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Breedable/Changing Pets Forum Rules and Guidelines


Welcome to the Breedable/Changing Pets forum! Breedable/Changing Pets and it's subforum provides a place for users to be able to create, sell, buy and roleplay pets which grow, change, and breed, for Gaia Gold and items. To create a shop that sells pets for real money (Real Life Commission or RLC), please use RLC Shops!

As a member, it is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the forum's rules before posting. Posting in this forum implies that you read and understand the rules and guidelines and that you accept responsibility for the appropriateness of your thread or post.


Navigation:
  1. Introduction
  2. General Posting Guidelines
  3. Rules & Guidelines for Posting in Mini Shops
  4. Art & Concept Guidelines
  5. Rules of Shop and Pet Management
  6. How to Report

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General Posting Guidelines

Please be sure to follow the Terms of Service and Rules and Guidelines here, as in all forums.

Common violations to avoid:

    Spam. Excessive bumping is unnecessary! Please be sure that your thread is no longer on the front page of the forum before bumping.

    Art theft. Claiming another persons work as your own or posting artwork that has been copied or traced from other people's artwork, or images created using other people's artwork without permission and credit is considered art theft. Art theft should be reported with a link to the original work.

    Scamming. Taking or attempting to take another member's gold, items or efforts, through false promises, deception, tricks or get-rich-quick schemes is considered scamming and is not tolerated on Gaia.
      You are not allowed to include clauses like "If you don't title your trade as TRADE FOR X, we will consider it a donation" anywhere in your shop.

Terms of Service violations may result in a warning or a ban on your account.

If you find Terms of Service violations, or threads that may need moved to a different forum, please use an appropriate report. The procedure for this may be found below.

You can find online moderators by following the "View Forum Moderators" link at the top of the forum.

Gaia Staff will NEVER ask for your password! If anyone asks you for your password, report it.

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Rules & Guidelines for Posting in Breedable/Changing Pets

Threads that Belong in This Forum
  • Shops selling pets and characters that can breed, grow, change, or are otherwise active

  • Events and contests related to Breedables.

  • Threads selling or auctioning lineart for pets that breed and/or change.


Commonly Misplaced Threads
  • Shops selling pets that do not grow, change, or breed.
    These belong in the Main Mini Shops forum.

  • Threads simply stating you want a pet or threads created to show off a pet.
    These threads will be moved to the Chatterbox forum.

  • Threads focusing on hiring new staff for a Breedables shop and Interest threads for future Breedables shops.
    These belong in the Pricings and Suggestions subforum.

  • Threads focused solely on Role Play and threads that are Role Play Journals/Diaries.
    These belong in the Breedable/Changing Pets Roleplay subform.

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Art & Concept Guidelines

All artwork must be original
  • You need to draw your own artwork, or work out a deal with an artist to work with you to create original art.

  • You may not use artwork that you don't have the rights to in any way.

  • Copying/tracing/eyeballing of ANYTHING that belongs to someone else - be it a Gaia pet, a photograph, a piece of artwork, and so on - is also not allowed.


AI-generated art may not be bought or sold on Gaia Online
    Artists must sell work that is their original creation. While we recognize that effort goes into the creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) art, the finished product has been created by extensively using aids and resources and is not fully the artist's own work. Gaians may not buy or sell AI art for Gaia items or currency or for RLC in any of Gaia's forums.

    Should you wish to provide free AI art to other Gaians for fun or practice, you are welcome to do so in the Art Freebies or Chatterbox forums. You may not charge or request or accept "tips" for this artwork.

    If you find or suspect you have found a user selling AI art, please report the relevant threads or posts together with any other supporting evidence.


Fan-based shops are permitted
  • It's perfectly okay to run a shop based on and using characters from a pre-existing commercial work - like Pokemon, Harry Potter, Final Fantasy, and so on. However, just as in the rules above, you cannot copy or trace official art - you MUST create your own poses and artwork.


No shops may use inappropriate art
  • No portrayal of extreme gore

  • No pornographic nudity for humanoid pets (no nudity with genitalia, pubic hair, or nipples on female breasts)

  • No overt genitalia on any pets, and so on.


General concepts are not considered exclusive
  • This applies to both general species (i.e. dragons, horses, cats, foxes, etc.) and basic ideas (i.e. myths reborn, kitsune of Japan, children who ride dragons, etc.).

  • Stories that are in the public domain, such as myths and fairy-tales, or historical events, are also considered to be general concepts.


General fan-based concepts and related species are also not considered exclusive
  • This means there can be more than one Pokemon shop, multiple Harry Potter shops, lots of Final Fantasy shops, and so on.


Plagiarism is not tolerated
  • Even though broad and fan concepts are not something exclusive, there is no excuse whatsoever for stealing content wholesale from another shop.

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Rules of Shop and Pet Management

All artwork must be original
  • You need to draw your own artwork, or work out a deal with an artist to work with you to create original art.

  • You may not use artwork that you don't have the rights to in any way.

