New User Primer

Registration

Because of the adult nature of the site, and to protect member privacy, registration is required to access our content, and share yours. You must use a valid email address. You’ll be sent a confirmation email after your registration is manually approved.

New Member Moderation

I want to maintain a friendly atmosphere here. I also want to keep unsavory elements out. The registration form has an anti-spam measure built in. As an extra layer of protection, your first few posts will require moderator approval by me. Once I verify you’re human, you’ll be granted standard access.

Please note, promotion to standard access is not instantaneous. The system runs an hourly event that automatically promotes users who’ve met the requisite post count.

Trophies

We have a trophy system that awards points and congratulates users for reaching various milestones, like post count and reaction scores. It’s a fun way to add a light gamification element to the board. The complete list is on the board's Help section at the bottom.

User Title Ladder

We also have a user title ladder that assigns titles as your post count rises. The more you post, the higher you’ll climb until you reach the top. The titles are:

• 00 Posts: Shadow
• 10 Posts: Twilight
• 25 Posts: Dusk
• 35 Posts: Midnight
• 50 Posts: Three AM (named for what’s known as the “witching hour”)

Once you’ve posted 50 messages, you’ll earn a Custom Title trophy and be allowed to create a custom user title. Otherwise, your title will remain "Three AM".

Forum Structure

Our forum is powered by a state-of-the-art, premium community platform called xenForo. Our structure is laid out as follows (NOTE - The Galleries are reserved for member artwork.):

Member Lobby

• Site News – Site-related news and updates
• Introductions – Introduce yourself and let us get to know you!
• Café – Open discussion. Please remember we are not a debate club.
• Image of the Month - Celebrating extraordinary work by our artists as chosen by their peers. Includes NSFW and extreme content. Excludes AI art due to the divisive nature of the medium.

Gallery: Main Hall - VoD's main gallery. Anything that does not contain extreme subject matter goes here. Full nudity is allowed.

• Digital Art - Computer-generated, 3D-rendered images made with apps like Daz Studio, Poser, Blender, et al.
• Traditional Art - Drawings, paintings, and sketches.
• AI Enhanced Art - Member art enhanced with generative AI apps like Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, et al. Image dumps of similar looking content based on variations of different prompts are prohibited and will be removed.
• AI Generated Art - Generative art made with apps like Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, et al. Image dumps of similar looking content based on variations of different prompts are prohibited and will be removed.

Gallery: Back Room - Artwork featuring darker themes and extreme subject matter. Violence (includes rape, torture, mutilation), bloodshed, bestiality, hard BDSM, and death. Viewer discretion advised.

• Digital Art - Computer-generated, 3D-rendered images made with apps like Daz Studio, Poser, Blender, et al.
• Traditional Art - Drawings, paintings, and sketches.
• AI Enhanced Art - Member art enhanced with generative AI apps like Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, et al. Image dumps of similar looking content based on variations of different prompts are prohibited and will be removed.
• AI Generated Art - Generative art made with apps like Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, et al. Image dumps of similar looking content based on variations of different prompts are prohibited and will be removed.

Workshop

• Nuts and Bolts – Project drafts and works in progress
• Tips and Tricks – Tutorials, tips, tricks, and other advice
• Requisitions – Artist requests for prop and environments. Modelers are encouraged to respond if able and willing to fulfill them. Any compensation should be worked out between parties.
• Links and Resources – Links to art-related sites and resources. Members may advertise here but spamming is prohibited.

Writers Nook

• Short Stories – Text-only short fiction up to 7500 words. Longer stories are welcome, but please include chapter breaks at your discretion.