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• Code of Conduct
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• Tagging Guidelines
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• Blacklist: What It Is and Why Should You Use It
• Saving images properly, a public service announcement
• Takedown request procedure
• How to: Sites and Sources
• PSA: How to report bad behavior

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• Reporting Site Bugs & Requesting Features Guidelines + Template
• Direct upload whitelist requests
• Site Changelog

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• The e621 High-Scores
• Tagging Projects, (or, How YOU Can Help!)
• 'Do we have a tag for that' thread
• New tags discussion
• We want your feedback!

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• FAQ
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Got any questions that are left unanswered? Either ask in this thread, contact us directly, or hop on our IRC channel and ask us there!

As the OP says, this is a collection of rules, guides, and otherwise interesting information concerning e621 and the usage of it.

If you have any guides or topics to add please post them in here and I will include them in the OP.

If you have any questions regarding anything on e6, that are too small for their own thread, then please ask them here and we will answer!

Well, that sure gets rid of like 75% of the sticky clutter on the first page. Nice.

Is there an article regarding approver discretion? I imagine it would help avoid some of the users posting threads about it.

Furrin_Gok said:
Is there an article regarding approver discretion? I imagine it would help avoid some of the users posting threads about it.

It's the uploading guidelines.

NotMeNotYou said:
It's the uploading guidelines.

I meant mod-to-mod basis. One mod might approve, while another deletes. Especially if it's a set of images from the same location, all uploaded in a short span, if most of them get approved by one person, but a couple get deleted by another?

Furrin_Gok said:
I meant mod-to-mod basis. One mod might approve, while another deletes. Especially if it's a set of images from the same location, all uploaded in a short span, if most of them get approved by one person, but a couple get deleted by another?

I don't follow. Those are the guidelines, if you feel we have made an error following those then please bring it up with us. There is nothing else to it.

Might be interesting to add forum #77987: Performance thread

I'd rather have all that in the feedback thread, it doesn't make sense to have a feedback thread and then specifically another for feedback on the site's performance.

NotMeNotYou said:
I'd rather have all that in the feedback thread, it doesn't make sense to have a feedback thread and then specifically another for feedback on the site's performance.

I dunno, I would think it might be interesting to keep since they usually seem to be completely unrelated. Otherwise we might as well lock the performance thread and redirect people to the general feedback thread instead.

Got any questions that are left unanswered?

If you have any questions regarding anything on e6, that are too small for their own thread, then please ask them here and we will answer!

I doubt if this collection of forums is really the place for user questions. We could just start a new forum titled something like Drop your questions about e621 here! and add the forum link to this list (or sticky it) or allow users to ask questions on the thread with the guide forum I'm busy working on.

Is there a way to end the hyperlink DText other than a space? I want to be able to stick a colon at the end and have the colon be plaintext, not a link or part of the URL, but it gets engulfed and becomes the URL instead of the visible text.

Could we have a link to:

forum #181201 - New tags discussion (Jan. 2016) ?

probably under 'user driven topics'

I have a question regarding items acceptable to upload - basically, I'd like some clarification/expansion to be sure I understand it properly. Whom should I message? Thanks.

I wonder if there is a way to implement tags for personal use in sets pages as I see there a trending tag section built in.

if my works keeps geting deleted randomly and no one of the admins or staff answers my PM, can i ask here why??????????? or is there a tread for that that i dont know????????????

Question: Since we currently haven't a formal way to suggest aliases/implications canceling, or suggest an alias for two tags already involved in an implication (and vice-versa), what about to put in this thread the links for those informal suggestions? This way, they don't end up completely lost.

O16 said:
Question: Since we currently haven't a formal way to suggest aliases/implications canceling, or suggest alias for two tags already involved in an implication (and vice-versa), what about to put in this thread the links for those informal suggestions? This way, they don't end up completely lost.

I'd say make a new stickied thread for that, possibly separating between the or.

Please add e621:tools to the OP.

So I get that we have a wiki page for uploading guidelines, but to be fair some guidelines (Quality standards in particular) are subjective to a degree. Would it be ok to have a stickied thread made specifically for feedback on individual pieces or galleries?

