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| − | The following contains the '''bylaws''' as adopted during [[ESB:Convention 2017|ESB convention]]. These bylaws are rules that can only be changed during convention, so that the rules remain stable. |
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| + | The following contains the '''rules''' of Encyclopedia SpongeBobia, outlining processes and policies in order for ESB to operate efficiently. |
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| + | ==General information== |
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| − | ==Bylaws== |
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| + | Information in this section may be helpful to all users seeking to ensure the rules are followed for a harmonious community. |
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| − | ===Article I: Name=== |
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| + | *[[ESB:Crew]] - list of bureaucrats, administrators, assistants, moderators, rollback, etc. who enforce the rules. |
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| − | The name of the wiki shall be Encyclopedia SpongeBobia ("ESB"). |
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| + | *[[ESB:Guidelines]] - rules specific to content and layout. |
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| + | *[[ESB:Glossary]] - common terms associated with the wiki and their definitions. |
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| − | ===Article II: Statement of Purpose=== |
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| − | The primary goal of Encyclopedia SpongeBobia is to create a central information database for everything SpongeBob SquarePants-related and to make this the most accurate and largest SpongeBob SquarePants information database. |
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| − | ===Article III: Content=== |
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| − | *A. General |
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| − | :*1. Do not speculate anything unless it is an implication. If this is the case, then add <nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki> |
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| − | :*2. All guidelines (listed at [[ESB:Guidelines]]) in regards to article formatting, content, and layout must be followed. |
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| − | :*3. Refer to everything in the third person (i.e. do not use "we," "I," "you," etc.) , unless it is in quotes. |
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| − | *B. Article relevance |
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| − | :*1. Do not create articles that are not relevant to ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. This is not Wikipedia. |
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| − | ::*a. A person, place, or thing is relevant to ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' if it has appeared in episodes, shorts, films, games, merchandise, and the like. |
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| − | ::*b. People, places, or things that are relevant but not sufficiently relevant enough for their own articles may be included in a list or some other related article. |
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| − | ::*c. Linking to non-existent articles about people, places, or things that aren't relevant will be treated the same way. |
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| − | :*3. Definitive content includes all content that is defined as having relevance to merit their own articles. This includes, but is not limited to: |
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| − | ::*a. All episodes, films, and shorts and their respective transcripts, galleries, and credit lists. |
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| − | ::*b. All games, including console video games, PC games, and online games, and their respective galleries and transcripts. |
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| − | ::*c. All books that are considered merchandise. |
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| − | ::*d. All members of the cast and crew that have worked on the show and/or have provided their voice to portray character(s). |
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| − | ::*e. All seven main characters and their respective galleries and appearance lists |
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| − | :::*i. Those designated as main characters are SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Gary, and Plankton |
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| − | ::*f. All major and minor characters that contain a sufficient amount of information. |
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| − | ::*g. All home video releases, including VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray. |
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| − | ::*h. Common objects with a sufficient amount of information (i.e. Krabby Patty) |
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| − | :*4. Definitive content which is not relevant to have their own articles includes but is not limited to: |
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| − | ::*a. Some very minor characters/characters with little information, such as only a single line or two. |
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| − | ::*b. Certain objects, especially those with little information, such as only a single line or two. |
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| − | ::*c. Insignificant products that do not have a sufficient amount of information. |
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| − | ::*d. Any implied content that does not have a sufficient amount of information. That can be included here: [[List of implied content]]. |
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| − | *C. Crossover content. All crossover characters, locations, and objects that are not native to the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' universe do not merit their own articles. Instead, they belong on a list. |
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| − | *D. Fanon. Fan-made content is not allowed, unless it is discussed in chat, forum, or blog. Articles on fan-made content may be created at [[w:c:spongebobfanon|Fanonia SpongeBobia]]. |
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| − | *E. False/unsourced information. Do not intentionally insert false information. |
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| − | *F. Content from other websites |
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| − | :*1. Content from Wikipedia is allowed to be copied to ESB. See [[w:c:c:Help:Licensing|Licensing]] at Community Central. |
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| − | :*2. Publishing content (including reverting) from other websites to ESB without the author's permission is prohibited. |
