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== Rules ==
== Rules ==
These are the rules of the wiki and are applied everywhere on the wiki (discussions post, message walls, user pages, etc.). They can be summed up as follows:
Please keep [https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/legal-notices/internet-safety-tips basic internet safety] in mind while using our wiki, and don't share personal identifying information (full name, location, etc.) or upload photos of yourself. If someone is acting strange towards you or asking for personal information, report it to a moderator!
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# Follow Fandom's Terms of Use ([https://www.fandom.com/terms-of-use found here]). You should have read them when you created your account, but they are accessible at any other time as well. These are the standard rules to Fandom and apply everywhere, not only to this wiki.
# Follow Fandom's Terms of Use ([https://www.fandom.com/terms-of-use found here]). These are the standard rules for using Fandom, and apply across all wikis.
## If you are under 13, you can't join the wiki, regardless of the fact that ''Wings of Fire'' is a series targeted at audiences below 13 years old. We understand that this might not make much sense, but it is a Fandom decision, not one of ours.
## If you are under 13, you can't join the wiki. We understand that this might not make much sense, as ''Wings of Fire'' is a series targeted at audiences below 13, but it is a Fandom decision and out of our hands.
# Don't be a jerk. Treat all users respectfully. We're all fans of Wings of Fire, and general nastiness doesn't belong here.
# We do not tolerate harassment, bigotry, guilt-tripping, bashing of others, or callout posts.
## Neither do homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination.
## Do not use [https://wofws.carrd.co/# slurs], or direct derogatory or insulting language at other users.
### Don't use any slurs, despite whether you are targeting a particular person/group of people or not.
# Swearing is not permitted, even censored. Implied swearing, such as the middle finger or acronyms, are fine.
## Debate and discussion are core components of the wiki, but if things escalate into personal attacks, that's the time to calm down and ask an admin for help resolving the issue.
## Words we do not consider swears are crap, hell, pissed, and damn.
### Do not attempt to resolve large conflicts yourself, and do not mob users who have broken rules or caused problems. Mobbing (multiple people repeating each other or reprimanding the user) is unhelpful and ultimately makes it more difficult to assess the situation. Contact a moderator and stop engaging.
# Mature content is not permitted, including sexual or suggestive content, nudity (including male or female nipples, even if censored), violent or gory images, depictions of suicide or self-harm, jokes and discussion of cults, and discussion of real-life drug use (or explicit discussion of fictional drug use). Written representations of gore or torture cannot exceed the amounts of gore or torture present in ''Wings of Fire''.
### Do not guilt trip other users when you are told off for your actions or asked to stop doing something. Guilt tripping is any statement made to put yourself in the position of the victim and make other users feel bad for confronting you. Examples include "Everyone hates me" and "I should just leave the Wiki".
## Discussion or links pertaining to mature content, or media containing significant amounts of mature content, are not permitted.
# Do not start or engage in political discussion or debate on our wiki. This include discussions about current political events such as riots or elections and political campaigning. This applies to all political discussion, not just American.
## Political discussion is not permitted on our wiki, including the phrases "ACAB/1312" and "blue lives matter".
## We recognize that these are important topics, but also acknowledge that our team is not equipped to moderate political debate and that a Wings of Fire Wiki is not the ideal location for them to be discussed.
# Respect copyright law. Only repost art that is free to use or with permission, and provide credit for art or bases you use, including in your icon.
## An example of acceptable political/current event talk is discussing climate change and the natural disasters, such as wildfires, that follow.
## Tracing art, claiming art you did not create as your own, and other forms of theft are not permissible.
## The phrases '''"blue lives matter"''' and '''"ACAB/1312"''' will not be permitted, as we feel they will incite political discussion.
## Using content generated by an AI is considered theft, as the artists and writers used for training data cannot be properly credited.
## Mentions of modern civil rights movements is permitted (eg. Black Lives Matter, No More Stolen Sisters, etc.) However, discussion of large-scale political or police reform should be kept off of our site.
## Do not post unaltered, transparent, or blank images from the Coloring Book.
# Keep it PG and keep it clean. While it's fine to read Wings of Fire if you're older, this is a book series with a targeted age range for elementary and middle schoolers.
## Due to Flight Rising's terms of service, we do not allow uploads of art from the site.
## Minor swearing is acceptable in threads and on user pages. Excessive use of swears is not allowed, and will be enforced at moderator discretion. Permitted minor swears are crap, hell, and damn.
## Suggestive/sexual content is '''NOT''' allowed anywhere on the wiki, in any form (image, writing, other media).
# Don't steal art. Please don't post or use art without crediting the artist(s).
## If you post artwork (I.E. fanart of a canon character) that isn't yours, please clarify who the original artist is if you have permission.
### However, using art that someone else did of their own character for yourself without the artist's permission will not be tolerated.
## [[w:c:wings-of-fire-experimental:File:Can I Use that Picture.jpg|This]] explains what counts as stealing art.
