About Infractions
Each rule infraction will add Infraction Points to your account, and exceeding certain point limits on your account will cause you to be automatically banned. The length of this ban is determined by the amount of Infraction Points currently applied to your account - please refer to the following table for reference.
| Infraction Points | Ban Duration |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 Days |
| 4 | 3 Days |
| 6 | 7 Days |
| 8 | 30 Days |
| 10 | Permanent |
Infraction Points applied to your account will expire after a pre-determined period of time, depending on the infraction. Note that this is a separate system from bans, and an infraction expiring does not necessarily indicate that the accompanying ban will expire with it.
Infraction Information
Chat Infractions
Advertising (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Please only post solicitations or advertisements in the appropriate channels: This includes links to your trades or sales, or asking if players want to purchase something from you. If you are offering something for free, this does not apply. Also, please don't link to external chats.
Roleplaying (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Roleplaying is wonderful, but it doesn't suit a large chatroom full of people who want to talk with each other. Roleplaying is better suited for the forums or private messaging, as it can disrupt the flow of conversation. However, short first person messages used sparingly are allowed. If you wish to find a roleplay partner you’re free to ask if someone wants to roleplay, but don’t start anything in the chat.
Spamming / Flooding (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Do not flood the Official Furvilla Discord chat: This is defined as posting multiple messages in a row outside of the Spam channel, where you or your friends are the only ones posting, in a very quick amount of time that does not contribute to the current discussion (i.e. posting long strings of emojis, multiple images, etc.).
Forum Infractions
Avatar or signature violations (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Don't use inappropriate content, this includes images and text, in your avatar (even if cropped) and signature. The signature can't be wider than 504 pixels and taller than 300 pixels. Remember that users will see it every time you post so pick something easy on the eyes! Animated avatars of any format are also not allowed.
Backseat moderation (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
We understand that you'd like to help keep the game under control but it's better to use the report feature, as the staff has better tools to handle issues. Also, telling users that they are breaking the rules may make you look condescending in their eyes and make you a target.
Criticizing a legitimate gameplay tactic (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Do not criticise a legitimate, allowed gameplay technique: Oftentimes, players criticize gameplay that does not break rules, such as sniping, buying low and selling high, blocking, or other methods of play. Please do not start threads or make comments that criticize players for utilizing allowed gameplay methods that you do not agree with.
Discussion of political or religious forum topic (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Do not discuss politics, religion, or substance use outside the 18+ forums: while there is nothing inherently wrong with them, they very commonly lead to heated debates in which users attack one another.
Duplicate threads (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Please do not post duplicate threads: Do not "cross-post" or place your topic in more than one forum board. Please choose only one board, and place your topic in it only one time.
Excessive caps or emojis (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Please do not use excessive caps or decorative icons: these text functions can be useful when they're used sparingly, but they should be used in moderation. Avoid full caps thread titles or paragraphs in caps, and limit the amount of decorative text symbols you use in threads and their titles.
Excessive obscenity (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
While swearing is not against the rules and there are global and personal word filters, please let your posts have a minimum of decency. A message riddled with cuss words or overly graphic descriptions is no good.
Gravedigging (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Avoid gravedigging unnecessary threads: You are welcome to resurrect a discussion if it is pertinent to current events or a timeless topic. This means that resurrecting a discussion about your favorite Furvilla costume is okay, but not one that is about a news post from two years ago.
Specifically, threads that have not been posted in for a month or longer are covered by this rule.
Inappropriate bumping (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Bumping your own threads (posting in them to make them appear at the top of the thread list) is allowed at most once a day for each topic. Forcibly keeping threads on the front page will annoy users that aren’t interested.
Misleading forum titles / clickbait (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Please do not post misleading thread titles: The thread title you choose should be related to the content within. This is especially important if you have a question, as a topic of "Help" doesn't provide information as to what your problem is. Be descriptive and accurate.
Posting about self-harm or suicide (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Do not post threads or comments to tell other players that you want to self-harm yourself or that you want to commit suicide. If you need help and/or wish to reach out to someone please contact one of the Hotlines listed Here.
Posting seizure-causing content or jumpscares (6 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Avoid posting flashing images that could easily cause an epileptic seizure, a jumpscare or any poor taste joke meant to frighten users, make them feel sick, or harm them in any other way, they aren’t funny.
Posting untagged spoilers (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Avoid making posts that can spoil the content of a new movie, show, game or other media without a proper warning.
Posting your real life contact information (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Don't share sensitive information such as your address, phone number, credit card information, etc. publicly. Sharing email addresses, instant messengers, and links to your offsite web pages are at your own risk. Be careful with what information you post about yourself.
Self-harm or suicide baiting (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not post threads, comments, or send messages telling other players that they need to self-harm themselves or that they need to commit suicide.
Spamming the forums (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Every thread must have some discussion value to maintain a level of quality and uniqueness for each topic in the boards. This means that threads used as personal threads where other users are not allowed to post on are not allowed as they provide no discussion value. Threads with the sole purpose to increase your post counter are not allowed either. Also, please don't open threads directed at users. Lastly, refrain from advertising other games or services.
