Changes: Dragon Ball Updates Wiki:Rules

Please see the Manual of Style for information regarding the proper way articles should be written and ordered. It is important to follow these guidelines to keep information in an encyclopedic format.

General Rules

Do not vandalize current articles. Continued vandalism will result in a block. Longer periods of time will be given to those whose vandalism is more serious.
Do not ask for Sysop (Administrative) status on the Wiki, it will not be given to you. If there is a large amount of vandalism that needs reverting, you may request Rollback status instead.
No offensive articles with sexual implication, suggestive themes, vulgar language, or racist remarks.
Do not make pointless articles. If you see one, attach the Request for Deletion tag on the article.
Please respect neutrality.
Respect other users. Personal attacks are not acceptable in any form.
Refrain from fighting and causing "edit wars" on articles. It is considered edit warring if someone were to make or undo the same edit more than three times in a twenty-four hour period. If such conflict should occur, the proper steps to be taken in this scenario should be for those users along with others to have a respectful discussion on the article's talk page. The convention is for the article to be left as it was prior to the disputed edit, representing the last accepted revision, until an overall consensus is reached.
No advertising on articles.
Do not upload any sort of video, they are not allowed.
No moving images in articles (moving .gif's).

Ways to stay Neutral

Do not only provide one point of view, but all relevant viewpoints as necessary.
Support your article with actual facts.
Use a reliable source.

Ways to detect Bias

There are ways to detect if the article is biased. Here's how.

The article only provides one point of view.
Facts come from the source may be biased.
Is the article lacking in diversity?
Do the facts in the article have to deal with the article?

Cleaning up Bias

Cleaning up Bias may be difficult, but it can be done.

Gather facts from other perspectives or other points of view.
Make sure your sources are not biased.
Support your facts with valid sources.
Never use user comments.
Make sure your facts deal with the article.

Chat Rules

Since the implementation of the Chat feature, the Dragon Ball Wiki community has come up with a set of rules to maintain order in chat, without overly hindering the casual environment. The rules will be interpreted and enforced by the Chat Moderators, and by any Administrators present. Failure to follow the rules may result in temporary or permanent loss of chat rights.

Profanity is not allowed in chat, even if it has been automatically censored.
Harassing/insulting other users is not allowed.
Spamming (submitting many nonsensical, very long, or repetitive posts) is not allowed.

