I know there has been some confusion over doujinshi comics and whether they are still considered DNP under the 2 year rule. This post is intended to be a reminder that all paid content under 2 years old is considered DNP, and this includes paid doujinshi and other comics. The posting rules related to DNP still apply.
Some reminders:
- If you find that you have posted DNP, flag it for removal as soon as possible. If you flag your own post, we will not issue a record for it.
- Posts that have been approved for longer than 2-3 weeks will not get a record for posting DNP, but they will still be deleted if found.
- Even if you don't know the artist/comic name, you are still accountable for uploading it. Likewise I'd recommend being extremely cautious if you upload things from sites like hitomi.la, g.e-hentai, u18chan, etc. as a lot of the stuff posted to these types of sites will fall under the 2 year rule.
- This isn't a rule, but it helps us a lot if you include proof that it's paid content. A comment on the first post of a pool or in the description field of the pool itself is where we will look first.
Tips on locating doujishi sources, and publishing dates
If you know the artist/comic name:
- Try their known accounts or places other people have sourced to to see if it was posted there. Occasionally you can find the comic name here as well.
- Doujinshi artists tend to go under several names. For instance on various image boards, the artist Kawai Takahiro may be tagged as aoi, aoi_takayuki, biter, flash_point, takahiro kawai, or mixed up with other artists, name of the comic, etc. (I’ve even seen the genre or bits of dialogue end up getting tagged as the artist!). Trying other known names will often give you more clues.
- Search google for artistname site:doujinshi.org or comicname site:doujinshi.org - Doujinshi.org is a very good resource for finding a lot of information about artists and doujin works, however the search built into their site is fairly hit or miss so I usually just have google search it.
- Searching google for artistname doujinshi or comicname doujinshi can work sometimes.
If you don’t know the artist/comic name:
- Put the front cover page into http://saucenao.com/. It’s common for pixiv artists to upload the cover page (as well as a few sample pages) to their pixiv account, and saucenao can often provide information long after they are deleted.
- Google reverse image search can help to find sources but it can be hit or miss as it doesn’t work very well for things that were posted to some sites like pixiv, inkbunny, or furaffinity.
- The publishing date can sometimes be found in first few or last few pages. Example - this page has the date, romanized artist names, as well as a couple URLs.
In addition, feel free to send me a dmail or ask the forums if you need help finding a source.
Restoring old posts:
Previously deleted paid content that is past the 2 year mark may be restored by sending a request to one of the mods. It helps if you have proof that the work is older than this, but as a general rule if it's been uploaded to e6 for longer than 2 years, restoring it should not be an issue (this is all assuming that the artist isn't on the avoid posting list).
Updated by Lance Armstrong
