Cow Town Wiki/Rules

These are the rules of the Squid Island Wiki that are applicable to the pages, discussions and other aspects of the wiki.
== Editquette ==
=== 1: Formatting ===
*Pages on the wiki should use the same infobox style. For instance, this is an example of what they look like:However, legacy infoboxes can be retained if the new infobox style hasn’t applied to the topic.
*Colour coding can be used for a variety of reasons, and is used in most infoboxes, To colour code, use the syntax Insert text. The colour can be based off of basic colours by typing it, or you can use the hex code system.
*For infobox statuses, use the correct font colours and titles:
**Alive/Complete/Inhabited/Repaired = Lime
**Partially damaged = Yellow
**Under construction/Demolished = Orange
**Deceased/Destroyed/Presumed deceased/Abandoned (of a settlement) = Red
**Missing or Unknown = Grey
**Abandoned (of a building) = White
*For character and faction relations (in infoboxes), make the three main categories as such:
**Friends/Alliances = Lime
**Neutral = Yellow
**Enemies = Red
*In infoboxes, indicate that a character is deceased with a cross (†) next to their name. This makes it convenient for readers to quickly identify if someone has died.
=== 2: Articles ===
*Before creating an article, please follow these general guidelines:
**Make sure there are no other articles heavily related to the topic.
**Name your articles appropriately. This means no grammar errors, no unnecessary punctuation, etc.
**The topic should be relevant. This includes but is not limited to page titles and template choice. If pages are overly irrelevant or unneeded, they will be deleted.
**Do not create an article with the first revision having less than 100 bytes. This will result in consequences if done continously on purpose. Exceptions are for when you will edit later: if you violate this rule and don't edit later, it will be counted as a rule violation. Full details are listed here.
*When editing articles, make sure to use correct grammar and punctuation. Make sure to stick to the topic and not be overly biased. Exceptions for bias are if they are widely agreed with the community, however, refrain from writing theories in articles. Make sure to use UTC / GMT for time and dates on the wiki. This may be exempt for user pages, where you can use your local time if you want.
*It’s highly recommended that you refrain from using chatbots and AI to write or edit pages, as it reflects a standard of laziness and can generate misinformation that can discredit the authenticity of other pages. In addition, it generates vocabulary and grammar in a different manner than humans do, making the pages stick out like a sore thumb negatively, and some readers may have trouble understanding some words.
*Use headings in pages instead of writing walls of text which may be confusing to the reader, unless the page is small and/or easily readable. Remember to follow grammar and spelling. Punctuation isn't necessary in headings, unless it's a quote.
*On articles, a trivia section is necessary to add interesting facts to the article. As per such, follow these guidelines to make a trivia section good.
**Please do not state the obvious. Very well known facts such as "Slogo is a character in Squid Island" are easily noticable and will be removed.
**Do not go off topic with the trivia. Write facts about the article's subject and some references to other subjects are allowed, but don't make them the main focus.
**Use bullet points. After the heading, make an assortment of bullet points to make the trivia section well formatted. If necessary, use the source editor as it is the easiest way to make bullet points. Increase/decrease indentation as needed.
*Be sure to add links to articles as it helps both readers and editors with navigation.
=== 3: File uploading ===
*On this wiki, most, but not all articles need at least one corresponding file attached to it. Before uploading a file, be sure to follow these guidelines.
**Try to crop your image appropriately. Leave out the unnecessary bits such as in-game hands, the facecam, and the hotbar, unless it's supposed to be part of the image. Refrain from uploading entire screenshots as the image can get cluttered.
**The image(s) should be relevant to its corresponding article. For example, don't add an image of Robust Town onto the Squid Island page.
**Do not upload a file to the wiki's mainspace if it will be solely used for discussions.
**Name your files with something simple. Using the "Destination filename" tool, rename your file to something you can remember when attaching it to an article, unless the file had been already named on its device files.
