Master Post for Wolfhome Rule Changes & Updates

[Guardian]

The Wolfhome Rules, Ban Ladder, Refresh Rates, FAQ & Terms of Use have been updated. Please see HERE for further details.

[Guardian]

The Wolfhome Forum Rules, Ban Ladder, and Refresh Rates have been updated. Please see HERE for further details.

[Sylvah]

The Helping Howls Section has now been added to the Forum as well as what is now allowed to be posted to that particular section. Posted HERE is the Public Announcement.
GoFundMe threads/links are now acceptable on the forum (in its designated area) and on chat. Please see below for the updated rule changes regarding this.

Specifically under the Forum Rules, #5 Harassment, bullet point #13:

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The soliciting of funds, favors or items (artwork, poses, GoFundMe links etc.) is not allowed. Begging on the forum and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and could get you removed from the forum.

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Begging on the forum and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and could get you removed from the forum.

Under the Chat Rules, #5 Harassment, bullet point #12:

Previous:

The soliciting of funds, favors or items (artwork, poses, GoFundMe links etc.) is not allowed. Begging in the public rooms and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and could get you kicked from the chat.

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Begging in public rooms and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and could get you kicked from the chat. This also includes continuously posting GoFundMe links in public rooms. All members regardless of their Subscription level, are able to use the !Away feature. We highly suggest using this feature instead of continuously posting links on chat that could result in further action taken against your account.

[Avani]

An adjustment to Rule #8 (Mature 18+ Rooms)

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Mature 18+ rooms are for adults only. If you are under the age of 18 and are caught changing your account ages to enter these rooms, or in any way entering an 18+ room, you will be permanently banned without warning.

Prohibited Content
• Pornographic videos, artwork, literature, images or themes
• Non-consensual themes and sexual assault themes in writing or artwork
• Promoting, describing, and sharing videos/images of self harm and eating disorders
• Encouraging / Promoting for other users to do drugs
• NSFW real life selfies, videos or anything of the sort
• Videos containing other explicit content (such as abuse, animal cruelty, pornography)
• Pirated or otherwise illegal software or websites that harm the viewer's computer

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Mature 18+ Rooms are for Adults Only. If you are under the age of 18 and are caught changing your account ages to enter these rooms (age boosting), or in any way entering a Mature 18+ Room, whether it be Public or Private you will be Permanently Banned without warning. For further details pertaining to these rooms please see HERE.

Prohibited Content
• Pornographic videos, artwork, literature, images or themes ** Linking to shock sites or porn will result in a Permanent Ban across Chatlands
• Non-consensual themes and sexual assault themes in writing or artwork
• Promoting, describing, and sharing videos/images of self harm and eating disorders
• Encouraging / Promoting for other users to do drugs
• NSFW real life selfies, videos or anything of the sort
• Videos containing other explicit content (such as abuse, animal cruelty, pornography)
• Pirated or otherwise illegal software or websites that harm the viewer's computer

[Sylvah]

We have updated our Forum Rules, specifically under Disturbing The Peace to include our Trigger Warning Regulations.
Please also see HERE for further information.

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3.) Disturbing the Peace

In most cases disturbing the peace refers to behaving in ways that are upsetting or unsettling to people within the community, causing emotional grief, or trauma. This includes, but is not limited to:
Creating unnecessary drama to intentionally disturb another user. This includes misrepresenting administrative action and falsifying administrative statements.
Faking your own, or someone else's trauma (such as death, an accident...etc.). ** Severe DTP such as this will result in a Permanent Ban across Chatlands.
Subjects, images or content that can trigger other members of the community (such as talk of: rape, self-harm, suicide, hate group propaganda or extremist speech, etc.). ** Hate group propaganda and extremist speech are taken very seriously and most instances it will lead to serious consequences, such as a Permanent Ban depending on the severity of the situation.
The impersonation of anyone other than yourself, regardless of context. ** Impersonation can result in a Permanent Ban depending upon the severity of the situation.
Public Blacklists of ANY kind and Do Not Interact (DNI) lists of any kind. If you want to blacklist someone from using your artwork, please contact a member of the Art Review Team.

