Sword Wiki:Rules

Here on the Sword Wiki, we are about entertainment and education. However, as with everything else, we have some rules and regulations that all users must follow. These rules are STRICTLY enforced, so please abide by them. So let us take a look, shall we?

Command
On this wiki, the administrators and bureaucrats are the leadership. They will be treated with respect and dignity. The leadership has the final say in situations, but they can be contacted if you disagree or want advice on the content.

For administrators, the power you hold on this site is a privilege, not a right. Users should be able to come to you with questions and even arguments without harassment or bullying. Even if a user is not being kind and/or respectful, it is your responsibility as a leader to show maturity and keep your cool. Degradation and insulting will never be tolerated, and banning is a LAST RESORT.

Language & Offensive Content
Profanity is allowed to an extent on this wiki, but if a page contains one (1) or more of the following words: f*ck, sh*t, n*gger, c*nt, f*ggot, pr*ck, or ANY of their derivatives, it must be marked as mature and the words must be censored by replacing their vowels with asterisks (*), as shown above. Usage of these words is also banned in chats, threads, and comments. Also, any pictures or videos depicting explicit nudity will be IMMEDIATELY removed, and the one who uploaded them will be banned.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is one of the most frowned upon things on this wiki. If a page is recognized to have been copied from another place on the internet (even other wikis), it will be evaluated by an admin and deleted. The author of the page will receive a warning the first time, a temporary ban the second time, and a permanent ban on the third. This rule obviously does not apply to lyrics sections.

Spelling & Grammar
PLEASE use correct spelling and grammar on this wiki. This includes punctuation, capitalization, and spacing. Do NOT make a page with poor spelling and/or grammar and leave it to someone else to fix. If a page is noted to have an excess of spelling and/or grammar mistakes, it will be marked for cleanup. If it is not cleaned up within one month, the page will be deleted.

Trolls, Vandals, and Bullies
We have a zero-tolerance when it comes to troublemakers, whether it be for humor or for harassment. Suspected trolls, vandals, and bullies will be evaluated, then banned if found guilty. The ban period will depend on the seriousness of the damage, but most likely be permanent.

Poor Quality Creators
For the purposes of this rule, "poor quality" will be defined as one-line/blank articles, articles in need of rewriting due to an excess of problems, or plagiarism.

Quality is important on this wiki, so it is important that, when making a page, as much effort into its presentation and quality is put in as possible. However, if a user continues to make poor quality pages while ignoring rewrite/expansion templates, that user will be issued a warning. After repeated offenses, the user will be banned and labeled as a vandal.

Ban Evasion
If you are banned, DO NOT create puppet accounts to evade it. Doing so will result in permanent banning for the puppet accounts as well as the original. If you feel you were unjustly banned, please bring it up to the admin responsible either on your own Wall if that option is left to you, or ON their COMUNITY CENTRAL Wall. DO NOT follow them to another wikia unless specifically instructed to by that admin.

Image Galleries
Image galleries are not essential, but preferred.

Videos
If a video is taken down from its original site for whatever reason, it is up to the user (preferably the author) to replace it.
 * NOTE—DO NOT use Category:Videos as that is the Wikia/Fandom default automatically added to uploaded video media.

Spoilers
This wiki does not allow pages on any form of media that has not been officially released yet. All media, regardless of what it is, must have a spoiler template on it if it is less than six (6) months old. After that, the spoiler template must be removed. Even if the page reveals something crucial to the plot, after six months, it is no longer considered a spoiler.

Mature Content
See rule 1.2 for more information. Mature templates must also always go on pages with content with any of the following ratings: These pages are intended to be viewed by those age 18 or older.
 * R or NC-17
 * M or AO
 * TV-MA
 * Any foreign or obscure rating that denotes a "mature" audience
 * Unrated media that obviously or sensibly denotes a "mature" audience.

IMPORTANT: Just because a piece of media has dark or disturbing content does NOT make it Mature, it must be 18+ in nature to qualify (for example, dark or violent content from PG-13, T, TV-14, etc. ratings do NOT qualify, as they are restricted by their ratings from going 18+.

No Fan-Creations
Swords MUST come from a professional, published source. Swords from fanfictions, mods, or other pieces of fan media are not permitted. Basically, if a quick Google search can reveal some significant results, it will be considered for inclusion. Any character must have come from a pre-existing source, and all internet swords must be found on knowyourmeme.com or be found in credible sources.

No New or Recreated Categories
We have enough in the ways of categories here, so we do not need more. However, if you would like to propose a category for creation or recreation (such as a franchise), please bring it up with one of the admins before creating one or adding pages to it. In order for a category to be created, there must be at least ten (10) pages that apply first.