Rules of the Warriors OC's Wiki

Below are the rules for this wiki. Breaking these rules will result in punishment, including warnings and blocks.
Anything that breaks Fandom's Terms of Use is bannable, and you will be reported to Fandom staff.

You are responsible for knowing these regulations. Pleading to ignorance is not a valid option.

TLDR
A short, summarised version of the most important rules.

Any harassment, discrimination, etc. is not tolerated.
Vandalism (conspicuous destruction of articles) will result in a warning and/or block.
Criticising and insulting others' creations, including OCs, stories and art, will result in a warning.
NSFW or NSFL content is strictly forbidden and you will be banned indefinitely.
Spamming and flooding article/blog comments, talk pages and similar is prohibited.
All images that are not your own must have direct credit to the original author, and permission of use must have been granted by the author.
- Using and uploading images, especially chararts, from the Warriors Wiki is not allowed.
- Sharing this wiki's chararts or charart linearts on any other wiki or social platform is forbidden.
Articles not related to Warriors and Warriors OCs will be deleted.
While swearing on this wiki is allowed to an extent, the useage of racial or derogatory slurs will result in a warning and/or block.
Triggering topics such as self-harm or suicide are not to be discussed nor shared without a trigger warning and permission from an admin.

Basic Rules: basic rules that must be followed. Punishments will be given if broken or ignored.
Content Rules: rules about dealing with mature content (etc) on your article.
Pages: the types of articles that are and aren't allowed.
Imagery: about managing images on your articles.
Category Rules: how to categorise your articles orderly without clogging up the wiki.
Basic Categories: basic categories you can use on your pages.
Other: additional notes that are not rules by definition, but users are still advised to look over and/or follow.
Blocking: what happens if you're blocked, and steps you can take to appeal the block.
Staff: the staff team of this wiki.

Basic Rules

The basic rules that admins may give you a warning or ban for disregarding.

1

Any form of harrassment, discrimination (etc.) directed towards a group or user is not tolerated on this wiki. You will be blocked if you continue after recieving a warning, as we value user happiness here.

This includes, but is not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia and other similarly offensive topics.

2

Vandalism of any sorts is strictly forbidden on this wiki. Your edits will be reverted and you will be blocked. You can, however, correct spelling errors and broken categories or templates without the author's permission, so long as the article does not have the {{NoEdit}} template on it.

Vandalism, at its core definition, is the act of committing unwarranted edits on an article of any sorts. We consider the following acts vandalism:

Removing content from pages.

Adding gibberish or immoral notes/messages on user pages, comments and articles alike.

Replacing information on an article you do not own to suit your own character's attributes (this also includes adding information to someone else's article that does not correspond with the character, or Clan,'s current story arc).

And many similarly destructive or otherwise bad actions. Please realise that this is just a general guideline, and you may be warned for something not currently on this list. More definitions may be added in the near future.

3

Trolling is strictly forbidden, whether this be intentionally causing an argument or upsetting other users through malicious intent to get a negative reaction out of them. If you are seen trolling, you will be immediately banned.

Mini-modding is included in this category. Mini-modding is the act of a regular user acting like or claiming to be a poweruser by, for example, warning another user for breaking the rules, responding to a question specifically directed to the admins or redirecting someone to themself instead of a moderator if they're in need of help.

4

Insulting, criticising and/or making fun of another user's characters, artistic creations, stories and similar is not allowed. This can cause people to get upset or defensive, which often leads to arguments. Anyone seen breaking this rule will receive a warning and their comments will be removed.

Giving constructive criticism, so long as the creator of whatever you're critiquing allows it, is perfectly fine. Just make sure you do it correctly and passively!

5

NSFW/NSFL content (adult-only), especially in the form of art or video, is strictly forbidden. Anyone seen sharing, or encouraging others to share, mature content on this wiki will be immediately banned and their posts will be removed.

This wiki and the Warriors fandom has a young demographic, and whilst mature themes through death, gore and et cetera may be touched on in the books and fanfictions, there are lines that we would prefer not to be crossed on this site.

5.1

Similarly, any references to underage romantic/intimate relationships (such as an apprentice and a warrior in a relationship together, or apprentices or kits having kittens), on articles - especially if the act is glorified - is strictly forbidden and may lead to having your articles, and any article related, completely removed from the wiki.

Should this content be extreme enough, the offending user will receive a block for an appropriate amount of time.

