Rules

#1. NO RELIGION. Religion is a topic that causes a lot of controversy and offends many people. The reason we do not allow it on KT is because it is not an appropriate topic for the young, impressionable players on this site. KittenTracks is a website about cats, not religion. If you would like to talk about religion, convert other people, etc., please find an appropriate place to do so. Violators of this rule will be permanently banned as it has been spelled out for you in several places.

Yes, we do have a "gray area" for religion. Such as if someone says "my ____ just died", we will not punish players for saying "I'm sorry to hear that! I will pray for you." However, as soon as anyone tries to press their religion on someone else ("If you're not a Christian, you're going to hell!"), we will swiftly punish the rule-breaker.

I would like to reiterate why this rule is in place. Religion causes unwanted controversy on a children's game about CATS. There are players from ALL walks of life with MANY different religions that play KittenTracks. Please be respectful to these other people by keeping religious beliefs out of KT...there are other appropriate places on the internet for such talk. Thank you!

#2. USE COMMON SENSE. This is a game meant for people as young as 8 years old. Don't link to bad sites, diss another player, etc. This kind of thing is taken VERY seriously. Don't cheat on the game, and if you find a way to cheat, report it. If you find bugs, report them. If you see someone being mean, report them. Don't ask KT staff for free stuff. These are ALL very much so common sense issues...summed up, meaning don't abuse the game or other players.

#3. NO SWEARING There aren't currently swear filters built into KT. I will put them in if I have to, but I'd rather not. "Little" swears are allowed, such as crap, suck, etc. The "f-bomb" is NOT allowed. Don't post things like "effing this" or use symbols in place of letters if you're going to swear. Also, no sexual terms whatsoever...this will constitute an immediate and permanent IP ban from the site.

#4. NO CHEATING Anything you do in the game that could make it unfair to others is considered cheating. This means using a script to enter shows, moving cats between accounts to up their stats, creating multiple accounts to further yourself in the game, abusing bugs, working around the rules, and the list goes on. If you're unsure about something, ASK a moderator BEFORE you do it. :)

#5. BE CONSIDERATE Please please PLEASE be considerate to others. I don't care if they're a new player, an old player, a basic member, an upgraded member, a moderator, or what have you. EVERYONE deserves to be respected and treated decently. If you break this rule, more than likely you'll be permanently banned. I've no patience for those that can't treat others as equals. EVERYONE here is important to the game. Everyone. Just remember that :)

#6. YOUR ACCOUNT IS A PRIVILEGE You don't have a right to play this game, it is a privilege that can be taken away at any time. Generally, your account will remain yours so long as you obey the rules, etc. If ya don't...then you could lose everything on KT, regardless of whether or not you've spent money on the game. Selling or giving away accounts is STRICTLY against the rules; mods will permanently ban accounts for this!

You are limited to TWO basic accounts per player and unlimited upgrades. When your upgrades expire and if you have extra accounts, it's your responsibility to let the moderators know so they can delete your extras. Any account you "share" falls under this limit as well. Remember, sharing login information is highly discouraged, and KT will not be held responsible if you get "hacked" due to sharing your login information.

#7. ETIQUETTE (aka, be respectful to others!) Don't use "chatspeak" or "1337sp34k" (meaning using letters in place of numbers [such as the word "mate" could become "m8"], "lyk" instead of "like", "2day" instead of "today", etc...HOWEVER, there are some very common ones that we allow: u, u're, ur, jus (instead of "just"), and abbreviations such as msgs, ppl, and other common abbreviations).

When making a layout, tag, etc., make sure that it will be user-friendly to the majority of people [such as, ENGLISH ONLY, limit graphics to at most 790 pixels wide, do NOT cover the KT navigation bar with your layout, make your image sizes small so dialup members aren't stuck waiting forever for the page to load, don't put music/movies on your page, don't put a lot of animated stuff on your page, do not put chatrooms, popups, javascript that's annoying, etc. In other words, make improvements, not hardships.

When you're in the chatroom, messageboards, and anywhere else where you communicate with other members, think about what you say BEFORE you say it. Don't bring up topics like abortion, the president, religion, etc. It doesn't belong here...leave that stuff in the real world.

Facts

Kittens are hard to keep alive. They can die for no apparent reason.

There's usually 1 to 8 kittens per litter.

Cats are not considered "overbred" unless they have upward of 15 kittens.

Cats are really likely to die once they hit upward of 10 years. Lineage will not be broken, so don't worry, breeders! :)

Shows run at 10:30pm

1000 experience is a LOT.

Stats affect everything.

Each cat starts off with no experience. The other stats are passed on to offspring based on the genetics of the parents.

You may not create a show to run on the current day...it's just not fair.

The News page is a good place to find out what's going on in KT.

Cats are showable from ages 1 through 10.

Cats are breedable from ages 2 through 11.

Cats age once per week on FRIDAYS.

The store restocks TWO TIMES per hour.

Your specialty affects how well your cats do in shows and breeding.

Unupgraded members may enter their cats in 10 shows at a time. Upgraded may enter theirs into 15.

Refer people to earn more money/upgrades. More information can be found here.

Pamper your cat at least once per week...otherwise, it COULD run away. Not saying it will for sure...but there's a chance.

Cats that run away end up at Feline Friendship and are available to ALL of KT for adoption.