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3.) Disturbing the Peace

In most cases disturbing the peace refers to behaving in ways that are upsetting or unsettling to people within the community, causing emotional grief, or trauma. This includes, but is not limited to:
Creating unnecessary drama to intentionally disturb another user. This includes misrepresenting administrative action and falsifying administrative statements.
Faking your own, or someone else's trauma (such as death, an accident...etc.). ** Severe DTP such as this will result in a Permanent Ban across Chatlands.
Subjects, images or content that can trigger other members of the community (such as talk of: rape, self-harm, suicide, hate group propaganda or extremist speech, etc.). For further details pertaining to Trigger Warnings on the Forum please see HERE. ** Hate group propaganda and extremist speech are taken very seriously and most instances it will lead to serious consequences, such as a Permanent Ban depending on the severity of the situation.
The impersonation of anyone other than yourself, regardless of context. ** Impersonation can result in a Permanent Ban depending upon the severity of the situation.
Public Blacklists of ANY kind and Do Not Interact (DNI) lists of any kind. If you want to blacklist someone from using your artwork, please contact a member of the Art Review Team.

[Guardian]

Clarification about our stance on Photo Images/Photographs as Poses on Chat:
The Art Review Team has reached a verdict in regards to using Photo Images/Photographs as poses on chat! After a lengthy discussion, we have collectively agreed that these will not be accepted at this time. Whether that be a copy/paste photograph or one that even includes an outline. A big reason why we feel this way is due to the quality we want to uphold on Wolfhome. These type of poses have caused a stir within the community previously, and how they are not appealing to have on chat. We have taken that into consideration and the fact of wanting to keep the quality of artwork on Wolfhome held to a higher standard. If anyone has any further questions or concerns that pertain to this, please reach out to an Art Review Team member who would be happy to clarify & discuss with you. A section has been added into our ART FAQ for this question here.

Clarification on Multiple Subject Poses:
The Art Review Team would like to inform the community of our stance with multiple subject poses. Specifically with props/plushies and other same specie(s) characters in a single pose. If the pose in question contains one or more character(s) of the same species and does not resemble a plushie-like appearance, it will not be accepted on chat. It must not take the focus away from the main character, as it would then be placed into the large prop category. If you wish to have more than one species in a single pose, it must be visibly noticeable that one is a plushie. For example, a pose with two human main characters would not be accepted on chat unless one of those characters is clearly a plushie. Multiple main characters in a single pose will be rejected if it is not evident. We have updated our Plushies category & added a Multiple Subject Poses category in our ART FAQ. If there are any further questions or inquiries in regards to multiple subject poses, please feel free to reach out to any available Art Review Team member to assist you. Thank you!

Guidelines for Referencing & Tracing:
The Art Review Team has been working on Guidelines for Referencing & Tracing for the community, and it is now completed!
Please see HERE for further information regarding tracing, light referencing, referencing & heavy referencing.

Thank you all for your amazing patience! We're very excited to get these updates out & the changes coming on the way for the community. Keep your eyes peeled!

Sincerely,
The Art Review Team

[Sylvah]

Another Update! We recently made an announcement prior in regards to using ToyHouse links when uploading artwork on chat, and we have built upon that & have clarified what is acceptable and not acceptable when providing links for permission(s). The previous announcement thread has been updated accordingly with these added changes. Below is quoted on what has been added for further clarification.

The previous announcement thread that was made initially (and is now updated) can be viewed here. Thank you!

Preferred Methods:

• Wolfhome Forum Direct Links
• DeviantArt (original art piece submission with permission in description)
• Screenshots (Listing clear permission/ transactions)
• FurAffinity (screenshots with permissions are acceptable)

Acceptable (with direct links to artist/clear permission(s) attached):

• Sta.sh
• ToyHouse Links (only if the original artist did not upload anywhere else)
• Art Fight
• Social Media Platforms (including but not limited to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc..)

Unacceptable:

• Personal ToyHouse Gallery
• Personal Stash Gallery
• Art Fight (screenshots with permissions are acceptable)

[Sylvah]

We have updated our stance & what we will handle in regards to Off-Site Harassment, and also made a public announcement.
Please see HERE for the public announcement.

