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Then, some people asked me to translate it. Most of them have been write from me and completed by Grey wofl and Nakou. They're on application since the separation ( 16 october 2011 ). They're for all the sites cause we don't see why a site should have different rules. They're only on application for the french site ( yet ) this is just to show how they are.

Fanart :

Allowed :

- Fanart of the animated movie made by you.
- Drawing about your characters made by you.
- Drawing copied from the movie. ( I know this rule is not on the english side, but on the french one, we make a difference between trace and copy )
- Linearts made by your self.
- Fanart of a character from an other movie IF it's with an official character from the concerned movie.


Not allowed :

- Stolen drawings and fanart.
- Copied or traced drawing from an other one work.
- Image from the movie ( edited or not )
- Mix your drawings and image for the movie.
- Photos ( as background, not edited or even use with a filter ).
- Colored lineart ( from an other member or yours, this have to be send in the image section ).
- Fanart from others movie.
- Too bloody, violant, sexual or insulting drawings.
- Drawings where you don't feature all the characters ( => characters section ).
- Wrong featuring ( feature a character who's not on the image or remplace one by an other ).

Other obligations :

- Your first fanart HAVE to be movie related.
- You don't have to feature characters for adoptions and free lineart.
- You HAVE to make 1/5 fanart about the movie.


Fanfictions :

Have to be movie related : Only fanfictions about the movie concerned by the site are allowed. Ex : If you are on the lion king source, you fanfic have to be Lion king related. A fanfiction is definited by the fact that the story is about at least one official character from the movie. A fanfiction without official character from the movie will be deactivated !

Your characters : they can be in your fanfiction IF you still have official characters in it.

No short fiction : exepted for poem, the fanfictions have to make at least one page ( more than 1000 words ) and doesn't looks like a summary

Clean : divide your fanfiction in some paragraph, then it's easyer to read. Don't forget to correct your text before you send it ! This is important for your readers !

Finished : only the finised fanfiction will be accepted on the site ! ( but you can start to write you fanfiction, save it and continue later : you just have to make it as finished when you think it's ok ).

Validation :Fan fics must be checked by moderators before they are put on the site, to ensure it is appropriate for the site. Do not forget to click on "Declare the fanfic ready" when you've finished writing your fanfic, or the mods won't read and validate it!"

Images : you can use an image if you have the permission ( you have to receive the permission from the owner if it's not an image you made by yourself ). The rules about the images are in application here too.

No stolen woks : you can't send fanfictions that you don't write by your-self.

Ratings : Choose the appropriate rating for your fanfic. Although, remember that fanfics with too much gore, sexual or violent content can be refused.



Images :

Allowed :

- Image from the movie that you've edited ( mix some images, add text and effect ) ( we don't accept unedited image with only an effect or just a texte. It's not enough )
- Clean and good renders.
- Wallpaper, avatar, signatures icons etc ...
- ALL the images you use HAVE to from the movie concerned by the site ( or from the books, series, comics who have been officialy made after the movie ).
- You can use free lineart and free blank render make by the other but you HAVE to credit it on your comment.

Not allowed :

- Not well colored render or lineart.
- Bad cutting up.
- Unedited screenshot from the movie.
- Drawings and fanarts.
- The images, characters, render or lineart from others movie than the one concerned from the site. Even cross-over !!
- Mix your drawings and images from the movie.
- Image from an other member ( copied, stolen or recolored ).
- Lineart or blank render if you don't credite the one who made it in you COMMENT.
- wrong featuring ( feature a character who's not on the image or remplace one by an other) And you have to feature ALL the characters in the image.
- Photos ( in anyway, they are just not allowed ).
- Too bloody, violant, sexual or insulting images.

Other obligations :

- Your first image HAVE to be movie related.
- You don't have to feature characters for adoptions and free blank render.
- You HAVE to make 1/5 image about the movie.


Videos:

Your video have to concerne the movie that the site is about :

- It HAVE to be related with the movie. The rest is NOT allowed.
- You can mix it with others movie, even if it's not concerned by one site here, as soon as there is some parts about the movie concerned by the site.
- No violant, sexual or bloody video.


Music :

Only YOUR creations : no " commerciale " musiques allowed !! You've to make it by your-self ! You can register you when you play an instrument, or a music composed by computer.

Have to concern the site source : The music that you send have to concern the movie. The Orchestrales or the remakes of the them from the movie are strongly recommanded.

Not bad langage : Thanks to don't send sexual/ violent musics.


Gamebook :

( are the same than yours )

Validation : Moderators will have to check your gamebook before it can be displayed on the site. Don't forget to click on "Declare the gamebook ready" when it's finished, or the moderators won't read and validate it!