I feel like this would help new users and artists determine if what they want to upload is acceptable in a more clear and responsive way than what is provided on the guidelines page.

I'm hoping that a thread like this will also reduce the amount of 'why was my stuff deleted?' threads as well since someone could be directed there and get feedback from mods and peers alike.

Since no janitor or higher manifested his/her/its opinion, I will just put here a (currently incomplete) list of links for informal suggestions; it may be relocated in the future if necessary.

Informal aliases:

• forum #238050 ^{_{(wing_bonner → spread_wings)[/sup]}}
• forum #237991 ^{_{(shaded → shading)[/sup]}}
• forum #237214 ^{_{(naked_apron → apron_only) +[/sup]}}
• forum #235247 ^{_{(tasteful_nudity → invalid_tag) +[/sup]}}
• forum #233755 ^{_{(ringtail → ringtail_(disambiguation))[/sup]}}
• forum #231728 ^{_{(finger → invalid_tag) +[/sup]}}
• forum #231505 ^{_{(lazybutt → lustylamb)[/sup]}}
• forum #230543 ^{_{(grizzly_bear → brown_bear)[/sup]}}
• forum #224783 ^{_{(sunset_shimmer → sunset_shimmer_(eg)) |done|[/sup]}}
• forum #222888 ^{_{(muzz → nox_(artist))[/sup]}}
• forum #221001 ^{_{(oh-jiji → jijis-waifus)[/sup]}}
• forum #217060 ^{_{(silverbowserwolf → lobodelamuerte)[/sup]}}
• forum #208325 ^{_{(fat_male → overweight_male) +[/sup]}}
• forum #177389 ^{_{(chubby → slightly_chubby) |done|[/sup]}}

Informal implications:

• forum #225453 ^{_{(the_witcher_3 → the_witcher) +}}
• forum #217960 ^{_{([specific]_humanoid → [generic]_humanoid)[/sup]}}

Un-aliases:

• forum #242210 ^{_{(pain_(artist) → royal-pain-in-the-ass) +}}
• forum #242138 _{^{(discord → discord_(mlp))}}
• forum #242055 _{^{(jax → jax_the_bat) |done|}}
• forum #240704 ^{_{(imminent_penetration → imminent_sex)[/sup]}}
• forum #237175 ^{_{(nipple_ring → nipple_piercing)[/sup]}}
• forum #232391 ^{_{(pubic_feathers → bupes)[/sup]}}
• forum #229609 ^{_{(haunches → crouching)[/sup]}}
• forum #229003 ^{_{(holding_foot → foot_grab)[/sup]}}
• forum #228931 ^{_{(implied_* → invalid_tag)[/sup]}}
• forum #227471 ^{_{(milking → breast_milk) +[/sup]}}
• forum #227161 ^{_{(tails → invalid_tag) |done|[/sup]}}
• forum #226433 ^{_{(from_behind → from_behind_(disambiguation)) + |done|[/sup]}}
• forum #225845 ^{_{(labia_minora → pussy)[/sup]}}
• forum #225355 ^{_{(anal_vibrator → vibrator) +[/sup]}}
• forum #223354 ^{_{(boob_window → keyhole_turtleneck)[/sup]}}
• forum #222986 ^{_{(bleeding → blood) +[/sup]}}
• forum #222969 ^{_{(no_anus → invalid_tag)[/sup]}}
• forum #221617 ^{_{(bug → insect)[/sup]}}
• forum #207731 ^{_{(bitch → female)[/sup]}}

Un-implications:

• forum #237946 ^{_{(butt_grab → butt)[/sup]}}
• forum #237447 ^{_{(breast_squeeze → breast_grab) +[/sup]}}
• forum #232396 ^{_{(rocket_raccoon → guardians_of_the_galaxy)[/sup]}}
• forum #229095 ^{_{(paw_fetish → foot_fetish)[/sup]}}
• forum #228495 ^{_{(imminent_vore → vore)[/sup]}}
• forum #228232 ^{_{(cerberus → multi_head)[/sup]}}
• forum #225992 ^{_{(rito → avian_humanoid) |done|[/sup]}}
• forum #225958 ^{_{(zootopia → disney)[/sup]}}
• forum #223741 ^{_{(snufkin → the_moomins)[/sup]}}
• forum #212977 ^{_{(nord → humanoid)[/sup]}}
• forum #187522 ^{_{(shere_khan → talespin) +[/sup]}}

