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Frequently Asked Questions

These questions have been asked over and over again.
Please, make sure that your question has not been answered below before you ask for help on the forums.

Q: Is there a DNP / Avoid Posting list?

Full article: Avoid Posting List.

Yes, there is. Multiple artists and copyright holders have asked for their artwork to not be posted to e621.
Some of them have set specific conditions under which their images can be ed.
The full list can be found here.

If you are an artist or a copyright holder of a piece of artwork or characters depicted therein, and want it to be removed, you may submit a takedown request here.

[[e621:faq#DNP]]

Q: My blacklist does not work!

Full article: Blacklist.

1. Is the blacklist on? Check the "Blacklisted" section in the sidebar - if the tag is crossed out, it will not be filtered out: https://i.imgur.com/ZP5zgul.png
Click on it to re-enable it, or click on "Re-enable all" to turn all of the filters back on. On mobile, that section would be near the bottom of the page, under all the posts.

2. Make sure that your blacklist is formatted correctly. Most s' blacklists would have every tag on its own line.
Having more than one tag on a line means that in order to be filtered out, the post would have to match all of them: https://i.imgur.com/tbd30PS.png

[[e621:faq#Blacklist]]

Q: When I click on a thumbnail, I get an error.

You might have switched to a different viewing mode. In the sidebar, right under the search bar, find the dropdown menu labeled "Mode", and set it to View
On mobile, that menu is located near the bottom of the page, under all the posts.

[[e621:faq#SearchMode]]

Q: How do I make a new artist / character tag?

Full article: Tag Categories.

Method 1:
1. Add the tag to a post, like you would any other tag.
2. After saving the changes, find the tag in the post page's sidebar, and click on "">[[e621:faq#Bladerunning]]