Question about U18 content?

[Watercolor Daydreams]

What kind of U18 content is considered against the rules? I know that posting content about people/celebrities under 18 is against the rules, but does this also apply to under-18 fictional characters (i.e. the characters in Harry Potter)?

[bloom]

You're allowed to post stories involving anybody over 13, regardless of whether they're real people or fictional. You just can't post videos of underage people sneezing.

[Joal 555]

Just to add to what the two previous posters said, here is the full rule regarding underage content from the constitution:

 

Sexual Content and age of consent: On this forum, the age of consent is considered to be 18.

• Underage content: Underage content is defined as anything relating to any person under the age of 18. There are underage people here so observations or posts relating to them are not banned. However, there must be NO sexual connotation of any kind. There are a number of types of media that can be posted and the rules for each are as follows:
  • Real-life (Non-animated) Video Clips - No clips involving under-18's may be posted, linked or directed to. Please note this is not limited to standard clips, but also includes links to advertisements, medical sites or news items containing such clips.
  • Video Clips and Artwork of animated characters i.e. cartoons, etc - Clips and artwork involving characters of any age maybe posted, linked or directed to, though the rules regarding sexualisation of underage people (stated below) still apply.
  • Audio Clips - No clips involving under-18's may be posted, linked or directed to.
  • Observations - No observations involving people under-13 may be posted, linked or directed to.
  • Stories - There is no outright ban on stories containing children under 13, HOWEVER, if a child under 13 is featured in the story, then there must not be any descriptions of any sickness symptoms relating to the child that could be interpreted as fetish-related (this includes sneezing, nose blowing, fevers, etc). If you are unsure whether your story will be allowed on the forum, then you should submit it to the staff for approval prior to posting it and failure to do so may result in a warning being given if material posted is unacceptable.
• Please see our Read Before Posting section for more information and contact the Staff if you are unsure before posting any type of media. In addition stories, observations and general posts containing the sexualisation of an underage person (including self-observation of sexual activity) are strictly forbidden.
• Overage Content: Overage content is defined as anything that describes or depicts overt sexualization such as fondling, masturbation, sexual activity, nudity, etc., as well as graphic violence. All 18+ material is to be posted in the approriate sub-forum. Observations, Stories and Artwork should be posted in the Adult Obs, Stories and Artwork Section. Video clips, photos and audio files can be shared in the Adult Board or Adult sections of the Gallery. Topics for general discussion of adult subjects should be posted in the Adult Board.
• Notwithstanding the above rules, The Staff reserve the right to remove any media posted, if they feel it is in the best interest of the forum

 

If you (or anyone) have something specific that you want to post, but are not sure whether it is allowed having read the above rules, please check with the staff first by using the "contact us" feature at the top of the page.