Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-24170167-20160328202156

Pookieluv: Hi! Right now me, DoctorWhooves, Super Miron, and XxObjectShows4LifexX are on chat, and we've been discussing the wiki.

DoctorWhooves: We've just blocked a user and warned another user for bullying.

Object: Bullying is a serious issue. It's spreading through the wiki, and it's not okay, it needs to stop.

Pookieluv: A couple days ago, a user joined this wiki. 24 hours later, he quit. Do you know why? He was being bullied over chat.

Object: Okay, because of this, we are going to go over some rules that you guys have constantly been breaking.

Pookieluv: Bullying. It's a serious issue, and it's scaring away the new users. It happens mostly over chat, but it's been happening in the threads too! You guys think that it's totally okay, but it's totally not. We banned a user this morning because of several reports of her bullying. We don't want to do it again, but sadly, we might have to.

Object: Another thing, about COPPA. COPPA is a law, yet many of you break it. This isn't some kind of joke you can throw in a trash. By being underage, you are going against Wikia TOU, a law, and risking your account getting disabled.

Pookieluv: So please, if you are under 13 years old, DO NOT GO ANNOUNCING IT! We will report you!

Object: Excuses don't help either. The old, "it was a typo" or "it was a joke" will no longer work.

DoctorWhooves: Swearing is an issue that many users have been seeing as okay. Swearing is blocked on this wiki, which means simply we don't allow it here. I've seen how many people have been disregarding this rule and how many know we don't allow it here, yet they do it anyway. This behaviour is likely to get you banned here, even if you don't know the rule. I feel that it makes our job harder that if people swear, we need to delete it. Please take this in to account when you're typing out a message. Crap, damn, and hell are words that are allowed, but there are plenty of other words that you could use that aren't vulgar. If you feel the need to swear, please do it elsewhere. Even censored swearing counts as swearing, so please don't do it. Swearing in PM (on chat) is alright, unless that user has asked you to stop, in which it is not okay. If you know that it isn't allowed, don't do it! It makes our job much easier.

Pookieluv: Another issue is punishments. People have been blocking and kicking each other on chat for no reason at all, and it is not okay. If you are a chat moderator, then please listen up! If someone is breaking the rules, give them a verbal warning. After the warning, if they are not listening, give them a kick. After the kick, if they continue, give them another kick. If they continue to ignore you after the second kick, then you may block them. But remember, you must have a legitimate reason for the block! And "being annoying" is not a real reason to kick or block someone. Being "an invader" is not a real reason.

Miron: On the threads, a user will get two warnings. If you ignore both your warnings, you will get a short block. Once you return after your block, if you continue breaking the rules, you will get a longer block, for 6 months or more. Also lethal injections are forbiddon.

Pookieluv: XD

DoctorWhooves: XD

Object: XD

Pookieluv: So, in conclusion... we don't want to block any of you. But you guys just keep ignoring the rules! Please, please, please go and read the rules page. We don't want to block anyone else! 