Rules
Below are additional guidelines outlining expected behavior, for your consideration. These exist to promote inclusivity and keep this Wiki safe. Moderators can take action surrounding them, but they exist on a scale of acceptable to actionable rather than being clear-cut like above. Accepting the rules implies an understanding of these guidelines as well.
- Keep it civil: Do not make personal attacks on other people. If you need to criticize another user's argument, do so without attacking them as a person. Do not use bigoted language, including slurs which degrade another person or group of people based on gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, etc.
- Be a productive member of the wiki: Contribute to the wiki in line with the established processes and conventions. Disrupting the wiki with "edit warring" over differing opinions of a topic with another user or group of users is not productive.
- Do not engage in excessive self-promotion: The wiki is a collaborative community resource for the topic at hand. It is NOT a free place to advertise your related website, YouTube channel, blog, social media account, etc. Have a question about whether your link would be welcome? Ask an administrator!
- Do not harass other users: If somebody asks you to stop posting certain content on their wall, respect their wishes. It is their wall.
- Do follow community guidelines for formatting: When a community has established formatting, it's important to adhere to that, especially when spoiler content is involved.
Absolute Rule
| Absolute Rule |
|---|
| No user is above the rules; no staff member or user is to act like they are above anything and are to act in accordance with the rules |
Dichotomy
| Rule Code | Rule | Punishment |
|---|---|---|
| LP:r:1.0 | Lizard-Planets Wiki can be used by anyone and everyone! Because of this, knowledge of astronomy, Murder Drones, and Lizard-Planets Wiki itself varies from user to user. Always respect the position the other is in and never use derogatory language or media against someone for not knowing. | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning or block depending on the severity |
| LP:r:1.1 | We can disagree and debate so long as we maintain the dignity of the other. Never include personal attacks or slights in your arguments. Moderators have the final say if a debate is escalating and needs to be shut down. | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning and post locked/deleted |
| LP:r:1.2 | Lizard-Planets staff are humans, just like you! Team members interact voluntarily, and must be treated with the same dignity and respect as everyone else. They are not obligated to reply to questions/comments, and will never distribute free products or make program changes based on the suggestions of one. If a mod says no or goes offline, do not pursue them. | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning or block, depending on how severe it gets |
| LP:r:1.3 | Know your limits. Significantly impaired/intoxicated individuals will be removed promptly from posts and temporarily lose chat privileges. | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning |
| LP:r:1.4 | On this Wiki, we use English to communicate. English is complicated, and a second language for many, so don't judge your neighbor for grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, or less than perfect diction. In the same vein, if someone asks you for clarification, do your best to honor them! | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning |
| LP:r:1.5 | Countless individuals suffer from mental health issues, disorders, or disabilities. Exercise patience and never tease or call out someone for having one. Reach out (or contact an Administrator) if someone displays warning signs of self-harm or suicide. | — |
| LP:r:1.6 | Many community members make frequent use of GIFs. These are a gray area in terms of relevance and interpretation, and are subject to the same rules as any other chat message. Any GIF not in No Access that doesn't appear to be on-topic to the surrounding conversation may be deleted without warning by moderators. | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning |
Accounts
| Rule Code | Rule | Punishment |
|---|---|---|
| LP:r:2.0 | Users must be 13 years or older to have an account on Lizard-Planets. | If a user is found to be underage, they will receive a permanent block, and their account will be reported to Fandom Staff for disqualification |
| LP:r:2.1 | Accounts must be 2 months old on-wiki to be eligible for moderator and administrator requests. | This is a great opportunity to showcase your edits and contributions before you become eligible |
| LP:r:2.2 | Sockpuppet accounts are not permitted. | Such accounts will be reported to FANDOM. Upon identification, the sockpuppet account will receive a permanent block, and if the original creator is found within the wiki, they will also be blocked, albeit for a shorter time |
| LP:r:2.3 | Bot accounts are not allowed unless you are an administrator or moderator. | Bot accounts should only be created through a majority vote with the staff team. If a user or staff member adds a bot without majority vote or permission, they will be blocked and demoted |
Roleplaying
| Rule Code | Rule | Punishment |
|---|---|---|
| LP:r:3.0 | Godmodding is strictly prohibited. | Godmodding is when a user makes unagreed-upon actions with another character, such as killing them instantly. Report godmodding to Lizard-Planets staff by mentioning or pinging them. A warning or block will be issued based on severity. Blocks are given due to significant backlash against godmodding |
| LP:r:3.1 | Do not derail an RP. Derailing occurs when an RP strays from its intended purpose. If a character introduces an off-topic goal, this constitutes derailing. | The RP will be restarted with the owner's permission, or derailing messages will be deleted |
| LP:r:3.2 | RP owners retain full control over their RPs. | Users cannot take control of the RP's direction, setting, or topic. If a user is found taking control without the owner's permission, they will be warned |
| LP:r:3.3 | Erotic Roleplay is not permitted. | This includes sexual interactions or inappropriate touching in RPs. Erotic Roleplaying can make other users uncomfortable. Violators will receive a temporary block |
| LP:r:3.4 | Meta-Knowledge is prohibited. | Only the roleplay creator may have complete knowledge of the RP's context. Meta-Knowledge refers to a character knowing everything about other characters' lore or RP goals. Violations will result in a warning and message editing |
| LP:r:3.5 | Character Puppeteering is not allowed. Puppeteering means controlling another character without the creator's consent. For example, "Character A attacks Character B and kills them" is a violation. | Messages will be edited or deleted |