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| − | :*3. If required, all copied content must be tagged. |
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| − | ===Article IV: Sources=== |
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| − | *A. Acceptable sources |
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| − | :*1. Nickelodeon. Any source that is directly from Nickelodeon, including interviews and blogs made by or performed on Nickelodeon staff, its Twitter, Facebook, Vine, and Tumblr, excluding Nick.com's TV guide due to their listings often being false or inaccurate. |
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| − | :*2. SpongeBob SquarePants. Any source from a staff member of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' or its Facebook page, including any Twitter account of a staff member of SpongeBob and the Facebook page. |
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| − | :*3. TV schedule. Electronic Program Guide (EPG). Zap2it's TV schedule (not the episode guide) and The Futon Critic listings are also acceptable. |
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| − | :*4. The social media accounts for the people who are making video games, comics, DVDs/Blu-ray Discs, rides, and books and organizing events. |
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| − | :*5. Trusted news sources that are acceptable by a vote of the ESB community. |
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| − | *B. Unacceptable sources - every other source that is not the ones listed above. They include, but are not limited to: |
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| − | :*1. Any online database for movies and television, including but not limited to Metacritic, IMDb, TV.com, etc. |
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| − | :*2. Any blog or social media that is purely speculation or fanon. |
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| − | :*3. Wikipedia due to the nature of its content creation; instead, seek out the sources referenced by Wikipedia and ensure it falls under an acceptable source. |
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| − | :*4. Any website that contains sources from the places that are allowed, but speculate on any information about dates or names. |
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| − | *C. Unspecified sources |
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| − | :*1. Any source not mentioned in this article should be discussed by the community to determine if it is acceptable or not. |
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| − | ===Article V: User conduct=== |
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| − | *A. User interaction |
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| − | :*1. Do not personally attack other users. This includes, but is not limited to threatening the wiki and/or user(s), name-calling (including, but not limited to idiot, jerk, stupid, retard, etc.), derogatory statements, and use of profanity directed toward other users. |
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| − | :*2. Do not discriminate other users based on their religion, political affiliation, sexual preference, or anything else. It is strongly recommended that users do not discuss these topics as these may cause distress. |
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| − | :*3. Do not use profanity. "Damn" and "hell" are acceptable, but only if used in context and not directed toward other users. Censoring of words (such as "f***) even when used as an expletive, is prohibited. |
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| − | :*4. Do not add or link to content that is inappropriate for younger readers and contributors. |
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| − | :*5. Do not correct other people's use of spelling and/or grammar on discussion pages, message walls, or the forums unless it is in regards to spelling and/or grammar use in an article. |
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| − | :*6. Do not pose as an administrator if you are not one. |
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| − | *B. Vandalism. Do not vandalize the wiki. This includes, but is not limited to: spam, nonsense edits, removing good quality content, and blanking pages. |
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| − | *C. Multiple Accounts. Using multiple accounts is strictly prohibited unless it is the bot account of an administrator or an approved bot account of a non-administrator. If a user has multiple accounts, they must choose one to use and the others must be blocked. |
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| − | ===Article VI: Communication=== |
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| − | '''''[[ESB:Convention/Bylaws reviews - Communication/voting|Revised at convention on December 13, 2018]]''''' |
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| − | *A. General |
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| − | :*1. ESB is a community of multiple different users, and so the use of good communication is necessary to maintain a civil and productive editing and social environment. |
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| − | :*2. Off topic discussions are allowed, but must be kept on the off topic forum. The administration reserves the right to remove discussion they deem unnecessary. |
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| − | :*3. If an administrator requests a response from a user regarding an issue, that user must respond to them. If the user makes more than twenty (20) edits and twenty-four (24) hours have passed since the time of the administrator's message without the user responding, this will be considered ignoring and the user may be warned and/or blocked, depending on the nature of the issue. |
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| − | :*4. Do not discuss another wiki's issues on this wiki. |
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| − | :*5. Necroposting. Do not reply to forum threads, messages on other user's walls, or blog posts that haven't been replied to in three (3) months or more without an administrator's permission. |
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| − | *B. Discussion areas |
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| − | :*1. Forums |
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| − | ::*a. The primary purpose of the forums is for topics relevant to the mission of the wiki and discussion of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. |
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| − | ::*b. No type of forum game may have more than five (5) games going at once. This is to avoid cluttering of threads. |
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| − | :*2. User Pages. You do not own your user page, it is given to you to help people know you better. The administration reserves the right to remove any content they feel is inappropriate. |