Creation : These games can be created directly and entirely online. They can also be created offline by writing your gamebooks in the GBL format (see the gamebook forums section for more information)

10 pages minimum : No gamebook with less than 10 pages will be accepted. A good gamebook should be around 100 pages. (even if it's long to write, this is also much more interesting for the reader)

Balto related : Your gamebook must stay Balto related. Official Balto characters should be included as part of the scenario.

Only complete gamebooks : Only completed / finished gamebooks are accepted on the site! (But you can make the start of your gamebook, then save it and continue adding pages later : just don't declare it ready to be checked until it's really finished.)

Images permission : Be careful when using images from other artists : you should always ask permission first (unless you're the one who drew the pictures) Official screenshots are accepted.

No stealing : You must write your gamebook YOURSELF, and not copy it from elsewhere.

No profanity : Choose the appropriate rating for your gamebook. Although, remember that gamebooks with too much gore, sexual or violent content can be refused.


Project :

Have to concern the source site : The project have to concern the source site where you are, so this have to be related with the officals characters for the movie only or with your fan characters ( they have to be WITH the officials one ). All the project who are not movie related will not be activated !


Submitting : Your project will only be displayed on the site after the mods have validated it. It may also be deactivated by the moderators at any time if it doesn't respect the rules.

Project or contest? : Don't mistake projects for contests!

=> A contest is an event on a specific topic, for which two or more members will submit their entries : you will have to rank the submissions and give awards to the winners. (eg : ''Draw your own Balto comic'')
=> A project has a goal, which is to create some product or service. (eg : ''Make a Balto fan trailer'')

Other :

a) Have a tittle.
b) Have to be clear on the goal and how woks have to be gived.
c) Identify the goal of the project.
d) Explain the elements you need, qualificatons, etc ... The soumissions ( and make it clearly ).
e) Write in a correct english ( gramaticaly correct, with ponctuations and no SMS ).

NOTE: All the projects who don't respect even one of thos rules will be deactivated. All the abandonned project - if the dead line is already passed - will be deactivated. In those two cases, you'll be contacted by PM.


Only serious projects : The moderators have the rights to deactivate the contests that are not considered serious enough (description too short, contest not maintained, goal unclear or impossible, ...)

Contest :

Balto related : The contest should be related to the site or the Balto films. (so it could be a contest about the Balto characters only , or your own fanart characters WITH offials one - these are only examples)

Submitting : Your contest will only be displayed on the site after the mods have validated it. It may also be deactivated by the moderators at any time if it doesn't respect the rules.

Project or contest? : Don't mistake projects for contests!

=> A contest is an event on a specific topic, for which two or more members will submit their entries : you will have to rank the submissions and give awards to the winners. (eg : ''Draw your own Balto comic'')
=> A project has a goal, which is to create some product or service. (eg : ''Make a Balto fan trailer'')

Guidelines for contests : All contests MUST:

A. Have a title

B. Have a thorough, clear explanation of what the contest is about and how entries must be completed and submitted. If it also has a short one (in the cursive box) that explains the title further, then the better off it is.

C. Identify the purpose of the contest.

D. Explain the requirements, necessities, qualifications, etc of contest entires (and do so clearly)

E. Be in proper English (Readable. And not half-readable, but readable, which includes punctuation)

Only serious contests : The moderators have the rights to deactivate the contests that are not considered serious enough (description too short, contest not maintained, goal unclear or impossible, ...)


( Have to been continued with Characters rules and Sparkles explications, I'll send an other message for this. Thanks to don't reply until I send it, it'll be fast ).

Characters :

Offensing : Don't creat a character if it'll hurts an other one. ( No bloody/violant, sexual, mockingbird about someone else or someone mind ).

No stolen image or drawings : Only use your creations or the one you use with permission. If you use a blank render or a lineart from someone else on the site or not, you've to credite him/her on the description, the copyright is obligatory.

Complet : if your descreption doesn't respect ALL the rules, your character will NOT be activated !


- Your character have to have an image of the head for the small icon ( just the head ).

- A " detailled " image, means an image with the COMPLET body of your characters ( ears, legs, paws, tail ... ALL have to be on it ! No exception ... )

- A description ( at least 5 lines ) incluing informations like : Name, age, gender, breed ( if animal ), personnality, like, dislike, background, ...


Unique :

- Your character have to be creatif and unique. Don't copy the characters from the others.
- The name have to be unique : if someone else already use it, add you name on it.
- Your character CAN'T be one from an other serie/movie/game/animated movie/book etc ... This can't be an animal or human version of an official character.


Other :

- In the images of your characters ( the little and the big one ), there should be only ONE character. So, on character by character sheet and description!

- Your character can be an animal who is not the principal one but it have to live in the same univers than the movie ( the same country ) ( example : No tiger on the lion king source, cause there is no Tiger in Africa. No lycaon on Balto source cause they're not in Alaska etc ... )


- You can't use photo for the images of your characters.
- You've to respect the rules from the fanart and images for the images/drawings on you character page.
- Don't send a character page who is NOT finished !! Even if you said that you'll finish it later, in some minutes or whatever, it HAVE to be FINISHED !!

