Expunging

Expunging allows users to remove galleries from the default listing and searches. This is typically done because of duplicate or replaced content.

How To

Expunging a gallery is handled via a petitioning system. Each gallery has a "Petition to Expunge" link on the right side above the images. Any user with mod power 5 or above may start a gallery expunge. Otherwise, this forum thread can be used to ask for an expunge to be created on your behalf.

The "Petition to Expunge" link will replace the gallery's image section with a list of reasons a gallery can be expunged. An explanation for the expunge must be provided in the input boxes by the user who files an expunge petition, and in some cases a URL of the invalid gallery should be provided.

Once a petition is created, subsequent users with a mod power of at least 2 may vote for or against the petition. These subsequent votes do not require a reason for voting, but one may be optionally provided. Votes for the petition add to the petition score, votes against reduce the score. A user's mod power will determine how much their vote will contribute (capped at 30; 40 for base bonus users).

In order for the gallery to be expunged a petition must reach a score of 100 and then remain there for 15 minutes, once that happens the petition becomes ACTIVE and the gallery is expunged. A petition may have a score above 100, protecting it from 'against' votes for the required period of 15 minutes.

A gallery may have multiple independent petitions active at the same time. In the event that one petition becomes ACTIVE all other petitions on the gallery are deleted.

Petitions left incomplete for more than 7 days are automatically cleared.

Appeal an Incorrect Expunge

In the event an expunge was carried out incorrectly, the expunge can be appealed. Within the first 7 days of the expunge any user with 10 or more mod power can create an appeal petition. Only veto holders may create an appeal after this time.

Similar to expunge petitions, users may vote for or against an appeal with an optional comment. If the appeal petition surpasses a sum of votes of 100 or more for 15 minutes the expunge will be revoked and the gallery will be restored.

After a successful expunge appeal only veto holders may start a further expunge petition on that gallery.

Users who participated in the original expunge petition may not participate in voting on an appeal petition, aside from creating them if they realize it was incorrect.

Before Expunging

Make sure the gallery is "Visible"; this status is indicated on the left-hand side of the gallery.

Reasons To Expunge

Already Uploaded

This gallery is a duplicate of equal or lower quality of an earlier posted gallery.

This explanation requires a link to the superior / previously uploaded gallery.

• An exact duplicate already exists.
• A superior version already exists (see below).
• The gallery is a compilation of works not permitted together:
  • Images from official sets (such as a comics, tankoubons, or CG sets) should not be substantially included in other collections of images.
  • Combinations of chapters from multiple tankoubons are not permitted, although related chapters from multiple anthologies are.
  • Multiple language translations should not be combined in a single gallery.
  • At least 1 source must be provided if the source has already been posted. Alternatively, at least 1 portion of the gallery that requires separation must be specified.
• A gallery updated more than twice per 30 days (a.k.a. excessive bumping). Some exceptions exist. A gallery expunged for this reason may not be re-published until 30+ days have passed.

Tag: already uploaded or compilation

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Replaced

A newer higher-quality and clearly marked copy of this gallery has been uploaded.

This explanation requires a link to the superior gallery.

• A superior version now exists which makes the current gallery inferior. (See below)

Tag: replaced

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Forbidden/Other

This gallery contains either illicit content like child porn or anything else forbidden by the Terms of Service, or otherwise falls under the Expunge Guidelines (specify below).

• Anything indexed on the Do Not Post list.
  • Minor instances should not be expunged but instead reported with the image numbers included in the report.^(Ref)
  • Content published by Wani Magazine does not apply (but may qualify as already uploaded). For a list of known Wani tankoubons that are no longer acceptable see Tankoubon DNP.
• Any real person that cannot be verified as being 18+ years of age.
• Real children regardless of nudity or sexuality.
• Real guro, extreme BDSM, bestiality or anything else considered "obscene" by law.
• Intentionally adding censorship beyond the artist's.
• Mainstream commercial manga, especially non-h (based on publisher; e.g. Media Factory, Akita Shoten).
• Anything that does not fit with the theme of the site (e.g. memes, photos of real places/objects, etc.)
• Politically charged or extremist content.
• Having less than 8 images (unless it is a sample / complete work / ongoing story/set).
• Having tiny or barely visible images.

Tag: forbidden content

• Non-cosplay porn or pictures of real people.
  • If the image(s) are a genuine part of the work (e.g. real porn ads inside of anthologies) they are exempt.
  • Asian Porn uploaded before 2012-02-15 (if otherwise considered acceptable) is exempt.^(Ref)
• Generic cosplay (any cosplay not of an established character or series).

Tag: realporn

• A gallery composed of watermarked reproductions advertising a website unrelated to the content's creation, scanning, or translation.