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| − | :*3. User Walls. Do not forbid anyone from leaving you a message on your message wall. |
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| − | *C. Reporting rule violations. Any violation of the rules may be reported to the [[ESB:Report user|report user]] page. |
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| − | ===Article VII: Discussions=== |
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| − | '''''[[ESB:Convention/Bylaws reviews - Discussions/voting|Revised at convention on December 13, 2018]]''''' |
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| − | *A. General |
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| − | :*1. All changes to policies, guidelines, and granting of additional user rights must be discussed and voted upon with an official discussion. |
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| − | :*2. Discussions outside of the designated discussion areas such as message walls and forum threads are not valid places to make major decisions and/or policy changes. They can be used to bring up important issues that can be put up for official discussion, as long as they follow the rules. |
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| − | :*3. Official discussions regarding changes to policies and guidelines must be done so in the form of a proposal (at [[ESB:Proposals]]) and must follow the procedures outlined in Section B of this article. Any other official discussion not related to changes to policies, guidelines, and granting of additional user rights may be conducted in the same manner. |
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| − | :*4. Official discussions regarding granting of additional user rights must be done so in accordance with Article X. |
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| − | *B. Format for official proposals |
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| − | :*1. General |
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| − | ::*a. All official proposals are to be conducted at [[ESB:Proposals]] |
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| − | ::*b. Anyone can start a proposal at stage one, but only assistants, administrators, and the user that started the proposal are permitted to open the voting stage. |
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| − | :*2. All proposals will be conducted in two stages: 1) concerns stage and 2) voting stage. |
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| − | ::*a. Stage 1: Concerns stage |
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| − | :::*i. Any user may present a valid proposal for the community to discuss. |
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| − | :::*ii. Proposals must remain open for a minimum of seven (7) days and may be open for a maximum of fourteen (14) days. |
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| − | :::*iii. Concerns may be marked resolved by an assistant, an administrator, the author of the concern, or the author of the proposal and may be remarked as unresolved by an administrator or assistant. |
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| − | ::*b. Stage 2: Voting stage |
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| − | :::*i. Any administrator, assistant, or the author of the proposal are to consider everything that was concluded in the concerns stage and create a new updated proposal together, <s>thus</s> concluding the concerns stage and starting the voting stage. |
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| − | :::*ii. After seven (7) days of voting, the voting stage will be closed. |
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| − | :*3. Exceptions |
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| − | ::*a. If further discussion is required, or is a series of discussions, the proposal may be open for a longer period of time and close a different way. |
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| − | ::*b. The author of a proposal may withdraw their proposal at their sole discretion. |
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| − | ::*c. If a proposal is redundant with a recent proposal or if a proposal is created that is considered unnecessary but is not withdrawn, it may be closed by a majority vote of all bureaucrats, who can decide the outcome. |
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| − | ::*d.If a proposal requires a template or coding to be developed, it must be part of the proposal or added before the concerns stage ends or it will be closed before it goes to voting. |
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| − | :*4. Closing proposals |
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| − | ::*a. At the end of the voting stage, in order for the proposal to pass, a 70% majority in support of the particular proposal is required, not counting neutrals. Otherwise, the proposal fails to pass. |
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| − | ::*b. If a proposal closes and an agreement is not reached, another proposal may be created for further discussion. |
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| − | ::*c. Any bureaucrat or administrator can close the voting stage. |
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| − | :*5. When a proposal passes, the decision is final. Unless otherwise stated, the policy change takes effect immediately. |
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| − | ===Article VIII: Voting=== |
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| − | '''''[[ESB:Convention/Bylaws reviews - Voting/voting|Revised at convention on December 13, 2018.]]''''' |
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| − | *A. All users of ESB are entitled to vote on all matters as long as one (1) week has passed since their first edit. |
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| − | *B. Any user that is blocked will have their vote void if they are still blocked at the point in which the discussion is closed. |
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| − | *C. Any user removing votes from their own promotion request or user of the month nomination will have their entire request or nomination invalidated. The use is then prohibited from making such a request for any position for three (3) months and ineligible for such a nomination for two (2) months. |
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| − | *D. A user cannot vote on their own promotion request, user rights review, or user of the month nomination. They are, however, allowed to comment, ask, and answer questions. |
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| − | ===Article IX: Roles=== |
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| − | *A. Certain users are given more abilities, known as user rights, in order for the wiki to be run more effectively. |
