The rules of our group are very simple. Follow them and everything will be fine.
1. We are NOT the deviantART operators' only deviants looking to protect the community.
2. The primary purpose of this Group is to encourage silent, anonymous reporting; nevertheless, we also aid in reporting when necessary.
3. We do not tolerate harassing any deviant for any reason; sometimes they genuinely don't know what they have done wrong. We do oversee telling them politely of the mistakes they have made and reporting them correctly!
4. Please DO NOT try getting this Group involved in personal fights with users. If we see your judgment dedicated to that, we will label it as spam!
5. Please respect the reporting system and do not abuse it. Do not go addressing everything that offends you and saying it is worth reporting.
6. You can review the terms of service and the etiquette policy to see what is permissible and not permissible on this site.
7. We cannot report plagiarized art; we can't. If you think so, you must then tell the original artist, not us.
8. We no longer support or endorse screenshots. DeviantART prohibits them, so it's not our fault. Unless it's a tutorial or something stupid, then we will allow it.
9. If you want to join, then you must not have anything that violates the terms of service in your gallery. We also recommend that your conduct remain appropriate while you are a member of this group.
10. The “Report Deviation” button is your greatest weapon against TOS violators; use it wisely.
11. Due to the removal of third-party copyright infringement features, we will no longer be accepting the addresses of copyright infringement altogether. Sorry, blame ProtectArt for this, not us. I like how you make a whole journal about art theft but never do anything to cease it. Users have to report thieves manually, rather than the website doing it themselves.
12. Do not send reports related to minors or ban circumvents if you cannot file the report yourself, then contact the group by note, and an administrator will help you. We will hide any report that requires contacting the help desk.
13. We will hide reports related to harassment, as third-party harassment reports are no longer valid by the deviantART Administrators. Blame Daniel (realitysquared) for this, not us. However, you can still send us harassment reports, and we will do all we can to push administrators to take care of the problem. But we won't guarantee you anything.
14. Don't ask to be a founder, co-founder, or contributor; we will hide and ignore your query.
15. From now on, when you want to report a user to the group, don't send us any reports that contain codes such as:
“Dev”
“Icon”
“@”
“Thumbs xxx"; otherwise, this “directly” identifies them, and they begin filing against us for harassment. We are suggesting you don't bring us any drama here. If you have an issue, note the group and one of the administrators will assist you.
16. We are not your army; we will not tolerate people mobbing or bombarding anyone, including members and administrators of dA-Is-Not-Porn.
17. You can use these applications to send reports related to pedophilia, child exploitation, cyberbullying, missing persons, misuse, harmful content, and Internet hacking.
www.missingpeople.org.uk/get-h…
www.met.police.uk/ro/report/mp…
www.gov.uk/report-missing-pers…
18. To report censorship and an attempt to stifle your freedom of speech and expression, visit these websites.
www.onlinecensorship.org/taked…
19. If you want to report a potential suicide threat, please visit the following website: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.com.
20. Copyright Policy! Learn it and live by it.
You'd better understand this before sending anything to the group, even a comment.
21. You can watch these Groups by catching official DeviantART feature upgrades, news, and stuff:
hq DevNews communityrelations communityops BetaTesters dt
22. BE ALWAYS POLITE! Do not harass T.O.S. violators! Only make polite comments and report them in their images by clicking the “Report Deviation” button. How do I report a violation?
23. DO NOT FLOOD THE GROUP! Only send new reports related to pornographic artists, deviants, and other TOS violators. We will flag hateful comments toward the group or its members as spam!
24. NO FLAMING OR ARGUING WITH OTHER MEMBERS! Do not start an argument with someone on the front page. If you feel that another member is out of line, note the group by sending the URL address of malicious comments, and the group administrators will look into it. Members found that starting an argument on the front page would end up being obstructed without warning!
25. NOTE THE GROUP IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM! This goes for everyone, members or not. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT post hate comments or slander against the group on the front page. Don't even do it in your journals. Refrain from sending complaints about the way we run the group on the front page. You'll attract the bad type of attention, as well as encourage others to harass you because of that.
FAQ #590: What are the hours of operation for the Help Desk?
FAQ #713: Who is on the Help Desk Team?
FAQ #630: Are there any rules for the Help Desk?
FAQ #741: How are Help Desk responses sent to me? Can I have them e-mailed to me?
FAQ #54: What is "flooding"?
FAQ #3: Are there restrictions on comments?
FAQ #7: What is the policy concerning photographs of corpses, cruelty, or death?
FAQ #8: What are violations of the DeviantArt copyright policy?
FAQ #12: DeviantArt doesn't allow 'Hate Art', 'Hate Speech', or 'Hate Propaganda', What is this?
FAQ #32: Fair Use and Your Submission
FAQ #34: Are there any rules for the journals?
FAQ #155: How do I report a deviation which I think breaks the rules?
FAQ #250: The laws of my country differ from those of the United States; which ones apply?
FAQ #263: What is "spamming"?
FAQ #295: What exactly is "Abuse or Exploit of the System"?
FAQ #565: You prohibit the submission of 'pornographic imagery'; what do you consider this to be?
FAQ #696: How does DeviantArt comply with COPPA?
FAQ #306: Does "Crediting" let me use whatever I want?
FAQ #257: What sort of permission do I need to use someone else's work?
FAQ #13: Does a Mature Content tag make it safe for me to submit whatever I want?
FAQ #165: Do you allow images or literature depicting bodily wastes or fluids?
FAQ #23: What are DeviantArt policies on nudity?
FAQ #248: Are there restrictions on art using children or teenagers (fictional or otherwise)?
FAQ #249: Are there restrictions on photographs of teenagers or children?
FAQ #214: What are DeviantArt's policies regarding avatars?
FAQ #303: I'm offended by something I saw on the website!
For any misunderstandings.
26. The official Copyright website can keep you up-to-date with anything you need to know.
27. * A petition asking for art theft policy reform
If this reaches two thousand signatures, we may well see a change in the way this site deals with various cases of possible copyright infringement.
*The petition has been locked. It's no longer active.
28. This is a Tumblr page devoted to stopping theft! We were asked by another deviant in the community to have it here.
29. Artist Confessions can be used to disclose big popular art thieves anonymously, so their fans won't swarm your page with hateful messages, it also serves as a place for artists to reflect on themselves and one another.
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