# Don't pretend to be someone else/not yourself using alternate accounts. It's okay to have alternate accounts, but using them in an attempt to break other rules while trying to keep your main account out of trouble is not.
## List all your alts on your profile or message wall greeting, preferably with links. We ask this of you to avoid confusion as to whether an alt is an alt, and whose alt it is.
### This includes inactive alts.
### If an alternate account is used to get around a ban, both accounts will be blocked.
## For more information on this rule, visit [[Thread:1631681|this thread]].
## Guidelines concerning alternate accounts used by alters/headmates in the same system can be found [[User blog:LordTsunami/Guidelines_for_Systems|here]].
# Please don't invite friends to the wiki unless they are interested in Wings of Fire. We don't want our site overwhelmed with people who don't care about Wings of Fire. If you want to talk to your friends, there are other social media platforms out there that would be better suited for that matter.
# Don't spam or flood.
## One post should not contain repetitive or meaningless messages/words. Jibberish and/or key smashing for the sake of expressing surprise or shock is fine, but in moderation and should not fill more than a line on the post, and should be relevant to the thread in context.
## Multiple post spam is posting continuously 3 or more times in a row. Posting multiple short messages which forms a flood is not good for the thread.
## Copypasta is a form of spam, and badges that involve "tagging" other people are a form of copypasta. They are okay on message walls, but please keep them off public threads.
## It is okay to follow message walls. However, leaving pointless replies on threads that do not concern you is considered spam, and in some cases, edit farming. Irrelevant replies from "stalkers" or followers will be removed, and warnings will be issued if a user continues to leave these sorts of replies.
## Creating multiple discussions posts or polls in a short period will result in all of your posts being removed and a warning being issued.
# Do not farm edits on articles for the purposes of earning badges, increasing your Wiki ranking, or increasing your edit count.
## Common examples of edit farming include changing words to their synonyms, adding and then removing content from a page, adding words letter-by-letter, and attempting to implement large-scale changes across many articles without asking a moderator first.
### If you feel a change needs to be made across many articles, please contact a content moderator or admin before attempting to implement this yourself. When we see a user making a large-scale change — correct or not — without our approval, it sets off red flags for potential vandalism and edit farming.
## Edit farming requires a pattern of behavior; making one double-edit or synonym change will not get you flagged for edit farming. Making many of these changes in a row will.
# Do not endorse the problematic elements of canon ships (eg. abusive, pedophilic, or incestuous ships) and do not create fanon ships that are pedophilic or incestuous.
## This rule only applies to canonically implied or stated ships, and it only applies when the problematic element is dubious or in the past.
### Glorybringer (Glory + Deathbringer) is fine, as both characters are adults as of the most recent book. Sunnyflight (Sunny + Starflight) is fine, as the incestuous element is dubious or arguable and the characters are not blood related.
### Umbli (Umber + Qibli) is not permitted, as one character is underage as of the most recent book. Any ship between blood-related dragons, or dragons who mutually acknowledge one another as related or adoptively related, is not permitted (example: you may not ship any Dragonet of Destiny with Clay, as they all refer to him as their Bigwings (term for an older sibling)).
## Do not ship canonically gay characters (Umber) in male/female relationships.
## Do not create fanon ships that are abusive, pedophilic, or incestuous, even if it is a "joke" for shock value. Shipping Glorybringer is allowed provided the person acknowledges the issues with the ship, but creating a non-canon ship between a 6-year-old dragonet and a 12-year-old dragon is not.
### On this wiki, we consider dragons over the age of 7 to be adults, and dragons below the age of 7 to be minors.
### This includes mentioning ships you did not make in this category. Seeing a fanfic or fanart of a shock ship is not an excuse to post about it.
## Do not ship scavengers/humans with dragons.
# Be safe. This is the internet and it is very possible to encounter dangerous people here, just like anywhere else.
## Don't reveal identifying personal information. Don't upload pictures of yourself or share your real name. Furthermore, while we don't have rules against sharing your other, less personal information, we'd strongly advise you to know your internet safety and what you're getting into before you do so.
## Take caution and report suspicious matters to moderators.
## If you're unfamiliar with internet safety, [https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/legal-notices/internet-safety-tips this] is a great article on it.
# Some blocked users will have access to their message wall so they can appeal or discuss their bans. Message wall permissions are not for continuing conversations with friends.
# Follow the powerusers' requests. They were picked to take care of the wiki, and they have their best interests at heart.
## If you believe a poweruser's request is an abuse of power, please do not hesitate to bring the matter up with a different one. However, it is best to stop whatever you were doing until the issue is resolved.
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Please keep in mind that if the mod team deems you a danger to the wiki based on off-wiki actions, you will be banned. In general, if you try to do the right thing, you should do fine. You're doing well already by reading these rules! If you've got any questions, feel to ask an admin.
Please keep in mind that if the mod team deems you a danger to the wiki based on off-wiki actions, you will be blocked.
Contact moderators to address instances of rule violations. Attempting to resolve them yourself may result in a warning or block.


