howto:contribute

Lurker to Contributor Transformation Guide

Lurked long enough and want to start posting something? If you have just made an account, it would be a good idea to make sure you know the rules and content guidelines before submitting anything.

Please keep in mind that everything you submit is a contribution, from comments and tag edits to uploads and translations. Everything you do here should be about the content of the site and making it better.

How to Danbooru

These rules apply to every part of our site:

It would be good to know how Danbooru works:

Tags

Want to help out with adding tags to posts? You are about to take part in one of Danbooru's most important efforts. Therefore you should know the tagging standards we expect from you.

Also know the process of creating new tags:

Those interested in tag gardening and uploading should know about the How do I tag this? thread, where users can ask for help with tagging: topic #12251.

Posts (Uploading)

Posts are the blood and bone of Danbooru. We pride ourselves for having the best picture collection on the internet, and we expect you to maintain the standard. Before you upload anything, we would like you to:

Other useful things to know about:

More Protips:

  • Remember to tag what you upload. All new posts are expected to be tagged to at least Level 1 per the Tag Checklist.
  • It is a good idea to learn how to tag (see above) before uploading.
  • If you don't know where to start, from time to time Approvers will submit under-posted artists to the Upload Bounty Thread: topic #24186.

Rating

Please help out by making sure that all posts are properly rated. This is required for Donmai.moe to work properly.

  • Read the Rating Guidelines for rating sexual content.
  • Extreme violence or depictions of body mutilation must be tagged with the guro tag.

Just to get into the right kind of thinking:

  • Posts with a general rating (rating:g) would be things you could show to someone in public.
  • Posts with a sensitive rating (rating:s) would be things you will be comfortable viewing in art class in high school.
  • donmai.moe only displays posts with a rating of general. Improper rating may cause donmai.moe to show unwanted posts.

When in doubt, you can always request help in the Ratings Check Thread: topic #8495.

Comments

Do you have something to say about a post that you have seen? Before posting a comment on any post, make sure you have read the community rules.
Remember that you can use the No bump option when posting follow-up comments, which makes the comment not appear at the top of the Comments page. Your use of non-bumping is very much appreciated.

Forum

Before posting on the forum, make sure you have read the Community Rules.
The Forums are only for issues concerning content (like posts, and tags), Danbooru bugs and suggestions. Nothing personal should be posted.

Bulk Update Requests allow you to formally propose changes to tags on the forum. It's a good idea for all contributors to know at least the basics of the BUR process.

The Useful Threads Index in topic #8235 contains a list of frequently-used threads for requests and discussions.

Pools

Do you think some posts you have been browsing should be in a pool? Check out:

  • Our Pool Guidelines
  • The Pointless Pools Forum (topic #8282), where pools are reported for deletion. Reading the posts in there will give you an idea of how not to create a pool.
  • Examples of good use for pools: 4koma Manga Series (pool #678), Untaggable Theme (pool #1886)
  • A discussion on Pools That Should Be Tags (topic #8956).

Translation Notes

Here's what you need to know before placing notes on a post:

Artists

If you are helping mantain the Artist database, check out the Danbooru Artist Guidelines.

Forum threads to know about:

Wiki

If you would like to contribute to the wiki, please make sure you:

Thanks for Contributing!

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