Exchange (I → A):

• forum #225671 ^{_{(sea_turtle → marine_turtle)[/sup]}}
• forum #225596 ^{_{(flower_petals → petals)[/sup]}}

Exchange (A → I):

• forum #231613 ^{_{(washing → bathing) +[/sup]}}

Reversing aliases:

• forum #238473 ^{_{(hindpaw → hindpaws)[/sup]}}
• forum #221522 ^{_{(wolf_link → link_(wolf_form))[/sup]}}

Reversing implications:

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Others:

• forum #230107
• forum #225477
• forum #219577
• forum #216086
• forum #173300

O16 said:
Since no janitor or higher manifested his/her/its opinion, I will just put here a (currently incomplete) list of links for informal suggestions; it may be relocated in the future if necessary.

Informal aliases

forum #224783
forum #222888
forum #221001
forum #217060
forum #208325
forum #177389

Informal implications

forum #225453
forum #217960

Un-aliases

forum #226433
forum #226363
forum #225845
forum #225355
forum #223354
forum #222986
forum #222969
forum #221617

Un-implications

forum #225992
forum #225958
forum #223741
forum #187522
forum #212977

Exchange (I → A)

forum #225671
forum #225596

Exchange (A → I)

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Reversing aliases

forum #221522

Reversing implications

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Others

forum #225477
forum #219577
forum #216086

Mispelt "implications".

Siral_Exan said:
Mispelt "implications".

Oops, I am sorry for that ... fixed.

NotMeNotYou said:
As the OP says, this is a collection of rules, guides, and otherwise interesting information concerning e621 and the usage of it.

If you have any guides or topics to add please post them in here and I will include them in the OP.

If you have any questions regarding anything on e6, that are too small for their own thread, then please ask them here and we will answer!

Say you want art for a story, and you ask by creating a forum topic, or perhaps creating a forum topic to help inspire people for art or comics, is that allowed?

PropheticKaiju said:
Say you want art for a story, and you ask by creating a forum topic, or perhaps creating a forum topic to help inspire people for art or comics, is that allowed?

No, not really.

NotMeNotYou said:
No, not really.

I see. Thank you for the information.

Something occurred to me. Every so often, in the forums we get a thread suggesting a feature request that has already been denied for one reason or another. Rather than let these duplicate threads keep popping up, would it be possible to make a seperate thread listing proposed features that have been denied with a general reason why the request was turned down and then link that thread here (possibly under "the technical side of e621")? I can't think of any examples atm, but it might help reduce the clutter in the forums in the future.

UnusualParadox said:
Something occurred to me. Every so often, in the forums we get a thread suggesting a feature request that has already been denied for one reason or another. Rather than let these duplicate threads keep popping up, would it be possible to make a seperate thread listing proposed features that have been denied with a general reason why the request was turned down and then link that thread here (possibly under "the technical side of e621")? I can't think of any examples atm, but it might help reduce the clutter in the forums in the future.

Admins would have to add things themselves; people should really just be using the search feature and looking for it.

The sites and sources page should be added to the list, probably next to the 'Saving images properly' PSA.

NotMeNotYou said:

If you have any questions regarding anything on e6, that are too small for their own thread, then please ask them here and we will answer!

How do you move a note? I made one but it's in the wrong place on the post:/

MyNameIsOver20charac said:
How do you move a note? I made one but it's in the wrong place on the post:/

1. click and drag note to it's correct place, adjust it's size from the little thing in corner
2. hover the note
3. click the text to open the text editing vindow
4. click save

Commander_Eggplant said:
1. click and drag note to it's correct place, adjust it's size from the little thing in corner
2. hover the note
3. click the text to open the text editing vindow
4. click save

Huh. Click and drag (tap and drag, I'm on iPad) doesn't work for me. Maybe the whole iPad thing is the problem.

