Joey 
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Hello everyone
A few hours ago, we published a new set of rules for the site, designed to be easier to understand and better organized than our current set of rules, and clearly define some of the site's more vague rules.
However, after some internal discussion, we have decided to revert back to using the previous rules for the time being. The proposed version for the new rules are posted below, and we would appreciate any comments or feedback you have. Please remember that these are only proposed rules, and therefore they are not actually in effect or governing the site.
[bq]
> **#0 Be excellent to each other*
*
> This is the most important rule.
>
> -> Attempts to antagonize others will not be tolerated.
>
> -> Do not troll, attack, insult, name-call, or otherwise try to intentionally antagonize another person or group of people. This includes making racial, sexual, homophobic, or otherwise demeaning slurs, or posting similarly abusive content.
>
> -> Criticism is welcome and encouraged when done so in a constructive and helpful manner. However, using baseless, unconstructive criticism as a veil for the purpose of insulting or attacking an image and/or an artist is not allowed.
>
> -> This rule applies to all images, comments, forum posts, and private messages, along with all other interactions you may make on this website.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#1 Respect artists and their artwork*
*
> Derpibooru is a website dedicated to fanart of MLP:FiM. Without the thousands of artists creating such fan art, we would not have much of a site at all. Therefore, it is important to always respect the wishes of the artists regarding their artwork.
>
> -> Do not upload images that have been altered in a way that the artist may not appreciate. This may include (but is not limited to) removing an artist's signature and/or watermark, recoloring an image to insert or remove an OC, and fetish edits.
>
> -> Do not upload artwork that has not been publicly released, or is intended to remain private or restricted access, without permission from the artist who made it. This includes paid content, such as Patreon-only images or images from an art pack or folio.
>
> -> Images that have been released on a pay-what-you-want scheme, as well as images from a "free version" of a paid art pack, must be released for at least one week (seven days) before they may be posted on this site. Then, only content which can be obtained for free may be posted.
>
> -> Do not upload images from artists who are on our Do-Not-Post (DNP) List, or who have otherwise publicly made a clear and visible statement that they do not wish for their content to be on this website.
>
> -> Do not upload images that contain watermarks or advertisements for sites that promote content theft, sharing of paid-only images, or sharing of images without providing reasonable attribution to the artists who made them. Likewise, do not share links to such sites either.
>
> -> All edits of an original image not made by the original artist should be tagged as "edit", and preferably should be made with the artist's permission.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#2 Properly tag and source images*
*
> Without doubt, Derpibooru's most defining feature is our tagging system, which is what organizes the over one million images that have been posted to this website, allowing anyone to find exactly what they are looking for quickly and easily, while filtering out anything they may not want to see. Anyone can edit an image's tags to help organize it better, but it is important to keep tags consistent and accurate.
>
> -> All images must have at least one rating tag, as defined in our tag guidelines. Images tagged as "safe" may not have any other rating tags.
>
> -> The artist(s) of an image should always be tagged in the format of "artist:name" to identify who created the image. If the artist's name is not known, an image should be tagged with the "artist needed" tag.
>
> -> Tags should properly describe an image, including characters, themes, scenes, and events.
>
> -> Tags should only define the tangible "facts" of an image. Tags should not be used to state your opinion of an image - that's what comments are for.
>
> -> Images should have a source URL to an original location where the image was originally posted. If an image is artwork that is intended by the artist to only be posted to Derpibooru, then please use the "Derpibooru Exclusive" tag to identify it as such.
>
> -> For images where the theme of an image may not be 100% clear, or may be subject to debate (for example, friendships vs shipping), the artist's opinion takes precedence.
>
> -> Tags should be useful to the site overall. Do not create tags for the purpose of your own personal organization, or tags that could have an inconsistent or otherwise vague definition.
>
> -> Tag and source vandalism is prohibited. This includes bulk adding/removing/modifying tags on a large quantity of images without permission, adding tags to images in which they do not pertain to, and modifying source URLs to point towards invalid, inaccurate, or useless addresses.
>
> -> Images that have rapidly flashing animation must be tagged with "seizure warning".
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#3 Do not upload unrelated content*
*
> This site is intended for images regarding MLP:FiM and its surrounding community. Images that are completely unrelated to MLP:FiM may be removed.
>
> -> Images should always have a clear association to MLP:FiM.
>
> -> Images that are not directly related to, but share a strong relation with MLP:FIM and/or it's community (such as previous MLP generations and community-related content), are welcome as well.