Subject derailment (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Please do not derail threads: Do not come into a thread and abruptly change the topic. While natural evolution of a discussion from the original subject toward a new one is allowed and encouraged, players should not come into a thread and disrupt the current topic.
Unreadable font (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Keep your font readable and easy on the eyes. Custom fonts aren’t allowed to use colors that blend in with a white background or can cause eye strain against a white background (i.e. light pastel colors or neon colors). When you post on the forums everyone would like to be able to read what you’re saying without straining their eyes!
Fur Idol Infractions
Attempting to sneak a FurIdol entry past the mods (2 Points, Expires in 180 Days)
Do not submit a Fur Idol piece multiple times without revision if it’s been denied or removed originally.
Begging for Fur Idol votes (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Users may not beg for votes from other users, including sending PMs with the intention of getting others to vote, or posting forum threads asking for people to vote for them, or asking in the chats for votes.. This also includes asking others to do this for them.
Copyright Infringement (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Do not post copyrighted content you do not have permission to use - this includes using meme-images, photography you do not own, or any other form of art that you yourself have not created.
Depiction of Gore/Realistic Gore content/Self Harm (2 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Fur Idol is a PG-13 contest and as such, it does not allow for visual representation of the following: excessive amounts of realistic gore, depictions of self-harm or harm to others, excessive amounts of blood or bodily fluids such as spit or snot, depictions of realistic entrails. This does not include depictions of the gore that is already part of the paintie, or depictions of non-realistic candy gore.
Paying for Fur Idol votes (2 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Users may not attempt to pay for votes by use of site currency, art or any other means designed to solicit additional votes. This also includes asking other users to do this for the submitting artist.
Posting sexual content (6 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Absolutely no sexual content, explicit or implicit: Furvilla is a PG-13 game. This infraction relates to posting artwork, photographs, or other content that implies sex, covered and implied genitalia, uncovered nipples, implied nipples, or any other content that Furvilla Staff may find unacceptable. Posting sexual content in Fur Idol after receiving a sexual content warning will result in a permanent ban from Fur Idol.
Submission of intentionally rule-breaking FurIdol (2 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not submit “joke” Fur Idol entries that very obviously break one or more of the rules. An example of this would be repeatedly submitting a joke photo pulled from any search engine as a Fur Idol entry, or repeatedly submitting an image based on a meme that clearly is intended as a joke.
General Infractions
Account violation - sale or trade (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Players may not attempt to sell, trade, or give away their Furvilla accounts.
Begging (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Do not message users or post forum topics for free content, or asking for a valuable item in exchange for a pittance.
Bringing up old forum drama (2 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Don't repost old site or forum drama. Any discussion, reposting of forum content, or screenshots about old site or forum drama activity is strictly forbidden. Distribution of this information only serves to incite drama again and will not be permitted. Content that will be regarded as forum drama is anything that was heated enough for the Staff to step in to put an end to the discussion.
Bypassing rules / mimicking rule-breaking behavior (2 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Users that try to copy questionable behavior while slightly altering the part of it that led to an infraction will not be tolerated, even if the purpose is to jokingly tease staff and users.
Bypassing rules / mimicking rule-breaking behavior (4 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Users that try to copy questionable behavior while slightly altering the part of it that led to a warning or infraction will not be tolerated, even if the purpose is to jokingly tease Staff and users.
Bypassing rules / mimicking rule-breaking behavior (6 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Users that try to copy questionable behavior while slightly altering the part of it that led to a warning or infraction will not be tolerated, even if the purpose is to jokingly tease Staff and users.
Copyright infringement (2 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Do not post copyrighted content you do not have permission to use - this includes creating copyright-themed Painties.
Disapproved CSS use (2 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Please do not use the CSS functions to: change the game information shown on your profile or villager's profile, overlay a fake image over your villager as if a Paintie were accepted with that image, hide or obscure game info or text or otherwise make the page unduly difficult to navigate. The latter includes but is not limited to, upside down text, quickly spinning or bouncing images, backgrounds that are too similar to the text colour, and animated or high-contrast backgrounds.
Discussing sexual content / sexual comments (2 Points, Expires in 180 Days)
Furvilla does not permit players to discuss sexual content or make comments that are sexual in nature.
Discussion of pedophilia (2 Points, Expires in 180 Days)
Do not discuss any form of pedophilia on Furvilla.
Discussion of staff action (2 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
No discussions about Staff actions: if a user is banned or a thread is closed and you would like to talk about it, please contact a Staff Member privately. It’s the quickest way to receive a response and prevents misinformation. We guarantee to treat you without bias and we're here to help the game we love. Also, sharing Staff correspondence is not allowed.
Encouraging illegal drug or alcohol use (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not encourage users to break the laws of their location regarding drugs and alcohol. This includes attempting to sell or trade for drugs or alcohol on Furvilla, or any attempts to locate drugs or alcohol while using Furvilla.