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| − | *B. Additional user roles shall be bureaucrats, administrators, assistants, discussion moderators, chat moderators, and rollbacks. Other roles may be granted to certain users, including, but not limited to bots, social media managers, and Skype administrators. |
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| − | *C. Duties of roles |
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| − | :*1. When a user is promoted, they have more privileges than the average user. They are expected to use these powers with good judgment and follow all the rules. |
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| − | :*2. Administrators are privileged with the power to block other users and are expected to have good judgment when it comes to using this tool. |
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| − | :*3. Administrators are the only ones allowed to inform a user that they have been blocked or banned. |
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| − | ===Article X: Promotions=== |
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| − | *A. Application process |
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| − | :*1. Users requesting promotion to bureaucrat ([[ESB:Requests for bureaucrat|link]]), administrator ([[ESB:Requests for adminship|link]]), assistant ([[ESB:Requests for assistant|link]]), discussion moderator ([[ESB:Requests for discussion moderator|link]]), or chat moderator ([[ESB:Requests for chat moderator|link]]) must do so through a formal promotion request, linked in this section. Rollbacks may be promoted at the discretion of any administrator. |
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| − | :*2. Applicants must create a request page using the associated form, ensuring they answer the questions and follow the proper requirements. There are no right or wrong answers, the questions are there to help the community make a decision. |
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| − | :*3. The questions for all requests are as follows: |
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| − | ::*a. Why do you believe you are qualified to be promoted to this position? |
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| − | ::*b. Have you had experience with this position before? |
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| − | ::*c. What are your best contributions to Encyclopedia SpongeBobia and why? |
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| − | ::*d. How do you plan to use your rights if your request is successful?" |
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| − | ::*e. Have you been in a situation in which you needed the user rights for this position at that moment but were unable to act? |
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| − | ::*f. Is there anything else you want to add? |
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| − | :*4. During the discussion |
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| − | ::*a. Applicants shall not use any images to advertise "support" for them, so as to discourage unqualified users who seek the support of others who do not consider their qualifications. |
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| − | ::*b. Applicants shall not force other users to support them. Applicants are allowed to notify other users of such discussion, without imposing an agenda. |
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| − | ::*c. Nominating another user for any position requiring a request form is prohibited unless the nominating user is an administrator or bureaucrat. All other nominations will be closed as invalid. |
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| − | ::*d. Administrator and bureaucrat requests may be posted on the forum to seek more input, and they may also be highlighted. |
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| − | :*5. Length of request. Promotion requests are to last no shorter than seven (7) days from the time the applicant makes the request. |
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| − | :*6. Closing requests |
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| − | ::*a. Any applicant that has 70% support of all votes shall be promoted after the seven (7) days. |
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| − | ::*b. Successful requests may only be closed by those that have the ability to grant those rights. |
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| − | ::*c. Unsuccessful or invalid promotion requests may be closed by an assistant or administrator. |
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| − | ::*d. If a user makes a promotion request but fails to be promoted, they must wait at least seven (7) days before making another request. Any bureaucrat can waive this rule by supporting the request. |
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| − | :*7. Invalid requests. A request is deemed invalid if one of the following is true, and may be closed accordingly. |
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| − | ::*a. The questions remain blank more than two (2) hours after the creation of their request. |
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| − | ::*b. The user is not eligible for the position. |
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| − | ::*c. Any user who receives a valid block while having a pending promotion request. The user will be prohibited from making any request for thirty (30) days, starting the time their block ends. Any bureaucrat can waive this rule by supporting the request. |
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| − | *B. Eligibility |
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| − | :*1. General requirements. Generally, a user seeking promotion must demonstrate that all their contributions are positive, and further the goal of improving the wiki. They must demonstrate understanding of the how the wiki operates, familiarity with the policies, proper use of spelling and grammar, and they must also show they can hold the position with maturity. The community shall make an assessment on whether or not the user shall be promoted based on their standards that includes these as well as others. |
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| − | :*2. All positions |
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| − | ::*a. At least one (1) month must have passed since the user's first edit. |
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| − | ::*b. The user must have at least one hundred (100) edits, of which at least fifty (50) are main namespace edits. |
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| − | ::*c. The user must have a clean block record for at least three (3) months, not counting invalid blocks. |
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| − | ::*d. The user must have support from a majority of all administrators. |
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| − | ::*e. The user must have support from a majority of all bureaucrats. If the request fails to do so, it requires 75% support of administrators who are not bureaucrats for the request to pass unless otherwise stated. |
