Shygirl Wiki:Polices

Thank you for coming to the Shygirl wiki! Before moving on, please be sure to read our code of conduct here along with what pages should look like here.

This page is, essentially, a set of rules that are set and expected to be followed as long as you participate in the growth of the Shygirl Wiki. These guidelines apply to adding images, making pages, editing the Wiki and everything in between. These policies may change at any time, and do not represent all community guidelines. Violating the rules below will very likely get you banned for a period of time or infinitely, depending on the severity of the action. "I didn't see the polices" is never a way to get out of a ban.

Site Polices
General rules = Please note that rule punishments may vary based on the severity of the issue and past violations done by the suspected user.


 * In accordance to COPPA, users under the age of 13 are not allowed to be editors on the wiki.
 * If a user is revealed to be underage, please calmly report it with evidence to an administrator.
 * Observe civil behavior; do not argue, insult, threaten, harass, purposefully offend, or disrespect users or their opinions.
 * Respect the staff when they ask you to stop doing something harmful or disruptive.
 * All users, regardless of status, are required to show the utmost respect to others at all times. No slander, harassment or insults will be tolerated at any time.

We encourage users to make others aware of our policies, but actual warnings are the responsibility of the Wiki staff. (The sole exception to this is any content that insults or slanders a user personally) If you see any policy violations, please bring it up to a member of the Wiki staff.

No...

 * Insulting or Cyberbullying other users. It is the right of any user to remove, or request the removal of, any comment, blog, forum, or message wall post that is insulting or slanderous to them personally. Harassing users in this way will result in lengthy blocks.
 * This includes insulting or making fun of the ones who do not use proper grammar for not being fluent in English.
 * Discussion or sharing of sexually explicit content.
 * Hate speech, ethnic slurs, or any other form of discrimination or racism.
 * Spamming.
 * Trolling.
 * Advertising about other wikis. If you wish for your wiki to become an affiliate with this wiki, however, leave a message on DanceGuy151's message wall.

Do not...

 * Impersonate or fabricate false information about other users.
 * Advertise with the intent of users paying for or signing up for said content.
 * Support or encourage vandalism or breaking of the rules.

Sockpuppetry
"Sockpuppeting", using another account to circumvent a ban or block, is not permitted. If it becomes known that a user is sockpuppeting, their sockpuppet will be blocked/banned, and the ban/block on the original account will be extended. You cannot create another account under any circumstance when you are blocked, whether you are sorry or not.

Privacy & Safety
For your own safety, it's recommended that you do not post personal information about yourself, such as your school, home address, etc. Remember, anything on this website can be seen by anyone on the internet.So please consider this before expressing yourself to the community. As of April 1st, 2021, FANDOM polices will update meaning this rule is VERY imporant A staff member is within their right as a trusted user of this wiki to block any users being harmful or disruptive. In the event of a misunderstanding or misinterpretation, we allow for the user who received the block to testify their block to an administrator, who will then discuss it with the other admins to see if it truly was a mistake.
 * -|Block Policy =

To testify your block, proof must be shown that the user was not being abusive or that it was a misunderstanding. Preferably, a screen shot or other form of evidence should be provided, failure to do so will make your claim null and void, and may even get your account blocked or the ban extended for spreading false information.

All rules listed on the Rules and Regulations also apply to editing.
 * Generally, users will receive one warning for an offense. If that offense is broken again within one month, that user will receive a block. After one month, the warning will lose effect and breaking the rule again will result in another warning.
 * Exceptions are only made in extreme circumstances where it is necessary to block a user immediately, such as vandalism or sockpuppets.
 * With off-topic comments, users will instead first be granted one notification to put the comments elsewhere followed by two warnings before a block is issued. However, warnings for these offenses do not lose their effect.
 * If you are blocked or banned and want to appeal it, please use your message wall on THIS wiki,or contact an administrator on their wall on the Community Central Wiki.
 * If you are blocked/banned on this Wiki, it is NOT appropriate to follow any Admin to another Wiki they work on to protest. This will result in an extended block here.
 * If you are blocked/banned by one of our Admins on another Wiki, do not follow the Admin here to complain. This will result in a block here and possibly an extension on the Wiki in question.
 * Attempting to evade your block by creating alternate accounts will result in an extension.
 * -|Editing Policy =


 * Do not change the format or rename pages to your own preferences. Only use talk pages, the comments, or the forums to discuss changes in the article.

