Smash Hit Wiki:Rules


 * The rules were last updated on March 14th, 2023. Please suggest changes on the community discussion or in a blog post.



This page covers the rules of the Smash Hit Wiki and links to other help articles about blocks, foreign languages and other Smash Hit Wiki policies. You should read this page before contributing to this wiki.

List of Rules for Editors

 * Updates and Changes: The rules can change at any time. Sometimes, 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.
 * Benefit the Wiki: Make sure that your contributions are making the wiki and community a better place to be.
 * Excess Pages: Do not make pages that would be considered excess. For example, page about a door in a specific level, or a certain type of the same glass bar obstacle, is probably not needed.
 * 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 a user blog page instead.
 * If content is found in the main namespace, it will be moved to your user blog.
 * Vandalism and Spam: Do not vandalise, intentionally post facts that are not true (or irrelevant to Smash Hit), or spam pages and comments.
 * Fanon: Do not create any new fan pages here; instead, create them on the fanon wiki.
 * To see your deleted page there, search it up on the fanon wiki. (You can also ask an admin 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!
 * For other deleted pages 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 and Edit Warring (e.g. the 72.211.221.109 Edit War) is banned on this wiki.
 * Harassment and Bullying: Do not repeatedly harass, bully, tease or be rude or mean to other users.
 * Hate Speech: 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.
 * 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.
 * Keep Good Formatting: Keep the formatting of articles reasonable and readable. For example, don't unnecessarily use bold text, add unnecessary words or sections that were previously mentioned, create too many headers or add too many images, 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. (e.g. 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 doesn't add any useful information.
 * Trolling and joking: Trolling, such as Rickrolling, is considered annoying, and it is not allowed on this wiki. Extreme joking isn't allowed, as this can be annoying to someone. We will delete your joke if we will notice that and we will give you a warning.
 * Some exceptions, such as April Fools' Day, may apply for this point.
 * Please don't joke about sensitive subjects, like physical or mental conditions.
 * For example, if we see "I AM A ONE YEAR OLD IN NURSERY AND I DRANK BLEACH AND I SURVIVED BUT NOW I HAVE ANAL CANCER I LIED IM ACTUALLY 0.000000000000000000000000000001 NANOSECONDS OLD" (an example from past spam), you almost certainly will be blocked. (To see the covered text, highlight it.)

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: Just like for editors, try to make a positive difference in the way that 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.
 * 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 apply for obvious vandalism, and sockpuppet accounts.
 * Listen to Users: Try to listen to the users and would they would like for the wiki. It is not a requirement to do as they say, but to listen to their good ideas may help make the wiki better. (This rule can be overridden if it damages the wiki significantly - for example, bad ideas including off-topic contents, no matter how interesting.)
 * Respect Fandom Policy: Starting April 1, 2021, there is a new, global policy designed to protect users from abusive admins. Remember that this policy exists and that adminship can be revoked.
 * Be an Active Part of the Community: Try to be active within the community and contribute to the wiki when not working with admin-related decisions.

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, the rule is not as strictly enforced now.

General provisions

 * User blocking: An admin (usually a bureaucrat as well) has rights to block a user for violating the rules.
 * ToU violations: Each Fandom ToU Violation will be also counted as rule violation. We might report violations to Fandom.
 * General Wiki Rules agreement: As a contributor, agree to the rules of this wiki and you assume in a good faith to not vandalize our wiki. By agreeing to the rules, you also agree to the ToU. Refer to Fandom's ToU as a reminder.

Report Rule Breaking
To report someone for breaking a rule, please tell someone listed in the Wiki Staff. (See Smash Hit Wiki:Reporting.)

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

We will delete pages that are off-topic and against the rules.

Reporting Content and Users
Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Reporting.

Pathway to adminship
Anyone can apply for moderator or admin by posting on a current staff member's wall or by posting on the discussions. 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 people in the poll to agree that you would make a good admin, you will be promoted.

We recommend having the following before applying to be an admin:


 * You should have good relations with other users.
 * You should probably make about 250 contributions per 6 months.
 * Your account should be older than 6 months.
 * You should not have been banned in the past year.

Foreign Languages
Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Foreign Languages.

I have been blocked!
Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Help with Being Blocked.

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.

Wiki Staff
You can find a full list of Wiki Staff and helpers on the Wiki Staff page.

Questions
Please see Smash Hit Wiki:Rules FAQ.