>
> -> Images that contain an "obligatory pony" (as in inserting a pony or the mention of a pony into an otherwise unrelated image) does not make that image MLP:FiM-related, and such images will be removed from the site.
>
> -> Images that were created using an exploitable meme or template, which is designed to be an image featuring a pony where you "drop-in" an unrelated image, are not allowed.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#4 Use filters to hide content you don't wish to see*
*
> Derpibooru is extremely permissive as to what we allow on this website, which means we allow images that contain themes which some may find objectionable. To help you avoid seeing images you may not wish to see, we have a tag filtering system, which allows for hiding of images that contain specific tags.
>
> -> If you see images that contain themes you do not like, you should add the appropriate tags to your filter. Do not post comments complaining about the theme of the image.
>
> -> If you find content that you believe violates the site rules, use the report feature to alert a moderator so that it can be investigated. Do not make posts calling out other members for violating rules.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#5 Do not post forbidden content*
*
> Derpibooru is governed by the laws of the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, and therefore content against the laws of these countries is forbidden on this site. Likewise, we do not host "borderline" content that may be legally dubious, and generally use a "better safe than sorry" approach to such content. Note that sexualized refers to any image rated "suggestive", "questionable", or "explicit".
>
> -> Do not upload photographs of real life humans in a sexualized depiction, or in sexualized scenarios, whose age cannot be verified to be at least eighteen years of age or older.
>
> -> Do not upload drawn or computer generated images of characters in a sexualized manner, or in sexualized scenarios, who appear to be under the age of eighteen and who are human or closely resembling a human.
>
> -> Simply adding one or two nonhuman features to an otherwise human-like character is not necessarily enough to make the image acceptable. Characters should be nonhuman enough that a layman would not reasonably believe them to be human.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#6 Do not spam, abuse multiple accounts, or abuse site functionality*
*
> Compared to other websites of our size, Derpibooru has a fairly accepting policy in terms of allowing multiple accounts, guest and anonymous posting, and usage of site features. However, this leaves open the possibility of abuse, so certain things are not permitted.
>
> -> You are permitted to have multiple accounts for purposes of roleplaying, maintaining different sets of filters, or for personal privacy.
>
> -> You may not use multiple accounts or anonymous posting for the purposes of evading bans, voting on images multiple times, sockpuppeting, or otherwise appearing to be multiple people within the same conversation.
>
> -> Do not spam or post unrelated content in comments and forum threads.
> Roleplaying should be confined to private messages and the site's roleplaying forum. Do not roleplay in image comments.
>
> -> Do not indiscriminately downvote images based on their tags and/or content. Instead, filter content you do not wish to see.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#7 Comments and posts should respect ratings*
*
> While adult content (including sexual and violent themes) is allowed on Derpibooru, not everyone using this website wishes to see it. Therefore, such content should only be posted where uninterested parties would be able to easily avoid it.
>
> -> Forum threads that are intended to contain sexual or violent comment should be marked by including [NSFW] in the thread's title.
>
> -> Comments and posts may go above their image/thread's rating or include rapidly-flashing images only if such portions are relevant to the image or thread and surrounded with[spoiler][/spoiler]|||| tags.
>
> -> Comments and posts must not be, in their entirety, above the image/thread's rating.
>
> -> Comments and posts with rapidly flashing images or portions multiple steps above the rating must put clear warnings (_*e.g._* 'seizure warning', 'warning: explicit') before them.
>
> -> Profanity and foul language alone is not necessary considered above an image's rating. Swearing is allowed as long as it is not insulting, antagonizing, or excessive.
>
> -> Avatars should uphold to a "safe" rating and not contain any visible nudity, sexually suggestive, explicit, or violent content. Additionally, avatars may not have any rapidly flashing animations that may trigger a seizure.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#8 Respect privacy*
*
> As noted above, this site allows a wide variety of content, and some people may not necessarily wish for their names to be publicly associated with such content. Derpibooru takes privacy extremely seriously, and attempting to breach one's privacy is strictly prohibited.
>
> -> If you are aware of an artist or member using multiple names/aliases to keep content separate (such as clean vs sexual content), or using an alternative name as to not be identified, do not call them out or publicly highlight such a fact.
>
> -> Do not publicly post private content or information, such as private messages, off site conversations, and other things that one may not want publicly known, without permission.
