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<\/p>Your store content or product could not be published as it may contain content that is objectionable, offensive or does not meet our terms of use. It's no biggy, this blog explains the reasons why our system may have taken this action, answers some questions you may have and provides help on how you can resolve the issue before launching and making a success of your online store.<\/p>
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This event was triggered by our system which detects when a product may not meet the terms of the user agreement or fit what we feel is acceptable or appropriate to sell via Teemill. It's a really interesting question and the answer is in our values, and why we created Teemill.<\/p>
Teemill is for the new brand that needs a platform to get started. For the talented designer to make creativity pay. Or the struggling charity that needs revenue to keep going. Maybe the band who want a better way to do merch in the 21st century.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>
Our intention is to build a quality service for startups and brands. But on the internet, anything can happen: Trolling, incitement, hate, or extreme opinions. We want to build a platform that shares the values of the business together to debate and the decisions we make are a reflection of our entire team's view. And so in some cases, we block offensive content from publishing via Teemill.<\/p>
If you think that's unfair, consider that our data shows sales of offensive products are more than 10X less than sales of great quality products. People won't share or buy stuff that contains offensive content.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>
Like all of the justifications for designing our systems to flag this kind of content before publishing, the reasons are also economic - people just don't buy this stuff as much as you think they might. They might be funny, but you can't put a laugh in a bank account. So this feature exists for you, and resolving it now and making a great quality store will actually save you time and make you more profit.<\/p>
Reasons the system might have flagged this content<\/h2>
(These reasons are illustrative to help you understand the intent of the flag, it does not form any part of the Teemill user agreement.)<\/p>
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Quality
<\/strong><\/h3>We want Teemill to be a quality platform with good products and designs. That means we sometimes need to have an active role in maintaining quality. We also felt we don't want Teemill to be about exclusivity - we want Teemill to be accessible to anyone, but the product and presentation has to be of a high quality.<\/p>
So if your store or content has been flagged as potentially containing objectionable or inappropriate material, study some of the following reasons to understand what the reasons for these might be.<\/p>
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Nudity, adult content
<\/strong><\/h3>At 8am none of our team like to see that stuff coming out of a printer so soon after breakfast. We're all adults and it's not our place to censor a bit of risque fun if that's what you're into. Those cheeky or flirtatious designs, if you think they're cool, you're welcome to upload them - but we'd rather not have all out nudity submitted in t-shirt designs for Teemill.<\/p>
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Designed to Offend
<\/h3>Even if we don't agree with a message or like a design, it's cool: We consciously do not pass judgement based on our own beliefs and opinions. But for us, the content becomes different at the point where a design's made with the intention to offend people<\/strong> or cause people to become upset. The Teemill platform is a place that enables freedom of expression, even if your opinion of belief isn't universally popular. At the same time, we will work to prevent and reduce designs that incite hatred, are designed purely to offend people or that attack people or groups of people with the intention of causing harm.<\/p>
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Extreme Profanity
<\/h3>We're all adults and if you choose to have some mild sweary language on your store for the purposes of making a funny or entertaining t-shirt, that's up to you. Please remember, Teemill is about building great brands, not making a scene so a mildly sweary slogan will probably get through, whereas throwing around c##t isn't really funny.<\/p>
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Libel \/ Defamation \/ politics
<\/h3>Don't use Teemill to make defamatory statements or commit libel, obviously. We're not political as a company, but if as an individual you feel like you want to make tees that represent your politics or beliefs in a reasonable way with a quality t-shirt design, we won't stop you.<\/p>
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Or something else
<\/h3>Or the reason for the flag could be something else. After all, there's so many creative ways to cause offence or upset we can't list them all here.<\/p>
Our advice? Reassess whether or not you need to create a reaction to sell a product. The answer is yes, but it's normally a constructive, positive one, or a clever satirical one - at least in cases where the designer aims to sell a product. You might find inspiration in satire if you want to make some hard hitting points that can fly under the watershed.<\/p>
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