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--- guidelines [2026/06/07 15:37] – [MelonLand Wide Rules:] melon
+++ guidelines [2026/10/01 03:11] (current) – [Forum Unique Guidelines:] melon
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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!
+**MelonLand promises:**
   - Active fair moderation to ensure spaces are safe and positive.
-  - Emphasis on playfulness, respect, and a promotion of knowledge.
+  - Make all posts and content publicly available without an account when possible.
+  - Emphasize playfulness, respect, and a promotion of knowledge.
   - Appreciation of differences; we are inclusive to all forms of existence.
   - Avoid of excessive data collection and analytics.
-  - Do the best to make every connection out of MelonLand a good one :^)
+  - To do the best to make every connection out of MelonLand a good one :^)
 ===== How to Participate: =====
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 ===== Forum Unique Guidelines: =====
-  - Ask yourself if you genuinely understand 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.
   - 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 titles like "i made" and "this is my" - be specific, "bob's gif house" v "i made a site"
   - 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 don't panic!
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   - 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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