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 Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:14 pm
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Article I - Mission Statement
Mission Statement: To have a friendly, active, and safe place for Gaians to enjoy their love of Shounen Ai and Yaoi.
Article II - Rules and Guidelines
When Creating A Thread
 i. A thread must be in the correct location and/or subforum.
  The Main Forum - This is dedicated to General discussion in regards to yaoi and shounen ai.
The Pocky Shop - Discussion on Pre-Existing Creations such as anime, manga, novels, television shows, movies, and web comics go here.
The Arena - Fanfiction, fanart, original art and various related contests may be posted here.
Picture-Post - Self-explanatory really: Share images with the guild.
The Play House - A Role Playing forum.
News Flash! - Have news on a convention or a new yaoi anime you want to share? This is the place.
Rant and Rave - Real life problems and topics go in here, along with anything else you need to rant or rave about!
Chatterbox - The chatterbox is where everything else goes. Newbie introduction threads, general nonsense, advertising, non-guild related topics, etc.
The Chamber of Secrets - The Chamber of Secrets is a restricted area where mods get together and discuss guild issues.
 ii. Opening posts must contain at minimum 2-3 correctly spelled sentences explaining its purpose.
iii. Must promote discussion within the thread.
iv. Titles may not be posted in all caps, 1337, symbols, or rAnDoM caps.
v. Titles must be informative to the purpose of the thread.
Correct: [Gravitation] - Is Yuki Hot or What?
Incorrect: Don't you think he is hot?
Replying
i. Replies must be at least 3 words long.
ii. Replies may not be solely intended for a bump or emoticon.
iii. Must be related to the thread in which they are being posted.
vi. Personal attacks and other inflammatory comments are not tolerated.
Links
i. All links should be clearly marked as to what kind of content they lead to.
ii. Links may NOT lead to any content rated over PG-13 directly or indirectly or to copyrighted material downloads.
Pictures
i. Adult/R-Rated Content is strictly prohibited! This includes the following:
Sexual, oral, or other types of viewable or assumable intercourse.
Direct or clear views of the male organ, flaccid or erect.
Bodily fluids clearly caused by sexual activities.
Excessive and/or graphic bodily injuries such as but not limited to decapitation, amputation, and disembowelment.
ii. No page-stretching or quoting of pictures.
Article III - Policies
Constitution Violation Policy:We reserve the right to handle Constitution violations as we see fit. Members may receive anything from a mild warning to an outright ban on their membership. Any threads that violate the constitution can and will be removed without notice. Action against members who violate the ToS may be retroactive and may not happen at the same time as the actual violation.
Filesharing Policy: You may not share or solicit links or sites with unauthorized filesharing (downloading) of licensed materials. This includes, and is not limited to, fansub sites, scanlation sites, "free" music sites, bittorrent directories, mirc channels, filesharing sites, and direct download links.
Flaming Policy: We do not tolerate flames and personal attacks to other members. Depending on the situation, you may be warned or banned outright for abusive behavior towards your fellow members.
Ignorance is not Bliss Policy: It is your responsibility to be aware of Gaia's ToS and our Constitution rules and policies. Claiming ignorance of these rules does not exempt you from the consequences of violating them. It is up to you to read the rules; if you chose not to do so, you do so at your own detriment.
Linking Policy: You may not link or direct people to any site above PG-13 in nature. This includes both direct or indirect links. An indirect link is anything from a full site.com to directions on how to get to a site.
Misplaced Threads Policy: The Crew can and will move and/or delete threads as they see fit at any time without warning.
Scanlation Policy: The Guild's Official stance on Scanlations is that you may not post scanlated manga, links, or advice on how to acquire scanlated manga. You may discuss scanlated titles that you've read, but no links are allowed. Encouraging users to PM you to share links will get you warned by a crew member and your post deleted. Remember, scanlations are against the ToS of Gaia.
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:10 pm
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Official Gaia Policies
On occasion, some of of the rules we enforce have come into question. While we are free to set our own rules and enforce them as we see fit, our Constitution is merely based off of Gaia's own rules. Rules that have come into question in the past are posted here.
Gaia's Official Download Policy
Quote: Copyrighted Material: Regarding downloads, threads having links to web sites or other resources containing illegal downloads or streaming episodes of anime and/or manga are not permitted on the forums. Asking for or giving out such content is a warnable offense and any topics or posts created for such a purpose will be removed. Note: Linking to a site that contains copyrighted materials, even if you aren't linking to the materials in question, i.e. a picture gallery when the site contains a media page with downloads of manga, is still considered linking to copyrighted materials and a ToS violation. Any and all threads asking for download links of any sort will be removed from the forum and the creator punished if necessary. The only exception to this rule will be sites with streaming episodes that are officially provided by the owner companies, an example of such a site would be toonamijetstream.com.
Gaia complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which can be read here.
Gaia's Stance on Hentai
Quote: Regarding Hentai: Gaia Online is rated PG-13 and as such all content should be kept at that level. As stated in the Terms of Service the only exceptions to the rule are made on a case-by-case basis to allow for freedom of speech. Discussion about hentai should be kept within a reasonable level and should not include a behavior/language soliciting explicit activities, cybering, or threads created for the sole purpose to spam. Posting hentai images, links to hentai images and/or fiction as well as other adult related material are not permitted in AMC and other forums in Gaia. This rule also apply for Yaoi and Yuri.
Potential Members
If you're a potential member, please read and review our Constitution. All members are held to these standards and we will not hesitate to eject any members who can't follow these rules. Also note, we have an additional join requirement on our front page. Please read our join policy carefully as all requests missing a certain key element will be rejected.
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:41 pm
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The Constitution