| LP:r:3.6 | Roleplays should be serious unless designated as Joke RPs. | Joke RPs are for light-hearted fun without specific goals. Users joke-roleplaying in serious RPs will receive a warning |
Content
| Rule Code | Rule | Misc Info | Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP:r:4.0 | Pages are suggested to be related to Murder Drones and Space or any Liam Vickers created content | • Users are allowed to create at least 10 non-LVA related content pages • Users are also suggested not to make anything that would prove to be useless in terms of information |
Upon breaching above the 10 allowed off-topic page limit, any new off-topic pages will be deleted |
| LP:r:4.1 | Pages are to have proper grammar, capitalization, spelling, and general writing | If a page has several spelling mistakes and/or grammatical errors, it will be deleted | |
| LP:r:4.2 | NSFW content is not permitted on pages | • Borderline NSFW content like "Her breasts are very large" is permitted but not allowed to be taken any further • This applies to images, namespaces, templates, infoboxes, videos, and audio files |
A block or warning will be given to the user depending on severity |
| LP:r:4.3 | Do not insert promotion or self-promotion within pages | The promotion part of the page will be removed and a warning will be given to the user | |
| LP:r:4.4 | Under no circumstance will a user insert doxxed information onto pages | Failure to abide by this rule will result in the user being permanently blocked | |
| LP:r:4.5 | Pages must exceed the 1000 byte limit | • Off-topic pages are required to exceed a 2000 byte limit as a result of large influxes of poorly made off-topic pages • Gallery sub-pages are exempt |
If a page does not exceed the 1000 byte limit, it will be deleted. The same goes with off-topic pages and their 2000 byte limits |
| LP:r:4.6 | Do not edit farm | • Edit farming is defined as making a page for the sole reason of getting more edits for a certain purpose • The most common purpose of these pages is to get more edits for requesting mod and admin |
The pages will be deleted and if the user was in fact using these pages in an attempt to get a promotion, the user themselves will get blocked |
| LP:r:4.7 | Users are not permitted to vandalize pages under no circumstance | • This includes message wall greetings, user pages, articles, templates, infoboxes, etc | The pages will be protected and the user will be blocked |
| LP:r:4.8 | Do not edit war | • Edit wars are when conflicting editors dispute about specific content and continuously change the contents back and forth to fit what they think should be placed instead or solely to vandalize each other | The users will both be given a warning and the page(s) being temporarily protected |
| LP:r:4.9 | Do not blank pages or remove content for malicious purposes | • Users are also not permitted to create completely blank pages | This will be considered vandalism and will result in an instant, swift block |
| LP:r:4.10 | Do not create duplicate or replicate articles of already existing pages | • Duplicate pages that are the exact same as an already existing page | The page will be deleted and the user who made the page will be warned |
| LP:r:4.11 | Do not create spam pages | • Spamming is when a user repetitively sends the same thing (in this scenario, pages) | The user will be blocked and the pages deleted |
| LP:r:4.12 | Pages with copied and pasted content are not allowed to be on the wiki | If a page is found with copied content, it will be deleted | |
| LP:r:4.13 | Editors of pages are not permitted to insert defaming or intimidating content about other users | • Inserting any sort of harmful content, restrictions, or direct content about users are not permitted • Adding content like "(character) dislikes (other users character)" is permitted; content that is directly insulting the user is not permitted |
The content will be removed, and will result in a warning depending on severity |
Discussions
| Rule Code | Rule | Misc Info | Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP:r:5.0 | Do not engage in promotion or self-promotion in posts or replies | • Advertising roleplays in a random post is forbidden, but not warnable • Promotions accepted by MoD wiki staff are exempt from this rule • Acting like you got an approval by staff is also a punishable offense |
Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning |
| LP:r:5.1 | Do not post another user's doxxed personal information onto the Discussions board | • Doxxing is when a user posts personal information about another user with typically malicious intent | If a user is found to be leaking personal information about another user, they will be blocked |
| LP:r:5.2 | Do not post farm | • Post farming is when a user posts at high speeds to raise their post count usually for moderator or administrator position • Post farming usually comes with unneeded, repetitive, and unnecessary posts as to increase their counts |
Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning |
| LP:r:5.3 | Do not create posts for the sole purpose of getting upvotes | • This is known as upvote solicitation which will not be permitted • Posts like these usually consist of "If this gets X likes, I will do this" |
Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning |
| LP:r:5.4 | Do not necropost on discussions posts | • Necroposting is the action of responding to a thread that has been inactive for at least 2 weeks or a month | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning |
| LP:r:5.5 | Do not create strange or incoherent posts | • Strange as in a post that is unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand • Incoherent as in a post that is confusing and difficult to understand |
Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning or a block depending on severity |
| LP:r:5.6 | Do not intentionally bring attention to individuals deemed trolls on posts | • Trolls are users who engage in inflammatory or obnoxious behavior for the purpose of provoking others | The user's post replying to or mentioning the troll will be deleted |
| LP:r:5.7 | Do not create rant posts | • Rant posts are posts that complain about a certain topic and commonly causes drama within the wiki | The post will be deleted and the user will be warned depending on how severe the topic is |
| LP:r:5.8 | Do not create posts or replies that are meant to provoke conflicts and arguments | • This is extended to creating posts about controversial topics | Failure to abide by this rule will result in a warning or a block depending on severity |
| LP:r:5.9 | Users are not permitted to create posts about current political or world events | • Examples include the Russo-Ukrainian War, governmental scuffles, etc | The post will be deleted and the user will be warned |