This time it's about...
ICONS
Yes, the topic of much controversy.It seems like a lot of people don't look at the
RULES where it says (under 3.1) very politely that you
may leave 2 icons out of the cut as a preview. This does not mean that you "may" choose to leave more than 2 icons out of the cut - you can ONLY leave a maximum of 2 icons out of the cut.
Of course there's also
RULE #5 which says that
icons must be posted directly to the community.
I have just gone back the past month or so and posted warnings on the icon posts that flout the preview rule - if you received the warning, please edit your posts so that they are in accordance with the rules,
including Rule 5.
Usually, posts that flout Rule 5 will be deleted immediately. I let it slide this time, but the next time I decide to do a random check, I will not hesitate to delete your icon posts, with or without warning.
Blacklist
Since the amount of rule-breaking seems to be increasing, I have started a community blacklist. Everyone who received warnings today is on the blacklist. Everyone that I warn from today onwards will be on the blacklist. If you make it to the blacklist for the third time, you will be banned or have your posting access removed.
We would love to give you guys as much freedom as possible, which is why we haven't resorted to screening all your entries before allowing them to be posted. But if this goes on, that might be the only viable option. Let's see how things go from now on.
Please feel free to ask for any clarification if you are unsure about anything.