Original in our Wolfhome Rules under Harassment:

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5.) Harassment (back to top)
Harassment, which is “to irritate or torment persistently" members of this community, is not acceptable. There are many different types of harassment, but harassment of any kind will not be tolerated on this website. This includes but not limited to:

• Irritating, annoying or tormenting members of this community persistently through means such as "flaming", "egging on", or "shaming".
• Uncalled for and inappropriate name calling, racial slurs, inappropriate and hurtful slang (such as terms against homosexuality, racial groups, political affiliations...etc.).
• Sexual harassment or sexual innuendos. ** Sexual harassment may easily lead to a lengthy ban depending upon the situation.
• Stalking members of this community. ** Stalking may easily lead to a lengthy ban depending upon the situation.
• Targeting other users in regards to personal issues or differences. Using the chats to criticize or upset others you have personal differences with is not tolerated.
• Doxing members of this community (making someones address, information, identity, or other information public) ** Doxing may easily lead to a lengthy ban depending upon the situation.
• Uncalled for or negative criticism against your fellow community members.
• Demeaning an artist for their skills level in artistry (such as mocking, making fun of, or speaking ill of another user and their works of art, literature, etc.).
• Prejudice against religious or spiritual beliefs and extremist points of view. Please keep these to yourself and do not force them upon others.
• Naming & Shaming and/or pointing out Art Theft. If you do see Art Theft, please contact a member of the Wolfhome Administration and we will handle it.
• Cursing at other users if it is done so in a belittling, demeaning, or malicious manner. This includes flipping off other users, a group, or an affiliation with a pose or other image that includes the middle finger. Jokingly cursing at friends or calling them names is allowed in moderation, as long as all parties involved understand that it is in jest. If it is reported to the administration and there is no clear joke intended, action will be taken against your account. Any racial, derogatory, or gender slurs will absolutely not be allowed under any circumstances.
• Begging in public rooms and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and could get you kicked from the chat. This also includes continuously posting GoFundMe links in public rooms. All members regardless of their Subwascription level, are able to use the !Away feature. We highly suggest using this feature instead of continuously posting links on chat that could result in further action taken against your account.
• Using your avatar (pose) to harass others; disturbing them, playing with them against their will, invading others space.

**If we have credible evidence of offsite harassment directed towards another Chatlands user appropriate action will be taken, to help prevent further harassment here on site.**

To further clarify, slurs/names that may seem ok to you and not to others, is not allowed. We want everyone on Wolfhome to have a safe, and calm chatting atmosphere. We accept every person as they are no matter where they are from, what they do, what they look like, or what gender/orientation/ etc they are and prefer. If someone asks you to stop calling them a name, nickname, etc, you stop; the same applies if you are asked to use the correct pronouns for each person.

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5.) Harassment (back to top)
Harassment, which is “to irritate or torment persistently" members of this community, is not acceptable. There are many different types of harassment, but harassment of any kind will not be tolerated on this website. This includes but not limited to:

• Irritating, annoying or tormenting members of this community persistently through means such as "flaming", "egging on", or "shaming".
• Uncalled for and inappropriate name calling, racial slurs, inappropriate and hurtful slang (such as terms against homosexuality, racial groups, political affiliations...etc.).
• Sexual harassment or sexual innuendos. ** Sexual harassment may easily lead to a lengthy ban depending upon the situation.
• Stalking members of this community. ** Stalking may easily lead to a lengthy ban depending upon the situation.
• Targeting other users in regards to personal issues or differences. Using the chats to criticize or upset others you have personal differences with is not tolerated.
• Doxing members of this community (making someones address, information, identity, or other information public) ** Doxing may easily lead to a lengthy ban depending upon the situation.
• Uncalled for or negative criticism against your fellow community members.
• Demeaning an artist for their skills level in artistry (such as mocking, making fun of, or speaking ill of another user and their works of art, literature, etc.).
• Prejudice against religious or spiritual beliefs and extremist points of view. Please keep these to yourself and do not force them upon others.
• Naming & Shaming and/or pointing out Art Theft. If you do see Art Theft, please contact a member of the Wolfhome Administration and we will handle it.
• Cursing at other users if it is done so in a belittling, demeaning, or malicious manner. This includes flipping off other users, a group, or an affiliation with a pose or other image that includes the middle finger. Jokingly cursing at friends or calling them names is allowed in moderation, as long as all parties involved understand that it is in jest. If it is reported to the administration and there is no clear joke intended, action will be taken against your account. Any racial, derogatory, or gender slurs will absolutely not be allowed under any circumstances.
• Begging in public rooms and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and could get you kicked from the chat. This also includes continuously posting GoFundMe links in public rooms. All members regardless of their Subwascription level, are able to use the !Away feature. We highly suggest using this feature instead of continuously posting links on chat that could result in further action taken against your account.
• Using your avatar (pose) to harass others; disturbing them, playing with them against their will, invading others space.

