Avatar/Signatures - Important

Old announcement of past promotion rounds and updates to Wolfhome.
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Guardian
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Dear Wolfhome,

The Wolfhome Administration has noticed a concern among the userbase regarding a lack of copyright/credit on avatars and signatures. After a topic was created (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=165404" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) we took it up for discussion and the team has come to a conclusion. As this was already an official rule, the process of it being tweaked a bit and cracking down on it has begun. Remember, to use ANY piece of artwork on the Wolfhome Forums you must credit the artist who was responsible for creating it. Please note as well that "respected artist" is no longer accepted as proper credit, and will be treated the same as having no credits/copyrights at all.

When you receive a piece of artwork you are solely responsible for finding out these things. If they were not included in your sale (which, if it was a proper sale on Wolfhome, should have been included) it is up to you to find out the information. If you have trouble finding an art piece's information, you may make a post asking if anyone else knows. There are a few methods, and searching via image url on Google Images is one of the most common.

This is being treated similar to Rule #22. A reminder will be sent via PM to please either credit the avatar/signature, and you will be given 24 hours, or until your next log in, to make changes. Failure to perform this will lead to a Forum Administrator removing the content from your profile, and you receiving an official warning or further punishment depending on your ban ladder. While the administration loves unique and different expressions of yourself by using art, we want to keep this forum safe from art theft and lack of proper credits.

For a bit more explanation:
- Gifs are allowed to be credited to the show, actor, or actual creator of said gif.
- Photos are allowed to be credited to the show, actor or actual creator of said image.
- Artwork MUST be credited by the artist who created the piece
- Rotating avatars that have too many number of rotations to fit in the credit box in your profile must be credited on each image, or in your signature.

The official rule for this is located here: viewtopic.php?f=93&t=59202" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you have any further questions regarding this rule, please feel free to PM any member of the Wolfhome Administration.

Thank You,
The Wolfhome Administration Team
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