Smash Hit Wiki:Rules

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Smash Hit Wiki & Smash Hit Lab Wiki All Rules & Processes

This page documents the rules, policies and practises of the Smash Hit Wiki. It is recommended that you read them, but they can normally and generally be summarised as:


 * You have to be correct, polite, and respectful to every one of our administrators and bureaucrats. This includes all [other] innocent users.
 * Write your content that suits the wiki in it's best qualities (It can be perfected if you want to, but if it is not perfected, it will be perfected later.)
 * Assume good faith in other users, which includes everyone.

We hope that you will begin to start editing and improving, and maybe even desire to stay at the Smash Hit Wiki!

List of Rules for all Editors

 * Updates and Changes: The rules can change at any time. In some case, we may use the announcements feature to inform you of a change to the rules, especially if they are major.
 * Irrelevant Content: Content that doesn't come from Smash Hit (excepting other Mediocre AB-related contents) should not be added to this wiki.
 * Despite this rule, it can still go on the other Mediocre wikis. See the "Other Wikis" section in the header bar under 'COMMUNITY'.
 * Benefit Our Wiki: Make sure that your contributions are making the wiki and our Smash Hit community a better place to be, not just for our users, but for our Wiki Staff as well.
 * Excess Pages: Do not make pages that would be considered too excessive. For example, one page about a door in a specific level, or a certain type of the same glass bar obstacle, is considered too short and is not required.
 * Subjective Content: Pages that convey opinions or personal thoughts about a certain subject of Smash Hit must not be made in the main namespace.
 * You should consider using your own user blog page instead.
 * If content is found in the main namespace, it will be moved to your user blog.
 * Spammings and vanalism: Do not vandalise the wiki, intentionally post facts that are not true or are irrelevant to Smash Hit, or spam pages and comments.
 * Fan-made Pages (Fanon): It is considered a mistake to upload fan-made content, also known as fanon in this wiki. Instead, you need to create them on the Smash Hit Fanon wiki.
 * To see your deleted page there, search your deleted page at the fanon wiki. (You can also ask any of our wiki's administrator on their Message Wall for a review of your fanon page, if it's not on the wiki. Give a link to the deleted page, or at least its name.)
 * There are still rules there. It's not a dumping ground for deleted content, or other problems! Because in the fanon wiki, it's all about fan-made art and stuff!
 * For any other deleted pages that are relevant to Smash Hit, they might belong on one of the other wikis - the Smashing Tech Wiki, or the Smashing Mods Wiki. Check these wikis to see if the page could be posted there (if it's very technical, or a mod. Exceptions can sometimes happen - see Category:Technical or Category:Mods for pages that were kept here.)
 * Edit Wars: Raiding pages and Edit Warring (one example is the 72.211.221.109 Edit War) is considered a threat on this wiki and its users.
 * Harassment, Threats and Bullying: Do not repeatedly harass, bully, tease, or even threat to any user in this wiki. Giving someone a death threat can be considered less logical than simply doing mild spam in this wiki, and trying to repeat any of it can even traumatise one user, or even a lot of users. Dare attempt to give someome a single death threat or more and this action could lead you to a permanent ban on this wiki or even worse, a global IP ban by FANDOM as this is against the FANDOM Terms of Use. It is considered a massive crime to give someone a death threat and doing so is not recommended. Ever.
 * The fact that the rule that says not to threaten people includes midly threatening language is, itself, a sign of how this problem has histroically been embeded in this wiki's culture. I'm not going to say that threatening people not to threaten other people isn't sometimes needed in the world generally, but for this wiki, I'm pretty sure this rule didn't need to be written that way.
 * Please note that the rule about hate speech and discrimation takes precedence.
 * Hateful Speech and Actions: Do not show or promote hate between other users or yourself, and do not hate any users based on their ethniticty, religion, sexuality, gender, nationality, disability, mental or physical health, personal intrests or any other classification which would be unfair. From Fandom, note that most forms of hate are not allowed under it's Terms of Use.
 * Repeated violations of this rule will result in an immedaite, permanent and unappealable block.
 * Languages other than English (which may be referred to as foreign languages) are not read by all members of the community, and will be translated unless there is an actual reason to have a foreign language.
 * If you want to set up a foreign-language Smash Hit Wiki, see Smash Hit Wiki:Foreign Languages for some advice.
 * Follow the style guide: Keep the formatting of articles reasonable and readable. For example, don't unnecessarily use bold text, add unneccessary words or sections that were previously mentioned, create too many headers or add too many images, add one font everywhere, or use messy grammar. We don't want to confuse readers, or force them to read very long pages.
 * Page organisation is good and having a lot of content is sometimes a good thing, but please make sure that it stays within reason.
 * Simply put, be concise. This reduces the amount of unneeded wikitext, page division and sentences, clarifying the page for our wiki's readers.
 * Any type of English is allowed. (Types of English allowed: Australian, British, United States, South African, Irish.)
 * Try to avoid mixing conflicting English rules in the same article. For example, don't spell colo(u)r different ways in the same article.
 * In older articles, Smash Hit is sometimes sometimes be stylised as smAsh HIT ([[Media:Smash-hit-logo.png|look at the logo]]). This should only be changed in larger edits, especially if it is referring to how the logo is formatted; however, it can be corrected if this does not add any useful information.
 * Jokes/Pranks/Trolling: While some types of jokes are okay, an example like trolling, or tomfoolery are severely annoying and very unconstructive, and so that means, it is considered unauthorized on this wiki.
 * Some exceptions, such as April Fools' Day, may apply for this point. Jokes about Smash Hit can be authorized at you blog post, or at our wiki's forum.
 * As an extra note, don't joke about sensitive subjects, like physical or mental conditions, or use them as metaphorical negatives. For example, calling something "cancerous" in a metaphorical way is not allowed.

