Universe Rules: Siira Directory

Welcome to the Universe Rules page! Here, we outline what constitutes the rules of writing, creating, sharing, or otherwise using custom created material derived from, or set in, the World of Siira. After reading this article, visit the World of Siira: Fanon wiki to start creating!

## Terminology

Wiki Creator: known simply as a "creator", a Wiki Creator is anyone who contributes to the wiki, either with canon or non-canon material.

Administrator: administrators (or admins) are the second-highest authority of the Wiki. They moderate, read, edit, and otherwise remove posts based on their judgement and Douwe Santijstra's ethical and story guidelines.

Partner: a partner is any creator (note: not exclusive to Wiki Creator) which is professionally affiliated with the World of Siira.

Canon: the state or quality of a given fictional entity as an integral, accepted part of the main mythos and storyline or fictional universe.

Fanon: (by extension from canon) the agreed-upon facts of an external, non-canon story or timeline of the main world, by fans of said non-canon property.

## Basic Guidelines

Siira is designed primarily around allowing users to input their own creativity in an existing world or to read others' creations. The premise is somewhat like a blank canvas; the world itself is created by Douwe Santijstra, but otherwise, it is free to use as you see fit. However, there are caveats to this freedom and basic rules to follow to ensure the wiki, world, and everyone involved remains in-control of their personal products.

The Basic Guidelines for Creation, as follows:

1. Siira as a setting, including the creations therein, for personal or non-canon uses, shall not be monetized in any way, shape, or form unless expressly permitted by the owner and creator of the property, Douwe Santijstra, or any of the verified writers of Siira. Likewise, this aforementioned group cannot monetize, in any way, shape, or form, a personal, non-canon, or otherwise custom work unless permitted by the non-affiliated creator.
2. All works either deemed by the Creator of Siira (Douwe Santijstra) or personally chosen by its creator to not undergo canonization vetting should be put into the Non-Canon subpage of the World of Siira and tagged as such.
3. Explicit depictions of extreme violence should be used tastefully; in other words, they should not be excessive and gratuitous, and should not be aimless and without story value.
4. Should any creation of any type be deemed against any rule of the World of Siira wiki, or other such guideline of the World of Siira, they can be removed, without notice, at any given point in time at the discretion of an Administrator.

## Getting Started

To get started, simply visit the World of Siira: Fanon wiki to begin writing! See the rules of that wiki to ensure that the guidelines are being properly adhered to. Canonization processes can also be seen there.

## Canonization

Canonization is the process of taking your unique story, characters, settings, or other such creations, and permanently attaching them to the main World of Siira (known as the Canon of Siira). You would then be considered a partner. This comes with several benefits:

* Partners will recieve a minimum of 50% commission should their works be used in official, monetized capacities.
* Partners are allowed nearly-full creative freedom within their own settings (of course, this should not affect already established stories)
* In all circumstances, partners will be credited accordingly based on the use of their creations in any medium.
* All other benefits of a Wiki Creator

## Guarantee of Credit

As a creator of the World of Siira, regardless of status of canonization, you are guaranteed explicitly by the host and moderator of the website and creative property, Douwe Santijstra, to have full ownership of your stories, characters, or other such creative products. Should these become canonized or otherwise used for official material, and permission has been granted, you will recieve full credit for these additions to the world.

## What if You Keep the Setting Non-Canon?

If you wish for the project to be non-canon, there is no obligation nor any way for an affiliated party of Siira to force, adapt, or otherwise use the project. These extend to even specific words created for your project.

Everything that you have created, excluding the World of Siira itself, is considered your own property. Even with canonization, there are still great creative benefits you would retain, including, but not limited to, commission, creative freedom, and full credits should your creation be used in an official category. Your project, story, or other creative endeavor cannot, unless overwhelmingly against our Universe Rules or Code of Conduct,

## Personal Projects

Personal projects, although somewhat synonymous, and often used in this article as synonymous with a Wiki Creation, is completely free for you to use in any degree as you see fit, so long as these are not advertised, marketed, expressed widely, or otherwise profited in any way.

## Exceptions

Although the World of Siira, both as a wiki and as an intellectual property, has protections guaranteed unto its visitors and creators, there are extreme exceptions which will waive any number of these creator rights, excluding the use of a non-affiliated creation. Punishments can be verbal warnings, temporary bans, or complete disbarrment from the universe. These are as follows:

* Excessive hatred of any group, for any sort of reason. This is regardless if the writings or creations are removed from these ideas or service of said ideas.
* Overuse of political ideology, especially within stories, to the point that they are deemed uncharacteristic and unfactual, and have no grounds or explorative value to the story or the world.
* Threats or other such calls to action to perpetrate real-world, or real-world affecting, violence or other such dangerous situations.
* Spreading of false information or otherwise discussing topics which can or will cause physical, emotional, or mental harm to an excessive degree. Should these topics be necessary for a story, and are not gratuitous or otherwise harmful, it is important to tag the story with a warning.