To further clarify, slurs/names that may seem ok to you and not to others, is not allowed. We want everyone on Wolfhome to have a safe, and calm chatting atmosphere. We accept every person as they are no matter where they are from, what they do, what they look like, or what gender/orientation/ etc they are and prefer. If someone asks you to stop calling them a name, nickname, etc, you stop; the same applies if you are asked to use the correct pronouns for each person.

**If we have credible evidence of offsite harassment directed towards another Chatlands user appropriate action will be taken, to help prevent further harassment here on site.**

Wolfhome is not responsible for off-site harassment unless it specifically includes the following: Doxxing, Death Threats, Assault Threats (physical/sexual), or Releasing of Private Information (addresses/phone numbers). If you are being harassed off-site, we suggest blocking that individual immediately. If the harassment contains one or more of what's mentioned, please report it to us with as much information as possible so it can be handled swiftly.

[Sylvah]

We have recently clarified our stance on NSFW Guidelines for Poses on chat, and have made an official announcement.
Please see HERE for the public announcement & further details pertaining.

We hope this helps clear up any prior confusion in regards to NSFW Poses being uploaded on chat!
if there is any further questions & concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to any Art Review Team Member that will gladly help you.

Sincerely,
The Wolfhome Art Review Team

[Loki]

After some concerns were brought to our attention, we decided to revert this rule. We feel as though copyright characters should not be allowed on Wolfhome as that puts Wolfhome at risk of being sued as well as we want to keep copyright characters where they belong, with their original owner/companies.

The rule prior was to allow copyright characters as a pose but we will be no longer allowing it.

Copyright Characters

We have decided to revert the copyright rule back to its original state. We will no longer be accepting poses or rooms that depict a copyrighted character or work, if the character is in the public domain we ask that you provide proof of it being in the public domain along with the upload. The exception to this rule is if your character is cosplaying as the character in question, or in a costume of the character. We previously allowed cosplays and that will be the only way we allow such works on Wolfhome again.

What is allowed:
- Plushies of characters with clear intentions of it being a plushie (button eyes, stitches, etc)
- Body pillows of characters
- Your character cosplaying as a character
- Public Domain Characters

What isn't allowed:
- Copyrighted Characters as your pose
This meaning you are not allowed to upload a Spider-Man pose without it clearly being your character.

- Slight modifications to the Copyrighted Character even though it still resembles the Character
Making small edits such as adding earrings or changing the hair style, from just changing the overall color pallet.

- Rooms that include Copyrighted Works
Some examples would be Album covers or Movie posters that are not hand drawn by you.

[Lorien]

We have collectively decided to take a lighter approach regarding Drugs & Bongs in Poses on Chat. These poses will only be available to use within Mature Rooms Only.
The NSFW option will need to be checked when uploading; due to them only being able to be used in Mature Rooms.
Please see below for our new regulation we have in place.

Previous Rule:

Poses with Drugs --
Drugs, Marijuana, bongs, as well as paraphernalia associated to these, are not allowed in poses. Hookahs are acceptable, bongs are not. Alcohol in poses is acceptable, so long as the user is above the age of 21 and the pose isn't distasteful.

Revised Rule:

Poses with Drugs & Alcohol --
Marijuana, bongs, hookahs, as well as paraphernalia associated to these, as well as alcohol are allowed in poses on Chat. Please bare in mind these are still only available to those who are above the age of 21 & that the pose uploaded isn't distasteful or abused. If you are found abusing these poses, then necessary action may be taken against your account & the pose will be immediately revoked from it's active status. These poses should only be used within the Mature Rooms and will require the NSFW option to be checked when uploaded.

Listed below are extra examples of what is not acceptable within a pose. If you're inquiring about anything further that is not listed below, please reach out to an ART Member to clarify.

- Pills & Pill Bottles
- Melting & Crushing Pills
- Any & all Needles
- Snorting
- Any themes or references to hallucinagenic Mushrooms "Shrooms"

[Herb]

Much needed additions were added onto Rule #8 (Mature 18+ rooms)

You may also view this and much more information regarding mature rooms, forum boards, and streams here http://forum.wolfhome.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=212890

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Prohibited Content
• Pornographic videos, artwork, literature, images or themes ** Linking to shock sites or porn will result in a Permanent Ban across Chatlands
• Non-consensual themes and sexual assault themes in writing or artwork
• Promoting, describing, and sharing videos/images of self harm and eating disorders
• Encouraging / Promoting for other users to do drugs
• NSFW real life selfies, videos or anything of the sort
• Videos containing other explicit content (such as abuse, animal cruelty, pornography)
• Pirated or otherwise illegal software or websites that harm the viewer's computer