>
> -----------------------------
> **#n Rules are not exhaustive*
*
> There may always arise situations that were not accounted for in the above rules, or that may be unique or extraordinary in their circumstances. All enforcement of the rules, as well as the decision as to whether something is or is not acceptable, is ultimately left up to the discretion of the site's staff.[/bq]
A few hours ago, we published a new set of rules for the site, designed to be easier to understand and better organized than our current set of rules, and clearly define some of the site's more vague rules.
However, after some internal discussion, we have decided to revert back to using the previous rules for the time being. The proposed version for the new rules are posted below, and we would appreciate any comments or feedback you have. Please remember that these are only proposed rules, and therefore they are not actually in effect or governing the site.
[bq]
> **#0 Be excellent to each other*
> This is the most important rule.
>
> -> Attempts to antagonize others will not be tolerated.
>
> -> Do not troll, attack, insult, name-call, or otherwise try to intentionally antagonize another person or group of people. This includes making racial, sexual, homophobic, or otherwise demeaning slurs, or posting similarly abusive content.
>
> -> Criticism is welcome and encouraged when done so in a constructive and helpful manner. However, using baseless, unconstructive criticism as a veil for the purpose of insulting or attacking an image and/or an artist is not allowed.
>
> -> This rule applies to all images, comments, forum posts, and private messages, along with all other interactions you may make on this website.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#1 Respect artists and their artwork*
> Derpibooru is a website dedicated to fanart of MLP:FiM. Without the thousands of artists creating such fan art, we would not have much of a site at all. Therefore, it is important to always respect the wishes of the artists regarding their artwork.
>
> -> Do not upload images that have been altered in a way that the artist may not appreciate. This may include (but is not limited to) removing an artist's signature and/or watermark, recoloring an image to insert or remove an OC, and fetish edits.
>
> -> Do not upload artwork that has not been publicly released, or is intended to remain private or restricted access, without permission from the artist who made it. This includes paid content, such as Patreon-only images or images from an art pack or folio.
>
> -> Images that have been released on a pay-what-you-want scheme, as well as images from a "free version" of a paid art pack, must be released for at least one week (seven days) before they may be posted on this site. Then, only content which can be obtained for free may be posted.
>
> -> Do not upload images from artists who are on our Do-Not-Post (DNP) List, or who have otherwise publicly made a clear and visible statement that they do not wish for their content to be on this website.
>
> -> Do not upload images that contain watermarks or advertisements for sites that promote content theft, sharing of paid-only images, or sharing of images without providing reasonable attribution to the artists who made them. Likewise, do not share links to such sites either.
>
> -> All edits of an original image not made by the original artist should be tagged as "edit", and preferably should be made with the artist's permission.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#2 Properly tag and source images*
> Without doubt, Derpibooru's most defining feature is our tagging system, which is what organizes the over one million images that have been posted to this website, allowing anyone to find exactly what they are looking for quickly and easily, while filtering out anything they may not want to see. Anyone can edit an image's tags to help organize it better, but it is important to keep tags consistent and accurate.
>
> -> All images must have at least one rating tag, as defined in our tag guidelines. Images tagged as "safe" may not have any other rating tags.
>
> -> The artist(s) of an image should always be tagged in the format of "artist:name" to identify who created the image. If the artist's name is not known, an image should be tagged with the "artist needed" tag.
>
> -> Tags should properly describe an image, including characters, themes, scenes, and events.
>
> -> Tags should only define the tangible "facts" of an image. Tags should not be used to state your opinion of an image - that's what comments are for.
>
> -> Images should have a source URL to an original location where the image was originally posted. If an image is artwork that is intended by the artist to only be posted to Derpibooru, then please use the "Derpibooru Exclusive" tag to identify it as such.
>
> -> For images where the theme of an image may not be 100% clear, or may be subject to debate (for example, friendships vs shipping), the artist's opinion takes precedence.
>
> -> Tags should be useful to the site overall. Do not create tags for the purpose of your own personal organization, or tags that could have an inconsistent or otherwise vague definition.
>
> -> Tag and source vandalism is prohibited. This includes bulk adding/removing/modifying tags on a large quantity of images without permission, adding tags to images in which they do not pertain to, and modifying source URLs to point towards invalid, inaccurate, or useless addresses.
>
> -> Images that have rapidly flashing animation must be tagged with "seizure warning".
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#3 Do not upload unrelated content*
> This site is intended for images regarding MLP:FiM and its surrounding community. Images that are completely unrelated to MLP:FiM may be removed.
>
> -> Images should always have a clear association to MLP:FiM.
>
> -> Images that are not directly related to, but share a strong relation with MLP:FIM and/or it's community (such as previous MLP generations and community-related content), are welcome as well.
