Forum:ADMINS READ - Rules Changes and Clarifications

Dang it, I created this whole long topic, and then my internet had a hiccup and deleted it all.

Anyways...before I start, I want to say that even though it says Admins on the top, it's not exclusively for admins. If you're a user and want to contribute, feel free. So, here's what Mata Nui originally posted on my talkpage:

I have some suggestions of updates to the Site Rules to make them clearer.


 * 1) The "(deceased), (former), (current)",etc. On list of members/enemies/allies/etc., I think that we should only list the ones who are members/enemies/allies/etc. in the current storyline. The question is; What do we do with the ones who aren't in the current storyline? We could make a list named "members/enemies/allies/etc. who are known to have been deceased/stopped being 's enemy/ally".
 * 2) Spoilers. For example, is info released in Toy Fair allowed?
 * 3) No unconfirmed info, no theorizing. This have to be clearer.
 * 4) The talk pages are made for discussing the article, not for asking questions about the character/object/place/etc., and absolutely not for saying things like "Tahu is cool"
 * 5) The Featured Article, the voting is about the best-written article, or did I miss something? Any ways, some one has nominated an article about a summer-spoiler that's deleted now, but at that time, it had like two lines of text. The nominator's reason was:"He looks awesome.......". It have to be clear that the voting is about the best-written article, not the coolest character.
 * 6) We also need a new dating system for Bara Magna. I would prefer (Highlight to see spoiler) After Mata Nui's Arrival (AMNA), but as he hasen't arrived yet, that would be complicated, as him arriving to Bara Magna is a spoiler. A second possibility would be "After the Skralls' Arrival to Roxtus" (ASAR).

Numbered for clarity.

I'd like to hear your guys' thoughts on this. Here are mine:
 * 1) I'm personally for eliminating all time-relevant remarks, such as "Deceased," "Formerly," and even "Status" in the infoboxes, but I don't know how much work that would take. Make things easier to maintain over time - same reasoning behind our Past Tense Policy.
 * 2) Not having been able to keep up with the recent releases as much as possible, I'm not the best authority on spoilers, but I'd suggest a more lax approach rather than very strict.
 * 3) Don't think we need to discuss this much. I'll look for a good place to emphasize it.
 * 4) I personally don't think it's a big deal if we let users talk about the subject rather than just the article, since most of our talkpages don't get all too much mileage. But I don't know what Wikia's policy on this is.
 * 5) Another one that we don't need to discuss. I'll stick a big bold notice at the top of the Featured Article page.
 * 6) Don't know what to say about the dating system. Have we even got the Matoran Universe dating system fully implemented?

Those are my thoughts, Let's hear yours. - Daiku { Whine Here } { Look what I did! } 19:00, 11 April 2009 (UTC)


 * 1) I'm with Daiku on this one.
 * 2) Also with Daiku on this one.
 * 3) I don't know.
 * 4) Also with Daiku
 * 5) Still with Daiku
 * 6) I don't really think we need a dating system for Bara Magna yet. The story there really hasn't developed enough for the need of a dating system I'd think. OsmiuMap - You have no new messages. 23:17, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Bumping this, because no other admins have replied. - Daiku { Whine Here } { Look what I did! } 19:10, 18 April 2009 (UTC)


 * 1) I agree.
 * 2) I'm not sure.
 * 3) I agree.
 * 4) What I meant was, the talk-pages not for saying what you think about the object/character/whatever.
 * 5) I agree.
 * 6) I think we need one, as we can't say "About 100 million years ago " according to the tense policy, and it would sound, well, bad, to say "About 100 million years before the Great Cataclysm ". Therefor, we need a dating-system for Bara Magna, and, if we used "Before/After the Shatering", it would work for both Bara Magna and Spherus Magna.Mata Nui (BP Admin) 19:33, 18 April 2009 (UTC)