Help:Rules

= Rules = EDIT

These are quite important, so don't disregard them! They help keep our community safe, large, and a helpful and fun place for everyone. Keep in mind even if a rule isn't added, that doesn't mean it's not important. Some things should be obvious!

Rules

 * Please keep internet safety in mind whilst using our wiki. You should never share pictures, photos, videos, or personal information about yourself online. This includes everything listed above and sharing your full name (first names are okay) your location, etc. If someone asks for personal information, contact an administrator and we'll block them immediately.
 * It's okay to defend yourself against administrators, but if we block you, it'll be in accordance with the Blocking Policies. Don't argue if what you did was wrong and you know it was; always be polite.
 * Follow Fandom's Terms of Use. If these are not followed, we cannot help you. These apply everywhere, not just this wiki. - note: if you don't agree to these, you can't use Fandom's services.
 * If you are under 13, you can't join the wiki. We understand this doesn't exactly make sense, because this isn't exactly the opposite of a children's book, and is targeted for about 7-14 year olds, but it's out of our control. You must not join this wiki if you're underage.
 * Don't be a jerk. This should be self-explanatory, but we're all here for the same reason, so it really is unnecessary to be rude to anyone on here. And if you take it too far, you'll be issued a warning or blocked.
 * If you don't agree with the following: transgender people, the pride community, etc.-- keep it to yourself! Homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, antisemitism, or any other forms of discrimination against people is not allowed. If you have something against these people, this isn't the place to discuss it; so keep it to yourself. We don't tolerate any forms of the above, and while we respect (almost) your opinion if you disagree with the pride community or anything else such as that, keep quiet. Nobody needs negativity.
 * Don't use any slurs. In fact, keep your language PG or even PG-13. You will be issued a warning if you do this once, a short block if twice, and an infinite block if three or more times. Even if you don't mean it in a hurtful way, we'd prefer you don't.
 * For large conflicts, don't mob (which involves multiple people repeating the same thing or reprimanding the same user multiple times.) Contact an admin and stop involving yourself. And don't try to solve any issues by yourself, either- the best thing to do is tell someone and stop engaging.
 * Do not make "drama-baiting" posts. This includes "Am I annoying?" posts, otherwise known as sympathy-baiting. This also includes "I hate [insert ship here] or I hate [insert headcanon here]" posts. Don't make "call-out" posts or "exposing" posts, either. Those belong off our wiki and can be considered harassing, which is against the rules.
 * Trolling is not okay, by any means. If you plan or even do troll our wiki, either by posting multiple inappropriate slurs, pictures, or anything such as that, you will get an infinite block. We don't tolerate trolling, even in minor bits.
 * Do not start or engage in ANY political discussion. This includes all politics, not just American. This includes discussion about current political events such as riots, elections, and political campaigning. This is not the ideal place for them to be discussed, no matter how serious they are. Even small things such as wildfires or climate change or even natural disasters are considered off-topic unless in relation to the book series at hand. The phrases "blue lives matter", "black lives matter", "ACAB/1312", "No More Stolen Sisters", or anything such as that is not permitted.
 * Keep the wiki PG and clean. Uncensored swearing, NSFW, mature topics, and gore are not permitted on our wiki. Censored swearing is allowed, but if it's excessive, don't do it. If you include at least five censored swear words in three posts, that's not okay. Please refrain from using them too often. Minor swears, such as crap, are allowed. 'h*ll' can be 'heck' if you want it to be, but if you don't, that's fine. 'd*mn' can be 'dang' or 'darn', but if you want to say any of those without censoring, that's alright. Major swears are NOT allowed.
 * Suggestive content is not allowed ANYWHERE on the wiki, in any form. Image, media, fanart, or writing.
 * Don't steal other people's art. Don't post or use art without permission and credit to the artist/s. Reposting art, even with credit, is not allowed unless the artist allows you to. You must have proof of the artist's consent for you to use their image. (THIS INCLUDES A SCREENSHOT!)
 * Don't pretend to be someone else using alt accounts besides yourself, especially not to cause drama. It's okay to have alternate accounts, but using them to pretend you're someone else or cause chaos or violate rules is NOT. You should list all of your alts on your profile and message wall greeting, preferably with links. This includes inactive alts, alts you don't use, or alts that have "ReleaseAlt" if your name is "Release". It might seem obvious by name, but you still must list them.
 * Advertising is not allowed. This includes making separate posts. Putting on-site things, such as a roleplay, fanfiction, contest, wiki, or anything like that is not permitted. Putting off-site things, such as YouTube channels, Facebook groups, Instagram accounts, or anything not related to the wiki itself is NOT okay to do. This doesn't count polls to gauge interest. It's simply an ad if the post has already been made and you create a poll or text for it.
 * No edit farming is allowed. This includes making multiple minor edits (3+) consecutively within the time frame of each other. This time frame is fifteen minutes. Correcting yourself or doing a double-edit is fine, but doing a triple-edit is not allowed. (Ex: adding a description, then adding a category, then adding another category, then editing your description.) Always check that your edit says what you want it to say before pressing the "save" button.
 * Do not vandalize articles. Deleting large chunks of information with no reason to is NOT allowed. Removing all the content of an article, adding false or inappropriate content or information, removing correct information, or editing with the intent to reduce the quality of an article is simply not tolerated here on this wiki.
 * Dragons under the age of 7 are minors, and dragons above the age of 7 are adults. If you ship a six year old dragon with a twelve year old dragon, you'll be warned and possibly blocked. If you ship an eight or nine year old dragon with a ten year old dragon, it's allowed. They cannot be under 7 if they're being shipped, and there can't be an age gap of at least five. For example, shipping someone who's ten with someone who's sixteen is not allowed, even though they're both adults. However, shipping someone who's ten with someone who's fourteen is allowed.
 * Do not ship characters who prefer males with females.
 * Do not, under any circumstances, ship an ab-sive, p-do, inc-st or others like that. You will be warned or blocked.
 * If you're an administrator, moderator, or poweruser on our wiki, if you abuse your power, you will be demoted.

Thanks for reading this! If you are, you're probably going to do fine. In general, just do your best to be a good wiki user and we'll probably let you slide. (A record of no past blocks makes it easier for you to have a warning, instead of a block.)