Guidelines

Welcome to the Phobiapedia Guidelines, it's a page where the information on the standards are kept for new users to read. Please read it all carefully.

Note: There's always a chance new rules may be added, so remember to check back every once in a while.

Warnings and Blocks

• Breaking the rules for the first time results in an admin sending you message alerting you that you have broken 1 or more guidelines.
• Breaking the rules for the second time means that you will receive a second warning on your wall, and your activity will be monitored by staff from then on. (LAST CHANCE)
• Breaking the rules for the third time results in an member of staff blocking you for however long they decide your block should be.

Here is the message you will receive for breaking one rule:

Warning

Reason(s): Vandalism

Evidence: Rphobia | Phobia Wiki | Fandom

You have 1 out of 3 warnings, please abide by the rules in the future.

Read our Guidelines for more information

Here is the message you will receive for breaking two rules:

Warning (2)

Reason(s): Vandalism

Evidence: Rphobia | Phobia Wiki | Fandom

You have 2 out of 3 warnings, if you are caught disobeying the rules once again, you will be permanently blocked.

Read our Guidelines for more information

For breaking the rules a third time, you will receive no warning, and you will be blocked for a period of time (depending on what rule you broke)

Rules

1.  Respect others - Be nice and treat your fellow users with respect. Keep discussions civil and be open-minded about differing opinions.

2. Follow Fandom's TOS - You must be 13+ years of age to use this platform.

3. Don’t beg for upvotes - Threads and posts that solicit upvotes will be deleted.

4. Off – topic posts - Off-topic posts must be posted in the off-topic category, or your post will be deleted.

5. Do not impersonate - Impersonation of other users or staff will not be tolerated. If you have been blocked and return on a new account, your posts will be deleted, and you will be IP banned (meaning any account on your device will be automatically blocked).

6. Vandalization - Spamming, trolling, or vandalizing of any kind is intolerable, and will be deleted soon after its creation, which will also lead to your account being banned.

7. Language Rules - On this wiki you are allowed to use words like 'crap' 'damn' or 'Frick', whilst 'F*ck' is specifically meant to have an Astrix (Star) in at least 1 letter. Meanwhile racist or highly offensive words like 'N****r' or 'R****d' will result in an immediate ban if said.

8. Where to go for help - Ask for help if stuck. Notice something that doesn't seem right? Or do you just have a question? Contact staff here.

9. Staff Applications - If you wish to join the staff team, leave a message on an Admin or Bureaucrat’s wall, which can be found here. Acceptation of your request is not guaranteed, and it will be read through to see if you pass all the requirements. If you are suitable for joining, you will be accepted unless all current staff slots are taken.

Editing Rules

1. Don't add irrelevant information, (Example, add a photo about one phobia on another phobia's page.)
2. Don't make useless pages.
3. Don't announce you did an edit on the page.
4. Pages must not be one - sided, specifically phobias about countries.
5. No advertising.
6. If you make a fan - made phobia, make a disclaimer at the top.
7. Don't add useless information to pages.
8. Don't create pages for your own personal experience, use the discussions board.
9. Don't add pages that already exist, check if it does before creating it.
10. Use proper grammar. Examples include: proper punctuation (. , ? ! " ' : ;), and Capitalization at the beginning of sentences (ABC vs. abc).
11. Don't delete the infobox on a page, it is a vital part of a page.
12. Don't add something an admin deleted. If you don't agree something an admin adds or deletes, talk to them, via their message walls.
13. Never delete all the information on a page, only add your own contributions to it, or edit some parts for the better.
14. This wiki uses the American styled date format. Listing dates is in the Month #/Date #/Year # format (Ex. 6/5/2022 = June 5th, 2069)
15. Never edit someone else's user page.

Discussions Page Rules

1. ABSOLUTELY NO DISCRIMINATION. Be polite to everyone.
2. No jokes or mentions of real life events. This could spark controversy
3. No spamming.
4. Don't make posts that only aim for attention.
5. Use the discussion categories properly.
6. Use tags properly, only if it's related about a phobia.
7. Don't tag people for no reason.

Page Layout

• When an article title is first mentioned in the introduction, Bold it. Don't add links to a page, when that page is the one you're on.

Here is an example of a page's format:

[EXAMPLE]phobia is the irrational fear of [...].

Causes

[...]

Treatment

[...]

(Optional) Symptoms

[...]