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Site Rules & Guidelines

All rules, upload policies, content standards, and community enforcement guidelines for using MangaBall.

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12 Rule Sections
Last Revised
July 2025
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Table of Contents
1

Allowed Content

Scope of permissible series, genres, and comic origin formats.

  • Only titles styled after Japanese (Manga), Korean (Manhwa), Chinese (Manhua) comics, or similar Asian-origin formats are permitted.
  • Exceptions for original, self-published webcomics or indie titles from other cultures require prior approval from site staff.
2

Uploadable Content

Rules regarding translated releases, original creations, and ex-licensed content.

2.1 Permitted Releases

  • Translated comic releases (partial uploads are allowed but must be clearly labeled and ideally planned for full completion).
  • Original, self-published webcomics created by the uploader/team.
  • Not permitted: Artbooks, official digital rips without authorization, and incomplete translations abandoned without intent to finish.

2.2 Exceptions & Ex-Licenses

  • The uploader is the original publisher or holds official distribution permission (proof required).
  • Official license has expired or the original licensing publisher has ceased operations.
  • The series is completely out of print or permanently unavailable through official digital store channels.
Important Requirement:Upload such exempted content under the designated group: [Publisher] (Ex-Licenses).
3

Upload Restrictions

Permissions for locked scanlation groups, reuploads, and quality upgrades.

  • Locked group policy: Only verified members of a locked scanlation group may upload chapters under that group's name.
  • Multiple groups: Uploading is permitted if at least one contributing group is unlocked.
  • Reuploads & Duplicates: Reuploading an existing chapter is only allowed if offering new translations, significantly better typesetting, or higher-quality raw scans.
  • Joke chapters & Memes: Parody or joke releases are strictly restricted to April Fools' Day (April 1st).
4

Inactive Groups & Unlocking

Criteria for unlocking locked translation groups due to inactivity.

  • No public releases for 4 consecutive months renders a locked group eligible for unlocking requests.
  • A 2-month grace period is observed after a formal staff contact request before group unlocking proceeds.
  • Disbanded or officially defunct groups are marked inactive immediately upon staff verification.
5

Upload Source Restrictions

Strict prohibition of deceptive links, paywalls, and raw unedited AI machine translations.

  • No deceptive links: Uploads containing pop-ups, fake download buttons, malicious redirects, or aggressive adblock blockers are prohibited.
  • Paywalled content: Requiring payment, mandatory subscriptions, or paywalls to access chapters is strictly forbidden.
  • AI & Machine Translation: AI-generated or raw machine-translated chapters without thorough human proofreading and editing are not allowed.
  • Traffic withholding: Intentionally withholding chapters or uploading partial teasers to redirect user traffic elsewhere is banned.
6

Title Creation Guidelines

Standards for adding new manga titles and avoiding duplicate entries.

  • Avoid duplicate entries: Always search thoroughly using all alternative titles (English, Romaji, Native) before submitting a new series.
  • No arbitrary title suffixes: Do not append author names or group names (e.g., 'Title (Author Name)') to differentiate series entries.
  • Oneshots vs Serialization: Oneshots should remain in anthology collections unless officially serialized, in which case serialized versions must be properly linked.
7

Metadata Standards

Guidelines for accurate series summaries, content rating tags, and publication status.

  • Description field: Use the description section exclusively for objective story synopses and official summary text.
  • Content Ratings: Assign content ratings based strictly on explicit sexual content (Suggestive → Erotica → Pornographic).
  • Publication Status: Publication status (Ongoing, Completed, Cancelled) reflects the original release status in the country of origin, not translation progress.
8

Cover Art Requirements

Dimensions, aspect ratios, and source requirements for series cover art.

  • Accepted file formats: Standard JPG, PNG, and non-animated WebP formats.
  • Minimum resolution: At least 300 × 450 pixels in portrait aspect ratio (2:3 aspect ratio recommended).
  • Official sources only: Unofficial fan edits, heavy watermarks, or cropped fan art are not allowed unless explicitly tagged.
9

Chapter Guidelines

Image limits, file size caps, page ordering, and watermark restrictions.

  • Limits: Maximum 500 images per chapter or 200MB total chapter size. Individual images must not exceed 20MB.
  • Integrity: Altering, removing credit pages from, or re-stitching another group's chapter images without consent is forbidden.
  • Watermarks & Extras: Intrusive full-page watermarks, political banners, or offensive extra pages are strictly prohibited.
10

Group Management

Rules for group registration, member permissions, and proper credits.

  • List all contributors: Always tag all participating translation and editing groups in the chapter metadata.
  • 'No Group' upload rule: Only independent solo translators or unaffiliated uploaders may use the 'No Group' designation.
  • Credit accountability: Intentionally omitting contributor credits or falsifying translation group names will lead to upload penalties.
11

Chapter Naming Rules

Standardized numbering formats for regular, decimal, and versioned chapters.

  • No fake quality suffixes: Do not add titles like '[HQ]', 'v2', or 'Fixed' in the chapter number field (only '(Censored)' and '(Uncensored)' tags are permitted).
  • Decimal numbering: Use decimal points for extra/bonus chapters or split releases (e.g., Chapter 5.1, 5.5).
  • Season designation: For Korean Webtoons, use the Volume field to represent Season numbers (e.g., Volume 2 = Season 2).
12

Conduct & Enforcement

Community behavior, report etiquette, alt accounts, and penalty enforcement.

  • Impersonation: Impersonating site moderators, staff, or official translators results in an immediate permanent ban.
  • Reporting etiquette: Do not spam report buttons. Use civil and respectful language in comments and forum discussions.
  • Alt accounts: Multiple accounts are allowed for legitimate personal use; abusing alt accounts to bypass bans or manipulate ratings results in a full site ban.
  • Automated bots: Automated scraping tools or spam scripts are prohibited without explicit API approval.
Enforcement Note:Groups or accounts facing violations must resolve all flagged issues and submit an appeal to staff for review.
Need clarification on any rule? Contact the moderation team on Discord.
Last revised & enforced: July 2025