Avatar Roleplay Wiki:Our Policies

Sexual Content
Sexual content is a weird subject to broach. We are for the most part PG-13 so we can't just allow anything go but we also don't want to make things so strict that innocuous comments or conversations get people in trouble. Because of this, our stance on sexual content is chat is actually quite simple. General conversations about sex are fine, anything beyond that or anything that goes into too much detail is, however, not. Things like cyber sex and direct sexual references are obvious no goes so refrain from things like that.

Language and Censorship
As far as things like curse words, anything goes. While we are PG-13, we do not see any point in limiting your vocabulary. That is your parents' job not our. However, we will not allow the use of offensive racial, gender or gender-identity terms. Words such as 'faggot' or the n-word are completely and totally unacceptable and will be dealt wish harshly. We also do not draw the line at offensive words. If you are directly attacking someone at all, you will be told to stop.

General Conduct
We also allow for some chat moderation to be done at the chat moderators discretion. If complaints are received about you, things your saying or even your general attitude, you will be told to change and fix the problem. However, the chat moderators have their limits when it comes to this. For a chat moderator to punish someone who is not breaking a specifically designated policy, they must have the backing of at least 2/3s of the chat moderators currently online. There also cannot any sort of ruling unless there are at least three chat moderators online.

Character Models
We realize that you normally have to find a picture of a real person or an image of someone from some sort of media or even custom work made by someone to use for your character. However, that does not mean you have free range to choose your character model. The general rule, is you cannot have someone famous or the image of a character from something that is famous. Of course, this is an extreme gray area as two different people may not consider someone or something at the same level of famous. However, there is a solution for that.

Models In Use
Obviously, sometimes some one might accidentally use a model that is already being used. This is generally not allowed. Any models found that are already being used will be removed. The only exception to this is if you can receive permission, from the person who is already using the model, to also use the model.

Image Content
You'd think this would go without saying but you'd be surprised. No nudity, explicit gore, or anything of the sort in your images please.

Artists and Models
Often, the images that people use for their characters will not be their own. They will use pictures of actual models or images created by another person. If one of these people that own the actual images requests that the image be removed from the wiki and has adequate proof that the image is theirs, we will removed it.

Abusive Roleplaying
There are many ways one can abuse in a roleplay. The most common and well known ones are godmodding, metagaming, and over powering(OP). Quickly we will define these terms.
 * Godmodding: Godmodding is where you perform an action in a roleplay that either forces another into an action or actually acts for them. An example: "Bob stabs Greg with his sword." In this example, Bob is forcing Greg to be stabbed, giving him no choice but to be stabbed. The correct way to go about this would be: "Bob attempts to stab Greg with his sword." At this point, Greg can either say that he is stabbed or dodge/block in some way.
 * Metagaming: Metagaming is using knowledge you have received out of character(OOC) in a roleplay in character(IC). An example: "Bob sets a trap for Greg that is triggered by an arrow. Once Greg steps into the zone of the trap, Bob fires an arrow at the trigger. Greg jumps to the side in order to dodge the trap." In this example, Greg knew nothing of the trap, yet he dodged it. The only reason he was able to was because the person roleplaying him knew about the trap(OOC) and then chose to use this information to his advantage in the roleplay(IC).
 * Over Powering: Over Powering or OP is when you perform an action in a roleplay that you simply could not have done. An example: "Bob lifts a boulder and throws it at Greg." This is pretty self explanatory. Anything that just seems far to strong is.

Citizenship
On this wiki, all new characters are new citizens in Republic City. In order to join the wiki and every time you make a new character, you must go to the Citizenship Application forum and make an application for your character. You will then be critiqued and, hopefully, eventually approved for citizenship at which point you can then make a page for your character. Also, there are certain limitations. As the wiki is PG-13 we felt it best make the minimum age for characters follow suit however there is no actually maximum. Therefore, you character can be anywhere from thirteen to any age you want. Of course, the age has to be reasonable. You can't just say your character is 178. A reasonable cut off unless you have a particular reason to go over it is age 100.

Canon
The wiki is based approximately 250 years after Korra first arrived in Republic City. As such, no relations to any canon characters or groups may be held. This wiki is to be treated separate.

