User:ToaMatau2004/Sandbox/Policy revamp

I will be revamping this

The wishes to have a database that is helpful to visitors and safe & easy for editing. In case there is any inappropriate behavior, we will have to take action and enforce it. This policy lists all the rules of editing on this wiki and the consequences of breaking these rules. If you have any questions, take it to the talk page. The following policy has total control over everything that goes on, including votes, nominations, editing, and even promotions. If a user is blocked or has a long blocking history, admins could stop the user from doing certain things such as nominations or being promoted due to not following the policy. Admins can also decide for a user not to be promoted if they are not trustworthy.

You can

 * Edit pages.
 * Upload images.
 * Create new pages, user blogs and forum topics.
 * Join chat.
 * Have fun!

You cannot

 * Swear on mainspace articles. However, you may add cusses to the funny pictures you create and to blog posts, forums, talks, and chat. Do keep it to a minimum.
 * Bully and/or offend other editors.
 * Spam and/or vandalize.
 * Add inappropriate content to pages.
 * Upload images that contain inappropriate content and/ or meant to offend others.
 * No discrimination/posting racist content.

While on Chat

 * Do not spam links or come to chat to advertise another website or company, or post any innapropriate links of racism, nudity, drugs, etc.
 * You are allowed to talk about things that are not related to Mixels.

Accounts
This part of the policy refers to what you can do and are not allowed to do with accounts in this wiki.

What can I do?

 * You are allowed to use up to 2 accounts- one main account, and one spare.
 * If you do have a spare account, it's recommended to use it as a bot.

What can't I do?

 * Use more than 2 accounts in this wiki.
 * Vote or participate in decisions with an account other than your main account.
 * Spare accounts are incapable of receiving user rights (with an exception of bots).
 * If you are blocked on your main account, you are not allowed to use your spare.

Note
Remember that the only way to distinguish between accounts is by tracking the IPs on which they were logged in. Excuses that a family member, a friend, a neighbour, (etc.) controls accounts that have been used through the same IP as yours will not be accepted as they cannot be confirmed or denied.

Articles
If you are going to create an article, please make sure it is about something about Mixels. You are allowed to create an article for a new confirmed episode in the Mixels TV series, a character or an object. The article must have canonical content, and must be official. It must also be notable, you aren't allowed to make an article about a small aspect of Mixels (e.g Zaptor's love for hamlogna sandwiches, or Mixel powers). It must be an article within the Mixels franchise.

Non-Canonical

 * For theories and ideas, make a blog post or forum topic.
 * For everything else, including made-up things, make a userspace page or add it to our Creative Corner.

Vandalism
We at the aim to have a database full of factual, canonical and helpful articles. We do not want the user to see gibberish inserted into pages, large amounts of text removed or replaced or spamming on articles.

Vandalism account
If an account is identified as being solely used to vandalize, then it will be blocked indefinitely.

Badge-farming
Badge-farming is the act that occurs when a user makes pointless edits or additions to a page to make their goal to achieve a badge/achievement assumingly much easier. However, we identify it as an act of vandalism, and the edits made are outright pointless and unnecessary. Badge-farming is to be put to a stop here, before it gets (more) out of hand.

Anyone caught badge-farming will recieve a warning or a block. If they recieve the block, it will be kept, as it is unlikely that the block will be lifted.

Mature Content
You cannot link to inappropriate websites. If you are going to link to a website, make sure it is clean with no inappropriate material. You are allowed to link to sites with mild swearing, but you must warn users before they visit the site.

Power
You must use your bureaucrat/sysop/rollback powers only when it is needed for the good of the wiki (not yourself). You cannot block people or change things just because it is your desire.

Ads
You are not allowed to advertise anything unrelated to Mixels and this wiki.

Also, you are not allowed to mass advertise on anyone's talk page or in the chat about creative works, sub pages, or anything unimportant without an admins permission. The only time you can advertise on someone's talk is if they granted you full permission.

Plagiarism
We at the take plagiarism seriously. We work hard every day to create and edit content to keep the site up-to-date and do not tolerate plagiarism. If plagiarized content is posted on this site, it could get us into trouble with the law.

