These rules are not in effect. We are still developing them based on your suggestions.
The Hermitcraft Wiki is dedicated to being a highly reliable and useful resource for all information related to the Hermitcraft server, its members, and spin-off series. In order to achieve this, we require our contributors to follow a set of policies and guidelines documented here.
These rules are not in effect. We are still developing them based on your suggestions.
General Rules
Please do:
- Be considerate towards others and assume good faith.
- Keep information accurate, truthful, and relevant to Hermitcraft.
- Follow our Manual of Style
Please do not:
- Harass others or use discriminatory or offensive language, which includes swearing.
- Advertise your own content or spam links.
- Plagiarize content without a citation.
- Vandalize wiki content or purposely add false information. This includes slogans such as "#shopatsahara" where it is not relevant.
- Ask to be a member of Hermitcraft. Your comment will be removed for spam.
- Reveal the Hermits' personal information without their permission.
Image Policy
Please do:
- Give files clear, concise names with a relevant title.
- Ensure you are not uploading a duplicate file (duplicates will be removed).
- Please use either JPG or PNG file types.
- Try not to include players' hot bars in images if and where possible.
- Try to upload High-res files
Please do not:
- Upload files which violate the FANDOM Terms of Use. This includes pornographic, discriminatory, or offensive images.
- Upload images unrelated to Hermitcraft.
- Upload poor quality images.
- Upload fan art to a place other than your user page. It must be properly sourced and credited in the "Summary" section of the image upload.
Other photos (i.e. of you pet) can be upload for use on your User Page but should be with the category User Page Photos
Backseat Moderation
Backseat Moderation is enforcing the rules despite not being a moderator. If you know what you are doing, backseat moderation is allowed and may land you a promotion. If you are not doing it incorrectly, you may be warned or blocked.
- Bad Language: "... or you will be blocked."
- Good language: "... or an admin will block you."
Feedback
If you have any questions or suggestions for our policies and guidelines, feel free to contact a wiki administrator.
Staff
For more information, see Hermitcraft Wiki:Staff
These rules apply to everyone even wiki staff.
Using Rollback
Rollback undoes an edit in one click. The rollback script should only be used to revert vandalism (it hides the version undone). Otherwise, just undo the edit. Normal users should use undo whether they are reverting vandalism or not. When you use the rollback edit, alert an admin of the vandal so he or she can be appropriately punished. Failure to do so may mean the loss of your access to rollback.
Article Creation
*Insert rules for what merits a page or not here.*
Enfocement
Wiki Staff reserve the right to caution, warn and block any wiki members at their discretion. The Wiki's staff role is to make sure that the content is of good quality and that people act in a civilised and mannered way. Admins should help editors improve their edits and warn users of uncivilised behaviour using Warning Templates.
Other Languages
English is this Wiki's preferred language. Content should be written in English and no other language. One can communicate with other editors in whatever language they want.
Grammar & Formatting Guide
For more information see Hermitcraft Wiki:Manual of Style The Grammar guide is a guideline and should be followed by book so this wiki's content can be high-quality. Punishments cannot be given unless highly repetitive.
These guide obviously only applies to Article content. Other wiki content such as Comments, Discussions and Messages do not need to follow these grammatical guides. (Even though following this guide everywhere is good practice)
Protection
Protection is when only Content Moderators and up are allowed to edit a page. Semi-protection prevents unautoconfirmed users from editing a page. Move protection only prevents a page from being renamed. Only Content Moderators and up can protect pages. Pages may be protected temporarily to stop an edit war or to prevent frequent vandalism.
Pages That Should Be Semi-Protected
Semi-protection not only prevents new users who do not know the Manual of Style from damaging the wiki. It also directs them to more obscure pages where help is more needed.
- High-visibility pages
- The current season
- Popular Hermits
- Current events
- High-use templates
Blocks and Punishments
A block should and will be given at the admin's discretion.
Unless the user is acting in bad faith (e.g. vandalism, harassment, spamming), issue a warning on their first offence(s). Indefinite blocks should NEVER be given on one's first offence, even if the offence is in bad faith (e.g. vandalism, harassment, spamming).
When a user is blocked, it should be for a specific reason (e.g. "adding nonsense to a page"), not for something vague like "being disrespectful". The more specific, the better.
A user's IP should be blocked but he will be allowed to write on his message wall.
Sockpuppetry
- Sockpuppets, unapproved second accounts, are NEVER acceptable. If you want to create a second account, ask a staff member for permission; then they will consider it. Sockpuppets will be blocked indefinitely.
- If a sockpuppet is being used to evade a ban, the block on your original account will be extended.
Discord
All the rules listed here apply on Discord. If you are a regular wiki editor, we politely ask you to join our channel as it is the main method of discussing the content on the wiki.
Verification
Although anyone can chat in #verification and #for-non-members and see the rest of Discord, to be able to chat in the rest of Discord, you need to be a wiki member who has made at least one good contribution (anything that the staff do not have to revert) on the Wiki's mainspace. To prove that you are a member, you need to post your Discord name and number on your message wall and a link to your message wall in #verification. Then, an admin on Discord will manually verify you.