So, I was thinking about general rules for the game once we get going, and I wanted your input.

I think I want to stick with a minimum post frequency of 1 post per week. I want everyone to feel they have the time to play without falling behind. Longer periods of absence should be communicated beforehand, so the rest can make adjustments. An unexplained absence of two weeks or more would result in forfeiting the character, which will be written out of the story by the GM. Similarly, if a player loses interest or has to opt out for any reason, they are encouraged to write their characters out of the story, lest the GM will.

As for posting etiquette and standard, I think a general act/react system would probably work best. I don't want to have to GM everything, though, so I'm going to offer you a lot of freedom when not acting against another player. You'll have the freedom to do what you feel is best, within this framework of priority: The Story comes first, The Group comes second, and The Character comes last. Basically what that means is do what you like as long as you don't mess with the story and ruin the fun for the other players. 

You can control your character, along with the NPCs it interacts with, but you can't controll other players characters. If you act against them, you should write a) what your character does or says, and b) what your character hopes to accomplish by doing so. It is up to each player to react to such actions. The general rule from the paragraph above applies here also: Story first, Group second, Character last.

What are your thoughts on these guidelines? Should I change, add, or remove anything?