Guide:Rules

Before contributing, users should read the rules. This is to ensure a safe place on the wiki.

**Last updated: November 22nd, 2023**

## General Rules

* **Show some common sense.** This means general widespread FANDOM rules: do not be rude, harass other users, guilt-trip, etc. You must also follow FANDOM's terms of service (ToS), which you have automatically agreed to by creating an account.
* **You must be at least 13 years old to be on the wiki.** This is not a rule that we wish to enforce, but it is one of FANDOM's rules, and thus we have to follow it as well. When signing up for FANDOM you automatically agree to this rule. If you are revealed to be under 13 (underage), you will be blocked until you are of-age.
* **Keep all content PG-13.** This wikia is designed for everyone. Since *Wings of Fire* is designed for pre-teen and teenage readers, all content should be appropriate. This applies for page editing, discussions, blogs, etc. Please see the allowed and not allowed list at the bottom of the page for what topics are allowed and what topics are not allowed.
* **As of June 2022, fanmade content is no longer allowed.** Please see our fanon content policy, which is on this page.
* **PG-13 Roleplaying is allowed.** Roleplaying with OCs, canon characters, etc is allowed as long as it is appropriate to wiki standards. Roleplays can be found here or on Discussions, and you can create your own.
* **Swearing is allowed.** You are allowed to swear on the wiki and are not required to censor, but **this language should not be directed toward another user.** For example, saying "fuck you" to another user is not permitted. **This does not permit slurs of any kind to be used on the wiki, as they are still banned.** Reclaimed slurs, or slurs that one considers themselves allowed to use because they are part of the group it is directed towards (usually in a sarcastic tone), are not permitted either. Slurs are banned regardless of circumstance, and cannot be presented as censored either.
* **Do not give any spoilers when a new book comes out.** For courtesies, please spoiler tag any posts that include spoilers for the first couple weeks after the book comes out. Afterwards, you are not required to spoiler tag.
* **Do not badge farm.** Do not purposefully make edits or do anything with the intent to earn badges. Badges are for fun and should not be abused.
* **If you were banned on another wiki for a major offense, you cannot create a moderator, admin, or bureaucrat campaign for this wiki when they are open.** We don't want someone with a bad reputation to be a staff on the wiki. Staff should have clean reputations and no history of being banned for them breaking rules of another wiki for a major offense. If you are wanting to become a staff member, background checks will be done on both canon and fanon WoF wikis. We will only be checking the ban log and recent edits/posts. Major offenses include, but are not limited to: vandalism, justifications of atrocities, and posting explicit content.
* **If you were banned on a wiki for a reason that breaks the rules on this wiki as well, you will be banned.** For example, if you are blocked for being underage (under 13 years old) on a different wiki, you will be blocked for the same reason as well. **This is currently mostly being done for users who are permabanned, as they usually do not change their behavior.** Do not use this wiki as a refuge wiki is you are blocked from another.
	+ We typically cannot do anything about another user's behavior on another wiki, as it was not directly on here. However, accounts that are permabanned on the canon and/or fanon WoF Wikis will typically be blocked here to prevent them from using this wiki as a refuge while they are banned there. Users with temporary blocks will not instantly be blocked, but are more likely to if they are using the wiki irresponsibly.
* **When uploading artwork that was not made by you, credit the original artist.** Don't say "I forgot", "I found it on Google", or anything of the alike. Please credit the artist(s) appropriately. **If the original creator has a policy of no reposting/reuploads, do not upload the artwork.**
* **Do not start drama.** This includes witch hunting and call-out posts.
* **Do not upload leaked images from upcoming books to the wiki.** This applies to everywhere on the wiki, including userpages, wiki pages, blogs, and Discussions. When they have been officially released by Scholastic, it is fine to upload them, but otherwise please wait until Scholastic officially releases the image or the book comes out.

## Fanon Content Policy

**As of June 2022, the Wings of Fire Names Wiki no longer allows fanon content to be made as pages.** Fanon content should be posted on the Wings of Fire Fanon Wiki or moved to a blog post.

Posting fanon content is considered a warnable offense. Please post your fanon content to the Fanon Wiki or on a blog post. This wiki is designed to give inspiration for fanon content pertaining to Wings of Fire, but is not a place to post your fanon content.

