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RULES TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to our Dragon Adventures Wiki, a place where we aim to be respectful, work together, and enjoy friendly interactions. The User Conduct rules help us understand how to behave here. They ensure our conversations are friendly, informative, and safe for everyone. By following these rules, we can create a warm and welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and comfortable. Whether you're a long-time Dragon Adventures fan or new to the world of dragons, these guidelines help us all have a positive and enjoyable experience here.
Understanding the Rule Page:
On this rule page, you'll find explanations for each rule to help you understand them better. We've also added handy buttons on each section that, when clicked, will allow you to expand each one individually if you would like to read a more in-depth explanation of a particular rule. This way, you can quickly check the rules and, if you want to learn more about a specific one, expand its details. We want to make it easy for you to use these rules effectively while navigating the Dragon Adventures Wiki. Let's work together to make this place friendly, fun, and full of dragon magic!
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Do not promote or link to any other platforms, social media or otherwise, on this wiki without admin approval. Exceptions to this are DeviantArt projects, Tumblr posts, Carrd pages, Trello boards, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides/Forms/Sites, Canva, and poll hosting sites or image hosting sites as long as it follows the rest of our rules, including this advertisement rule.
Not all links present on this Wiki have been fully assessed by Wiki staff and we take no responsibility if you choose to follow a link off-site, however, if you find a link that breaks our rules please report it immediately and it will be removed ASAP. While links to listed sites may be used to showcase fan art, dragon stores, and content related to Dragon Adventures, the advertisement for other platforms most commonly leads to content that violates our other rules or potential disruptions to the community, it also adds a lot for wiki staff to have to monitor. If you wish to post links to content off-site that isn't on the exception list, please contact an Administrator (https://dragon-adventures.fandom.com/wiki/Administrators) with your request and wait for them to assess your link and give the go ahead. Failure to request permission will result in warnings and you will have to wait for those point(s) related to advertisement to expire before requesting permission. All permission given needs to be renewed after 3 months and if you receive a warning by mistake for the advertisement, please have a link prepared to where you received permission from an administrator. Links on user pages are also subject to this rule unless it's in your bio that is the same across all of Fandom, which base Fandom rules apply instead.
Minor Infractions:
- Advertisement without permission (must wait until point expires to request permission again)
- Linking to an allowed site that contains an advertisement not permitted by our rules
Moderate Infractions:
- Advertising off-site content that violates our other rules (stacks)
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- N/A
Announcements of Departure
Creating posts solely to announce that you are departing the community/game, temporarily or permanently, is not permitted due to issues with people creating these posts just to gain attention in the past.
To be able to focus on positivity in this community and avoid previous issues with users abusing people's kindness, we unfortunately have to discourage posts announcing that you will be leaving the Wiki and/or the game Dragon Adventures. Instead we encourage you to create a post on your message wall to announce your departure that people can see if they go looking for you. The only exception to this rule is if you're doing a giveaway, contest or other similar thing and your reason for hosting said activity is that you are leaving but you don't go into too much detail in the post in discussions.
Minor Infractions:
- Creating a departure announcement
Moderate Infractions:
- Creating multiple departure announcements then "changing your mind"
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- N/A
Correct Categories
When posting onto the Wiki, you will have the option of sorting your post into a category. You can either leave your post uncategorised (General) or use one of the variety of categories.
On this Wiki we have different wait periods for different categories when reposting so it's important to use the correct category when posting, it also keeps things organised and user-friendly to browse.
1) Wiki Announcements
- Admins+ and approved mods are the only ones allowed to post in this category - You will find updates regarding the Wiki or Wiki staff hosted things (such as staff hosted events, theme sheet, etc.)
2) Megathreads
- Head Admins+ are the only ones allowed to post in this category - You will find a few posts in this thread designed to be commented on by dozens of people at any point in time, topics covered currently can be found in the most recent post in that category called the "Megathread Hub", here is where you can also suggest megathreads
3) Events
- Community hosted events can be found here, this includes giveaways, contests, parties, and other events designed to accommodate over 10 people
4) Creative Content
- Here you can find art of all kinds such as photography, digital and traditional art, clay models, 3D models, etc.
5) Trading/Co-Hatching
- Have a W/F/L post or you need to know the value of a trade? Want to propose a trade or look for a swap? Have a dragon you need to co-hatch? Post in this category!
6) General
- When you don't know how to categorise your post or it doesn't fit in the categories, leave your post in the default "general" category.
7) Memes
- Have a funny DA related meme that tickles your fancy? Post it here to share your humour with others.
Minor Infractions:
- Posting in the incorrect category
Moderate Infractions:
- N/A
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- N/A
English Only
Only use the English language on this Wiki, the only exceptions to this are small common phrases typically recognised world-wide, such as greetings with a translation in brackets.
This rule is in place to ensure moderation can occur without any issue and to allow each user to be understood easily. We understand, however, the occasional usage of small commonly understood phrases might be necessary or culturally relevant. When using these phrases though, please provide a translation in brackets to allow smooth communication for all users.
Minor Infractions:
- Used another language (stacks)
Moderate Infractions:
- N/A
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- N/A
Fan-Made Content
Content that includes trading, player-made themes, art, lore or concepts must be posted as blog posts (https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Blogs) or discussion posts (https://dragon-adventures.fandom.com/f) and are not to be added to the main content pages.
