Dream World Wiki:Rules

These are the official rules on the. All rules listed are in effect and apply to all ranks on the wiki. These are the rules that apply to the wiki.

Introduction
Users who violate one or more policies stated will result in a ban. Up to two warnings will be assigned before a ban goes into effect. Only administrators and above have the right to assign warnings. You are allowed to give friendly advice to a user who is at risk of breaking the rules but please don't use the warning templates. Removing warnings from your talk page is forbidden, they must be there so we can keep track of your warning count. If a rule here needs to be changed, discuss this with an administrator, because the staff has the right to do so.

All bans (not including self-requested bans) are binding until expiration or removal upon dispute. Using a sockpuppet via other accounts, identities, personalities, or presence to evade punishment such as a ban is strictly prohibited. If you are caught doing this, your main account's ban will be extended and the sockpuppet will be permanently banned.

Respect for administrators and bureaucrats
All decisions made by the administration team are considered final. Please do not argue with a judgment made by one of our staff members. If you feel an administrator or bureaucrat is being abusive, please contact the administration team to message them.

We will not allow users to promote trolling of the staff in any form whatsoever. These types of users usually attempt to abuse the community in any way. Any users caught engaging in trolling, whether the victim is staff or not, will face warnings and temporary bans. Repeat offenders will face permanent bans. Any blog posts that are set up to clearly signal trolling activities will be locked or possibly removed.

Account Security and Sharing
As a user of, you are responsible for the security of your account. If another user gains access to your account by any means, you are still responsible for your account. Please make sure that your passwords are secure and that you never give them out to anyone. We recommend you use a combination of letters and numbers, both capital and lowercase, as well as any symbols if necessary. Don't use things such as sports teams, pet names, your mother's maiden name, birthplaces, favorite titles, or any other things that can make it easy for hackers to guess.

To note, we do not allow the sharing of accounts used on. If your account is shared with another user and they break a rule which results in punishment, the punishment will remain on the account regardless of any claims that you weren't the person using the account. This could, in some cases, also lead to a punishment being carried over to other accounts you own if we believe it to be a case of you sockpuppeting (i. e., evading your punishment).

Buying and Selling Accounts
If you choose to buy an account from someone else (a practice that we do not recommend), please note that if you find it is banned from the wiki, it is NOT our responsibility to unban it. That account had a history before it came into your ownership, and it stays with the account.

To protect the users of this network, we also do NOT allow the sale (or advertising of) accounts on the. This is because selling accounts is a commonly used avenue for scammers. Not allowing these sales is the best way for us to protect the users of our wiki.

Respect All Users
RAU - Respect All Users, we are all humanoids and we all like the. Please be respectful and kind to others while playing games, or even lounging in lobbies. Some pages that don't violate the rules may be controversial in some way. If you disagree about the content of a page, you are free to express your viewpoint in that page's comments, but we will not tolerate disrespectful comments. Discrimination of any kind is not tolerated and will result in a ban.

We will NOT allow any of the following:
 * Racism
 * Sexism
 * Ageism
 * Remarks about Disabilities
 * Politics
 * Religion
 * Or any other kinds of Discrimination

Examples of this include things such as:
 * Attacking users on this site and others, such as "(Username) Gets Grounded" series or other GoAnimate/Vyond fads
 * Cyberbullying pages such as "(Username) Sucks Studios/Entertainment/Holdings"
 * Criticizing users over stealing content for derivative works. Remember the site is a fanon wiki and its contents come from the imaginations of its users and aren't meant to represent real properties. Also, remember that all copyrighted materials used on the site are licensed under Fair Use.
 * Doing this is considered abuse of a law called the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. This law states that copyright holders must consider Fair Use in full faith before issuing takedown notices for content posted on the internet. Any copyright holder who misrepresents a DMCA claim or does not consider Fair Use in full faith may face civil liability.

