Discussions guidelines

The Fidgetpedia Discussions Board is a place for like-minded people to gather. As with any Discussion Board, there are rules (with different categories found below) that are enforced by staff (Discussions Moderators and Administrators).

## General Guidelines

These rules apply to everyone on the Fidgetpedia Wiki Discussions Board.

* Be civil and respectful to everyone, especially to differing opinions. No slurs, insults and similar discourse is tolerated.
* Sharing/requesting personal images or information is prohibited, in the interest of our members' privacy. Sharing/requesting of pirated/banned (from FANDOM) content/links are also not allowed.
* This is an English-language community. Only English language can be used here.
* Spamming, trolling, cussing, vandalizing and impersonation of famous personalities are strictly prohibited and will result in a ban. Returning on an alternate account after getting banned is also not allowed as that constitutes sock-puppetry, and will also result in a block.
	+ New account creation needs to be approved by an Administrator or Discussions Moderator.
	+ More than two identical comments in frequent intervals is deemed spamming.
	+ Role-playing is strictly prohibited.
	+ Do not type in all caps. It is annoying and equivalent of shouting, and just causes unnecessary hysteria.
* No inappropriate usernames or profile pictures. Staff will request that you amend any offending content within 8 hours, failing which a block will be issued.
* Keep posts and comments relevant to the topic. Irrelevant discussion outside of the off-topic post will result in disciplinary actions.
* Do not practice/promote mini-modding in the discussions. Users may help moderators by using the REPORT POST button.

## Post and Poll Rules

These rules apply to member-created polls and posts. Failure to abide will result in the poll/post being taken down.

### Post Rules

* Posts with meaningful questions such as, What/Who/Which is your favorite/least favorite, are allowed.
* Posts directed only at another user are **not** allowed - these belong in chat or the user's talk page.
* Posts and replies that only consist of mere emojis/emoticons with no other discernible context or depth will be deleted. Shipping posts are also prohibited.
* Classify your posts in the right categories. If you unknowingly made an irrelevant post, your post will be locked with advice from the staff. Repeated instances of the irrelevant posts will be deleted immediately.

### Poll Rules

* Meaningful polls asking for opinions are allowed. (Examples of meaningful polls include "Should I buy A or B?". Examples of bad polls include "Is this fidget good/bad?").
* An individual can make **one** poll per day.

## Important posts

Both Members and Discussions Moderators are provided avenues to discuss, report, propose and solve queries. While Moderators are free to comment in the post allotted to members, the members are restricted from commenting in post allotted to the staff.

## Categories Information

The posts in Discussions Board are categorized into five different categories.

* **General:** For General works.
* **Polls:** Can make polls under this category.
* **Events:** Can host events/contests under this category.
* **Important posts:** Can comment on posts made by staff. Posts under this category will be made by staff only.
* **Staff Announcements:** Staff use this category to announce updates, news, etc. Posts under this category will be made by staff only.

## Staff

**Discussions Moderators** are a very important part of the Fidgetpedia Wiki Discussions Board as they help regulate the discussions area.

* Respect staff and their decisions.
* Do not make a fuss about their decisions in public. If you feel you have been wrongfully punished, take it up on their talk page first. Administrators interfere only if it is a serious issue. Message Administrators only when you have approached the Discussions Moderator and the issue was not resolved.
* Do not mention staff unnecessarily.
* Disrespecting staff of other wikis in here, or our staff in other wikis is strictly prohibited. The offender will be banned.
* Complaints related to staff should be discussed on talk pages only. Any such comments outside of talk pages will be deleted immediately.

## Proposals

* While the addition and removal of Discussions Guidelines is entirely up to Administrators, Members and Moderators may still suggest removal/addition of rules.
* The page for the suggestion of removal/addition of rules may be added. The page must start with "Forum:" as their prefix. For example: "Forum:Addition of this rule."
* After successfully submitting your suggestion, share the page link with an active Administrator and your suggestion will be taken up with all the Administrators. Suggestions will either be approved or rejected after one week of deliberation.