- Your characters have to respect the spirit of the animated movie. If the character's colors are natural in the movie, you've to make the same for your character. But if there are unatural colors in the movie, you can make the same. To have more information about this, come here : ( a link from a topic on the forum that I'll translate after the characters rules )

In relation with the movie :


- Your character have to be movie related, in fact, in relation with at least one official character. Live in the same place than an official character is not a real relation. The for " her mother know the sister of the father of an offial character ". This have to be a true relation like a friend, a crush, an enemy, a parent, sibling etc ... The minimum you can do is " have meet an official character once ".



Now it's finish about the rules. Now I'll translate the famous topic we have made to explain the Sparkle characters.



Here are the explications about the " Sparkle " character who are no longer allow on the french side of animation source . Thanks to respect it.





Ok, this is what we have on the french side ^-^
And you've to know that, after those rules have been apply, we have been on ALL the site and deactive ALL the creations who don't respect those rules. It take us mounths but we do it.

Hecate, I LOVE you! This is exactly what we need on the English side

These rules are great! This is exactly what the English side needs.

The rules actually ARE already written up on the English side, on the hub. They're just not able to be seen at the moment.

They are almost exactly the same, verbatum.

Hecate, you are one awesome genius. Ditto what Brown Wolf and Mighty said.



May I suggest to the site mods that, if they choose to copy this onto the main site, to change that to: 'Too much'. There are a few other errors as well, so be mindful. Otherwise, it looks great.

I've change it, sorry for the mistakes, English is not my first langage ^^' I hope you understand me ^-^

I understand completely, it was only minor. Your grammar and spelling is better than a lot of people here who have English as their FIRST language

This is perfect Hecate really, it just needs to be enforced in the English side |D



Wait how do I come across this hub?
I can't find it?

...that's what I just said.

The rules were made a year ago by Grey wolf (who made EXACTLY the same rules on the French side) but they were VERY poorly received by the members here--many threatened to leave if the rules stayed in place. Among the rules were a 15 character limit, and a limit to how creative sparkle characters could get. The trolls fed the members into hating the rules to the point that they were taken away and Grey wolf left the English side. (Can you HONESTLY say you can blame her?)

Point being: the rules ARE already completely written up here, but they are invisible for the time being. IF they were to become visible again, I'd rather us do a few things:

1) Contact Grey wolf and ask her permission to use the same rules. If she declines, we must re-write the rules ourselves. And her declining is a real possibility; she wants nothing to do with the English side, including her work here.

2) Get the okay from Steet as well. He's the lead webmaster and must accept the rules before they can be posted. That's just common sense, but I decided to post it anyway just in case we forgot that fact in the midst of this discussion.

3) Present the proposed rules to the general public before they are enforced. The rest of the members may have more input on the rules. (Expect a few of those "I'll leave the site if we can't have sparkle dogs!" people, but it's still possible we would get a REALLY good suggestion that we haven't thought of yet.)

4) Once the rules are enforced, give members a little while to clear out their galleries before they are penalized. Say, three months. (Just a number off the top of my head.) Already people are clearing their galleries, and that is great, but it's mostly only people who are involved in this; there are a LOT of people on Animation Source who don't visit that often and thus may not know exactly what is going on right now. Let's give them time to catch up with current events and do their share.

That's only my 2c worth, of course.

I like your preposition and mighty has posted the news about something just like your number 4. So the rules are made invisible on the English side to contour to the people that want sparkle dogs and all the types the rules don't allow? But not on the French side? Correct ?

The rules were made invisible because there were a LOT of people who were opposed to them on the English side, whereas on the French side there were only a few, and were generally accepted with pleasure.

Now all we have to do is get them accepted on the English side. True, a lot of people are gonna be upset, but, frankly, so what. Animation Source is a chain of fan sites and as true members its our 'duty' so to speak to make sure they stay that way.

I see. Well what Brown says is true. You don't always get what you want in life, but if we want to keep the sites back to how they where (even just a little bit ) we are going to have to change things around. It's not like they can't mention their characters on here, or post them on other sites, they'd be more public on dA or sites. At first it might mean that we loose some members, a few or a lot, but it doesn't mean all hope is lost. A good site with quality is priceless no matter how many members it has. We'd get the attention and seek people that appreciate our hard work instead of pushing aside originality to bring on sparkle pups and horns.

Wait a minute. Those rules have been whrite for the most part from me ! Grey wolf ( and Nakou ) give them advice on what I've write like a draft and complete them with they Idea. If you have to ask, it's not only to Grey wolf, but to Nakou and I too.
Yes, Grey have send them on the site, but she doesn't write them ( she translates them ). Then, We are 3 writers for those rules.

And yeah ... Poor Grey ! She was motived and wanted to help Steet and cause of those idiots, english side lost her =(