Tag: watermarked

Superior Versions

The most common type of superiority is the amount of content a gallery contains. There are 3 classifications of content:

Class	Includes	Desirability
Core Content	Any story images. Variant CG (with both character(s) and a background present). Colophons, omake, and original credit pages. Cover pages (included within the set > official promotional website > online stores). Translator credit pages. Only 1 is needed per translation group (even if team members change from chapter to chapter). Any advertisements included in the original work.	Always. A gallery missing any core content can be replaced by one that has more/all of it.
Extraneous Content	CG set backgrounds or character portraits. Credit pages that are not part of the work besides those for translators (e.g. credits from the scanners, colorizers, or decensors). Any smaller resolution versions of existing images. Any additions to a translated gallery not included in the translator's release, even if the release is incomplete. Sketches or otherwise unfinished pages to an ongoing work.	Can be included but cannot replace an existing gallery with all of its core content.
Non-Content	Blank pages or pages that are effectively blank. Split versions of double pages that are already included. The same applies to book spines. Any "uncleaned" versions of images that are already cleaned and included.	Not at all, but do not make a gallery expungable.

The following factors also make a gallery superior to other versions:

• Corrected Order
  • Front cover placement.
  • For non-covers this only applies to stories or other instances where image order actually matters.

• Better Quality
  • Images should be as released by the source. Conversions, retouching, leveling, splitting double-pages into singles, or removing original source watermarks are NOT permitted.
  • This includes cleaner scans, no watermarks/scanmarks, increased legibility of text, no folding marks, less artifacts, more visible contrast, etc.
  • Maximum DPI is 300; anything greater is considered excessive.
  • Single page scans are preferred over double-page scans.
  • A fully complete gallery may replace an incomplete one of superior image quality; however, if both galleries are incomplete in different ways then they both stay.^(Ref)

• Larger Resolution
  • Upscales do NOT qualify.
• Duplicate Images Removed
• Updated Translations
  • The edits must have been done by the same translator(s).

Uploader Priority

Priority	Uploader
1	Original artist posting their own art Followed by the writer
2	Translator posting their own translation Followed by the cleaner/editor Followed by any other member of the group that worked on the project Followed by any other known member of the group
3	Commissioner of the art or translation (proof required) Bounty posters do not qualify as commissioners
4	Everyone else

Priority 1-2 uploads can only be replaced if the new gallery is from the same user (or another member of the same translation team).

Different Versions

All versions of the following may exist simultaneously:

• Translated and Raw versions
• Rewrites
• Translations by different translators
• Different censorships
• Colored and Uncolored versions
• Uncensored and Censored versions
• Paper scans and Digital versions
  • Digital tankoubons do override paper scans that are not full tankoubons (and vice-versa)
• Imagesets of any theme, if uploaded by a different user. There is no such thing as a "more complete" collection in this regard.

Bad Reasons To Expunge

Bad Reason	Explanation / Proper Action
Gallery contains lolicon, shotacon, toddlercon, incest, abortion, guro, or scat content	Tag appropriately and move on. This also applies to anything else one might find "unappealing" or "offensive".
Miscategorized	Tag with the correct category to help change it.
Gallery is non-pornographic	Tag appropriately (non-h, western non-h, or non-nude).
Incorrect Name	Make or request a rename petition.
Incomplete / Sample	An incomplete/sample gallery may only be replacement expunged by a more complete gallery.
Torrent	A gallery's torrents (or lack thereof) are not relevant to the gallery itself. The EHTracker has a separate expunging system.
Themeless	Galleries with no central theme are permitted.
Rewrite / Redraw	Rewrites and redraws are permitted.
Mistagged	Post the incorrect tags here.
Uploader / User Request	Uploaders do not have claim to their galleries once published. Copyright claims may only be done by their respective owners via the report function. Misrepresenting copyright ownership will lead to a permanent ban.

Underage

The following are the correct actions for underage content:

Type	Actions
	Tag With	Expunge	Report	Alert
Drawn	lolicon / shotacon / toddlercon	X	X
Realistic 3D	forbidden content	X	✔
Real children (regardless of nudity or sexuality)	realporn	✔	✔	Post here to alert moderators.

Gallery Visibility

If a gallery is "Visible" to at least 1 user (besides Tenboro) it is counted as existing in the system and thus any re-uploads should be expunged.

• Private galleries are not to be expunged unless they contain forbidden content.

Effects of Expunging

• Expunged galleries cease earning any GP. Galleries expunged within 4 hours of their publishing receive no GP at all.
• Expunged galleries become unsearchable by default and require the advanced search setting "Show Expunged Galleries".
• Expunged galleries may be deleted by their uploader via the My Galleries UI.

Rewards

Expunging galleries (as well as renaming them) rewards points for the Cleanup Toplist. Users receive more points for being the first to petition.

Repeated poor use of expunge petitions may result in the user being banned from using them further.

Limits

• Users cannot start expunge petitions on galleries that have previously been de-expunged. Veto holders are exempt and other users may join in should a vetoer start a petition.

Forum Links

• Expunging, Appealing and Reversion Assistance - For galleries that require more votes be it expunge or appeal.
• Not sure which to keep, which to expunge - For discussing difficult cases (e.g. very similar galleries).

See Also

• Gallery Tagging
• Renaming
• Reporting
• Expunge Tracker
• For more advanced rulings and clarifications please see the talk page.