The following pages are not allowed on the wiki:

* Fanon characters
* Fantribes
* Meme pages
* Anything related to fanon content for any fandom
* Anything that belongs on the canon wiki (canon characters/places/etc)

Creating pages that fall under the pages that are not allowed on the wiki is a warnable offense. These pages should be put on blog posts or on other wikis.

## Page Editing

### General Editing Guidelines

* **Ask for permission before creating new pages.** We already have as many pages as we think are needed on the wiki, so there is no need to create new ones. However, if you think you have an idea for a page/pages that can be added to the wiki, then contact Adrestia. The only exception to this rule would be if new tribes were introduced to the series. However, as of July 2023, there are no hints or confirmations for new tribes so far.
* **Do not add canonical names to pages.** Typically when looking for name suggestions, names used in canon are not desired, as there is another wiki that holds those names. Please keep canonical names off of pages, and remove those if you come across it. **If a name works for a tribe other than what it is used in canon for, please do not add it to other pages.**
* **Do not add controversial and/or possibly offensive names to wiki pages.** This includes, but is not limited to names of the following: religious figures (eg. Jesus, Buddha, Allah), political figures (eg. Trump, Obama, Biden), etc.
	+ We are aware that this rule can be somewhat confusing, such as with George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush as their surname Bush (which both are commonly referred to as) can also refer to another term for a shrub, thus fitting into the name categories of RainWings. **As long as it is not referring to any of the political figures, the name Bush is fine to add to pages.**
		- This does not excuse political discussion, as it is still banned on the wiki.
	+ **Mythological deities' names are allowed,** such as Zeus, Hades, Venus, etc. The only reason why modern religious figures are not allowed to be used as names is because using them in the context of creating original characters from a childrens' book series could possibly be considered offensive to the religion itself and/or its followers.
* **Edit farming is not allowed.** This includes, but is not limited to: adding then removing unnecessary categories and names, making harmful edits then undoing them, etc.
* **There should be no commentary or unnecessary edits on pages.** Formatting of pages should stay consistent, and there should be no commentary or unnecessary pages. Names listed should be the name and the definition, and that is it. Commentary is not allowed on the pages itself, and should be moved somewhere else such as the comments section of the page. An example of commentary would be adding the following next to a name: "(That's also the name of my favorite character from X media)". If you encounter this on pages, please remove it.
* **Do not create new categories.** We do not need any new categories on the wiki at the current moment.
* **Vandalism is not tolerated.** In extreme cases, such as the vandalism of almost every wiki page, especially when the account has had little to no edits prior to committing vandalism, can result in an instant permanent block.

### Galleries

***Images on pages that do not meet the following may be deleted from the page.***

* **Galleries on a page must be related to the page itself.** For example, no MudWing-related pictures on NightWings.
* **Only official artwork is allowed to be uploaded onto wiki pages, though there are a few exceptions to the rule.**
	+ Peregrinecella's BeetleWing is widely accepted as the look of BeetleWings since there is no official look for them yet. Her BeetleWing artwork is allowed to be uploaded as long as she is credited properly.
	+ Hybrid, Tribrid, and AllWing bases can be uploaded as long as the artist is properly credited.
	+ References created by refmakers from the Wings of Fire Wiki can be uploaded. Some of the refmakers require credit when using outside of the wiki. Click here to see a list of refmakers and find out whoever made the reference you are uploading to see if credit is required. **To prevent mass uploading of references, only upload references of protagonists and major characters.**
	+ **Do not mass upload images like references and bases.** This is to prevent cluttering and edit-farming.
* **Images require a caption.** A brief, simple caption is preferred. For example, when uploading a piece of the official artwork of a tribe, it should be accompanied in the gallery along with the caption of "(tribe) official artwork by Joy Ang" or the like. **When uploading official artwork from covers,** captions should be along the lines of "(character) on the cover of *(book)"*. **BOOK TITLES MUST BE *ITALICIZED*.** Images without captions in the gallery should be captioned or they'll be deleted.
* **No white backgrounds.** Images with white backgrounds will be deleted from the page and will be replaced with a non-white background version. Please check your files before uploading them.
* **No fanart is allowed on pages.** This is supposed to prevent mass image uploading, clutter, and badge farming. **There are several exceptions to this rule, as seen a couple points above, but the only artwork that should be on a wiki page is official artwork.**
* **Most of these rules still apply to userpages.** Feel free to add off-topic images or images from wiki pages to your userpages. However, these images must not violate our banned topics and **off-topic images cannot be added on to wiki pages.**
* **Please be sure artists are okay with reposts of their work before you upload it to the wiki.** If the creator of the artwork asks for no reposts, simply don't upload it to the wiki. If you don't know if the creator allows reposts, don't repost it either until you figure out the answer. **If your artwork has been uploaded to the wiki and you would like it taken down, please contact Adrestia.**