In accordance with this policy, you may also not take any content from Brickimedia without properly citing the content. Copying content from there will result in deletion of the content (article and/or file) and an instant block.

Bullying
Bullying is not permitted within the. Bullying a user makes them feel bad, scared, and unwelcome.

What is bullying?
Bullying is when a user picks on and harasses another user. This can be in the form of a personal attack or even a mass-messaging.

Don't accuse people without good reason though. Criticism doesn't mean you're not welcome here, and it is mostly constructive.

How to deal with bullying
Admins should add to bully's talk pages.

Fights
Here at the we have a no tolerance policy. We consider fighting similar to bullying, and it can cause people to leave the wiki, or cause grudges between users. If you see fighting, please speak to the users involved, and try to calm them down. Collectively, we can solve all problems.

Discrimination
Racism is taken VERY seriously, and is not allowed to be expressed on the. We allow people to edit here regardless of their race, gender, religion or background.

Exclusion because of race, gender, or religion
Any exclusion of any user from an event, party, or anything because of their religion, race, or gender is taken seriously, and will not be tolerated. For example, you are not allowed to exclude females or males from an event, party, or anything. If he/she wanted to join you, and is rejected to join based on their gender, race, religion, or skin color, action will be taken. However, you are allowed to exclude a certain user if you have trouble getting along with a user, and you are hosting the party or event.

Name calling Based on Race, etc.
Calling someone an offensive name based on their skin color, religion, etc., is taken just as seriously as exclusion.

Voting
The Mixels Wiki is a democratic wiki in which every user represents a part of the community. To make our wiki democratic, all of the decisions are taken to community vote first, to hear the voice of our community (from normal users, chat mods, rollbacks, admins and even bureaucrats), after a discussion takes place (only if needed). There are many things that involve voting in our wiki: we have Mixel of the Month, Featured Article, and Featured Image, and more, which are monthly votes. Also, there are many votes that take place on the Votes Page of the wiki, such as removing/adding a policy etc.

To vote you must ...

 * Be an active user that edits and takes place in this wiki's events and activities.
 * Not be blocked on any account, such as a spare account.
 * Have at least 50 mainspace edits.
 * Have an admin confirmation if you want to nominate.

Some instructions when nominating/voting for Mixel of the Month

 * Users are not allowed to vote for blocked users.
 * You're not allowed to vote for a user just because he or she is a friend.
 * You are allowed to comment, but you must be respectful to other users.
 * Any mass-message advertising about a vote is against our policy.

Some instructions when nominating/voting for Featured Article

 * You're not allowed to vote for an article just because your friend votes for it.
 * You are allowed to comment, but you must be respectful to other comments.
 * You're not allowed to nominate a page that does not have a lot of content.
 * Any mass-message advertising about a vote is against our policy.

Some instructions when nominating/voting for Featured Image

 * You're not allowed to vote for an article just because your friend votes for it.
 * You are allowed to comment, but you must be respectful to other comments.
 * You're not allowed to nominate an image which contains inappropriate content.
 * Any mass-message advertising about a vote is against our policy.

The results if you broke the above rules...

 * If an inactive user voted - Vote will be removed as soon as he/she votes.
 * If a user having less than 50 mainspace voted - Vote will be removed as soon as he/she votes.
 * If a user votes in place of another user - Vote will be removed as soon as he/she votes.
 * If a user nominates without an admin confirmation - Vote will be removed as soon as he/she votes.
 * If a user votes for a user just because he or she is a friend (if he/she includes it in a comment) - It would instantly be removed.
 * If a user makes a comment that is disrespectful to another user (from teasing, making fun of, swearing etc.) - His/her vote will be removed and he/she will be blocked.
 * If a user nominates an image which contains inappropriate content - He/she will be blocked.
 * If a user makes a mass-message advertising about a vote - Three warnings, then if he/she does not remove the advertisements, a block.

One more thing...

 * You may get an infinite block if you broke the rules more than 3-4 times.

Consequences for Breaking the Policy

 * First Offense will result in a warning.
 * Second Offense will result in a 3 day block.
 * Third Offense will result in a 1 week block.
 * Any further offenses will be discussed by the administration.

Conclusion
Follow these rules, and you will be on your way to being a great member of the Mixels Wiki! Finally, have fun editing here!