Creator Cafe General Rules and Guidelines

Member Manners:

We will not tolerate disrespect or discrimination.
It's completely understandable that not everyone will get along as everyone has their own opinions and way of being. We only ask that you respect each other no matter the situation. Stay courteous, and supportive, and remember this Forum exists to push one another forward to achieving our goals as a community.


Spamming, Trolling, Harassing

Neither spamming, trolling, or harassing members on the Forum will be tolerated.
>Spam includes but is not limited to:
Posting irrelevant replies multiple times
Posting potentially harmful links to scams/websites
Having an excessive amount of off-topic chatter in topics where it is not appropriate
Soliciting off-site entities both public and private (including via PM)
>Trolling includes but is not limited to:
Anyone who is simply posting to try and elicit a reaction from other users.
Creating an alternative account to "troll" - that account will be deleted and your main account will get receive a warning and potential ban. The severity of the warning will depend on the extent of the trolling and spamming.
> Harassment includes but is not limited to:
Posting inappropriate, rude, or threatening comments in public or private anywhere on the Forum
Creating an alternative account in order to contact a person who has added you to their ignore list and/or explicitly asked for you to leave them alone
Threatening to commit either physical or emotional abuse to another person
Emotionally abusing someone
Posting someone's name in a negative light
Criticizing someone's work when there is no ground for you to do so
Death threats such as telling someone directly that they should die in any way, shape, or form. Death threats can lead to an automatic permanent ban from the Forum.


Harmful/Offensive Language

Cursing is not censored as long as it's used as a way of expression and not excoriation.
> Harmful/Offensive Language includes, but is not limited to:
Racial Slurs
LGBT+ Spectrum Slurs
Malicious swearing against another user


Advertisement

Do not create a topic, post, PM, or announcement to advertise your service/website/webcomic otherwise offsite link.
>You may, however, advertise offsite things in these specific places:
Your Profile
Your Signature
Promotional Topic Coming Soon


Restricted Content

Content that is never allowed to be posted on the Forum includes but is not limited to:
Racism
Sexism
Lolicon/Shotacon/Child-Like Pornography
Animal abuse
Drug usage (excluding the use of tobacco and other legal substances)


Explicit/NSFW Images

Anything falling into the category is not permitted to be posted publically
Please use basic common sense when questioning whether it is Explicit/NSFW as not all members will be 18+ or comfortable with this type of content. If it is between the grey area and you're not completely sure, please refer to a moderator before posting.
> Explicit Content includes, but is not limited to:
Nudity, bondage, and other sexually themed content
Sexually explicit language, gestures, or expressions (ex: Ahegao)
Excessive gore or severe mutilation of the human body

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Thank you for reading. If you have any confusion please ask a moderator for further detail. When 'Creator Cafe General Rules and Guidelines' are updated we will put up a notification.