Hello Alacrites!
I just wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that photography is in no way, shape, or form allowed to be submitted to Alacrity when using your Custom Accessory Makers. It doesn't matter if you took the photo, if it was free stock, etc. No photography is allowed, in the interest of quality control for the site.
Please report any CAs you may find that look to be made or traced from photographs, so that we can handle the issue asap!
The only exception to this rule is if you have traced from a photo you took yourself. However, we discourage tracing in general, as it can raise issues and bring your custom content under a lot of scrutiny. It's much easier on everyone if you only use photos as reference material for your original drawings, rather than tracing them. But this post is focused on using photography itself as custom content, and using photos that aren't yours.
Thank you all, and keep having fun! <3
Rule Reminder: Custom Content & Photography!
Posted by
Carnivale (#6) on Feb 06, 2013
If you can tell me when the rule changed it would help. I have reason to believe that my CA was created mid January, 2011. If the rule changed January 1rst, the fine. When I created those wastes of money, they were legal. I asked staff members before so doing.
Posted on 02-8-2013 at 8:29 PM
Yeah the rule has been in place for a lonngg time. There is nothing new about this news post. It is only reiterating.
I was actually surprised when I first joined and saw that it took almost nothing to get CAs on the site. I would be fine with staff looking over CAs before they can be confirmed and put on the site (as long as people weren't rejected for the CA not being a top quality drawing). I think using the argument "they already have so much to do" is weak. Either more staff can be added and/or there can be a new group of staff created that solely deal with CA copies and approvals. Maybe even a special testing group of staff that don't really have powers but test and find the bugs of new items etc. =)
I'm getting side tracked! xD
TL;DR: Nothing new here, just a reminder. I would be for having an approval process for new CAs.
I was actually surprised when I first joined and saw that it took almost nothing to get CAs on the site. I would be fine with staff looking over CAs before they can be confirmed and put on the site (as long as people weren't rejected for the CA not being a top quality drawing). I think using the argument "they already have so much to do" is weak. Either more staff can be added and/or there can be a new group of staff created that solely deal with CA copies and approvals. Maybe even a special testing group of staff that don't really have powers but test and find the bugs of new items etc. =)
I'm getting side tracked! xD
TL;DR: Nothing new here, just a reminder. I would be for having an approval process for new CAs.
Posted on 02-8-2013 at 1:09 PM
I'm also for putting quality control in effect for CAMs. I just need to talk to the coders and the admin team about it. I wouldn't mind having the art team as a whole being in charge of approving custom material. I'll bring it up to the admins, as said, because from the beginning I wanted there to be some control over CAMs, but when Robyn owned the site she insisted it should be a free-for-all. That's why they've been unmoderated up to this point. But I think it's time that changed. :}
And no, no one's content would be turned away for not being top-notch quality. It would just need to align with our site rules.