Rules of Conduct

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These are the **Rules of Conduct** for the OSP Wiki. Please follow these rules for the betterment of the community. Report any user that you see violating these rules.

## Editing Rules

1. When writing, please use American grammar and spelling conventions. For example, use Oxford commas, spell *color* instead of *colour,* write numbers *1,234.56* instead of *1.234,56*. Punishments are as follows:
	* Warnings and edit reversions
2. When creating pages, refer to the page Standard Page Format. Pages that do not follow this will be deleted. However, do note that creating a blank page with only an Infobox (with an image) and a basic sentence is allowed, although blank pages should be added to properly. Punishments are as follows:
	* First violation: Warning
	* Second violation: Second warning
	* Third violation: Temporary page creation block (3 days)
	* Fourth violation: Temporary page creation block (2 weeks)
	* Fifth violation: Indefinite page creation block
3. Keep information on this wiki **correct** and **accurate**. No false information or vandalism are allowed (Vandalism includes inane or nonsensical edits). If you see any, please report it and the user to the administrators. Punishments are as follows:
	* First through third violations: Warning
	* Fourth violation: Temporary block (3 days)
	* Fifth violation: Temporary block (2 weeks)
	* Sixth violation: Indefinite block
4. Do NOT add unnecessary information. All content must be related to OSP. If information regarding a topic was not included in an episode, do not include it in the wiki. If you see information that you think was not discussed in an episode, verify said information and delete it and report the user to the administrators if necessary. Do NOT create pages about gods, characters, and people who have not appeared in an episode UNLESS there is a commissioned art by Red. Punishments are as follows:
	* First violation: Warning
	* Second violation: Second warning
	* Third violation: Temporary block (3 days)
	* Fourth violation: Temporary block (2 weeks)
	* Fifth violation: Indefinite block
5. Do NOT add fan content to this wiki. Adding any unofficial fan content will result in all related pages, images, and edits being deleted and/or reverted. If you wish to discuss fan content, go to the Community tab or the official subreddit. Punishments are as follows:
	* First violation: Warning
	* Second violation: Second warning
	* Third violation: Temporary block (3 days)
	* Fourth violation: Temporary block (2 weeks)
	* Fifth violation: Indefinite block
6. Do NOT add external links to other wikis, i.e. adding a link to a to the Riordan Wiki or Superpowers Wiki on the Zeus page. Remove any that you see immediately and report the user. Punishments are as follows:
	* First violation: Warning
	* Second violation: Second warning
	* Third violation: Temporary block (3 days)
	* Fourth violation: Temporary block (2 weeks)
	* Fifth violation: Indefinite block
7. Make sure to add hyperlinks. However, do not repeat them every time something is referenced. The only exceptions are the infoboxes, which are allowed hyperlinks even if there is one in the page, and quotes, which should not have hyperlinks in them at all. Punishments are as follows:
	* Light warnings and edit revisions
8. When uploading images, make sure the name makes sense. Do not leave names as “screenshot.jpg”, “IMG\_0184.png”, etc. Punishments are as follows:
	* Warnings and image deletions
9. Make sure images are of good quality; see the page Standard Page Format for examples of good and bad images. Punishments are as follows:
	* First violation: Warning
	* Second violation: Second warning
	* Third violation: Temporary file upload block (3 days)
	* Fourth violation: Temporary file upload block (2 weeks)
	* Fifth violation: Indefinite file upload block

Please note that continual violation of rules with lighter punishments may still result in blocks as repeated violations may be considered spamming edits or vandalism. Abusing the system (For example, violating multiple rules, but only enough to receive warnings) will result in blocks.

## Behavior Rules

1. No hateful speech. Slurs, bigoted rhetoric, and hate speech are not allowed.
2. No NSFW content.
3. Do not spam edits or otherwise.
4. No self-promotion or advertisement is allowed.
5. Do not harass, insult, threaten or otherwise disrespect other users or the wiki.
6. Do not troll other users.
7. Offensive usernames and/or avatars are not allowed.
8. Do not impersonate other users.
9. Do not use sock puppet/alt accounts to circumvent blocks. Being found doing so will result in an immediate indefinite block of the sock puppet AND an extension of the original block.
10. Respect other users' edits if there is nothing breaking the rules. Do not have edit wars.

Punishments for violation of these rules are as follows:

* First through third violations: Warning
* Fourth violation: Temporary block (3 days)
* Fifth violation: Temporary block (2 weeks)
* Sixth violation: Indefinite block