**To add a gallery to the page,** go to the source code and type the following:

`<gallery>`

`Filename.filetype`

`</gallery>`

## Warnings

**When a user breaks a rule, typically they will receive some form of a warning.** All contributions to the wiki should be in good faith, meaning that contributions should not be intended to purposefully break rules.

**Most warnings are in the form of a message on a message wall.** These messages should indicate what the user is being warned for and possible consequences if they were to continue breaking the rules plus additional information if necessary. If it is talking about a threadpost or edit, it should most likely be linked. If you would like to ask more questions about the warning, then please respond to the warning message and we will get to you as soon as possible.

Users are typically blocked after a certain amount of warnings depending on the severity of each of the ones they have received. For example, if a user has been warned multiple times for swearing without censoring, then they will at most be blocked for a few weeks. If this continues after their block, it will be extended.

**Some users will be blocked without warnings. This includes, but is not limited to:**

* Permablocked users of the canon and/or fanon WoF Wikis who are using this wiki irresponsibly and/or as a refuge for their block
* Trolls/Vandals who have had little to no helpful edits prior to vandalism/trolling
* Obvious troll/bait accounts
* Bots

**Warnings should not be deleted from message walls.** This will result in another one.

**Blocked users should avoid ban-evasion.** Ban evasion will result in an increased amount of time for the blocks depending on the amount of times it has been done.

## Chat and Blog Posts

* **When chatting, keep all content PG-13 at maximum.** See the banned topics list for what you are allowed/not allowed to talk about.
* **Non-WoF topics are allowed, as long as it's appropriate.** You are allowed to talk about off-topic things as long as it's appropriate. Keep things PG-13 at maximum. You are allowed to talk about M-rated games, TV-MA shows, R-rated movies, other region equivalents, etc, but expect extreme moderation. **This is the only exception to no off-topic posts.**
* **Do not create posts that just ask for attention.** Those posts will be deleted, and are counted as off-topic. These types of posts include, but are not limited to: drama, witch-hunting, callout posts, sympathy-baiting, guilt-tripping, etc.
* **We are not responsible for users' off-wiki behavior.** While users who are permabanned on other wikis can be permabanned here if they misuse the wiki's purpose, we cannot punish the user completely based off of behavior that was done off the wiki unless if they continue to misbehave on here.

For more information about what you can talk about in chat, blog posts, etc, please visit the banned topics list.

## Roleplaying

* **Any tribe can be used in roleplays.** Made up tribes are allowed as long as everything is fair.
* **You may use OCs to roleplay.**
* **Ask before leaving the roleplay.**
* **Do not control other characters without the other roleplayers' permission.** This includes killing other characters, letting them get hit by an attack, etc. Essentially, godmodding is not allowed.
* **Please don't say "attacks and no miss" or anything of the alike.** It's annoying. Please come to an agreement before killing a character if necessary.

With the addition of Discussions on FANDOM, roleplays are allowed on the Discussions board.

## Administration

* **If you would like to add a new category, have a question about advanced wiki stuff, please ask an administrator.** List of administrators is listed below.

### Administrators

* SunsetTheSkyWing0w0
* Denoma

## Banned Topics

List of topics allowed and banned. This goes for every form of communication on the wiki.

**Banned Topics**

* Smut
* Gore (all kinds)
* Anything that reveals personal information
* Politics
* Real drugs
* Issues and topics that cause controversy *(This applies to **all** controversial topics, not just American.)*

**Topics Allowed (with extreme moderation)**

**Expect to be heavily moderated when making posts with the following topics.**

* R-Rated movies, M-Rated video games, other country equivalents, etc.
* Sexuality
* Religion
* Mental illness and/or disorders
* Venting
* Self-harm\*

\*Do not post pictures of self-harm scars or any aftermath of self-harm to the site.