The following is a list of general guidelines on the Leap Frog Wiki, that explain and describe standards that all users should normally follow, in order to maintain a comfortable atmosphere on the wiki. Violation of these can lead to administrative action. If you are unsure and you have any questions regarding any guideline, rule or policy, then please contact a member of the staff.
General
- You must be at least 13 years old or older to edit this wiki. This is one of the primary rules of Fandom's Terms of Use.
- Due to vandalism and immaturity from anonymous IP users in the past, you must be logged in to an official Fandom account to edit, comment, or send messages on this wiki. Setting up an account is very easy and can be helpful with keeping track of your edits, and it is also more secure.
- For your safety and privacy, we ask that you please don't upload a picture of yourself to the wiki. If you've already done this in the past and want it removed, please don't hesitate to ask one of our admins to delete it.
- Topics of religion and politics are not allowed.
- This wiki is only for legitimate information and products related to the Leap Frog material. Please don't post any fanon/made up material! Roleplaying also falls under this guideline. Messages, blog posts, or comments, including such will be promptly removed.
Editing
- Only information about Leap Frog merchandise (toys, games, videos, etc.) and Leap Frog characters is allowed.
- Do not commit vandalism to any page on the wiki.
- Do not insert wrong, absurd, or unnecessary information into articles.
- Do not insert false rumors or unconfirmed information into articles.
- Do not create a pointless or absurd page.
- Edit wars are strictly prohibited.
- Do not misuse the summary box.
- Do not insert any NSFW and/or political material.
- Do not edit someone else's user page.
- If you wish to edit it, receive permission from the user beforehand (unless it is for the purpose of maintenance).
- No fan fictional material in any articles. If you wish to create a fan fiction, write it in blog posts and it should be suitable for readers.
- Remember, this Wiki is not a chat. Do not place any comments in any article page like "hi" or "hello", otherwise you'll be blocked immediately.
Communication
- No spamming.
- Never disrespect, insult, or abuse any user of this wiki.
- No name-calling.
- Do not threaten or blackmail other users.
- Do not troll other users.
- Do not provoke other users.
- No sexually suggestive insults or remarks.
- No flaming of any kind.
- Do not wantonly type your comment in all capitals.
- Do not gossip about other users.
- Do not pick a fight.
- Asking for a user's personal information should normally be avoided.
Grammar Guide
- Use apostrophes in contractions. (can't)
- Remember to use punctuation. Run on sentences are displeasing to read; try to break such sentences down using punctuation. Use them properly, though - not just for the sake of breaking a sentence down. Also remember that when listing multiple things in a sentence, that each element should have a serial comma at the end (for example, "Leap, Lily, and Tad" would be used over "Leap, Lily and Tad").
- It's is the contraction of "it is" or "it has" and its is used for the possession of "it."
- The word "whoa" is commonly misspelled as "woah." The correct spelling must always be used. (Whoa!)
- There are two forms of the word "your."
- "You're" is short for you are, and contains a comma as it is a conjunction.
- "Your" is used for a belonging, or anything else that is not an abbreviation for you are.
- There are three forms of the word "there."
- "They're" is short for they are, and is a conjunction.
- "Their" is used for a belonging to someone typically, and "there" is for anything else.
- There are two forms of the word "whose."
- "Who's" is a conjunction and stands for who is.
- "Whose" is used for anything else that would not make much sense to say "who is."
- The text in a page should not be too complex, yet not so simple that some meaning is lost.
Posting
- Do not create absurd/irrelevant blog posts.
- Do not start absurd/irrelevant threads in the forum.
- Avoid posting forum threads in wrong categories.
- Do not remove a warning thread from your Message Wall.
- Do not remove a thread from another user's Message Wall without notice.
- If you wish to remove it, check the "Notify an Admin" box.
- For your own safety, avoid posting information regarding your personal information.
- This does not apply to profile pages.
- Do not post NSFW and/or explicit material.
- Please appropriately place the discussion in the boards, like do not put News and Announcements in the Questions and Answers board. Boards are used to categorize certain discussions. We don't want our users getting confused.
- Non-Leap Frog images should only be posted in your user profile and blog posts.
Chat
- Do not insult other users.
- Do not disrespect other users.
- Do not hurt other users' feelings.
- Do not threaten or blackmail other users.
- Do not ask for or give out personal information, unless the second party agrees.
- The use of profanity is not encouraged. This is in order to maintain a friendly environment in the chatroom at all times.
- Do not date (unless you do it privately and with mutual consent).
- Do not speak of sexually-suggestive topics.
- Do not wantonly type in all capitals.
- Do not spam.
Consequences
All users are notified to follow all rules as said above. If a user breaks a rule, he/she may be subject to administrative action, as described below:
- Reminder – Users are reminded that they should reread the rules.
- Warning – Users are warned about the rule(s) they have broken (further infringements may lead to blocks).
- Temporary Restriction – Users are slapped with a restriction form, which will disallow them to perform actions that are stated on the form ranging from 2 to 48 hours.
- Time Out – Users are barred from the wiki for a very short period of time, usually from 2 to 7 days. This is to ensure users know the consequences of breaking the rules.
- Lengthened Restriction - Users are barred from the wiki for a longer period of time, usually from 8 to 30 days. This is to enforce the code of conduct of this wiki.
- Temporary Block – Users are barred from the wiki for at least one month. This is to ensure users have time to reflect towards their mistakes.
- Hearing Required – Users are barred from the wiki but are required to report to their Message Wall at the Community Central for an explanation of the rules they have broken on this wiki. This is to determine whether or not a permanent or a global block is required.
- Permanent Block – Users are barred from the wiki permanently, as a result of which they will not be able to return to the wiki any longer. A hearing is usually required before this can be put into effect.
- Global Block – Users are barred from the whole of Fandom. Only Fandom staff members are able to perform this action. The local staff reserves the right to report users to Fandom whenever they see fit for this to happen.
Warnings are given to users for the purpose of notifying them of their unnecessary and/or inappropriate edits (both involving written and imagery), or any violations of the rules, in hopes of preventing similar occurrences in the future. Warnings are given only by Administrators, Bureaucrats, and Rollbacks in the form of a template on a user's message wall.
All users in this wiki have three chances. If they continue to disobey after the third warning, they will be blocked, with the length of their block up to how the blocker thinks. Warnings are prohibited from removal - Removing one will just automatically give you another. Continuation of ignoring the warnings could extend the block and may become permanent. If a moderator detects that you're breaking rules on purpose, warnings will be forsaken and a ban will be made immediately.
Exception to the three chances: If a user constantly continues to vandalize, disobey, and disregard any rules/warnings or for any reason an administrator/bureaucrat feels adequate to do so, they will be blocked effective immediately.
Disclaimer
- Use of this wiki is governed by these rules as outlined herein and by the Fandom Terms of Use as of its latest revision. The staff of the wiki reserves the right to change rules of use at any time without notice.
Conclusion
If you follow the rules and don't cause any trouble, you won't have to suffer any consequences! Have a fun time on this wiki; this is the place to leap into learning!