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The Sims Wiki has adopted these general policies to apply to all editors on the wiki (both registered and unregistered). These rules, unless stated, also apply to the IRC Channel and Chat (there are additional rules for those mediums listed here). The interpretation and enforcement of these rules ultimately is the duty of the wiki's administrators, though they are also bound by the rules.
1. Vandalism is prohibited. Vandalism is defined as an action that is intentional, is meant to be detrimental or harmful, and is not made in good faith. Examples of vandalism include (but are not limited to):
- Adding highly irrelevant information to an article
- Adding blatantly false information onto an article, or removing valid information from an article without just cause
- Adding patent nonsense (e.g. gibberish, random characters, or excessively confusing text) to an article
- Deliberately removing all the text from an article, or from an article section, without a legitimate reason to do so, or replacing an article or article section with a small amount of text (blanking/page blanking)
- Repeatedly uploading files without including proper licensing information, after receiving a warning to do so
- Posting links to irrelevant external sites on an article
An action taken in good faith is not vandalism, and should not be treated as such. There is no set penalty for vandalism. The action chosen by an administrator varies depending on the severity of the action. Administrators may block users for performing vandalism, even if the user did not receive a prior warning.
2. Profane language and content are not allowed. The Sims Wiki aims to cater to a general audience, specifically readers at or above 13 years of age. As such, users may not
- Add profane, vulgar, graphic or inappropriate content to any page anywhere on The Sims Wiki
- Post links to external sites that feature profane, vulgar, graphic or inappropriate content (i.e. pornographic sites)
- Upload images, audio or video that are profane, vulgar, graphic or inappropriate
Including profane content is almost always considered to be an action taken in bad faith, and usually results in a block from the wiki. An administrator may choose to issue a warning for this behavior, but no warning is required before blocks are issued.
3. Sock Puppetry is prohibited. The Sims Wiki allows one person to control only one account at a time.
- Users should not create a new account in order to change their username. Users who want to change their username should contact Wikia and request a name change. If a user does create an account in order to change their name, their old account will be permanently blocked to prevent abuse.
- Users may not have access to more than one account at any one time. If a user, for some reason, wants to stop using one account and switch to another, they should notify a member of the administrative team, who will lock the old account permanently to prevent abuse.
- Authorized bot accounts are an exception to this rule. However, bots are typically only controlled by Administrators, and all other bots must receive explicit approval from an administrator before they can be given the appropriate user flag.
Violation of this policy will result in a permanent block on all sockpuppet accounts, and a block (potentially permanent) on the "main" account (usually the first account).