FAQ Etiquette & Appropriate Content
Etiquette Policy
iSnapChat is an expansive, worldwide community of artists of every age, and every nationality who create works spanning every medium, every subject and every level of talent and skill. As the guiding force of this large and vibrant community we have two primary and often conflicting goals in the service we provide for you, the members of the community; the first being to ensure that members are free to express themselves within reason with as few restrictions as possible while nurturing an environment of creativity, learning, and talent and the second is to protect the members of the community, to the best of our abilities, from infringement of copyright, discrimination, harassment, and prejudice. All members of the iSnapChat community are expected to be familiar with these rules of etiquette and they will be enforced evenly and without bias in every situation which is brought to the attention of the administration regardless of the membership status of the user in question.
Guidelines for iSnapChat Chatters
Quality and Placement
It is our policy is to welcome artists of all levels from amateur to professional and to that end we do not attach any minimum standards of quality to iSnap submitted by our membership; all manner of artworks are welcome providing they meet with our etiquette and copyright policies. While we do not impose quality standards we do ask that you practice self-moderation in what you choose to submit and that you submit your works into the most appropriate gallery.
Appropriate Content:
Please help us keep the iSnapChat site a safe and friendly environment. Please be polite and only add images or comments which are appropriate.
One Image at a Time - iSnap Visual Conversations
The iSnap is a Visual Conversation, we suggest that you add just a single image to each iSnap, wait for a response and then add another single image. Make sure that your images and comments are relevant to the iSnap theme. See FAQ iSnap Conversations
Report to Moderators
If you see any content that is out of context or inappropriate for a particular iSnap conversation you may inform the moderators by messaging them. Click on the Mod Button: 
Report to iSnapChat - Use the Report Button 
If you see content in any location in this Application that is totally inappropriate in that it is could be considered advertising, spamming, hateful, threatening, pornographic, contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence or infringes someone's copyright please inform us and we officially investigate. People who post inappropriate material will have their content removed and maybe totally banned from using the application without warning.
Our gallery directors, have the right to remove any work of art that may be offensive or not within our rules of etiquette.
Prohibited Commentary
Prohibited commentary is typically considered to be inherently disrespectful, aggressive, or otherwise abusive.
We must insist that you refrain from comments which are racist, bigoted, or which otherwise offensively target a philosophy or religion. In addition we ask that our members avoid making offensive remarks based on gender or sexual preference and that you do not make any remark, comment or critique which is intended to be a direct insult to an individual, group, or genre of artwork. Hate propaganda is met with zero tolerance. Comments which are overly aggressive, personally insulting or needlessly abusive are also prohibited.
If you feel that you have been the target of harassment, personal insults or other severe behavior please notify the staff by using the official info@isnapchat.com email. Please be aware that the staff may only directly intervene in cases which are considered severe; minor situations may be dealt with using tools made available to all registered members.
Discouraged Commentary
Discouraged commentary is typically considered to have the potential to escalate into an aggressive or abusive situation.
While not strictly prohibited we must insist that all personal arguments, disagreements, and other volatile “personal” issues within be confined to private communications such as Notes, emails, or Instant Messaging programs. Likewise we discourage public accusations and other similar situations; please bring all issues of this nature to the attention of the staff by notifying us at info@isnapchat.com
Exploitive Commentary
Exploitive commentary is typically considered to be disruptive due to unusual or unique factors.
Do not ‘spam’ (send large numbers of identical notes or comments). Spamming is obnoxious and is typically used for self-promotion, or other unwanted advertising.
Do not ‘flood’ (place large numbers of comments rapidly on a single page or craft a single comment which consumes a large amount of page space) the forums, notes system, user pages or other areas of the site. Flooding usually disrupts page loading times and serves no useful purpose.
Respect Your Fellow Artists
As a vibrant and growing art community iSnapChat welcomes all kinds of original artworks; but we MUST insist that the artwork which you submit be your own original works.
Your deviations must be your own original creations and you may only use resources which are considered legitimate and legal. Submissions which make use of works without proper permission or licensing by the original author will be removed as they come to the attention of the staff. This policy applies to all iSnapChat submissions, Scrapbook entries, and the preview images used for written submissions.
If you have reason to believe that an iSnapChat submission violates this policy you should use the official Report Violation link which is available on every submission page.
Mature Content
When we discuss mature content we are specifically referring to iSnapChats which contain images, subject matter, or other themes which some viewers may find offensive, distasteful, or otherwise undesirable to view or to read. The most common ‘undesired’ viewing material may include, but is not limited to, images containing artistic nudity (see details below), large amounts of simulated blood and gore, or generally violent themes.
iSnapChat strictly prohibits the submission of materials classified as pornographic or obscene. There is no exception to this prohibition.
Certain content may be deemed obscene by the administration and as such the staff reserves the right to remove such content immediately upon discovery. The administration reserves the sole right to review and classify questionable material as obscene or not obscene.
Underage models
We cannot allow any nude works featuring individuals under the age of 18, nor may the works depict these individuals in a ‘sexually driven’ manner such as posing in lingerie or displaying a sexually suggestive or provocative pose.
This prohibition is for legal reasons; the laws in New Zealand are the governing laws in regards to all submissions regardless of the country of origin. Photographs which are suspected of depicting a minor in this manner will be temporarily suspended from public view and proper legal documentation (as outlined above) will be demanded while photographs which clearly depict a minor (including toddlers, preteens, and teenagers) in this manner will be removed without notice.
Submissions of a non- photographic nature which clearly depict a minor, fictional character or otherwise, either nude or in a sexually driven manner will be removed and deleted without notice as they come to the attention of the staff.
Exploits, Vulnerabilities, and Site Abuse
The iSnapChat staff will not tolerate attempts to exploit or disrupt the layout, navigability, or general use of the site. Such actions disrupt the ability of the community to access and review artwork and are considered Site Abuse.
We will issue no warnings for violations of this nature. Violators will be banned immediately upon the discovery of the disruption or abuse.
Changes in Etiquette Policy
As new situations come to our attention we may find it necessary to alter or expand upon the policies stated here with little or no notification and any such changes may be enforced in full against previously existing submissions or behavior.
Alterations of policy may be announced through an email.
Appeals and Inquiries
Appeals, inquiries, or questions concerning removals, violation notices, account suspensions, or other administrative actions should be addressed to the official info@isnapchat.com and staff with be contacting you.
Terms
For further information please see: Terms
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