Dragon adoption Wiki:Wiki rules

## Rules

1. **No Vandalism**: The destruction and/or defacing of any Articles, Galleries, User:Pages, User:Blogs or Talk:Pages will result in a warning/block.

**2. No spamming**: This includes the following, inserting gibberish and/or nonsense into any of the following; Articles, Galleries, User:Pages, User:Blogs or Talk:Pages. Spamming also includes the act of creating an excess amount of Article stubs dedicated to the act of spamming its self, as well as posting multiple or redundant comments on articles. The act of spamming will result in a permanent ban/block from the Dragon adoption Wiki.

**3: No racism, sexism, or other “hate”**: Other forms of Hate include; Hate towards religions, sexual preferences, or mental health. It's fine if a user is against a particular concept or another or whatever, but respect must still be given, both giving and receiving.

**4: No Sexually explicit Content**: Uploading and/or creating any sexually explicit content and/or uploading pornographic or sexually explicit photos is strictly prohibited.

**5: No Plagiarism: Plagiarism of any kind is forbidden on this wiki and the act of plagiarism will result in a warning/block.**

**6: Do not evade a Ban/Block**: The act of evading a ban/block will result in extending the ban/block of the original account if done continuously.

**7: Follow all policies in the Manual of Style**: These policies have been created for the purpose of bettering this wiki, so please follow them.

**8: Do not post links to illegal websites for watching the shows**: Doing so violates Fandom's terms of use, as well as that watching the show on such sites does not support the show.

**9: Respect other Users**: The act of harassing and/or bullying other users is not allowed. Everyone's opinions are to be respected, even if they're not a popular opinion.

**10: Respect the Administrators**: Administrators have the final say in all matters, whether it causes users dismay or not.

**11: Adequate spelling and grammar**: As a wiki, we pride in being professional and being creative. If a user's spelling and/or grammar is not adequate enough, said user will be warned and/or blocked, depending on the severity of the offense.

**12. Minor Cusing**: Only use the words "damn," "crap," and "hell" as swear words, more extreme words than those can not be used, unless it's on chat.

**This wiki is for 13+:** If you are younger we will give you a week to finish up and then you will be
blocked.

## Discussion Guidelines

1. If you have a question, please try to find the answer on the Wiki. Please check it out at Dragon adoption Wiki

2. As already stated in the wiki rules, linking to illegal sites to watch the shows or read the comics for free is prohibited. Same goes for directing other users in ways to hack one of the games.

3. All posts must be about Dragons.

4. Turn your caps-lock off! You may use all caps for a FEW words as emphasis, but do not type entire sentences in caps.

5. You have the ability to edit your comments, so please resort to that rather than commenting again.

6. Only three posts per user may be created per day to give everyone's posts a chance at being seen. 1 day = 24 hours. 3 pictures on two posts per day. Example: One post can have 2 pictures and another post can have 1 picture.

7. Profanity is strictly not allowed. The strongest curse words allowed are those like "damn", "hell", or "crap".

8. Repeating posts within a week will not be allowed. For example, if someone creates a post asking, "Who's your favorite character?" that question is not allowed to be asked again by anyone else for at least a week. If it is asked again within that week, it will be deleted.

9. All opinions are to be respected, including unpopular ones. You do NOT have the right to attack anyone because you don't agree with them. If you can't say anything non-toxic, practice "scroll and ignore". In the case of trolls, simply report and ignore. Do NOT feed trolls!

10. Please make sure to choose the correct category for what you're creating a post about. If you're not sure what category to put your post in, just choose "General" and a member of staff will change it for you later.

11. Don't create a new post to respond to a comment under another post. This includes responding to a post that has been locked. If a post is locked, that discussion is not allowed to continue. For a post that is not locked, please respond via a comment under the original post. And especially do NOT create a post to attack another user. Bullying and trolling will result in a block.

12. Please don't overuse emojis in a single post or comment. They can become distracting and an assault to the eyes.

13. Please use proper grammar so that everyone can understand what you're trying to say.

14. Do NOT abuse the report button. Reporting posts you simply disagree with wastes the staff's time, and those who make a habit of it will face consequences.

15. The staff are in charge of this wiki. They make the rules, and have the final say in everything. But they can also help. You can find a list of the admins here: still making it!

## Editing

1. When editing, use good faith. Add only information that is true and relevant to the article.

2.Do not vandalize any pages (maliciously editing articles to be annoying).

## Media

1. Do not upload duplicate media.

2. Images in infoboxes should not have annotations.

## Staff

These rules pertain to members of the staff. If you see staff breaking the rules, make sure to contact the admins or bureaucrat.

1. Only Administrators or Bureaucrats can make any type of policy on the wiki or Discord server.

2. Administrators and Bureaucrats have the final say in all matters.

3. Avoid discussing drama, past or present.

4. Don't abuse your powers in any way, that is:

Use staff rights to disrespect people or to block them for no real reason.
Ignore your staff duties.
Break any wiki rules.

5. If in doubt, contact an admin or bureaucrat.

6. Staff must follow all rules.

7. If you remove an edit or delete a post that breaks the rules, you must warn the user of what they have done wrong unless you plan to block the user, where you should provide an adequate reason for that block.

Put which number warning it is. Like "warning 1" or "warning 2."
Provide links to where the problem happened.

8. Be civil and polite in discussions. What you say impacts the entire staff team's reputation, not just yours.

9. Do not ask users for their personal information. If a user has clearly stated they are underage, then take action. Otherwise, if you believe they are underage, bring it up to an administrator.

10. Refrain from the discussion of suicide or self-harm. If you see the conversation about this, bring it to the attention of an admin.

11. Make sure to keep up to date on what types of edits and pages are allowed.

12. If you are not sure if a page should be deleted, contact an admin.

13. Do not protect pages to be staff only, but protecting to only allow autoconfirmed users is allowed.

14. If a user is vandalizing/spamming pages and no admins are on to block them, contact SOAP. They normally act quickly and can revert edits and block vandals.

15. Keep a look over everything that is going on in the wiki.

16. Make sure other staff are behaving properly and following rules.

17. Block users that are causing problems.

Make sure to include the proper reason and any links to evidence if possible.

Follow the general block lengths.