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Prohibited Content
• Pornographic videos, artwork, literature, images or themes ** Linking to shock sites or porn will result in a Permanent Ban across Chatlands
• Non-consensual themes and sexual assault themes in writing, artwork, as well as discussions
• Promoting, describing, and sharing videos/images of self harm and eating disorders
• Encouraging / Promoting for other users to do drugs and alcohol
• NSFW real life selfies, videos or anything of the sort
• Videos containing other explicit content (such as abuse, animal cruelty, pornography, gore, violence)
• Pirated or otherwise illegal software or websites that harm the viewer's computer
• Child abuse and pedophilia descriptions and themes in writing, artwork and discussions as well as any explicit online content containing child abuse and pedophilia.
• Describing and discussions of incest
•Graphic descriptions and depictions of death and dead bodies
• Discussion, depictions, encouragement, promoting, referencing, artwork, and writings of suicide
• Themes, depictions and discussions of zoophilia
• Themes, depictions, discussions of torture

[Sylvah]

We have made adjustments to our rules pertaining to scamming and panhandling as well as how we will be handling fundraising.
You may view HERE for the public announcement pertaining.

Panhandling

Chat:
Begging in public rooms and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and will get you kicked from the chat. This also includes continuously posting GoFundMe links or any other donation/ fundraising platform in public rooms. All members regardless of their Subscription level, are able to use the !Away feature. We highly suggest using this feature instead of continuously posting links on chat which could result in further action taken against your account. If you have a fundraiser such as PayPal, GoFundMe, or any other fundraising site you must have a forum topic so you are able to post updates on it to where the money is going. If you do not have a forum account and you are posting to receive funds you will go up your ladder accordingly.

Forums:
Begging on the forum and/or continuous and repeated solicitation is a type of harassment and will get you removed from the forum.

If posting GFM links, per GFM's Terms of Service, "you will post updates as needed so that Users understand the use of funds and any other relevant information about your Fundraiser". In accordance with these terms, we will be requiring a once-a-month or once-every two months for updates to be shared on the GFM. If you fail to uphold these terms, your topic is subject to removal. If you have a fundraiser such as PayPal, GoFundMe, or any other fundraising site you must have a forum topic so you are able to post updates on it to where the money is going. If you do not have a forum account and you are posting to receive funds you will go up your ladder accordingly.

Scamming specifically has been added as a new Chat Rule, #14 & added into our Forum Rules, #15.

Chat & Forum:
Scamming is a form of theft and will be treated as such. If it is found that you are scamming by falsely claiming funds are going towards its intended use when they are not; action will be taken against your account which may lead to being permanently removed from the site.

[Sylvah]

A lot of work has gone into revamping a lot of our current ART rules and requirements, as well as some new rules. Some have also changed, so be sure to give this a good read over! These are also changes that've been added into the ART FAQ, which were extremely outdated and needed to have a lot added to reflect our updates & changes.

Specifically under Pose Requirements in the ART FAQ:

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File Type

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Poses with .GIF and .PNG file types are acceptable. Currently we do not accept animated .GIFs. The maximum file size is 150 KB (153,600 bytes).

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Poses with .GIF and .PNG file types are acceptable. The maximum file size is 150 KB (153,600 bytes). We also allow animated poses .GIF or .PNG, although the size restriction is 512 KB (512,000 bytes) which would limit the frames for the animation. Please keep in mind, any animated poses that may contain any sort of flashing lights, contrasting light & dark patterns will not be acceptable, as this could potentially result in community members feeling disorientated, uncomfortable or unwell.

Mirroring

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All poses, excluding AFK poses, must always be mirrored. mirroring a pose is when you upload both a left and right facing pose. You simply have to 'flip' the pose in your art program - it does not need to be redrawn. By doing this, it allows you to "turn around" in chat. The only other exception to this rule is when words are present on a pose (such as a shirt or a thought bubble); the words do not need to be mirrored on these poses. Although, it looks nicer if you do mirror the words when flipping your pose.

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All poses uploaded on Chat, must always be mirrored. Mirroring a pose is when you upload both a left and right facing pose. You simply have to 'flip' the pose in any art program & it does not need to be redrawn. By doing this, it allows you to "turn around" and face the opposite direction on chat. Another important note in regards to mirroring is when words are present on a pose (such as a shirt or a simple thought bubble); the words are required to be mirrored on poses as well to remain legible.

