The Sims Wiki:Policy

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General Rules

These are the general rules of the Sims Wiki. If these rules are broken, warnings and/or bans will be given out, as specified.

  1. Vandalism of any kind is prohibited.
    • A minor violation can be characterized as a small change of wording. This will result in a warning.
    • Blanking the page or deleting a significant amount of it will result in a block time of one (1) day.
    • Inserting profane words into a page will result in a block time of three (3) days.
    • Vandalism of the Main page or any of its templates is an automatic three (3) day block time.
  2. Inappropriate words, such as cuss words and other profanity, are strictly forbidden on articles, userpages, usernames, and discussion pages. This wiki caters to a general audience!
    • If an inappropriate word is used in general terms it will result in a block time of one (1) day.
    • If an inappropriate word is used towards another user it will result in a block time of one (1) day.
    • If an inappropriate word is used in a username, the user will be blocked indefinitely.
  3. If a page is created on a topic already covered with different spelling it is up for immediate deletion or a #REDIRECT. Also if a page is created with Vandalism it is also up for immediate deletion.
    • If the title of the page contains vandalism, the user who made the page will receive a block time of three (3) days.
    • If a page is created with vandalism, the user who made the page will receive a block time of three (3) days.
  4. Any empty page created after this policy takes effect will be deleted. Pages created before that point may and should be flagged by users using the 'Report a Problem' feature, and the page will be logged as 'To be deleted'. If, after one month, the page does not have at least three facts on it (in complete sentences!), it will be deleted.
  5. Blocks escalate in severity after the first block. They may also jump if an offense is done in which the next block time is lower than the actual. It will then jump to the actual.

General Admins like Wikia admins, janitors, and helpers may use discretion when blocking a user, as that user may or may not be doing cross-wiki vandalism.


This Rules Policy has not taken effect and is yet to be voted on.

Voting Procedures

Voting begins after a discussion has taken place and an adequate amount of time has passed so all views can be taken into account. A voting period last 2 weeks after the first vote is made, this would usually be the person creating the vote. All Voters and Voting Topics should follow the following format in order to maintain neatness.


==Voting Topic==
Small Description
===Agree===
# Vote
*Comment
**Another Comment
===Neutral===
# Vote
*Comment
**Another Comment
===Disagree===
# Vote
*Comment
**Another Comment
==Comments==
:Comment ~~~~


It should be noted that anyone is allowed to comment, but not everyone is allowed to vote.

This Voting Procedure is in effect as of 12 March 2008.

Voting Requirements

Anyone who wants to vote must meet these requirements:

  1. Must be a Registered Member (Anonymous or IP Votes will not be counted)
  2. Must have at least 1 edit in the Sims Wiki
  3. Votes must be signed correctly with ~~~~
  4. Banned user's votes will not be counted.

These Voting Requirements are in effect as of 12 March 2008.

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