Submission Guidelines
Above: Julie-Su and Charmy, from the Knuckles comic books. @1999 by Chaos Theory T. Echidna. "You got somethin' ya wanna SAY to me?! Well, do ya?! PUNK?!"
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So, you want to submit something to Sandopolis, do you? Good for you! But there are some rules and guidelines you should be aware of first. Such as:
What Categories I Will Accept This covers a wide variety. Fanfic, fan art, essays/editorials, game reviews, book reviews, comic reviews, cartoon reviews, fan-character profiles, humour, poetry, and more. Read further down for rules on these things.
NOTE: I do not have a scanner, so anything you send me that's artwork should be pre-scanned or drawn on the computer in the first place (which of course means scanning is unnecessary). It should be in .gif or .jpg format if possible. I have programs that can turn MOST, but not all, .bmp files into one of the above, but .bmp files take up far too much space in my mailbox in the first place, so I'd really rather not!
Ratings: All fan art, poetry, humour, and fanfic submitted to this site must be PG-13 or under. That means some violence is allowed as long as it's not really overly gory, and when it comes to "dirty stuff", I'll go as far as some minor swear words and innuendo, and it's okay to have someone naked for innocent reasons (like taking a bath or changing clothes. Not like Mobians WEAR many clothes to begin with...)
But nothing even VAGUELY explicit. No detailed descriptions of the "mating act" or illicit body parts. This site, IS, after all, based off a KID'S video game! Let's keep it clean, people!
As for art, it's okay to have naked or very scantily-clad furries (my own furry women seem to like miniskirts and high boots, for example) but don't put them in like Victoria's Secret porno-style trampy lingerie and give them really exaggerated "out-ta-HERE" figures. If you draw them that way, I won't link to them. In other words--don't send me any really adult-style drawings.
Editorials, reviews, etc.--just try to keep the swear level down as much as possible. More importantly, try to keep the FLAME level down as much as possible. I'd like to keep things amicable and nice around here...
Characters: I will NOT accept "clones". That means, a pathetic imitation of an already-existing character with just a different name slapped on and maybe the colour changed. "But look!" you can tell me until you're blue in the face, and I still won't listen: "Panic is NOTHING LIKE Sonic! I mean, sure, they're both really super-fast, heroic, impatient hedgehogs who both belong to the Freedom Fighters, love chili dogs, have a fox sidekick, a squirrel girlfriend, and both have special shoes and all that, but Panic is GREEN, not blue! Green! That's different enough!"
No it ain't.
Sorry.
Same goes for if your fan-character already resembles another fan-character that I already have listed on the page. You can send pictures of your characters to go with the profiles if you like, but remember the earlier note.
So, those are my rules! If you still want to submit something--and believe me, we'd be glad to have your stuff on our page!--just e-mail me with your material and I will get it up as soon as I can! And I promise I will ALWAYS notify you by e-mail once it has been put up!
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creative Mobians and Floating Islanders have wanted to know how to submit stuff to the Hidden Palace's Library since May 17, 1999. Of course, they all...turned out HAPPY and safe forever and ever, because they were creative people and creative people are the best! What, you thought I was gonna tell you about the tourists getting killed in yet another horrible way? I wouldn't do THAT....little ol' me? (bats eyelashes innocently.)