  • Copying/tracing/eyeballing of ANYTHING that belongs to someone else - be it a Gaia pet, a photograph, a piece of artwork, and so on - is also not allowed.


The following guidelines apply to staff participation
  • Artists/colorists may not win pets that they, themselves, have created.

  • Shop staff may not judge any games and/or contests that they are participating in.
      For Example
        Roleplay Contests
        Avatar Contest
        Design Contests
        Etc.

  • Shop staff may not automatically reserve slots for themselves.
      For Example
        Colourist opens up 3 breeding spots.
        Colourist may not reserve a spot for themselves, reducing the available slots to 2.
        However, another user may reserve a spot with a pairing that includes a pet Colourist owns.

  • Shop staff may purchase customs and breedings from other staff members.

  • Shop staff may participate in user-run events for pets that those users have received.
      For Example
        A user pair orders a breeding.
        The user/s receive 5 offspring from the breeding.
        Each user keeps 1 offspring and decides to give out the remaining 3 via a game.
        As this game is being run by a user, rather than as an official staff event or game, staff involved in the creation of this pet may participate for a chance to win it.

    • Shop staff may participate in randomising/dice games they've created pets for, but may not win the pets they created.
      • As a reminder, all randomising/dice rolling must be done on Gaia with Gaia's randomising/dice system.


Purchasing a pet is considered to be a contract
  • You are required to provide the pet owner with pet images/artwork as promised at the time the pet was acquired.

  • The rules a pet was originally purchased under serve as a contract as well; you may not change the terms of an already owned pet.
    • For example, if someone buys a pet and the rules say roleplay is not required, it is NOT PERMITTED for the shopowner to change the rules three months later and say that roleplay is now required in order for the petowner to keep their pet. It IS okay for the shopowner to change the rules for any future owners from that time, but those owners who had purchased before the new rules came into effect must not be bound by them.


Blacklists are permissible
  • You may not be abusive with blacklists
    • Blacklist: [Person] is not allowed, for art theft.
    Is acceptable.
    • Blacklist: [Person] is not allowed because they are a damn whore.
    Is not acceptable.

  • If you choose to blacklist a user, you must still complete the art they've paid for. If their pet is not finished growing, you must still provide all stages of the pet as per your contract, or give the user a full refund. Not doing so is considered scamming and will be treated as such. This includes pets that were obtained without the exchange of gold, you must return the equivalent value in gold or complete the pet.

  • The only exception to the refund rule is for pets with an activity or roleplay requirement stated clearly at the time of the pet's purchase. Activity requirements are considered part of the contract made when purchasing a pet, and it must be held up on the buyer's end as well. If the buyer does not fulfill that requirement, the pet may be removed with the mediation of a Breedables moderator. So if you are a shop owner and wish to remove a pet using this rule, you must contact a Breedables mod to assist you and make sure the rules are being properly followed.


In Mini Shops, this agreement is generally that if you pay the creator for a graphic, you have the right to use it--unedited--for its intended purpose only, and may not claim ownership.

If no other agreement is posted, the creator is protected by the terms of the preceding agreement.

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How to Report

Abuse of the report system will result in a warning or ban of your account.

Report a Post

Use the User Image button when an individual post in a topic contains inappropriate content.

    Reasons to Report a Post:

    • Posts that interrupt shop "reservation" setup posts.

    • The content of the post violates the Terms of Service or forum rules.

    • The member who made the post has a signature which violates the rules.


Report a Topic

Use the Report this Topic button at the bottom of the page when a topic is not appropriate for the forum.

    Reasons to Report a Topic:

    • The topic violates the Terms of Service or forum rules.

    • The topic is in the wrong forum and should be moved to a more appropriate forum.


If you need to contact a moderator via Private Message, please use the "View Forum Moderator" link at the top of this forum to find a moderator.



Report Hacking, Scamming or Abuse & Harassment?

The Hacking, Scamming and Abuse or Harassment report forms can be found at the bottom of the forum index. When submitting a report, ensure that you fill out all fields and include as much relevant information as possible.

    Report A Hacking
    Use this form to report a Hacking. Hacking, on Gaia Online, refers to the unauthorized access of an account by someone other than the account owner. In most typical hacking cases, an unauthorized person enters an account which does not belong to him or her and takes items or gold from the account, often changing the account information so that the original owner can no longer access his or her account.

    Report A Scamming
    Use this form to report a Scamming. Scamming is when another member of Gaia takes your gold or items, or tries to take your gold or items, by making false promises of giving you rare items, get-rich-quick schemes, or by any other deceptive means. Scamming generally involves a situation in which two members of Gaia make an arrangement to trade gold, items, or a Gaia approved service (e.g. avatar art commission) with each other and then one of the parties involved in the arrangement fails to live up to his or her promise of an exchange.

    Report Abuse or Harassment
    Use this form to report ongoing Abuse or Harassment. If you are reporting harassment or abuse that is occurring directly in a thread, please use the "Report This Post" button instead.
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