Rules

Welcome to **Hogwarts Reimagined Wiki**! We aim to have a fun, easy-operate environment without inter-user drama. This rules page may seem pretty strict but if we're going to keep this a safe space, we all need to be on the same page. Can't enforce rules that nobody knows. If you have any questions or if anything is unclear, please feel free to contact our staff and they will get back to you as soon as possible. If we do *not* see your message for some reason, please just wait - we're all people with lives, we'll get to it.

# Rules

## General Rules

### Respect other users

No one here deserves to be treated with disrespect, save for some understandable situations of egregious misbehaviour. If you have a disagreement with someone, please contact staff. Do not attempt to solve it yourself, as this can grow heated and we want as little conflict as possible. If you are found to be harassing or intentionally excluding other users you will be blocked for a period of time, determined by the existence and severity of any past offenses. Note this most certainly includes misgendering or repeated misuse of pronouns. If you do not believe in the validity of LGBTQIA+ individuals' existence, we request that you either remove yourself or simply do not join the wiki, as this is a wiki based around a queer character by a queer author.
### Blocking

If you feel you have been unfairly blocked, you may contact the staff through the community discord or talk pages. Any profanity or harassment of staff or users will result in your block being extended. For staff, if you do not fulfill your obligations you may receive a block also.
### Art, Lineart and Credit

If you wish to draw or colour characters in the universe, you are very welcome! However, please make sure to credit all lines and references used and, if uploading original art, please watermark/link/etc appropriately in the interest of protecting yourself from art theft.

## Chat Rules

Conversations in chat should be kept to PG-13 for the sake of all users (and staff liability). Cussing is allowed, but please keep major cussing - no use of c and minimal use of f words for example - to the minimum. There will be no tolerance for oppressive slurs such as f\*g, tr\*nny, d\*ke, n\*gg\*\*, r\*tard and more. The use of these (except by limited allowance reclamatively) will incur a warning and short-term block, with longer blocks for repeat offenses. While we understand these terms are being reclaimed (such as queer-related slurs by queer people) we do ask that you be very careful in doing so and accept that not all words can be used fairly by all people, particularly racial slurs.
While Reimagined is definitely not aimed at children, I the admin have to assume that preteens etc have access to the internet and may find this site so in the interests of not getting my site taken down, assume there may be children watching and behave appropriately or receive a ban
## Enforcement

Only our core staff (admins and bureaucrats) have the power to block users. These are the consequences that can be incurred by violating the rules.
1. A **first warning** with detail of why the action taken was unacceptable. We operate on a two-strike system, meaning up to two warnings may be incurred before further action is taken; though in the case of serious rulebreaking this is overruled.
2. **Blocks lasting 1 to 7 days** for minor rulebreaks following the two strikes.
3. **Blocks lasting 1 to 3 weeks** for persistent rulebreaking, harassment or otherwise bad behaviour.
4. **Blocks of 1 or more months** for repeated, widespread and numerous cases of rulebreaking and bad behaviour.
5. **Permanent blocking** is usually reserved for vandalism, sockpuppetry or serious bullying, however users who repeatedly prove they cannot integrate into the community and respect the identities of everyone here may also be perma-blocked.

If you have incurred a consequence, an administrator will start a thread on your personal talk page to inform you of the consequence. They should explain what the offence was, and will inform you when it ends if your consequence is more serious than a warning.