Changes: Wiki Rules

Revision as of 13:00, 20 March 2020

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m luxartisan, but usually go by Angelle. I've been the admin for this wiki since 2013 and look forward to working with everyone. Remember to assume good faith on the part of all editors and try to give explanations for edits that you make. If something seems wrong to you or your feelings are offended by anything here, please let me know. I'm sure we can come to an agreeable solution.

10 BASIC RULES

1. Your privacy and your behavior is your responsibility in full at all times for everything you post on this wiki. This applies to official pages, personal pages, sandbox pages and DISCORD.

2. It is recommended that new Categories and new Projects be discussed with the admin prior to adding. This is commom courtesy on a wiki and maintains continuity of a wiki's design and vision.

3. Fanart, manipulated official images and non-Ouran related images are disallowed on official pages of the wiki. This is to maintain compliance with copyright laws. You may post these items on your personal page, as long as they are suitable for General Audiences.

4. External links to Wikipedia for explanatory purposes are suggested for technical, geographical, highly specific, or unique terms. Simpler items do not require links. Internal links need only appear the first time they are mentioned in an article. Links to vendor websites are prohibited.

5. Images posted should be .jpg or .png. ALL images must have a "destination" or they will be deleted.

6. This wiki uses American spelling and grammar. Present tense is preferred in written articles. Grammar and spelling are subject to editing.

7. Character names are listed First Name/Last Name except in kanji, where they are presented in the traditional Japanese form of Family Name/Given Name. Spelling of names is taken from VIZ media's publications. For example: Kyouya Ohtori is written as Kyoya Ootori regardless of how it is spelled elsewhere.

8. Spamming and trolling are forbidden. Do so and you will be banned. If you use profanity, you will be asked to amend or delete it. If it is not changed, the words will be deleted by the admin.

9. Courteous and respectful language and behavior is expected of all members towards other members and dissenting opinions at all times. You will have a chance to amend unduly harsh posts, but the window is brief to ensure discussion, not harassment. If left unchanged, the post will be deleted.

10. Enjoy your visit!

ARIGATO!