== Moderators ==
=== Banned artists ===
* You follow those rules too. Being a moderator doesn't exempt you from the above rules, and if you are found to be breaking one of the wiki rules, you may be demoted and/or banned depending on the severity of the case.
If an artist is on this list, their work, including basefills made using their bases, may not be posted to this wiki.
** If you see a mod breaking the rules - please bring this up with the rest of the team!
* AprilSilverWolf
* Do not ban/kick without reason.
* Doorstepghost/Renkittyy
* Treat every user with equal fairness, regardless of whether you get along or not.
* ItsReigning/Phobiod (Creator of a WoF Picrew)
Have a problem with the rules? Comment your complaints on a moderator's wall, and we'll try our best to take care of it.
* KingDarkstalker
* Olivecow
* xTheDragonRebornx
Individuals are added to this list due to severe violations of our wiki's rules — most prominently, engaging with NSFW content of children's media. An artist may also be added if they have displayed predatory or grooming behavior, extreme bigotry, or any other potential dangers to our userbase.
 
=== Discussions guidelines ===
* Do not make posts that are unrelated to Wings of Fire. The exception to this is art and writing, which can be posted regardless of topic.
**New users are allowed to make one "I'm new" thread if they would like to be welcomed to the wiki, but all other announcements in this vein (such as announcing you are leaving the wiki or are back from a hiatus) are not allowed as discussion posts and should only be posted elsewhere, such as on your blog or message wall.
** Non-Wings of Fire roleplays are permitted on message walls, but not on the Roleplays board.
* Categorize your posts appropriately.
* Please wait at least 15 minutes between each new post you make, to avoid flooding the feed.
* Do not create advertisement posts — as a general rule of thumb, if the subject of your post has already been made, your post is an ad.
* Do not create posts or replies consisting entirely of meaningless/repeated phrases or gibberish; key-smashing to emote is fine in moderation.
* Do not create vent posts, including vent art and writing; you may vent on a friend's message wall with their consent, but these posts are not appropriate for the general Discussions feed.
* Posts may only be made in English on our wiki, as we are not equipped to moderate discussions in other languages.
* Do not necropost; after one month of no replies, you should create a new post to continue the discussion rather than replying.
 
