Community Rules
Community Rules
Duela is a shared fantasy world. These rules exist to keep it usable and worthwhile for everyone who writes in it.
Core expectations
Contributors should:
- Respect the load-bearing parts of the setting
- Credit work they build from
- Label branches clearly
- Avoid claiming ownership over shared canon
- Treat other contributors' work as work worth taking seriously
- Keep disagreements focused on the work, not the person
Content
Dark stories are welcome. Horror, tragedy, violence, moral corruption, religious manipulation, predation, war, exploitation, and grief can all exist in Duela.
The rule is about purpose, not topic. Darkness in service of a story is welcome. Darkness as the point of a story is not. Content that exists purely for shock value, with no narrative purpose, may be removed or flagged for review.
If you are uncertain whether something crosses this line, ask before posting.
Hard limits
The following are not permitted under any circumstances:
- Sexual content involving minors
- Content that exists purely as sexual exploitation with no narrative function
- Content that promotes or facilitates real-world harm
- Harassment of contributors (see below)
- Plagiarism
- Deliberate sabotage of shared pages: vandalism, mass deletion, inserting false canon into reference pages, or otherwise damaging shared infrastructure
- Posting another person's private information or private material without their permission
Harassment
Harassment includes but is not limited to:
- Targeting a contributor's work with repeated bad-faith criticism intended to drive them away
- Continuing contact after someone has asked you to stop
- Posting personal information about another contributor without their consent
- Coordinating with others to pressure, exclude, or humiliate a specific contributor
Disagreement about a story, a character, or a creative decision is not harassment. Persistent personal targeting is.
Reporting =
If you believe content violates these rules, flag it for the Committee through the relevant discussion page or by contacting the project directly.
The Committee reviews flagged content and decides whether removal, revision, or other action is appropriate. Contributors whose work is flagged will be informed and given an opportunity to respond before any action is taken, except in cases of clear hard-limit violations.
Canon and branches
Not every story needs to be Living Canon. The default home for stories is the General Collection, and most stories will stay there permanently.
Branches are allowed and encouraged. A branch must credit the story it grows from. A branch does not replace the original.
For full details, see Canon Structure, Story Status, and Branching Guide.
Attribution
Duela uses CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.
Contributors must credit work they build from. This applies to branches, derivative characters, settings developed from existing ones, and published work that draws on community contributions. The license requires it and the community expects it.
