If you want to discuss a specific issue (further) please start a new topic for that or refer to the topic concerning that issue.
Please keep in mind: These are the current stances and policies. They are not carved in stone. So if we see the need to revise one of them, we will do so.
Adult Only Content.
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And as far as the restriction of what is too mature for Batoto? Perhaps I can clarify the restrictions a bit more.
Definitions
Of course, this is just a general outline of some questions you may want to ask yourself when uploading comics. The best bet is to use your common sense and think of the comic as a whole, not just the chapter you are currently uploading. After all, some comics start out vanilla and then take a dive for the perverse later on in the story.
Definitions
- Character.
- Definition. "Character" shall be defined to mean any being in a comic that serves a role in the plot, whether sentient or not.
- Construction. The definition of character shall be interpreted in a liberal, broad, and inclusive manner.
- No limitation on humanity. Characters are not limited to humans. Vampires, elves, aliens, non-humans, and tentacles shall qualify as a character for the purposes of these guidelines.
- Genitalia.
- Definition. "Genitalia" shall be defined to mean:
- the human vagina or penis,
- any analogous body part on a non-human,
- any functionally equivalent sexual organ, and
- any symbolically equivalent body part or object.
- Construction. The definition of genitalia shall be interpreted in a liberal, broad, and inclusive manner.
- Definition. "Genitalia" shall be defined to mean:
- Children.
- Definition. "Child," "children," and "minor" shall be defined to be any character that:
- is stated to be 17 years old or younger or
- appears to be 17 years old or younger.
- Appearance of childhood. Whether a character "appears" to be a minor shall be interpreted in a liberal, broad, and inclusive manner. The following are examples of children for the purposes of these guidelines:
- any character biologically at the age of 17 or younger, regardless of amount of time spent in stasis or the effects of time dilation,
- any character that can shapeshift and chooses to take on a form appearing 17 years old or younger, and
- any character appearing 17 years old or younger that ages slower than an average human, for example, vampires, immortals, and elves.
- Definition. "Child," "children," and "minor" shall be defined to be any character that:
- Sexual intercourse.
- Definition. "Sexual Intercourse" shall mean:
- penetration of any part of the human body with a penis, including mouth, anus, or vagina, and
- contact between a vagina and another vagina.
- Effect of censorship. It shall not matter whether any part of the genitalia are censored.
- Definition. "Sexual Intercourse" shall mean:
- Sexual acts.
- Definition. "Sexual acts," "sex scenes," "sexual conduct," "sexual content" shall mean any scene that:
- involves the penetration of the anus or vagina with any object,
- involves the contact of the genitalia with any other part of a character's body,
- involves the contact of the breasts with any other part of a character's body,
- involves BDSM,
- involves bodily fluids in a sexually suggestive manner, or
- is sexually suggestive in any other way.
- Construction. The definition of sexual acts shall be interpreted in a liberal, broad, and inclusive manner.
- Effect of censorship. It shall not matter whether any part of the genitalia are censored.
- Definition. "Sexual acts," "sex scenes," "sexual conduct," "sexual content" shall mean any scene that:
- Parents.
- Definition. "Parents" shall mean:
- any biological parent,
- any adoptive parent,
- any legal guardian in a mentorship role.
- Construction. For the purposes of these guidelines, parents shall be assumed to be strict and conservative in moral, religious, and social outlook.
- Definition. "Parents" shall mean:
- Is genitalia shown?
- Are children being exploited?
- Are children involved in sexual conduct of any nature?
- Is there sexual intercourse?
- Are there explicit sex scenes (i.e., very little or nothing at all is left to the imagination)?
- Are there excessive sex scenes (i.e., every chapter has a sex scene, or most chapters focus on sexual acts)?
- Does the comic possess redeeming qualities beyond the sexual content (i.e., is it merely fapping material, or does it have an actual storyline and plot)?
- Does the sexual content enrich the storyline, or is it simply for pornographic purposes?
- Do you think that you would be grounded for life, and/or killed by your parents, if you were caught showing this to your 12 to 15-year-old sibling?
Of course, this is just a general outline of some questions you may want to ask yourself when uploading comics. The best bet is to use your common sense and think of the comic as a whole, not just the chapter you are currently uploading. After all, some comics start out vanilla and then take a dive for the perverse later on in the story.
Acceptable File types.
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Batoto will accept the following image types:
Batoto will accept the following image types:
- .jpeg (aka .jpg)
- .gif
- .png
- .apng (It is highly preferable that you name the animated png as .apng, not .png. Otherwise, we may treat it as non-animated png)
- .tiff
- .svg
- .mp3
- .ogg
Chapters vs. Volumes.
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We do not have have strict rules on how things need to be uploaded. Chapters and volumes are both equally fine.
However, if we have the choice between chapters and volumes our choice will be in favor of chapter since they are easier to navigate with (and other minor reasons).
But: Since it is unreasonable to force everybody to upload only in chapters (especially for long series) there is nothing wrong with uploading volumes.
This means you are free to choose what way you want to upload.
If you feel you really want to upload something in chapters instead of volumes pleas read this:
by funnybunnylogic: Original post
*me= funnybunnylogic, mhh
We do understand that even though volumes are easier to upload it still takes effort to do so. I would therefore like to ask you to be prepared to upload a whole series in chapters (or at least very large parts for very long series) before you ask us to delete anything. This will, in my opinion, make it easier for uploaders to accept that their content is replaced.
We do not have have strict rules on how things need to be uploaded. Chapters and volumes are both equally fine.
