• Do not add any tags that are invalid, and do not remove tags that are valid.
• Tags in the general category are considered valid if they follow the Tag What You See principle – that is, they must be describing what is visible in the post.
• Tags in the lore category convey the artist's intentions or other background information.
• Tags in other categories are valid if the information that they convey is objectively true, such as the artist's name or the image's aspect ratio.
• Do not posts with fewer than ten general, non-implied tags.
• This restriction will be eased if the post does not have ten distinct tags that are reasonably applicable to it.
• Do not use tag or description edits to be disruptive.
• Do not change tags to incorrect categories.
• Do not apply post ratings that go against the Rating Guidelines.

• Do not add any sources that are invalid, and do not remove any sources that are valid.
• Valid sources are defined as web pages where the artwork can be found.
• At least one source page should be publicly available, unless you are the artist, commissioner, or copyright owner of the artwork.
• Do not use links to piracy sites as sources.
• Links to the exact submission page where the artwork can be found should be prioritized. This is not the same as the direct image link, which isn’t helpful. Links to the artist's gallery pages should be added to their artist page.
• Do not add source links that redirect to a different URL (eg. URL shorteners).
• Dead links to pages where the artwork could be found in the past are still considered valid and should instead be disabled by prefixing them with -.

[Code of Conduct - Tagging, Rating, and Sourcing Abuse]

e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork.
People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.

• Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
• Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
• Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
• Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
• Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
• Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
• Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
• Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
• Do not demand that certain istrative actions be taken against another . Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
• Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff .

[Code of Conduct - Disruptive Behavior]

• Do not knowingly or repeatedly content that goes against the ing Guidelines.
• Do not post works made by any of the artists or publishers on the Avoid Posting list.
• Do not post any commercial or pay-to-view content. "Free" pay-to-view content – where you are allowed to set the price to $0 if you so choose – cannot be posted unless 60 days have ed after it was made available for free.
• Do not knowingly or share previously deleted content. If it was deleted once, it will almost certainly be deleted again. If you wish to dispute a post's removal, the staff member responsible for the deletion via a private message.
• Do not knowingly or repeatedly or share unauthorized edits of artwork after the original artist or character owner asked others not to.
• Do not knowingly or repeatedly content made by minors or featuring characters created or owned by minors.
• Do not upscale or otherwise manipulate images to artificially create a "better" version of an existing image.
• Do not content that is involved in, depicts, or glorifies recent real-life tragedies.

[Code of Conduct - Posting Abuse]

This category includes:

• Posting works made by one of the artists or publishers on the Avoid Posting List
• Posting any commercial or pay-to-view content
• Posting real pornography / real images or videos depicting illegal activities (such as bestiality, child pornography, etc.)
• Knowingly ing previously deleted content
• Removing any watermark(s) or signature(s) from submissions
• Knowingly or repeatedly ing a lower-resolution image, if there is a higher-resolution of that image available
• Knowingly or repeatedly ing screenshots, images under 200x200 pixels, images with artifacts or large watermarks, and/or non-artistic images (motivational posters, Second Life, memes, image macros, etc.)
• See our ing Guidelines for a full list of things that are bad to
• Editing/creating post descriptions (if you are not the artist, er, character owner, or commissioner) to create information
• Using post descriptions to express personal feelings, create drama, or otherwise take away from describing the attached post
• Please try to use proper spelling and grammar in post descriptions

[Code of Conduct - Posting Abuse]

This category includes:

• Posting works made by one of the artists or publishers on the Avoid Posting List
• Posting any commercial or pay-to-view content
• Posting real pornography / real images or videos depicting illegal activities (such as bestiality, child pornography, etc.)
• Knowingly ing previously deleted content
• Removing any watermark(s) or signature(s) from submissions
• Knowingly or repeatedly ing a lower-resolution image, if there is a higher-resolution of that image available
• Knowingly or repeatedly ing screenshots, images under 200x200 pixels, images with artifacts or large watermarks, and/or non-artistic images (motivational posters, Second Life, memes, image macros, etc.)
• See our ing Guidelines for a full list of things that are bad to
• Editing/creating post descriptions (if you are not the artist, er, character owner, or commissioner) to create information
• Using post descriptions to express personal feelings, create drama, or otherwise take away from describing the attached post
• Please try to use proper spelling and grammar in post descriptions

[Code of Conduct - Posting Abuse]

e621 is an open and friendly community that people visit to share and enjoy furry artwork.
People can have different opinions, but that does not give them permission to make someone else feel uncomfortable or unwanted.

• Do not make messages with the apparent purpose of upsetting someone. That includes picking fights, baiting arguments, calling names, or making remarks regarding personal grievances, quarrels, or malicious rumors.
• Do not purposefully or repeatedly spread false or defamatory information.
• Do not mention any actions of suicide, self harm / mutilation, depression-induced pain, or other malicious acts directed towards the self.
• Do not encourage others to engage in harmful behaviors, including suicide, eating disorders, or other forms of self harm.
• Do not give others medical or legal advice that could result in harm coming to themselves or others.
• Do not promote ideologies that are harmful to public safety.
• Do not brag about saving DNP or pirated material, and do not encourage others to do so.
• Do not maliciously impersonate any individuals or organizations.
• Do not demand that certain istrative actions be taken against another . Do not claim personal influence over staff decisions.
• Do not disobey any direct instructions made by staff .

[Code of Conduct - Disruptive Behavior]

• Do not insultingly refer to any aspect of sexual identity or orientation, both in reference to yourself or to others.
• Do not purposefully misgender or deadname s, characters, or anyone else.

[Code of Conduct - Sexual Identity and Orientation]