Gaiapedia:Rules

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Please respect these rules when editing. If you spot a vandalized page, please revert it.

DO NOT use the same password as your Gaia Online account for security purposes. We will NEVER ask for your password.

Read all the rules pages before editing, just reading one doesn't cut it.

Rules and Policys

Gaiapedia:Rules

Gaiapedia:Deletion Policy

Gaiapedia:Image Policy

Gaiapedia:Userpage Policy

Gaiapedia:Vandalism

Gaiapedia:Request_for_Deletion

Special Section Rules

Gaiapedia:Article Style

Gaiapedia:Template Style

Gaiapedia:Item Format

Important Information

Gaiapedia:FAQ

Contents 1 General Rules 2 Bias, Point of View Problem, Disputes 3 Ways to stay Neutral 4 Ways to detect Bias 5 Cleaning up Bias 6 Quality Standards 7 Frequent Edit Articles 8 Large Scale Similarity articles

General Rules

• Do not vandalize current articles. Continued vandalism will result in a block
• Do not ask for Sysop status on the Wiki, or OP on IRC, it won't be given to you.
• No offensive articles with sexual, vulgar language, and racist remarks.
• Do not make pointless articles. If you see one, put the Request for Deletion tag on.
• Do not posts request for gold or edit articles to request gold in a illegal way.
• Do not be biased in your articles. Please make it neutral...
• No advertising of non Gaia Website, unless needed. Non-Gaia Websites (when unneeded) and Guild/Thread Advertising is prohibited and considered vandalism.
• Follow the Deletion Policy
• Do not create articles listed in the Banned Articles list.

Bias, Point of View Problem, Disputes

Articles on Gaiapedia should always be neutral. Sometimes there might be controversial topics or events that the source may be biased. If you see a biased article and you think that may be bias, put the {{POV}} tag at the top of the article.

Please show two points of view, meaning don't be a hypocrite. Show the reader all sides to make it neutral.

Ways to stay Neutral

1. Do not only provide one point of view, but all relevant viewpoints as necessary.
2. Support your article with actual facts.
3. Use a reliable source.

Ways to detect Bias

There are ways to detect if the article is biased. Heres how.

1. The article only provides one point of view.
2. Facts come from the source may be biased.
3. Is the article lack diversity?
4. Do the facts in the article have to deal with the article?

Cleaning up Bias

Cleaning up Bias may be difficult, but it can be done.

1. Gather facts from other perspectives or another points of view.
2. Make sure your sources are not biased.
3. Support your facts with valid sources.
4. Never use user comments.
5. Make sure your facts deal with the article

Quality Standards

We want to provide the best and accurate information for our visitors. If you spot a article that is not written correctly or it's inaccurate, you should improve the article and cite your sources. Inaccurate information will mislead the reader and he/she will get the wrong information. If you see inaccuracy, use the {{cleanup}} tag. If the article is unneeded, you can request the article for deletion.

see Gaiapedia:Article Style

Frequent Edit Articles

To prevent the overload of the Recent Changes page we do not allow articles which must be edited constantly to update information. This would be a section that may list certain users relevant to an article, or marketplace values that would need to be updated repeatedly.

Large Scale Similarity articles

We do not allow articles such as theories about events on The Gaiapedia. If we allowed someone to add a article on their theory then we would half to allow the same for any other theory. This would overload our main namespace and ruin the organization and fact of the Wiki. Thus we do not allow articles of that type. But we may allow links to threads about theories to be pasted into a Theories section of an article on a upcoming event.