Simple, just hang around for a while.

Q 4.) What can I post on the bulletin board?
A.) Anything you wish, as long as it complies with the general bulletin board rules. See below.

Q 5.) How do I submit my artwork?
A.) Attach it in an email and send it to the Gatekeeper.

Q 6.) How do I submit my poetry?
A.) Email a copy of the poem to the Gatekeeper.

Q 7.) Who can use the chat room?
A.) Anyone who visits the site.

Q 8.) Why can't I get into the chat room?
A.) Most likely your web browser is not java enabled. See below.

Q 9.) Why is the date wrong on the main page?
A.) The date on the main page is generated by a javascript. It tells your computer to display the current date on your computer in the browser. You have to change the date on your computer for it to display the correct date.

Q 10.) What happens if someone causes trouble here?
A.) They get staked. Just Kidding! They have to deal with the Gatekeeper.


General Information
This site is intended to provide support, information, and a online recreational area to vampires, donors, and to all others with an interest in vampirism.

Discussion Forums
The discussion forums are there for you to post your stories, comments, suggestions, frustrations, jokes, gripes, and anything else you have to say. =) They do not always have to be about vampires, therians, otherkin, etc, just please try to keep the discussions in the appropriate areas. Personal messages are allowed, and so are arguments. However, if it goes on too long, I may require you to take the arguments to the private chat or e-mail. Profanity filters are off, however any extremely offensive material may be deleted at the disgression of admin or moderators. You must be at least 13 to post on the YCH forums & at least 18 to post on MMA. Posting of advertisements for items or services for sale is not permitted on the Some Lives Are Different Message Boards without express written approval. Any that are placed there, will be deleted and reported to your ISPs/Business for SPAM. Repeated offenses of the above may result in banning of members.

Chat Room
The chatroom is there for you to talk about anything you wish, not just vampirism. It is unmoderated. Occassionally special discussions related to vampires and vampirism will be held from time to time. Anyone is welcome to join in on these discussions, however anyone disrupting these chats will be booted. (When a discussion chat is not going on, feel free to throw an online party, just don't forget to tell people about it!) The chat is java based, which means you must have a browser which supports Java/Javascript. (Microsoft 4.0/Netscape 3.0 or higher) Warning: If you start a fight in the chat room, be prepared to finish it, or a moderator or admin will. =P

Art
If you have something that you would like to display in the art gallery, please send it to me and I will add it the next time I am on the computer. (most likely the same or next day) Art files should be either jpg/gif/psp/psd/bmp/tif. Please include your email address, a screen name you wish to use, and the title of your art or poetry.

Poetry & Stories
The short stories and poetry profiled have been written by various members of the vampire community and provide a literary outlet and reading enjoyment to members and visitors alike. If you would like to contribute a piece, attach or paste the it in an email and send it to me. (HTML format is prefered, but plain text and WORD files are fine.) Please include the screen name you wish to use, your current email, the title, and a link to your home page if you have one. Once received, all submissions will have their content reviewed for any category placement. Please make sure that you have double checked the content, grammar, and spelling for errors before sending. All authors will have their contact information placed at the top of the page, just below the title.
NOTE: All submissions received are edited to fit the html format of Some Lives Are Different. Some spelling errors may be corrected, but the general content will NOT be altered.

Articles
The articles listed have been written by various members of the community to provide information to others. They are offered as helpful guidelines only as some content may not apply to all. New articles are always welcomed. If you would like to contribute, attach or paste the article in an email and send it to me. (HTML files are prefered, but plain text files are fine.) Please include the screen name you wish to use, your current email, the article title, and a link to your home page if you have one. Once received, all articles will have their content reviewed to determine where they are to be placed in the articles section. Please make sure that you have double checked the content, grammar, and spelling for errors before sending. All authors will have their contact information placed at the top of the page,just below the article title.
NOTE: All articles received are edited to fit the html format of Some Lives Are Different. Some spelling errors may be corrected, but the general content will NOT be altered.

Membership
Membership to Some Lives Are Different is open to anyone. To become a member, just introduce yourself on the message boards and hang around for a while.

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Have a comment or question that wasn't answered here?
E-mail me: gatekeeper@slad.net