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SpongeBob SquarePants:Policy

The SpongeBob SquarePants Wiki - Your SpongeBob resource since 2007.

There are very few policies which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at Wikia:Category:Policy.

Other policies for this Wiki are found below. These rules must be obeyed. If you have a problem with any of the rules, please bring it up on the talk page. Thank you.

The Rules:How to not get in trouble

  1. No personal attacks - don't be rude, don't criticize people or else you will be blocked for 6 months. If you continue this behavior after your banishment, you will be blocked forever.
  2. No vandalism - don't vandalize, which means don't make nonsense edits or remove good quality content from articles, or else you will be blocked forever.
  3. No spam - no spamming or else you will be blocked forever.
  4. No fanon - don't add your fan made episodes or any other content. A SpongeBob Fanon Wiki already exists here.
  5. Forums are for the Wiki - When using the forums make sure that the topic presented has something relevant to the topic of the Wiki, not doing so will result in warnings or in severe cases blocks or bans
  6. Quiz's are forbidden - Quiz's, unless officially sanctioned by the sysops, are forbidden from any where on the Wiki, that includes userspaces
  7. Userspace Blanking forbidden - The act of blanking ones userspace is forbidden unless to indicate that one wants their userspace deleted or a sysop blanks it (sysops are not exempt from this rule, however they are allowed to delete their own userspace, talk page and all). Deleting a userpage is ok, deleting a talk page is only done in extreme cases.
  8. Communication is key - If a sysops or another editor requests you speak to them it is best to do so, if you do not you will be blocked for no longer than 3 months and no less then 2 days, however your talk page will be open unless specified why it shouldn't. You are given two weeks to respond for a minor issue and only two days for a major. If you edit more than twenty times during that wait time you will be considered ignoring and given (depending on what you did during that time) a block of two days to three months
  9. Blogs are not blogs - A blog here is only for here, do not in any way use a blog to speak of your offline life, of activities of others or anything that could be considered a personal attack. Blogs are ONLY for you to log how your feelings of this wiki and how it is running, not of the users or administration. If you have a valid complaint we have a forum.
  10. Facts are facts and nothing else matters - Only add if you know it is true. Speculation is forbidden.
  11. Don't add logic to the humor - Never add logic to the humor (I.E. How can fire be under water?)
  12. Don't ask for tools - Never ask for the Sysops, B'crat, Rollbacker or any other similar tool directly. Ask here and make sure you qualify.
  13. It's not our problem - It's not our problem what religion, sexual preference or whatever else you are, this is a wiki and our only goal is to build up a knowledge base and what you are offline doesn't matter. You are exactly like everyone else an editor and a user. Discrimination is strongly forbidden and there is no such thing as a minor offense, you will be blocked forever for discrimination of any form. Also, we strongly advise that you not mention your religion, sexual preference or anything else. A minor bio is all that is needed, however we will never stop you unless we feel that a problem will arise from comments made.
  14. You don't have a userspace - You do not own your userspace, it's given to you to help people know you better, if we feel something isn't appropriate, it's gone. You also can't forbidden anyone from leaving you a message on your talk page
  15. Age - If you are under the age of 13 you should not reveal your age, if you do so you could be blocked for an extended amount of time or you could be banned. In addition the offending posts or whatever will be deleted either by the administration or the Wikia staff.
  16. Watch your tongue - Keep it PG-13, however if possible we'd like it to be PG
  17. We're not Myspace or Facebook - Don't treat this like a place to make friends, it's not. You edit and be productive or you get it. You are allowed to make friends, however extended conversations must be held via email. The forums reserved for occasional talk. This also includes creating, clubs, teams or cabals as they can cause major friction and a form of competition. (You are allowed to create teams as long as they focus on improving the Wiki like the anti-vandal team at Wikipedia)
  18. Teams, Clubs and Cabals - These are forbidden by rule 17, however if the club, team or cabal has a goal of improving the wiki like fighting vandalism it can be allowed. However that does not grant you any extra powers or privilege. In addition you may hold competitions only if they are to encourage improving the wiki (Like see who can make the most notable and good articles) with the prize being that you have helped the wiki improve (Barnstars are allowed ((Basically awards))).
  19. Forums and conversations - Try to have at least 10 major edits (very large productive changes or productive new pages) between each forum post and try your best to not double post.
  20. Ignore it if it gets in the way - Most importantly, all rules (Not personal attack related) can be ignored if they impede with the progress of the Wiki.
  21. This is not Wikipedia - please do not create links to articles that do not exist and do not pertain to SpongeBob. Also, please do not create articles that have nothing to do with SpongeBob.
  22. Multiple Accounts - You are allowed ONE account. If you are caught using more than one account you can be blocked for up to 6 months up to forever. However you are allowed to have up to 3 other accounts if you need one for public use. But you MUST identify yourself as the owner of the accounts on the account talk pages and your main account.
  23. Do not use the words "We and I" - This creates confusion between users and the articles, so do not add them.
  24. Only the admin - The admin are the only ones allowed to inform a user that they have been blocked or banned. So you know, a ban lasts forever, a block is temporary. You are NOT BANNED if you have been blocked for three days, you ARE BANNED if you have been blocked forever. Also, only the administration represent this community. Do not at any time act like you are a representative.

I think that covers it.


It's important to have fun... but try to make sure those around you have fun too!

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