Wiki Rules & Guidelines

## General Rules & Guidelines

The following rules are the general wiki rules and guidelines. These rules should be followed alongside Fandom's ToS.

* Be civil.
* Do not vandalize or spam anywhere on the wiki.
	+ Do not edit other users profiles unless you are given permission or have a legitimate reason to do so.
* Do not make unnecessary edits for the purpose of gaining edits or Leaderboard points.
* Do not create unnecessary articles or categories.
* Please do not add categories to user pages.
	+ Examples of this include adding spaces, or adding or readding text or images.
* Do not harass, flamebait, bully, or insult other users, including staff.
* Do not use slurs or offensive terms towards users.
	+ Swearing (in moderation) is allowed in the forum, but they must not be directed towards other users.
		- Example: "What the heck?" is allowed, but not "Heck you".
	+ Do not swear in the articles or article comments, unless quoting. If quoting, use asterisks (\*) when possible.
* Do not advertise things unrelated to the wiki in places other than your profile/message wall.
* Do not post sexual or sexually explicit content. Do not post content potentially triggering to others, unless a content warning is given beforehand.
* Do not give other users warnings if you are not a staff member.
* Do not delete staff warnings off your message wall. This will result in the addition of another warning.
* Keep your theories to article comments and the Theories & Debates forum board.
* This is an English wiki. Please keep/translate all comments, posts, and pages into English. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.
* Use third person in articles, and never first or second person.
	+ Use "the player" to refer to the player, rather than "you".
* Only link pages in infoboxes, redirects, and the first time seen in an article body.
* If you see a page with outdated or missing information that you can add or fix, please add it rather than complaining about it in the comments. (This doesn't apply to locked pages.)
	+ Example: "This (unlocked) page has a grammar error!" That's nice, go fix it instead of telling everyone.

## Uploading Files

* Do not upload anything that is not going to be used in an article.
	+ This includes fan art and other similar works.
	+ If you want to post such things, upload your image to Imgur, Photobucket, or other similar websites, first, then paste the direct image link into where you want the image to show up.
* Do not upload duplicate files.
* Do not upload low quality files (when possible).
* Do not upload screencaps with streamer or Youtuber faces in them.

## Forum Category Guidelines

Use this guide for categorizing your forum posts.

* Theories & Debates - All questions, theories, debates, and such about the games or film.
* Wiki Planning & Editing - All posts about how the wiki should, has, or will be updated in significant ways.
* Games/Film Updates & Announcements - Official updates or announcements made by the developers and producers of the film and games.
* Staff News & Announcements - Updates made by staff members of the wiki. **Do not create a post in this category if you are not a staff member.**
* General - Posts that do not fit into any of these categories.

## Article Category Guidelines

Please use this guide for categorizing article pages.

```
A category can be added to a page by typing in the following code at the bottom of a page:
[[Category:INSERT CATEGORY NAME]]

To link a category page to an article without adding the category, use the following code:
[[:Category:INSERT CATEGORY NAME]]

```

Notice: This guide was written to pertain to articles about Iron Lung. With other games, just do your best to follow this guide with slight adjustments. (An example of this is Category:The Moon Sliver. No "game" is neccesary since that only applies to Iron Lung.)

* Category:Iron Lung Game - Articles that pertain to the Iron Lung game.
* Category:Iron Lung Film - Articles that pertain to the Iron Lung film.
* Category:Terminal Entry - Articles that have entries in The Terminal.
* Category:Iron Lung Team - Articles for anyone who worked on the Iron Lung film or game.
* Category:Games - Articles about one of the games.
* Category:Actor - Articles for anyone who was an actor or voice actor of the games or film.
* Category:Character - Articles for characters in the games or film, including characters with unconfirmed names such as the Unknown Convict and the Radio Operator.
* Category:Location - Articles for locations in the games or film.
* Category:Easter Egg - Articles pertaining to in-game Easter Eggs.
* Category:Community - Articles that are important to the wiki, such as the Main Page or Rules & Guidelines page.

## Block/Ban Guidelines

Notice: In some cases, rule breakage is serious enough that warnings and offenses may be skipped in favor of a heavier punishment.
If you feel like you have been blocked or banned unfairly, please contact a staff member from this wiki on Community Central. If you have been globally blocked, please contact Fandom.

First Offense: Warning (+ 1 day ban if needed).

Second Offense: 3 day ban.

Third Offense: 1 week ban.

Fourth Offense: 2 week ban.

Fifth Offense: 1 month ban.

Sixth Offense: Infinite ban.

Note: Warnings expire 6 months after they are given, and become no longer counted against a block or ban. However, if a warning expires while a user is blocked or banned, their block/ban time will not be decreased.