*To insert a file into a page, use the syntax [[File:filename.filetype|#px]] in the source editor or non-legacy infoboxes. Do NOT insert a raw link of the file into the visual editor of the page.
===4: Categorization===
*Categorization is a great way to sort articles. A good use of categories can help make a series of articles well-made. Before categorizing, follow these guidelines:
**Don’t be overly specific. Categories are meant to connect a broad range of articles together, therefore naming a category "Series made in the year 2023" is unnecessary, however if there are multiple articles with that description, then it's fine.
**Use proper grammar and spelling. Like headings, punctuation is not necessary.
**Don't create a category if a similar category already exists. If you're unsure that you accidentally created a new category, see the official category page that lists all categories.
*Categorize unofficial fanon information as Fanon.
===5: Links===
*Links are the most important parts of an article, and they pop up in almost every article. To make links in an article good, follow these guidelines.
**Don’t put a link every time something is mentioned. In a section and each of its subsection, link to something 1-2 times. If the page is very small, it's only necessary to link to something only once or twice in the article. Infoboxes are an exception.
**Links should go to where readers think they should go. For reference, having a link named "Cow Town" shouldn't go to Bee Town.
*Redirects are convenient to link to a page easily. When needed, there are usually 1-2 redirects, but you can always add more. Look for double or broken redirects and fix them as such if needed.
*There are other tools you can use for links such as:
**[[Category:categoryname]]: This links to a specific category
**[[pagename|newtitle]]: This links to a page but has a different name in it
**[[pagename#sectionname]]: This links to a specific section of a page
*Remember that all grammar rules apply to links!
==Rules==
Last updated: July 15, 2024
=== Community Rules ===
Note that all punishments are at staff's discretion.
1: Follow the Fandom's Terms of Use
2: Be civil:
*Be respectful to everyone, and always challenge the argument, not the person.
**Do not promote spreading hate by any means, and do not send hate towards the Robust group or any other fandoms. Remember that the Robust Troll Videos is a group of Minecraft shows.
3: Vandalism will not be tolerated. Refrain from constant vandalism such as blanking pages, spamming, etc. Furthermore, do not blank pages without a proper justified reason.
4: Use common sense, whether you are discussing, commenting, or editing.
5: Unlike the Squid Island subreddit, swearing is allowed on the wiki, however slurs or profanity for hate purposes is not allowed and will never be tolerated.
6: Impersonation of wiki users and alternative accounts for accounts already banned will be met with a block and a permanent IP ban respectively; if one is caught impersonating again, their account will be banned indefinitely.
7: Off-topic rambling not to do with the page, e.g. waffling about Coca-Cola on a page about Pig Town, especially if nonsensical or to do with controversial topics, will result in a warning in that person’s message wall, before a temporary editing ban on next offence.
8: Enjoy!
=== Rules For Administrators ===
1: Follow the general community rules above. Banning people for not following rules whilst not following the rules you’re enforcing is hypocritical and will result in admin powers being taken away.
2: Never abuse your power. Do not give overly aggressive punishments for minor rule violations. This will first lead to a warning and fixinf of the punishments, and if a second offence is known of, it will be removal of admin powers.
3: Know why you have become admin. Users have become admins from:
* Many edits on several pages
* Long duration and experience on the wiki
* Following of community rules
4: Don’t reflect a poor standard of our wiki from your actions, use common sense for actions.
5: Make sure that everything is in check from time to time and look out for any vandalism. 
6: Don’t add more rules unless absolutely necessary. For reference, don’t add a rule banning on cheese profile pictures unless a raid of vandalism has been caused by users with cheese profile pictures several times.
7: In a similar vein to rule 6, don’t remove rules unless absolutely necessary.
8: Don’t change the theme using the theme designer, change the infobox style using the template etc. in the same format as the mentioned two actions, without authorised permission.
9: Happy being admin!__NOTOC__
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