Official Mr. Claw Wiki: Wiki Rules

= Wiki Rules =
This page lists a few rules that users of this wiki are expected to follow if they intend to edit a page or discuss in the comments, message walls, or talk pages. This is to make sure that the wiki remains an organized and friendly place that is on topic with Mr. Claw & Friends wiki and its contents.
All users are expected to be familiar with these rules so if you see anyone breaking them, please either report them to one of the Staff Team Members in their message wall or use the chat reporting tool if its a post.
Some rules may cause a temporary or infinite block to be issued but most of the time a warning will be issued instead.
== Comment & Discussion Rules ==
The following rules apply to the comments, discussion section, message walls, and talk pages of the wiki:
Minor Comment & Discussion Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a minor offence and will receive a warning.
Action 	Additional Information
Being disrespectful 	
Not keeping discussions civil 	
Advertising 	
Minimodding 	Minimodding is the act of pretending to be an administrator even though you are not one.
Not keeping discussions or comments on topic with the mod or the wiki	
Swearing 	However, acronyms are allowed, as well as the words Damn, Hell, Heck, Freak, and Freaking.
This particular rule is exempt if the offender uses either * or # to mute the word.
Reposting something after it was removed by staff 	If the post was removed, it was removed for a reason so don't make their job harder by reposting.
Posting leaked material 	
Not speaking English 	The staff are often unable to translate languages so please speak in any form of English.
Not signing talk page edits with ~~~~ 	This rule is exempt if the user reverts their edit(s) before a staff member notices.
Major Comment & Discussion Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a major offence and will receive a temporary block.
Action 	Additional Information & Block Length
Spamming the comments 	Block length: 3 days.
Swearing directly at someone 	Block length: 2 weeks.
However, acronyms are allowed.
Unlike the previous swearing rule, this will not be exempt if the offender uses muting methods.
Asking for personal information	Block length: 2 months.
Revealing personal information 	Block length: 6 months.
This offence cannot be appealed.
Toxic behavior 	Block length: 1 month.
Bullying 	Block length: 2 months.
Severe Comment & Discussion Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a major offence and will receive an infinite block.
Action 	Additional Information
Attempting to scam others 	This offence cannot be appealed.
Harassing other users 	The user will be reported to FANDOM for violating the Terms of Use.
Attempting to manipulate others 	
Adding inappropriate material to a talk page	
Posting NSFW 	NSFW or Not Safe For Work is the term used to describe inappropriate material.
The user will also be reported to FANDOM for violating the Terms of Use.
Posting pornography 	Pornography is the term used to describe sexual material.
The user will also be reported to FANDOM for violating the Terms of Use.
== Editing Rules ==
The following rules apply to editing pages. Talk pages are exempt from this category:
Minor Editing Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a minor offence and will receive a warning.
Action 	Additional Information
Not sticking to the same style as similar pages 	If you are unable to complete a new page, please put {{stub}} at the top of the page so people know it's not finished.
Uploading irrelevant files to the wiki 	If you want to use special files for your own profile page then please request permission to do so by a Moderator or above.
You are allowed to upload these types of files for use on your profile page, but this requires permission from an administrator or above.
Replacing parts of a page with nonsense 	
Deleting parts of a page for no reason or for invalid reasons 	
Adding nonsense to a page 	
Recreating a page after a staff member deleted it 	If a page was deleted, it was deleted for a reason so please don't do this.
Moving pages for no reason or for invalid reasons 	Pages must only be moved if the name of the feature has changed or if the title needs some SPaG fixing.
Using an unreliable source of information 	
Creating duplicate, useless, or irrelevant pages 	
Editing the profile page or message wall greeting of another user without their permission	
Edit warring 	This describes the act of two users constantly adding and removing the same thing on the wiki.
Edit farming 	This describes the act of making a lot of useless separate edits on one page.
Major Editing Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a major offence and will receive a temporary block.
Action 	Additional Information & Block Length
Vandalizing one page 	Block length: 1 month.
If a user breaks this rule, then they are subject to a permanent block the next time they vandalize, regardless of how many pages they vandalized.
Translating one page into another language	Block length: 1 month.
If a user breaks this rule, then they are subject to a permanent block the next time they translate, regardless of how many pages they translated.
Severe Editing Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a major offence and will receive an infinite block.
Action 	Additional Information
Vandalizing two or more pages 	
Translating two or more pages into another language 	
Creating irrelevant pages that contain inappropriate material	
Raiding 	This offence cannot be appealed.
Raiding describes the act of planning an attack on the wiki or other wikis in the name of the Official Mr. Claw Wiki.
== Miscellaneous Rules ==
The following rules don't fit into any categories:
Minor Miscellaneous Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a minor offence and will receive a warning.
Action 	Additional Information
Reporting actions that don't break any rules	This is trolling and it may make staff look over rule-breaking actions.
Major Miscellaneous Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a major offence and will receive a temporary block.
Action 	Additional Information & Block Length
Getting four or more valid and non-expired warnings	Block length: 2 weeks.
This offence cannot be appealed.
Severe Miscellaneous Offences
Users that commit one of the offences listed below have committed a major offence and will receive an infinite block.
Action 	Additional Information
Getting four or more temporary blocks 	
Having an inappropriate username 	This offence cannot be appealed in the normal way, but you are allowed to make an alternate account to change your username into something appropriate, or you can change your existing username to something appropriate.
Using alternate accounts to bypass blocks 	This offence cannot be appealed. (Only applies to the alternate account.)
If caught, the alternate account will receive an infinite block and the block of the main account will be increased by 20 days.
Being aged under 13 	This is due to COPPA Compliance, users found to be underage will be blocked due to this legal requirement.
The user will also be reported to FANDOM for violating the Terms of Use.
Abusing multiple accounts 	
Trolling or being disruptive to the community 	
Having inappropriate profile or message wall greeting information	The infinite block given out can be appealed by changing the information to something appropriate.
== Appeals ==
If you think that you were blocked unfairly, or that you deserve another chance, please write an appeal of the warning/block given out. You will need to explain why you believe you should be unblocked, and the Admin Team will decide if your block will be shortened or removed. Keep in mind that not all the rules can be appealed. If you are currently having a punishment then click the link below to see if it can be appealed:
VIEW MY MESSAGE WALL
== Other Notices ==
* Please keep in mind that these rules are subject to change at any point.
* Warnings will expire after 30 days.
* In certain cases, users may be blocked for violations that occur somewhere offsite. However, this only applies to the following rules, all of which being severe offences:
** Attempting to scam others
** Posting NSFW
** Posting pornography
** Raiding
** Being aged under 13
Enjoy your time on the Official Mr. Claw Wiki.