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FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

Ok hey im still new here ...and....i keep hearing about these laws and rules but other than hearsay i have no clue what they are so if Miss Vanessa or someone else could please post them here and maybe we could get this sticky-fied when its finished

these are the main ones:

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

I fully back the need for these rules to be clarified.

It'll save people asking the same questions all the time.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 6010

The laws in Bon Bon are technically a confidentiality contract between the visitors and residents of the town since many people ranging from local thieves to notorious villains (*Cough* Randy *Cough*) and up can live in some relative prosperity. The rules exist to keep the peace in some way and under no circumstances be ever broken, which is punishable by exile. Its one of the reasons why lady Edelweiss has left (I believe it has something to do with Simon's coercion).

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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 2620

Well, there are the laws of Bon Bon, which are the laws set by Simon Blue, of which the first is about the privacy of the residents.

Then there are the laws set by Vanessa for the PBB world. Like our world's laws of physics, the PBB world has some laws as well.

For example the one mentioned about no supernatural beings:
http://forums.pleasurebonbon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=44346

Then there's the one about different species not being able to reproduce unless they are closely related:
http://forums.pleasurebonbon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=53968

These rules are for appearances in the comic, I believe. I don't know if it would be possible to get an avatar drawn that's a supernatural species, or some impossible hybrid, as long as it doesn't get to appear in the comic. That's for Vanessa to decide.

Of course, for roleplaying purposes, you are free to create the characters you want.

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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 30 Aug 2008 Posts: 1521

If I may be so bold, the issue with characters like Silvador's original fursona is not as to whether or not they go against the rules so much as whether or not they would be against the law. Pokemon and dragonball have copyrights associated with them, which means that unauthorized use can result in legal and financial backlash. As to what exactly constitutes that is for most of us unclear, but most of us would feel more comfortable avoiding the risk.

The myths and folklore surrounding many of the mythical creatures we are mainly discussing are so shrouded in mystery that it would be impossible for anyone to have any legal claim to their use.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

Nobody ever mentioned copyright laws to me as a reason for not using that fursona. All I was told, basically "It's not a real animal, it's not allowed.".

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

i am happy for the insight and i do appreciate the input of Symphony and shadow_twisted

i just wanted to know if not just for the forums but also for avatar's that might eventually be in the comic ...this was intended for other newbies

Rank: Veteran Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 803

[quote="Hoshiginiro"] i am happy for the incite /quote]

I think you mean insight. Incite is a verb. Sorry bit of a spelling freak here.

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FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

So i guess Miss Vanessa wouldn't like to put all the rules in one place.... oh well then i guess i will continue to break rules out of ignorance....

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/brigwyn/ · Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 2914

I am sure if you inadvertently make a nistake there will be some one here to help you.
My fursona is an aviator, it has been pointed out that there were no aeroplanes in 1895. However there were lighter-then-air ships, so that is what my fursona operates.