Global Rules

1. Do not upload, post, discuss, request, or link to, anything that violates local or United States law. This will be severely punished and strictly enforced.
2. If you are under the age of 18, or it is illegal for you to view the materials contained on this website, discontinue browsing immediately.
3. Do not post the following outside of /b/: Trolls, flames, racism, off-topic replies, uncalled for catchphrases, macro image replies, indecipherable text (example: "lol u tk him 2da bar|?") or anthropomorphic ("furry").
4. All boards that default to the Kusaba (green) theme are to be considered "work safe". Violators may be temporarily banned and their posts removed.
5. All boards that default to the Photon (grey) theme are not entirely "work safe" per se, but such content is not encouraged. Any other themes denotes that the board is not "work safe"
6. The quality of posts is extremely important to this community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images and informative comments.
7. Submitting false reports or otherwise abusing the report system will result in a ban of indeterminate length.
8. Complaining about 4chon (its policies, moderation, etc.) on the imageboards can result in post deletion and banishment. The administrator will address your questions, comments, complaints, and concerns via e-mail.
9. Ban evasion will result in permanent bans. No exceptions—DO NOT EVADE YOUR BAN. Instead, wait and appeal it!
10. No spamming or flooding of any kind.
11. Advertising (all forms) is also not welcome—this includes any type of referral linking, "offers", etc.
12. Impersonating the 4chon administrator, moderators, or janitors is strictly forbidden.
13. The use of scrapers, bots, or other automated posting or downloading scripts is prohibited.
14. Remember: The use of 4chon is a privilege, not a right. The 4chon staff reserves the right to revoke access and remove content without notice.

Global rules apply to all boards unless otherwise noted.

/id/ - Imageboard Discussion & Software

1. Advertise or discuss other chan sites here.
2. No needlessly spamming a site or self-bumping topics!
3. Board software discussion. Linking to software packages is allowed
4. Software troubleshooting is also allowed.

/diy/ - How-To's and FAQs

1. This is for discussion on how to do things and for answering questions that people have.

/4chan/ - Wildcard

1. Just about anything goes. 2. Global rules 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 are enforced.

/new/ - News & Politics

1. Your place for news stories and political discussion.

/r9k/ - ROBOT9000

1. For original, thoughtful discussion.

/b/ - Random

1. ZOMG NONE!!!1*
2. Global rules 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 are enforced.

Note: "ZOMG NONE!!!1" applies to moderators as well.

/hc/ - Porn & Hentai

1. Your general all-purpose porn board that even includes video embedding.
2. Spam will earn you a permanent banishment.
3. With hentai, information pertaining to the artist, character's name, originating manga/doujin, etc. is highly valued. Please provide this information if it is available to you.
4. The posting of paysite passwords is forbidden.

/jb/ - Jailbait

1. See sticky on the board.

/r/ - Request

1. All requests, be they for content or reseeds, belong here.
2. Provide ample information in your request. Be specific—requests for "hentai" instead of "Shirow - x Works" may be removed. Link back to existing post(s) if possible.
3. Check the board for pre-existing and similar requests before reposting.
4. Do not request or discuss material protected by United States copyright law.

/pony/ - Ponies

1. Random pony board.

/tg/ - Traditional Games

1. Board games, paper games, war games, card games, etc. go here!

/x/ - Paranormal

1. For all your creepy images and stories.

IRC

#4chon @ TsukiIRC
1. Do not excessively flood, spam, or otherwise harass users.
2. No Fservs/XDCCs/annoying IRC scripts.
3. Operators reserve the right to remove users from the channel as they see fit.
#/x/ @ TsukiIRC
1. Do not excessively flood, spam, or otherwise harass users.
2. No Fservs/XDCCs/annoying IRC scripts.
3. Operators reserve the right to remove users from the channel as they see fit.
4. <3 januszeal
#r9k @ TsukiIRC
1. Original content only.
2. Don't whine if you get muted or banned for unoriginal content.