HumbleWiki:Policy

By entering this wiki you agree with the following policies, and will follow them to the best of your ability, and are liable for anything your account edit's which break the policy.

Most of these things are common sense - it is best to use them for reference before creating a article, try to use paraphrasing in order to find what you need. If your wondering why some policies are longer and more in-depth then others, this is to prevent rule-breakers from finding loopholes.

01 Image Uploading
Image uploading is when you upload an image in order to increase appeal to a page. When uploading the image, it cannot be pornographic, offensive, or contain personal information about a user intended for harassment. Images that contain malformed information, or is not described should be edited with appropriate information attached.

02 Moderator Editing
Moderator editing is when an administrator or bureaucrat edits a page. Administrators may edit pages that break the rules, have bad/spelling or grammar, but can not change any information in the page which the author of the page has wrote himself, unless false. If the administrator/bureaucrat feels that he can add information in order to increase the amount of information then he may do so. If a user feels a moderator or another user is wrong in what editing he/she has done then they may contact an administrator to deal with the problem.

03 Moderator Deleting
Moderators may only delete pages under the following circumstances : A page is only considered no longer used when an author has been banned or left the server, and the page would not be used / useful.
 * The page is being used for personal attack
 * The page was blanked by the author
 * The page is no longer being used
 * The page has been moved and does not require a redirect / the redirect must be used for another page
 * The page has irrelevant information (usually spam)

04 Moderator Banning
Moderators ban users for any of the following :
 * Inserting False Information on purpose
 * Removing content for the intent to sabotage the wiki
 * Spamming links on pages to advertise a service unrelated to the server
 * Insert gibberish / nonsense into pages in order to misconstrue information
 * Harassing a person on their talk / pages
 * Abusing multiple accounts
 * Unacceptable usernames
 * False claim over a page
 * The user is permanently banned on the server
 * Causing un-required drama.

'''What a moderator or administrator says, goes. Failure to follow orders by them means an immediate ban.'''

05 Moderator Protection Of Pages
Pages may be protected for the following:


 * Excessive Spam
 * Excessive Vandalism
 * High-traffic
 * Important page

An example of a high-traffic and important page would be the Main Page.

Authors cannot request their page to be protected.

06 User Personal Pages

 * Userpages can have absolutely anything as long as it does not feature external link(s) that lead to a site which requires you to buy or sell products/services in order to use or advertise a service that is unrelated to the server group.
 * Image uploading, personal attacks or other common sense rules still apply.
 * Any user info must be on a user page. No exceptions.
 * Users who own userpages and cascading pages reserve the right to moderate (meaning to delete, remove or move all text, comments, sections) in their talk pages however they please, while normal policy rules to the extent of common sense still apply to the pages.

07 Reserving Pages
Reserving pages means to create a page with the intention of editing at a later date. This includes putting random text until you can get a better template or any other reason. This is not allowed. If you wish to construct a page, be constructive and put out a plan out for your page. Add a template and editors and viewers won't assume anything until your article is finished. The reason for this is to allow administrators to tell if your page is actually being constructive or not. In the case that you end up wanting to delete the page you reserved, this saves the administrators their and yours time from having to remove the page. User pages do not apply to this rule.

08 Conflicting Pages
Pages which have conflicting names are settled into priorities. This mostly happens with town names. If an old town name has the same name as a new town on a new world, then it can be moved and edited to include an "Old" version of it. Ex. Greenhaven - Old Greenhaven. A redirect is not left in order to make room for the new page.

09 False Claiming
A false claim occurs when a user who does not actually own the rights over a page claims that the page is his, even though it is not. This is usually when somebody wishes to provide false information on a town, or thinks he is the owner. If this is unconfirmed that they actually own the page or company/town, then the page is protected until an administrator from the server can confirm that the user on the server now owns the content page.

10 Banned Users
Banned users on the server are not banned on the wiki, unless the ban is permanent and have no reason to be here other then to harass.

11 Spam
Spam means creating pages purely to advertise another site, spam is an immediate permanent ban without appeal.

12 Administrator Policy
Administrators always have the final says in things regarding the policy or editing. Administrators can sometimes break rules in order to make a amendment to the policy which the community feels should be changed. Malicious editing and vandalism is not allowed for Administrators or Moderators, and as such; Flubbernugget or Snotch should be contacted immediately.

Moderators should visit the Moderator Policy page.

13 Issues Templates

 * Avoid tagging articles if you can easily fix the problem. The goal is an improved article, not a tagged article.
 * Avoid "drive-by" tagging: tags should be accompanied by a comment on the article's talk page explaining the problem and beginning a discussion on how to fix it, or, for simpler problems, a remark using the reason parameter as shown below
 * Don’t insert tags that are similar or redundant. For example, most articles that read like essays have an inappropriate tone, and in fact they end up being automatically grouped in the same category, so it is unnecessary to tag with both tone and essay-like.
 * Don't add tags for trivial or minor problems, especially if an article needs a lot of work. For example, there is little point in polishing the grammar of a section that needs to be dramatically re-written to comply with content policies.  Focus on the biggest one, two, or three problems.

14 Common Sense
The Common Sense policy is basically the main policy. It's simple : don't do something stupid that you think will get you banned. Being annoying, making other users mad constantly is a sure way to get yourself banned. It's the communities and administrators decision's - not yours.

As for the wiki, it is acceptable to use common sense as you go about editing. Being too wrapped up in rules can cause loss of perspective, so there are times when it is better to ignore a rule. Even if a contribution "violates" the precise wording of a rule, it might still be a good contribution. Similarly, just because something is not forbidden in a written document, or is even explicitly permitted, doesn't mean it's a good idea in the given situation. Being able to articulate "common sense" reasons why a change helps the humblewiki is good, and editors should not ignore those reasons because they don't include a bunch of policy shortcuts. The principle of the rules—to make makes Humblewiki a better more successful wiki then most others. Editors must use their best judgment.

Be careful about citing this principle too aggressively. While it's quite acceptable to explain your own actions by saying, "it seemed like common sense to me," you should be careful not to imply that other editors are lacking in common sense, which may be seen as uncivil. Users come from diverse ethnic, religious, political, cultural and ideological backgrounds and have vastly different perceptions regarding everything from science to shoe shopping. Other editors are likely to ascribe very different meanings and values to words and concepts than you, so try to state your arguments as fully as possible. Citing concrete policies and guidelines is likely to be more effective than simply citing "common sense" and leaving it at that.

Contact
Any user that breaks policy should be reported to an administrator. If you have a question about the policy, a moderator or administrator should be contacted at the active staff list page