Rules and Policies

This page is dedicated to outlining the **rules and policies** that apply on the **Backstroke of the West Wiki** or **Fandom**. If you have any further questions, please contact an administrator or bureaucrat.

**WARNING:** Not knowing about these rules is not an excuse for breaking them. If you’re warned for breaking rules, “I didn’t know” is not an excuse; it is required that all users read these rules before contributing to avoid any complications on the site. The rules and policies here will be constantly updated, so please keep viewing this page.

## The main rules

* This Wiki or Fandom is only about the **bootleg DVD** that an American named Jeremy Winterson found in Shanghai and was dubbed in high definition by voice actors on Youtube. Therefore, there is no reason to ask on message walls or the Discussion link what this Fandom is about.

* All users must be **logged in** and of course have an account. It is advisable for your account to be email and autoconfirmed for better usage.

* No **cursing** here; the word 'damn' is at most allowed - we are not like Ratio Tile. No animals growling like 'bruh'. No excessive initialism, eg LOL, ROFL. Any swear words will immediately get users a block.

* Be **polite** to administrators and bureaucrats and all members.

* **Language** — Use American English since the canon movie was made by Americans.

* **Be accurate** — All material listed on this wiki must be very accurate. Do not add any spam.

* **Be objective and on topic** — Articles and updating should be factual and not biased. If you want to voice your opinion, do so in discussions. Page talk pages have been disabled to prevent unwanted comments. Similarly, blogs have been disabled. Please use the Discussions link under Explore instead.

* **Discussion** — Comments or Talk on each page have been disabled. Use discussions. The discussion category labelled 'General' will be for any related to the script or dub. If unsure, please check ‘Guidelines’ on the left panel under Discussions – again the rules there will be constant updated.

* Bureaucrats and administrators may be busy with other issues so be patient for a reply.

## Messages, and Comments

* **Warning** — Please note that this wiki's **is not for constant your own personal talk but discussion regarding Backstroke of the West.** Any such talk will be deleted, users will be warned and may be blocked.

* **Spamming** — Spamming with gibberish and nonsense is not acceptable on your wall or any content here.

* **Bashing the content** actors here, or starting conflict is unacceptable. If you don't really like the Backstroke of the West dub, clips or pictures, you don't have to be a member of this wiki.

* **Sexually explicit images or content** — Sexually explicit images are not allowed here and will result in a ban of 3 months or more.

* **Be concise** — Do not flood the discussions even with related content. On that note, Bureaucrats and administrators suggest that users here contribute concisely.

* **Harassment** — Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated in this wiki. This includes:

* 1. Insulting a users' or actors race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or any other part of their person.

* 1. Harassing administrators and bureaucrats with pleads for a promotion to become another moderator, admin, or bureaucrat.

## User Guidelines

* **Usernames** must be appropriate, not suicidal or racist or extremely weird. User images and profiles should also not be sexually or racially explicit.

* **Sockpuppeting** — using another account to circumvent a ban or block or excessing chatter, is not permitted on here or on Fandom. If it becomes known that a user is sockpuppeting, their sockpuppet will be infinitely blocked, and the block/ban the original account will be extended.

* **Users' pages** — **Editing** or **deleting** other user's pages is generally forbidden unless permitted by that user. Bureaucrats and Administrators reserve the rights to change profiles when necessary.

* If you have made many positive edits and been active for a while, you may request for rights such as: Content Moderators, Discussions Moderators, Rollbacks, Map Testers, and of course Administrators and Bureaucrats. It would be welcome to have more such accounts. Bureaucrats and administrators may ask you if you like to be promoted.

## Pages rules

* Leave an **Edit Summary** in the wide blank space below so all users can view what you edited.

* **Replacing content** — As above, replacing Backstroke of the West-related content with fake content or blanking or spam will not taken lightly and will result in immediate bans.

* **Advertising** — Advertising one's business or something that will generate them money is forbidden and will result in a warning or ban.

* **Unreliable information** — Inserting false or unreliable information is not allowed, as this is a wiki site. If you have any questions regarding the verifiability of a source, ask an administrator. Please don't draw information just from Wookieepedia as the staff there do not like the bootleg and dub - see this article. Similarly, don't ever draw information or directly copy from TV Tropes as that is under a different copyright. Use sites besides just Jeremy Winterson's blog.