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+Hi there. I'[[File:Ouran_cops.jpeg|thumb|left|300px]]m luxartisan, but usually go by Angelle. I've been the admin for this wiki since 2013 and look forward to working with everyone. Remember to assume good faith on the part of all editors and try to give explanations for edits that you make. If something seems wrong to you or your feelings are offended by anything here, please let me know. I'm sure we can come to an agreeable solution.
-This is a '''Style Manual''' for editors of the '''Ouran High School Host Club Wiki'''.
-Welcome editor!  If you're new, just do your best.  Inevitably, errors happen.  If they do, an admin will ''nicely'' let you know, make the necessary correction (or ask you to do so) and on we go.  These guidelines are to keep the wiki organized and consistent in appearance. If something you add is altered, please don't take offense.  If you feel very strongly about something, feedback is welcome and encouraged [[Special:Forum|In the Salon]].
-=='''Canon vs. Fanon'''==
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-'''<u>This wiki is for canon information only.</u>'''  We do not include fanon characters, fan artwork or information related to such within official articles.  Non-canon info and Ouran-related fanart ''may'' be placed on your profile page, in a blog or discussed in a forum.  A link to Ouran-related fanfiction may be placed on your profile page.  A forum announcement about either is allowed [http://ouran.wikia.com/wiki/Board:The_Refectory In the Refectory].  If you'd like it highlighted, let [[Message Wall:Luxartisan|luxartisan]] know and it will be announced to the membership.
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+<p style="text-align: center;">''' ''' 10 BASIC RULES</p>
+. '''Your privacy and your behavior is your responsibility in full at all times for everything you post on this wiki. This applies to official pages, personal pages, sandbox pages and DISCORD.'''
-=='''Comments'''==
-<tabber>
-Grammar=
-When adding comments, please use proper grammar and punctuation. If an admin sees a comment that doesn't have it, then they'll probably edit it to make it easier to understand.
-<br>
-: ''Plz u just sed was that y she didnt go and see Tim loke OMG''
+.''' It is recommended that new Categories and new Projects be discussed with the admin prior to adding. '''This is commom courtesy on a wiki and maintains continuity of a wiki's design and vision.
-|-|
-Trolling/Spamming=
-Trolls are permanently banned.  No exceptions. Spammers will be warned once, then banned if there's a reoccurrence.<br><br> Trolls deliberately alter pages to harm the wiki.  Spam is posting unofficial or unrelated material. See below: <br>
-: ''I've just completed an awesome game over at http://www.randomnameIjustmadeup.com. Go there!''
-|-|
-Language/Insults=
-No swearing or name calling. It still counts if you leave out a letter or use a different symbol. The comment will be removed.  Disagreements are allowed.  Bullying and name-calling is not.
-<br>
-: ''Tim you're such a fucin a$$ wh0le. Sh*t you make me furious!!!''
+.''' Fanart, manipulated official images and non-Ouran related images are disallowed on official pages of the wiki.''' This is to maintain compliance with copyright laws. You may post these items on your personal page, as long as they are suitable for General Audiences.
-|-|
-Reply=
-When replying to a comment, please press reply. Do not answer above. And please use ~~~ or ~~~~ as your signature.
-|-|
-References=
-If you reference a character from another series, please link to their wiki page so everyone can tell what you're talking about.
-<br>
-: ''Wow! And looks so much like [http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Hatsune_Miku Miku] from Vocaloid!~''
-</tabber>
-=='''Categories'''==
+. '''External links to Wikipedia for explanatory purposes are suggested for technical, geographical, highly specific, or unique terms.''' Simpler items do not require links. Internal links need only appear the first time they are mentioned in an article. Links to vendor websites are prohibited.
-This wiki has a three-tier hierarchy.  See [[Table of Contents]] for illustrative purposes.
-*The six main Categories are finite (please - no additions).
-*Subcategories may be added '''<u>with admin approval</u> '''and a logic for their addition.
-*Disallowed additions count as spam and you will be warned.
+.''' Images posted should be .jpg or .png. ALL images must have a "destination" or they will be deleted.'''
-=='''Visuals'''==
-'''Visuals are an important feature of any article.  Visuals include screencaps, photos and videos.'''
-*All visuals should be png, jpg or gif.
-*Personal images of yourself or something unrelated to Ouran High School Host Club are allowed on your personal profile or blog.  <u>Your privacy is your responsibility.</u>
-*Unused visuals and duplicate visuals will be deleted.  Please use existing images whenever possible.
-*Make sure that the name is appropriate to the visual. For example, if you upload a visual of Kyoya, the visual's name shouldn't be '''vjgfvasdkhfhgaksdbgakjsdkj.png''', it should be '''Kyoya.png''', or something similar. This makes the visual relevant and searchable, as well as making duplicates harder to upload.
-*Placeholders should always be deleted.
-*Visuals added should be of good quality without identifying logos from other websites.  If the visual has such information on it, crop it out before uploading, ''if possible,'' to avoid copyright infringement.
-*Galleries that include visuals from multiple sources are laid out in clusters: anime, manga, dorama, visual novel.
-*Captions are not required, but can be helpful.  If you use a quote as a caption, it should be accurate to at least one source with quotation marks.
-*Videos (aka gifs) are allowed if they're scene snippets from the anime.  Ouran songs/audio clips may use Ouran-related artwork as foreground (upload permission is your responsibility).
-*Character icons should have the face of the character, preferably a head-shot.  It should not have any other characters in it and should have the character looking at the viewer with a neutral expression.
+. '''This wiki uses American spelling and grammar. Present tense is preferred in written articles. Grammar and spelling are subject to editing.'''
-==Character Names Policy==
-'''This wiki uses the name spellings as seen in Viz Media's manga translation for dedicated manga/dorama summaries and manga/dorama-only character pages.  Anime-only summaries and cross-characters will use the name spellings as seen in FUNimation's translation.'''
+.''' Character names are listed First Name/Last Name except in kanji''', where they are presented in the traditional Japanese form of Family Name/Given Name. Spelling of names is taken from VIZ media's publications. For example: Kyouya Ohtori is written as Kyoya Ootori regardless of how it is spelled elsewhere.
-If a character has a non-Japanese name, the English spelling will be used; therefore, if a character in the Japanese version is called ボブ , then his name in English will be Bob, not Bobu.  Please note that Japanese honorifics are '''not''' used with names; therefore, when writing about Tamaki, you do not say Tamaki-senpai unless it's a direct quote by one of the characters. Also note that we use the English system for name order as seen in the Character Profiles; therefore, it would be Kyoya Ootori, not Ootori Kyoya.
-For consistency, this wikia uses "senpai" instead of "sempai," though both are considered correct.
+. '''Spamming and trolling are forbidden. Do so and you will be banned.''' If you use profanity, you will be asked to amend or delete it. If it is not changed, the words will be deleted by the admin.
-==Grammar and Spelling Policies==
-Being an American dubbed anime series, this wiki uses American grammar and spelling.  There are many online American dictionaries for spelling guidance.  An excellent punctuation guide can be found at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/  If an admin notices something misspelled or grammatically incorrect, it will be edited to reflect good usage.  This is not meant to be a criticism of the editor's writing style; but rather, their technical use of language to better serve the wiki.
+. '''Courteous and respectful language and behavior is expected''' of all members towards other members and dissenting opinions at all times. You will have a chance to amend unduly harsh posts, but the window is brief to ensure discussion, not harassment. If left unchanged, the post will be deleted.
-==What is Trivia?==
-Trivia is <u>'''''obscure'''''</u>''''' '''''information or previously unmentioned insights. It should not repeat information available elsewhere on the wikia.  Two examples:
+. '''Enjoy your visit!'''
-(From anime Episode 1) - The brand of instant coffee "Hescafe" parodies a real-life brand called "Nescafe."
+''' '''
-(From anime Episode 19) - Tamaki wears a crown-shaped brooch on the left lapel of his shirt.
+ARIGATO!
-Trivia that duplicates information available elsewhere on the wiki will be deleted.
-==Quotes==
-Quotations should be listed in''' bold type''' without quotation marks.  The ''-speaker's name'' follows the quote''.  ''If directed at a particular person(s), this is noted before the quote (to XXX), if known.  Want to be extra accurate?  Indicate format source at the end with (D)  anime-dubbed, (S) anime-subbed or (M) manga at the end.
-Example: (to Ayanokoji)  '''Haruhi is not that kind of man.''' ''-Tamaki'' (D)
-==See also==
-*[[Wikia:Help:Contents|Wikia help]]
 [[Category:Community]]
 [[Category:Site administration]]