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+{{RulesIndex}}
-[[File:300px-Dbzenkai11.jpg|thumb|300px|Obey the rules or you'll end up like Vegeta.]]
+Please respect these rules when editing. If you spot a vandalized page, please revert it.
+''Read all the rules pages before editing, just reading one does not cut it.''
-==<span class="mw-headline" id="Rules" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">Rules</span>==
-*<span class="mw-headline" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">Only [[User:Ultimate Gogeta|Ultimate Gogeta]] can edit this page. Anyone else caught editing this page will be blocked from the Wiki. Even if they have rights.</span>
+==Manual of Style==
-*<span style="font-style: normal; ">If there is a large amount of vandalism that needs reverting, you may </span><span style="font-style: normal; ">request </span>''Rollback''<span style="font-style: normal; "> status.</span>
+*Please see the [[Dragon Ball Updates Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] for information regarding the proper way articles should be written and ordered. It is important to follow these guidelines to keep information in an encyclopedic format.
+==General Rules==
 *Do not vandalize current articles. Continued vandalism will result in a block. Longer periods of time will be given to those whose vandalism is more serious.
-*Do not ask for Sysop (Administrative) status on the Wiki, it will not be given to you.
+*Do not ask for Sysop (Administrative) status on the Wiki, it will not be given to you. If there is a large amount of vandalism that needs reverting, you may request ''Rollback'' status instead.
 *No offensive articles with sexual implication, suggestive themes, vulgar language, or racist remarks.
-*Do not make pointless articles. If you see one, attach the ''Request for Deletion'' catergory on the article. Contact an Admin to get it permanently deleted.
+*Do not make pointless articles. If you see one, attach the ''Request for Deletion'' tag on the article.
 *Please respect neutrality.
 *Respect other users. Personal attacks are not acceptable in any form.
-*Refrain from fighting and causing "edit wars" on articles. It is considered edit warring if someone were to make or undo the same edit more than three times in a twenty-four hour period.
+*Refrain from fighting and causing "edit wars" on articles. It is considered edit warring if someone were to make or undo the same edit more than three times in a twenty-four hour period. If such conflict should occur, the proper steps to be taken in this scenario should be for those users along with others to have a respectful discussion on the article's talk page. The convention is for the article to be left as it was prior to the disputed edit, representing the last accepted revision, until an overall consensus is reached.
+*No advertising on articles.
-*If such conflict should occur, the proper steps to be taken in this scenario should be for those users along with others to have a respectful discussion on the article's talk page. The convention is for the article to be left as it was prior to the disputed edit, representing the last accepted revision, until an overall consensus is reached.
+*Do not upload any sort of video, they are not allowed.
-*No advertising on articles (Blogs included).
+*No moving images in articles (moving .gif's).
-*Do not only provide one point of view, but all relevant viewpoints as necessary.
-*Support your article with actual facts.
-*Use a reliable source. There are ways to detect if the article is biased. Here's how.
-*#The article only provides one point of view.
-*#Facts come from the source may be biased.
-*#Is the article lacking in diversity?
-*#Do the facts in the article have to deal with the article?
+==Ways to stay Neutral==
-<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial;">Cleaning up Bias may be difficult, but it can be done.</p>
+*Do not only provide one point of view, but all relevant viewpoints as necessary.
+*Support your article with actual facts.
+*Use a reliable source.
+==Ways to detect Bias==
+There are ways to detect if the article is biased. Here's how.
+#The article only provides one point of view.
+#Facts come from the source may be biased.
+#Is the article lacking in diversity?
+#Do the facts in the article have to deal with the article?
+==Cleaning up Bias==
+Cleaning up Bias may be difficult, but it can be done.
 #Gather facts from other perspectives or other points of view.
 #Make sure your sources are not biased.
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 #Never use user comments.
 #Make sure your facts deal with the article.
-===<span class="mw-headline" id="Don.27t_use_conversational_style" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; "><span class="mw-headline" id="Don.27t_use_conversational_style" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; ">Don't use conversational style</span></span>===
+==Chat Rules==
-<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial;">This is a online encyclopedia. It should read like an encyclopedia, not like your diary.</p>
+Since the implementation of the Chat feature, the Dragon Ball Wiki community has come up with a set of rules to maintain order in chat, without overly hindering the casual environment. The rules will be interpreted and enforced by the [http://dragonballupdates.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=chatmoderator Chat Moderators], and by any Administrators present. Failure to follow the rules may result in temporary or permanent loss of chat rights.
-*Check your spelling and grammar. Don't use ''internet slang'' (ex. "How r u?" or "c u 2nite"). If you're not 100% sure about the way a word is spelled, type it into [http://www.google.com/ Google] or [http://www.dictionary.com/ Dictionary.com]. If you know that you're not the strongest speller, compose your edits in a word processor or web browser which has spell-checking (Firefox 2 and derivitives such as Lolifox, and Opera when ASpell is installed all work).
+#Profanity is not allowed in chat, even if it has been automatically censored.
-*Don't use "smileys" or "emoticons" in articles.
+#Harassing/insulting other users is not allowed.
-*Don't "reply" to content others have posted. If you think a particular point warrants discussion, post on the article's Discussion page. If you're 100% sure that something should be changed and don't think a discussion is necessary, just change it. Dialogue goes only on articles' Discussion pages.
+#Spamming (submitting many nonsensical, very long, or repetitive posts) is not allowed.
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