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'''USER CONDUCT''':
'''USER CONDUCT:'''
*All users engaging in flame wars, trolling, or any other kind of offensive behaviour will receive a ban; repeat offenders will be banned permanently.
*All users engaging in flame wars, trolling, or any other kind of offensive behaviour will receive a ban; repeat offenders will be banned permanently.
*Do not spam in an article's talk page; such behaviour will lead to a ban; repeat offenders will be banned permanently.
*Do not spam in an article's talk page; such behaviour will lead to a ban; repeat offenders will be banned permanently.




ARTICLE FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
'''ARTICLE FORMATTING GUIDELINES:'''





Revision as of 12:14, 2 January 2015

ARTICLE CREATION RULES:

  • Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will ultimately result in a ban for repeat offenders; the entire article must be your own, though direct quotes are accepted in most cases (as long as they don't comprise the majority of the article's content).
  • Articles should be written as factually and unbiased as possible; any articles that show obvious bias will either be edited or removed outright.
  • Articles should be around 500 words minimum, unless information on the topic is scarce. Longer articles are perfectly fine if there is an abundance of information on the subject; just try not to include an excessive or unnecessary content.
  • Pieces of lost media are only eligible for an article if they are relevant enough to warrant one, ie. they must be relatively known amongst the general public; if unsure of a potential article's eligibility, please contact a staff member.


USER CONDUCT:

  • All users engaging in flame wars, trolling, or any other kind of offensive behaviour will receive a ban; repeat offenders will be banned permanently.
  • Do not spam in an article's talk page; such behaviour will lead to a ban; repeat offenders will be banned permanently.


ARTICLE FORMATTING GUIDELINES:






-Length: Length is not necessarily an issue, especially if there is a either lack or abundance of information on a certain subject, but, for example, if you create a one or two sentence article for a subject of which significantly more information is widely-known, expect said article to be either rewritten or removed. The same goes for long articles; some long articles can absolutely be justified, due to the sheer extent of information available on a subject - try not to waffle on too much though.

-Relevance: If you wish to create an article for a piece of lost media, said media must be relevant enough to warrant a mention (eg. if someone's YouTube uploads go missing, and they are not famous or noteworthy, then they don't belong here on the wiki).