Guide:rules

Community Rules
Rules and Guidelines!*
With Boba Dragons being an online community, we do have some rules that need to be followed to ensure that everyone can be in a safe environment!

Ownership information
-You are allowed to co-own a Boba Dragon, but both owners should be either in the group or the discord. Please speak to an admin about co-owning, and if there's a particular reason as to why one owner cannot join the group/discord (eg. doesn't have an account)
-If you own a Boba Dragon, do not claim it be an NPC or important canon lore character unless you have permission from ObsinBrightclaw.
-As an owner, you are expected to use your dragons in a respectful manner.
-There is a cooldown period of 1 month! This means that you cannot trade, sell or give away your dragon or undesigned MYO slot until you've had it for at least 31 days (certain circumstances may be an exception).
-To own a dragon, you are required to be part of the deviantart group, the discord, or both. Why? This is to help us keep track! We ask that this request is respected - it makes it much harder to keep owners updated on changes that may affect their dragon/s, and also makes it hard to keep track of ownership changes otherwise!

Resale/Trade
-You may sell a Boba Dragon either on deviantart, toyhouse, refsheet or over discord. Make sure you have all your proof saved when you do so to help avoid scams!
-When selling a dragon: Once a payment is finished, make sure you send the files/profile that comes with the dragon as well as mark the sale as closed as soon as possible!
-Please try not to sell your dragon for more than it's worth! We also discourage selling Boba Dragons for real money - the community's sales/trading are mostly done through art offers, group currency and items, and design trades, and the species preferably should not be used to make money.
-Please ensure your buyer is part of the group and/or server!
-Once a sale/trade is finalized, the recipient of the design will be required to comment on the correct featured comment of our masterlist journal with proof (tagging the person they bought the design from, the seller must confirm the comment as well before changes will be made).
-If you simply want to get rid of your dragon and aren't interested in selling or trading it, please notify an admin! They will take the design off your hands and look into rehoming it for you.
-If you plan to leave the group/community, again, please notify an admin so we can sort out what will happen with your dragons~ In that sense also, if you are leaving deviantart but want to continue being a member, please join the discord!

Roleplaying (Being expanded on still)
When going to use your dragon in a roleplay, community rules still apply along with some other rules!
-Do not roleplay using characters you do not own, including NPCs, unless you have direct permission from the owner of the character! You must also be respectful of others - this means do not harm other characters, attempt to create relationships or join an RP thread unless you have permission from the owner of a character/thread!
-Boba Dragons that you own can be used in non-Icarusian related roleplays, writing, and whatever else, as long as you still follow their species lore and the rules of no fetish/nsfw content, no hate messages, persecutions, etc.).
-Please avoid creating overpowered characters, or as they're often called, a "Mary Sue/Gary Stu". These generally don't make for enjoyable roleplay or writing experience, and do little to make an immersive story, so give your dragon some flaws and limits to let them grow within the story you're building!
-If using a dragon you don't own with permission from its owner, it's suggested that you get a clear outline of its personality, and follow the owner's wishes of limits with their dragon (eg. unless the owner approves of it, no putting the character into relationships, damaging the character badly or huge changes to the personality)

• Rules and guidelines are undergoing tweaks and this page will likely be edited at some point.
  

Terms of Service, Rules, and Guidelines
It's all the above but being updated in a readable preview sorta way

Intro
~Icarusian Boba Dragons, Galacais, Skyden, and Cicorians, are all non-profit closed species belonging to a single world. If you do not have permission from ObsinBrightclaw/Wulfenite, the species owner, you may not create one. Please read through the rules and guidelines below before joining.~

General
-To own an official WoI character, you must be a part of the discord server. This is not only for masterlist tracking reasons, but also to prevent ban-evading. Joining the server and then leaving once you have a character will likely get it voided. We don't mind if you mute the server; @/everyone pings are always disabled outside of emergencies, and you are not expected to interact or be active - this is just one of our most fundamental rules, and we would appreciate that it is followed.

