All The Tropes:Policy for Wiki Staff: Difference between revisions

# '''We promise to respect creators.''' Without creators, we would not have the wiki. We are happy to have you as members, and we are delighted to engage you in discussions about your (and other creators') works. If creators have concerns that are not mentioned on our [[All The Tropes:FAQ for Creators|FAQ for Creators]], they're always free to [[All The Tropes:Contact Us|Contact Us]] about them.

# '''Bans and page locks are for protecting the wiki, not taking sides.''' Sanctions should never be arbitrary and capricious, and banning users should be a last resort. Temporary locks will be used in most cases; an [[Edit War]] is a sign that editors need a chance to cool down, not an excuse to wave the banhammer +12 indiscriminately. That said, yes, you still can get permanently banned from the wiki. But you ''really'' have to work at it. Permanent banning is an extreme sanction, used for only the worst cases and not as a way to ensure that administrators always win arguments. We promise that banning won't become an easy way to dispose of someone an admin doesn't like. If we give a ban, we will try to inform the user why they were banned. Instant bans can happen: if you have some sort of [[Censorware|censorware]] installed, we'll need to protect the wiki from poor software that doesn't understand the [[Scunthorpe Problem]]. Automated attacks and spammers are also subject to instant bans.

# '''If we break these rules, call us out.''' We're human, and sometimes we get angry and make mistakes. We would rather face the occasional [[What the Hell, Hero?]] than to fall off the [[Moral Event Horizon]]. If you feel you have been mistreated, [[All The Tropes:Contact us|Contact us]] or edit some Discussion Pages. It's our job to empower our community to make good use of the wiki, but not to impose our own standards.