=== Editing guidelines ===
For information on how to edit on our wiki, check out our [[Help:Editing Guide|Editing Guide]]. We assume good faith from our editors, and would like to believe that all edits are made with the intention of being helpful contributions to the wiki. However, if the vast majority of your edits seem to be in bad faith, you may lose your article editing privileges.
* Do not add false information, jokes, remove relevant content, or otherwise vandalize articles.
* Do not make unhelpful or bad-faith edits to gain badges, move up the Wiki Leaderboard, or increase your edit count. This is considered edit farming.
** These edits may include changing words to synonyms, adding content and then immediately removing it, adding words letter-by-letter, and a number of other inefficient or unnecessary edits.
** If you feel a change needs to be made across many articles, please contact a content moderator or admin before attempting to implement this yourself.
 
=== Shipping guidelines ===
Due to the complex nature of dragon aging and sentience in Wings of Fire, we find it necessary to provide a few guidelines around permissible shipping on our wiki.<br />
For the purposes of this policy, '''we consider an adult dragon to be 7 years old and above.''' Shipping a dragon who is 7 with a dragon who is 6 is permissible; aside from this, please only ship dragons above 7 with other adults.
* Do not create or discuss ships that are pedophilic or incestuous, even with the intent of eliciting or expressing disgust ("shock shipping").
* Do not create ships that violate canonical sexualities, such as shipping a lesbian with a man. This rule only applies to Umber, who is canonically gay, at this time.
* Do not ship dragons with humans/scavengers, or create dragon/human hybrid characters.
Notable fanon or canon ships that we do not allow include:
* Umber x Qibli
* Peril x Turtle
* Sky x Snowfall


== Courtesies ==
== Courtesies ==
Users typically will not be banned for not following this list, but it can be annoying and inconvenient for the rest of the community when these points are not upheld. We are listing them out in hopes that this will help our community run more smoothly.
Courtesies are policies that we expect our users to abide by to keep our wiki running smoothly and reduce conflict. While these are not rules and are not things you will be formally punished for, you may be reprimanded for ignoring them. These apply everywhere on our wiki.<br>
* Make the wiki a better place. Wikis rely on the good of the average human; otherwise, they'd be doomed from the start. Uphold that tradition by fixing errors, adding new data, and even just saying "Hi!" to a new user.
Courtesy guides are formal guides assembled with community input to provide guidelines for specific policies or parts of our wiki.
* [[User blog:Sandwingscales/Basic RP rules?|RP Guidelines]]. These are not strict, but they do help keep RPs organized. If you want your roleplay to be different, please say so in the first post in the thread.
* [[w:c:wingsoffire:User blog:Wheatproduct/Courtesies: Roleplay|Roleplaying]]
* Don't badge farm. Please use the honor system when editing. Badges are an incentive to help expand the wiki, but please don't make useless edits just to get them.
* [[w:c:wingsoffire:User blog:Wheatproduct/Courtesies: Tone Indicators|Tone Indicators]]
* Don't beg for moderator rights.
* [[w:c:wingsoffire:User blog:Luckylefthanded/Courtesies: Screen Reader Accessibility|Screen Reader Accessibility]]
** If you're curious about the process, feel free to ask any of the powerusers. However, please do not beg for poweruser rights. We do not promote people when they ask for a position, we hold promotion rounds every few months and decide on a couple of people then.
* Do not post spoilers without a warning for '''one month''' following the release of a new book.
* Post in the correct category.
* Add a buffer image and warning before bright, eyestraining images or gifs/videos that contain flashing.
** Stay on topic. Of course, some threads exist purely so you can go off-topic, but on those which are not, please respect those who might want to have a serious discussion.
* Do not censor words or use copy-pasted fonts (such as [https://www.fontcopypaste.com/ these]), in the interest of keeping our wiki legible to those using screenreaders.
* There is a 3 week grace period following the release of a new book. Spoiler tags should be used generously during (and even after) this time to not reveal the contents of the new book to users who have been unable to get the book yet.
 
