lunarhallow
Thanks, I’m glad to hear that. I was very worried about it. 
I didn’t realize that the rule was always there.Guess I must have missed it or had forgotten it. 

Gods im so sick of this culture where even the most extreme amounts of violence are accepted but somehow every reference to sex is bad and dangerous (and that's coming from someone who is into extreme violence). I really don't understand why you would do this? There are no advertisers on this website you're trying to appease and I'm pretty sure most people who donate don't have anything against it? Just let people filter things

when you guys add to/change the rules and filters but dont say what rules were changed its extremely annoying like im not reading allat all over again sorry

The number of people jumping to kinkshaming and unwilling to read/ignoring the actual concerns being raised is wild. We're literally arguing for rules that better define NSFW content so that it can be filtered properly, on top of so that people who are quick to judge (cough like calling strangers offenders-to-be and groomers cough) can't abuse the report system when they see something they don't like. 

Sexual/fetish content exists whether you like it or not. If ArtFight doesn't want to host it, then it doesn't have to -- but it should be a clear cut blanket ban in that case, not dancing around what is and isn't acceptable, trying to please people who are never going to be happy with suggestive material in the first place and leaving everyone else to linger in limbo not knowing if their SFW pieces are going to be deemed "too kinky" for the mods, not to mention the double standard that exists with regards to the levels of gore that are permitted with proper filtering. 

why do people want porn on an art trading website so bad like go make kinkfight and get investigated by the fbi

celestia you do realize there's not just furry and feral characters on this site right?? lol this rule applies to humans too. i've read the comment section and everybody is concerned about the vagueness, not the fact that they can't draw suggestive stuff with animals

Ah here come the antis lmfao

"hey we think the guidelines are too vague regarding what constitutes as sexual/fetish content"
 "oh so you want to legalise bestiality????"

celestia >animal-like bodies

You do realise that language like that can and has been used on other art platforms to label anthro art as problematic and engage in witch-hunting, yeah? Regardless of your personal opinions on suggestive content (and your extremely prototypical anti view on fiction versus reality), there's a good reason why rules should be scoped to be as specific as reasonably possible. People aren't asking to legalise zoophilia, we're concerned that these rules are going to be abused by extreme elements to get people banned for otherwise totally harmless attacks.

i agree with previous commenters that the "no fetish" rule is too vague and unfair

Yippee!

Mmm commenting again that I do not like the not-very-subtle kinkshaming in a recent comment.

Fetish stuff should be allowed as long as it falls into the same rules as other suggestive art. If you're so worried give it its own filter and require a field be filled mentioning what fetish it is.

Also I understand why feral NSFW is squick for some people but literally what is wrong with petplay? MKINYKATO, if anyone knows what that acronym means.

why is one of the rules "no NSFW" yet extreme gore is allowed

do yall know what that acronym means lmao

THANK YOU SO MUCH for fixing the rules regarding suggestive themes. Desensitization to what's normal in fiction 100% affects peoples tolerance in reality, and seeing people normalize the fetishization of animals, animal accessories and animal-like bodies has created way too much tolerance and lenience for zoophilia. Zoophilia is just as illegal as pedophilia, animals cannot give consent. And even if they could, why would you sexually objectify pets and wildlife? Why is a horse's bridle a fetish device to you? It is absolutely rampant in the online art community, especially in circles like anthro art, my little pony, pokemon etc and should not continue to be made to feel welcome or normal, as an overwhelming amount of people who sexualize these things end up being offenders in some way or another, and they only continue to subtly groom others into believing it's acceptable when it's not. I'm speaking on this as an ex-furry, ex-brony too, so it hurts to see people who don't know any better be socially manipulated into thinking it's okay, like I once was.

To those who see the new rules on suggestive content as "too harsh", I encourage you to self reflect and re-evaluate why you are tolerant of sexualizing things like pet play and "sentient ferals", and ask yourself why you expected them to be acceptable in the first place!

IrishBeckyCartoons that isn't a new rule, they've always had a vague rule around cultural appropriation. I suspect if people from the culture love the character, then you're probably fine.

Following up with other users and some rule implementations, I hope characters and accounts won't get falsely flagged because somebody takes it the wrong way or says that its so-and-so. I think it would help if they could clarify some things.   .~.


Anyways, I wouldn't mind what team I get if it's stardust vs seafoam. I feel like Knights vs Dragons would be very unbalanced though.