Kimetsu no Yaiba Wiki:Conduct Policy

This is the Conduct Policy page for the Kimetsu no Yaiba Wikia. The following article contains information and provides guidelines regarding the conduct expected of editors and visitor.

Personal Conduct
Here on the Kimetsu no Yaiba Wikia it is expected that everyone treats everyone with respect. There will be some situations where you might disagree with someone's opinion and might feel the need to engage, however that person is entitled to their opinion just as much as you are. The Admins and Moderators are active members of the community who make sure that offensive content is removed and dealt with in a timely matter, therefore if there is any type of problem or if you feel offended by anything it is best to reach out to these individuals immediately to deal with it accordingly.

Trolling
Trolling refers to deliberate attempts to stir up a community by sowing discord and/or provoking users to respond back, usually through inflammatory comments. Trolling is not tolerated and can result in being from the wikia.

Trolling might sound similar to vandalism, but the key difference here is that while vandalism hurts the experience between users and the wiki by targetting the latter, trolling usually targets the users themselves.

Anything that can be used to personally annoy other users may count as trolling to an extent. Practices that may be considered forms of trolling include:


 * Posting offensive messages to other users. This includes racism, sexism, homophobia or any form of hate speech
 * Being disrespectful in general (This includes using excessive explicit language, acting with hostility and insulting others)
 * Harassing other users (This includes stalking, bullying, bashing, etc)
 * Threatening other users (Major offense)
 * Inflammatory comments (Ex: "THIS MANGA S*CKS!!!". You're welcome to criticize any aspect of Kimetsu no Yaiba or even another completely unrelated work, but never in a hyperbolic, dismissive manner).
 * Starting political or religious arguments (The wiki has nothing personal against politics or religion, but those are a surefire way to start an unnecessary flame war. This is not the place for that)

"Edit War" Rules
When editors go back and forth removing the content of one another's edits is called an "edit war". When this happens, the users should stop changing the page and use the talk page to resolve the issue. If they do not stop changing the page, an administrator will be forced to lock the page until the issue is resolved.


 * Edit warring without providing a sufficient edit summary is considered a rule violation. Edit summaries for disputed edits, should include detailed reasons for the edit.


 * Do not include rude, sarcastic, or provocative comments in the edit summary.


 * Until the issue is resolved, the page should stay the way it was before the edit war.


 * In most cases (and always in the case of disputes over image versions), the article should be left the way it was before the edit war occurred.

Your Thoughts vs. the Wiki's
There are instances where users have tried to turn the wikia into something that fits their "vision" of what the wiki should be. The wiki is open to all ideas and we cannot afford to let a single user's ideas dominate the wiki. That is not to say that you cannot propose any changes to the wiki, but to say that you should realize that the wiki will become what all of its users think it should be. It is unfair to exclude anyone from discussions, or to fail to acknowledge their opinions. Decisions are made by the community as a whole, and no matter how "right" you think you are, the wiki can still decide against you. You should be prepared for the possibility that the majority of the wiki will not agree with the changes you propose, and accept it should that be the case.

Disagreements
In the case of disagreements on forums, please be aware there are proper ways to carry out discussions. For instance, if you are discussing images, please reference and read the Image Policy. Even if the majority of the Wikia is on your side on the discussion, if your ideas conflict with any of the guidelines, please propose changes to an Admin. If it is not accepted, please do not become upset when your idea cannot be put into place, there are some circumstances—such as format issues—which might not allow the idea to work.

It is important to note even the best ideas have flaws, if someone is picking up on the flaws in your ideas, just go back to the drawing board and rethink your idea, and accept help and suggestions from other users. Do not become upset and start changing things yourself without the approval of the Wikia.

Many issues are actually about minor details in the long run, such as image disputes, name spellings, etc., and are rather unimportant in the long run. Please move on and come back to the matter at a later date with a fresh take on the idea. Do not just restart arguments without changing any ideas, because if you do so, you will likely get the same result. There are still plenty of other things to do on the Wikia while you rethink your idea. Who knows, maybe you will come up with an alternative idea.

Try not to make every argument a personal battle against the wiki if they did not side with you in the past. Let things go and do not bring up bad feelings of the past. Doing so will only lead to the creation of more bad feelings and will not help you or the wiki in any way. Try to stay positive in new arguments, so that things can keep going smoothly.

This page is inspired by the One Piece and My Hero Academia wiki policy pages