User:Leijurv/Drafts/Rules Sandbox

For rules of 2b2t, see Punishments.

It is mandatory to read the rules before editing, posting, or contributing to the 2b2t wiki. Failure to obey the rules will result in a ban or suspension.

A. General rules

Draft creation and Page editing

1. All new pages must originate as drafts. To create a draft, please see the Draft Creation Guide.
   1. Wiki users that have adequately demonstrated knowledge of the Rules and Style Guide, strong writing abilities, and repeated objectivity may be promoted to Trusted Editor, which enables them to bypass the draft creation process for articles they author. This also enables them to review drafts and vote on the deletion of existing articles with Staff members.
2. All pages must follow the Manual of Style.
3. Do not create drafts/pages that do not not relate to 2b2t or the 2b2t community.
   1. Brief mentions of non-2b2t institutions are permitted where they are important to the page's structure, e.g 'OreMonger moved to Constantiam after the grief of KGB.'
4. Discord invite links are not allowed on the wiki, excepting the invite for the wiki discord itself.
5. Individual pages on Shops are prohibited.

Rules for bases

ALL Base pages MUST:

1. List all known builders. Non-contributory base members are not required to be listed.
2. Include dates of foundation and completion/grief, the minimum acceptable description is the month and year (bases created before June 1st, 2016 are excused from this requirement).
3. Include one or more pictures of the major build/base.
4. Exist on 2b2t.org.
   1. Test server bases are permitted on the test.2b2t.org page.
   2. Temp map/April fool's map bases are permitted on the Temp maps page.
5. Already be griefed.

Rules for groups

1. The group must exist on 2b2t.
2. The group must have at least 25 members.
   1. For groups with less than 25 members, they are permitted on the Small groups page.
3. The page must not request wiki users to join said group.
4. Excessive LARP will be dealt with accordingly, please, just don't include LARP.

General page editing rules

1. If a staff member rolls your edit back, do not re-add your edit. If you feel that the staff member should not have rolled back your edit, discuss it in the page's discussion page, or on the discord server. If your request is denied or ignored, do not re-add your edit.
2. Vandalism is not allowed.
3. Be as objective as possible. (See #Bias
4. Do not remove commonly known terms such as oldfag, newfag etc; because it is not family friendly (ex: making "grammar edits" by removing terms such as newfag).
5. DO NOT bypass a ban.
   1. If you are caught doing so, Mizaheze stewards will be contacted, and you will be blocked from the entire Miraheze site.
6. Wiki Staff are allowed to remove any article they deem inappropriate for the 2b2t Wiki without consulting the community.
   1. If you disagree with a removal, you are welcome to discuss it on the respective staff member's talk page, or on the discord server.
7. 'Shitposting' of ANY sort is not allowed.

Image uploading rules

1. Do not upload images that pertain to events, individuals, ideas, etc outside of the wiki's scope.
2. When uploading an image, affix a title that properly discloses the contents of the image.
   1. This is EXTREMELY important as the images you upload may be used in other articles, it is imperative this is adhered to so that the Image Library is navigable.
3. When uploading an image, provide as much information about the image itself as you possible can, most importantly:
   1. What the image is of (should be similar to the title).
   2. When the image was created/captured.
   3. Who created/captured the image.
4. DO NOT upload ANY images of a player in real life, their place of residence, place of work, etc. This will be viewed as a dox. See #Personal Information for more information.

Other general rules

Personal information

1. The inclusion of real-life information of any kind in any article is absolutely forbidden.
2. The mentioning of doxxes as events are permitted, (i.e. 'Chrisleighton was doxxed'), but to link or take information from a dox is not permitted.

B. Article quality

Sources

1. Sources are always preferred, whether primary or secondary, and should be cited throughout the article.
2. Primary sources include:
   1. Forum posts from people who experienced an event firsthand. Screenshots of a Discord message are allowed via an Imgur link.
   2. A screenshot that is able to be verified as being on 2b2t, or a dialogue on an external application whose validity is verifiable.
   3. A video that is able to be verified as being on 2b2t
3. Avoid third-party YouTube videos and similar sources unless for objective information such as dates or the existence of an event or base. See 2b2t Wiki:Reliability of sources for a list of common YouTubers and their reliability as concluded from consensus.

Bias

1. Every new draft will be reviewed by a member of the 2b2t Wiki Administration. Members of the 2b2t Wiki Administration will be responsible for ensuring that biased articles are not published.
2. Exaggeration is strictly forbidden.
3. Use multiple sources whenever possible, especially for topics that are likely to generate conflict.

Language and Grammar

1. The 2b2t wiki is an English-language site, all articles should be written in English.
2. Pages are expected to be written using proper English grammar.
3. The first time you mention any noun (i.e player, base, event, group, etc.) in an article, you are expected to link to that respective article (using two square brackets [[ ]] on each side of the term.

Other rules concerning article quality

1. Add categories to your pages. This can be done in source editing by typing [[Category:Example]], or by clicking the category stripe at the bottom of the page twice in normal editing.

C. Interviews

The 2b2t wiki ABSOLUTELY encourages players to conduct interviews in order to boost article quality with the introduction of additional primary sources (see #Sources). Keeping this in mind, it is imperative the following rules be followed strictly; this is the first impression of the wiki for many in the greater community, make it a good impression.

Proper selection of an interviewee

1. To interview a player, you must have an idea of what you are looking for from them before proceeding.

Proper conduction of an interview

1. To start an interview, disclose that you are from the 2b2t wiki, and ask politely if they would be interested in an interview.
2. 'NO MEANS NO If an interview is denied, DO NOT harass prospective interviewees if an interview has been denied.
3. The direction of an interview will vary wildly depending on the circumstances and what you are looking for, but be thorough so that you do not have to keep requesting more information.
4. Request any associated graphics, reddit posts, primary-source videos, etc for the additional supplementation of related articles.

D. Administration of the 2b2t Wiki

General staff rules

1. Staff is defined as the Bureaucrats and the Administrators.
2. There are only to be 3 Bureaucrats at any given time.
3. There can be as many Administrators as the staff members deem necessary to the operation of the wiki.

Promotion and demotion

1. The Bureaucrats are voted in and out by the staff members, with a simple majority.
2. The Administrators are voted in and out by the staff members, with a simple majority.
3. Miraheze Stewards are permitted to demote democratically-removed or inactive Bureaucrats and Admins, should the staff team be unable to remove them.
   1. Democratic removal entails a discussion page being created, and left up for a period of 7 days. A simple majority shall be the deciding proportion.
   2. To be considered inactive, the offending Staff member must have under 10 edits in the last 3 months.

Changes to 2b2t Wiki Rules

1. The Rules may only be changed with a simple majority vote to do so.
2. No changes to the rules will take effect until voted upon by the staff members, and achieving a simple majority to do so.