PG-13 Rule

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Adult or overtly suggestive poses are not acceptable to be used on Wolfhome. Wolfhome is a PG-13 chat, and therefore everything said, linked and uploaded must follow these guidelines. This includes images and words on signs/shirts/etc. within poses.

Sheaths are acceptable in feral artwork if there is no detail, it is a slight bulge and isn't sexualized. Bulges on anthros are acceptable if it is a smooth, round bulge such as the ones present on our crinos poses or on a Ken Barbie Doll; there is no more than one bulge; and there is no indication of a phallic shape. Nipples may only be present on feral artwork as well as on flat chested characters on anthros. Nipples are NOT permitted on any female identifying character or on any non-flat chest/breast, regardless of the gender.

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Adult or overtly suggestive poses are not acceptable to be used on Wolfhome outside of our designated Mature Rooms (18+). Wolfhome is a PG-13 chat, and therefore everything said, linked and uploaded must follow these guidelines. This includes images and words on signs/shirts/etc. within poses.

Sheaths are acceptable in feral artwork if there is no detail, it is a slight bulge and isn't sexualized. Bulges on anthros are acceptable if it is a smooth, round bulge such as the ones present on our crinos poses or on a Ken Barbie Doll; there is no more than one bulge; and there is no indication of a phallic shape. Nipples may only be present on feral artwork as well as on flat chested characters on anthros. Nipples are NOT permitted on any female identifying character or on any non-flat chest/breast, regardless of the gender.

Within our Mature Rooms (18+) we do allow NSFW artwork. For further details pertaining, please see our NSFW section pose guidelines.

Offensive Material

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Anything offensive will not be accepted. This includes, but is not limited to, hate symbols/propaganda, obscene gestures, urinating or defecating poses that actually show urine or feces (unless abused then they will be revoked), etc...

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Any offensive material, artwork, or anything along those lines will not be accepted or tolerated on Wolfhome. This includes, but is not limited to, hate symbols, propaganda, obscene gestures, urinating or defecating poses that actually show urine or feces (that isn't in small amounts and with playful intent & is not "in the act" as long as it's not realistic). However, these are judged by a case-by-case basis. These are but a few examples, & if you are ever unsure if a pose you're uploading may contain offensive material then please reach out to a Member of the Art Review Team who would be happy to help answer any questions you may have.

Blood/Gore

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A small amount of blood is acceptable on any pose. If a pose is deemed to have too much blood or gore it will be placed into one of the pose categories that are only allowed in private rooms. Any pose that appears to have self-inflicted wounds will not be allowed. PLEASE NOTE: During Howl-o-ween week, undead or gore poses will be allowed in public rooms.

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A small amount of blood is acceptable on any pose. If a pose is deemed to have too much blood or gore it will be placed into one of the pose categories that are only allowed in private rooms. Any sort of wounds that appear self-inflicted are not acceptable and will be rejected. Please also keep in mind of the PG-13 limitation. Overly bloody, rotting, morbid, and/or gory poses (that're placed in the gore category) are only viewable in public rooms during Halloween (October 1st to November 1st). After the holiday, this pose category is put back to private rooms only.

Poses that depict deceased or harmed animals in a prey stance will now be accepted into the gore category. It must fall within a natural predator/prey interaction. A feral animal holding a dead animal as means for Role-Play (killing animals for prey) or a feral animal chasing an injured animal (natural predator/prey interaction) would be allowed. There are a few exceptions that will not be allowed. A human or anthro pose including a dead animal or doing it harm, is not allowed as this would be considered abuse. An anthro animal hitting/doing harm to another animal, a human character holding a dead animal or doing an animal harm or an animal chained up/trapped, being mauled by a feral animal will not be allowed.

Props

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Props are items or animals that accompany your custom pose/avatar on chat. Most props are acceptable, including weapons, as long as they are not being held or used in a threatening manner. The only exception to this rule is on Howl-o-ween. If a prop is too large, for example a couch, it will be placed into the “Large Prop” pose category which is only usable in private rooms.

