Screamer Wiki:Rules: Difference between revisions

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* Use either the [https://forums.screamer.wiki forum], user talk pages, or user subpages to communicate with other users. Do not create pages that are out of subject, or you will get a warning.

* Use [https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar correct grammar] and spelling, and write in American English.

* The page name must always be the '''name of the screamer''', without '''www.''' or '''https:// '''. For example, ''ScaryScreamer.com'', and '''not''' ''<nowiki>http://www.ScaryScreamer.com</nowiki>''. The name's capitalization [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_in_English#When_to_capitalize may be changed to title case] if necessary. Grammatical errors ~~should~~ '''not''' be ~~incorrected~~. ~~On the page, you~~ may add (sic) after the screamer's title if you wish ~~in this case~~.

* The page name must always be the '''name of the screamer''', without '''www.''' or '''https:// '''. For example, ''ScaryScreamer.com'', and '''not''' ''<nowiki>http://www.ScaryScreamer.com</nowiki>''. The name's capitalization [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_in_English#When_to_capitalize may be changed to title case] if necessary. Grammatical errors shall '''not''' be corrected. You may add (sic) after the screamer's title on the page itself if you wish.

* Do not delete, blank, or replace the content of a page. If you want to delete a page, just add <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki> but keep the page intact.

* Using generative AI (for example, ChatGPT) to write pages for you is disallowed. For more details, see the [[Screamer Wiki:Generative AI Policy|generative AI policy]].

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===Overall===

* Follow the [https://web.archive.org/web/20040604195425/http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html core rules of netiquette].

* Be respectful to others. No insults, racial slurs (except in the context of a screamer or shock site), harassment, discrimination, or inciting abuse will be tolerated. Users making credible threats or doxing may be reported to law enforcement.

* Be respectful to others. No insults, racial slurs (except in the context of a screamer or shock site), harassment, [https://www.senate.ca.gov/protected-classes discrimination], or inciting abuse will be tolerated. Users making credible threats or doxing may be reported to law enforcement.

** If other users are rude towards you, avoid insulting them in return and report them to an [[Screamer Wiki:Administrators|admin]].

** Ignore trolls, as giving them attention will only fuel their attempts to bug you.

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* No advertising or begging.

** You may post about your own personal site, project, or screamer (e.g., "check out my website", "check out my screamer" or "I made a video explaining this screamer"), but you may not spam it. Other types of free advertising are completely forbidden (e.g., "Did you know you can get two Big Macs for the price of one only on the [[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]] app?").

** Begging includes asking people to write pages for you.

** Begging includes asking people to write or edit pages for you.

* Comments and posts that have a heavy edge to them may be removed (e.g., "[[Suicide of Ronnie McNutt|Hey guys! I guess that's it.]]").

** The promotion of pedophilia or zoosadism (even if ironic) is not allowed.

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 * Use either the [https://forums.screamer.wiki forum], user talk pages, or user subpages to communicate with other users. Do not create pages that are out of subject, or you will get a warning.
 * Use [https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar correct grammar] and spelling, and write in American English.
-* The page name must always be the '''name of the screamer''', without '''www.''' or '''https:// '''. For example, ''ScaryScreamer.com'', and '''not''' ''<nowiki>http://www.ScaryScreamer.com</nowiki>''. The name's capitalization [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_in_English#When_to_capitalize may be changed to title case] if necessary. Grammatical errors should '''not''' be incorrected. On the page, you may add (sic) after the screamer's title if you wish in this case.
+* The page name must always be the '''name of the screamer''', without '''www.''' or '''https:// '''. For example, ''ScaryScreamer.com'', and '''not''' ''<nowiki>http://www.ScaryScreamer.com</nowiki>''. The name's capitalization [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_in_English#When_to_capitalize may be changed to title case] if necessary. Grammatical errors shall '''not''' be corrected. You may add (sic) after the screamer's title on the page itself if you wish.
 * Do not delete, blank, or replace the content of a page. If you want to delete a page, just add <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki> but keep the page intact.
 * Using generative AI (for example, ChatGPT) to write pages for you is disallowed. For more details, see the [[Screamer Wiki:Generative AI Policy|generative AI policy]].
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 ===Overall===
 * Follow the [https://web.archive.org/web/20040604195425/http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html core rules of netiquette].
-* Be respectful to others. No insults, racial slurs (except in the context of a screamer or shock site), harassment, discrimination, or inciting abuse will be tolerated. Users making credible threats or doxing may be reported to law enforcement.
+* Be respectful to others. No insults, racial slurs (except in the context of a screamer or shock site), harassment, [https://www.senate.ca.gov/protected-classes discrimination], or inciting abuse will be tolerated. Users making credible threats or doxing may be reported to law enforcement.
 ** If other users are rude towards you, avoid insulting them in return and report them to an [[Screamer Wiki:Administrators|admin]].
 ** Ignore trolls, as giving them attention will only fuel their attempts to bug you.
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 * No advertising or begging.
 ** You may post about your own personal site, project, or screamer (e.g., "check out my website", "check out my screamer" or "I made a video explaining this screamer"), but you may not spam it. Other types of free advertising are completely forbidden (e.g., "Did you know you can get two Big Macs for the price of one only on the [[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]] app?").
-** Begging includes asking people to write pages for you.
+** Begging includes asking people to write or edit pages for you.
 * Comments and posts that have a heavy edge to them may be removed (e.g., "[[Suicide of Ronnie McNutt|Hey guys! I guess that's it.]]").
 ** The promotion of pedophilia or zoosadism (even if ironic) is not allowed.