5.2

Deliberately writing siblings or closely-related characters in romantic and/or intimate relationships with each other, especially if the act is glorified, is prohibited and may lead to having the articles in question deleted.

5.3

Any content referencing or including intimate, non-consensual acts or relationships is strictly not allowed on this wiki, and will lead to any related content being removed and the offending user being blocked for an appropriate amount of time.

6

Spamming and flooding articles, comments and/or talk pages is strictly forbidden and can lead you to receiving a warning. Doing this clogs up the Social Activity and Wiki Activity tabs and may flood users' notifications excessively. We would like to avoid this.

Spamming refers to continuously posting gibberish or the same/similar in individual comments or messages throughout a short period of time. Flooding refers to excessively posting or copy/pasting long paragraphs of gibberish or otherwise unwanted and off-topic content, usually but not always at a rapid speed, that are intended to disrupt conversations or simply cause general disorder.

7

Plagiarism — the practice of copying another's creative work and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission^[1] — is unlawful and therefore bannable. If you want to use someone else's content, or reference off their ideas, ensure that you contact them beforehand and give credit.

We consider the following acts plagiarism:

Copying or heavily referencing others' stories, characters or Clan information.
Using other user's characters, character designs, Clans, et cetera, without their permission.
Similarly, adding your own characters into someone else's story, especially if you claim it as your own.

And many other similar actions. Please realise that this is just a general guideline, and you may be warned for something not currently on this list. More definitions may be added in the near future.

8

Doxxing — the practice of sharing or seeking out another user's personal information without their consent^[2] — is not only strictly forbidden on this wiki, but is also illegal depending on how severe the case is. We suggest sharing as little information about yourself on this wiki, for example your full name, age or address, to preserve your personal safety (Especially if you're under the age of 13!)

The internet and this wiki provides anonymity — even with registered accounts — and we'd like to preserve this privacy. Any user seen attempting to track down or reveal another or multiple users' private information will be immediately blocked, and users who openly share their own private information will receive a warning (or in extreme cases, a block) and have the information removed.

9

Evading a ban, no matter why it was received or how long it lasts, by using a VPN, alternate account and/or a sockpuppet is strictly forbidden and can lead to you receiving a permanent ban from this wiki, if not already, on all of your accounts.

If you receive a block, please patiently wait it out or appeal (if longer than 2 [two] weeks) instead of trying to get around it; doing so will only extend your block's length further.

10

Farming, especially edit and badge-farming, is forbidden, and you may be blocked for as long as two weeks if you do this excessively. This is due to the unfair advantage that it gives, and also as, a lot of the time, farming results in spam and clogs up the activity tabs.

Edit farming is defined as making rapid, small and unnecessary edits to articles as to either spam the recent changes or get to a specific edit count. Badge farming is very similar: making spammy or unnecessary blog posts and/or comments, categories, talk page messages, et cetera as to earn a specific badge.
Code or templates that require publishing small edits to fix or adjust code are exempt from this rule, though what falls under this umbrella is very limited.

11

Articles dedicated to canon Warriors characters that are not from an Alternate Universe are strictly forbidden. Characters that are not related to Warriors or Warriors OCs are similarly prohibited, even if the story they source from is fundamentally inspired by or similar to Warriors.

This wiki is solely for Warriors OCs, with little to no exceptions. If you'd like to create an article for a Warriors-related non-cat character (for example, a dog or a fox), please contact an admin beforehand.

12

Custom Clan categories must have your username, initials or series/book name in parentheses at the end of the Clan name as to avoid confusion and messy categories. This rule is compulsory and your category will be renamed if you do not acknowledge it. See category rule 1 for more details.

This has been put into place because multiple Clans under the same name exist, and users may occasionally get confused over who owns which category. This is to prevent that from happening.

13

Please try to refrain from creating blank pages. We understand that sometimes you forget to add the content or have simply abandoned the character, but at least put the {{Delete}} template on the top of the article. Blank articles unnecessarily clog up the Wiki!

Admins will delete blank pages or pages with little to no information after roughly a year of inactivity from the user. If a page deletion is a misunderstanding, please contact an admin to restore the page for you.

14

We allow users to create up to 2 maximum joke articles, or 3 with admin permission, which can be granted by contacting a wiki admin.

These joke articles must be related to Warriors, abide by all other rules listed here, and must not be related to nor be based on real-life people or events.

15

Artificial intelligence (AI) is strictly banned. We do not allow any AI-generated content on our wiki, including (but not limited to):

Photography
Art
Writing
Videos or animations
Music

There are no exceptions to this rule, and any AI-generated content will be immediately removed without warning.

