Show Respect to A/all and to the Life. Respect is a given, and does NOT need to be earned.
Dom/Me's names should begin with Capitol letters; while submissive's names should nearly always begin with, and have throughout, lowercase, letters. i.e. Bill = DOM & bill=sub or slave.
Switch's names are both upper and lower case, ie: SwItCh. T/they should enter with asl + DOM or sub, whichever role They are in at that time. Protocol towards a Switch depends on whether the Switch is a Dom or sub at time of entry, using standard protocol for whichever.
submissives and slaves will always call DOMs [Male Dominants] Sir, always, with the S in Sir in higher case.. and the Dom's name started with higher case text, unless the Dom is the slave/sub's Master. i.e. Sir Tom or Tom, Sir
submissives and slaves will call DOMMEs [Female Dominants] Ma'am, always, with the first M in Ma'am in higher case.. and the Domme's name started with higher case text unless the Domme is the slave/sub's Mistress. i.e. Mary, Ma'am
submissives and slaves will call other submissives and slaves brother or bro, sister, sissy or sis, depending on gender.. and by name.. always in lower case text.
sumissivies and slaves, when referring to Dom or Domes by pronouns.. use upper start.. i.e. You .. as in Thank You Lord, Sir or this one hopes You are OK, Nita Ma'am.
A/all, when referring to both Dom/Mes and subs or slaves by pronouns.. use upper and lower case to start.. i.e. T/their, Y/ou, A/all, B/both and so on.
As a rule.. a collar is signified by a bracket or something similar after a nic name.. and the Master/Mistress' nic following that.. or if a Dom/Me with His/Her sub/slave's name. i.e.: [ DOM's Nic ] or [ sub's nic<DOMME> ]. To create nicknames outside of these customs and traditions is confusing to the community and a sign of deep disrespect.
Do not speak to people involved in a public scene. In fact, you will notice that most of the people in the room grow quieter, while a public scene is taking place. This is desirable, for many reasons.
Do not send private messages to A/anyone without asking T/them publicly first. That is a sign of deep disrespect.
There are varying levels of involvement and differences in the lifestyle, and no judgments should be made regarding those levels and differences.
If Y/you are new to a community or chat room, please observe and get a feel for the social mores/customs of the group before becoming too active. Every community is different, and it's very easy to offend members if Y/ou aren't careful
Do not come into a room asking for sex, or for a sub/slave, or for a Dom/Me or asking to be dominated, humiliated or any other form of online "sexual fishing".
NO means NO. If S/someone tells Y/you Y/your attentions are unwanted.. leave T/that P/person ALONE.
Respect the collar. Be extremely careful talking publicly or privately with a collared sub/slave, or with the Dom/Me of a collard sub or slave.
submissives and slaves are not to touch a Dom/Me (unless it is your Master/Mistress) without permission. That is a sign of deep disrepect, to the Dom/Me and the room.
Dom/Mes are not to touch a submissive or slave (unless it is your submissive or slave) without permission. That is a sign of deep disrepect, to the submissve/slave and the room.
Do Not touch a submissive/slave's collar or leash, or walk between a Master/Mistress and slave on a leash.
