Quick Mature Content Notice

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Hello lovelies!

I was going through submissions today and noticed a lot of mature content ones. Which is fine! That's what the folder is there for <3

However, I had to decline and even ban a large portion of them, because they do not follow our mature content rules.

Most of you do a wonderful job of following them! So thank you very very much for paying attention <33


So here's a quick reminder on what those rules are as well as an example or two! (I had a bit of fun to keep things fun and splashy so I hope you guys enjoy reading XD) :

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Edit: A quick few additional notes, please do NOT submit political, religious, other controversial pieces to the group. You will not be banned (unless it's very offensive, sacrilegious, hurtful, etc to a group, etc) but it WILL be removed
Also DO NOT EVER submit any journal entries to the group advertising exchanging points for cash or vice versa. IT IS AGAINST SITE RULES. If you are found to be doing this, you will be BANNED from the group and REPORTED. (You will ALSO be blocked by myself so you cannot come after me and harass me. Too tired of that nonsense.)
Same for art thieves. This group has a ZERO TOLERANCE for fraudulence, scamming, or thievery of ANY kind.
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MATURE CONTENT RULES:

We do NOT allow:
>We do not allow sexual or suggestive content of ANY type! This includes anything including but not limited to: groping, fondling, suggestive or implicative posing or expressions, foreplay of any kind, intercourse of any kind, nothing breaking deviantART's mature content rules, etc
>Characters from 'childrens' shows/cartoons, or even "barely legal" or "questionable" characters. If they look like they just came out of highschool or are from a show where the demographic is set to grade/highschool, then DO NOT SUBMIT IT HERE. I will immediately ban and NOT respond to your notes, that should be OBVIOUS. If it is a child character (ie-Mabel or Wendy from Gravity Falls) I will probably even report you.
>"Headlights" still counts as nudity (when le nips are still showing through a shirt. Counted because you can still see what's under there!)
>Panties and bra shots are NOT allowed, even if not lewdly done (suggestive content)
>Fetish art of any kind (tying, obvious over-proportionalizing of the body, vore, etc)
>Barely contained/covered private parts and skimpy clothing (ie- about to be spilling out of a shirt, neckline down a considerable amount and showing just about all of the goods, a low waistline that barely hides the privates or shows off a good amount of "V" lines or hips/thighs, extremely short shorts that look more like underwear or a large belt than anything, lingerie/"sexy stockings", ULTRA skin-tight clothing that hides nothing and looks painted on, etc.)
>TAGS ARE NOT EXEMPT!! If you have fetish-related tags on your pieces, they will be applied and held under the same scrutiny as the piece (mentioned because I've gotten lots of questions about tags)
>ADDITIONAL PIECES IN THE DESCRIPTION ARE NOT EXEMPT. OTHER SITES FEATURING MATURE CONTENT THAT IS EASY TO VIEW IS NOT EXEMPT.
>FAN ART IS NOT EXEMPT!! Even if a "canon" character has a skimpy outfit (ie- CatWoman's full-body suit, etc (of course I don't recall any others right now but there is a LOT of this lol))
>NO mature content Literature, animations, 3-D models, etc! (I see mostly literature of this listing; this is because I CANNOT possibly read all of it to make sure it checks out, because as you guys know, I'm a very very busy lady and unfortunately can't take the time to read entire documents, and this is NOT a new rule. Sorry but nope)

We DO allow:
>Artistic nudes (mostly done by professionals in an actual studio - a small group in here but y'all do a lovely job!)
>Referencing/practicing drawing a different nude piece/stock image (example: Drawing one of the professionally done artistic nude pieces WITH the original photographer's consent, and model's if you can)
>"Anatomy" or "Figure Drawing" course classes (typically done at a university/college)
>Pretty much any non-sexual/suggestive nudity (ie- cuddling in bed WITHOUT any implications, non-sexual/suggestive pin-ups done for anatomy practice and the like, etc)
>Most violence/gore/horror pieces are fine UNLESS they're absolutely horrifying (ie- most pieces with blood/bruising is fine, unless you actually have a piece of someone beating the crap out of someone else/domestic abuse, etc)


HOW TO ENSURE YOU WON'T HAVE TROUBLES RUNNING INTO ME WHEN SUBMITTING MATURE CONTENT:
>Make sure you're following the mature content rules (duh :P )
>Make sure you have the mature content Nudity (or gore/violence/horror) filter on your piece (if there is Sexual Content even slightly listed, I will NOT even check the piece and will immediately ban. Just a heads' up)
>ALWAYS submit mature content pieces to the Mature Content Folder!! I will NOT even look at your piece if it's in another folder and will immediately ban you from submission even if the piece is otherwise acceptable and following the rules. We have a Mature Content Folder for a reason guys, cmon. :P

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE EVIL VULPY WITH THE BANHAMMER:
>NOTE me!!! I do NOT like having group matters on my front page, people randomly comment/gripe to me about resolved issues and it's very very annoying! NOTE me for ANY group stuff!! (and THank you to those of you who DO read that little blurb at the top right of the group info box and note me for stuff!)
>The "ban" is usually just more of a "See Me" that teachers' write at the top of tests or a "go to the principal's office" type of thing than anything. Usually it's to just talk to you guys and remind about reading the MC rules.
>Please be nice! I can 100% guarantee that the exchange will be very pleasant and not anxiety-filled for anybody as long as you are kind and respectful. "You can catch more flies with sugar than vinegar" as they say.
>Do NOT spam my notes if I do not immediately respond!!!! I am probably either sleeping or at work. Seeing like 4 notes freaks me out, do NOT do this!!


AND NOW FOR A QUICK REVIEW:
>We are NOT a smut-accepting group! Take your suggestive/smut pieces elsewhere please! (We have sophistication and class here. Such as shown by my "headlights" comment, obviously :P )
>We LOVE getting artistic nude pieces done by professionals and students!! We super welcome it and that's what that folder is FOR! <3
>NOTE me for group things!!!
>Be nice, I don't bite unless I'm bitten first <3 I'm a friendly relaxed person that loves good encounters with people <3



And of course, if you have questions about if a piece needs a mature content filter or anything group-related, please do ask! (or say hi if you want!) It's helpful for both of us <3


This was MUCH longer than expected, but I hope that the little bits of humor and what-not made it a bit more bearable and less tedious lol

And of course, a big big thank you for those of you who bothered to read this! <3

-Caitlin/Vulpy
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