Post by zestydragonwing on Sept 19, 2019 5:20:18 GMT -6
To ensure that artists are protected on the forum, please follow these rules on image posting and sharing.
> Creators and artists are entitled to unofficial copyright; character designs and stories belong to their creator, and can report another user for plagiarism to a member of staff.
-If the user is decided guilty, then they will be punished by a weeks suspension and deletion of the character. Repeat offenses will warrant more severe punishments up to the banning of the user.
-If the user is decided not guilty, then no action will be taken against any users
> When posting images from external sources, be sure to credit the creator of the image best you can.
-If you are unable to find a reliable source for the image, be sure to state that and it will be considered credited.
-Uncredited images will be notified without any punishments, but will warrant a warning for each week it is left uncredited.
-'Stolen', or wrongfully claimed images, will result in an immediate warning. If the user does not take the image down or correctly credit its creator, the user will be suspended for a week. Any repeat offenses will be banned.
> Sharing images and artworks within the forum can be done freely, but if a creator asks you to remove their image, then do so as soon as possible.
- Refusal to respect a creators wishes will warrant a warning for each week the image remains up to 3 weeks. After that, the image will be removed by a moderator and the user suspended for a week
> The creation and sharing of any offensive or inappropriate images will ALWAYS RESULT IN SUSPENSION. Anything that is racist, anti-LGBT, anti-religious, anti-cultural, NSFW, etc., will be removed ASAP and the user/s suspended for 4 weeks (1 month). Any repeat offenses will be banned.
- Images that are intended to offend/harm a particular individual will warrant 3 days suspension each time.