-You may not turn a closed Icarusian species into another species! However, you may talk to Wulf about permission to void and redesign a WoI character; if accepted, their masterlist info up until that point will be voided and moved, and the ID number will be given away and remade.

-Do not use multiple accounts to obtain more characters! If you're caught doing this, you will face consequences. We don't mind people adding alt accounts from time to time, as long as they clarify that it's an alt.

-Do not create designs reminiscent of our species and try to sell them as such. If you want to check if a dragon is legitimate, please check our masterlist to see if it's there. If it isn't ask an admin in case it hasn't been added yet. However, please also refrain from harassing people with similarly designed characters! You may report to an admin if you suspect a scam design, but do not cause a scene - just dm one of us so that we can investigate. For anyone outside of our community that finds themselves being harassed over similar designs, please alert an admin or moderator so that we can intervene!

-This community should be a SFW, LGBTQ+ safe community! This means you may not use Icarusian characters in any manner that hints to or directly displays a phobia or hatred of a certain minority/majority, wishes harm on another person or people, or includes sexual or fetish content. Gore is alright, as long as it's appropriately tagged and spoilered.

-There are some potentially discomforting sections, kept limited to a certain role on the server, regarding cults. Gore is mainly seen in these sections. and should still be appropriately tagged and spoilered. If the topic of a cult upsets you, our setup should make coming across these channels by accident nearly impossible.

-We encourage everyone to be careful about sensitive topics such as s/h, offensive symbols, political beliefs, and certain words or images. These things can cause real discomfort, so please be mindful about your fellow members. If you are talking about something, and are asked to stop out of discomfort or trigger concerns, we request that you move your topic to dms. While venting is also fine, please be careful - the majority of people here are unlikely to be therapists, and some information could be considered as sensitive and potentially compromising to your safety.

-Art and character theft is not accepted here. If you are caught stealing from others, you will be in trouble.

-We value respect here; blackmail, harassments, impersonations, insulting, etc. and any other form of bullying isn't allowed. If you have prior issues with another member, we can't stop you - but we do ask that you don't go out of your way to cause problems over it.

-If you encounter anything that breaks community rules, especially if you believe it may put you at risk or is making you uncomfortable, please contact an admin and give as many details as you can on the issue. We'll do our best to resolve it calmly and quietly for you.

-Please refrain from mini-modding - we have official moderators and administrators, so please redirect questions to our team for answers! There are channels for suggestions and questions for everyone to use, too!

~Failure to follow the rules will result in you getting a warning, and if you continue to break them you will get a strike. Three strikes and you'll be either temporarily banned or blacklisted and blocked depending on the case. More severe issues such as aggressive bullying/blackmail, using Boba Dragons in hate art, nsfw or fetishes, or making scam attempts will be an instant ban.~

-If you encounter what you feel is unfair treatment, or believe you or someone else in the server is at risk, dm a mod or admin as soon as you can - if nobody seems to be available and you need immediate action, you can request a designer to lock an offender's access to the server or even kick them until a mod can intervene.
Note for all members: It's important that if you encounter anything suspicious, especially from mods, let an admin know immediately.


Important!
If you find yourself banned from the community, any unused MYO slots you owned will be confiscated and dragons will be put in limbo. You will be contacted by an admin on the matter, and you may ask for a reconsideration if you feel you were unjustly banned.
If your ban is repealed, you will receive all your masterlist slots and dragons again after reviewing. If not, we will discuss whether or not your dragons will be voided,or returned and given away alongside any unused MYO slots within the community.
Unless you are considered a real and active danger at a given time, we do not ban without warning, and will always follow up a ban by contacting you with the reason and trying to understand what was going on. If you feel unfairly treated by your contact, do not get a contact follow-up, or find yourself randomly banned, please contact Wulfenite. Moderator abuse will not be tolerated; all reports are supposed to be sent to the species owner - if your case is mishandled or given no information, it likely wasn't authorised or known about in the first place.

If you find yourself in this position, please do not attempt to cause trouble! It is best that all sides involved stay calm and polite so that a conclusion may be reached, and getting riled up will not help your case!