Rules & Policies

This page lists all the **rules and consequences** on the wiki. *Please note that avoiding any of these rules can lead to a chat ban, or a block.* This wiki is aimed towards all ages **but children may visit.**

*If you see a user that is violating the policies then please contact an administrator.*

### Account Policies

* **Account holders MUST be aged 13 or older, as per legal requirements with COPPA. No exceptions\*.**
* Users may not impersonate or advertise that they are a moderator or admin if they are not one.
* Users are not allowed to own more than one account (ALTS), or create accounts to sockpuppet or bypass bans.\*

### General Policies

* Do not ask a user for personal information.\*
* Do not hack or threaten to hack someone else's account.\*
* User pages, also known as profiles, belong to only one user and no one else should edit them.
	+ You are allowed to edit other user's pages **with** **permission**. Admins can edit your pages ***within reason*.**
* Do not remove warnings or notices from admins that are posted on your message wall. *This won't reduce your chances of being banned.*

### Chat/Comment Policy

* If any user tells you to drop a topic of a conversation you must do so.
* Profanity MAY be used but excessive or harmful use is not.

### Blog Policy

* Blogs must be posted as a blog. Do not post it as a standard article or sub page.
	+ *You are **allowed** to make a random blog post to gain the badge.*
* Blog article titles SHOULD be kept to a short length to avoid formatting issues.

**ADDITIONALLY, you are required to follow Wikia/Fandom rules as well, as you agreed to upon account creation.**

## Bans & Suspensions

 Second offence
 Third offence

**Other-** If small problems are caused or the situation is small, the ban/suspension may vary outside the guidelines above. **All issues are seen as case by case.**

### Fandom-wide Bans

In rare cases, Users may be blocked on the ZhuZhu Pets Wiki without interacting with the wiki. This happens when a user is acting inappropriately across related wikis or on the fandom site. These are usually trolls, hackers or inappropriate users; warnings spread by admins.

*These users have a right to be unblocked, as long as they have a discussion with the admins first.*

**\*This section does not include users who are blocked because of their behaviour outside of the fandom site.**

## Promotions

When the wiki is in need of admins, moderators etc, the slot will be advertised in a blog post, announcement etc. Qualifications will be mentioned when needed.

*Main article: Staff*
### Levels

**Chat Moderator, etc:** These are above the normal role but do not have the abilities as Admins. ***This role is kept for retired admins.***

**ADMINISTRATORS:** This role is responsible for nearly everything on the wiki and is allowed to block users, delete/move/rename pages, etc. They are the highest level that most normal users can be.

**BUREAUCRATS:** This role holds the highest level of power on the wiki. They are able to change user rights, change major wiki features such as the URL or Name, remove admin/moderators. Due to the nature and power behind this role, this role is NOT join-able and is only available by invite only from a fellow bureaucrat or founder.

**FOUNDER:** This role holds highest level of authority over the wiki. This role is non join-able and is only available to the user who physically created the wiki. **This user is Radioroid.**

### Retirement

If a Staff member is inactive for more than two years without any activity, they will be forcefully retired into a lower ranking. *(Eg. Chat Moderator)*. **Retired Admins can request to be returned to their higher role.** Staff members are also allowed to retire themselves, leaving a message to any Bureaucrats or Founder.

**LAST EDITED BY RADIOROID ON 19/1/22**