As the is an English-language site, try to use as much English as possible. If English isn't your first language, you can always use Google Translate or another translator, although the results might not be perfectly accurate. It is recommended you install Grammarly in your browser, which can catch ten times as many errors as possible. This is perfect for non-English speakers trying to learn the language or if you have a learning disability (such as Down's Syndrome, dyslexia, or microcephaly). As our world is filled with different dialects and preferences, don't try to criticize other users for how they speak.

Respect YouTubers
We always look towards YouTubers as public figures, and we know that many of them often use the wiki, and some of them are our friends as well. Therefore, we should treat them nicely and let them play on even grounds just like any normal user. We do not ask you to stop playing with/against them but try to not discourage them from playing by constantly putting a target on YouTubers and defeating them as a guild or as a group (note that many of these people aren’t professionals). It is also worth noting that the publicity of the wiki depends on the content being streamed/uploaded by them, and constantly trying to crush them competitively as a guild will discourage them from streaming or uploading further content on the server.

Aside from benefiting the network, treating the YouTuber or streamer fairly will also benefit you, as shoutouts or stream coverage can be dedicated towards you and your guild in a positive manner (win-win!). Therefore, help all of us and yourself by treating the YouTubers and streamers fairly and not try to constantly target and defeating them as a guild. Keep in mind that constant attempts to target, competitively defeat, and discourage YouTubers/streamers from playing as a guild may be reported and can result in bans and a varying amount of kudos removed from the guild, depending on the severity of the situation.

Personal Information
Knowing users on the isn't always the same as knowing them in real life. The sharing of personal information (doxxing) on pages and talk pages are strictly prohibited on the. This includes but is not limited to street or email addresses, school/work names, or other personal identifying information. This also includes the information of other users as well. Making arrangements to meet a user in real life is also strictly prohibited on the. The is not a dating site and should not be used to make meet-up arrangements.

To protect users under 18 years of age, we also encourage users to make friends on the if they know them in real life (such as the same school or neighborhood). Selfies or images of real people are not permitted to be uploaded to the site, including images from stock image sites (only the URL to them is allowed, though please don't break existing spam rules).

While we do allow fictional versions of famous real people, we do object to things like phone numbers, because real people could be currently using them. If you are using name generators, don't add email addresses for real email sites. If you're talking about the person's relationships with real people, take in mind that it could be libelous and could get you into legal trouble. This is where the Disclaimer comes in!

If you see anything that violates this section, please make a report immediately, and request oversight. Don't edit anything related to the offending page(s) until it is removed from the page's history completely.

Illegal Activity
You must respect the Terms of Use and all international laws while using. Any content or activity featuring or encouraging illegal activity is strictly prohibited. The following things are considered violations of the Terms of Use:
 * Predatory behavior such as threatening or attempting to attack, kill, DDOS, or SWAT another person, as well as posting another user's dox is strictly prohibited by the Terms of Use.
 * Staff does not permit terrorist organizations to use the for any means, including recruitment. This includes things such as content related to terrorism (fictional groups are allowed, but they cannot be connected to real groups), plotting or promoting terrorist acts, inciting violence, or celebrating recent terror attacks.
 * Any content or activity involving pornography, sexual intercourse, or adult services is prohibited. Conduct involving exploitation of minors will be reported to authorities via the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
 * Use of racial epithets or sexist slurs toward another user is also prohibited.

Anyone who is caught posting any of the disallowed stuff above will face an immediate ban without warning, or worse: reported to authorities.

Impersonating
Impersonating is a serious offense on the, as we do not take this lightly. If you witness someone impersonating a moderator or admin/bureaucrat, please make a report as soon as possible.

Spamming and vandalizing
Spam or vandalism of any type is not permitted. The minimal requirement for it to be classified as spam includes, but is not restricted to, the posting of the same or similar messages consecutively, a repetitive number of times within the space of a few or more seconds. Messages comprising of all or a large number of caps is also considered spam.

