MarioWiki:Editing Policy

This is a policy on editing on the MarioWiki. Note that these rules are set to make sure to straighten out some issues and prevent any bad edits.

Main-space articles

 * 1. Do not make consistent edits on the same page in the same day. It's okay to immediately make another edit to fix a mistake if you missed one. However, making numerous of edits in a short amount of time (at least more than 5 edits) will be identified as edit milking and will be issued a warning.
 * a. To avoid consistent edits, always make sure to preview your work before publishing.
 * 2. Do not create a page without adding anything to it (even if it's just an image). If you're not going to put much effort into creating a page, then please don't create it at all as it is more work for others that have to fix up the page. Any empty pages will be deleted and the user creating pages like that will be warned.
 * a. When creating a page, make sure to add the correct image, introductory sentence, and sections to it. If you don't have any ideas what to put for the sections, then add the sectionstub template (without the spaces) to the section headers.
 * b. Don't be afraid to ask any of the experienced users for help. If you need any help, feel free to ask any of the admins for assistance.
 * 3. Do not rename a page without permission. Always notify an admin before changing a page even when it's to the correct page. This will help in making sure to correct any mistakes on the navigation templates as well.
 * a. Renaming pages to something inappropriate or out of context will result in a week block.
 * 4. Do not add anything inappropriate onto a page. This includes words, images, or even comments. This is a form of vandalism and will result in a block if it continues.
 * 5. Do not create fanon articles here. Fanon content must be created on a fanon wiki.

Message Walls, Comments, and Blogs
Since all three of these count toward the edit count, they will be covered as well.

Message Walls

 * 1. Do not discuss outside wiki matters here. This includes any issues especially discussing blocks or bans from a different wiki that has nothing to do with this wiki. They are to be discussed on either that specific wiki or community central. Any threads that have nothing to do with MarioWiki will be closed with a warning to not discuss outside-wiki matters here.
 * 2. Do not spam user's message walls. Constantly adding random words to random user's wall is considered spamming and a block will be issued if it continues.
 * 3. Do not reply on inactive user's walls. If a user is inactive and hasn't made edits in a very long time, then there is a good chance they will not respond back.
 * 4. Be respective toward other users. Do not harass other users on message walls.

Comments

 * 1. As with editing pages, do not comment on the same page many times in a row on the same day. It's okay to respond to other messages, but try to limit it to just around four.
 * a. This also applies to commenting on other pages. Try not to comment on so many in a short amount of time especially if the comment(s) is old.
 * 2. Do not post spam comments.
 * a. This could be comments that are unnecessary.
 * b. Or comments that are innapporitate. Comments like those will be deleted and the user will be warned.
 * c. If it's something serious, then the user who made the comment or comments will be immedetly blocked.

Blogs

 * 1. Do not post numerous of blogs in the same day. The daily blog limit is 2 as this is to prevent users from badge farming.
 * 2. This also applies to commenting on blogs. Please do not spam on blogs or post inappropriate messages.
 * 3. Keep the blogs as relevant to the wiki as possible. Although it is okay to post about others such as personal life if necessary (especially if it's something dealing with not being able to edit on this wiki), please don't post anything that is unnecessary.
 * 4. Please keep blogs appropriate to this wiki. Anything that is inappropriate in the blog will result in it being deleted and the user being warned.

Templates

 * 1. Only admins are allowed to create templates that are to be used on main articles.
 * a. Non-admins are allowed to create templates, but they can only be used on userpages.
 * b. All templates that are created for main space articles must be approved by an admin (specially a bureaucrat).
 * 2. Only admins are allowed to edit templates or create docs for them.
 * a. Non-admins that noticed something wrong with the template, they are to notify the admin. The admin can either fix the mistake themselves or give the user permission to edit the page.
 * b. If a template is locked, the admin may un-protect the page for the user to edit it. However, the admin must then re-lock the page when that user is done.
 * Only admins are allowed to create and edit navigation templates.
 * a. Although any user is allowed to add navigation templates to pages, if another user is already adding navigation templates to pages where it belongs, then other users cannot add the same navigation templates to pages as it may interfere with the other user's work (such as making small fixes to the page). If you would like to add a navigation template to pages on your own, please notify the admin (specifally the one creating navigation templates).
 * b. Do not add navigation templates onto anything where it doesn't pretain to it. This includes userpages. Any navigation template that belongs on a main article page is on a userpage, then that template will be removed from the userpage.
 * c. When there is 5 or more navigation templates onto the page, then you must add the NavTemplate.