Terapedia:Rules

## 1. About these Rules

### 1.1. Why should I read these rules?

These rules determine how you may use Terapedia to view, contribute, and give your voice, and affect all aspects of Terapedia.

When you contribute to Terapedia, you automatically and unconditionally accept these rules. We recommend that you read them carefully before continuing to use Terapedia.

### 1.2. What is “Terapedia website” and “Terapedia content”?

"Terapedia sites" refer to all websites accessible via https://tera-pedia.fandom.com/ that include Terapedia content.

Terapedia content is information that Terapedia makes available to the general public via its websites. Text, photographs, links, and other content are all included.

### 1.3. Do I also need to read other terms and conditions?

We also advise you to read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of Fandom carefully.

Via Terapedia, you can sometimes access external websites (for example, by means of a link) or interact with them (for example, on social media). These external websites have their own terms and conditions of use, which also apply. We have no influence on these terms and conditions and advise you to read those terms and conditions as well.

### 1.4. Can the rules change?

The administrators can change these rules at any time. We advise you to check regularly to see whether new rules are in force. The date of the latest version is stated at the bottom of this page.

## 2. About the access of Terapedia

### 2.1. How and when can I start contributing to Terapedia?

Although Terapedia are accessible free of charge, contributing to Terapedia requires users to log in.

You must be 13 years old or older in order to edit, post, comment, and basically have an account on Terapedia. Anyone found to be holding an account while underage will be blocked until there is confidence that they are of legal age. On a more serious note, violations by later-discovered underage users will be reported.

When you create an account, Fandom asks you for a number of personal details. Why Fandom requests this information and how it handles it are described in its privacy policy.

You are responsible for the actions taken with your account information.

### 2.2. Can I create another account?

You can create more accounts if you want, but you must declare any extra accounts you create in order to discourage sock puppetry. Sock puppetry is the practice of setting up many accounts to avoid being blocked or banned.

This is also true when a blocked user uses another person's account to get around the sock puppetry rules.

We request that this rule not be exploited to establish identities for harmful reasons, such as sock puppetry.

Sock puppetry will result in the permanent block all accounts. If this happened after the block, the user will be reported to Fandom.

### 2.3. What is also not allowed when making an account?

Offensive usernames are not allowed. Offensive usernames, including usernames with bad language or a direct attack/threat on a person or another user. If you have signed up with an offensive username, then you will be required to request a global rename before regaining access to the wiki, or else it will result in an insta-block.

Usernames that intentionally copy those of another user are impersonations. Impersonating other users is strictly prohibited, and accounts created for such purposes will be indefinitely blocked upon discovery. If you see any accounts that appear to be impersonating others, contact an administrator on their talk page.

## 3. About the conducts of Terapedia users

Because we are open to all users, you are required to be civil, respectful, and collaborative while you edit and communicate with other users.

### 3.1. Civil communication

You must communicate and write in coherent and understandable English. This applies to posts, comments, and edits. All contents and quotes in another language should have a translation next to the original language.

Be respectful toward users. With that in mind, this means:

Do not harass somebody or participate in harassing behavior. This includes personal assaults, insults, or other offensive behavior directed at other users that provokes or attacks them, as such behavior could cause drama or another conflict. If you are having disagreements with another user, please express your concerns on your or their discussion page, or contact an administrator. A warning will be issued if you do not comply.

Do not engage in any form of prejudice, hate speech, or discriminatory conduct. Any sort of hateful behavior, including actively threatening or assaulting others on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, religion, age, disability, or other similar grounds (mental or medical), is absolutely banned and will result in an immediate block. Using slurs will result in an instant ban.

Do not engage in trolling. Trolling is when a user engages in inflammatory or obnoxious behavior for the purpose of provoking others, which will result in an instant block upon discovery.

Do not backseat moderate or mini-mod, including impersonating or pretending to be an administrator or other user rights holder despite not having such privileges assigned to said rights holders. This includes threatening to block members and making your own rules. However, it is acceptable to advise another user that they might be breaking a rule.

Other activities include: Do not act invasively toward other users or make other users uncomfortable. Do not false-report or report posts, comments, or messages that do not seem to be breaking any rules.

### 3.2. Vandalism, mature content and advertisements

Vandalism is when a user makes edits that intentionally harm a page, such as inserting gibberish or insulting and provocative statements. Vandalism is prohibited on this wiki. All vandalism will result in an instant block. If spotted, you should report any vandalism at User Reports. Repeated vandalism in the form of sock puppetry will result in an infinite suspension of accounts.

Spamming is also considered vandalism. You may not use Terapedia for the purpose of spamming anyone, including posting links to NSFW websites, scams, or simply sending unwarranted messages.

As Terapedia is meant to be a family-friendly database, all mature content should not be discussed. This includes nudity, sexuality, or gore.

Under no circumstances should content that contains NSFW material be discussed. No adult-themed subjects should be included in the wiki, either.

Advertisements or promotional content is not allowed on Logopedia. Users who are publishing advertisements or promotional content will be blocked. This includes posting irrelevant, inappropriate, or harmful external links. Pages or thread that serve a promotional purpose will be marked for deletion.

## 4. About the contribution for Terapedia

Contribute in a collaborative manner! However, make sure you follow these rules:

### 4.1. Factuality, clarity and neutrality

Factuality means having the right information. All information inserted should be factual and well-sourced. Which means anything that is presented as factual should be cited in an appropriate way.

If the same information found on Wikipedia can be found elsewhere, it can be added with a citation to that other source. We do encourage using Wikipedia as a guide, but a post copied entirely or mostly from a Wikipedia article will be marked for deletion. Paraphrasing is a good idea to avoid plagiarism.

Do not insert false information, unconfirmed/fake information, or unsure sources on pages. Especially if the user is aware of its falsehood, however, add it for the purpose of misleading and being malicious. This will be considered vandalism and will result in an instant block. Fictional subjects (channels or logos) will also be considered vandalism.

Clarity means a clear format. Pages must include proper English with grammar, punctuation, and spelling. If a page is not written in English, then it will be deleted immediately.

Clarity also means one page per subject. There are specific circumstances where this rule does not apply, but those must be approved by the administration. Under no circumstances should a page be duplicated/replicated.

Neutrality means being without bias. Writing with biased or opinionated points of view is strictly prohibited. That also means no personal comments during the editing.

When a user is adding information to a page, they must not include any personal biases or information from one perspective alone. Excessive amounts of biased information will lead to the page being marked for deletion.

### 4.2. Other rules about editing

Do not create blank or unfinished pages and sections. If a month has passed since a blank (or mostly incomplete) page has been unedited, it can also be marked for deletion.

Do not blank or remove content without an explanation.

### 4.3. Images and videos

You can upload images to support the page. Images must be named similarly to the subject of the image. Do not upload duplicate images or images that are already on the site.

Do not upload fan made images or reconstructions not officially affiliated with subject it is based on to content pages. It is permitted to upload those to blog posts, discussions posts, comment sections, and user pages.

Don't insert copyrighted videos or images. Preferably YouTube videos should be used.

## 5. About the reports

### How to deal with users who are a nuisance?

The best first thing you should do is to notice the admins.

Always give a polite warning on the talk page, noting what they did wrong. Please direct them to rules and/or editing guidelines depending on their violation.

## 6. About Liability

### What is your responsibility?

You are responsible for compliance with these rules. Everyone who edit and contribute to Terapedia is also responsible, even the admins.

Updated: June 17, 2023