The Hoard Rules
The Hoard is built for artists, collectors and commissioners. These rules protect the public marketplace, honest transactions and other users while keeping private commission workspaces outside public discovery.
Last updated · 19 August 2026
Core conduct
Respect other users
Harassment, targeted abuse, credible threats, stalking, intimidation, repeated unwanted contact and coordinated harassment are not permitted. Disagreements can happen; keep them professional and use reports or the official support channel when intervention is needed.
No scams, fraud or impersonation
Do not impersonate another person, misrepresent ownership of artwork, create fake transactions, manipulate reviews or marketplace activity, falsely claim payment, phish for credentials, or accept money with no intention of providing the agreed work.
Respect intellectual property
Only upload or sell material you have the right to use. Do not claim another artist's work as your own, remove signatures or watermarks without permission, or resell and commercially exploit artwork contrary to the rights granted by its creator.
Public content rules
Use the correct content rating
Public content must be accurately classified as SFW, Suggestive or NSFW. Do not deliberately mislabel adult material to reach users who have not chosen to see it. The Hoard may correct a rating or reduce public visibility where needed.
No underage NSFW in public content
Sexual or sexually suggestive content involving characters depicted or presented as underage must not be published publicly on The Hoard. Characters shown in public NSFW or sexually suggestive material must be clearly presented as adults.
Underage characters may appear publicly in appropriate non-sexual artwork. This rule governs public publication and visibility; private order workspaces and direct messages are not public publication surfaces.
Use appropriate public previews
When the full artwork is explicit, use an appropriate thumbnail or preview where necessary: for example a censored version, alternate SFW cover, careful crop or clear rating. Users should be able to browse without being unexpectedly exposed to explicit imagery.
Prohibited public material
Do not publicly post stolen artwork, non-consensual real intimate imagery, malware or phishing material, illegal marketplace content, malicious impersonation, or content whose primary purpose is to expose, harass or humiliate a real person.
Keep discovery and transactions honest
No discovery manipulation
Use relevant tags and accurate listing information. Do not add unrelated popular tags, intentionally miscategorize content, mass-repost listings to manipulate visibility, coordinate fake engagement or otherwise manipulate search and discovery in bad faith. Publishing multiple legitimate copies of the same YCH is allowed.
Featured means paid visibility
Featured YCHs are clearly labelled promotional placements. Buying a Featured boost does not permit misleading metadata and does not guarantee a sale, a specific number of views or permanent ranking priority.
Payments must be represented honestly
Buyer-to-artist payments happen through the artist's chosen payment provider. Do not falsely mark payments as received, fabricate provider confirmations, falsify transaction references or pressure another user to misrepresent a transaction.
Artist and seller rules
Describe listings accurately
Make clear what the buyer receives. Where relevant, state the number of slots, sale format, price or starting bid, turnaround, revisions, usage rights and important limitations. Do not hide conditions that materially change the offer after purchase.
Your boundaries remain yours
Artists may refuse a commission based on subject, complexity, character, availability or personal boundaries. A category being technically available on The Hoard does not oblige an artist to accept it.
Communicate and deliver in good faith
After accepting a paid commission, make a reasonable effort to complete the agreed work. If circumstances change, communicate with the buyer. Repeated abandonment of paid orders without communication can lead to selling restrictions.
Respect buyer references and private material
Character references and private commission materials supplied for an order should be used only as needed for that commission unless the buyer has separately authorized broader use or publication.
Buyer and commissioner rules
Respect commission terms
Read the listing and artist terms before buying. Do not pressure an artist into work outside the agreed scope, unlimited revisions, substantial unpaid changes or subjects the artist has clearly refused.
Provide usable references
References should be reasonably clear and relevant. Do not deliberately misrepresent a character, slot assignment or request in order to bypass an artist's stated boundaries.
Reviews must reflect real experiences
Reviews may be positive or negative, but must relate to a genuine transaction. Do not use reviews for threats, extortion, retaliation, disclosure of private information or rating manipulation.
Private communication
Do not expose private information
Do not publicly disclose another user's private messages, commission references, email address, home address, payment information, legal identity or other sensitive identifying information without permission.
Use reports and private tickets instead of public call-outs
When a platform issue needs intervention, use the in-site Report action where available and open a private ticket on the official The Hoard Discord for staff follow-up. This preserves useful context without unnecessarily exposing another user.
Security and platform integrity
Protect your account
Never knowingly share passwords, MFA codes, recovery codes, session credentials or private API secrets. Passkeys/FIDO2 and TOTP are recommended; Email MFA is available as a lower-priority alternative.
Do not attack or abuse the platform
Do not intentionally disrupt The Hoard, bypass access controls, exploit vulnerabilities for harm, scrape private information, automate abusive activity or attempt to access data you are not authorized to access.
Report security issues privately
Security issues should be reported through a private ticket on the official Discord. Do not publish working exploits, credentials or sensitive user data in public channels.
Enforcement
Actions are proportional
Depending on severity, context and history, The Hoard may correct a rating, reduce visibility, remove public content, issue a warning, revoke a promotion, restrict marketplace features, suspend selling privileges, suspend an account or permanently terminate an account.
Good-faith mistakes can be corrected
Not every mistake needs punishment. An accidental tag, rating or configuration error can normally be fixed. Enforcement is intended for harmful behavior, serious misuse and repeated violations.
Platform decisions can be challenged
If you believe a moderation action was made in error, open a private ticket on the official Discord and provide the relevant listing, order or account details. The Hoard may review the decision and available context.
Rules may evolve
The Hoard is an evolving service. These rules may be updated when features, legal obligations or marketplace risks change. Material changes will be communicated where appropriate.
Freedom for artists. Privacy for users. Clear rules for the public marketplace.
These Community & Marketplace Rules form part of the Terms of Use and should be read with the Privacy Policy.