* Helping mods out by providing evidence/reporting rule-breaking is ok, but please don't act as if you are a mod. It makes it harder for the actual mods to handle the situation, such as when a mob of people harasses the person who was breaking the rules. They may have broken the rules, but that doesn't mean they need to be mobbed for it.
== Moderator guidelines ==
* Posting a message on an inactive thread, or "necroposting", is not allowed on Discussions. A post is considered a necropost after the thread has had no replies for:
Moderators are expected to follow the same rules as users. In addition, you are expected to carry yourself respectably and to enforce the rules fairly.<br>
** 3 weeks for the majority of the categories.
If you believe you've seen a moderator committing an act of power abuse (using their position to threaten or bully other users, blocking or warning someone without good reason, or acting on a personal bias to get someone in trouble) please report it to another moderator, preferably an admin or bureaucrat.<br>
** 2 months for the Character and Book Discussion categories.
 
** Message wall threads do not have necroposting rules, but please be considerate and do not post on old threads that you were not a part of.
=== Block guidelines ===
* Non-''Wings of Fire'' roleplay is '''not allowed''' on the [[Board:Roleplay|roleplay board]]. Crossovers are permitted so long as they are still set in the universe of ''Wings of Fire'' or utilize the ''Wings of Fire'' tribes, dragons, or characters. Non-''Wings of Fire'' roleplay is still permitted on '''message wall''' threads.
A user will generally receive between one and three warnings preceding a block. The number of warnings before a block is issued depends on the severity of the rule infractions, the time between warnings, and the general behavior of the user.<br />
Please note that we issue blocks to accounts, not individuals; if you are a [https://did-research.org/did/ DID system], or your sibling/friend/classmate/etc. uses your computer to vandalize the wiki, the account responsible will still be blocked accordingly.
 
While we do not have strict block times for specific rule infractions, we do have some guidelines we follow when administering a block:
* '''''Did they violate Fandom's terms of use?'''''<br /> When Fandom's ToU are violated we forward the situation to Fandom staff, but will sometimes administer a local block as well to prevent the situation from escalating.
* '''''Did this rule violation hurt, or have the potential to hurt, others?'''''<br /> When a user violates a rule, we consider if the rule is in place to keep the wiki organized and running smoothly, or if it's in place to protect users. A rule violation that may hurt others, such as harassment, will generally receive a longer block than a violation such as spam.
* '''''Has this user been warned for this behavior before?'''''<br /> While we expect users to review all of our rules after receiving a warning, we do consider if an individual has been warned for a specific behavior, and will often prefer a second or third warning to a block if the first warning is very different in nature.
* '''''Was this user acting in good faith?'''''<br /> When issuing blocks, we consider whether or not a user was acting in good faith — that is, did they intend to break a rule or cause harm? Users with histories of good-faith interaction and editing may be given more lenient blocks, as we can more safely assume that their infraction was a mistake.
* '''''Has this user been blocked before?'''''<br />A user with prior blocks may be subject to a longer block than usual, as this shows an unwillingness to abide by the rules.


== How do I ____? ==
'''Rule violations that result in an indefinite block include:''' use of derogatory or offensive language towards others, justification of atrocities, explicit sexual content, violent bigotry, suicide baiting or threats, and exclusively bad-faith contributions (trolling) .
If you're unsure how to edit a page, add a category, make a forum post, or anything similar, we have a page called [[Help:Resources|Resources]] which holds a collection of helpful tips on getting around the wiki. If your question does not have an answer found on that page, feel free to ask any poweruser about it!

Latest revision as of 23:19, 1 September 2024

Rules

Please keep basic internet safety in mind while using our wiki, and don't share personal identifying information (full name, location, etc.) or upload photos of yourself. If someone is acting strange towards you or asking for personal information, report it to a moderator!