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| − | :*3. Chat moderator |
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| − | ::*a. The user must have a clean chat ban record for at least one (1) month, not counting invalid chat bans. |
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| − | :*4. Discussion moderator |
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| − | ::*a. The user must have at least five hundred (500) board thread edits. |
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| − | :*5. Assistant |
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| − | ::*a. At least three (3) months must have passed since the user's first edit. |
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| − | ::*b. The user must have at least 1,000 edits, of which at least five hundred (500) are main namespace edits. |
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| − | :*6. Administrator |
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| − | ::*a. The user must be a current assistant for at least two (2) months. |
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| − | ::*b. The user must have at least 2,000 edits, of which at least 1,000 are main namespace edits. |
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| − | ::*c. The user must have a clean block record for at least six (6) months, not counting invalid blocks. |
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| − | :*7. Bureaucrat |
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| − | ::*a. The user must be a current administrator for at least one (1) year. |
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| − | ::*b. The user must have at least 4,000 edits, of which at least 2,000 are main namespace edits. |
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| − | ::*c. The user must have a clean block record for at least one (1) year, not counting invalid blocks. |
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| − | ::*d. The user must demonstrate good reasons for any questionable edits. |
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| − | ::*e. The user must have full support from all bureaucrats. |
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| − | *C. Repromotions |
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| − | :*1. Any user that retires, resigns, or quits and returns and wishes to be repromoted, they must follow the same procedures and requirements as if they were a user who had never been promoted before. |
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| − | :*2. If a retired or resigned user returns to ESB, they cannot be promoted to any position until three (3) months following the announcement of their return or decision not to retire or resign. |
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| − | :*3. Any requirement of the repromotion policy can be waived by the majority vote of all bureaucrats. This can be overruled by a majority vote of all administrators (sysop only). |
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| − | *A. General |
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| − | :*1. All promoted users may keep their position as long as they want, with the exceptions outlined in this section. |
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| − | *B. Retirement and resignation |
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| − | :*1. Any user who wishes to no longer hold a promoted position and thus retires or resigns can demote themselves. They may notify a bureaucrat to have their powers removed as well. |
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| − | :*2. If a bureaucrat resigns or retires and fails to remove their powers, FANDOM Staff will be contacted to demote them. |
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| − | *C. Termination due to policy violations |
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| − | :*1. A user may be terminated for various reasons, including, but not limited to: inactivity, violating the rules, abuse of rights, and/or disruptive behavior. |
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| − | :*2. The process for termination is different depending on the user's position in the wiki. |
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| − | ::*a. Termination of a rollback must be done so by a majority vote of all administrators. |
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| − | ::*b. Termination of a chat moderator, discussion moderator, or an assistant must be done so by a majority vote of all bureaucrats. The rest of the administration (sysop only) may overrule the decision by a majority vote. |
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| − | ::*c. Termination of an administrator or bureaucrat must be done so through the user rights review process. |
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| − | *D. Termination due to inactivity |
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| − | :*1. A promoted user shall not be demoted due to inactivity without communication between the user in question and the rest of the administration. |
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| − | :*2. When a promoted user becomes inactive for two (2) months, bureaucrats shall discuss this with the user in question, to understand their intentions on whether or not to continue holding that promoted position. |
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| − | :*3. If a promoted user goes on an extended vacation or leave of absence lasting more than two (2) months with intentions of returning, they may notify the community to make their intentions known. |
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| − | :*4. If a promoted user is inactive for a period of at least six (6) months without communication between them and the rest of the administration, they shall be demoted. |
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| − | ===Article XII: User Rights Reviews=== |
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| − | *A. General |
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| − | :*1. A User Rights Review may occur if a promoted user is abusing their powers and needs to be demoted. |
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| − | :*2. In such a case, a promoted user may be suspended, pending review, in accordance with this section. |
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| − | ::*a. In the event that a promoted user is not following the rules and/or are abusing their powers, a bureaucrat must inform them of their wrongdoing, in case of any misinterpretations. |
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| − | ::*b. If the promoted user does not stand down or admit to wrongdoing and thus the bureaucrat fails to resolve the issue, they may demote the promoted user for a suspension of one (1) week. |
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| − | ::*c. After the suspension (clause b, above), the said bureaucrat must then create a User Rights Review discussion. |
