FERAL Community Rules & Guidelines
Welcome to FERAL — a community-driven platform built for furries, pups, handlers, creators, businesses, artists, vendors, and LGBTQ+ communities.
Our goal is to create a platform that is safe, respectful, creative, inclusive, community-focused, and consent-driven.
These rules apply to all users, businesses, creators, packs, events, marketplace listings, messages, comments, videos, and uploaded content.
- Content removal
- Temporary restrictions
- Suspension
- Permanent bans
- Loss of verification/badges
- Marketplace restrictions
- Legal reporting where required
1. Respect & Consent First
FERAL is built around consent, respect, and community safety. Users may not:
- Harass others
- Threaten others
- Stalk others
- Doxx others
- Share private information without permission
- Encourage self-harm
- Bully or intimidate users
- Pressure others into conversations, relationships, meetups, or sexual activity
"No" always means no. Users are expected to respect boundaries, consent, privacy, identity, pronouns, and community safety standards.
2. Hate Speech & Discrimination
FERAL has zero tolerance for:
- Racism
- Homophobia
- Transphobia
- Xenophobia
- Religious discrimination
- Ableism
- Harassment targeting identity or disability
- Extremist or hate-group content
Attacking users based on identity will result in immediate moderation action.
3. Age Requirement
FERAL is strictly 18+. Users must be at least 18 years old, provide accurate birthdate information, and complete age verification for NSFW access.
Any account suspected of being underage may be suspended, restricted, permanently banned, or reported where legally required.
Any sexual or exploitative content involving minors is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate permanent bans and reporting.
4. NSFW Content Policy
FERAL allows NSFW/adult content ONLY for users who are verified 18+, have enabled NSFW access in settings, and agree to adult content warnings.
NSFW content must be properly tagged, use content warnings, follow consent and legality standards, and remain restricted to verified adult users.
Allowed NSFW content may include:
- Adult furry artwork
- Suggestive artwork
- Adult roleplay communities
- Adult-oriented creator content
- Consensual adult themes
- Mature photography/art
- Adult text-based content
- Adult cosplay/fursuit content
Never allowed:
- Illegal content
- Exploitative content
- Non-consensual content
- Revenge porn
- Coercive sexual content
- Sexual violence glorification
- Content involving minors
- Bestiality involving real animals
- Real-world exploitation
- Human trafficking content
- Blackmail/extortion content
FERAL reserves the right to blur NSFW content, restrict discoverability, require additional tagging, remove content that violates safety standards, and restrict accounts abusing NSFW systems.
5. Marketplace Rules
Marketplace sellers must accurately describe products, deliver as promised, avoid scams or deceptive listings, respect commission timelines, and communicate honestly.
Prohibited marketplace activity:
- Fraud
- Counterfeit products
- Illegal products
- Stolen content/art
- Chargeback abuse
- Manipulated reviews
- Harassment of buyers/sellers
Trusted Seller badges may be revoked for abuse.
6. Packs & Communities
Packs are community spaces and must follow platform rules, moderate responsibly, respect user safety, and avoid harassment or exclusion campaigns.
Pack owners/moderators may not abuse moderation powers, organize harassment, encourage illegal activity, or ignore serious safety violations. FERAL admins may intervene in packs when necessary.
7. Events & Meetups
Users hosting events must provide accurate information, respect attendee safety, avoid deceptive events, and follow local laws and venue rules.
Users attending events should exercise personal judgment, meet safely, and avoid sharing private information recklessly. FERAL is not responsible for offline conduct between users.
8. Creator & Business Rules
Creators and businesses must clearly represent products/services, avoid scams or deceptive advertising, respect copyright laws, and follow advertising guidelines.
Advertisements may not mislead users, promote illegal activity, promote hate groups, use deceptive engagement tactics, or circumvent moderation systems. All promoted ads require moderation approval.
9. Impersonation & Fake Accounts
Users may not impersonate creators/businesses, pretend to be platform staff, create misleading parody accounts without disclosure, or use stolen identities or artwork. FERAL reserves the right to remove impersonation accounts immediately.
10. Spam & Platform Abuse
- Spam posting
- Bot abuse
- Fake engagement
- Mass unsolicited messages
- Link farming
- Malware/phishing attempts
- Exploit abuse
- Circumventing bans
11. Privacy & Safety
Users should protect personal information, use caution during meetups, and respect others' privacy. FERAL includes Ghost Mode, blocking tools, reporting systems, privacy controls, safety reminders, and moderation systems. Users may not attempt to bypass platform safety systems.
12. Reporting & Moderation
Users can report harassment, scams, NSFW violations, impersonation, hate speech, spam, safety concerns, and illegal activity.
Moderation actions may include warnings, content removal, temporary restrictions, suspension, or permanent bans. Repeated violations may result in permanent removal from the platform.
13. Community Culture
FERAL is built to encourage creativity, identity expression, community support, respectful exploration, safe adult self-expression, inclusive spaces, and real friendships and connections.
We expect users to help build the kind of platform they would want to be part of.
14. Final Enforcement Clause
FERAL reserves the right to remove content, restrict accounts, deny verification, remove badges, moderate visibility, suspend or permanently ban users, and cooperate with legal authorities where required.
FERAL moderation decisions are made to protect the safety, integrity, and long-term health of the community.