However, if we have the choice between chapters and volumes our choice will be in favor of chapter since they are easier to navigate with (and other minor reasons).
But: Since it is unreasonable to force everybody to upload only in chapters (especially for long series) there is nothing wrong with uploading volumes.
This means you are free to choose what way you want to upload.
If you feel you really want to upload something in chapters instead of volumes pleas read this:
by funnybunnylogic: Original post
- You will upload the series in question chapter by chapter as unapproved content,
- After an entire volume has been uploaded, you will contact me*,
- From there, I will review the content to ensure that the entire volume is accounted for and is a quality upload.
- After the content has proven to be acceptable, I will contact the contributor who initially uploaded the volume and explain why their upload will be removed.
- After those steps have been taken, I will approve the individual chapters and remove the original volume.
*me= funnybunnylogic, mhh
We do understand that even though volumes are easier to upload it still takes effort to do so. I would therefore like to ask you to be prepared to upload a whole series in chapters (or at least very large parts for very long series) before you ask us to delete anything. This will, in my opinion, make it easier for uploaders to accept that their content is replaced.
Watermarks.
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Typically we do not want them at all.* Since the comic might have been compressed and/or modified.
If there is any way to avoid having them, we try to do so to the best of our abilities.
Yet there are some chapters that are completely lost and only these rips exist for them.
* This does not include watermarks made by the group. This ONLY regarding watermarks not done by the groups themselves.
Typically we do not want them at all.* Since the comic might have been compressed and/or modified.
If there is any way to avoid having them, we try to do so to the best of our abilities.
Yet there are some chapters that are completely lost and only these rips exist for them.
* This does not include watermarks made by the group. This ONLY regarding watermarks not done by the groups themselves.
Groups without polices/Inactive Groups.
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by Grumpy
The standard is allowed until confirmed otherwise. That means if you cannot find their policy, it is safe to assume they don't have a problem with us hosting their work.
If the policy has been confirmed, it has to be followed regardless of the groups activity.
by Grumpy
The standard is allowed until confirmed otherwise. That means if you cannot find their policy, it is safe to assume they don't have a problem with us hosting their work.
If the policy has been confirmed, it has to be followed regardless of the groups activity.
Duplicate Uploads.
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We do not consider something a duplicate upload if either the group and/or the language are different. We will keep both chapters/volumes in this case.
We do not consider something a duplicate upload if either the group and/or the language are different. We will keep both chapters/volumes in this case.
Conflicting Policies - Joint Projects.
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We will follow the "stricter" rule unless both groups together agreed and stated a rule regarding their joint projects.
Example 1: Group A: 1 day delay, Group B: 2 Days delay => Allowed with two days of delay.
Example 2: Group A: not allowed, Group B: allowed => Not allowed
Exception:
If the uploader is from the releasing group itself, we will host it regardless of the other party's rule.
Example: Group A: not allowed, Group B: allowed, member from group A or B uploads => Allowed
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We will follow the "stricter" rule unless both groups together agreed and stated a rule regarding their joint projects.
Example 1: Group A: 1 day delay, Group B: 2 Days delay => Allowed with two days of delay.
Example 2: Group A: not allowed, Group B: allowed => Not allowed
Exception:
If the uploader is from the releasing group itself, we will host it regardless of the other party's rule.
Example: Group A: not allowed, Group B: allowed, member from group A or B uploads => Allowed
Scanlation work/Official Scans.
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Batoto will only allow content, that is
1) classified as valid work of scanlation (fan works), or
2) uploaded/approved directly by the respective copyright holder (self-publishing with Batoto as a medium)
Direct scans are not allowed unless they fall under rule 2).
1) classified as valid work of scanlation (fan works), or
2) uploaded/approved directly by the respective copyright holder (self-publishing with Batoto as a medium)
Direct scans are not allowed unless they fall under rule 2).
Comment Section.
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Original Postby Trebor
Comments in the comment box (option 3) should be limited to quick observations about the comic itself. It's not policy (nor feasible) for mods to look through every comment posted. Therefore, requests for a comic to be fixed via the comments are usually ignored. The correct place to bring broken comics to our attention is the QA forum / report issue with comic button (which takes you to the QA forum).
Also, trolling, long discussion and rants NOT related to the comic itself is also against our policy. The comment box is for SERIES discussion, not SCANLATOR discussion. An example of this is here: http://www.batoto.co...ve-so-life-r622, where fubuly unapproved about 2 pages worth of non-related comments.
Comments in the comment box (option 3) should be limited to quick observations about the comic itself. It's not policy (nor feasible) for mods to look through every comment posted. Therefore, requests for a comic to be fixed via the comments are usually ignored. The correct place to bring broken comics to our attention is the QA forum / report issue with comic button (which takes you to the QA forum).
Also, trolling, long discussion and rants NOT related to the comic itself is also against our policy. The comment box is for SERIES discussion, not SCANLATOR discussion. An example of this is here: http://www.batoto.co...ve-so-life-r622, where fubuly unapproved about 2 pages worth of non-related comments.
Comic Status
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The status of the comic at Batoto. Please do not state the status of origin that is not hosted here.
This means it's neitherthe 'scanlations status', nor the status in the 'country of origin'.
The status of the comic at Batoto. Please do not state the status of origin that is not hosted here.
This means it's neitherthe 'scanlations status', nor the status in the 'country of origin'.
Questions.
For any questions, feel free to post a them in this thread or a new topic in the forums.