MyNameIsOver20charac said:
Maybe the whole iPad thing is the problem.

That is correct. It might work if you can connect a bluetooth mouse to it, but that's a big maybe.

NotMeNotYou said:
That is correct. It might work if you can connect a bluetooth mouse to it, but that's a big maybe.

Eh. If I really need to I have a computer to connect with. Basically, since the time my programming teacher did a Google search on my computer and got the search suggestion "sylveon sex", (either she didn't notice or she didn't care, luckily) I try to keep these kinds of things on my iPad, since others rarely look at it.

Edit: sorry if that was tmi.

MyNameIsOver20charac said:
Eh. If I really need to I have a computer to connect with. Basically, since the time my programming teacher did a Google search on my computer and got the search suggestion "sylveon sex", (either she didn't notice or she didn't care, luckily) I try to keep these kinds of things on my iPad, since others rarely look at it.

Edit: sorry if that was tmi.

Wait, do you have a tutor who goes to your own house or are you using a public computer to run searches?

If it's the former, you can always use a separate browser (Firefox, Edge, Chrome, Safari, Opera) for your e621 searches, or otherwise use Private/Incognito browsing.
If it's the latter, you really shouldn't be using public computers for such a thing.

Furrin_Gok said:
Wait, do you have a tutor who goes to your own house or are you using a public computer to run searches?

If it's the former, you can always use a separate browser (Firefox, Edge, Chrome, Safari, Opera) for your e621 searches, or otherwise use Private/Incognito browsing.
If it's the latter, you really shouldn't be using public computers for such a thing.

School laptop, but it's my own now since I graduated. And yup, that was stupid XP

Is there a way to look at, say, page 350 of the pools list, without tapping 90 times?

MyNameIsOver20charac said:
Is there a way to look at, say, page 350 of the pools list, without tapping 90 times?

Edit the URL.

If it's like https://e621.net/pool?page=5 change the 5 to 350. https://e621.net/pool?page=350

:D

SnowWolf said:
Edit the URL.

If it's like https://e621.net/pool?page=5 change the 5 to 350. https://e621.net/pool?page=350

:D

Nice! Thanks:)

I personally think forum #225049 and forum #221775 would be usefull to have on the "front page" of this forum. More users will see them, hopefully leading to less tag question forums, and maybe even less made-up single post tags. Thinking of it, maybe add forum #191799 as well?

Does 'off topic' forums need to have anything to do with e6?

Edit: Eh, I'll just take forum #249383 as proof it doesn't.

I apologize for that photographed post that I uploaded awhile ago, I think I’m the first member to do that, but anyway I made that mistake because I didn’t think about it, I simply won’t do that.

IllinoisBoi1 said:
I apologize for that photographed post that I uploaded awhile ago, I think I’m the first member to do that, but anyway I made that mistake because I didn’t think about it, I simply won’t do that.

You really are not the first or last one: delreason:photo
(some deletions aren't included as they might've been deleted for just quality reason)

Also you only have one single post deletion, that's nothing to sweat over for especially with this clear case.

Mario69 said:
You really are not the first or last one: delreason:photo
(some deletions aren't included as they might've been deleted for just quality reason)

Also you only have one single post deletion, that's nothing to sweat over for especially with this clear case.

Yeah, I’m not annoyed about that anymore, I get like that sometimes because I not used to being on a strict website, but as long as I don’t go crazy it’s fine. :)

What's the best way to ask why a thread was locked? Dmail?

MyNameIsOver20charac said:
What's the best way to ask why a thread was locked? Dmail?

Yes.

Might wanna add order:id_asc in the cheatsheet , it's currently missing.

MyNameIsOver20charac said:
Might wanna add order:id_asc in the cheatsheet , it's currently missing.

and order:id do the exact same things

darryus said:
order:id_asc and order:id do the exact same things

Oh right, id_asc would tecnically be standard considering standard is reversed id

Any plans on making wildcards work properly with other tags?

