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--- guidelines [2025/02/03 01:08] – [MelonLand Wide Rules:] melon
+++ guidelines [2026/08/21 21:32] (current) – [Forum Unique Guidelines:] melon
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 ====== MelonLand Guidelines ======
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+**This page documents an //official// Melonland Policy**
+It describes a widely accepted standard that all users should normally follow.
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 The MelonLand guidelines are a set of ideals and rules that apply to all MelonLand sites to make sure that they give everyone visiting MelonLand the best possible experience!
-  - Active fair moderation to ensure spaces are safe and positive!
+  - Active fair moderation to ensure spaces are safe and positive.
-  - Emphasis on kindness and respect to all people, and a promotion of knowledge <3
+  - Emphasis on playfulness, respect, and a promotion of knowledge.
-  - Respect for others and appreciation of their differences; we are inclusive to all forms of existence.
+  - Appreciation of differences; we are inclusive to all forms of existence.
-  - Avoid of excessive data collection and analytics $$
+  - Avoid of excessive data collection and analytics.
   - Do the best to make every connection out of MelonLand a good one :^)
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   - There are no winners, goals, or mistakes, there is only the web, and the web is all art.
   - Everyone is doing their best and putting in effort, kindness is being genuine, open and having fun too.
-  - Make things and then make more things!
+  - Make things, move on, and then make more things!
 ===== MelonLand Wide Rules: =====
 The serious and site-wide rules that you should expect from __everyone__ interacting here ~ these apply to sites/media linked on MelonLand sites as well.
   - No harassment, misanthropy, racism, sexism, queer/transphobia or other forms of inhumanity towards individuals or groups.
-  - No promotion of violence, conspiracies or misinformation - Avoid references or devils advocates.
+  - No promotion of violence, conspiracies or misinformation.
   - No content depicting or referencing illegal material, or material that could be harmful to yourself or others.
   - Try to provide appropriate warnings before entering a space that contains adult content or upsetting themes.
-//(Key: “No” and “Don't” are more strict; “Avoid”, “Try” or “Remember” means things are lenient to particular situations)//
+//(Key: “No” and “Don't” are strict; “Avoid”, “Try” or “Remember” means things are lenient to particular situations)//
-===== Forum Unique Rules: =====
+===== Forum Unique Guidelines: =====
-  - Ask yourself if you are really hearing someone before responding, and be sincere in your response.
+  - Check if you fully understand someones post before responding, and be sincere in your response.
   - Try to keep the forum casual but on-point, and keep things organised and on topic.
-  - Don't post memes, in-jokes, or content that requires external social knowledge to understand.
+  - Avoid memes, in-jokes, or content that requires external social knowledge to understand.
   - Try to keep topic titles and subjects neutral and descriptive - avoid clickbait phrasing.
+  - Avoid titles like "i made" and "this is my" - these are difficult to search later.
   - Avoid topics that are non-constructive or purely negative - look for opportunities to create.
-  - Assume the best; don’t self promote; participation is voluntary; and have fun!
+  - Assume the best; don’t self promote; participation is voluntary; and don't panic!
 ( There is also expanded posting advice here - [[https://wiki.melonland.net/proper_posting_guide|Posting Etiquette]] - also consider the [[https://wiki.melonland.net/etiquette|Unofficial Etiquette Guide]] when you feel grumpy :^] )
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   - Artistic nudity, sexual references, blood and unsettling themes etc should be flagged as mature.
   - No explicit sexual depictions.
+  - No artworks that are primarily AI/LLM/Machine Learning generated.
+==== Content Flags ====
+Please be sure to flag artworks correctly, please don't falsely flag artworks too!
+  - **Q:** What is "Mature Content"? **A:** Mature content contains sexual, violent or significantly upsetting themes.
+  - **Q:** What is "Flashing Images"? **A:** Flashing images are images that will take up more than 10% of the screen and flash at a rate of 5 times per second or more (following [[https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/seizure-triggers/photosensitive-epilepsy|epilepsy recommendations]])
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