Policy Violations

15 months ago

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Policy violations. What are they?

Anything that goes against the Submission Policy is subject to deletion... but not many of you have taken the time to read it, amirite?

S'okay. I am here to help you understand what it's all about, in simple terms.

Break it down!
1- Everything you submit on MangaBullet must be made by you (this is a given!)
2- If you don't have permission from the original creator to use their work, don't post it.
3- All mature content must be tagged as such, or it risks deletion.
4- Recolors are not allowed - colouring manga scans, for example. (If an artist gives you permission to colour their own art, link to the line art please).
5- Edits to copyrighted content are not allowed. (ex: editing the hairstyle on a screenshot and calling it yours)
6- Traces and vector traces are not allowed.
7- Photographing someone's artwork and submitting it is not allowed. (it's okay if it's not the main focus!)
8- Anime/TV screen shots are not allowed.
9- If you submit heavily-referenced artwork, please include a link to the reference image.
10- Continuing to break these rules can lead to a ban (and eventually, an indefinite ban).


A few common misconceptions and some clarification...

1- Erotic/excessively sexual art goes against the policy, it should be deleted!!! *reports like mad*
This is false. This sort of art does NOT go against our current policies, and will not be deleted, no matter how many times it is reported. I've received a few repeat reports on the same piece by the same person, probably hoping that it would be removed. It doesn't matter how inappropriate you think it is, it won't be removed unless there is a valid reason for it to be.

HOWEVER, please note that it MAY be subject to deletion if there is no Mature Content tag on it. Be aware of this! If you see mature content without a mature tag, please report it right away so we can fix the problem. We don't want innocent eyes to come across it by mistake!

2- All reported art is deleted.
Not true! We take every report case-by-case and make sure we don't delete things JUST because they were reported.

3- deviantART didn't delete my (traced/vector) artwork! SEE??!?! It's proof that I made it!!
This is absolutely false. Do you know how many artworks are submitted on deviantART every day? There are thousands upon thousands! How can you expect the moderators to remove every piece of traced art work as it is submitted? Also, MangaBullet's policies and deviantART's policies are not exactly the same. We are two completely different sites with different views and different rules. It's your responsibility to read the policy... after all, you DO have to click the little check box that says "I agree to the Submission Policy" every time you submit something...



4- You said you allow sexually explicit art on MB!! Why did you delete [insert art here]?!
There are a number of reasons why it could have been deleted. Let's list content that is illegal on MangaBullet:
• racial hatred/discriminatory imagery
• imagery containing subjects under the age of 18 engaged in either sexually explicit conduct, graphic bestiality, sadistic or masochistic abuse, or sexual intercourse
• in photography, nude subjects that appear under the age of 18
• distasteful photography or videography of sexual acts (pornography) [your account WILL be indefinitely suspended for this!]

5- I don't agree with the reasons why my art was deleted. I want to talk to someone about it.
You're free to talk to me about it, if you like (just send me a PM!). Also, feel free to contact the other gallery moderators here on MangaBullet if you have something to complain about.


Conclusion

If you have any questions/concerns about the Submission Policy, feel free to ask your question here and I will try to give you a clear answer.

You can also PM me any time about the art you can upload, deletion of art, complaints about deleted art, complaints about the policy, whatever you want, I won't bite your head off!

I'm also encouraging you all to click the report button whenever you see something suspicious. We will NOT delete everything reported, obviously that would be stupid! XD We try to do a thorough investigation before deleting anything, just so you know, but any help in this process is greatly appreciated!


Frequently asked questions

We're looking to build upon our FAQ list. If you haven't noticed, the list has grown quite a lot in the last few weeks! Any questions you have that you want the FAQ to address, please let us know! (you can comment about it in this journal and I'll make a note of it!)


Thank you for reading all of this XD!



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