Vandalizing is an act of making any edits that damage, such examples include inserting false information that the original owner of the page did not intend, removing content from pages, sneaking nonsense and/or gibberish into pages, or replacing page content with garbage. Any of these edits will be undone and the vandalized pages (if it belongs to a staff member from the moderator and higher ranks) will be locked from then onward.

Editing pages that are not yours
Editing pages that aren't yours is considered vandalism, and you need explicit permission to edit another user's page(s). New users frequently break this rule. Correcting minor errors like spelling/grammar mistakes doesn't require permission from the page owner. However, you should put  to let others know who is allowed to edit that page. You should also discuss any changes you want on that page in the comments. Failure to obtain proper permission to edit another user's page will result in disciplinary action. Administrators are freely allowed to edit any page, but should generally avoid doing so. Adding categories based on the content of the page is also allowed, unless "Do not add categories" is on the page.

Inappropriate Content
Please be mindful of others when adding content, as many of our users here are young. Profane language (swearing) is not allowed. This also includes the naming of pages you create. Profane or offensive content in your masthead will not be tolerated. Using asterisks (*) or masking (using words that sound a lot like the actual word) is still profanity. This place should not be like the stuff you see or hear on TV or radio was a "beep" is going to cover up a word.

This also includes posting links to inappropriate content (e.g. adult content). As mentioned before, we do have young users on the wiki, and they should not be exposed to such content.

Uploading unauthorized content
Stolen content of any type will be deleted. This means the ideas of users from this wiki in particular. If a user does not give you explicit permission to use their idea or character, you may not use it. Uploading any content that you do not own or have the right to can make your account liable to a DMCA takedown by a rights holder. This includes, but is not limited to re-uploading images from other wikis, uploading an edited/modified version of creative work, claiming content as yours or another user's, as well as uploading content from other sites.

Stealing pages from others are also not allowed. Try to make your own page, or if you can't, you can contact an admin.

Offensive Page Content
Like the rest of the wiki, content that is created in pages must be appropriate for users of all ages and safe for viewing at schools and workplaces, meaning that it should not be offensive, discriminatory, or generally inappropriate in any other way. This includes text, images, comments, etc. If a staff member finds that your page content does contain inappropriate content, they may edit your page to remove the offensive material or delete the entire page.

Images that have flashing lights are not permitted, as these can cause seizures to those with photosensitive epilepsy and is harmful to others. Uploading any content in an attempt to troll another user with an irritating sound is also not permitted, as this can cause misophonic attacks to those with Tourette's Syndrome. You might not like everything on the, and some content may offend you.

Offensive Usernames
Usernames that could be considered offensive like, sexual topics, profanity or distasteful are forbidden. If you don't follow that rule you will be permanently banned from the wiki.

Please don't forget that we want a wiki that is family-friendly.

Faking a Death
If a user retires or dies on, we need proof (such as an obituary) so that we can confirm it. If we find out this is false, then faking a death or retirement will result in bans that can last a few months to a year, or even permanent.

Cheating/Exploiting
Keep in mind using hacks is illegal. This includes:
 * Using any form of hacks which gives an unfair advantage against other users, such as:
 * Inflating edit counts
 * Use of spambots
 * Utilizing bots to crash the site
 * Using any of the disallowed modifications found above.
 * Exploiting any kind of Bug or Glitch.

Becoming an Admin
Becoming an administrator is not easy. You have to have an administrator of the wiki to make you one.

Requirements

 * 1) You could not have been blocked more than twice.
 * 2) You must have at least 1,000 edits.
 * 3) Please stay active. If you are inactive for one month or more, you will be demoted until you return or be asked to demote yourself.

Consequences
We do not expect everyone to do good here, but we admins have the big guns here. Users who violate one or more policies are subject to a ban.
 * First offense: Reminder or Warning (for more serious offenses)
 * Second offense: Warning or Potential Ban
 * Third offense: Ban of varying lengths (see the list below)