Rules
FanWorx Rules
These rules exist to keep FanWorx a great place for everyone. Please follow them—they're here to protect the community and the conversations we share.
Main Guidelines
Be Respectful Treat others with respect. Disagreement is fine; personal attacks are not. If you see someone crossing the line, use the report button and let us handle it. This applies to Moderators and admin too. If you see any of us acting disrespectfully, contact any other moderator and we can resolve it fairly.
Intellectual property law exists to protect us and other creators. Piracy is forbidden, any fan works rely on the doctrine of fair-use and the good graces of copyright holders, allowing us to celebrate what they create. Please use all due caution.
Any works which include significant portions of the work it is based on, could be seen as damaging to the original work, so sharing is restricted. For example, a fan-edit of a movie will naturally include a significant portion of the movie. It must not be shared or linked to publicly. Anyone producing such works must take their own steps to verify that people own the original before sharing their works.
Works that are significantly original such as fan-art, would generally be fine to share publicly. If in doubt, ask.
This set of guidelines is certainly going to evolve over time.
No profiting. Profits will not be made off of other people's intellectual property, no exceptions.
Justifiable costs may be acceptable, for example, if a model maker paints a model for another person, shipping costs and cost of materials is justifiable. Anyone found to be adding extra charges and profiting will be in violation of site guidelines and appropriate action will be taken.
Communication. Communication. This is an adult space, so we don't police light casual swearing. However, hate speech, harassment, and personal attacks are not tolerated. Be aware that the site is publicly readable by all ages, so use your judgment.
No adult materials. No pornography or illegal materials.
No spoilers. A lot of people gain delight from discovering stories in the originally intended way. Use appropriate spoiler warnings. A spoiler is anything that somebody could feasibly gain pleasure from discovering organically. The age of a thing is not an excuse. It is very common for people to discover franchises quite late.
Main Guidelines
Be Respectful Treat others with respect. Disagreement is fine; personal attacks are not. If you see someone crossing the line, use the report button and let us handle it. This applies to Moderators and admin too. If you see any of us acting disrespectfully, contact any other moderator and we can resolve it fairly.
Intellectual property law exists to protect us and other creators. Piracy is forbidden, any fan works rely on the doctrine of fair-use and the good graces of copyright holders, allowing us to celebrate what they create. Please use all due caution.
Any works which include significant portions of the work it is based on, could be seen as damaging to the original work, so sharing is restricted. For example, a fan-edit of a movie will naturally include a significant portion of the movie. It must not be shared or linked to publicly. Anyone producing such works must take their own steps to verify that people own the original before sharing their works.
Works that are significantly original such as fan-art, would generally be fine to share publicly. If in doubt, ask.
This set of guidelines is certainly going to evolve over time.
No profiting. Profits will not be made off of other people's intellectual property, no exceptions.
Justifiable costs may be acceptable, for example, if a model maker paints a model for another person, shipping costs and cost of materials is justifiable. Anyone found to be adding extra charges and profiting will be in violation of site guidelines and appropriate action will be taken.
Communication. Communication. This is an adult space, so we don't police light casual swearing. However, hate speech, harassment, and personal attacks are not tolerated. Be aware that the site is publicly readable by all ages, so use your judgment.
No adult materials. No pornography or illegal materials.
No spoilers. A lot of people gain delight from discovering stories in the originally intended way. Use appropriate spoiler warnings. A spoiler is anything that somebody could feasibly gain pleasure from discovering organically. The age of a thing is not an excuse. It is very common for people to discover franchises quite late.