My ASCII slungus and ASCII axolotl got removed by moderators from art portal, but i struggle to figure out what rule i broke.
You see, it's literally just ASCII art, made by me, with timelapse proof that i even linked.. There was even a signature left by me in the corner....
Now trying to visit either link will just bring you to this page
I've googled and stumbled upon a forum where people say to read the rules, but i did!!!!
My art wasn't AI generated and i seriously doubt that you can even AI-generate ASCII art anyway??
My art was MINE and there was proof with timelapse linked on my bluesky, which itself is linked on my profile AND on my bluesky profile.
My art was just of a bunny and an axolotl, so it was labelled E for Everyone.
My art wasn't just photography, because i made the art myself. I doubt that traditional artists would get their art removed?
No thirdparty assets, unless english alphabet and ASCII characters have gotten copyrighted without me noticing.
I didn't promote anything either. I left a link to my bluesky post but that's because i needed to link the timelapse as a VIDEO..
Maybe i should've emailed the support with this, but i'm still waiting on another response from them and honestly with the way the removal was handled (no warning, no mention of any broken rules), i'm inclined to believe that i'd just get a generic "you broke some rule, read the rules again" response.
Overall i'm very confused and sad. I just got to the art portal and now i feel like i'm already getting kicked out without even an explanation. Yes i checked the email.
I don't know what to do from here. I guess newgrounds isn't as safe space as i thought at first.
SouSTAR
https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/art-guidelines
"Typography is allowed, as is text in comics or story pieces but please avoid pieces that only consist of unmodified text."
So ASCII art is not allowed in the art portal.
If you want to share your ascii art, you can share it in your newsposts.
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thank you for a response, but i'm still confused
i think calling ASCII art just some "text" is a bit strange in my opinion.
i'd get it if i just posted a screenshot of an e-book i'm reading on the art-portal, but i literally spent time drawing the image WITH TEXT. it's not that much different from pixel art, and pixel art isn't forbidden..
even if pixel-art were to be forbidden, ALL digital artists obviously wouldn't get banned (even though every digital image is made of pixels), but ASCII art does, just because it's technically "text"?
regarding posting ASCII art in newsposts, newsposts can't be licensed.
besides, those are meant for NEWS, not ART.
i honestly thought ART is meant for ART-PORTAL, but i guess ASCII art isn't "ART" enough..
this all just makes me sad