Welcome to ZBD

The Zeeky Boogy Doog Forums (name taken from BFDIA 4) are an online community for older members of the OSC (object show community)! Object shows are a genre of animated YouTube series inspired by reality competition shows like Total Drama and Survivor, originating with Jacknjellify's Battle for Dream Island in 2010.

As someone who has been on the outskirts of the OSC since the start of BFB, I have to a large extent grown up with shows like BFDI and II! But as I have aged, I've watched the demographics of this fandom be continually replaced with younger and younger members. This is absolutely a net positive, as the new fans continue to create more support for the show and bring a new energy and perspective to the community! However, the end result of this shift is that today it is hard to find an OSC space online that isn't mostly 9 to 15 year olds. This is why I made this site! ZBD is an adult-oriented site, as there are so few OSC communities where adults can interact with people their own age.

Currently, the minimum age for registration is 18. I may lower this at some point once there is more of an established community, as I am very much sympathetic to older teens who want a space like this as well. Whether or not this will actually happen still remains to be seen, and I won't do it without both polling the rest of the site for opinions and adding mod verification to new user sign-ups.

Like any community online, ZBD has rules to ensure the comfort and safety of all members of the community. Intentionally breaking the rules may result in a warning or a temporary ban, depending on the discretion of the moderators and the severity of the offense. Repeated rule violations will get you (MePhone voice) banned for life.

1. Treat all other users with respect and kindness. Do not harass any other members of the forum, intentionally incite drama, or be overly rude or aggressive in unwarranted situations. We know people can get very heated in this community, but try not to form too much of a grudge over ships or someone saying they want your favorite contestant to be eliminated! This rule also includes any form of bigotry or hate speech against marginalized groups (including but not limited to: racism and xenophobia, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia and other forms of LGBTQ-phobia, fatphobia, and ableism).

2. Keep things appropriate for viewers of all ages. Please keep in mind that, while you have to be 18 to make an account, the forums themselves are public, and people of any age may see your posts. Therefore, explicit NSFW content is not allowed. One-off jokes are a gray area, and may or may not be tolerated depending on the context. Again though, you won't get a proper warning unless it's clear that you are pushing the boundary of this rule on purpose. Just tread lightly and post in good faith, and you will be fine!

3. Do your best to use the boards and subboards correctly. Every board is labeled with what it is meant to be used for! If you ever are confused about the layout of the forums, feel free to ask in the Community Discussion board. For the most part though, moderators will just move threads made in the wrong place. Only repeatedly and intentionally posting things in the wrong board will get you a warning.

4. Please make sure all art is posted with credit. Because ZBD is (currently) a very small community, we do not have a hard and fast rule against reposting art from other sites. Most artists want their art shared and sent to friends! If you do post someone else's art though, be sure to put the username of the original artist in the thread title (if sharing a new post) or in the body of the post (if sharing in a reply), and include a link to where you sourced the art from in the content of the post itself. This rule is subject to change as the forum grows.