General - applies to ALL areas of Anime Forums
NO ADVERTISING your website (non profit websites are exempted) / forum / YouTube / Discord / channel / etc. in any of the content areas. Only advertise in your profile and signature. If you have joined AF just to advertise you will immediately be flagged as a spammer and banned.
Be courteous to ALL members, it's OK to disagree about differences in opinion but you must not resort to personal attacks.
No links to unlicensed downloads and streaming sites.
No SPAM - no (out of context) memes or pointless posts except via private Messaging and in the Forum Games section. You may share memes within an existing topic if it's related to the subject, and if the tone is appropriate.
Profanity is allowed, but should be used with moderation and never for personal attacks. As such, any slurs meant to be hurtful will bring consequences.
No racism (discrimination towards any ethnicity, usage of stereotypes for attacks or mockery), no queerphobia (this includes anything from homophobia to transphobia and ableism), no discussion of general illicit activities. No politics outside of dedicated clubs and blogs (none of the politics discussed will necessarily reflect those of AF).
Do not harass other members by any means. This includes warning of retaliation, threatening with punitive action, or any attempt of intimidation.
No R18 content in any of areas EXCEPT in private, unlisted Clubs. Or through Direct Messages ONLY if it's explicitly solicited.
Do not impersonate staff or other members.
Forums
Please try to post at least 1-2 sentences in your posts. Readers are more likely to respond and discuss the topic further if your post is more appealing in length.
Chat posts and casual posts belong to the Messaging feature or in the Random section in the Forums.
Blogs
Blogs and posts should be related to anime, Japanese culture, Videogames, Cosplay, your personal hobbies or your personal life.
Blogs are public. Please be mindful of the information you share.
Clubs
There is a set limit of 2 clubs you can create and manage.
Open/Public Club content may be featured on the front page from time to time, be mindful of this.
Fan Art and Images
If you are uploading fan art / images that someone else has made you MUST provide a link to the source and name the creator. The creator reserves the right to request it be taken down if permission wasn't granted.
No AI generated images are allowed at all.
If you are feeling threatened, being attacked or find content that is inappropriate at Anime Forums:
Report it. There is a report link below each content item.
A staff member will respond to your report ASAP. Do not respond directly to the content or member as it may compound the problem.
Account Deletion Policy
Anime Forums is a public community. If you have had major discussions in forum topics, removing your posts can significantly affect the flow of the discussion as you may have been quoted.
If you've been a member for sometime, and have made significant contributions to the community - your account will not be deleted. It will be anonymized. We will endeavor to remove any personal information during the process.
After an account is deleted or anonymized by staff, we won't be able to restore it. Please think carefully before making this request.
If you have any further questions please feel free to ask a member of AF staff! We are here to help