Vonchivad Laws

* General Rules
* Editing Rules
* Discussion Rules
* Art Rules
* Instant Block Offences
* Offence System

**FANDOM Rules All Apply**

Please keep in mind FANDOM's Rules apply at all times, this means that you need to be *13 years of age or older* to participate on this wiki. If you are found to be younger than 13, you will be blocked from this wiki immediately and reported to Fandom.

**Absolutely NO TRADING Is Permitted**

*Trading = 0-1pts*

Due to the nature of this Wiki, we ask that you leave trading to the Official Dragon Adventures Wiki only. This Wiki is for creative works and discussions, not for trading.

**No Mini-Modding**

*Mini-Modding = 1pts*

Mini-Modding is notifying a user of the rules without notifying a moderator+ to handle the situation. This is not permitted due to how we run things on this Wiki and it would make our records confusing. Telling people about the rules with the intent to let them edit out the content is also considered mini-modding. Please just contact a moderator via a moderator's wall. You can find a list of Wiki Staff on the home page.

**No NSFW Content**

*Minor NSFW = 2pts* | *Major NSFW = 4pts*

*Points may vary depending on severity.*

NSFW content is not permitted on this wiki as images or written content. Please note this includes:

* Sexually explicit content
* Intense Gore Without A TW
* Mentions of Suicide or Self Harm of Any Degree
* Extreme Profanity
* The cooking of Dragons/Dragons as Ingredients

**No Content that Includes Common Fears**

This list may change at any time, though notices will be made when it does.

Completely Banned:

*Posting At All = 2pts*

* Trypanophobia - *The extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles.*
* Claustrophobia - *The irrational fear of having no escape or being closed-in.*
* Trypophobia - *The fear of holes is an irrational and persistent fear of holes, generally not the huge ones but the tiny holes seen within asymmetrical clusters.*
* Coulrophobia - *The extreme or irrational fear of clowns.*

Strictly Require Content Warnings:

*Posting Without TWs = 1pt*

* Arachnophobia - *The irrational fear of spiders.*
* Entomophobia - *The extreme and persistent fear of insects.*

**No Disrespectful Behaviour**

*Accidental Disrespectful Behaviour = 1pts* | *Purposeful Disrespectful Behaviour = 2pts* | *Harassment = 3pts*

Disrespectful behaviour can be defined as:

* Treating another user poorly
* Targeting a user for **any** reason
* Discriminating against users for any reason
* Asking for free things unless the other user is offering free things to begin with
* Harassment/Bullying a user or group of users

**This Community Is A Safe Space For:**

* LGBTQIA+
* Different nationalities/races
* Furries
* People With Disabilities

**No Off-Site Links**

*Advertisment = 1pt*

*Asking permission to post links is okay, you can ask to advertise any of the following links but please don't post until you get the "go ahead" from an* ***Admin+***.

This wiki is not for advertising platforms so please do not post links to:

* Discord
* Twitter
* Instagram
* TikTok
* Youtube
* Twitch
* Unrelated Wikis

*Please note that pinging people on another wiki to boost said wiki is also against our rules.*

Off-Site Links that **are** allowed:

* Google Sheets/Docs/Forms/Slides for DA Related Content
* Poll Websites for polls with more options
* Deviant Art for DA Related Content
* Imgur or other similar image hosting websites for images that follow our rules

**No Unrelated Content**

*Off-Topic Posts/Comments = 0-1pts*

This wiki is specifically for Dragon Adventures so please keep this wiki on-topic at all times. Semi-Unrelated posts are seen as off topic and also break this rule. If you want to talk about off-topic content with the same community, please consider joining our Discord Server for access to an Off-Topic channel with the same community.

Examples of Topics That Aren't Allowed:

* Pet Pictures (This is also for safety reasons!)
* Religions
* Politics
* Other Games

**English Only**

*Speaking Another Language = 0-1pts*

This wiki is English only due to all the information being in English and our moderation team being primarily English speaking. Moderating other languages is difficult and time consuming, sorry for the inconvenience.

**Discussion of Moderation**

*Discussing Moderation Publicly = 1pt*

If you have a question or a problem with a block **you** got, please contact a moderator or administrator via their walls or through the block appeal form linked below.

**If you wish to discuss someone else's block or warning, just ask the blocked/warned person to discuss it with us instead.** Do not discuss it yourself because you may not actually be aware of the entire situation and can cause more tension. Please leave the issue between the blocked/warned user and the administrators.

