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CoC & Forum Rule Adjustments
Nov 20, 2024 9:53:25 GMT -5
Post by The Kiros Mod Team
Code of Conduct & Forum Rule Changes
As of November 15th, 2024, the following amendments have been made to our official Code of Conduct and Art & Creative Media rules. The Code of Conduct changes cover both the website, Discord, and in-game platforms, and should be abided by at all times.
The new amendments to each rule will be highlighted in orange.
Code of Conduct
For moderation purposes, players are asked to only post content and/or send messages using English. You are permitted and encouraged to utilize a translator to ensure you're in line with our site and game rules.
Art & Creative Media
With the increased interest and popularity of AI-generation, we have taken steps to ensure our stance regarding these sources are known. To protect the artists of our community, the following changes have been made to our creative media rules.
These changes will be enforced by moderation staff starting November 29th, 2024. We ask that all users please review these policies and refamiliarize themselves with our Code of Conduct and creative media rules before engaging further with our platforms.
As of November 15th, 2024, the following amendments have been made to our official Code of Conduct and Art & Creative Media rules. The Code of Conduct changes cover both the website, Discord, and in-game platforms, and should be abided by at all times.
The new amendments to each rule will be highlighted in orange.
Code of Conduct
For moderation purposes, players are asked to only post content and/or send messages using English. You are permitted and encouraged to utilize a translator to ensure you're in line with our site and game rules.
1.14 Do not write or publish content in languages other than English.
a.) This excludes in areas or designated channels that are otherwise authorized by a member of staff.
a.) This excludes in areas or designated channels that are otherwise authorized by a member of staff.
Art & Creative Media
With the increased interest and popularity of AI-generation, we have taken steps to ensure our stance regarding these sources are known. To protect the artists of our community, the following changes have been made to our creative media rules.
2.) You may not share media that was not created by you.
a.) An exception to this rule is if you obtain explicit permission from the creator, or the piece was created in collaboration with another user. All users involved must be credited.
b.) You may submit an admin ticket regarding a base/lineart you purchased if you wish to use it here at Kiros.
c.) User's may not share AI generated artwork and pass it as their own work, as this falls under sharing and/or claiming media that was not created by your own hands.
a.) An exception to this rule is if you obtain explicit permission from the creator, or the piece was created in collaboration with another user. All users involved must be credited.
b.) You may submit an admin ticket regarding a base/lineart you purchased if you wish to use it here at Kiros.
c.) User's may not share AI generated artwork and pass it as their own work, as this falls under sharing and/or claiming media that was not created by your own hands.
2.) Players may not profit off of artwork that was not created by them.
a.) All examples used in your art sales topic must be created by you. Tracing/eyeballing/or heavily referencing another photo is not permitted.
b.) This includes using another artists lineart/base. If you did not receive explicit permission from the artist and have not received approval via an admin ticket, you are not permitted to use another artists lineart/base for any reason.
c.) Photo manipulations may not be profited off of in any circumstance.
d.) Profiting off of AI generated art is not permitted under any circumstances. This includes tracing over AI generated images to pass as your own work.
a.) All examples used in your art sales topic must be created by you. Tracing/eyeballing/or heavily referencing another photo is not permitted.
b.) This includes using another artists lineart/base. If you did not receive explicit permission from the artist and have not received approval via an admin ticket, you are not permitted to use another artists lineart/base for any reason.
c.) Photo manipulations may not be profited off of in any circumstance.
d.) Profiting off of AI generated art is not permitted under any circumstances. This includes tracing over AI generated images to pass as your own work.
4.) Presets may not be created using AI generated textures or images of any kind.
These changes will be enforced by moderation staff starting November 29th, 2024. We ask that all users please review these policies and refamiliarize themselves with our Code of Conduct and creative media rules before engaging further with our platforms.
