Mood Themes and AI
Feb. 25th, 2026 07:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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dw_dev post up about Dreamwidth's stance on "AI", for anyone who wants to know.
The reason I'm posting about it over here is because it clarifies something relevant to this community. Namely, any art that Dreamwidth uses officially, such as for mood themes, must be made by a human. You can still use AI to make a mood theme for yourself, but it will never be an official, site-supported Dreamwidth mood theme that anyone can use for free.
I'm also going to say that AI generated mood themes aren't eligible for the free Dreamwidth points offer through this community. I feel that AI generated mood themes defeat the spirit of this community and its goals of fostering creativity, innovation, and curiosity about the inner workings of Dreamwidth itself.
On a related note, an update to the requirements for a site-supported mood theme page is coming up, er, eventually. We do have a potential size limit for site-supported mood theme images, though: No more than 60 kb per image, and no more than 150 pixels wide by 100 pixels tall. The "preferred size" limit is also anticipated to go up to 50x50 pixels, up from the 30x30 listed.
I think that should be it for now; I hope everyone is having a good time with this community, whether you're participating or just following along, and I'll be back with more moods tomorrow!
dw_dev post up about Dreamwidth's stance on "AI", for anyone who wants to know.The reason I'm posting about it over here is because it clarifies something relevant to this community. Namely, any art that Dreamwidth uses officially, such as for mood themes, must be made by a human. You can still use AI to make a mood theme for yourself, but it will never be an official, site-supported Dreamwidth mood theme that anyone can use for free.
I'm also going to say that AI generated mood themes aren't eligible for the free Dreamwidth points offer through this community. I feel that AI generated mood themes defeat the spirit of this community and its goals of fostering creativity, innovation, and curiosity about the inner workings of Dreamwidth itself.
On a related note, an update to the requirements for a site-supported mood theme page is coming up, er, eventually. We do have a potential size limit for site-supported mood theme images, though: No more than 60 kb per image, and no more than 150 pixels wide by 100 pixels tall. The "preferred size" limit is also anticipated to go up to 50x50 pixels, up from the 30x30 listed.
I think that should be it for now; I hope everyone is having a good time with this community, whether you're participating or just following along, and I'll be back with more moods tomorrow!
