AHS Fiction Forum Guidelines 

Existing team logos for fiction about that existing team is permissible. 
-If the Brooklyn Dodgers that never moved to LA, all Dodgers logos before 1957 could be used unaltered. Any logos after 1957, however, would need to be original logos.  
-If the LA Dodgers in 1999 decided to move back to Brooklyn to become the Brooklyn Dodgers, all logos up to present day could be used unaltered. If any change takes place (adding or subtracting colors, changing fonts, etc.), a new, original logo must be created for use.  

Altering existing images is permitted with credit given to the author of or a link to the original image.
-You must do more than alter the color, size, or position of the image.-You must credit the original image in the post containing the altered image. 
-This includes “free use” images.
 -”Frankenstein” logos will face high levels of scrutiny and are more likely to be flagged. 

 Do not include elements in original logos that could be considered offensive.
-This includes caricature logos that are era appropriate. 

Simply simulating a league and reporting the results is not enough for a fictional league. 
-While potentially interesting, there needs to be some character focus in the development of your league. You can have a small cast or one that rivals Game of Thrones and you can focus on the owners, the players, or the equipment managers, but characters need to exist in some form in your narrative.  

Be constructive when offering critique.
-A creator asking for advice on how to better their work is looking for ways to improve. Simply saying that their work is perfect isn’t helpful. Likewise, telling them that their work is terrible and they should give up isn’t helpful and it will also result in disciplinary action.

 No Threadjacking 
-We appreciate being appreciated, but unnecessarily bloating topics with unrelated banter only brings a series down and isn't respectful to the creator. Make sure all replies and content is relevant to the topic or series and helps encourage the creator or promote the series. 

Grammar and spelling errors happen.
-But we are still looking to maintain a level of quality on this forum. Please spell-check your work on both your logos and your narrative. If you spot one, let the creator know. If you’re the creator, fix it and move on. If you don’t care, you’re in the wrong place. 

Be sure that your fiction is ready for public view before posting.
-An idea for a league is not enough. You must have at least one season worth of content posted within your first 5 posts unless you are posting team identities first. If that is the case, all team identities must be posted within a week of your first post and the first season posted no more than 5 posts after the last team identity.

Guidelines are enforced in addition to the AHS General Code of Conduct.
Guidelines are subject to update and/or change at the moderation team's discretion.
Any member in violation of the listed guidelines or other actions not listed but deemed harmful is subject to disciplinary action.

Last edited by Balu the Bare (5/31/2019 10:48 am)