Post by Ren Moulaison on Aug 23, 2018 10:23:01 GMT
Hello, Rilaya Fandom! 🙂 As the Administrator of this Forum and the Founder of Bay Window Productions - I would like to take some time to list the rules and guidelines we have for posting here (please review all of these rules before posting!):
General Forum Rules/Guidelines
- Please heed the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines of the ProBoards Website; ALL Rules and Guidelines in these Articles are relevant and applicable to the Forum
- Please be kind and respectful to all members of this Forum!
- Even if you mean no harm, please refrain from using any of the listed slurs in a public post at all costs
- That being said, you may use reclaimed slurs in a private message setting with the express consent of the user you're messaging; but unless that user has otherwise stated that they've reclaimed that specific slur for themselves and that you are allowed to use it with them, please do not use it around them in any context (whether it's in a public post or a private message)
- If you see a post or receive a message that includes any of these words being said without express consent (especially in an inflammatory, hateful or otherwise malicious manner) - whether it be directed towards you or somebody else - please report it to the Admin or a Moderator!
- Any inflammatory, hateful or otherwise malicious use of the listed words will result in a strike, warning and post deletion. Three strikes will result in a permanent ban of the offending party.
- No trolling, bullying or harassment of any nature is allowed, and will result in a strike, warning and post deletion. Three strikes will result in a permanent ban of the offending party.
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Got Any Queeries?
- Q&A Submissions are welcome in text post and video formats
- Q&A Submissions may be answered in videos or livestreams on our YouTube Channel, Instagram, or Facebook Page. Please let us know, via your post or private message to the Admin, if you would like to remain anonymous for these!
- To see our Frequently Asked Questions, please consult this page on the Official Website!
- For direct answers to questions not addressed on the FAQ page, please email us at rilayaindieproject@gmail.com
Film/Series Reviews & Reactions
- When discussing a film/series, please properly tag your posts with spoilers, if any apply! To access this, click the 🤫 button on the Create/Edit Thread page.
- Properly tagged spoilers will look like this:{Spoiler} I am a spoiler
- Reviews/Comparisons are welcome in text post, video and audio/podcast formats (links are required for ALL podcasts)
- Favorites Discussions are welcome in text post and video formats
- Reaction/Review Videos may either be embedded in the post or linked to the original site it was uploaded to
Adaptation Requests and Prompts
- Links to original fanfics are required for ALL Adaptation Requests!
- PDF/Word document links are required for ALL Screenplay Submissions!
- ALL Screenplay Submissions will be subject to review for the purposes of ensuring Fair Use. If you think your screenplay is subject to Copyright Infringement laws concerning Fair Use, please type a Copyright Disclaimer into the opening page of said screenplay - after the Cover page, and before the Screenplay section!
- Likewise, if your screenplay is based off of an existing fanfiction that you are not the Author of - please ask its original Author for permission to use their story, and give them credit in your Submission (either by name (first or full) or screen-name - Author’s choice!)
Shippers' Playground
- This Category is deemed a safe space in the Forum to discuss Rilaya outside the context of Bay Window Productions, due to other sites like Tumblr not being quite as LGBTQ+ friendly in recent events. Please be respectful of this and refrain from attacking any Rilaya shippers here - especially if you're attacking on the basis of homophobia/heteronormativity. After all, we're all just here trying to talk about our ship in peace. So please treat us with the same respect that you would want to be treated!
- To get your own annual Shipiversary thread, simply go to Profile > Edit Profile > Personal, scroll down to the bottom and type in the day you started shipping Rilaya, and click Save Personal Settings. We'll do the rest!
- Feel free to share the story of how you started shipping Rilaya, in the Shipiversaries Board anytime!
- If you would like to, you can wish your friends a Happy Shipiversary on their annual threads and/or flaunt your creativity by dedicating a fanfic, fanart, edit, video, etc. to them on their Shipiversary! Don't forget to tag them in your posts so they can see it!
- Please provide the title (if any) and medium (in parentheses) of your fan work in the Subject line; this will help differentiate it from other fan works!
- If your fan work utilizes more than one medium, put "Multimedia" in the Subject line
- If the fan work(s) you want to share here have been posted to a different site, please make sure it is properly linked in your post!
- Keep in mind that different people tend to have different Theories & Headcanons for their ships, and this is no grounds for attacking anyone by any means!
- If you like someone's Rilaya fanfic, fanart, edit, video, gif(set), meme, etc. (in either the Shipiversaries or Creativity Corner Boards), don't hesitate to Like it and try challenging yourself to leave a nice comment! You never know, it just might make their day!
- Likewise, if you would like to critique someone's creative work, please be sure to frame it in a respectful manner!
Prohibited Words/Phrases
In addition to the above rules and guidelines - and as an attempt to foster a safe, loving and respectful environment for all of our Forum members - please refrain from using the following words and phrases (i.e, slurs that are widely considered homophobic, transphobic, sexist, racist, etc. in nature):
- d*ke
- f*gg*t/f*g
- tr*nny
- ni**er/ni**a
- s*d*m*te/s*d*m and g*m*rr*h
- c*nt/sl*t/wh*re
PLEASE NOTE: The above lists are not exhaustive by any means! If you have any suggestions for rules, guidelines, and/or offensive words/phrases for us to add, please don't hesitate to let us know!
Thank you!
Stay safe, and happy posting! 🙂