Submission Guidelines

As of 22/7/2015, the Conglomera subreddit has been made public and open for anyone to submit a new post on the forum. For more information, please visit the Policies and Procedures page.
== Rule #1: All threads must be tagged with the appropriate flair. ==
* [Stories] - for complete story submissions
* [Offtopic] - for non-Conglomera discussion/community building
* [Art] - for artwork submissions - e.g. sketches, visual art, music, videos, etc.
* [Contest] - For posts like Tropey Tuesday, Whimsical Wednesday, and Sketchy Sunday.
* [Meta] - For any subreddit related discussion, i.e. rules changes, info about the wikia, asking for co-authors, etc.
* [Poll] - For weekly polls
* [Canon] - For poll results
* [Lore] - For non-Canon content in need of editing and feedback before posting to the Canon Submission Thread
== Rules for story submissions: ==
# All story elements must fit within canon to the best of the author's ability. All non-canonical story elements should be submitted to the canonization procedure via poll.
# Along with each story, the author should include a section (either within the original post or in the comments section) with the following information, if able:
#* Timeline: Approximate age/place in history on which this story occurs (can use defined ages or describe in relation to other stories)
#* Location:  Approximate location/setting of this story (with link to maps, if relevant)
#* Credits: Username mentions of any community members who had a significant hand in the story process or whose canon content is being used in the story
# Community members should use the comment section below the original story post for constructive criticism/editing suggestions and for meta discussions about canon and possible spin-off stories.
# If stories are approved by the public and fit within the established canon, they are automatically accepted as part of the Conglomera canon.
# Authors should update the wikia as needed.
# All story prompts/ideas for stories should be made in the monthly prompt thread; all collaboration solicitations should be made in the weekly forum thread.
== Map Submission Policy ==
Maps will generally be considered "approved artwork" and should be submitted directly to the subreddit using the [Art] flair. These are maps created to depict different visualizations of the world & its locations.  Although, artists/map makers should try to refer to a canon reference map if possible, there is a bit more artistic license allowed here.  Most maps created for the subreddit will fall under this category.
Reference maps, on the other hand, are those designed to be a resource for the practical, technical side of worldbuilding within Conglomera.  These maps should be less detailed & allow freedom for other content creators to build upon them.  They must be internally consistent with prior canon and follow proper rules of geography & cartography.  These maps are subject to the standard canonization procedures, and must be voted on via poll as the Creation of a technical/reference map.
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