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| − | ::*d. Any administrator who is demoted after their adminship is terminated, obtains "former administrator" status. |
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| − | :*3. Creating a User Rights Review discussion by any non-administrator to have another user demoted from any position is prohibited and will result in the deletion of that discussion. |
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| − | *B. Process |
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| − | :*1. If a user feels that an administrator should be demoted, they must contact an administrator to make a request. |
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| − | :*2. The administrators will discuss whether or not the promoted user in question should have a review discussion to let the community decide if that user should be demoted. |
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| − | :*3. A majority of administrators must support a review discussion in order for it to be created in the first place. If it is determined that a majority of administrators do not support such a discussion taking place, the request is dropped. |
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| − | :*4. Once a majority of administrators support the creation of a review discussion, they must notify the administrator in question to give them the following choices: |
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| − | ::*a. Resign from the position. The administrators can then decide if that user should remain as an assistant or not if the user in question chooses to resign. |
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| − | ::*b. Write up a paragraph defending their keeping the position so that it can be presented before the demotion discussion begins. Once their defense has been submitted, the review discussion can be started immediately. |
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| − | ::*c. If the user does neither of these, the review discussion will be posted three (3) days after the user in question is notified. |
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| − | :*5. Once the review discussion is posted, it will be in the following format. |
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| − | ::*a. The administrators will list all the administrators who supported the creation of the discussion to show validation of the discussion. |
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| − | ::*b. Each user will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the matter, summing up on what should be done, whether it is a complete demotion, demotion to another position, suspension, block, and/or combination. |
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| − | ::*c. After seven (7) days of discussion, the first stage will close. All listed options will be put up for a vote. |
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| − | :*6. In order to terminate or suspend a bureaucrat or administrator, a majority of participating administrators (50% or more) and 70% of all participants must support the termination or suspension in order for it to be valid, not counting neutrals. The discussion must last no less than seven (7) days. The promoted user in question does not have a vote or is counted in the percentage for the decision but may make comments. |
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| − | :*7. If the termination is successful, the terminated user cannot be repromoted unless they go through a successful request process. |
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| − | :*8. If the termination is unsuccessful, another demotion discussion cannot take place until one (1) month after the close of the preceding demotion discussion. |
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| − | *A. General |
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| − | :*1. If a user is violating any rule, administrators must resolve the problem and politely notify the user of their wrongdoing by giving one (1) warning on their message wall. |
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| − | :*2. If a user breaks two (2) different rules, that counts as one (1) warning for each rule. A user that breaks the same rule twice merits a block. |
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| − | :*3. If a warned user continues to break the same rule within twenty-four (24) hours without acknowledging the warning, the administrator should try to contact that user again. |
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| − | :*4. If the warned user continues to break the same rule for twenty-four (24) hours after the administrator tried to contact them again, the user will be blocked for a maximum of fourteen (14) days. |
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| − | :*5. Any user who continues to violate the rule for which they were blocked within seven (7) days after their initial block ends will receive further penalties, depending on the rule(s) violated and the severity of the offense at the discretion of the administration. |
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| − | *B. Exceptions |
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| − | :*1. Any user who commits offenses that are very serious to the point in which they harm the wiki or threaten a user may be blocked immediately for any given amount of time at the discretion of the blocking administrator. |
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| − | :*2. Any user who spams, vandalizes, harasses, or threatens as their first contribution or interaction may automatically be blocked without warning. If they continue to violate such rules after their block, they shall be given an infinite block. |
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| − | :*3. Users that misuse spelling and/or grammar, unintentionally use improper formatting, and/or make an accidental edit shall not be blocked. |
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| − | *C. Blocking the user |
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| − | :*1. When an administrator blocks a user, they must use the <nowiki>{{Blocked}}</nowiki> template on their message wall to notify that they have been blocked. This allows the blocked user to know that they have been blocked and the reason, so that they can be linked to the policies to better understand our rules, as well as learn how to appeal a block. |
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| − | :*2. Administrators must leave the user's message wall open in order for the blocked user to make an appeal case. |
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| − | :*3. If a blocked user abuses their wall privileges by spamming, threatening, or harassing other users, before making an appeal case, they have forfeited their chance to make an appeal for the duration of the block and can have their wall privileges removed until the end of their block. |
