User blog:Glass Heart/New Policies

'''This discussion will be open until June 2, 2012. Policies will change, depending on the given replies.'''

Introduction
Hi, this is Glass Heart (pretty obvious already, lol).

For a while, I've been thinking about setting up new policies for the Vampire Knight wiki since we are lacking in them. We already have a Policies page here but it lacks content, and very few people follow them or even notice them. Lately, I've tried enforcing these policies and putting them into effect. For those of you who are following them, thank you. I'd like Vampire Knight wiki to be as dedicated to the series and as enjoyable for users as it possibly can be, but at the same time, I don't want it to be lawless.

And so, I'm making this blog post a discussion page for people to read my thoughts and comment their own.

Reasons
I'm pretty serious and sometimes strict about certain rules. I'd hate to break any policies unintentionally and I bet all the users here feel the same way (except vandals). There is already a lot of vandalism, spamming, trolling and other things on Vampire Knight wiki that I have, and is still trying to remove so that it can be a more pleasant place. Most of the users who do damage here are anonymous users, and in the past month, we have dealt with a lot of them. Among them are these kind of people, all anons, who have vandalized and spammed while our two admins (at that time) were away:


 * An anon, who I presume is female, has vandalized Kaname Kuran's article and comment pages just because she loves Zero Kiryu. Her vandalism count includes incredible bashing and removing extensive information on Kaname's page. We had a member of VSTF come in and take care of things.
 * Another anon has posted explicit sexual content on a blog post from last year's summer, linking to several sites that contain pornography. We had VSTF delete his posts before and he returned earlier today, causing me to delete his new links and ban him for a year.

My frustration with these kind of people has reached its breaking point. I'm not sure when our other two administrators will return as both are now becoming more and more inactive. I, myself, am now an administrator/bureaucrat (just recently) and while I do plan to stay active, ensuring rules and doing my regular work here, we do need more policies enforced and more people trying to enforce them. Anyone who does so, or will do so, thank you.

Current Policies
You can read our current policies here. Below is a list of rules applying to those policies, some of which can be found on the page article, but also new rules that I think can support the policy even further. I have categorized them, as such:


 * Comments Sections: Comments, in general, are fine. However, they should not contain excessive, or even all capitalized letters. They should not contain spamming of any kind and should not be repeated, or changed slightly but to invoke the same topic. The excessive comments will be deleted. This goes for article pages and blog posts. Should the user repeat these comments, he or she will be blocked for a minimum of one week. Depending on the severity, the user may receive a longer block.
 * Editing: Any user is fine to edit articles. However, they should not be editing repeatedly and with such low changes just to improve their edit count. If it is to revert vandalism, then that's okay. The user should not generally receive blocks for this, but if warned multiple times and if the edits are not very constructive, a maximum of two weeks of being blocked will be made.
 * Categories: A maximum of 10 categories should be listed for the article. Multiple categories will be rid of the duplicate(s). Categories that state that the article, particularly the character articles, is from the anime or manga should not be used as it is unnecessary. Categories that state what shipping pair they belong to is also necessary.
 * Spoilers/Speculation/False Information: Any form of spoilers or speculation will result in the user getting a warning. If warned three times, they will be blocked for two or three weeks, at the minimum. False information will NOT be accepted and the user will be blocked for three weeks, at the minimum, if continuous false information adding after three warnings. If they repeat after the first block, they will be blocked for one month to a year.
 * Ship Warring: There are many ships in Vampire Knight and some are non-canon. Regardless, you should not bash ships and/or the users who support them. There are no excuses for this. A one-week ban will be made, at the minimum. Depending on the frequency, and the severity, a longer ban will be made.
 * Images: All images should contain a license plate. Any images that come from the Vampire Knight manga, anime, light novels, books, or games, must contain a license plate. Any images that contain no licenses at all will be marked for deletion and deleted within 24 hours. If an image is uploaded but is not used in any way, it will too be marked for deletion. ALL images must have a form of license and use. For further licenses, look here. Also, duplicate images will NOT be permitted.
 * Profile Images: The profile MUST be from the anime, unless the character did not appear in that adaption. For example, Kaname must have a profile image from the anime because he appeared in it, but Sara Shirabuki does not because she didn't appear in it.
 * Fanart: Fanart is allowed on Vampire Knight wiki, but only on the uploader's user pages. If used on article pages, or even on character galleries, they will be removed and the user will receive a warning. The user will be banned for a week or more if he or she continues. Fanart images will be marked for deletion and be deleted in 24 hours if they have no license or use.

New Policies
Here is a list of other policies that I'd like to enforce around the wiki. More suggestions will be updated:


 * Talk Pages: You cannot delete anything from your talk pages, ever. Exceptions are when you have a problem, and if the problem is resolved BEFORE the asked person can respond and/or deal with. Like asking about a policy but then you read learn more about it, thus you don't need to keep the question hanging. However, you cannot delete further information, especially ones that you didn't post yourself.
 * Respecting Other Users: Any form of intimidating behavior, like harassment, will result in the attacker getting a warning. If the user receives three warnings, they will be blocked for two weeks. Further harassment afterwords will result in a month to a full year's block.

Conclusion
So that's it! Feel free to comment on here about your thoughts and possible suggestions.