>
> -> Images that contain an "obligatory pony" (as in inserting a pony or the mention of a pony into an otherwise unrelated image) does not make that image MLP:FiM-related, and such images will be removed from the site.
>
> -> Images that were created using an exploitable meme or template, which is designed to be an image featuring a pony where you "drop-in" an unrelated image, are not allowed.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#4 Use filters to hide content you don't wish to see*
> Derpibooru is extremely permissive as to what we allow on this website, which means we allow images that contain themes which some may find objectionable. To help you avoid seeing images you may not wish to see, we have a tag filtering system, which allows for hiding of images that contain specific tags.
>
> -> If you see images that contain themes you do not like, you should add the appropriate tags to your filter. Do not post comments complaining about the theme of the image.
>
> -> If you find content that you believe violates the site rules, use the report feature to alert a moderator so that it can be investigated. Do not make posts calling out other members for violating rules.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#5 Do not post forbidden content*
> Derpibooru is governed by the laws of the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, and therefore content against the laws of these countries is forbidden on this site. Likewise, we do not host "borderline" content that may be legally dubious, and generally use a "better safe than sorry" approach to such content. Note that sexualized refers to any image rated "suggestive", "questionable", or "explicit".
>
> -> Do not upload photographs of real life humans in a sexualized depiction, or in sexualized scenarios, whose age cannot be verified to be at least eighteen years of age or older.
>
> -> Do not upload drawn or computer generated images of characters in a sexualized manner, or in sexualized scenarios, who appear to be under the age of eighteen and who are human or closely resembling a human.
>
> -> Simply adding one or two nonhuman features to an otherwise human-like character is not necessarily enough to make the image acceptable. Characters should be nonhuman enough that a layman would not reasonably believe them to be human.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#6 Do not spam, abuse multiple accounts, or abuse site functionality*
> Compared to other websites of our size, Derpibooru has a fairly accepting policy in terms of allowing multiple accounts, guest and anonymous posting, and usage of site features. However, this leaves open the possibility of abuse, so certain things are not permitted.
>
> -> You are permitted to have multiple accounts for purposes of roleplaying, maintaining different sets of filters, or for personal privacy.
>
> -> You may not use multiple accounts or anonymous posting for the purposes of evading bans, voting on images multiple times, sockpuppeting, or otherwise appearing to be multiple people within the same conversation.
>
> -> Do not spam or post unrelated content in comments and forum threads.
> Roleplaying should be confined to private messages and the site's roleplaying forum. Do not roleplay in image comments.
>
> -> Do not indiscriminately downvote images based on their tags and/or content. Instead, filter content you do not wish to see.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#7 Comments and posts should respect ratings*
> While adult content (including sexual and violent themes) is allowed on Derpibooru, not everyone using this website wishes to see it. Therefore, such content should only be posted where uninterested parties would be able to easily avoid it.
>
> -> Forum threads that are intended to contain sexual or violent comment should be marked by including [NSFW] in the thread's title.
>
> -> Comments and posts may go above their image/thread's rating or include rapidly-flashing images only if such portions are relevant to the image or thread and surrounded with
>
> -> Comments and posts must not be, in their entirety, above the image/thread's rating.
>
> -> Comments and posts with rapidly flashing images or portions multiple steps above the rating must put clear warnings (
>
> -> Profanity and foul language alone is not necessary considered above an image's rating. Swearing is allowed as long as it is not insulting, antagonizing, or excessive.
>
> -> Avatars should uphold to a "safe" rating and not contain any visible nudity, sexually suggestive, explicit, or violent content. Additionally, avatars may not have any rapidly flashing animations that may trigger a seizure.
>
> -----------------------------
>
> **#8 Respect privacy*
> As noted above, this site allows a wide variety of content, and some people may not necessarily wish for their names to be publicly associated with such content. Derpibooru takes privacy extremely seriously, and attempting to breach one's privacy is strictly prohibited.
>
> -> If you are aware of an artist or member using multiple names/aliases to keep content separate (such as clean vs sexual content), or using an alternative name as to not be identified, do not call them out or publicly highlight such a fact.
>
> -> Do not publicly post private content or information, such as private messages, off site conversations, and other things that one may not want publicly known, without permission.
>
> -----------------------------
> **#n Rules are not exhaustive*
> There may always arise situations that were not accounted for in the above rules, or that may be unique or extraordinary in their circumstances. All enforcement of the rules, as well as the decision as to whether something is or is not acceptable, is ultimately left up to the discretion of the site's staff.