What do you understand as other tags? Wildcards work with all normal tags as is.

NotMeNotYou said:
What do you understand as other tags? Wildcards work with all normal tags as is.

Oh sorry, I was trying to exclude a wildcard search, that's what didn't work. Guessing meta-meta-tags in general don't.

Does the automatic moderator delete every unapproved image at the end of 30 or so days, or just the ones under a certain score/favorite/comment/etc. threshold?

klorpa said:
Does the automatic moderator delete every unapproved image at the end of 30 or so days, or just the ones under a certain score/favorite/comment/etc. threshold?

What automatic moderator? All posts are manually reviewed. There are no thresholds, a post's score, favorite, and comment count have no bearing on whether it ends up being approved or deleted.

darryus said:
What automatic moderator? All posts are manually reviewed. There are no thresholds, a post's score, favorite, and comment count have no bearing on whether it ends up being approved or deleted.

There's a new automod that deletes after 30 days have gone by, along with the Automatic Removal: Does not meet minimum quality standards (In approval queue for 30 days.) reasoning, I've noticed some of my unapproved images in acceptance limbo have been deleted by them. They're a relatively new account, created in August, but the auto deletion via being 30 days in queue is a new action from them.

Anyways, it seems to be a new way the mods are clearing out the approval queue backlog; my guess is that perhaps it's there if mods are conflicted about an approval and can't come to an agreement to approve or delete.

DiceLovesBeingBlown said:
There's a new automod that deletes after 30 days have gone by, along with the Automatic Removal: Does not meet minimum quality standards (In approval queue for 30 days.) reasoning, I've noticed some of my unapproved images in acceptance limbo have been deleted by them. They're a relatively new account, created in August, but the auto deletion via being 30 days in queue is a new action from them.

Anyways, it seems to be a new way the mods are clearing out the approval queue; my guess is that perhaps it's there if mods are conflicted about an approval and can't come to an agreement to approve or delete.

Huh...
I guess I was just totally unaware of this thing, I guess it's probably since I don't upload anything; still feel like I would have seen something of it prior to now, like a news post or something...

darryus said:
Huh...
I guess I was just totally unaware of this thing, I guess it's probably since I don't upload anything; still feel like I would have seen something of it prior to now, like a news post or something...

Yeah I never saw a news post of it. It may have been in one I missed or something, but otherwise it just kinda randomly popped up in my view once it got rid of some of my stuck-in-approval-limbo posts.

Is there a way to end the hyperlink DText other than a space? I want to be able to stick a colon at the end and have the colon be plaintext, not a link or part of the URL, but it gets engulfed and becomes the URL instead of the visible text.

Do we have a thread for general questions that could relate to tagging? Like, "does this character have a name", "what is this article of clothing called", "what kind of body texture usually gets used for this species", simple stuff that aren't worth a dedicated thread.

strikerman said:
Do we have a thread for general questions that could relate to tagging? Like, "does this character have a name", "what is this article of clothing called", "what kind of body texture usually gets used for this species", simple stuff that aren't worth a dedicated thread.

The Do we have a tag for that thread.

watsit said:
The Do we have a tag for that thread.

Ah, wasn't sure if that could be used for general stuff.

strikerman said:
Ah, wasn't sure if that could be used for general stuff.

At least for the "what is this article of clothing called" kind of questions, that's where I'd assume it can be asked. Maybe not for asking about a character's name, though I wouldn't know where else to ask that either.

Qtf is with the captch thing now when ever I click on e621.net on Google chrome it comes up prove I'm not a robot ??

Advanced Tag/Wiki Discussion: Specific tags/articles: Usage/Edits, questions, concerns, etc. is a rather long thread title, and a thread that hasn't been used for a couple of years at this point, but it was a great place to ask about various tags and the situations they should or shouldn't apply in.

Alias and Implication Voting Forum is a good thread for bringing attention to older requests when you don't have valid reason to bump them yourself.

would be more helpful if acronyms weren't used