Vocaloid Wiki:Policy

There are very few policies which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at Wikia:Category:Policy. The layout for this page was made possible by Bleach Wiki:Policy category.

Policies and guidelines have been developed on Vocaloid Wiki to further our goal of creating a informative Vocaloid database.

Policies apply to all editors. Vocaloid Wiki strives to create a welcoming and fun environment for those who are civil to and assume good faith in others, seek consensus in discussions, and work towards the goal of creating an increasingly comprehensive database about everything in the Vocaloid series.

Policies need to be approached with common sense; adhere to the spirit rather than the letter of the rules, and be prepared to ignore the rules on the rare occasions when they conflict with the goal of improving the wiki.

What are our policies?

Some of the pages detailing more important policies on Vocaloid Wiki are listed here, but the full list of policy pages is available at Category:Policy.

Blocking Policy

Blocking is the method by which administrators may technically prevent users from editing Vocaloid Wiki. Blocks are used to prevent damage or disruption, not to punish users. Blocks sometimes are used as a deterrent, to discourage whatever behavior led to the block and encourage a productive editing environment. Blocked users can appeal their blocks by making a statement on their talk page.

Durations for Blocking will vary depending on the violation.

Reasons for Blocking
Accounts and address may be blocked for:

• Persistently making personal attacks
• Persistent vandalism
  • blatant vandalism warrants a immediate block, such as removing page content for no reason or removing references for no reason.
• Persistent gross incivility
• Persistent harassment
• Persistent spamming
• Edit warring or revert warring
• Breaching the multiple users policy
• Persistently violating other policies or guidelines
• Accounts with inappropriate usernames

Protection Policy

Some pages may be protected due to continued vandalism or continued insertion of incorrect information. They may also be protected to preserve the integrity of the wiki. The level of protection will increase as damage done to the page increases. Most protected pages are to the Autconfirmed level; however, in extreme cases, pages may be protected to Sysop level.

Discussion Policy

Discussion is an important part of Vocaloid Wiki. It is used to discuss any improvements to the page. Discussion should be used before making major changes to articles, changing images, or moving a page.

Conventions
There are conventions in any discussion, article discussion or not:

• Signing - Users must sign their comments. This can be done by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of their post, or by clicking the signature button. Users who see an unsigned comment may use Template:Unsigned to establish the identity of the poster of that particular comment.
• Use of appropriate language - Personal attacks will not be tolerated. Users must not abuse other users, or attempt to silence their views. Treat other users civilly at all times.
• New heading for new topic - Users should make a ==new heading== for each new discussion topic.
• Related to the article only - The article talk pages are only for discussing the contents and upkeep of the article itself. Please place all general comments and queries in the forums and blogs. Any such posts on the article talk pages will be removed.
• Do not alter any post that is not your own, unless it is to remove abusive content, or content that otherwise violates Vocaloid Wiki or Wikia policy. Do not edited archive or closed discussions, instead create a new discussion under the closed one. Exceptions to this rule: only admins should clear old discussions that are no longer in use.

Image Policy

Main article: Vocaloid Wiki:Image guidelines

User Page Policy

All registered users of Vocaloid Wiki are automatically given their own User Page and User:Talk Page. However, with this privilege, come some basic rules that must be obeyed.

What is a User Page?

• The User Page is your own personal page. On Vocaloid Wiki, User Pages are generally used as a "user profile". They give information about a user and their activities on the wiki.

Rules of the User Page

• No illegal, inappropriate or offensive content
• Personal images must be linked from an actual image host, failure to adhere to this will result in the image being deleted.
• Videos must be embedded, not uploaded. This HTML code should work

<div align="position"><youtube align:left; width=000 height=000>YTvid#</youtube></div>

• No excessive editing of the User Page in comparison to other pages and articles. Vocaloid Wiki is not a social networking site and it is expected that users who wish to edit regularly do not focus solely on their User Page.

User:Talk Page Policy

The user's Talk Page is a public place to talk with a user and to discuss that user and their activities on the wiki. Use it to ask questions and request help. If somebody leaves you a message on your Talk Page, you will be notified via a banner that will appear at the top of all pages when you next open a page on the wiki.

Rules of the User:Talk Page

• You must respect the owner of the Talk Page at all times. Try to be civil.
• Always sign your posts on a Talk Page by writing four tildes in a row ~~~~.
• Do not alter any post that is not your own, unless it is to remove abusive content, or content that otherwise violates Vocaloid Wiki or Wikia policy.
• Headings, use appropriate headings to set out the topic you wish to discuss.
• Add comments to the end of the page, unless a new section has been started underneath the topic you are replying to.

• Note - Removing Warnings does not whitewash your reputation and it demonstrates an unwillingness to comply with the rules and a disrespect toward the Admins and the community as a whole.