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This page documents an official policy that is in effect across the MechAssault Wiki. Any concerns, comments, or suggestions should be addressed by contacting Wiki Staff |
Preliminary
As with all of FANDOM's communities, the rules of MechAssault Wiki are subject to change. Check back here periodically for updates.
Remember - just because a rule isn't written here that should be obvious, that doesn't mean that it's alright to break it.
See Also: MechAssault Wiki Block Policy
All of FANDOM's primary rules of conduct still apply to MechAssault Wiki. Repeated violations of either FANDOM or MechAssault Wiki's rulesets may result in the offender being temporarily banned from MechAssault Wiki. You can review FANDOM's terms of use by clicking this line.
Simple Rules
The following rules should be obvious, unfortunately however it is sometimes necessary to specify them.
- No vandalism.
- No trolling.
- No insulting or threatening other Wiki members.
- No dragging drama from other sites to here.
- No spamming.
- Do not use racial or homophobic slurs. Doing so will result in a 90 day ban.
A reminder - just because a rule isn't written here that should be obvious, that doesn't mean that it's alright to break it.
Main Rules
- Anyone Can Edit - Always feel free to contribute, it is a wiki after all. No user should be discouraged from making edits, or have their right to contribute taken away from them - except in punishment for offenses made that break FANDOM or MechAssault Wiki's rules.
- Respect copyright - Fandom uses the CC-BY-SA license. Everything you contribute must be compatible with that license. If you are unsure of the licensing of something, you should endeavor to find out and feel free to ask other users for help.
Socilaizing
- Be Civil And Graceful - Be liberal in what you accept, be conservative in what you do. Try to accommodate other people's quirks the best you can, but try to be as polite, solid, and straightforward as possible yourself.
- No Personal Attacks - Don't write that user such and so is an idiot, or insult them (even if they are an idiot). Instead, explain what they did wrong, why it is wrong, and how to fix it. If possible, fix it yourself, but consider the rules below regarding Good Faith before making that decision.
Editing
- Decent Edit Summaries - While this is not mandatory, clear and transparent explanations of your work are universally appreciated. While quick edits such as proofreading are usually self-explanatory, when making larger edits other editors need to understand your process. Please state what you changed and why to the best extent that you can.
- Assume Good Faith - If you see that a user has added something on an article that you believe is wrong, try to consider that the person on the other end of the discussion is a thinking, rational being who is trying to positively contribute to the project — unless, and only unless, you have firm, solid, and objective proof to the contrary. Merely disagreeing with you is no such proof.
- Don't Revert Good Faith Edits - Reverting is too powerful sometimes. Don't succumb to the temptation, unless you're reverting very obvious vandalism (like "LALALALAL*&*@#@THIS_SUX0RZ", or someone changing "1+2=3" to "1+2=17"). If you really can't stand something, revert once, with an edit summary something like "(rv) I disagree strongly, I'll explain why in talk." and immediately take it to talk.
- Sign Your Posts On Talk Pages - While this is not mandatory, it is universally considered very poor form to post a comment on a talk page without signing your name afterwards. You can do this by using ~~~~, which gets replaced by your username and timestamp when you hit Save, but don't sign on mainspace articles.
Changing Rules
In the end, the people who make rules are only human and aren't above making mistakes and misjudgments. If the rules discourage you from improving or maintaining the wiki's quality, then challenge them. If it looks like a rule is just plain wrong and indecent, than bring it to the attention of the community and push for change.