Rules

Subject: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:34 pm

Though Maulkin may have forgotten to
give me dominion over this forum (he does that on occasion when he makes a new
forum) I'm the boss here and my rules will be followed.

1) This forum is for original artwork. Plagiarism
will result in your thread being locked, and at the very least you will lose
the respect of your fellows. If we feel it is particularly bad, we may just
decide we don't want you hanging around anymore. Plagiarism is never cool,
kids. Of course, it's okay to post edited versions of art here, so long as you don't try to claim the art as your own. For example, I didn't draw anything in my signature, but odds are (since I don't know what sig I have when you read this) I put a lot of editing work into making that signature. Therefor it's fair to me to claim it as a derivative work.

2) As a general policy, don’t start threads for "your
artwork." Start a new thread every time you
have something new to show off. It makes everything run smoother. That said, I
wont penalize you if you want to post all your art in a single thread.

Edited by Maulkin: Rule two has been stricken. It's okay to make your own 'gallery' thread, or a thread for each new picture.

3) Last, but certainly not least, the NSFW rules.

A) NSFW is any content that has moderate amounts of
nudity, sexual content, violence, or language.

B) All threads you think somebody might possibly take
offense at, based on the above criteria MUST have "NSFW # -" preceding
the title of your thread. If you fail to do this, your thread will probably
just be deleted. Written language doesn't really matter. That content type is
only in there in case anybody has audio work to show off.

C) The # should be replaced with a code. Use the first
letter of the offense content types present in your art, separate multiple
types by dashes. This should be followed by a number from 1 to 4 which rates
the severity of the content. For example, if I drew a picture of a fellow grabbing
a woman's breast through her shirt, the thread title might be "NSFW
S/2--Boobies!"

D) 1 is for minor depictions of violence. If there's a bit
of blood, this is good. 2 is for something like a little more violence--a large
amount of blood. It could also be used for moderate amounts of sexual content,
such as the above mentioned over-the-shirt groping. 3 is for missing limbs, and
nude groping, or just nudity in general. It might also be used for mild sex. If
you use a censor bar, or if it's just briefly stated in a story that it
happened. 4 is for the kind of violence that would give Jacob a boner, or for
hardcore visual sex.

Edited by Maulkin, addendum to Rule 3:
If you are using a sort of 'gallery' thread in which you'll post all of your art, and want to post potentially offensive art, please put clear warnings, in large, bright letters, indicating what will be in the picture, and put the picture in spoilers.

That's it. Note that I don't particularly agree with these
rules. However, Maulkin was a little hesitant about allowing NSFW content as it
is, and I think we should respect the fact that he gave us that right by being
very careful with how we post such content.

EDIT: I know I forgot something, but I can't remember
right now. So these rules are bound to change. I'll post if they do.
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Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:41 pm

Thankyou! I really appreciate the NSFW rules. I occasionally go on the forum from school computers, and things would go very badly if the admin was shifting through my cookies to find boobie-lady. I'd probably get banned from the internet server at school at the very least.

Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:41 pm

That's also a very big concern!
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Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:47 pm

Eh. Not as bad as the fact I was on the school server when you guys were having your chatbox orgy. I had to leave as soon as it got started. I would have liked to watch. : (

Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:49 pm

I doubt you would have been in trouble for that...

Then again, I've never had to deal with a school.
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Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:52 pm

Schools are anal. But luckily, with the amount of students, the chances of them actually picking my account to look for something naughty-naughty I've done (which consists of any site not used for research, or any site used for chatting or online shopping) are pretty slim. If they did, I would most likely have my account removed for the rest of my time at that school. If enough people went on a site such as this, they'd also ban the site on the school server. Going on LiveJoural is enough to lose your account.

Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:04 pm

Highschool sucks mate. At my school, people even install FPS games and play them in the computer lab. =P

I spent a significant ammount of time during CIS 122b playing Soldat. (I'm sorry Mr. Weise, you're cool...but I learned the basics of programming structure when I was 12. X'D)
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Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:40 pm

Needs to be stickied.

Also, one of my other stories depicts some very gruesome scenes, disembodied limbs, graphic descriptions of the scent of rotting corpses, bowels littering the floor, etc etc..... Should that be marked with a 3, or does it matter much for written?

Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:51 pm

As a general rule, I was thinking written could be knocked down 1 point from a picture with the same content.

Also, I would sticky it, but maulkin forgot to mod me in here.
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Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:52 pm

Rules have been edited.
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Lurker Joined : 14 Apr 2007 Posts : 386

I'm in a panic. I don't know where to post a question, so I'll post it here and you can delete it after you answer it.
Does this forum area include pictures taken with a camera and not just drawn art?
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Shivering Isles Resident Joined : 26 Mar 2007 Posts : 9154

If it counts as art, it can go here. And, since photography is art... You get the idea.

Anyway, an addendum to the rating system: Anything taken from the ChatBox automatically gets a rating of 5. (kidding)
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Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:11 pm

But... Maulkin.... they're taking off their clothes! <insert terror here>
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Honor and Virtue Joined : 31 Mar 2007 Posts : 4278

It's just Scrabble, and you saw how layered up I got.
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Subject: Re: Rules Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:13 pm

I'm still scared. So very, very scared. On the other hand, at least it's not poker. That tends to result in people getting undressed very quickly.
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