* **Categories** — Before making new categories, please consult present ones or with a bureaucrat or administrator. Adding random categories without the permission will be classed as spam and will result in a one-week ban.

* **Spamming** — Once again, spamming pages with gibberish and nonsense is not acceptable.

* **Vandalism** — Vandalizing pages or removing a large amount of content from a page without clear reason is absolutely not tolerated.

* **Images** — All images must list their copyright licence or status, ie. Fair Use, Wikimedia, Free Licence or Other. Users who don't obey will be warned or blocked. Please see this link from Fandom. It is best to use images from Jeremy Winterson's original post or [https://web.archive.org/web/20170115091456/http://winterson.com/2009/01/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west-redux.html his updated post. If you can't find an appropriate image, then using on from Star Wars official site or other official site, just crediting them.

* **Irrelevant Images** — Do not add random images that have nothing to do with Backstroke of the West. This goes for your user profile.

* **Trolling** — Trolling, or posting things that make no sense just to be *funny* is absolutely not allowed, and the troller will be blocked for up to 6 months or more.

* **Illegal content** — Users are not permitted to share fan-made clips of other Star Wars dubs here.

* **Copyright violations** — Again, users who continually post copyrighted material despite being warned should be blocked so as to prevent further violations.

* **Editing conflicts** — When there is an editing conflict, warn the bureaucrats or administrators.

* **Important pages** — Tampering with templates or any key page is not allowed without permission from an administrator or bureaucrat. If you want to change something, consult with a site administrator or bureaucrat.

* **Impersonation** — Impersonating an administrator or real-life person is **never** allowed and will result in a 1-month ban without warning.

* **Avoid directly copying content** into articles in verbatim, whether from other websites, such as Wikipedia, or other official sources. Instead, add in your own write-up. Do not use material from wikis which are not factual.

## Discussion Rules

* **Please tag your posts** under the categories you see on the right panel. The category 'General' is for anything else but still Backstroke of the West-related. See the Discussion guidelines.

## Warnings and Blocks

### Stages

This Fandom's or Wiki's warning system will provide multiple opportunities for editors to resolve any policy violations before they are blocked. Editors who are found to be acting in malice are exempt from this warning system and may be immediately sanctioned.

1. **Reminder** — Reminders are given for minor first-time policy violations and serve to officially notify the editor of this Fandom's policies. These will go on your wall.

1. **Block** — If a user has already received several warnings and continues to violate the wiki policies, they will be blocked depending on the severity of the action.

1. **Extended block** — If you are blocked and harass bureaucrats or administrators to get you un-blocked, your ban time will be doubled the original amount each time or even longer.

1. **Indefinite** — If you continue these violating major rules, including repeated and severe vandalism or vandal attacks after being blocked, you will be blocked for a longer period until further notice.

### Duration

The sanction system comprises of eight different ban lengths that range from a one day bans to indefinite. The length of a ban will rely heavily on the severity of the violation. Although it will be up to the discretion of the issuing administrator, the following are guidelines for appropriate ban lengths.

#### **1 Day**

1. Editing another user's profile page, even after being warned once.

1. Violating any of the main rules above.

1. Inappropriate username or profile.

#### **1 Week**

1. Profanity.

1. Spamming or blanking one or more pages.

1. Adding blatantly incorrect information.

1. Making pages which are off-topic.

1. Using Discussions for off-topic talk.

1. Uploading copyrighted images or not listen to Bureaucrats or Administrators messages regarding it.

#### **1 Month**

1. Impersonating a bureaucrat or administrator.

1. Repeatedly inserting nonsense/gibberish into pages or images or discussions.

1. Making irrelevant pages.

1. Aggresively attacking users or voice actors.

1. Harrassing a bureaucrat and/or administrator.

1. Constantly Uploading copyrighted images.

#### **3 Months**

1. Inserting sexually explicit images or text, or links to pornographic content.

1. Constant vandalism.

#### **1 Year or more**

1. Intensive copyright violations.

1. Attacking bureaucrats, administrators or established users.

1. Advertising one's business/website.

1. Continuous harassment.

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