  1. Follow Fandom's Terms of Use (found here). These are the standard rules for using Fandom, and apply across all wikis.
    1. If you are under 13, you can't join the wiki. We understand that this might not make much sense, as Wings of Fire is a series targeted at audiences below 13, but it is a Fandom decision and out of our hands.
  2. We do not tolerate harassment, bigotry, guilt-tripping, bashing of others, or callout posts.
    1. Do not use slurs, or direct derogatory or insulting language at other users.
  3. Swearing is not permitted, even censored. Implied swearing, such as the middle finger or acronyms, are fine.
    1. Words we do not consider swears are crap, hell, pissed, and damn.
  4. Mature content is not permitted, including sexual or suggestive content, nudity (including male or female nipples, even if censored), violent or gory images, depictions of suicide or self-harm, jokes and discussion of cults, and discussion of real-life drug use (or explicit discussion of fictional drug use). Written representations of gore or torture cannot exceed the amounts of gore or torture present in Wings of Fire.
    1. Discussion or links pertaining to mature content, or media containing significant amounts of mature content, are not permitted.
    2. Political discussion is not permitted on our wiki, including the phrases "ACAB/1312" and "blue lives matter".
  5. Respect copyright law. Only repost art that is free to use or with permission, and provide credit for art or bases you use, including in your icon.
    1. Tracing art, claiming art you did not create as your own, and other forms of theft are not permissible.
    2. Using content generated by an AI is considered theft, as the artists and writers used for training data cannot be properly credited.
    3. Do not post unaltered, transparent, or blank images from the Coloring Book.
    4. Due to Flight Rising's terms of service, we do not allow uploads of art from the site.

Please keep in mind that if the mod team deems you a danger to the wiki based on off-wiki actions, you will be blocked. Contact moderators to address instances of rule violations. Attempting to resolve them yourself may result in a warning or block.

Banned artists

If an artist is on this list, their work, including basefills made using their bases, may not be posted to this wiki.

  • AprilSilverWolf
  • Doorstepghost/Renkittyy
  • ItsReigning/Phobiod (Creator of a WoF Picrew)
  • KingDarkstalker
  • Olivecow
  • xTheDragonRebornx

Individuals are added to this list due to severe violations of our wiki's rules — most prominently, engaging with NSFW content of children's media. An artist may also be added if they have displayed predatory or grooming behavior, extreme bigotry, or any other potential dangers to our userbase.

Discussions guidelines

  • Do not make posts that are unrelated to Wings of Fire. The exception to this is art and writing, which can be posted regardless of topic.
    • New users are allowed to make one "I'm new" thread if they would like to be welcomed to the wiki, but all other announcements in this vein (such as announcing you are leaving the wiki or are back from a hiatus) are not allowed as discussion posts and should only be posted elsewhere, such as on your blog or message wall.
    • Non-Wings of Fire roleplays are permitted on message walls, but not on the Roleplays board.
  • Categorize your posts appropriately.
  • Please wait at least 15 minutes between each new post you make, to avoid flooding the feed.
  • Do not create advertisement posts — as a general rule of thumb, if the subject of your post has already been made, your post is an ad.
  • Do not create posts or replies consisting entirely of meaningless/repeated phrases or gibberish; key-smashing to emote is fine in moderation.
  • Do not create vent posts, including vent art and writing; you may vent on a friend's message wall with their consent, but these posts are not appropriate for the general Discussions feed.
  • Posts may only be made in English on our wiki, as we are not equipped to moderate discussions in other languages.
  • Do not necropost; after one month of no replies, you should create a new post to continue the discussion rather than replying.

Editing guidelines

For information on how to edit on our wiki, check out our Editing Guide. We assume good faith from our editors, and would like to believe that all edits are made with the intention of being helpful contributions to the wiki. However, if the vast majority of your edits seem to be in bad faith, you may lose your article editing privileges.