Content Rules

How to deal with mature content safely on your articles.

Mature Content is strongly not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to,

Anything remotely suggestive/sexual (see rule 5)
Excessive swearing, or the usage of derogatory/racial slurs
Sensitive or triggering content, such as references of self-harm, suicide or other similar topics. This might be allowed with permission from the admins and a content warning on the article, though only if it is a very minor mention.

Controversial Content is not allowed either, this can include, but is not limited to,

Religion
Politics
Controversial themes
(Offensive) Ethnic discussions

Please put one (or both) of the following notices on your article if it includes:

Excessive gore

Sensitive or triggering themes

Mentions of sexism, transphobia, homophobia, etc.

Or anything similar. More definitions may be added in the future.

Warning: The following content may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Imagery

The following content elaborates on the rules over images uploaded to this wiki. Please ensure that you have read these before posting or embedding (in a comment) an image here.

1

Using, uploading and/or claiming (as your own) an artist's work and designs without their prior permission or knowledge is strictly prohibited. This includes free or pay-to-use lineart and bases. Continued violation of this rule will result in a warning, and the images will be taken down.

All images, designs, characters and et cetera that are not your own must have direct credit to the original author, and evidence of permission must be given to an admin or mod should you be questioned. (All artwork falls under this rule, not just Warriors or cat art.)

2

Using and uploading images or bases (especially that of chararts) from the Warriors Wiki, whether customised by you or not, is strictly prohibited, as per their rules.

3

Sharing, posting and/or using this wiki's chararts or |charart linearts on another wiki or social platform (such as Twitter, DeviantArt or your personal wiki) is strictly forbidden, especially when devoid of credit or if you claim it as your own, as per the charart lineart's #Rules|rules.

4

All images that were created using an Image Maker, such as Picrew or Cartoonize My Pet, must have direct credit back to either the original Image Maker, the original artist (if disclosed), or both.

Pages

All types of pages that you are and aren't allowed to create on this wiki. Please get in touch with an admin if a type of page you'd like to create is not on this list.

What is allowed?

Character pages, for storing information about your character
Clan pages, for storing information about your custom Clan
Book pages, for storing information about your fanfiction and summaries of the plot
Romance pages, for elaborating on relationships in your fanfictions
Joke-character articles, up to 2 per user (The only category these should have is the Joke Article category!)
Chapter summaries, similar to the ones on the official Warriors Wiki
Canon character pages from an Alternate Universe (AU), with major adjustments (Don't forget the Alternate Universe category!)
Fan-pages for someone else's characters (Provided that the character's creator isn't currently on the wiki; you have permission from both the creator and an admin; and you're willing to transfer ownership of the article to the character's creator should they join the wiki, or collaborate with them to edit it together)

What isn't allowed?

Fanfiction pages, for copy/pasting or writing fanfiction on (use the Warriors Fanfiction Wiki for that!)
Advertisements (these are allowed on blog posts)
Character or name generators/reviews
Roleplays
Quizzes or questionnaires (these are allowed, to an extent, on blog posts)
Canon character pages, with no AU adjustments
Games, Warriors-related or not, especially if they're not your own
Anything not Warriors related (see rule 11)

Category Rules

1

Custom Clan categories must have your username, initials or series/book name in parentheses at the end of the category title. This is to avoid users getting confused over who owns which Clan category. For example, instead of TheQueenOfThisShip's Clan being simply PineClan, it would be PineClan (TheQueenOfThisShip), PineClan (TQotS) or PineClan (BWN).

Following this rule is mandatory and those who do not acknowledge it will have their Clan categories renamed. While this is a minor regulation, continuous disregarding of this rule will lead to you receiving a warning or punishment.

2

Do not make plural categories. Keep it singular rather than plural.

I.E, Toms would instead be Tom, and She-Cats would be She-Cat.

3

Use proper capitalisation in your categories. If capitals are placed improperly, you will create an entirely new category. We like to refrain from clogging up this wiki with unused categories.

For example, ThunderClan instead of Thunderclan, or She-Cat instead of She-cat.

4

Don't make categories that people won't actively use.

5

Only add your character's current rank's category to their page.

For example, only kits are allowed to have the kit category, only apprentices are allowed to have the Apprentice category, and et cetera.
The only exceptions to this rule are the categories Queen, Elder and Senior Warrior, as these are allowed to stay no matter what the current rank is. Additionally, Loner, Rogue and Kittypet may also stay on the article as these are past residences as opposed to ranks.