If you really must know the situation, please contact an Administrator or Bureaucrat and ask about it in a respectful manner and give us the reason you need to know. If you jump right into defending/explaining a blocked user your message will be removed and we will not attempt to explain what happened at all and anything you say regarding the situation will not be considered and could possibly make things worse, please keep this in mind.

**If you would like to appeal a block please contact staff through the email ashtonaestheticsda@gmail.com with the subject "WikiUsernameHere Block Appeal". Please include as many details as possible in your email.**

**Starting Drama/Drama Starters**

*Accidentally Starting Drama = 1pt* | *Purposefully Starting Drama = 2pts*

If a post is made and it's deemed as a drama starter, you will get into trouble. Posts will be deemed as drama starters by staff based on previous experience with similar posts or if the post did start drama. Whether it was accidental or not will also be deemed by staff based on your wording and how you behaved so please note that if it's deemed as purposeful when you feel it was accidental, we're sorry but this system is based on how staff viewed it in context of on this Wiki.

**Bypassing Rules**

*Bypassing Rules = Point value of rule bypassed*

Please note that these rules are in place to avoid certain situations from happening and going out of your way to bypass a rule is against our rules. This includes asking someone else to repost on your behalf to bypass the repost rule, posting a call out post and pinging the user in the comments to hide it from the main post, ect.

**Vandalisation is Prohibited**

*Minor Vandalising = 1pt* | *Major Vandalisation = 2pts*

This can include a few different variations, but here are some examples of what isn't allowed:

* Removing content from pages without reason
* Changing/adding information to obviously false information
* Adding in comments or unrelated content (Trades/dragon "worth")

**Fan-Made Content**

*Making A Page For Fan-Made Content = 1pt*

Fan-Made content on this wiki is defined as content that is made by fans of Vonchivad. Vonchivad lore is considered canon on this Wiki though it is not officially canon to Dragon Adventures itself. Fan-Made content can include:

* Dragon Stores/Prices
* Dragon Lore (That isn't confirmed by wiki staff and is only speculation)
* Guesses

**Unknown Dragon Pages**

Unknown dragons are concept designs made by the community that the original artist has given permission for users to reference with credits. At no point in time should you submit someone else's work to be used as an unknown dragon on this Wiki, it is considered art theft and is strictly prohibited.

If you wish to include your dragon as an unknown dragon in Vonchivad, you're free to contact AshtonAesthetics to get a page created for it. Please note that if you submit your dragon for this your concept art may be used for:

* Credited use on this Wiki
* Other people may draw your design
* Other people may use your design to create their own dragons within that species
* Other people may use your design in their stories

When including someone's design in your stories, you are to *link to their discussion post or dragon's page for the reference image instead of reuploading the image yourself.* This is to avoid miscommunication about who the artist is.

**Ping Posts**

*Ping Post = 0-1pt*

Please keep one-on-one conversations on people's walls. If you need to reach out to someone specific, please refrain from making a post for that conversation and just contact them via their message wall.
Put their username at the end of this link to get to their walls: `https://dragon-adventures.fandom.com/wiki/Message_Wall:`

**Spam Posts**

*Spamming = 1pt*

Posting constantly and quickly can result in your posts being flagged as spam. Please note that the time frame and amount of posts can vary depending on the content, if the spam is intentional or whether it breaks other rules.

Accidental spam (Accidental duplicate posts) are understandable but we do ask that you only click post **once** and wait for it to post rather than spam click it, which can potentially glitch and send it multiple times.

**Leaving Posts**

*Leaving Posts 0-1pts*

These are not allowed due to how often these posts became and they get quite spammy. If you plan on leaving the wiki and need specific people to know or just want people to be able to know, please either go to the people's walls you need to contact to let them know, post a message on your wall and/or edit your profile to let people know who may check your activity.

Please note this includes leaving for any duration of time, which includes breaks.

**Reposting Content**

*Reposting Early = 0-1pts*

Each category has a different cool-down time based on activity and user feedback. Please let us know if you find this confusing!

 Creative Works | (1) One Hour

Reposting someone's post on behalf of the user before the related time is over can result in both users being considered at fault and breaking a rule.

**Categories**

*Misuse of Categories = 0-1pts*

Please remember to post in the correct categories. This helps boost your post due to people being able to filter to that category and helps make sure that posts go where they need to go. If you are unsure whether your post belongs in a category or not, please categorise it to the best of your ability and place a note in your post saying you are unsure if the post fits in that category. You won't be penalised for it if you do this.

