Layout Request Rules

I am sorry about the length and depth of these updated rules, but it has become necessary. You will understand as you read on.

1.) Post your requests as a private message to me. I will not accept any sent in my profile comments or as a buddy request.

2.) DO NOT INCLUDE ME IN ANY MASS MAILINGS FOR A SINGLE LAYOUT REQUEST. IF YOU DO, I WILL BLOCK YOU AND ENCOURAGE OTHER LAYOUT MAKERS TO DO THE SAME. I have enough layouts posted you know my style and if you want me to do your layout then I will, but I refuse to waste my time making your layout so you can compare it to a dozen others. Do not think it will go undiscovered as most of my buddies are layout makers and I go to visit their new creations at least once a week.

3.) I will make you 1 layout every 3 weeks. Nobody changes their layout more than I do and even I can survive three weeks. A tip: to eliminate excessive page changing put careful consideration into what you want to begin with. However, this rule has exceptions.

a.) I will make you a new layout for holidays and special occassions provided I have not made you a layout in the last week.

b.) If you become engaged or find out a baby is on the way, I will make you a layout immediately. This also applies to any other unforseeable life experiences.

c.) Special exceptions. What is that you say? Well who really knows. I recently made two layouts at the same time for a lady. She had two cute puppies which each have their own page and of course they needed layouts.

d.) I have discovered over time that what we want and what our computers or the computers of our friends will handle are often 3 different things. If I make you a complicated page and it is to hard to load I will make you a similar, less-complicated page after 1 week. However, any layouts I make for you in the future will be made to this simpler specification. At that time I will not make you a fancier one without the required 3 weeks waiting period.

4.) I will not do anything which is more than mildly offensive or anything which is definately satanic.

5.) Please be as specific as you can about what you are looking for. Offering to many options is as unspecific as nothing at all. If you are not sure what you want then say so and provide me with a list of things you definately do not like.

6.) If you are sending me graphics from your photobucket account, I do require knowing where you got them from. I am more than a little particular about using copyrighted images. Please do not send me any graphics which break the rules. I will not do layouts with such graphics. If you are unsure of the rules you need to look them up.

7.) Currently I require at least 48 hours to complete your layout. This is normally 24, but I am in the middle of moving and cannot be on my computer everyday.

8.) If there is something about the layout you do not like, please allow me to make it right. I will redo the entire layout once, after that I will declare that we have a communication problem and refer you to someone whom I believe is more suited to your style. This nor the time limit includes tweaking. I will tweak until you feel it is right as long as I do not feel it compromises my artistic credibility. You have asked me to make your layout which means you are willing to give me some free reign in if something looks good or does not look good.

9.) What is tweaking? Tweaking is changing a font style or size, a border style or color, etc. It does not involve changing graphics, quotes, etc.

10.) Anything I put a lot of work into will have my name on it somewhere, including my contact tables.

11.) If you send me a request, the first thing I am going to ask is if you have read and agree to these rules. If you have not I will send you off to do so to return once you have. If I later find out through our communications that you have not, I will immediately stop working on your layout. I will also block you and encourage other layout makers to do the same. There is a good reason for this. Again it is the masses. All layout makers post their own rules and if a few who do not bother to read them upset the layout makers, then it is the masses which will suffer with fewer layout makers available.

12.) I also ask that you not remove my credits when you post the layout. If I should discover that you have removed my credits, I will block you and, once again, encourage other layout makers to do the same.

13.) Please drop me a thank you if you decide to use the layout. This of course is just common courtesy. If you would also like to send me your MySpace URL it would be nice to see what the layouts look like in use to improve future layouts. This is not required, but would be highly appreciated.

14.) If at anytime I tell you that I am disinclined to further work on your request it means that you have somehow broken one of these rules. This is my polite way of telling you so. Do not reply in a rude manner as it will do no good and will only result in your being blocked by me and others. Nobody wants to work with or for a rude person. If, however, you should chose to figure out what rule you have crossed over and apologize I am not made of stone and am quite sure we can work it out.

Now that you have read these rules and decided I am an ass, I assure you I am not. It is not written for the masses, but like I have said before, for the few that insist on taking advantage of not only me, but of all the layout makers.

If you have read and agree to these rules, then I look forward to working with you to complete for you a perfect layout.

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