Rules

The Basics
Ezgender Wikia operates on three basic principles:


 * 1) Accuracy - Accurate information is a must.
 * 2) Inclusion - Assume good faith, everyone who isn't harming anyone is valid.
 * 3) Clarity - Information should be phrased in ways that it's easy for confused allies to understand.

General Editing

 * All articles must follow the above three guidelines, in addition to making use of the guide pages.
 * Do not edit articles in a way that fundamentally changes the definition of terms (unless you are the author or do so with their permission). This includes adding other aspects to the term that are not part of the term, deleting information about the definition of the term, or simply changing the definition completely.

User Pages

 * Please do not edit other people's user profile pages. You may leave messages on user talk pages, but do not alter or delete messages from other people's user talk pages.


 * Note that administrators may edit your user page(s) if they contain things like incorrect categories, or incorrect use of templates, as these may cause errors visible elsewhere on the Wiki.


 * You may delete things from your own user talk page, although you should only do so to archive your talk page if it's too big, or to fix things like vandalism or broken formatting. Be aware that if you have warnings against you on your talk page, deleting them doesn't really hide them, because anyone can see the past history of the page. So don't bother.


 * As always, remember to sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes (~) or by pressing the signature button.

Respect

 * Treat your fellow users with respect at all times.
 * Assume good faith.
 * Use tone indicators when possible.

Dealing With Rule Violations
The following are warnings and responses that admins may use against users who break the rules. They are listed from least serious to most serious:


 * 1) A polite first warning explaining what the user did wrong and asking them not to do it again.
 * 2) One or more additional warnings. These may be accompanied by up to three vandalism template tags but only for vandals, not for people acting in good faith.
 * 3) Blocks of a duration of 1 to 7 days for minor violations, if the user has continued to break rules after receiving one or more warnings.
 * 4) Blocks of 1 to 4 weeks for more persistent violations and/or serious violations.
 * 5) Blocks of 1 or more months for numerous, persistent violations and/or very serious violations.
 * 6) Permanent blocking is usually reserved only for the following:


 * Users that engage in persistent, serious vandalism, especially if the account is used only for vandalism.


 * Users who have come back from multiple temporary blocks in the past, but still continue to break the rules.


 * Accounts that are confirmed to be sock puppets can be blocked permanently. Also, it is against the rules to create a new account to get around an existing ban. Such accounts should be blocked permanently, but only if it is known with certainty that the account is used by the same person who used a currently-blocked account.

Generally, if a user continues to break rules, they will incur progressively more serious punishments from this list. For minor violations, users might receive many warnings without necessarily being blocked. However, for very serious offenses, administrators can skip directly from a first warning to a long block.

Administrators should provide a clear explanation when performing any block. If a block is neither permanent nor for vandalism, the admin should leave a polite message on the user's talk page explaining why they were blocked and asking the user to return if they can follow the rules in the future.

Dealing With Vandalism
Anyone, not only admins, can help improve the quality of the Wiki by fixing vandalism.


 * When fixing vandalism or bad edits, the best thing to do is look at the page's history by clicking the "History" link on your toolbar. If only the last edit was bad, click the "Undo" link next to it. If there are several bad edits, find the last good version of the page, go to the old version by clicking the date, then edit that version of the page to revert it. To learn more, Wikipedia's article on vandalism is a good place to start.


 * If you can't figure out how to fix it, then leave a message with an admin, telling them about the problem.


 * After fixing vandalism, leave a (polite) message on the user's talk page. If they are acting in bad faith (purposefully trying to vandalize or harm the wiki), then add the template Vandal to their talk page along with the message describing what they did. 'Vandal" is already on their page, add Vandal2 instead, and so on. We have three Vandal Templates. The User will be banned when they reach three. Remember, the vandal templates are only for users acting in bad faith; if the user was trying to help but just didn't understand the right way to do things, then leave a polite message instead, without the vandal template. When dealing with a vandal, leave a message with an admin, so they can block the user if necessary.
 * There's no need to respond to vandals with angry messages. Doing so just encourages them to vandalize more, because they are probably trying to provoke that kind of reaction.

The best way to handle the problems is to deal with it in a impartial or matter-of-fact manner. Leave your personal feelings and personal comments out of the situation. This can be hard to do, especially if you're on the receiving end of an attack, but the less you give them in the way of a reaction, the less they get out of it.

Additionally, if you make a big deal out of what is happening, such as leaving personal comments in the summary, other people may get curious about what is going on and fall into the trap of reacting to the vandalism/troll comments.

Other

 * The Ezgender Wiki is not a safe space for TERFs, SWERFS, truscum, transmeds, sysmeds, anti-endogenics, system gatekeepers, or anyone in general who endorses these groups. Exclusionism and bigotry are not tolerated here.