Changes to the rules announced in this update are effective immediately. Contributors interested in submitting new contributions to Utopian should review the new rules prior to contribution submission and must follow them.

![](https://i.imgur.com/TeZXqC6.png)


## CrowdIn - Language Proofreaders

In the previous update of the the <a href="https://utopian.io/rules">Utopian Rules</a> we announced only proofreading enabled contributors may submit contributions in Utopian. Upon reevaluation, we came to the conclusion that Language Specific Proofreading capabilities are sufficient.

![](https://i.imgur.com/C6RObS3.png)


Contacting project owners/managers to be included as a language proofreader in their project is **highly discouraged** if you have not worked on the project before and you have no verifiable experience as a translator for the specific project.

**Requesting to be enabled as a language proofreader on a CrowdIn project and mentioning Utopian is forbidden and will lead to a permanent BAN from contributing on Utopian.** 

Note that this rule is temporary, and these permissions are mandatory only until a deeper integration between Utopian and CrowdIn is finalised. We are working closely with CrowdIn to automate and simplify quality verification in the very near future.

## BlackList

Contributions to projects listed in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q49j3mjjJVwqxRUdX0sqEApV7mAVil-K-OS-lKlFP_Y/">Utopian Repo Blacklist</a> will be automatically rejected.

If you wish to add your project to the blacklist, please contact us at info@utopian.io.

## Moderation Quiz

In order to apply as a Utopian Moderator you must complete the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YAkcRyjBRCIrdLOizgO7E8mATAU6_ZSPjL2WCZrPn_4">Moderation Quiz</a> and score **at least 38**.
    
You can take the test as many times as you wish. Supervisors will review the responses and select the applicants that best fit their teams.

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<h1>Utopian Community-Driven Witness</h1> 

We are made of developers, system administrators, entrepreneurs, artists, content creators, thinkers. We embrace every nationality, mindset and belief.

<a href="https://utopian.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Utopian.io</a> is the first Community-Driven Witness. Every decision will be taken as per the consensus of the entire community using our public <a href="https://discord.gg/2rSx9Eu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord server</a> and soon via a <strong>public voting system</strong>. 

<ul> 
<li>Go here <a href="https://steemit.com/~witnesses" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Steem Witnesses</a></li> 
<li>Scroll to the bottom</li> <li>Write <strong>utopian-io</strong> and vote or set <strong>utopian-io</strong> as a proxy</li> 
<li><a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=utopian-io&amp;approve=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Use Steem Connect for Voting Utopian as a Witness</a></li> 
<li><a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-proxy?proxy=utopian-io&amp;approve=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Or Use Steem Connect for proxying your vote to Utopian Witness</a></li> </ul> 

<a href="https://steemit.com/~witnesses" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmYPUuQRptAqNBCQRwQjKWAqWU3zJkL3RXVUtEKVury8up/mooncryption-s-utopian-io-witness-gif.gif" alt="mooncryption-utopian-witness-gif"></a>

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### Top Sponsors 

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<table><tr></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/freedom/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@freedom">@freedom</a> - <a target="_blank" href="//v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=freedom&approve=1">Vote Witness</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/misterdelegation/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@misterdelegation">@misterdelegation</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/ned/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@ned">@ned</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/wackou/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@wackou">@wackou</a> - <a target="_blank" href="//v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=wackou&approve=1">Vote Witness</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/xeldal/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@xeldal">@xeldal</a> - <a target="_blank" href="//v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=xeldal&approve=1">Vote Witness</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/roelandp/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@roelandp">@roelandp</a> - <a target="_blank" href="//v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=roelandp&approve=1">Vote Witness</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/lafona-miner/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@lafona-miner">@lafona-miner</a> - <a target="_blank" href="//v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=lafona-miner&approve=1">Vote Witness</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/cnts/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@cnts">@cnts</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/fenghuang/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@fenghuang">@fenghuang</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/thecryptodrive/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@thecryptodrive">@thecryptodrive</a> - <a target="_blank" href="//v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=thecryptodrive&approve=1">Vote Witness</a></center></td></tr></table>

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### Top Moderators 

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<table><tr></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/ruah/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@ruah">@ruah</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/espoem/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@espoem">@espoem</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/knowledges/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@knowledges">@knowledges</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/arie.steem/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@arie.steem">@arie.steem</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/elear/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@elear">@elear</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/mcfarhat/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@mcfarhat">@mcfarhat</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/rosatravels/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@rosatravels">@rosatravels</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/omeratagun/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@omeratagun">@omeratagun</a></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/manishmike10/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@manishmike10">@manishmike10</a></center></td><td><center><img src="https://api.utopian.io/api/users/shreyasgune/avatar?round=true&size=50" style="border-radius:50%;"><br /><a target="_blank" href="//utopian.io/@shreyasgune">@shreyasgune</a></center></td></tr></table>