Dark Angel Wiki:Site Rules

All Wikis have rules, and the Dark Angel Wiki is no exception. The rules for this site are listed below. You are expected to read them before editing pages.

Be Civil
We are a community here; being rude to other users is not allowed. Constructive criticism is fine, but things such as personal attacks, like insulting or making fun of a user is not tolerated. If someone is, in your opinion, acting in an unpleasant or unproductive way, just explain your point of view. Swearing or using offensive language is also prohibited, and using such language will result in immediate blocking of the user in question.

Editing Wars
Don't compete with other users. Being overly protective of a certain page or pages, or undoing somebody else's work just because you disagree with them or don't like them, is not constructive or permitted. If you and another user disagree over how an article should be written, or whether some particular fact is true, talk about it. It's much easier to accept other people's changes when you know the reason for them.

Vandalism
Vandalism is totally unacceptable. Offensive language, blanking pages, replacing images, adding false information or anything similar is strictly prohibited. Minor vandalism will result in a warning, however, more serious vandals will be blocked.

Spamming (i.e. adding nonsense or advertisements) is a form of vandalism and will be punished.

Fan Fiction
Fan-created or non-canon info, or theories, are not allowed. Writing made-up articles or adding such information to existing articles will result in a warning and, if necessary, blocking.

Tense
All articles should be written in the past tense. Even though the Dark Angel story takes place in the future, it should be written as though it happened a long time ago. This will help ensure a uniform appearance for the articles and avoid confusion. For example, don't write, "Alec is always getting into trouble". Instead, say, "Alec was always getting into trouble". Articles should also be written from a neutral point of view, meaning do not put your personal opinion in an article. For example, "Zack was a good leader", should be written as, "The X5's considered Zack a good leader".

Respect copyright
Wikia uses the GNU Free Documentation License. Everything you contribute must be compatible with that license.

Miscellaneous
Unless you're making minor edits, please write a brief summary of your changes. This isn't absolutely essential, but it helps people understand your reasons and your point of view. If your summary will be too long to fit in the summary section, put it on the article's discussion page.

Try to be liberal, and accommodate other people's personalities and styles. Of course, if somebody has a bad attitude, that's different.

Sign your posts on talk pages using ~, which gets replaced by your username and timestamp when you hit Save. But don't sign on mainspace articles.

Use the preview button before you save your work. It helps prevent editing conflicts and mistakes.

It's important to have fun... but try to make sure those around you have fun too!