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1. Do not plagiarize work. Ever. You can’t just copy and paste somebody else’s essay or blog post and post it here. If you use images belonging to someone else such as art, you should credit the owner of the work using a caption. You can of course use excerpts and quotations from other writers, but be sure to take into account this second rule:
2. Cite your sources. I’m not going to force you to write a bibliography or add a reference for every time you mention a book, nor do you need to cite every time you use a quotation – however, where possible it is important to let your readers know where a quotation came from: you can do this with occasional citations or references. (The citation style is not enforced at all, but is more of a recommendation.)
3. Content warnings are appreciated. If you’re going to be discussing disturbing themes in your writing, it is important that your readers know this. This is again more of a recommendation than a “rule”, but you shouldn’t offended if a site admin retroactively places a warning on your post: it isn’t meant as an insult to the integrity of the work.
4. Be respectful and professional. Disrespect and abuse directed towards others, such as using disrespectful language and slandering other authors because you don’t like their work rather than making valid criticisms about said work is not a valid form of writing to post here. You shouldn’t be making a post saying “I don’t like George Orwell very much, because I think he’s mean”, but you should instead be explaining why, and in a professional and respectful manner, for example, “I take issue with the writing of Orwell’s List, which was a piece of anti-communist propaganda meant to taint the reputation of several other writers.”
5. The usual rules of respect apply when writing literary criticisms. As an extension of Rule #4, you should not be using prejudiced or otherwise obscene language to refer to others. No, I will not ban you for quoting Langston Hughes because the quotation contained a racial slur, but you should obviously not be writing about how J.K Rowling is an [insert rude word here], (we know she may be, but we are professionals, and would much prefer to discuss literary works from a literary perspective.) This should go without saying for every sensible and respectable writer here.
6. No NSFW content. This is not an adult site. You can talk about a sexual scene in a book, but we don’t need a helpful video to show us exactly what is happening in said scene, for example. The rules on this are complex and subjective, so if you can manage to make a professional and University-acceptable analysis of Fifty Shades of Grey, then props to you. Just be sure to take Rule #3 into account if you do so. In short, we aim to keep the site’s content “PG-13”.
7. Site admins reserve the right to censor or remove potentially offensive content. If for example, as in the example provided by Rule #5 you have used a quotation containing offensive language or imagery without using the appropriate warnings, one may be added, or the offending words or phrases may be censored with asterisks. If your post breaks site rules or is intended to troll or offend, it can and will be removed. We want to build a safe and positive environment for all on this blog.

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