Examples of Acceptable Props: Signs, Plushies, Pets, Mounts, Simple thought bubbles, or any PG-13 appropriate item.
Examples of Unacceptable Props: Pets or mounts which are the same species of the main character of the pose (such as a wolf riding on a wolf mount); If the species is the same as the main character the additional pet will need to be in plushie form, Large vehicles or house hold items such as couches, Weapons that are being used in a threatening manner (except on Howl-o-ween), Speech bubbles, or Any inappropriate item that would be deemed above a PG-13 rating.

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Props are items or animals that accompany your custom pose/avatar on chat. Most props are acceptable, including weapons, as long as they aren't in the motion of a violent act (slashing a sword, firing a gun, or pointing a gun directly at someone). Guns can be holstered, pointing up, down, or basically a relaxed manor. Joking guns, such as a water gun, are completely acceptable. The only exception to this rule is on Howl-o-Ween.

If a prop is deemed too large, for example a couch, it will be placed into the “Large Prop” pose category, which is only usable in private rooms.
Any large appendages such as tails/wings/etc that are more than 2x the size of the body will now also be placed in the Large Prop Category.

Examples of Acceptable Props: Signs, Plushies, Pets, Mounts, Simple thought bubbles, or any PG-13 appropriate item.
Examples of Unacceptable Props: Pets or mounts which are the same species of the main character of the pose (such as a wolf riding on a wolf mount); If the species is the same as the main character the additional pet will need to be in plushie form, Large vehicles or house hold items such as couches, Weapons that are being used in a threatening manner (except on Howl-o-ween), Large/Medium speech bubbles, or Any inappropriate item that would be deemed above a PG-13 rating.

Multiple Subject Poses
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Specifically with props/plushie poses and other same specie(s) characters in a single pose. If the pose in question contains one or more character(s) of the same species and does not resemble a plushie-like appearance, it will not be accepted on chat. It must not take the focus away from the main character, as it would then be placed into the large prop category. If you wish to have more than one species in a single pose, it must be visibly noticeable that one is a plushie. For example, a pose with two human main characters would not be accepted on chat unless one of those characters is clearly a plushie. Multiple main characters in a single pose will be rejected if it is not evident.

Mounts

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Mounts can be animals, creatures or vehicles. The mount must clearly look like a mount if it is not being ridden/sat upon in the pose, such as your main character riding horse back or standing next to their horse. Acceptable mounts would be horses, small dragons, motorcycles, etc..

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Mounts are acceptable within poses & they can be animals or creatures. The creature must be being ridden or otherwise clearly look like a mount. Acceptable mounts would be horses, small dragons, etc. Mounts of realistic creatures, such as horses, elephants, goats, camels, etc. are acceptable if sized accordingly. It is now acceptable if the character on the mount is the same species as the mount. Mounts cannot be lying down or sitting. Once they are not in motion, they are considered companion poses.

Pets & Companion Poses

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Pets are companion animals that are present in a pose with your main character. If it is a small pet, there is no limit to how many you can have in a pose. Larger pets should be limited to two (2) per pose. Pets cannot be the same species as the main character in the pose. For example, if you have a pose of a horse with a foal, the horse or foal (or both) should be a plushie.

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Pets are companion animals that are present in a pose with your main character. Pet & Companion Poses are acceptable. Multiple small animals; such as rodents, birds, insects, or fish are acceptable. However, there should not be anymore than two large/medium pets in a pose. Any others should be turned into plushies. Poses that depict the same species are now acceptable to be used on Wolfhome. These poses include a Feral or Anthro character, accompanied by animal companion(s) of the same species. Babies or children are also not acceptable as companions, since they look like second characters. Companion poses must be same size or smaller than a standard feral wolf according to our size charts. Oversized companion(s) that take away the focus of the main character may be placed into the large prop category, for example a Dragon companion to a Dragon OC. Any animal can be a companion, including if it is the same species, so long as it meets size guidelines. Any companion in motion or a character is sitting on it will be considered a mount pose. If there are small feral companions that are overtly larger than the Feral/Anthro character or Anthro Characters accompanied by an Anthro Companion, they will be rejected. Copyrighted companions are now acceptable as fan art as long as credit it given to the original company and/or sources, the exception is the companion cannot be fanart of someone's character or fanart of a character that was created by an artist on another platform that was not commissioned by the User (Unless explicit permission has been provided).

AFK Poses

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We are extremely lenient with AFK (away from keyboard) poses. Your pose can be anything from a simple wolf head, to a feather, a rock, or even a toilet seat. These can be any type of acceptable quality such as flat colored with solid outline, detailed lined or lineless, or gag pose. The only stipulation is that the pose must have AFK written on or around the pose. Otherwise, it will fall under the "inanimate object" category and not be usable in public rooms.

