Project:Policy

The following policies and guidelines are statements issued by Kanzenshuu that have varying scope and power.

Policies

Access Policy

Further information: Project:Getting Started#Wiki Privileges

While the wiki is available for viewing by the general public, editing and publishing privileges are reserved exclusively for authorized members of the Kanzenshuu community only. This is too ensure that all information presented on the wiki meets our standards of quality and accuracy, in addition to preventing vandalism and information tampering.

Blocking Policy

If a user is found to be abusing their privileges, or is in violation of any of the policies set forth by the wiki's administration and community, their privileges may be temporarily revoked. A summary of the offenses which can lead to blocking include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Vandalism & Malicious Page Editing
  If pages are vandalized, the offending user will be blocked for an amount of time based on the severity of the incident. Deliberately inserting false information to mislead is considered a major act of vandalism and will result in severe penalties, or a possible permanent ban. However, unless clear evidence of malice exists, assume good faith.

• Link Hijacking
  Link or page hijacking is the act of creating a rogue copy of a page that contains similar content to the original page, but redirects viewers to separate, unrelated, or malicious websites. This is considered a major violation and will result in severe penalties, or a possible permanent ban.

• Spamming and/or Advertising
  Needless spamming and/or advertising of talk pages will result in a temporary block. Any such material inserted into an article will be treated as vandalism.

• Threats and Edit/Revert Wars
  Harassment in talk pages or editing wars can be grounds for a temporary block of the offending party/parties. Harassing other users in talk/discussion pages is simply not acceptable, and will not be permitted.

• Violations of other Kanzenshuu policies

All of the policies outlined above are up for interpretation by the administrative staff on a case-by-case basis, and the result of any block therein is not subject to debate.

Banning Policy

Any policy violation by a user is subject to a permanent ban of all editing and publishing privileges granted to them on the wiki. Depending on the severity of the violation, a user account may be universally banned from the entire site (main website, forum, and wiki). Conversely, if an authorized user is banned from the forum, they will subsequently be banned from the wiki, no matter their standing in the wiki. The determination of a ban is up to the discretion of an administrator and may be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Image Reversion Policy

If any user wishes to change an image for any anime-related article or section, they must obtain the permission of an administrator before changing the image. The administrator will weigh the pros and cons of each image, such as resolution and representation of the subject in question, in order to decide which image should be used. Users should not assume their image is better, and must receive an answer from an administrator before replacing any images.

Template Creation/Editing Policy

For further information, see Category:Templates

The creation of core templates is restricted to wiki administrators only. Supplemental templates can be created by any user, but should be kept to a minimum and only created when absolutely necessary. Editing of core templates used across the wiki will be restricted, but some templates will remain editable for general users. It is requested that editing of templates be kept to a minimum, if possible, and be performed by those most knowledgeable with the respective template's structure.

User Page Policy

Due to the exclusive nature of the wiki, which itself is based on an already well-established community, user profile pages are considered unnecessary. Therefore, the intended use of the user page is for a specific user to track, document, and create a "to-do" list of their wiki-related projects and pages. Any user page created as profile page will be deleted.

Signature Policy

A user signature is required on all communication pages whenever a contribution is made. This allows other users to see who has written the post and when it was originally posted. Article contributions and automatically logged and should not be signed. Signatures can be added to posts by adding four tilde (~) in a row or by clicking the signature button in the editing toolbar (do not reply with three tildes as this will result in a missing time stamp). This will automatically generate your signature when you save the page.

Custom signatures can be created under the "User profile" tab of a user's Preferences page. All custom user signatures must be properly maintained and adhere to the following guidelines:

• Signatures cannot contain images.
  Signatures should be text-only when rendered (viewed on the page); images are not allowed, due to the slow load times they can cause on talk pages, and the additional server stress it can occasionally cause.

• Signatures should not exceed 80 characters on-screen when rendered.
  Keep the signature short and simple; if the length isn't within a reasonable size, this can cause a signature to be needlessly distracting.

• The font size cannot exceed the font size of normal text.
  Do not use additional code, such as <big> or <font size=#> tags, to increase the text size of the signature. This will needlessly disrupt the page's line spacing.

• No line breaks.
  Do not use <br> tags or linebreaks within the signature, as this will cause the signature to take up multiple lines of text on a page.

• No signature templates.
  Keep the entirety of the signature's coding within your Preferences. Signature templates can create additional server stress when changed, or page errors if not properly created.

• Signatures must contain a user's actual username.
  A signature must contain the user's actual username as it appears on the wiki and forum. Usernames used by a user in other communities are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Remember, your signature is meant to identify you on a discussion page, not to briefly list off your favorite characters, etc., so keep your signature simple. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in a warning to change your signature; deliberately refusing to adhere may result in a temporary block or ban, depending on the severity of the situation.

Guidelines

Style Manual

Further information: Project:Style Manual

Users should make every effort to follow the established Kanzenshuu style manual. Any major deviations will be reversed, unless approved or deemed necessary by an administrator under the circumstances. If a question arises concerning a style standard not discussed in the style manual, it should be addressed on the relevant article talk page.

Image Guidelines

Further information: Project:Style Manual/Images

Protected Page Guidelines

Due to the community-only nature of the wiki, all articles will remain unprotected to authorized user editing. However, this is subject to change for any article based on levels of abuse encountered. As an exception, only administrators will be authorized to edit policy and guideline pages and certain templates, and therefore they will remain protected indefinitely to prevent unauthorized tampering. If there is something on a protected page that should be added or changed, leave a message on its respective talk page.

Talk Page Guidelines

Talk pages are reserved for discussions concerning wiki-related article matters only, such as issues, content, improvements, and/or problems. Any topics related to either the main website or forum should be discussed in their respective locations. All posts on talk pages must be signed, per the signature policy above. Users are only allowed to edit their own posts and are forbidden from editing other user's posts. User talk pages are not allowed.

Statements

Copyrights

Main page: Project:Copyrights