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| − | :*4. A bureaucrat may unblock the user if they deem it an unfair block. If any other bureaucrat isa in disagreement, the bureaucrat disputing the block must start a [[ESB:Block reviews|block review]]. |
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| − | *D. Block disputes |
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| − | :*1. A block dispute occurs when an administrator's action in blocking a user is challenged. |
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| − | :*2. Any user may appeal their block or another user's block they deem unfair to have the block or ban removed. |
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| − | :*3. All blocking disputes should be handled between the conflicting parties. If the conflicting parties resolve the dispute, the dispute is over. |
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| − | :*4.If neither party agrees to a compromise, any user opposing the block must start a block review and follow the procedures. |
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| − | *F. Block review |
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| − | :*1. Disputed blocks shall be discussed in a block review at [[ESB:Block reviews]]. |
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| − | :*2. The review will follow the discussion policies and last seven (7) days, except for the following: |
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| − | ::*a. A block review requires 70% opposing the block to overturn the block, not counting neutrals. |
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| − | ::*b. For blocks less than seven (7) days, the appeal discussion will last half the amount of time of the block. |
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| − | :*3. If the appeal fails, the block will not be reverted. |
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| − | :*4. If an infinitely blocked user fails an appeal, they must wait two (2) months before creating another appeal. The third and all subsequent appeals cannot be created until six (6) months have passed since the previous appeal concluded. |
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| − | :*5. If a block review receives unanimous opposition with no neutral votes and a majority of administrators do not support unblocking the user after three (3) days, the block review will be marked as closed. |
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| − | :*6. If a blocking dispute involving an administrator may be considered an abuse of power, a majority of uninvolved bureaucrats must decide on either a) a suspension up to fourteen (14) days or (b) an emergency user rights review |
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| − | *F. Blocking administrators. Blocking another administrator is strictly prohibited. All administrators are supposed to resolve disputes with each other through discussion and not blocking. |
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| − | :*1. Any administrator who blocks another administrator will be suspended from all roles (administrator, assistant, rollback, chat moderator, discussion moderator) and an emergency user rights review shall be created. |
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| − | :*2. Any exception to the rules, including an appeal from the suspended administrator, will be implemented by a vote of a majority of bureaucrats. |
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| − | ===Article XIV: Content dispute=== |
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| − | *A. General |
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| − | :*1. This article will outline the proper procedures in the event of an edit war and/or relating to content dispute. |
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| − | :*2. Not everyone will agree on how things should be done on the wiki. However, in order to have consistency and organization within the wiki, it is important to establish policies and formatting guidelines for everyone to follow in which the community agrees upon. As this is a collaborative environment, it is important to resolve disputes by using communication to address the problem instead of ignoring the problem. |
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| − | *B. Procedures |
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| − | :*1. Edit war. When an edit war occurs, all parties must stop editing the page and take the problem to an informal discussion on one of the editor's message walls or in a forum post and explain their reasons for their edits. Once they have explained their reasons, they must follow the procedures below to resolve the dispute. |
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| − | :*2. Procedures |
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| − | ::*a. If an established policy and/or guideline can resolve the dispute, that policy and/or guideline must be followed. |
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| − | ::*b. If there is disagreement in regards to the policy and/or guideline, discussion is allowed, but the reverts must be halted so that the disputed content on the page is left alone until the dispute is resolved. |
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| − | ::*c. If the dispute is still not resolved, an uninvolved administrator must step in to mediate the discussion. |
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| − | ::*d. If the dispute involves one (1) or more administrators, a bureaucrat uninvolved in the edit war must intervene. |
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| − | ::*e. If all bureaucrats are involved in the edit war, an official discussion is required. |
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| − | ::*f. In the event that no such policy and/or guideline exists to establish a resolution policy-wise, the dispute may require further discussion that will ultimately be decided in an official discussion to establish a policy and/or guideline. |
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| − | :*3. Conclusion |
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| − | ::*a. Once the dispute is resolved, the decision is final. Any edit made by the losing party in the dispute that blatantly ignores the decision is subject to a maximum three (3) day block. |
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| − | ::*b. If any user is in disagreement over the decision, they are free to make a proposal to change the guidelines/policies/rules/etc. |
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| − | *C. 3 Revert Rule |
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| − | :*1. General |
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| − | ::*a. An editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page—whether involving the same or different material—within a 24-hour period. An edit or a series of consecutive edits that undoes other editors' actions—whether in whole or in part—counts as a revert. Any appearance of gaming the system by reverting a fourth time just outside the 24-hour slot is likely to be treated as an edit-warring violation. |
