Everything on these pages is completely fictitious.
Guidelines
General Game-play
- All pages that have to do with Horses Forever should say "This is not real. It is part of a SIM club." (or something to that effect) at the top. Someone may stumble upon your page and think it's for a real equestrian establishment!
- Horses Forever does not really observe money, so keeping track of your finances isn't necessary. However, it is up to the member if they choose to "sell" a horse or ask entry fees to events. Many choose to do so.
- If you ever quit HF, e-mail the President with your name, e-mail address you joined with, and the URLs of anything you own so the links can be taken off the web site. Also, inform the same person if you change your e-mail address or change web page links.
- You are allowed to be in other SIM horse games, but remember to keep your records for HF and other games separate. Items bought in one game does not cross over. Horses bought from other games will count as created/imported horses and need to be resisted in the Mandatory Registry. Horses CANNOT co-exist in two games - please choose one or the other for your horse and formalize it.
- Please do not link to other SIM games or sites that deal with other SIM games. I shouldn't have to state that, but just in case.
- We recommend that you create individual pages and personalities for your horses, with their information contain within. We strongly recommend that you regularly back-up these files - members have lost entire databases before without a backup and it is devastating.
- Remember that even though this is SIM, reality is a factor. Research your facts before you announce them, sell your horses and set stud fees at realistic prices (i.e. a Mustang wouldn't sell for more than $5,000, while a Thoroughbred could sell for up to $5,000,000), and show your horses in feasible disciplines for its breed/ability.
Member Activity
- New members must post on the HF Message Board an introduction about themselves, their new horses, their questions, etc., so that other members know they exist. New members must be active for two weeks before they are added to the HF member list. This gives the member a chance to prove that they are serious about HF and want to become an active member.
---- Important! Using Photos from the Internet ---- Pictures are copyrighted both by the photographer who took the picture and the owner who purchased it. Many people do not want their potential clients who see the horse to come up as a SIM horse in a search. They also don't like it when things are used without their permission. Many owners are happy to let you use their horse's pictures, because it shows you have respect for that horse and you think highly of it. Copyright is the little (c) symbol. It's used to protect images, text, names, and other things from being unlawfully used. "Copy"-meaning to duplicate, make the same, imitate. "Right", meaning acting or judging in accordance with fact. So essentially, if it has a copyright symbol on it, signature, or basically if it exists, you shouldn't take it without permission from the owner of the image, text, name, slogan, etc. This also means you could actually be prosecuted or even sued if you use some pictures without permission. Not to mention it could also get Horses Forever in quite a bit of trouble. Reading Ma href="http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html" target="blank">this article is probably a good idea if you are still confused. Another major problem is what is called hotlinking. This is when you may or may not ask for permission for the picture, but use its original URL - such as this example address: www.arabianhorsefarm.com/ArabStallion.jpg - linked on your website. This is another thing that could get Horses Forever in a lot of trouble - not to mention that it costs the owners of the site money, because you are taking what is called their bandwidth. If you use photos, you must always save them and upload them to your own account to be displayed on your website. Bottom line - ask for permission. Should you get Horses Forever in trouble for copyright violation-even though you have read this-you could be suspended or expelled from the game. It is very wrong, legally and morally. Not only this but you could get HF and other SIM games shut down, and also give the SIM world a bad name. It is considered stealing-so take that five minutes it takes to find the pictures owner and email them to ask permission.
- If we do not hear from a member for three to four weeks, then they will be considered inactive. Their horses will be confiscated by The Committee. *Note* If your computer crashes or you cannot access HF for some reason, there are many ways to get online, or ask a friend to help you. If you go on vacation, you must post on the HF Message Board to let other members know.
- If a member has quit, become inactive, or their horses have been confiscated for some reason, the member who sold them that horse originally has the first rights to those horses. After that the horses are taken to The Committee and put up for adoption. You must contact The Committee though, if you find a horse there that was originally yours.