Engaging in personal attacks (4 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not personally attack another player or Staff Member: Do not use profanity against another person, name and shame someone, post public black lists, levy insults against another, or otherwise behave in a way that attacks another player. Absolutely no threats of violence against another user, jokingly or not.
Exploitation of players / scamming (4 Points, Expires in 365 Days)
Players are not allowed to scam others, which is defined as conducting a trade without fulfilling one's half of the bargain.
Exploitation of the game / cheating (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Don't try to exploit the game via glitches or hacks. Third party programs are allowed as long as they don't play the game for you (such as bots or autoclickers). If you're unsure about whether a tool is okay or not, contact us!
Flame baiting (2 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Don't post with the intent to stir a fight between users, nor post with the intent to bait a Staff Member. Certain subjects are easily misinterpreted and, while they’re not forbidden, they are likely to create drama if presented in a certain tone or context. In addition, Staff are here to protect players and keep the game running smoothly, and should not be distracted from their duties with baiting posts.
Harassment / spamming of other players (4 Points, Expires in 180 Days)
Do not harass other players in any way, shape or form. Harassment or continuous pestering of other players through the forums, PMs, anonymous transfers, or otherwise will not be tolerated.
Illegal off-site trade (2 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Players may not trade or ask to trade Furvilla content to other websites that do not allow offsite trading. Players also may not trade to games that permit their users to sell or trade their content for real life money.
Inappropriate communication with staff (2 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not engage in repeatedly arguing with staff in support emails, private messages, forums, or any other communication in any vulgar, obscene, or overly rude manner. All communication must be civil and users are not permitted to be overly aggressive.
Multiple accounts violation (6 Points, Expires in 365 Days)
Players are only permitted to have one account, and may not have access to any other accounts or permit others to access their own account.
Pedophiliac behavior (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not prey on minors! Pedophiliac behavior will be reported to the authorities.
Phishing (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not attempt to steal a user's password or login information to Furvilla or any other website.
Plagiarism (4 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not take another person's content and claim it as your own. This includes copy and pasting other artists' artwork onto your Painties, or stating that art or writing was created by you when it wasn't.
Posting foreign language content (1 Points, Expires in 30 Days)
Furvilla is an English website run by English-speaking staff, and for that reason we only allow players to communicate in English. Please do not post content in foreign languages as we would be unable to moderate that content. You are still permitted to name your villagers after a non-English word provided it is not obscene.
Posting frightening or sickening content (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Don't post frightening or sickening content. Frightening content is defined as graphic real life photographs or photo-realistic artwork indistinguishable from a photograph or detailed writing depicting violence towards humans or animals.
Posting gratuitous pornographic or sexual content (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Absolutely no pornographic or sexual content, explicit or implicit: Furvilla is a PG-13 game. This infraction relates to posting artwork, photographs, writing, or other content that displays sex, uncovered genitalia, bodily fluids, sex toys, or sex gear.
Posting hate speech or prejudicial content (4 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not post slurs, discriminatory speech, or discriminatory images that disparage a group of people because of their sex, gender, religion, gender identity, sexuality, race, national origin, disability.
Posting malicious software or viruses (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not post malicious software or viruses that can harm a user's computer, or link to any websites that will give users viruses.
Posting or linking to pirated software or media (1 Points, Expires in 90 Days)
Posting or linking to pirated software or media (such as pirated movies) is illegal.
Posting personal information about others (8 Points, Expires in 365 Days)
Do not post personal information about others without permission, which includes real name, address, phone number, photographs from real life, their school, or other information that may endanger them.
Posting sexual content (6 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Absolutely no sexual content, explicit or implicit: Furvilla is a PG-13 game. This infraction relates to posting artwork, photographs, writing, or other content that implies sex, covered and implied genitalia, uncovered nipples, implied nipples, or any other content that Furvilla Staff may find unacceptable. This applies to written work as well.
Real money transaction (8 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Don't sell, or attempt to sell, your account, items, villagers, or any other Furvilla content (this does not include Painties) for real money. If you want to sell a Paintie that's already on a villager, you must remove the Paintie from that villager and have the buyer re-upload it.
Report abuse (1 Points, Expires in 180 Days)
Players may not use the reports function to file false reports about others or otherwise file a report that does not report anything rule breaking. Players may not file multiple reports on the same issue, or contact multiple moderators to have another moderator review the report when a report has already been resolved. Escalation of a report may only be done by contacting an Admin.
Soliciting sexual encounters or sexual chat (10 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not solicit sexual interactions or share contact information with that intent.
Paintie Infractions
Attempting to sneak a Paintie past the mods (1 Points, Expires in 180 Days)
Do not submit a Paintie multiple times without revision if it’s been denied originally, purposefully attempting to “sneak” it past or get a different mod.
Submission of intentionally rule-breaking Painties (2 Points, Permanent Infraction)
Do not submit multiple “joke” Painties that very obviously break one or more of the rules. An example of this would be repeatedly submitting a joke photo pulled from any search engine as a Shifty Paintie.
