First of all. I work very hard to bring you all tiniquines to put up and show off on all of your wonderful webpages. I spend quite a long time on each one of them, thinking, drawing, and coloring. All I ask is that a few simple rules be followed.
On the board:
1. Have respect. This shouldn't be hard. Be kind to others and they will be kind to you. Follow the age old addage, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.". Be civil, that's it. You don't even have to be 'nice' to someone. If you don't get along with someone, ignore them. If they harass you, come to me and I will take the matter up with them. If I have to constantly break up fights I will be forced into banning those that instigate them.
2. Follow good cyberpet etiquette. Don't take tiniquines that don't belong to you, don't steal people's stable ideas, link back, etc. Be unique!
3. Be fair. If you are going to hold a show, I expect you to be fair and not just pick your friends' tiniquines, or favorites to win. This also goes with pricing and such. Don't only offer foals for sale and special breedings to your friends, otherwise I'll find out and you will be banned from selling or offering stud service. Everyone deserves to be treated fair.
4. Debate, don't argue. If you disagree, hold a debate, don't argue, cuss in capital letters, or throw a fit. Explain your side and allow them to do the same and see if you can see it from their point of view. After the screening process we expect all of the accepted members to be mature about disagreements.
5. Don't harass. For any reason, harassment is obnoxious, rude, and won't be tolerated. Harassing to get someone to sell their prized tiniquine, give you a special breeding, or allow only you do a trade with them, etc. will get you removed from the game entirely without question.
6. Cheating about SF. Don't say you have more SF than you actually do just to buy a tiniquine or win an auction. This will get you banned from selling and buying. Once again, be fair.
7. Roleplaying is optional, it is nolonger required to own tiniquines. Though, RPing is a great way to be interactive!
All in all, be civil, be fair, disagree in a calm manner, follow rules, and wait your turn for things to come your way.
At the Stables:
1. No stealing or claiming my images to be your own work. They are all copyrighted © to me, Sierra Lawrence under a paid for US federal copyright from the National Library of Congress Copyright Office. Which means if you claim them as your own prosecution will follow. If I catch you stealing one of my images you will be banned from adopting from me forever as well as having your ISP and the copyright office notified.
2. No altering my tiniquines. They are already transparent so just leave them the way they are. If I catch you altering one of my images without permission you will be banned from adopting from me forever.
3. No adopting tiniquines out to anyone else unless you have permission first. They are mine. Copyrighted © to me. If I catch you adopting out one of my images without permission you will be banned from adopting tiniquines forever.
4. Give credit where it is due. A link back to Shadowflight Stables ( http://www.geocities.com/tiniquine) is required. No link = RAWR. I work hard on my tiniquines so be kind and give credit where it's deserved. Pages without links will have their tiniquine(s) taken back and resold.
5. If you want to return your tiniquine to me because you cannot or do not want to put it up that is fine but I will NOT GIVE REFUNDS.
6. Abandoned tiniquines will be taken from their previous owners, with or without notice and resold. REFUNDS will NOT be given.
If your tiniquine is resold, DON'T whine to me. DON'T get angry at me because YOU could not follow the rules.
Thank you.