Admin Posting Guidelines (updated 17 June 2019)

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Check "Rules & Site News" regularly - ignorance of rule changes is no excuse! In particular the approved filehosts and imagehosts are liable to change from time to time!

Elite members are restricted to 25 new threads per 24 hour period in this forum.

The minimum post for the Picture (Thumbs) Posts forum is a set of clickable thumbnails for the complete photo-set published by the originating site/studio, followed by one or more filehost links to facilitate the download of the complete ZIP/RAR photo-set of full-size images. Filehost links to ZIP/RAR photosets are mandatory!


PROHIBITED MODELS

Do not post in this forum any photo-sets of a Model whose name is Prefixed in the "Kitty-Kats *TOP*-Models" Forum, nor of one whose photo-sets are appropriate to a megathread that is dedicated to that Model or the source Site/Studio in the "Internet-Models General" Forum.


THREAD TITLES


A thread title should include the name(s) of model(s) and photo-set title. Without these, searching would be severely hampered and reposts would be inevitable! Use spaces to separate words and names, NOT periods (full stops) or any other characters/symbols, otherwise the search system will be compromised. The thread Prefix will specify the originating studio/site.

Don't put a date in the title unless it refers to the genuine publication date of the photo-set; XenForo adds the current date & time to all posts.

Inadequately or improperly titled threads risk being trashed.


THUMBNAILS - COMPLETE SETS - must be uploaded and presented on an imagehost shown in the "Allowed Imagehosts" list.

Clickable thumbnails should provide a COMPLETE SET OF IMAGES, including any "cover" pictures. Do not post multi-image "contact sheet" thumbnails. Full-size images (as published by the originating site/studio) are preferred, but the minimum acceptable size is 2000px, except in the case of older or vintage photo-sets that were originally web-published only in smaller format, and these require prior Moderator approval that the status of the Model involved and the uniqueness of the images justifies the acceptance of the reduced size standard.

If you offer less than full-size preview images, another member may subsequently post full-size images in another thread, along with alternative download link(s), which will be classed as an "Upgrade" rather than a repost, or he may alternatively append them to your original thread if preferred, appropriately labeled. Any photo-set thumbnails providing images of smaller-size than already posted MUST be appended to the original thread, also appropriately labeled.

Do not use more than one imagehost when providing clickable thumbnail preview images of one photo-set.
Please don't use thumbnail sizes of less than 300px (long axis)


FILEHOST LINKS - FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES FOR CHOICE OF FILEHOSTS

Each set of thumbnails must be accompanied by one or more filehost download links providing a COMPLETE ZIP/RAR SET of FULL-SIZE IMAGES (as published by the originating site/studio).

Do not post filehost links that require registration or purchase of a premium account to download the file.

You may add a mirror download link to an existing thread, but it should be an alternative filehost, NOT further download links to a filehost already represented.


MEGA-THREADS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE PICTURE (THUMBS) POSTS FORUM.
 
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Added rider (in red) regarding acceptability of sub-2000px photo-sets. Unless the model is significant and the photo-set unique or at least special, forget it!
 

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Raised thumbnail size from 200px to 300px (highlighted red, above), for consistency with the kitty-kats general rules.
 

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Added clarification statement regarding Models prohibited in the "Picture (Thumbs) Posts & RAR Files" Forum.
 

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Minor edit, suggesting that filehost links be placed following the photo-set thumbnails (to assist the thread preview for browsers), and proscribing the posting of multi-image "contact sheet" thumbnails.
 
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