♣ {01} you may request TWO icons per week. you may only request ONE BACKGROUND/HEADER/BANNER PER MONTH. if you request a background/header/banner, you may not request anything else that week.
THE WEEK GOES FROM THE PICK-UP DATE. if that is in ANY WAY unclear, please ask a mod.
if you overrequest, you will be immediately banned from the community.            >>>>QUESTIONS?<<<<

♣ {02} you MUST specify a particular icon maker and list this maker IN THE SUBJECT. this allow makers to find their request via the calender view.

♣ {03} provide a good quality image you would like used for your graphic. please specify the text, colors, and effects you would like used. if your request is long or the image is large, put it behind an lj-cut.

♣ {04} you must credit the maker in your icon keywords! if someone asks you who made your icon, refer them to us. IF CREDIT IS NOT GIVEN, you will be banned after one warning.

♣ {05} don't post your request in different communities at the same time. this is called crossposting and you will be IMMEDIATELY BANNED if you do it. ALSO, do not request a graphic from one maker and then change it to another maker without warning. that is also crossposting, and you will be banned.

♣ {06} NO POSTS ASKING WHERE ICONS ARE/WHEN THEY WILL BE DONE. if it's been longer than TWO WEEKS, you may post inquiring politely and as a reminder.

♣ {07} DO NOT DIRECT LINK MAKERS WORK! this means when you request something, UPLOAD it to your OWN server. don't just slap on their examples page URL. that is STILL direct linking and it steals bandwith. and it is bad!

♣ {08} when requesting from a maker use an example of an icon that THEY have made. you want to be sure you're getting what you want, right? well, then use an example that you KNOW they can duplicate or achieve the same look/effect as, please. DO NOT (especially) use examples from other makers at DIFFERENT communities. that's simply rude.

♣ {09} NO community promo or non-request related posts. this means don't post and tell us when you get a new journal or rename your journal or anything that isn't a request. it will get deleted.

♣ {10} don't request in comments. all requests MUST be in a new post. this especially applies when a maker posts saying they are only taking a limited number of requests; you can't just reply to their post and request.

♣ {11} you CANNOT make requests for non-members {friends, boyfriends, etc.} if they want an icon so badly from here, they can apply for membership. this is a CLOSED community for a reason - it's so we can keep track of requests and members and who's using our work. please respect this rule and follow it appropriately.

♣ {12} if you are requesting a graphic for a community that you run, you must specify that in your request.

♣ {13} OUR WORK IS LIVEJOURNAL ONLY! this means it cannot be used at dj, gj, or any other j without the EXPRESS PERMISSION of the maker. it is up to each maker if they will allow it. if you are found to be breaking this rule, you will be IMMEDIATELY banned.

♣ {14} don't request non makers to make you an icon. following that, if you are not a maker here, you CANNOT fill requests. this also means you cannot post work of your own.

♣ {15} Do not make a request and then delete it. The maker might have already started working on it, so it's a waste of their time and confusing for you to do that. It's also unfair for others when you're taking up a request spot from a maker who takes a limited number of requests and you're not even sure about it. Don't request it if you don't want it in the first place! Be sure before you post because you will get a warning for this.

♣ {16} Do not edit a maker's work! This means don't resize it, don't change the colors, don't cut frames from animations, etc. If you want, feel free to ask them for some changes that they themselves will make, but you are not allowed to alter their work. You will get a warning for this.

the mods reserve the right to edit or redefine these rules at any time. if we do, we will make a post in the community explaining the new rule.
THESE MOD POSTS COUNT AS RULES AND IF YOU BREAK THE LAWS THEREIN YOU WILL STILL GET WARNED AND/OR BANNED!