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AFK otherwise known as "away from keyboard" Poses are acceptable. AFK Poses MUST be either canine or any other species related (canine/species skeleton, tail popping out of an object, etc. with the text "AFK" being visible) in order to be used in Public Rooms. Any AFK pose that is just an inanimate object, such as a desk, pencil, rock, etc., will not be acceptable as an AFK pose to be used in a public room -- and will be accepted in the inanimate object pose category.

NSFW Poses

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NSFW Artwork is allowed on Wolfhome, but needs to be placed in the NSFW Category. If a pose is too suggestive, it would be placed in this category & may also be handled on a case by case basis. If you're unsure if the specific pose in question is appropriate or not, feel free to reach out to any of our ART Members. NSFW Poses are only able to be used in Mature Rooms on chat. Our guidelines for NSFW content can be viewed below.

Allowed:
- Full body artistic nudity
- Adult themes (ex. Bondage)
- Mature writings
- Sheaths

Disallowed:
- Pornography, (not limited to: Masterbation, Intercourse, Erections/Detailed Penis (Veins, Slits), Sexual Fluids, Spreading/Detailed Vagina's)
- Dubious Consent/Non consensual themes
- Illegal drug use
- Explicit writings (no excessive sexual detail, no smut or personal experiences)

Animated Poses

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We allow animated poses .GIF or .PNG, although the size restriction is 512 KB (512,000 bytes) which would limit the frames for the animation. Please keep in mind, any animated poses that may contain any sort of flashing lights, contrasting light & dark patterns will not be acceptable, as this could potentially result in community members feeling disorientated, uncomfortable or unwell. These types of poses should be 'easy on the eyes', meaning that it should not blink too quicky, or possibly cause seizures and/or illness. Poses should also not move too quickly, and both sides must be of good quality. Any sexual or suggestive animated poses will be rejected (that aren't in the NSFW Category).

To turn off Animated Poses, please see HERE.

Thank you!

[Loki]

Destructive Criticism added to Disturbing the Peace. You may view HERE for additional information

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3.) Disturbing the Peace

In most cases disturbing the peace refers to behaving in ways that are upsetting or unsettling to people within the community, causing emotional grief, or trauma. This includes, but is not limited to:
Creating unnecessary drama to intentionally disturb another user. This includes misrepresenting administrative action and falsifying administrative statements.
Faking your own, or someone else's trauma (such as death, an accident...etc.). ** Severe DTP such as this will result in a Permanent Ban across Chatlands.
Subjects, images or content that can trigger other members of the community (such as talk of: rape, self-harm, suicide, hate group propaganda or extremist speech, etc.). For further details pertaining to Trigger Warnings on the Forum please see HERE. ** Hate group propaganda and extremist speech are taken very seriously and most instances it will lead to serious consequences, such as a Permanent Ban depending on the severity of the situation.
The impersonation of anyone other than yourself, regardless of context. ** Impersonation can result in a Permanent Ban depending upon the severity of the situation.
Public Blacklists of ANY kind and Do Not Interact (DNI) lists of any kind. If you want to blacklist someone from using your artwork, please contact a member of the Art Review Team.

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3.) Disturbing the Peace

In most cases disturbing the peace refers to behaving in ways that are upsetting or unsettling to people within the community, causing emotional grief, or trauma. This includes, but is not limited to:
Creating unnecessary drama to intentionally disturb another user. This includes misrepresenting administrative action and falsifying administrative statements.
Faking your own, or someone else's trauma (such as death, an accident...etc.). ** Severe DTP such as this will result in a Permanent Ban across Chatlands.
Subjects, images or content that can trigger other members of the community (such as talk of: rape, self-harm, suicide, hate group propaganda or extremist speech, etc.). For further details pertaining to Trigger Warnings on the Forum please see HERE. ** Hate group propaganda and extremist speech are taken very seriously and most instances it will lead to serious consequences, such as a Permanent Ban depending on the severity of the situation.
The impersonation of anyone other than yourself, regardless of context. ** Impersonation can result in a Permanent Ban depending upon the severity of the situation.
Destructive Criticism of any kind, no matter who it is directed toward
Public Blacklists of ANY kind and Do Not Interact (DNI) lists of any kind. If you want to blacklist someone from using your artwork, please contact a member of the Art Review Team.