Post by Pika on May 3, 2023 22:38:28 GMT -5
Welcome to the world of Pokeymanz! Here are the rules all members of the forum must abide by:
A note: This is a pretty heavily moderated space, and moderators will often redirect conversation away from material that is dark, politically controversial (as per Rule 3), likely to incite bitter arguments, or inappropriate.
We are more lenient on stuff that is properly spoilered/obfuscated and guarded by a content warning (CW), so if you think something is potentially sensitive but not outright covered under the hard rules, do that. Note that this will likely not fly if you, say, post jokes or memes about hentai or charged political subjects like racism under CW, explicitly breaking the rules.
Some examples of material that can be sensitive in many circumstances: Joking about seriously hurting or killing someone, insulting others or putting them down, pitch black humour such as jokes about serious IRL events or subjects like suicide, using the forum as a vent channel...
If someone puts down a boundary and tells you to drop it or CW it, please do so! If we begin to suspect someone is abusing the proverbial X-Card to censor disagreement or a genuinely harmless subject, that will be dealt with, but listening to others' boundaries is important.
1. Be respectful, civil, and welcoming. In other words, don't be a dick. This is a pretty personal project, so I don't feel uncomfortable saying that the mod(s) will decide if you're being a dick on a case by case basis. Harassment, hate speech, and the like are very decidedly not allowed.
2. No NSFW or inappropriate content. This doesn't mean you cannot mention sex exists or make penis jokes. This means don't post porn or gore. Mature content is to be expected to some degree, as this is a space for grownups first. If you're a minor and uncomfortable with an atmosphere where adults are saying "69 hah nice", leave now it's only going to get worse.
3. Please try to avoid heavy IRL subjects such as current political events as much as possible. I realize that politics are ingrained in literally everything, but this is a server about a fairly escapist TTRPG, and obviously sometimes settingcrafting requires looking at poli-sci, but in general, discussion of that nature would best be suited to another space.
4. Try to keep discussion in the appropriate categories and boards!
5. No AI art on the forum. Why? Credit, or at minimum, the ability to reverse image search to find the credit, are very important to artists. It is functionally impossible right now to attribute training data accurately or ethically. In the event that this changes, this rule will be reconsidered.
6. An extension of the above, really: When images are non-official, please give a named credit to the artist at the very least, but preferably a link to their site or social media on which they post art!
6. Don't ride your bike indoors! There's a time and place for everything!
2. No NSFW or inappropriate content. This doesn't mean you cannot mention sex exists or make penis jokes. This means don't post porn or gore. Mature content is to be expected to some degree, as this is a space for grownups first. If you're a minor and uncomfortable with an atmosphere where adults are saying "69 hah nice", leave now it's only going to get worse.
3. Please try to avoid heavy IRL subjects such as current political events as much as possible. I realize that politics are ingrained in literally everything, but this is a server about a fairly escapist TTRPG, and obviously sometimes settingcrafting requires looking at poli-sci, but in general, discussion of that nature would best be suited to another space.
4. Try to keep discussion in the appropriate categories and boards!
5. No AI art on the forum. Why? Credit, or at minimum, the ability to reverse image search to find the credit, are very important to artists. It is functionally impossible right now to attribute training data accurately or ethically. In the event that this changes, this rule will be reconsidered.
6. An extension of the above, really: When images are non-official, please give a named credit to the artist at the very least, but preferably a link to their site or social media on which they post art!
6. Don't ride your bike indoors! There's a time and place for everything!
A note: This is a pretty heavily moderated space, and moderators will often redirect conversation away from material that is dark, politically controversial (as per Rule 3), likely to incite bitter arguments, or inappropriate.
We are more lenient on stuff that is properly spoilered/obfuscated and guarded by a content warning (CW), so if you think something is potentially sensitive but not outright covered under the hard rules, do that. Note that this will likely not fly if you, say, post jokes or memes about hentai or charged political subjects like racism under CW, explicitly breaking the rules.
Some examples of material that can be sensitive in many circumstances: Joking about seriously hurting or killing someone, insulting others or putting them down, pitch black humour such as jokes about serious IRL events or subjects like suicide, using the forum as a vent channel...
If someone puts down a boundary and tells you to drop it or CW it, please do so! If we begin to suspect someone is abusing the proverbial X-Card to censor disagreement or a genuinely harmless subject, that will be dealt with, but listening to others' boundaries is important.