Submission Guidelines and Becoming a Member

Aug 20, 20154 min read

Deviation Actions

Published: Aug 20, 2015

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I'm removing this from the front page to de-clutter the group's homepage for everyone. The info is still necessary, tho.

Becoming a Member

The only requirement to be accepted as a member into the group is to have at least one deviation in your gallery that is (a) created in SFM and (b) created by you.

You do not need to be a member to comment or submit (to most galleries). If you are here looking for help to get started in SFM, you are welcome to comment on the group's home-page or submit a note to the group. Consider watching the group until you meet the requirement for membership.

Deviations created in Ponylumen, Gmod, Blender/Maya/etc do not count as SFM deviations (nor are they accepted into the group).

Submission Guidelines

Please follow these guidelines when submitting a deviation to SFM-Ponies.

Posters of 1-2 Ponies

Background Ponies: Cannon ponies from MLP:FIM who do not fall into any of the below categories.
CMC: Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, and Babs Seed
Mane 6: The main 6 characters of MLP:FIM
OC Ponies: Any personal or non-cannon OC
Royal Family: Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Prince Blueblood, and Shining Armor
SFW Anthro Ponies: *safe for work* anthropomorphic ponies
SFM Ponies Only: Ponies next to a SFM logo
Villains: Bad guys from MLP:FIM

Posters of 3 or more Ponies

Small groups: 3 or 4 ponies in a poster.
Large groups: 5+ ponies in a poster

Special Categories

Note: These categories override the other non-resource categories.

Animated: Animations created in SFM.
Comics: A multiple panel image with texts and a story OR tumblr ask-blog type images
Contest Folder: Folder that's specifically used for group contest submissions
Crossovers: Posters that combine cannon MLP with other franchisees/games/etc like Fallout Equestria, Five Nights at Pinkies/FNAF, etc.
Equestria Girls: For all posters containing Equestria Girls models.

Resources

Note: All submissions must be able to be downloaded or linked to download/workshop.

Pony Source Files: For SMDs, QCs, etc relating to the creation of pony models (ie. resources for before a model is compiled for Source)
SFM Resource: Downloadable models, animation cycles, etc useable in SFM and related to MLP.
SFM Safe Maps: Maps made to work in SFM and related to MLP.
SFM ponies WIP: Show off your WIPs (can be in Source, 3D programs, etc, but the eventual goal needs to be for Source engine)
SFM Resource OC: Downloadable resources containing either personal or non-show-cannon original characters.
Tutorial: Tutorials for either working within or creating resources for SFM

If you find any submissions erroneously accepted into the group or in the wrong folders, please report them to us for consideration.

Home Page/Group Journal Comment Guidelines

Keep drama-inducing comments to a minimum
Don't link to any journal or submission that perpetuates personal drama or bias
Don't ask for someone to make your OC (outside of the journals linked below)
Comments regarding the administration of the group are welcome, but consider sending a note to the group or one of the admins before doing so. Admins have defined expectations and will be held accountable for their actions on DA. Legitimate concerns and complaints will be considered and responded to with the appropriate amount of seriousness.
Constructive feedback for improving the group is welcome and will be considered by the group administration.

Comments will be judged on a case-by-case basis, but only the more serious of offending comments will have action taken on them (we're not trying to "rule with an iron fist" here). Repeat serious offenders may find themselves blocked, but this resolution will be avoided unless deemed necessary. In the event of a random deviant (non-member) unrelated to the group or SFM in general breaks the rules, the deviant will likely be automatically blocked.

If you want a pony OC done for you to use on SFM, don't ask on the group's comments or notes. Instead, go HERE or HERE and talk to someone from those lists to make your OC.

SFM-Ponies's sister site: PonySFM
SFMP_Ru community site: SFMP_Ru