Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-4748628-20160606005923

The Important Stuff in Plain English
Note: These plain English rules are not in any way a substitute for the policies listed below. Just because something isn't listed here doesn't mean it doesn't still apply.
 * Be nice. Don't be rude to people. Treat others the way you want to be treated (unless of course you like being treated like scum, then treat them the opposite way).
 * Nothing erotic or pornographic is allowed. Period.
 * Don't argue with the Moderators and Admins when it comes to their jobs. It's fine to disagree, but their decisions are final.
 * If you have an issue, please contact an administrator for help.
 * Don't re-color other people's art. It's just tacky.
 * Don't remove Delete/Standards templates unless you actually fixed the page. You can be banned for it.
 * Don't put Delete/Standards templates on pages unless you know what you're doing. You can be banned for it.
 * The administration can delete pages if they are of poor quality or in bad taste. This is at their own discretion.
 * Deleted pages may be restored as a one time courtesy if they are deleted due to standards issues. This does not apply to articles deleted for reasons of SPAM.

User Conduct
By using this website, you agree to the following:
 * You must adhere to the standards and policies defined in this document.
 * You must be respectful and friendly towards other users at all times.
 * You must remain mature and logical in the face of conflict.
 * You must be courteous when dealing with new users.
 * You must not purposely vandalize, deface, erase, damage, or harm, in any way, any page on this website.
 * You must not purposely create pages containing irrelevant material or spam
 * You must not create new accounts in order to circumvent bans or restrictions

Article Standards
The following is an explanation of the standards that ALL pages on Sonic Fanon Wiki must follow.

Any article that does not meet standards will be deleted. These rules apply to any and all content on Sonicfanon. No excuses. No exceptions.

Any pages that do not meet these requirements will be immediately deleted:


 * All content must maintain proper usage of English and grammar, regardless of the owner's first language.
 * Nothing of a lewd or pornographic nature is allowed.
 * All pages must have a minimum of two paragraphs of information about the subject when they are published.

If your page can't meet these requirements, then you should flesh out your idea more before you try to post it. You wouldn't turn in an unfinished homework assignment, so don't submit unfinished pages to our wiki.

Administrative Templates
Administrative templates are used by members of the community to mark pages that may need some action taken against them. The following templates are commonly used, and carry some important value: Removing any of these templates without fixing the identified issue can be grounds for immediate deletion of the page in question. Repeated cases of premature template removal or abuse can result in disciplinary action on your account.
 * Standards
 * Delete
 * Cleanup

The main things I changed were just in the wording of things. I removed a lot of redundant or unnecessary lines. The following rules were added:
 * Don't remove Delete/Standards templates unless you actually fixed the page. You can be banned for it.
 * Don't put Delete/Standards templates on pages unless you know what you're doing. You can be banned for it.
 * The administration can delete pages if they are of poor quality or in bad taste. This is at their own discretion.
 * Deleted pages may be restored as a one time courtesy if they are deleted due to standards issues. This does not apply to articles deleted for reasons of SPAM.

The biggest change, however, is the removal of all the article specific requirements in favor of a more strict, but also more basic global requirement. The main goal of this is to enable the admins to actually make administrative decisions on articles instead of bad pages being protected by "meeting standards".

 