Code Theft
Usage of the coding made by anyone on this wiki without permission is strictly forbidden. In most cases, they will say yes and it is not difficult to ask before you use it.

Sockpuppetry
The term sockpuppet refers to when a person uses one or more other accounts with the intent to conceal their true identity. Normally, it's not a big deal and is merely seen as a childish act. However, here your account has value. There are user levels which determine the amount of characters you may have at one time. Due to this, sockpuppetry is a major offense as it is unfair to others. There is no lenience on this issue and you well be dealt with if caught. There is an exception for using an account other than your original one. If you cannot gain access to your old account or have chosen to make a new account for the new name because you have used your rename then it is acceptable. However, you must state on your new account that you have switched accounts and have a link at the top of your new user page that is directed to your previous user page. While this is tolerated, if you are constantly making new accounts, you will be told to stop.

Vandalism
Any sort of malicious contributions or edits to the wiki will not be tolerated. Regardless of your reasons you will simply be banned if caught.

Chat Warnings
Upon committing an offense in chat, a user will be given a verbal warning, potentially more depending on the lenience of the chat moderator. If the user does not comply to the warning, further actions will be taken.

Normal Warnings
Upon breaking any policy that doesn't have its own standards, a user will be given a direct warning posted on their message wall. The user will receive three warnings overall, any further transgressions will result in a ban from the wiki. Warnings are permanent and are not to be removed. Removal of a warning will result in an extra warning.

User Levels
On the wiki, there are four stages of user levels: Beginner, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3. Information on each user level will be listed below.
 * Beginner: Achieved upon the approval of your first character citizenship application. No rights.
 * Level 1: Achieved two weeks after the approval of your first character citizenship application. No rights.
 * Level 2: Achieved one month after the approval of your first character citizenship application. May participate in votes labeled Level 2 Users or higher.
 * Level 3: Achieved sex weeks after the approval of your first character citizenship application. May start votes regarding images and participate in votes labeled Level 3 Users or higher.

User Activity
We also try to keep the activity level of all of our users up to date. There are three levels of activity as used by this wiki: Active, Semi-Active and Inactive. Information on each activity level will be listed below.
 * Active: These users are fully active and hold no special notes.
 * Semi-Active: These uses a normally active but could become inactive at any time for whatever reason. Their user pages and character pages will be labeled accordingly.
 * Inactive: These users are completely inactive and have no made an edit on the wiki in 15+ days. If they continue to not edit for 30 days without giving a reason for their absence, their character pages will be deleted. If they should return, their character pages can be restored and they can be bumped up to either of the other activity levels.

Staff
We have four different types of staff members on the wiki each with different standards and responsibilities. They are known as Chat Moderators, Rollback users, Administrators, and Bureaucrats. In order to become a staff member, you must be a Level 3 user and apply for a position. Information on each staff position will be listed below.
 * Chat Moderators: The lowest staff position on the wiki. Their responsibilities are to moderate chat.
 * Rollback users: The next step up. Roll back users are able to join a staff department(listed below). Their responsibilities are based off their department as well as enforcing policy of the chat and the rest of the wiki.
 * Administrators: One of the heads of the wiki. Administrators take a primary role in a staff department. Their responsibilities cover every scope of their department as well as enforcing policy across the wiki.
 * Bureaucrats: Administrators in charge of a staff departments. This is not a large difference between an administrator or a bureaucrat. The main difference is that they lead the department. They have the same responsibilities as administrators.

As mentioned above, the staff on the wiki is split up into departments. There are three: Events and Development, Administration and User Support. Information on each department will be listed below.
 * Events and Development: This department is tasked with the creation of new content for the wiki as well as running it. Any sort of event, contest or whatever is a product of this department.
 * Administration: This department is tasked with the upkeep and maintenance of the wiki. Anything that has to do with keeping pages up do date, making sure things are being done correctly and organized and many other things are handled by this department.
 * User Support: This department is tasked with helping and keeping up with users, both new and old. Any sort of problem you may have will be dealt with by them. They also head up the Citizenship Applications.