Expectations for Admins
This section is here for reference, so that you know what is expected of admins. Not everything is listed here.
 * Benefit the Wiki and The Staff: Just like for editors, try to make a positive difference about how the Smash Hit Wiki works. The only difference between an admin and an editor is that one has access to extra tools to do their job. Admins are Fandom users like everyone else: they are not really treated as being 'more important' than anyone else.
 * Assume Good Faith: Admins should not immediately jump to the conclusion that a user would wish to do harm to the Smash Hit Wiki because of any single edit. Exceptions may apply for obvious vandalism and sockpuppet accounts on a case-by-case basis.
 * Listen to the Others!: Always keep the thought to consider all sides of an issue and make a decision only after letting others speak about their position on the issue. At the same time, remember that not everyone is correct, and that you do not to have to listen to someone if an idea is clearly flawed.
 * Respect FANDOM's Decisions and Policies: You should always keep the wiki inline with Fandom's policies. For example, starting April 1st, 2021, there is a new, policy which is designed to protect innocent users from one or more abusive administrator/s.
 * Be an Active Member of Our Community: Try to be active within the community and contribute to the wiki when not working with administrative decisions.
 * Follow The Rules, Even As The Bureaucrat: Administrators, and even bureaucrats are expected to have the same rules applied to them as regular users do. For example, admins are not allowed to create materials which may be considered indimidation or harassment, even against users initially acting in bad faith. (However, if a block does not deter such users, warn or enforce the rule further if repeated.)
 * Ask for help: If you need help, or are having trouble making an unbaised descision, please ask another admin to help you. This is not a sign of weakness!

Other Policies
These are some other policies you may want to read about.

Accounts
So long as you are following the rules, the contents of your user info and profile picture should be acceptable. Here are some examples of administrator profiles:

Please note that while used to disallow profile images from some children's cartoons, this rule is not strictly followed yet and can be changed depending on the bureaucrat's decisions.

General Provisions for the Wiki

 * User Blocking: An administrator, and ususally a trusted bureaucrat as well has rights to block a user for violating the rules.


 * Terms of Use Violations: Each and all FANDOM ToU violations are considered as rule violation. We might report all ToU violations to FANDOM in this full case.


 * General Wiki Rules agreement: As a contributor, you must obey every single rule of this wiki and you must assume in a truly positive and good faith to never spam and vandalize our wiki. By agreeing to the rules, you also agree to the ToU of FANDOM. Refer to the: FANDOM's Terms of Use as your reminder.

Report Rulebreakers Committing Rule Breaking
To report someone that committed rulebreaking, please tell our admins listed in the Wiki Staff. (See Smash Hit Wiki:Reporting.)

Style guide
Starting with the 1 April 2021, Fandom requires that wiki maintain a basic style guide. In summary, please:


 * Refrain from too much or too little formatting: Adding too much formatting can hurt both the accessability and readability of an article. At the same time, a lack of formatting can make an article harder to parse visually. Try to use an appropraite amount of formatting.
 * Do not add too many links: Adding too many links can also hurt the readability of an article.
 * Add some (but not too many) images: As a video game, documentation of Smash Hit content benefits from having images available. However, it is important not to add an excessive amount of images, as this could make the article harder to read.
 * Do not bloat sentences: Please try to write sentences which are simple and to the point. They do not have to be the shortest way to say something, but they should be clear and easily understood.

Deletion Policy
For more, please see Smash Hit Wiki:Deletion Policy.

We will delete pages that are considered not in the same topic, that are misinformative, that are considered banned, and against the rules to ensure the wiki's strength, survival, and protection against the mistrusted vandals.

Reporting Content and Users
''Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Rules/Reporting for further details.

Your Path to Becoming Trusted
Anyone can apply for moderator or admin by posting on a current staff member's message wall or by posting on the discussions tab. If we decide that you may be a good fit for adminship, we will run a community poll and request comments. If no serious issues are raised and you get at least 50% of all votes or more that chose to agree that you would make a good admin, you will be promoted.

How to be a Trusted Admin?
We recommend having the following steps before applying to be an adminisrator. To become one member of our staff, you need to have these steps completed before being an admin:
 * 1) You should have good relations with other users.
 * 2) You should probably make about 250 contributions per 6 months.
 * 3) Your account should be older than six months.
 * 4) You should not be blocked within the past year.

Foreign Languages
Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Foreign Languages.

I have been blocked, what should I do?
''Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Help with Being Blocked if your block has a reason to have its block time shortened, prolonged or even if it has a reason for the block to be taken down.

Block Recommendations
While each block has its own circumstances that need to be assessed, there is also a general blocking guide for most generic situations. See Smash Hit Wiki:Block Recommendations.

Our Wiki Staff
You can find a full list of our most trusted, the Wiki Staff and even some helpers, active or not, in the Wiki Staff page. You can check this page for more information about this, and you can even contact one of them via their message walls.

Frequently Asked Questions
Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Rules FAQ for further answers about our rules.