Before you post your wishlist, please look over the following guidelines. Wishlists that are in violation of the guidelines may be rejected from the moderation queue and we will ask you to edit your list.

1. Your Wishlist may contain 10 wishes.

You may include less, but please do not include more.  We do permit the inclusion of one external wishlist as one of the wishes, i.e. "Wish #7: Anything from my Amazon wishlist," but wishlists with multiple links will be rejected and asked to be revised.

Please note that we also monitor for wishlists which try to sneak extra items in, either unintentionally (such as "Wish #2: Books (Interview with the Vampire, Harry Potter 6, The Silmarillion, American Gods, and any of the Dark Tower series).") or intentionally (such as "Wish #5: Any CDs by U2 or REM. Doctor Who Season 2 on DVD.") See also: Frequently Asked Questions

2. Contact Information

While we advise that you do include contact information with your wishlist (such as an e-mail address that you frequently check), we do not advise that you post your home address. Please remember that this is a public community, and this is the internet. We can't ensure that everyone who joins, watches, or just browses on by is a wholesome individual. Instead, if you are asking for physical items, you should either a) include a Post Office Box address, or b) only provide your address upon request if you are comfortable with this. If you are a college student, please consider using your campus PO box rather than your home address. If you are not comfortable with giving out your mailing address, you do not have to. There are plenty of people in the community who post wishlists not intending to receive anything from strangers, or only posts wishlists for the benefit of their real-life friends. Please use your own judgment if you are going to include a mailing address in your post.

Please note that if you are found to be under the age of 18 and include a home address in your post, your post will be rejected.

3. Do not post your wishlist behind an LJ cut.

Yes, you heard that right. Odd, but true. While browsing the community, it's actually much easier to read wishlists without having to click on LJ-cut links every time. So unless your wishlist is unusually long with explanations and descriptions, OR unless it contains images, you do not have to put it behind a cut.

4. Font, Sizes and Colors

We know that some people may want to change the default font of their entries in order to make their entries stand out, be festive or to look pretty. Please don't do this! Many people view this community on their friends pages, and nearly everyone's friends pages have a different layout. If you chose to make your font red, and someone has a red background on their friends page, they won't be able to view your wishlist.

5. Place all images behind an LJ-cut tag.

This is a VERY high traffic community -- while we don't require that you cut your wishlist, we do ask that any images be placed under a cut as these take up room and bandwith. This applies to any image that is larger than an LJ icon (100 by 100 pixels).

6. Adult-themed requests will be rejected.

This is a family-friendly, work-safe community. Any wishlists containing mature requests or mature content will be rejected, as well as posts made with NSFW (not safe for work) icons; we apologize for this, but as there is often a lag between the time that a wishlist is submitted and when it is approved, we don't want to risk the chance of a NSFW icon remaining on the community front page until the next time the poster logs in and has the ability to change it. This includes fanart and fanfic requests. Note that mature fanart and fanfic requests ARE permitted at the InsaneJournal community, but that we ask that they be placed under an LJ-cut.

7. Make a copy of your wishlist.

As you can see, there's a number of reasons why your wishlist might be rejected the first time you submit it. Please make a copy of your wishlist so in case you are asked to resubmit you can do so after making the appropriate changes.

8. Do not make a post announcing that you have "items up for grabs."

Everyone winds up with a pile of stuff that's in perfectly good condition that they'd like to get rid of, but instead of posting the community asking if anyone wants it, please consider searching the community by tag to see if anyone specific is interested in the items you have.

9. Do not edit your wishlist to "update it."

In the past, people have "updated" their wishlists as they've received items, which effectively results in them having posted more than 10 wishes. Changing items on your list is forbidden, and if we have proof that you have done so (and do not have permission of the moderators), consequences may result in an official "strike" against you for the season, or your wishlist being deleted.

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