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--- guide:rules [2016/06/25 13:21] – created osakanone
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 ====== Rules ======
-Wandering Star's Community Guidelines exist to create a more consistent and better flowing experience of the game. Staff and moderation are responsible for interpreting these rules subjectively, which can be bent in special cases or adjusted for the betterment of the community.
+Wandering Star's Rules and Community Guidelines exist to create a more consistent, and better flowing experience of the game. Staff and moderators are responsible for interpreting these rules subjectively, which can be bent in special cases or adjusted for the betterment of the community.
+>**Above all else, the community as a whole must benefit from adjudication of these rules.**.
-===== Basics =====
+===== The Basics =====
+  - One Forum and Wiki Account per player. Each forum and wiki account is an OOC entity, not an IC entity.
-  - One Account per player (each forum/wiki account is an OOC entity, not an IC entity)
   - No "face claims": Forum avatars are whatever you prefer within reason.
-  - Art for your characters should either be original or commissioned, rather than an adaptation or theft.
+  - Art for your characters should either be original or commissioned rather than an adaptation or theft.
-  - Roleplay standards are here
+  - Roleplaying standards are as follows:
+    - Unless specified otherwise, plots follow the 2-2-2 rule for language, violence, and sexuality and 3-3-3 on player request or special function.
+    - Respect the player rights of other community members.
+    - We're a sci-fi setting at heart, and magic and telepathy exists within exhaustive definitions. Going down the magic route with your first player is discouraged, as many tend to abuse it or power-play. If you can prove you'll be sensible, feel free.
+  - Articles that are ongoing are marked as Work in Progress (WIP) in the H1 title.
+    - Don't edit other people's WIPs unless they have given their explicit permission to do so.
+    - Fixing typos or broken links is fine though.
+  - At the point of submission, the final images for an article should be uploaded to the wiki.
+    - Work in progress images can be hosted on [[http://www.imgur.com|Imgur]] or another direct-link sources prior to submission.
-  - Unless specified otherwise, plots follow the 2-2-2 rule for language violence and sexuality and 3-3-3 on player request or special function.
+===== Code of Conduct =====
-  - Respect the player rights of other community members
+The social norms and rules and responsibilities of, or proper practices of those using Wandering Star. We encourage people to be helpful and supportive of one another and try to create an engaging environment. Failing to follow these rules //will// cop a ban.
-  - We're a scifi setting primarily, though magic and telepathy exists within fairly strict reason
-    - We discourage going down the magic route with your first player; many tend to abuse it or power-play.
-    - If you can prove you'll be sensible though, feel free.
-  - Articles that are ongoing are marked as Work in Progress (WIP) in the title.
-    - Don't edit other people's WIPs unless they've given their explicit permission to do so
-    - Fixing typos/broken links is fine though.
-  - At the point of submission, images should be uploaded to the wiki or our private image host
-    - Work in progress articles can be hosted on IMGUR or another direct-link source prior to submission.
-  - There are a few other rules for operating factions and submitting things, which we'll cover later
-===== Code of Conduct (WIP) =====
+  - We require respectful behaviour to function optimally. Be excellent to each other:
-The the social norms and rules and responsibilities of, or proper practices of those using Wandering Star; we encourage people to be helpful and supportive of one another and try to create a fun environment.
+    - Profanity is fine in roleplay posts, not in discussion threads.
+    - Personal attacks, insulting others, and "flaming" isn't permitted.
+    - Creating unnecessary drama and trolling isn't permitted.
-  - We require respectful behavior.
+    - Any form of harassment is not tolerated.
-  - Be excellent to eachother.
+    - User privacy is essential; do not post the personal information of other users.
-  - Profanity is fine in roleplay posts. Not so much discussion threads.
+    - Deceptive behaviour (false ages, sock-puppetting, impersonation) is a bannable offence.
-  - Personal attacks, insulting others and "flaming" isn't permitted.
+  - Copyrighted content isn't permitted on the wiki unless you have the rights to use it there.
-  - Creating unnecessary drama and trolling isn't permitted.
+    - Exception: WIP articles may collect linked references for later production of art or references for artists.
-  - Harassment is not tolorated.
+    - Exception: The linking of scientific news articles explaining a given concept, again as references.
-  - User privacy is essential; do not post the personal information of other users.
+    - These references must clearly be defined as such at the bottom of an article in a H6 heading marked 'References', and they must always provide credit to source.
-  - Deceptive behavior (false ages, sock-puppetting, impersonation) is a bannable offense.
+  - Promoting piracy and warez on the forums or wiki is forbidden. What happens between individual users entirely outside of our service however, is not our business.
-  - Copyright content isn't permitted on the wiki unless you have the rights to use it there
+  - Adult content is not permitted on the wiki (in a sexual context) or publicly (no login) accessible forums.
-    - Exception: WIP articles  may collect linked references for later production of art or references for artists
+    - Warnings should be provided for adult content using a spoiler tag.
-    - Exception: The linking of scientific news articles explaining a given concept, again as references
+    - No sexual content featuring minors.
-    - These references must clearly be defined as such at the bottom of an article in a H6 heading marked 'References'
+  - Spammy advertising is strictly prohibited, and will result in you being reported to blacklists.
-    - They must always provide credit to source
-  - Promoting piracy and warez on the forums is forbidden. What happens between individual users entirely outside of our service however, is not our business.
-  - Adult content is not permitted on the wiki (in a sexual context) or publically (no login) accessible forums.
-  - Warnings should be provided for adult content using the spoiler tag.
-  - No sexual content featuring minors.
-  - Spam advertising is strictly prohibited and will result in you being reported to blacklists such as StopForumSpam.
   - Do not quote or repost content that violates the rules
-  - Do not get into 'edit wars' with admins or mods, or vandalize the wiki
+  - Do not get into 'edit wars' with administrators or moderators, or vandalize the wiki. Don't even bother - we can roll articles back and lock them.
+===== Consequences =====
+Failing to follow the rules and community guidelines will lead to a warning at first, then a second warning for repeat offences, then a ban for further offences. Three strikes, and you're out.