Project:Fanon Policies

The Policies of the Diep.io Conception Wiki side of the Diep.io Wikia community have been written to help in clarifying principles, end conflict within the community, raising standards of concepting, and attempt to bring together the community and ultimately become a better place. This is a never-ending goal, which we can only achieve with togetherness and unity. Following the information presented can only be a good thing.

The following rules will not employ the 'hard-and-fast' rules of other ones, but will promote best-known practices and common sense. This page will present information all users should normally follow.

Not everything may be covered. Whatever it is, assume it is not deemed acceptable until that answer is known from the response of a staff member. If your mind is itching over whether the practice is deemed acceptable or not, DO NOT go about it unless confirmed. And if so, notes to that situation will be made here. But all in all, Staff may use their own judgment and so not all enforcement will be the same.

'Levels of Severity'
Rules and policies on the Diep.io Conception Wiki side of the community will employ a 'Levels' system to offenses. So in order to keep consistency, each possible offense has been given an 'Action Level', with higher Action Levels having harsher consequences for actions under these Action Levels being done. Action Levels refer to the severity of the offense, not to the amount of times it has been done. Note that repetition of breaking the policies will lead to that weighing in on the Action Level given in future offenses.

''NOTICE: Statements with 'and/or' when referring to Chat Blocks or Wiki Blocks, this means the block will only effect wherever the offense happened. If it was only in chat, you will not suffer the wiki block as well UNLESS stated otherwise. Usually both are blocked in higher levels.''

NOTE: For Staff Only and Chat Rules, please visit their respective lists using the navbox at the bottom of this page.

Pages

 * One user should not edit another user's conception unless permission has been given. If done, this could result in a Level 1 Punishment.
 * Exceptions will be made if:
 * The page is considered Public, meaning anyone can edit it.
 * Categories are being added or removed and nothing else.
 * A grammar error is fixed. If so, please note that in the Edit Changes bar.
 * Page Adoption: In order to breathe life into old conceptions, users may request to adopt conceptions under certain terms. Not following these terms can result in a Level 1 Punishment.
 * Adoptions will only be official under one of two circumstances:
 * The original author agrees to the adoption.
 * Or the original author has been inactive for at least 30 days.
 * Some rules come with adopting pages:
 * Adopters may not vandalize the page despite it now technically being theirs.
 * The original author can revoke the adoption at any time.
 * Users may not make up random categories on the spot when creating a page. It must conform to one already set. While originally not a rule, this will now be enforced. Offenses prior to the creation of the Policies page will be ignored. Since we have the page's creator at the top of every page, no longer will categories dedicated to one user be accepted. Level starts at 1, but repeated offenses can carry that up to a max of a Level 4 consequence.
 * Sexual, racist, extremist, and hate-driven content within a page is NOT acceptable. Depending on the severity of such examples, the page may be edited by a staff member without permission, or straight up deleted. The creator of said page will automatically be given a Level 3 punishment, with continued offenses possibly pushing it upward with no limit.
 * A page containing little to no information (called 'low quality conceptions'), or JUST an iblobgithub code, will be deleted. Codes can be used alongside pages with informational depth, but alone they will not stand. This will result in no punishment, but you will be notified.

Community

 * Spam will result in a Level 1 offense. Repeated offenses can carry this up to a Level 3 punishment. Spam is not acceptable in any circumstance. What is considered spam can vary based on the staff member assessing the situation.
 * Official language is English. I don't want to say its required, but it is. There are other wikis with different languages. If it is intentional, please include translations.
 * Pretending to be a staff member or other role is considered deceptive and an act of trickery. Doing so can result in a Level 2 punishment. Repeated offenses can carry this up to Level 5.
 * It goes without saying that intentionally harassing, offending, and berating users will result in punishment. Depending on damage done to the victim, the consequences could be immeasurable. Instantly warrants a Level 2 Punishment.
 * Do NOT leave negative comments on pages without any other details. That makes you the idiot. Leave constructive criticism for the author of the page to better themselves with. Negative comments are considered intentional harassment, but this starts with a Level 1.