The rules have been updated!
The rules have been updated! We mods have felt like this community is going a bit off course lately, so we've done some revisions. Please read and follow them! If you disagree with any rule, of course you can approach us and talk about it, and we will take your feelings very seriously, and consider changing the rule.
Here are the changes:
--------off-topic posts have to at least be related to healthy curviness OR positivity, and still has to be marked as off-topic. That means that intro posts have to include something about positivity or healthy curviness -- even if it's just "I'm ready to start loving my body."
--------photoposts have to contain a MAJORITY of body shots. We want to keep the focus on the beautiful variety in bodies, not necessarily faces.
And this one isn't really a change, but people haven't been paying much attention to it, so I want to point it out:
--------No body-hating -- non-curvy-positive posts must be vague. It is detrimental to your own body love and the body love of anyone who reads it for you to disparage yourself -- it's okay for you to say 'I'm having trouble loving _______,' but not to say, 'my _______ is disgusting/gross/etc.' This means you CANNOT say 'I hate/dislike my _____.' Keep looking forward.
RULES
1. Anything that isn't curvy-positive should go behind a descriptive lj-cut, and be specific. Off topic posts have to at least be related to healthy curviness OR positivity. And if it's off-topic, put the whole post under the cut. ( click here to learn how to make an lj-cut) Intro posts also must include something about healthy curviness or positivity. See this post for a more in-depth explanation.
2. No posting weight or measurements -- sizes are okay, but weight/measurement invites comparison, and comparison has no place here. This especially includes weightloss/gain pound numbers, as they can be very triggering to those who are recovering from an ED.
3. No body-hating -- non-curvy-positive posts must be vague. It is detrimental to your own body love and the body love of anyone who reads it for you to disparage yourself -- it's okay for you to say 'I'm having trouble loving _______,' but not to say, 'my _______ is disgusting/gross/etc.'
4. Photoposts must be on-topic and friends-locked -- that is, they must be about being curvy. It's okay if you post a close-up of your face, but the post must contain a majority of body shots. (exceptions are intro posts -- we understand that you might not have any body shots yet) The friends-locking is to keep out stalker-types.
5. Photos larger than 400 pixels (and/or multiple photos) should go behind an lj-cut. Thumbnailed photos do not have to be lj-cut, but do have to be work-safe. (imageshack is a great host that thumbnails images for you)
6. Nude or semi-nude photos MUST be put behind a cut that says 'not work safe' and must be friendslocked. This is to protect our wonderful members.
7. No posting about diets or excercise. There are other communities for that, but here that's off-topic.
8. No posting photos (or using icons) of unhealthy or 'enhanced' women. (that means no photos of anorexic, surgery-enhanced, obese to the point where it seriously inhibits health and mobility, or otherwise 'unnatural' bodies. (this includes all porn actresses and most major film stars) We understand that those women can be beautiful too, but we're here to celebrate healthy, natural curviness.)
9. No pro-eating disorder posts. Instant ban. Eating disorders, whether anorexia, bulimia, or overeating, are not healthy, and we do not want to encourage them. Stories of recovery, however, are very welcome.
10. No rating community ads. Other communities may contact me for permission to post an ad, and I'll probably give it, but if it's a rating community, forget it. (this includes just mentioning rating communities)
Here are the changes:
--------off-topic posts have to at least be related to healthy curviness OR positivity, and still has to be marked as off-topic. That means that intro posts have to include something about positivity or healthy curviness -- even if it's just "I'm ready to start loving my body."
--------photoposts have to contain a MAJORITY of body shots. We want to keep the focus on the beautiful variety in bodies, not necessarily faces.
And this one isn't really a change, but people haven't been paying much attention to it, so I want to point it out:
--------No body-hating -- non-curvy-positive posts must be vague. It is detrimental to your own body love and the body love of anyone who reads it for you to disparage yourself -- it's okay for you to say 'I'm having trouble loving _______,' but not to say, 'my _______ is disgusting/gross/etc.' This means you CANNOT say 'I hate/dislike my _____.' Keep looking forward.
RULES
1. Anything that isn't curvy-positive should go behind a descriptive lj-cut, and be specific. Off topic posts have to at least be related to healthy curviness OR positivity. And if it's off-topic, put the whole post under the cut. ( click here to learn how to make an lj-cut) Intro posts also must include something about healthy curviness or positivity. See this post for a more in-depth explanation.
2. No posting weight or measurements -- sizes are okay, but weight/measurement invites comparison, and comparison has no place here. This especially includes weightloss/gain pound numbers, as they can be very triggering to those who are recovering from an ED.
3. No body-hating -- non-curvy-positive posts must be vague. It is detrimental to your own body love and the body love of anyone who reads it for you to disparage yourself -- it's okay for you to say 'I'm having trouble loving _______,' but not to say, 'my _______ is disgusting/gross/etc.'
4. Photoposts must be on-topic and friends-locked -- that is, they must be about being curvy. It's okay if you post a close-up of your face, but the post must contain a majority of body shots. (exceptions are intro posts -- we understand that you might not have any body shots yet) The friends-locking is to keep out stalker-types.
5. Photos larger than 400 pixels (and/or multiple photos) should go behind an lj-cut. Thumbnailed photos do not have to be lj-cut, but do have to be work-safe. (imageshack is a great host that thumbnails images for you)
6. Nude or semi-nude photos MUST be put behind a cut that says 'not work safe' and must be friendslocked. This is to protect our wonderful members.
7. No posting about diets or excercise. There are other communities for that, but here that's off-topic.
8. No posting photos (or using icons) of unhealthy or 'enhanced' women. (that means no photos of anorexic, surgery-enhanced, obese to the point where it seriously inhibits health and mobility, or otherwise 'unnatural' bodies. (this includes all porn actresses and most major film stars) We understand that those women can be beautiful too, but we're here to celebrate healthy, natural curviness.)
9. No pro-eating disorder posts. Instant ban. Eating disorders, whether anorexia, bulimia, or overeating, are not healthy, and we do not want to encourage them. Stories of recovery, however, are very welcome.
10. No rating community ads. Other communities may contact me for permission to post an ad, and I'll probably give it, but if it's a rating community, forget it. (this includes just mentioning rating communities)