6

If you plan on creating a lot of categories, especially of unfinished books or series, please ask the admins about it first.

Basic Categories

All basic categories that you can use on this wiki, alongside their purposes. Unofficial or custom categories are not included in this list.

Deceased - All deceased cats, no matter if they are in StarClan or the Dark Forest, should have this category.

Alive - An optional category for any living cats. This must be removed and replaced with deceased should the character die.

StarClan - All deceased cats that reside in, or once were in the ranks of, StarClan.

Dark Forest - All deceased cats that reside in, or once were in the ranks of, the Dark Forest.

Kit - Kits, both dead and alive.

Apprentice - Apprentices, both dead and alive.

Medicine Cat Apprentice - Medicine Cat Apprentices, both dead and alive.

Warrior - Warriors, both dead and alive.

Senior Warrior - Senior Warriors, both dead and alive.

Queen - Queens, both dead and alive.

Medicine Cat - Medicine Cats, both dead and alive.

Deputy - Deputies, both dead and alive.

Leader - Leaders, both dead and alive.

Elder - Elders, both dead and alive.

Mediator - Mediators, both dead and alive.

Mentor - An optional category for cats who have mentored one or more apprentices during their life.

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Kit Mother - Tribe Kit-Mothers (Queens), both dead and alive.

Cave Guard - Tribe Cave-Guards, both dead and alive.

Prey Hunter - Tribe Prey-Hunters, both dead and alive.

To-Be - Tribe To-Bes (Apprentices), both dead and alive.

Healer - Tribe Stonetellers, or Healers, both dead and alive.

ThunderClan, ShadowClan, WindClan, RiverClan, SkyClan - The five basic Clans. Given to cats that are currently living in or have previously lived in one of them, no matter if the cat is dead or alive.

Book - The category for all fanfiction articles.

Series - The category for all fanfiction series articles.

(Not to be confused with 'Book Series')

Tribe of Rushing Water - The category for cats who reside in, or have previously resided in, the Tribe of Rushing Water. This category is given to cats both dead and alive.

Tribe of Endless Hunting - All deceased Tribe cats that reside in, or were once in the ranks of, the Tribe of Endless Hunting.

____Clan or Tribe of ____ - If your cat is in a custom Clan (or Tribe), you are allowed to make a category for that Clan (or Tribe). Make sure you put your username or the initials of your book's names in parenthesis after the Clan (or Tribe)'s title.

(ie, LightningClan becomes LightningClan (Marshywillow) or LightningClan (MW) )

Clan - If you have made an article featuring a custom Clan, add this to the article.

(Not to be confused with 'Clans')

[Book Name] characters - A category for the characters that appear in a certain series or fanfiction. Replace "Book Name" with your own fanfiction (or series) name!

(eg, Primroses Characters or Briarstar's Grief Characters)

Ancient - A category for cats that once lived in the ancient times. This can be switched out for 'Ancestor', or you can add both.

Ancestor - A category for ancestor cats that once lived in the ancient times. This can be switched out for 'Ancient', or you can add both.

She-Cat: - A category for She-Cats [Female Cats/Mollies] (The category is not called She-cat or She-Cats)

Tom: - A category for Toms. (The category is not called Toms, it is singular)

LGBTQ: - An optional category for those who wish to represent their character's sexuality.

Exceptions

If you would like to create a new category and you are unsure if it fits, consult an admin for answers. They may allow you to make that category.

Other

Additional notes that are not rules by definition, but users are still advised to look over and/or follow.

Blocking Rules

Users may be blocked on this wiki for the following reasons:

Recurring vandalism or spamming (see rule 2 and rule 6)
Deliberately misgendering (i.e. using the wrong pronouns) and/or otherwise disrespecting people's stated facts about their person and identity. (see rule 1)
Recurring harassment, including hounding, personal or legal threats, posting of personal information, repeated messaging and ignoring their request to be left alone (see rule 1)
Continual edit warring (see rule 2, 10 & 13)
Making a personal attack on another user (see rule 1, 3 & 4)
Sockpuppetry (see rule 9)
Asking for or demanding other users' personal information such as their age, location, etc. (see rule 8)
Sharing or encouraging NSFW/L content, especially with users who are known to be minors (see rule 5)

Blocks begin at 48 hours and will increase in duration depending on the number of offenses and type of offense. If you feel you have been blocked unfairly, you can reach out to an administrator on their Community Central message wall.

