Josh the Hedgehog's Database/General Policies

This page lists the policies of this wiki. Every users or any article must adhere to these policies.

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Section I: Articles

 * 1) NO one-liners! If an article has only one line of info, no template, no categories, & no headers is not acceptable, & is considered spam.
 * 2) If the article's info isn't really understandable, go edit it & improve its quality. If you didn't make an improvement edit to it, the article shall be deleted. Under special circumstances like leaving wikia, etc, the article will have a mark for deletion. If the user (creator of the article) goes back here, it is recommended to improve the article's quality.
 * 3) If the owner of the page responds but is unable to make the necessary changes in time, it is recommended to place the Template:Under Construction in the page, & if necessary, the Stub Template.
 * 4) Any user can edit a page to correct mispelled errors & grammar errors.
 * 5) If the page that requires construction hasn't been edited within 3 weeks, another user must mark it for deletion. The user that created the page that requires construction blanks whatever information in the page will have the page deleted.
 * 6) Do not steal content from other pages here owned by other users.

Section II: Standards
If you don't like to have your page deleted, make the necessary changes in time.

Characters

 * 1) ...must have an infobox template or table (substitute for long info) with at five parts regarding character information filled.
 * 2) ...must have at least 3 headings with 3 to 5 complete sentences of info.
 * 3) ...you can add a correct category into it, but don't have a spam one.
 * 4) ...must have minimum spelling/grammar errors.
 * 5) ...recolored sprites are fine, but no horrid pics.

Locations

 * 1) ...must have at least two-to-four sections regarding population, signficant areas within location, ecology (climate, terrain, weather etc.), and if possible, history. If the location is uninhabitated and/or has no significant history, those headings are permitted to be left out.
 * 2) ...all headings must have at least three complete sentences of information under each section. Trivia does not count.
 * 3) ...must be properly categorized.
 * 4) ...must have minimum spelling/grammar errors.

Groups/Races

 * 1) ...must have at least four headings, under which members of the group/race, the policies/religion of said group/race, the primary base of operations/habitat of the group/race, and the general abilities and/or style of operation (tactics, strategies, etc.) of said group/race must be adressed.
 * 2) ...must be properly categorized with at least three pre-existing categories.
 * 3) ...specific characters (if any) that have articles must adhere to the above standards for characters.
 * 4) ...must have minimum spelling/grammar errors.

Section III: Chat

 * 1) If you want to enter chat, you need to have 20 constructive edits, not spam.
 * 2) Be civil.
 * 3) Don't overreact.
 * 4) Don't cuss. Cussing three or more times without censoring is equivalent to the number of days every curse is spoken.
 * 5) Do not discriminate what others like or dislike.
 * 6) Don't harass others.

Section IV: Promotion Requirements

 * 1) To be a chat moderator, you need 200 constructive edits.
 * 2) To be an admin, you need 500 constructive edits.

Section V: Recolors

 * 1) We do not allow HORRIBLE recolored images. We only allow recolored sprites that are given credit.
 * 2) When you recolor a sprite, give credits to the original sprite creator.
 * 3) DO NOT EVER steal artworks of other users. It is plagiarism.

Section VI: Messages

 * 1) If a user doesn't want to be sended by message about roleplay turns, meet him/her in chat. We know that the users must know how to enter chat.