Arthur Wiki:Policy

General Policy

 * 1) Edits must be constructive. Intentionally removing true information or adding false information is considered vandalism.
 * 2) In the case of a destructive edit, the editor responsible will be given a reasonable amount of time to correct the mistake before it is ruled to have been intentional.
 * 3) Persistently making destructive edits and immediately correcting them, for the sake of increasing one's edit count, is not allowed.
 * 4) Uploaded files must be Arthur-related.
 * 5) Users are, however, allowed a small number of non-Arthur-related images to decorate their own user page. These files must be placed in the and must be appropriate.
 * 6) Fan art is allowed, so long as it is appropriate. These files must be placed in the.

Blocking Policy

 * 1) Blocking is not a punishment; it is an action for the prevention of future vandalism.
 * 2) Users will receive 1-3 warnings, based on the severity of the destructive edit(s), before blocks will be issued.
 * 3) Blocks will begin as short, and gradually increase in length each time the contributor is blocked.
 * 4) Since Wikia has already blocked unregistered editing on Arthur Wiki due to COPPA regulations, only registered accounts, and not IP addresses, shall be blocked.
 * 5) Sockpuppet accounts are not allowed. If a person has multiple accounts, they may either publicly identify the secondary accounts, or have the secondary accounts be blocked.
 * 6) Inappropriate usernames or profile pictures will result in the account being blocked indefinitely.
 * 7) If the user changes their profile picture, or has Wikia rename the account, the user may alert the administration team to have their block lifted.
 * 8) Creating a second account, one with an appropriate username and/or profile picture, is another acceptable option.
 * 9) Inciting a is treated as vandalism.

Blog Posts

 * 1) Blogs are the proper place for news and opinions, instead of in normal articles.
 * 2) Blogs may also be used as sandbox pages for normal articles, if they are to be deleted after the article is created.
 * 3) Blogs aiming to start a conversation, or ask for the opinions of others, must contain a decent amount of material (such as the author's own opinion on the subject).

User Pages

 * 1) Users are allowed to decorate their own user page in any way they please, minus any exceptions listed below.
 * 2) Things not allowed on user pages are: gossip, sexual themes, excessive violence, or anything else not "kid-friendly".
 * 3) Administrators are allowed to edit other users' user pages for the purposes of removing user page policy violations, or other general wiki maintenance tasks.

Chat Policy

 * 1) Be respectful of others.
 * 2) Though it is encouraged, it is not required to only talk about Arthur topics.
 * 3) Personal information should not be shared over the chat. It is not a completely secure conversation medium in terms of privacy.
 * 4) If a user prefers to be addressed by their real name (e.g. "John", rather than "superman123") that is their own choice to allow others to call them that.
 * 5) If you discover someone else's personal information elsewhere than on Arthur Wiki, it is still the person's own decision whether to reveal that information.
 * 6) If a person allows others to publicly use their real name, they must acknowledge that the name can be known to everyone.
 * 7) Using information from the chat (whether used on the chat or not) in any way to threaten, tease, or humiliate another person in any way, shape, or form, is a serious offence. Actions taken include but are not limited to: infinite ban from the chat, having one's account disabled globally by Wikia, and even criminal charges for cyberbullying.
 * 8) Suggestive themes, excessive violence, or anything otherwise not "child-friendly" are strictly forbidden.

Administration Policy

 * For information on becoming an administrator, see Arthur Wiki:User Rights Requests.


 * 1) Chat moderators have the ability to "kick" another user from the chat room, in order to maintain order.
 * 2) Abusing the kicking ability may result in removal of rights and/or a ban from the chat.
 * 3) Users should only be banned from the chat as a last resort, in order to maintain order. Bans begin short and gradually increase for each time the user is banned.