Rules of the War Dragons Wikia
Introduction
These are the rules laid down to reasonably protect our wiki. They may be changed through votes to ensure that they are fair, but may only be edited by admins to make sure nobody makes negative changes to them that are not beneficial.
Articles
No Vandalism to the Main Page
This includes spam, advertisements, and removing important messages. The main page is not a giant ad.
What is acceptable:
- Coding to make it look more professional
- Adding interesting or helpful features
- Fixing errors
No Badge Farming*
We don't even have badges, so don't even try. This website is not supposed to be accolade heaven; this is a website made to benefit learning about War Dragons.
*Badge farming is the unnecessary and deliberate editing of a page (sometimes leading to spam) to achieve badges and rank up.
No Counterproductive Pages
Please, do not add any unnecessary pages to this wiki. Adding information about Skyrim, for example, is unrelated to War Dragons and will not supply useful or organized information to viewers who come here for help.
Chat + Forum
No Flamewars
Flamewars are often time-consuming -- and a waste of time. Please be respectful to one another and don't fight over everything, especially if it's not worth fighting over.
No Cursing
Not everybody likes to hear other people spewing curse words, and some users are still rather young yet. Please keep it clean.
Please Keep your Personal Information
We might not know you, but we still care about your safety. Please keep your personal information to yourself, such as your age, name, and password.
Stay on Topic
This is just a suggestion, but it's a good one. If you're having a conversation, for example, about which dragon is the best, and suddenly the topic changes to unicorns, a lot of people will get left behind or confused.
Promotions
Please Don't Ask for a Rank 24/7
We can't stress this enough. It gets really irritating. The wiki is not all about being the best, and getting a rank does not make you the best. We're not saying you can't ask, but we're also not saying that you can get a free rank, and impatience will not help your cause.
Qualifications for Ranks
We know being an admin or a bureaucrat is super cool, but if you're new and we don't really know you, you haven't been around long, have been inactive, or you haven't done anything productive, then we're not about to hand out a free rank.
To get a rank is not up to a single user who can just give out a rank, either, even if that user has good judgement. It is up to the community as a whole.
Requirements for Rank Achievement
Bureaucrat
- Must have been a member for at least a year
- Must be friendly
- Must be good with coding
- Must be well-learned in the field of War Dragons
- Must be a good speaker and have good spelling so others can easily apprehend speech
- Must be selfless
- Must be trustworthy
- Must be a people person
- Must be helpful
Admin
- Must have been a member for at least a year
- Must be friendly
- Must be good with coding
- Must be well-learned in the field of War Dragons
- Must be a good speaker and have good spelling so others can easily apprehend speech
- Must be selfless
- Must be trustworthy
- Must have a good taste in web design and media
Chat Mod
- Must have been a member for at least six months
- Must be friendly
- Must be a good speaker and have good spelling so others can easily apprehend speech
- Must have good attitude
- Must be good at arguing
Rollback
- Must have been a member for at least six months
How to Get a Rank
To get a rank, you must be a dedicated member who corresponds with the requirements for the particular rank you are shooting for. Then, you must ask the Council, and they will highlight a promotion discussion for you with a link to a poll, where the community will vote for or against you.
No Freebies
To those who have ranks and are able to grant them to others, please do not promote someone just because they are your best friend.
Council
The Council is a higher level tier supervised by bureaucrats and administrators (admins) who are fair of heart and worthy enough to partake in the dealings of the Council.
The Council is responsible for promoting members whom truly deserve it. They are also responsible for demoting members who abuse their powers. This special council is also the only group that is allowed to change the TEXT on the home page and the Rules of the Wiki page so that they are not changed by members without other users' say. This council is also responsible for higher level coding.
Alignment of the Wiki
No Excluding
This wiki is a democracy, an oligarchy, and a small portion bureacracy (since the wiki starts with a founder who has to select the very first bureaucrats and admins by hand). No person is not allowed to have a say in what goes on, and this wiki is tended to with care and respect for the other users.