The following page documents all policies of the Hypothetical Encyclopedia. By editing or using chat on this wiki, you guarantee that you have read all policies and are held responsible for any misconduct.
Please remember that aside from our community guidelines, we comply with Fandom's Terms of Use. That includes COPPA, and if you are 12 and below, do not reveal your age or you will be blocked immediately.
General Guidelines
Pages
- Please keep all content appropriate. Content such as pornography, racism, or encouragement to perform a crime is strictly prohibited and will result in a permanent ban.
- No personal attacks on other users on pages and/or comments.
- NO VANDALISM. Edits such as blanking pages, inserting gibberish, messing with templates etc. on purpose are considered vandalism.
- If you wish to create an article about a sensitive topic (ex. terrorist attack, assassination of a famous figure), create it in your sandbox and an administrator will review it to see if it is suitable for the wiki. Remember to include a notice that the article is entirely fictional to avoid potential controversy.
- Do not place copyrighted content on pages.
- Articles on the wiki should be original content. Users are not allowed to bring pages over from other wikis unless the page belongs to its original author.
Consequences
Consequences | ||||||||||||
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Action | 1st Offense | 2nd Offense | 3rd Offense | 4th Offense | 5th Offense | |||||||
Inappropriate Content | 3 Day Block | 1 Week Block | 2 Week Block | 4 Week Block | Indefinite Block | |||||||
Personal Attacks | 5 Day Block | 10 Day Block | 20 Day Block | 1.5 Month Block | Indefinite Block | |||||||
Vandalism | 1 Week Block | 3 Week Block | 2 Month Block | 4 Month Block | Indefinite Block | |||||||
Plagiarism | 2 Week Block | 1 Month Block | 2 Month Block | 4 Month Block | Indefinite Block |
Chat Guidelines
- Absolutely no spam outside of the designated
#spam-and-bots
channel in the Discord server. Spamming in the wiki chat is prohibited. - As with the wiki guidelines, NSFW (Not Safe For Work) content, such as pornography, gore, and other explicit imagery is strictly prohibited, and will result in an immediate ban from the server and wiki.
- Some swears are allowed. The following swears are allowed uncensored in the Hypothetical Encyclopedia Discord server: pissed, hell, damn, and crap are allowed. Other swears must be censored.
- Mini-modding is prohibited on the Discord server. Only users with Moderator permissions or greater are allowed to regulate the chat.
- Advertising is not allowed in any channel except for
#spam-and-bots
. - Although you may speak whatever language you wish, Hypothetical Encyclopedia is currently an English-orientated community, and we would prefer that users spoke English in the server.
- Please be civil. We want the wiki chat and the Discord server to be a place for people to connect and have fun. Lack of civility will result in punishments.
- Most importantly, attempting to evade bans on the Discord server will result in the extension of the ban.
Consequences
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Action | 1st Offense | 2nd Offense | 3rd Offense | 4th Offense | 5th Offense | |||||||
Spamming | Redirect | Warning | Final Warning | 3 day mute | Moderators/Admins Discretion | |||||||
Profanity | Reminder | Warning | 1 day mute | 5 day mute | Moderators/Admins Discretion | |||||||
Minimodding | Reminder | Reminder | Warning | Final Warning | Moderators/Admins Discretion | |||||||
Lack of Civility | Reminder | Warning | Final Warning | 5 day mute | Moderators/Admins Discretion | |||||||
Ban Evasion | +1 month ban | +1 year ban | Permanent ban | - | - | |||||||
Explicit Content | Permanent ban | - | - | - | - |