Terms of Service

The **Terms of Service**, also known as **Da Rules**, are what keep this site together. These are the basic rules to make sure this site doesn't fall apart. Not knowing of the rules isn't a justification to break them, they're in a section in the top navigation called "Read these before editing".

## Rules

### Community

1. If you disagree with a user on how the page should be, that should create a discussion, not a war. Try and find a silver lining on which most of the community can agree with.
2. Don't discriminant against anyone for ethnicity, gender, sexual preferences, or religion. This wiki contains stories from folklore and mythology that originate from cultures all around the world, we need our editors to be tolerant to be able to write for it.
	1. Also, don't use the excuse you were "joking" or it was "satire," we can tell if it is or not. Apart from the fact that joke and meme are no longer mere tools for humor. Nowadays it's very easy to make a comment full of racism, homophobia and other types of prejudice and then just say it was "irony".
3. Don't vandalize articles. The concept of "vandalism" is hard to pin down for a fanfiction wiki but here are some examples:
	1. Editing someone's original character outside of the realm of general grammar fixes.
	2. Putting in text that have nothing to do with the article in question.
4. Don't try to flirt with anyone, this site isn't for trying to find a relationship.
5. Role-playing is fine. This isn't a roleplaying wiki but if you'd like to do so go right ahead. Just make sure the role play isn't sexual.
6. The wiki, although focused on myths, does not prohibit users from talking about other subjects on their walls, although the recommendation would be to talk about it elsewhere. Also, subjects like suicide can only be used if it is to add something to a page (like the fact that demons induce people to suicide), as long as it is in a negative way. Things like talking about suicide or depression as something positive will immediately result in a permanent ban. Suicide and depression are extraordinarily serious matters and we here at the wiki like most people value human life above all else and do not approve of any incentive to make a person lose their most precious asset which is their life.
	1. Things like phrases glorifying Death are not considered valid to result in banishment, as it is a more philosophical and reflective field, not incentive. Of course, if one of the administrators realizes that there is some malice behind the quotes that involve inciting suicide, it will result in a ban and the reason has been stated above.
7. TL;DR, **don't be a dick.**

### Art

1. You can only use images that you're allowed to use, for example:
	1. Any Creative Commons license that allows for adaptation.
	2. Public Domain.
	3. A different free license.
	4. MIT license.
	5. GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
	6. GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).
	7. Your own artwork.
	8. Artwork that you've gotten the permission of someone to use.
2. Try your best not to whitewash certain characters. It may be hard to find any images of a non-white character being non-white thanks to the Christianization of everywhere but it should still be possible.
3. If you find a piece of artwork and don't know who made it or the rights behind using it, don't use it! We have a lot of images that are credited to "???" that we are trying to correct.
4. Art that is made by an artificial intelligence is no longer allowed. We originally allowed it under the pretenses that you didn't credit it to yourself, however after reconsideration we can't responsibly endorse their use.
5. Nudity is generally fine in artwork of characters who are of age, just nothing pornographic.

### Pages

1. Any concepts from folklore, urban Legends, mythology, religion, and other such should be used with caution. Some "cool folklore" you've found could easily be someone else's very important belief system.
	1. Generally, if it's from a still living closed off culture of a marginalized group, then you should probably not use it unless you come from that culture.
	2. Another thing you would have to worry about are conspiracy theories. We here use a lot of conpiracy theories to flesh out our world, best example being the New World Order and Illuminati. However, many conspiracy theories are either bigoted, harmful to believe, or just too stupid to be used in a interconnected universe. Here's some ground rules on what conspiracy theories can and can't be used:
		1. For the most part, anything above "Reality Denial" on these tiers aren't allowed. If you have questions about any specific theory above that line, please contact an admin for questioning.
		2. Various conspiracy theories are about real life groups of people, the Illuminati and Freemasonry being the best examples. For if harmful conspiracy theories against them should be permitted, we refer to the D or D rule.
			1. Is the group dead? The Illuminati and the Knights Templar are completely dead, there's no caveats to come from saying that they're an evil organization (outside of rotting the brains of anyone who believes these kinds of theories, but that's their own fault). However, groups like Freemasonry or Satanism are real life groups that are still alive and well, any and all slander against them can and will have negative consequences, especially since those groups are constantly targeted on a day by day basis.
			2. Is the group full of dicks? Scientology is a fringe cult that was used to con people out of money, the Flat Earth Society are really stupid, and Bohemian Grove is full of asshole rich people. You have every right to bully these groups by calling them evil assholes.
		3. Conspiracy theories that are actually harmful should only get a passing message as "something people believe that is wrong." This wiki isn't to be used for Anti-Vaccine or alternative medicine advocation.
2. Anything from a fictional franchise is also very specific. Any piece of fiction that isn't licensed under Creative Commons or Public Domain can no longer be used.
	1. Any fictional mythologies (ie SCP mythos, Slender mythos, Backrooms mythos) beyond what we have shouldn't be added regardless of license.
3. Original content is allowed and even encouraged! We've been trying to move towards being our own thing for a while now. However there are some things to consider before you start writing.
	1. We're not making any more Pre-existential Entities because we don't need anymore. If you think you have a unique idea for a new Pre-existential then you are free to argue with the admins. Keep in mind that the following have been brought up for new Pre-existentials and all have been shot down:
		1. Magic
		2. Energy
		3. Reality
	2. No new Arcuthas. Those are specifically a creation of Bruh5645242/Lol122333 and the Arcuthian mythos should be handled specifically by them.
	3. If you'd like to make your own mythos (ie Arctuhian mythos, River Valley mythos, Wyrdtraum mythos) you'd have to have at least 5 pages that are contained within that mythos, and a category. For the most part, don't try and connect your mythos to others. When making an original mythos, it's fine to not have a grand plan when starting out. Real life mythologies never started out with one unified narrative, there were individual myths that eventually people connected to make a larger story.
	4. Try not to make a character that's just "OMG THEY'RE SSO POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT". We have enough Potentia Repunts walking around.
4. Don't make a page if you can't flesh it out enough. Generally, if you publish the article and it isn't around 2,000 bytes, then you shouldn't publish it. There is some leeway is this area, if the page is higher than 1,700 bytes then it could probably be published without any problems, however if it's under 1,500 bytes then it will be deleted. You can make it a sandbox before publishing it, please do so. If you think 2,000 bytes is too much, consider the fact that Aamon's short history section is over 2,000 bytes alone, it's much easier than you think.
5. Don't copy and paste from other places for your article.
	1. Furthermore, if you copy a page from the Demonic Paradise, I will come to your house and personally kill you myself (permanently blocking your account and deleting the page).
6. Among the things that are not allowed on the wiki, one of the main ones is: sexuality. Sex deities or gods and goddesses known for their beauty are common in many myths. Due to this, it is common for such characters to have images or descriptions of their appearances with more emphasis, since they are beings endowed with supernatural beauty (ex: Aphrodite or Naamah). However, **THIS BY NO MEANS SHOULD BE PLACED ON PLACED ON ANY RELIGIOUS FIGURES**. There have already been cases here on the wiki where various extremely contemptuous and lewd descriptions were placed on religious figures of great importance, including God himself. This type of description will not be allowed, and anyone who puts up any description of a religious figure as if they were an anime character will be banned without a second chance.