Encouraging creativity and community engagement is one of our important goals for this Wiki, however there is a time and place for such content. The pages of the DA Wiki should be dedicated to only containing information directly found in the game that isn't influenced by community opinions such as values, concepts that are not confirmed, or lore that isn't confirmed by the DA Staff team or the artist of the dragon. Please maintain the accuracy and reliability of the Wiki's pages as much as possible.
Minor Infractions:
- Input fan-made content on wiki pages
Moderate Infractions:
- N/A
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- N/A
Mature Content
Posting or sharing content that is considered not safe for work (NSFW), content that is considered a mature topic or the use of cursing is not permitted on this Wiki.
This Wiki caters to users of 13+ years, with readers that are even younger than that. With that in mind, we strictly do not allow sexually explicit content or sexually suggestive content. We also do not permit the use of swearing on this Wiki, this includes being used an acronyms (e.g TF, LMFAO etc. with the exception of "LMAO" and "Damn"), censoring words (e.g. F^ck, F^^^, B^tch, B^^^^, etc.) or implied profanity (e.g. goofy ahh, weird ahh, etc.)
Sexually explicit content includes; Visible genitals or nipples of any gender (including visible through clothes), words that refer to sexual content, sexualised characters (e.g. overly sexual poses), sexual fluids, NSFW or porn. Nudity of characters can only be permitted with "doll anatomy", which is no nipples and no genitals visible or implied at all.
Minor Infractions:
- Posting about bodily functions that would be considered private topics
- Posting words that refer to sexual content
- Posting mature topics
- Used profanity
Moderate Infractions:
- Posting sexualised characters
- Posting slight sexual content
- Used profanity directed towards someone
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- Posting sexually explicit content
Plagiarism and Copyright
Obtaining explicit permission to repost an user's work along with crediting them properly is extremely vital. We take plagiarism very seriously on this Wiki and using other people's work without thorough credits or permission is prohibited.
Plagiarism includes copying or using another person's work without their permission, presenting someone else's work as your own or using AI generators to produce content. This can include written content, artwork, characters, or any other form of creative work. For credits to be valid you are to input the user's full username, what platform the username is used, and if applicable a link to where they posted their work. You are expected to respect the copyright and intellectual rights of other users. This includes copyrighted works, trademarked material, and any other content that is protected under intellectual property laws.
Minor Infractions:
- Minor corrections needed in credits (e.g. credits were attempted but not fully given)
- Posting AI generated content
Moderate Infractions:
- N/A
Major Infractions:
- Reposting an artist's work without permission and/or credit
- Claiming someone else's art as your own
Extreme Infractions:
- Claiming someone else's art as your own (2+ times)
Reposting Posts
To prevent spamming and allow other posts get the spotlight as well, users must delay their reposts by a set amount of time in each category.
Reposting content on this wiki does not just include word for word posts, this also includes posts with the same/similar content reworded or posts that share a roughly 60% similarity to a previous post. For example; If you posted an inventory auction that included 10 dragons and then reposted 6 of those dragons in a new post, this would be considered a repost or If you posted what you're offering for a specific trade but then changed a very small detail of your offer or what you're looking for, this would be considered a repost (we suggest just editing the content into your old post) but If you posted an offer for a specific trade but then posted that same offer for a completely different trade, this would **not** be considered a repost.
- Wiki Announcements: Never post here
- Megathreads: Never post here
- Events: 2 hours
- Trading/Co-Hatching: 1 hour
- General: 1 hour
- Creative Content: 30 minutes
- Memes: 30 minutes
- Wiki page comments: 30 minutes
Minor Infractions:
- Reposting early
Moderate Infractions:
- N/A
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- N/A
Sourcing Content
When sourcing information to add to or discuss on the Wiki, ensure you have retrieved the information from an official resource. If you find something on this wiki without a source, please ask the user posting it where they got the source from.
To maintain accuracy and avoid misinformation across this Wiki, any page edits or posts about content not yet implemented in the game should be only shared with official confirmation. This confirmation should come from Dragon Adventures official developer team on Twitter or in the DA Discord channels; Announcements, Game Updates or Dev Feed. Anything stated outside of these official channels should not be taken as anything more than speculation, even if it was stated by the developers, and should not be added to Wiki pages.
Minor Infractions:
- Posting unconfirmed/speculative details to Wiki pages
- Misleading users by discussing unconfirmed/speculative details as if they are fact
Moderate Infractions:
- N/A
Major Infractions:
- N/A
Extreme Infractions:
- N/A
Triggering/Graphic Content
Do not post content that contains triggering or extremely graphic material. This includes images, artwork, literature, or other works that triggers listed phobias or causes discomfort or anxiety for users within reason.
To ensure the wiki remains a safe and suitable space for everyone, please be mindful of the content you share. If what you are planning to share could be distressing to others, we ask that you refrain from posting or commenting on it. While we encourage all creativity and discussions, the comfort and well-being of our members are prioritized. Below we have examples listed of what is and isn't appropriate:
- Graphic Content:
- Triggering Content
- Extreme Graphic Content Examples:
- Triggering Content
- Controversial Content
Minor Infractions:
- Posting moderate gore without TW
- Adding mild details to 'only mention' topics
- Posting without the appropriate trigger warnings
Moderate Infractions:
- Adding extreme detail to 'only mention' topics
Major Infractions:
- Posting any of the prohibited content
- Knowingly sending someone something that triggers a fear, phobia or anxiety the user has
- Posting any banned topics/imagery
Extreme Infractions:
- (3+ Incidents of Major Graphic Content)
All posts on this Wiki must be related to Dragon Adventures or this Wiki with the exception of art, which can be partially (around 50%) unrelated.