Moderation Guidelines Version 1.02 - Last updated 17 April 2008
1. MODERATING VISUAL CONTENT
The following Guidelines are presented for assistance of Miniclip moderators by defining
the type of content Miniclip feels is unsuitable for its users.
Although exceptions may be
made to certain individual content this will only be decided by Senior Management.
Please note that guidelines that apply to a photographic image (i.e. a Putty Face) are not necessarily applied to hand-drawn animations (i.e. a SketchStar animation).
Any
questions about these guidelines please contact your support manager.
Miniclip will not approve User Submissions which:
1. Depict random, gratuitous, and/or excessive violence including domestic
violence and/or abuse.
Any image both photographic and hand-drawn featuring decapitation, removal of any body
part and excessive blood loss must be deleted.
Any image both photographic and hand-drawn promoting a violent/abuse act towards a named
individual or group must be removed.
Any image both photographic and hand-drawn featuring violence towards animals must be
removed.
A hand-drawn animation or image featuring shooting and fighting is acceptable if the tone of the animation is
deemed comical and does not feature excessive amounts of blood.
A hand-drawn animation or image may feature blood if caused by non violent act.
2. Are sexually suggestive or explicit, including nudity and
pornography.
Kissing is perfectly fine limited to mouth to mouth (tounges are allowed as long as they are integral to the plot and not merely gratuitous), kissing other body parts is fine as long as they are not erogenous zones. As always, use your common sense to make the final decision.
3. Feature urination, defecation or other bodily functions.
Any image both photographic and hand-drawn featuring human urination and defecation must be removed.
A hand-drawn animation or image of a animal defecating or urinating if deemed comical is acceptable.
Submissions featuring breaking wind, nose picking, biting nails and general bad hygiene
are acceptable.
4. Use profanity or obscenity in any form or language or gestures that
could be offensive by prevailing public standards and tastes.
Any image both photographic and hand-drawn featuring types of bad language or physicals gestures which are used in a
derogatory manner must be removed.
Please remember that bad languages and physical gestures are different country to
country. If you receive a report on a image which you may feel innocent please research
before disregarding. If in doubt please refer to your support manager.
5. Incorporate or encourage the use of illegal drugs, smoking materials,
and/or alcohol.
Any image both photographic and hand-drawn featuring illegal drug use must be removed immediately.
Images of a Marijuana Leaf are not acceptable.
Any photographic image which clearly shows that somebody is intoxicated must be
removed.
A hand-drawn animation or image which features comical behavior while intoxicated is accepted if
consumption is not featured.
6. Inappropriately use symbols with strong meanings to cultural or
religious associations. This includes symbols that are related to any type
of racial, religious, nationalistic, or ethnic group, such as crosses,
pentagrams, swatiskas, hell, satan, etc.
Any image both photographic and hand-drawn which makes derogatory remarks against a ethnic, cultural or
religious group is not acceptable and must be removed.
Any associated images which promotes one particular ethnic, cultural or religious group
must be removed.
7. Include telephone numbers, addresses or any other kind of personal
information that’s not already available in the Player’s profile.
8. Feature material directly promoting another website or product.