The BIONICLE Wiki:Site Rules

These are the rules of Bioniclepedia. You are expected to have read them before beginning to edit. Following them will not be hard; this is just to warn you what will happen if these rules are violated.

Rating System
On Bioniclepedia we use a Rating System, where you must copy a template onto your userpage. An administrator will give or take points given on your behavior; you start at 0 and can go up to 10 or down to -10. Punishments will often involve rating subtractions, and seldom blocking. Gaining points is much more difficult, but also much more rewarding: once a month an administrator will increase the rating of users who have contributed a lot to the wiki. The more points you have, the more respected and trusted you will be in the community.

As a side note, only admins can change ratings. Do not try to change ratings or give yourself more than 0 points when copying your rating template to your page.

Rules and Punishments
Below are things that are not tolerated on Bioniclepedia, and what the consequences are for going against these rules.

Vandalism
Vandalism (using offensive language or being hostile in general, replacing or renaming pages, removing or rewriting pages with false information, etc.) is obviously prohibited on Bioniclepedia. Minor vandalism, such as adding false information (it will be easy to tell if you are just misinformed, and if so you will not be punished), will result in a warning, and if necessary, point reduction. Major vandalism will result in at least a 2-point reduction, and perhaps blocking if necessary.

Spoiler Policy

 * Books: You must wait for four weeks after the book is released to reveal it's info, and use Spoiler tags for another two weeks afterwords.
 * Comics: Info on comics are banned for one week after offical arrival date, and spoiler tags must be used for two weeks afterword.
 * Story serials: Info about story serials may be revealed immediately, but with spoiler tags for a week.
 * Video/Movies: Movie/Video info is banned for one month after public release, and spoiler tags must be used for another two months.

On the other hand, leaked names and images are strictly prohibited. Submitting leaked information to this site will result in an immediate loss of 5 points at the least.

Images
You may only upload images that have to do with Bionicle to this website. Personal images, such as pictures of MOCs or something not related to Bionicle at all, are not allowed. However, as long as they are appropriate, these images can be allowed given that they have a Personal Image Stamp. Without a Personal Image Stamp, an image will be deleted 72 hours after the user is warned that it needs one. Also, if a personal image is not linked to on any pages, it will be deleted anyway.

Tense
All articles on Bioniclepedia except those about "real things" (Bionicle books, movies, etc.) should be written in past tense ("The Toa were heroes", not "The Toa are heroes"), from the point of view that the Bionicle storyline happened a long time ago. Disobeying the tense policy, unless done so intentionally, will not result in a punishment, only a warning.

Fan Fiction, False Info, and Theories
Fan fiction is not allowed on Bioniclepedia--the Custom Bionicle Wiki is where fan fiction belongs. Punishment for submitting fan fiction is a warning, and for repeated offenses could result in minor point reductions.

False information, when added inadvertantly, will bring no punishments; however when it was obviously done as vandalism, the consequences will be the same as if you did vandalize.

And theories, popular or not, are not permitted either. If something is widely believed, it may be worth a mention in the trivia section, but it should never be stated as truth unless Greg or another official source said it.