Page Protection Rules

The majority of pages on this wiki will remain unprotected to encourage all users to edit. Pages will only be protected if there is a specific need, such as:

Consistent vandalism which has persisted over a long period of time (see rule 2)
Stopping an edit war
To protect the proper display of the wiki (i.e. wiki logo, frequently used templates, the main page, etc.)

The amount of time a page will be protected for varies on the severity of offence. To request an article be protected or to have the protection level be reviewed, please contact an administrator or content moderator on their talk page.

Blocking

The following explains the blocking procedures performed by administrators and block lengths. Blocks may only be issued for violations of the stated rules of the wiki or FANDOM's Terms of Use. Keep in mind the block lengths are merely suggestions, and not concrete ban lengths as admins reserve the right to ban a user for a specific length given the context of the ban. This is not a concrete list as administrators can block a user with a consensus.

Grounds for blocking

Vandalism - Vandalism is defined as any bad-faith edit with the intent to disrupt Wiki articles or purposely damage their credibility, or adding fake edits on purpose. Usually, the editor must be warned prior to blocking, however, if the editor decides not to comply, this is grounds for a ban. Those who are found guilty of vandalism despite being warned not to may be blocked for three (3) days or more. If they continue to do so, the ban will be extended.
Spam - Posting irrelevant spam links in articles, making bad faith edits that make no sense whatsoever, or creating useless articles are grounds for a short-term ban. Editors must be warned prior with a reminder of the rules (particularly the NOT policy). Those who are found guilty of spam despite being warned not to may be blocked for three (3) days or more. If they continue to do so, the ban will be extended.
Inappropriate account names - If there is a slur used in someone's name, or in general an inappropriate username in terms of rudeness / personal attacks, this is grounds for an immediate, no-warning infinite block.
Disruption - Users who purposely join the wiki just to cause chaos will be blocked permanently, although a warning should be placed on their talk page prior. Those who are found guilty of disruption despite being warning not to may be blocked for one (1) week or more. If they continue to do so, the ban will be extended.
Personal attacks - If any user is caught purposely attacking a user, insulting them, or being rude continuously after being asked to stop, they will be warned on their talk page. If they refuse to stop, a ban will be issued to them. It will be up to the admin who is distributing the block to decide the length, though these typically range from one (1) week to one (1) month or more.
Sock puppetry - If there are users who have been found to have more than one account, for any purpose that is not explicitly approved by an administrator, they will be infinitely blocked and have an IP block placed upon their accounts. Using more than one account to influence a vote, spam, or evade an existing block will result in action taken.
Any rude messages left on talk pages, whether it be about the wiki, about a certain person, etc. It will be up to the admin who is distributing the block to decide the length, though these typically range from one (1) week to three (3) weeks or more.
COPPA violation - As stated previously, all users are required abide by Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule stating that users must be 13 years of age (or 16 years of age for California and the European Economic Area) to be online. While no staff member shall ever ask for personal information, if any user willingly and without prompting discloses they are underage, they will be banned until they are of age. This is either 13 or 16 years of age depending on their geographical location, but the default will be 13 years old.
Safety of the community - Administrators can block a user using a staff consensus if they are a danger to the community, as this community is typically skewed towards a younger audience. Examples include predatory behavior and outside wiki behavior such as the Discord.

Asking to be have a ban lifted

Users who believe they have been wrongfully blocked may contact the blocking administrator in good faith on Community Central. Good faith means giving the admins time to respond with at least 24 hours. Escalating to FANDOM staff when you've not given the admins a fair amount of time to respond will not be seen as a good faith effort.

Please only send in a support ticket via ZenDesk about a block if you have made a good faith effort to discuss your block with the admins (or can't) and the block is longer than two (2) weeks. You will be required to submit a link to said discussion. If a user continues to ask for their ban to be lifted, they will not have it unless they can demonstrate they have learned from their mistakes. However, if they have committed several grounds for a ban, and have been let off the hook too many times, alongside making plans to evade their ban, they will most definitely not be even considered to be have it be lifted.

Staff

The staff team of this wiki. For more information, please see Admin Information.

seyriix (bureaucrat, sysop)
Marsh (bureaucrat, sysop)
Max (sysop)
Adrestia (sysop)
Rosia (content moderator, sysop)
Wyrwithel (image moderator)
Queen (image moderator)

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