Categories

 * Please only add categories that relate to the topic of the article in general. If you are not sure whether a category fits under a page of the article, contact an administrator.
 * Do not make categories that are similar to others that have been created.
 * Category names should be as shortened as possible, but not abbreviated.
 * Try not to make categories that are too specific for only a certain topic.

Edit Warring
All rules found within the Rules and Regulations also apply to the profile policy.
 * An edit war is the repeated undoing of edits (or reading information) by different editors.
 * If someone undoes an edit of yours, it is not appropriate to undo their edit. Please, start a discussion on the forums or each other's message walls to reach a consensus. You can make your case for your opinion there and get unbiased opinions on the subject.
 * Any editors engaged in edit warring will be warned, and possibly blocked, depending on the situation.
 * -|Profile Policy =


 * You are not allowed to say negative things about other users on your profile.
 * Only staff members may have the staff templates and staff category on their profiles.
 * Do not edit another user's profile page without their approval, if a user page has content that is against the rules, notify an administrator to fix it.
 * Editing another user's profile is considered impolite and should not be done without their permission. Changing spellings on their user page should not be done as the user may want it that way, and material should not be added or removed if you think it will look better, for the same reason.

User Profile Policy
Your user page is the page where you can tell a little more about yourself.

For your own safety and security, please avoid including the following information in your profile page:


 * Your full name. Just put your first name or go by your User name.
 * Full names of your friends or relatives.
 * The school or college you go to, or your place of employment.
 * The city you live in.
 * Your birthdate.
 * Your age if you are less than 13 and fibbed about it in order to sign up for an account. This is a violation of the Membership section of Wikia's Terms of use.

You have the right to privacy and are solely responsible for the content on your page.

The more specific information you reveal about yourself, the easier it is for an identity thief or online predator to find out details about you.

If you have enabled the "E-mail this user" function in your Preferences ("Enable e-mail from other users" on the main User Profile tab), you may want to use a different e-mail address than the one you used to sign up for your Wikia account. Gmail  and Yahoo are amongst the many companies that offer free e-mail account. All rules found within the Rules and Regulations also apply to the message wall policy.
 * -|Message Wall Policy =

All rules listed on the Rules and Regulations also apply to forums replies and page comments.
 * You are not allowed to harass/insult other users on their message walls.
 * Do not remove warnings from your wall.
 * Do not reveal personal information about yourself on message walls. Despite being directed towards only one person, the whole wiki can still read your messages.
 * -|Forums and Comments Policy =


 * Avoid reviving a discussion or comment if the preceding post is 14 days old or more.

Forums


 * The topic for discussion should be clearly defined in the thread title or the parent post and submitted to the appropriate board.
 * "Joke Threads" that are deemed inappropriate are subject to removal.
 * Keep your replies of a reasonable length.
 * Do not over-quote. Any reply that displays over 2 quotes are subject to editing or deletion.
 * Threads containing fanon content must be submitted to the Fanon board. Please read the Fanon Policy if you wish to create a fanon related thread.

Comments


 * The comment should be of some relation to the content found within the page.
 * If the comment is of no relation to the page, it will be deleted and you will receive a message letting you know why. If you make another off-topic comment, you will receive a warning. Any subsequent off-topic comments will result in a block.
 * If you wish to have a conversation off-topic from any of this wiki’s pages, please use the Off-Topic Board in our forums.
 * Keep comments of a reasonable length.
 * Do not over-reply to a user's comment on a page. Preferably, you could create a thread to discuss the topic instead if it reaches too many.
 * Refrain from spamming comments. If all your comments can fit into one, please do so.
 * Do not spread rumors that do not have sufficient evidence backing them up. Any such rumor will be considered false and is considered destructive to maintaining the reliability of the wiki.