* Wiki Announcements (Admins+ only) - *This category is for administrator+ use* **only.** *This is where you can find the Wiki Newsletters and other important information for the wiki.*

 Lore Discussion | Want to theorise or talk about lore? Use this category.
 Roleplay | Roleplay or discussions about roleplay can be posted in this category, remember to be respectful to everyone and be clear if you're roleplaying or not.
 Stories | Any Dragon Adventures Stories can be posted here whether they're related to Wiki Lore or not. Please note if you want to get it confirmed as Wiki Lore though you need to reference the Lore Rules tab on this page.
 Unknown Dragons | Please reference the art tab on this page. Unknown dragon designs can be posted in this category and used by people on this Wiki.
 Creative Works | If you have art or anything creative you want to post, this is the category for you. Please note that any dragon concepts posted in this category are protected against being used in stories!
Info Post.

**Art Theft is Not Permitted**

*Art Theft = 2pts*

No art theft of any kind will be tolerated on this wiki. This can be defined as using art created by someone else in any way without the original creator's permission. Examples of this include, but does not limit to:
- Tracing someone's work
- Colouring in someone's work
- Reposting someone's work
- Using someone's work as a profile picture
- Art that is heavily referenced by someone else's work

**Copyrighted Content**
Copyright is automatically applied to written and artistic works from the moment they're created. This means if you see someone else's written or artistic work, it is copyrighted and owned by them.
Copyright applies to published and unpublished content, as soon as it's 'fixed' in some way (e.g. on paper or saved to disk), it's covered by copyright.

**Ask Permission**
Using even a very small part of someone else’s work can require permission if that part is an important or integral part and was the result of skill and time.
Making changes doesn’t take away the need to get permission. If you use an important part of someone else’s work you might need permission, even if you make changes to it.
You usually need permission even if your use is non-commercial. The content creator may set different terms for non-commercial use (e.g. a different fee) but you still need to ask.

**Credit the Original Creator**
You have a legal obligation to credit the author when you use their work, unless the author has clearly stated that credit is not needed. Using a work for the purposes of criticism, review or reporting news is conditional on crediting the author and title of the work. In other cases, you might need permission even though you credit.

*Source.*

**Unknown Dragons**
Unknown dragons are concept designs made by the community that the original artist has given permission for users to reference with credits. At no point in time should you submit someone else's work to be used as an unknown dragon on this Wiki, it is considered art theft and is strictly prohibited.

If you wish to include your dragon as an unknown dragon in Vonchivad, you're free to contact AshtonAesthetics to get a page created for it. Please note that if you submit your dragon for this your concept art may be used for:

* Credited use on this Wiki
* Other people may draw your design
* Other people may use your design to create their own dragons within that species
* Other people may use your design in their stories

When including someone's design in your stories, you are to *link to their discussion post or dragon's page for the reference image instead of reuploading the image yourself.* This is to avoid miscommunication about who the artist is.

*Impersonation Account = Instant Block* | *Main Account of The Impersonation Account = 4pts*

Impersonation to gain any sort of upper hand, bringing a user's reputation down or for *any other reason* is strictly prohibited and will result in the immediate block of the impersonation account and the main of the creator if known will recieve 4pts. Impersonation is not a joke and should not be used for any reason.

*Hate Accounts = Instant Block* | *Main Account of The Hate Account = 4pts*

Accounts made to hate anyone will recieve an instantanous, unappealable block.

*Block Evasion Accounts = Instant Block* | *Main Account of The Block Evasion Account = 2pts*

Accounts made to avoid blocks will not be tolerated on this Wiki.

*Death Threats = Instant Block*

Wishing death on anyone is not acceptable behaviour. Threatening to injure someone or wishing injury on someone also falls under this rule.

*Doxxing/Threatening To Dox = Instant Block*

Threatening or going through with doxxing someone will not be tolerated. You will be reported to Fandom and permanently blocked from this Wiki.

*Troll Accounts = Instant Block* | *Main Account of The Hate Account = 4pts*

Accounts made to troll the Wiki (Little to no regular posts/content or all their posts are consistent rule breaks) won't be tolerated and will be blocked permanently.

*Spamming Severe NSFW = Instant Block*

Spamming NSFW is not permitted and can result in an instant block.

This Wiki's moderation system works with a point value system. For each rule you break, you will gain strikes against you and eventually work your way up from a notification to a permanent block based on how many points you have against you. Your **warnings+** can time out after a month. Exceptions to this is if it was a 2 point offence or you are blocked for an extended duration of time. All offence values are kept during your block and then for a month after your block.

The stages for points increases like this: