Tales of Zestiria Wikia Rules

When you are on the Tales of Zestiria WIKIA, please be mindful and read the rules before you go any further through to the website.

## Standard Rules

DO NOT:

* Abuse, harass, threaten or intimidate other Wikia users;
* Post or transmit any content that is obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive, profane, or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party, or content that contains homophobia, ethnic slurs, religious intolerance, or encourages criminal conduct;
* Attempt to impersonate another user or person;
* Post any illegal or unauthorized content or use for any illegal or unauthorized purposes;
* Post or transmit any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain password, account, or private information from any Wikia user;
* Post, upload, transmit, share, or store unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, solicitations, "spam", or any other type of unauthorized solicitation;
* Solicit personal information from any user under the age of 18;
* Violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws and laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content); or
* Post advertisements or solicitations of business.

## Uploading Rules

When uploading images onto this wiki, please follow these rules:

* Make sure that the image you are uploading has a clear file name and the file name relates to the image. A random numbers are not acceptable.
* In the "Summary" section of the upload form, provide a brief summary stating the image content and its original source.
	+ The file should include a "Description" section for the brief summary stating the image content and a "Source" section for the image's original source. Direct-feed images that come from primary sources should simply state, "Taken from the game/animation itself". This indicates that the user who uploaded the image obtained it him or herself. No further citation is necessary. Any image taken from any website, even if it is official, must be cited.
* Categorize the image appropriately. If you are unsure which category the image belongs in, simply skip this step, and an admin will categorize the image.
* Only the following image formats may be uploaded onto this wiki: .png, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg.
* Do not link directly to images that have not been uploaded onto this site.
* **Do NOT upload any of the following:** fan art or pornography.

Please keep in mind that most necessary images are already uploaded to the wiki, and random game/animation screenshots that have little to do with anything should be avoided entirely.

## Writing and editing

### Language

**All articles must be written in English language.** British English spelling and grammar should be avoided and replaced with American English if noticed. Do not use colloquial phrases unless they are part of the subject or matter itself. Using complex wording is a preference on this WIKIA, helping it to look professional. All pages should be accessible and clearly understood by readers who have a passable level of knowledge or fluency in the English language. To this end, please make certain that all text is spelled correctly with proper syntax and grammar, and use a spellcheck or grammarcheck utility if you feel inadequate with the English language.

### Writing Style

All articles must be written in a neutral, third-person format. **Words such as "I" or "you" are strictly unallowed.** Pages must be written in an encyclopedic-style, where bias is avoided and factual information is stated in clear detail. **In your writing you must not take side in what YOU think is right.** Conversational comments are unnecessary. Any text written in such a manner will be deleted or reworded as soon as it is noticed, and if the problem persists, you will be warned through your user talk page. Being blocked may apply.

Avoid contractions like "don't" or "they're" or "would've". Always write the words in full. "cannot" is allowed. This is informal speech. It may be difficult to catch these contractions from being written into a page due to normal writing, but if any of these can be seen on an article, please edit it.

Parentheses should be used only as a part of Japanese translations and the occasional use of acronyms after writing the full term.