Changes

*User Blocking - Also known as a ban. This will only be used in extreme cases. For example, if a user is seen deleting large amounts of pages when it is not warranted, or does not follow our Deletion Policy below, the user will be banned. Whether the user is banned for a duration of time or indefinitely is up to the administrator that applied the ban.

*User Blocking - Also known as a ban. This will only be used in extreme cases. For example, if a user is seen deleting large amounts of pages when it is not warranted, or does not follow our Deletion Policy below, the user will be banned. Whether the user is banned for a duration of time or indefinitely is up to the administrator that applied the ban.

*Respect other people. Be nice and don't try to cause unnecessary strife.

*Respect other people. Be nice and don't try to cause unnecessary strife.

*Artworks and other media should have source and/or credits

*Artworks and other media should have source and/or credits.

**You may put a link in either the comment body or on the caption

**You may put a link in either the comment body or on the caption. This is not something that will be strictly monitored but at the very least specify where you took the image from.

**If it is your own artwork, no need to put credits but specify that its yours

**If it is your own artwork, no need to put credits but specify that its yours

*Off-topic Discussions are allowed but keep it minimum

*Off-topic Discussions are allowed but keep it minimum

**One thread per topic is allowed for a given time

**One thread per topic is allowed for a given time

**Do not make this a General Discussion for another topic/game

**Do not make this a General Discussion for another topic/game. This is not enforced but try to adhere to it.

===Chat===

===Chat===

Follow the Kancolle Wiki policies and rules when talking inside chat. Administrators and Chat Moderators may take action based on the situation at hand as well (this depends on the situation, of course). 

Follow the Kancolle Wiki policies and rules when talking inside chat. Administrators and Chat Moderators may take action based on the situation at hand as well (this depends on the situation, of course). 

===Ownership===

===Ownership===

Users do not own the pages and/or files they edit. Do not undo edits made by other users just because you "disagree" with them. If you have complaints about an edit, please discuss it with the community before making any drastic changes.

Users do not own the pages and/or files they edit. Do not undo edits made by other users just because you "disagree" with them. What is considered "disagreeing" will be determined independently when the need arises. Translations are an exception, as there may be multiple ways to interpret a sentence and can be discussed with editors. If you have complaints about an edit, please discuss it with the community before making any drastic changes. 

===Protection of Pages===

===Protection of Pages===

Normally a page should remain unprotected and editable to everyone, unless there is considerable cause to warrant protection.

Normally a page should remain unprotected and editable to everyone, unless there is considerable cause to warrant protection.

===Comments===

===Comments===

<span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;">General</span>

<span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;">General</span>

Comments are not something that is moderated that much, but do not:

Comments are not something that is moderated that much, but do not:

*Hate other people's comments.

*Hate other people's comments.

Please do not post useless comments that are unrelated. Those will be removed, depending on the comment.

Please do not post useless comments that are unrelated. Those will be removed, depending on the comment.

Hate comments will be removed, depending on its usage. (e.g. if it's constructive it might stay)

Hate comments will be removed, depending on its usage. (e.g. if it's constructive it might stay) What is considered a hate comment, if questioned, can be determined by the administrator that decides to address it.

 

====Spoilers====

====Spoilers====

Spoiler comments should <strike>use the Spoiler Template to hide any potential spoilers. For Example:</strike>

Spoiler comments should <strike>use the Spoiler Template to hide any potential spoilers. For Example:</strike>

Continued offenses will warrant a temporary ban towards the user/IP address. In extreme cases, the user will be banned permanantly (this needs some discussion).

Continued offenses will warrant a temporary ban towards the user/IP address. In extreme cases, the user will be banned permanantly (this needs some discussion).

===Deleting===

 

===Deleting ===

====<span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;">Cases where a page may be deleted:</span>====

====<span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;">Cases where a page may be deleted:</span>====

*Advertising and spam. Posting random websites links doesn't contribute positively to the wiki.

*Advertising and spam. Posting random websites links doesn't contribute positively to the wiki.

*Pages that are filled with nonsense or gibberish. There is no point in keeping such content.

*Pages that are filled with nonsense or gibberish. There is no point in keeping such content.

*Pages containing original research or a large bias. For example, "According to a poll I conducted among my friends, Yamato can be constructed using default construction methods." This doesn't help at all and it's personal opinion. These pages will be deleted, depending on the content.

*Pages containing original research or a large bias. For example, "According to a poll I conducted among my friends, Yamato can be constructed using default construction methods." This doesn't help at all and it's personal opinion. These pages will be deleted, depending on the content. Original research may be dealt with separately, but this is up to the administrator that is on that particular issue.

*Pages that are riddled with copyright violations. Taking images, lines of text, or entire pages from a website is '''not''' permitted. Pages like this will be deleted, depending on the circumstances.

*Pages that are riddled with copyright violations. This is a particularly sensitive issue, and must be discussed before any deletions are made. Deletions of this type are up to administrators and their decisions.

=====<span class="mw-headline" id="Other" style="font-weight:bold;">Other</span>=====

=====<span class="mw-headline" id="Other" style="font-weight:bold;">Other</span>=====

*Pages that possess content that blatantly violates Kancolle Wiki's policies (i.e. offensive language, scamming, copyright violation, etc.). 

*Pages that possess content that blatantly violates Kancolle Wiki's policies (i.e. offensive language, scamming, copyright violation, etc.). 

*Useless redirects, especially when the redirect is subjective. Redirects for common misspellings and typos, however, may be acceptable.

*Useless redirects, especially when the redirect is subjective. Redirects for common misspellings and typos, however, may be acceptable. If administrators decide the redirect is acceptable, even if it is subjective, then it does not warrant a deletion.

*Redirects left behind when moving a page between different namespaces or when renaming a file, more commonly known as "move artefacts".

*Redirects left behind when moving a page between different namespaces or when renaming a file, more commonly known as "move artefacts".

*Pages in another language. This is an ''English'' Wiki, and content must be in English.

*Pages in another language. This is an ''English'' Wiki, and content must be in English.