Rules
1: English Language Preferred - While we accept user-submissions in any language, the use of English when commenting and communicating with other users is heavily preferred.
2: Attributable Works Only - Users may only post their own original works, or works from artists that are not listed on our DNP list. Users submitting other’s work must credit the original creator; these works must be posted in the Images By Others or Text By Others categories.
Also note the use of the “Derivative Works” category where certain works based on other original works can be allowed.
3: No Box-Shaming - Abusive or insulting comments towards users based on genre preference (Hugbox, Abuse, etc.) are disallowed. While there is no hard rule against posting abuse-oriented comments on hugbox topics (or vice versa,) such posts may be deleted if the original topic’s creator is uncomfortable with them.
4: Flag Responsibly -Members found to be flagging art, stories, or comments simply because of a dislike for the person that made them, or the content of the work, may be penalized, up to and including temporary or permanent suspension. Accounts made to circumvent either will result in an immediate, permanent IP ban.
5: No Excessive Animal or Human Harm - Fluffy Community does not condone excessive violence or abuse against anything that isn’t a fluffy. Therefore, we do not allow posts that promote or normalize excessive harm towards animals or humans. This includes all forms of content, such as stories, artwork, memes, or any footage of real-life incidents. If posted, such content will be removed, and the poster may face permanent suspension from the site.
However, please note that there are certain exceptions where the depiction of harm towards a non-fluffy subject is allowed.
These exceptions include (as of now:)
- The hunting of animals, by either predators or humans, for non-abuse purposes
- Violence as a means, rather than an end- such as acts of self-defense, accidental harm, suicide, etc
- ‘Cartoon Violence’ - Satirical or ‘slapstick’ depictions of violence. (When in doubt, ask yourself- could it be shown in a Tom & Jerry cartoon?)
Please keep in mind that even if your content fits an exception, it is advised to not apply the same levels of violent details with these subjects as we do with fluffies. Please contact moderation if you are unsure your submission would cross the line before you post it.
6: No Pornography - Since “pornography” is a very broad term that can be construed in a number of ways, it is defined hereafter as photographs or videos of human beings wearing so little clothing that they would be arrested for being seen thusly clothed on most public beaches in the United States.
Furthermore, artwork and stories created for the sole purpose of sexual gratification are not allowed on this site and will be removed.
Posts that violate this rule include, but are not limited to:
- Nude pinup art
- Sexual activity, either illustrated or written, that is not in service to a story or joke
- Blatant fetish material, of which examples include, but are not limited to: Characters with obscenely large or exaggerated sexual characteristics, Vore, Watersports, Scat, Inflation, and more.
Amendment (15th March 2021) - The following rules have been added.
7: Content Control - Abuse of certain categories of characters is prohibited. This includes youthful anthropomorphic fluffies, other creators’ fluffy or human OCs if done without permission, or non-fluffy animals. This is not an exhaustive list.
The standard of censorship is anything that poses a risk of normalising harm of animals or humans in real life or that disrespects another artist’s work without their permission.
8: Quality Control - The Community Posts & Shitposting categories will be subject to further quality-control rules at the moderators’ sole discretion.
The moderators will remove posts that clearly entail no substantial effort, such as being poorly-written or non-sensical. ‘Personal updates’ will also be subject to moderator discretion. Rambling or uninformative personal posts will be removed, but updates that are likely to be of interest to the fandom at large may be allowed.
Controversial off-topic posts will always be removed. These include but are not limited to political or socio-moral issues, current real-world events.
Further quality-control decisions may be made at the moderators’ sole discretion.
9: Civility - Civility covers what can be reasonably tolerated in an everyday conversational context. The question will be whether a statement can be charitably construed to be in good faith. If this is not possible, the moderation team may impose penalties. For clarity, standards of civility extend to dealings with moderators.
10: Thread Relevance - The moderators may lock threads or delete replies if the conversation goes too-far off-topic. It is a simple matter of respect for the original poster that replies remain relevant to the original topic.
11: Privacy - Sensitive personal information is not appropriate to share on Fluffy Community, as this compromises the privacy and safety of all community members. The moderation team may remove personal details posted on-site at its discretion.
12: Integrity of fluffies and their subspecies - This is first and foremost a forum about fluffies, and those who decide to make different or anthropomorphic versions of fluffies should be mindful of that.
Antho-fluffies and fluffy subspecies should be easily recognizable as fluffies first and foremost via their appearance and behavioral patterns. Please see here for more details on what makes a fluffy pony. Failure to do so will result moderation un-listing the post in question from public view. Submissions that don’t meet the site’s standards for what constitutes a fluffy will be unlisted or removed at moderator discretion.
13: AI-generated content - In order to prevent spam of undesirable, low quality content, AI-generated images depicting themes exclusive to controversial and anthro groups will be deleted from the site. All other AI-generated fluffy content must be posted in the AI category.
This list was last edited on April 6th 2025 and may be edited or amended further if needed.
