User blog:Ethrundr/Love Live! Wikia - Common Rules Draft

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Blogpost closed by  Ethrundr  (Local Talkpage) at 18:04, February 25, 2013 (UTC).

Disclaimer
The rules written down is not the actual draft, but just a reference draft, for what I've implemented in my previous project: Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Wikia. I've posted the whole rules there to here, so everyone can evaluate the rules, and decide which one that we'll implemented and which one that unnecessary for us.

Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Wikia Common Rules
Anyone who determinedly violate the rules, will have their name posted in Forum:Guilty List and anyone who get banned from violating the rules will have their name listed here.

Editing Rules
Feel free to contribute to the wiki, just remember the following:
 * Light Novels take precedence over other forms of media.
 * Novels & Side Stories > Anime > Other

Remember to specify the licensing of the image. For Anime-related article, use Template. For Novel-related article, use Template. For both Anime and Novel related article, use Template. Note: All advertisement must posted under your own profile page, blog page or forum page, no article creation allowed for advertisement.
 * For people who wants to upload images, please save them in .png or .jpg format.
 * Don't forget to add appropriate categories to any page you might be creating.
 * Be articulate.
 * Remember to use Template:Nihongo for names and terms.
 * Always add a Character Infobox when creating Character pages.
 * Obtain permission before using other people's content.
 * A page can only be linked once per article. The first mention should be linked to the said article. For example, the first mention of Sorata in an article should be linked, while the second mention of Sorata shouldn't be.
 * Do not use epithets in character page names.
 * Do not crop character screenshots.
 * Do not upload translated images.
 * Please keep to proper grammar and English, excluding Japanese terms.
 * While adding information that will cause some spoilers, please include our spoiler template, with this condition:
 * No advertisement allowed, except the advertisement is either wikia-related or anime-related.

Video Streaming and Episode's Gallery
Any preview video posted must be categorized under "Preview" category. Any online streaming video posted must be categorized under "Online Streaming" category. Exception is for the video you posted on your own profile page, you need not to inform me about this one.
 * For video streaming, our wikia use sources as listed below:
 * Preview: YouTube, from user named mediafactory.
 * Streaming: Daily Motion, from user named godofwar92.
 * For other videos, no categorize need to be put on, but please inform me after you upload one. This way I can review the video and put them in the proper page/category, if needed. You also can post the video yourself on the page(s) we had directly, though.

Episode <> Screenshots.
 * For official episode screenshots, all are taken from the Sakurasou Facebook Fanpage. You can access the facebook fanpage by clicking here.
 * Also, if you upload a picture that belongs to an episode, please open the file page, and categorized it with their episodes. The category name will have this format:
 * So, if a picture is from episode 11, the category name will be "Episode 11 Screenshots".


 * For fanart pictures, all must be categorized under "Fanart Pictures" and is not allowed to be posted in any of the articles nor its talk page, except your own profile and blog posts. You may also upload fanarts in the forum if possible.

Forum and Chatting Rules
Our wikia's chat rules are simple: No offensive or vulgar language, insults, swearing is tolerated. If you about to discuss something that potential to be spoilers in chat, please announce it to other user beforehand. ''For Chat: Absolutely no advertisement is allowed, regardless the topic or relation to the wikia. Put all your advertisement either in your profile page, your blog post on in forum page.''
 * 1) Do not spam the chat and forum.
 * 2) Please use appropriate language (preferably English) while chatting or posting.
 * 3) Please mind you language and do not insult anyone in the chat and forum.
 * 1) Please refrain on giving or discussing spoilers in the chat. However, spoilers is allowed to be discussed in the Forum, under the "General Discussion" board. Detailed instructions here.
 * 1) For Forum: You may post advertisements in forum that have relation with the wikia or anime under the "General Discussion" board. Advertisement other than that two and outside of the General Discussion board is strictly prohibited.  We're not advertisement board nor sales agent. 

Violation of the chat rules will makes you receive the warning, up to three warnings. If you still violate the rules after third warning has issued, you'll be banned from chat and your name will appear in the list Forum:Guilty List. The length of ban will vary, from at least 3 days ban up to maximum 1 year ban, based on what you've done.
 * First warning will be a warning message for you in your wall.
 * Second warning will be 2 hours chat ban.
 * Last warning will be 1 day chat ban.

''Note: If you vandalize the wikia and got blocked, you'll got chat ban with the same duration as well. No warning will issued for vandals, they don't worth it. Advertising on the chat will also worth you instant 1 month ban, no exception. Advertising off-topics thing in Forum will counted as violation, and your post will be removed, as well as you'll received warning ban. This chatting rules also applied in IRC Channel Chat.''

Special Rules: About Vandalism
About vandalism, we not tolerating any kind of vandalism. Performing vandalism, no matter how minor they are, you'll be mark as guilty and will receive penalty for sure. Here's the rule for vandals: Note: For serious cases, the ban might become a permanent ban which lasts forever (indefinite ban) .
 * 1) First time caught, they will receive the warning ban, which last for 3 days.
 * 2) Second time caught, they will receive minor ban, which last at least for 1 month.
 * 3) Third time caught, they will receive permanent ban, which last at least for 1 year.

Although we implement this type of warning before fully banning someone, there are some special condition which worth you instant full ban. They are: This will makes you receive 1 month ban instantly. This will makes you receive 6 month ban instantly. This will makes you receive 6 month ban instantly. There will be no toleration for this kind of vandal, thus this will makes you receive instant 1 year ban. First time caught, you will receive a warning ban, which last for 1 week. Second time caught, you will receive a major ban, which last for 6 month. Third time caught, you will listed as spammer and receive permanent ban, which lasts forever (indefinite).
 * 1) Vandalize forum page created by other user.
 * 1) Vandalize other user's profile page.
 * 1) Impersonating or defaming other people.
 * 1) Vandalize using insults, inappropriate (or offensive) words or pictures.
 * 1) Advertising non-wikia-related or non-anime-related things.

Ban Removal Requests
If you do believe that the ban put upon you is by mistake, and you can prove that you've done nothing wrong, please submit your report and ban removal request via mail to my Wikia Community User page.

Here's the link: Ban Removal Request Page