  • Do not add false information, jokes, remove relevant content, or otherwise vandalize articles.
  • Do not make unhelpful or bad-faith edits to gain badges, move up the Wiki Leaderboard, or increase your edit count. This is considered edit farming.
    • These edits may include changing words to synonyms, adding content and then immediately removing it, adding words letter-by-letter, and a number of other inefficient or unnecessary edits.
    • If you feel a change needs to be made across many articles, please contact a content moderator or admin before attempting to implement this yourself.

Shipping guidelines

Due to the complex nature of dragon aging and sentience in Wings of Fire, we find it necessary to provide a few guidelines around permissible shipping on our wiki.
For the purposes of this policy, we consider an adult dragon to be 7 years old and above. Shipping a dragon who is 7 with a dragon who is 6 is permissible; aside from this, please only ship dragons above 7 with other adults.

  • Do not create or discuss ships that are pedophilic or incestuous, even with the intent of eliciting or expressing disgust ("shock shipping").
  • Do not create ships that violate canonical sexualities, such as shipping a lesbian with a man. This rule only applies to Umber, who is canonically gay, at this time.
  • Do not ship dragons with humans/scavengers, or create dragon/human hybrid characters.

Notable fanon or canon ships that we do not allow include:

  • Umber x Qibli
  • Peril x Turtle
  • Sky x Snowfall

Courtesies

Courtesies are policies that we expect our users to abide by to keep our wiki running smoothly and reduce conflict. While these are not rules and are not things you will be formally punished for, you may be reprimanded for ignoring them. These apply everywhere on our wiki.
Courtesy guides are formal guides assembled with community input to provide guidelines for specific policies or parts of our wiki.

  • Roleplaying
  • Tone Indicators
  • Screen Reader Accessibility
  • Do not post spoilers without a warning for one month following the release of a new book.
  • Add a buffer image and warning before bright, eyestraining images or gifs/videos that contain flashing.
  • Do not censor words or use copy-pasted fonts (such as these), in the interest of keeping our wiki legible to those using screenreaders.

Moderator guidelines

Moderators are expected to follow the same rules as users. In addition, you are expected to carry yourself respectably and to enforce the rules fairly.
If you believe you've seen a moderator committing an act of power abuse (using their position to threaten or bully other users, blocking or warning someone without good reason, or acting on a personal bias to get someone in trouble) please report it to another moderator, preferably an admin or bureaucrat.

Block guidelines

A user will generally receive between one and three warnings preceding a block. The number of warnings before a block is issued depends on the severity of the rule infractions, the time between warnings, and the general behavior of the user.
Please note that we issue blocks to accounts, not individuals; if you are a DID system, or your sibling/friend/classmate/etc. uses your computer to vandalize the wiki, the account responsible will still be blocked accordingly.

While we do not have strict block times for specific rule infractions, we do have some guidelines we follow when administering a block:

  • Did they violate Fandom's terms of use?
    When Fandom's ToU are violated we forward the situation to Fandom staff, but will sometimes administer a local block as well to prevent the situation from escalating.
  • Did this rule violation hurt, or have the potential to hurt, others?
    When a user violates a rule, we consider if the rule is in place to keep the wiki organized and running smoothly, or if it's in place to protect users. A rule violation that may hurt others, such as harassment, will generally receive a longer block than a violation such as spam.
  • Has this user been warned for this behavior before?
    While we expect users to review all of our rules after receiving a warning, we do consider if an individual has been warned for a specific behavior, and will often prefer a second or third warning to a block if the first warning is very different in nature.
  • Was this user acting in good faith?
    When issuing blocks, we consider whether or not a user was acting in good faith — that is, did they intend to break a rule or cause harm? Users with histories of good-faith interaction and editing may be given more lenient blocks, as we can more safely assume that their infraction was a mistake.
  • Has this user been blocked before?
    A user with prior blocks may be subject to a longer block than usual, as this shows an unwillingness to abide by the rules.

Rule violations that result in an indefinite block include: use of derogatory or offensive language towards others, justification of atrocities, explicit sexual content, violent bigotry, suicide baiting or threats, and exclusively bad-faith contributions (trolling) .

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