Harrassment and Hate Speech

4. Harassment, unwarranted insults, hate speech, and otherwise being offensive for the sole purpose of being offensive will not be tolerated.

We ask that you be considerate of other people's feelings as possible, and be as discreet as possible when criticizing other users. Essentially, you should try to treat others how you want to be treated, regardless of race, orientation, gender, etc. Any bigoted or discriminatory remarks to ethnic groups and the like can get you suspended for weeks, maybe months at a time, and perhaps a ban if continued soon after previous suspensions are lifted.

You may address another user or users with criticism, whether it’s about their artwork, behavior, or opinions. However, this does not mean you can issue criticism with ad-hominem attacks. Outside of a thread, you should take any dispute to a private message, or a private chat room. Making a new thread to further criticize another user, called a name-drop thread, is both unnecessary and impractical, as well as disruptive. Threads designed with the purpose of antagonizing another user are not permitted. This includes topics that satire other users in a mean-spirited way. Unlike name-drop threads, these are not immediately obvious that they are targeting another user. Any of these threads will be locked if discovered.

Anybody caught harassing another user or users, or addressing criticism with unneeded vitriol will result in very few verbal warnings. Afterwards, you will likely either have a privilege taken from you, or will receive a temporary suspension or ban if repeated enough times.