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| − | :*2. Exceptions |
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| − | ::*a. Reverting your own actions ("self-reverting"). |
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| − | ::*b. Reverting edits to pages in your own user space, so long as you are respecting the user page rules. |
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| − | ::*c. Reverting actions performed by banned users, and sockpuppets of banned and blocked users. |
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| − | ::*d. Reverting obvious vandalism—edits that any well-intentioned user would agree constitute vandalism, such as page blanking and adding offensive language. |
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| − | ::*e. Removal of clear copyright violations and any illegal content. |
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| − | :*3. After 3 reverts |
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| − | ::*a. During an edit war, when a page is reverted after three (3) times by the same user, the editing must stop and be reported to an administrator. |
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| − | ::*b. If an administrator is involved in the edit war, the following procedures must be followed. |
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| − | :::*i. The page must be protected by any administrator and no further reverts made in regards to the disputed content. |
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| − | :::*ii. An uninvolved bureaucrat must intervene to mediate the dispute. |
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| − | :::*iii. All succeeding procedures are outlined in section C2 of this article. |
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| − | ::*c. If the edit war continues after a user has made 3 reverts, the following must be followed. |
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| − | :::*i. Dispute between non-administrators |
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| − | ::::*1. At this point, the page should have been protected by an administrator and the edit war should have stopped. |
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| − | :::*ii. Dispute between non-administrators and administrators in which the administrators are in agreement. |
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| − | ::::*1. At this point, the page should have been protected by an administrator and the edit war should have stopped. |
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| − | :::*iii. Dispute between non-administrators and administrators in which the administrators are in disagreement. |
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| − | ::::*1. It is expected that the dispute between administrators be resolved by discussion and that the edit war does not continue. |
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| − | ::::*2. Any such violation of this requires an informal discussion to the matter or an official discussion if the matter is serious. |
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| − | :::*iv. Dispute between only administrators in which the administrators are in disagreement. |
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| − | ::::*1. It is expected that the dispute between administrators be resolved by discussion and that the edit war does not continue. |
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| − | ::::*2. Any such violation of this requires an informal discussion to the matter or an official discussion if the matter is serious. |
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| − | ===Article XV: Advertising and affiliation=== |
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| − | *A. Advertising |
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| − | :*1. FANDOM wikis may be advertised only in the forums and in only one forum topic. |
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| − | :*2. Advertising non-FANDOM wikis is not allowed. Discussion of such websites is allowed. |
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| − | :*3. Any violation of these policies will result in a deletion of anything relating to that website and a warning. |
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| − | *B. Affiliation |
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| − | :*1. An affiliation page exists here: [[ESB:Affiliates]]. If you want to affiliate with us, send a message to an administrator and such will be discussed. |
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| − | :*2. If you affiliate with any site in the SpongeBobia network, you must link to us from your website, otherwise you will be removed from our affiliates page. |
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| − | ===Article XVI: Amendment of bylaws=== |
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| − | *A. Bylaws ([[ESB:Bylaws]]) |
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| − | :*1. The bylaws shall only be amended during the annual convention, which shall occur starting on July 15 of each year and ending when business is concluded. |
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| − | :*2. The bylaws may be amended outside of the annual convention period if any such amendment is submitted to the bureaucrats and a majority of bureaucrats agree that such a discussion should occur. |
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| − | :*3. All amendments to the bylaws require a 70% majority in favor of the amendment, not including neutral votes. |
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| − | *B. Policies ([[ESB:Policies]]) |
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| − | :*1. The policies shall be amended at any time during the year. |
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| − | :*2. All proposed policy changes must contain the exact text to change, using the <nowiki>{{PolicyProposalBegin}} / {{PolicyProposalEnd}}</nowiki> templates, inserting new language in bold, and striking out language proposed to be removed. Any policy proposal that does not contain the language to be changed by the time the voting stage is reached, it will be closed as invalid. |
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The following contains the rules of Encyclopedia SpongeBobia, outlining processes and policies in order for ESB to operate efficiently.
General information
Information in this section may be helpful to all users seeking to ensure the rules are followed for a harmonious community.
- ESB:Crew - list of bureaucrats, administrators, assistants, moderators, rollback, etc. who enforce the rules.
- ESB:Guidelines - rules specific to content and layout.
- ESB:Glossary - common terms associated with the wiki and their definitions.