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These are the official rules for Wetpaint Central.
These rules are presented by the Moderators of Wetpaint Central.
Please read them.
If any of these rules are violated, you will receive anything from a warning to a banishment.

First, an important definition:
Irrelevant: Does not relate in any way, shape or form to the topics, material, functions or features of Wetpaint Central.

1. http://kooniments.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/nosoliciting.jpgAbsolutely no advertising. This includes:
  • Advertising another wiki. (Note: Your thread will be locked, not deleted so long as it is a Wetpaint Wiki)
  • Advertising a product.
  • Advertising a service.
  • Creating a page or thread to do any of the above.
  • Sending a PM to do any of the above.
If you post any of the above, your content will be deleted and depending on the severity, you may be banned.

There is zero-tolerance for advertising a product or service. If you do, you will be banned with no warning.

Note: Advertising of another wiki is permitted on Wetpaint Classified Ads.
2. No Spamming. This includes:
  • Anything pertaining to the first rule of the Wetpaint Central Rules.
  • Sending messages to other members advertising a site, product or service.
Punishments are:
  • One PM warning. If the warning is ignored or disregarded, then the punishment will be banishment.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
3. http://www.tmspa.com/images/no-fire.jpgNo flaming. This includes:
  • Starting a thread to spark a war.
  • Joining a thread and harrassing other members by using:
    • Profanity (This also includes posting profanity in another language)
    • Racial slurs
    • Insults
    • Mocking
    • Disrespectful comments
    • Boasting about your wiki in an obnoxious manner
    • Pro or Anti-religious comments.
Any thread that hosts a flame war will be immediately locked by one of the moderators. Punishments are:
  • Locking of threads.
  • PM warning to flamer(s) If the warning is ignored or disregarded, then the punishment is banishment.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
3a. Flaming in the form of harassment.
 Punishment may be the involvement of law enforcement.
3b. Do not feed the trolls.
For more information, see Dealing with Flame Wars and Internet Trolls.
If you feed the trolls, you will only prolong the flame war and might potentially make it worse.
4. No irrelevant posts and/or pages. This includes:
  • Posting a thread with:
    • Gibberish
    • Small talk
    • Randomness
    • Profanity
    • Ads (See rules 1 and 2)
    • Anything irrelevant to the functions, features or materials of Wetpaint Central and/or the page they were posted on.
  • Creating a page and:
    • Leaving it blank
    • Posting irrelevant and/or personal material such as family photos, homework...etc
    • Posting explicit photos and/or language. (See rule #5)
    • Posting Spam or Advertisements (See rules 1 and 2)
  • Replying to a thread and forcing it to go off topic by posting anything irrelevant to the original topic of the post and/or to anything relating to Wetpaint Central, it's material, features or functions.
  • You are free to post off topic threads on a fellow members profile as long as it doesn't contain Ads, profanity, disrespect or sexual propositions. (See Sweetheart Scam)
  • If you have an idea for a new page and are not sure if it is relevant, please send your idea to Jeremy_Wetpaint.
Punishments are:
  • Deletion of threads and/or pages.
  • PM warning to offender. If the warning is ignored or disregarded, then the punishment is banishment.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
5. No posting irrelevant photos and/or videos to the Photo gallery and/or Video gallery. This includes:
  • Posting personal pictures such as:
    • Family photos.
    • Self-Portraits
    • Personal photos of a fellow member without their permission. (Possible banishment)
    • Any photos not relevant to any Wetpaint Central materials, features or functions.
  • Posting personal videos such as:
    • Funny videos.
    • Porn. (See below)
    • Profanity.
    • Home videos.
    • Any videos posted in an attempt to flame another member.
    • Any videos not relevant to Wetpaint Central material, features or functions.
  • Posting Pornographic material.
    • Note: If you post any pornographic material, you will be instantly banned with no PM warning.
Note: You can still post them on your profile, just not in the photo gallery and/or video gallery.
There is an option on the add photo/add video window to add to gallery. It takes milliseconds to uncheck that and then your personal pictures that you may be posting to your profile won't also end up in the gallery.
Punishments are:
  • Deletion of photos and/or videos.
  • PM warning.
  • Repeat offenders may be banned.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
6. http://www.naijawebpages.com/mydate/templates/tmpl_uni/images/anti-scam.jpgNo scamming. This includes:
  • Sweetheart scams.
  • Advertisments.
  • Posts saying that the reader will die after reading it.
Punishment: Because of how despicable these scams are, if you send and/or post a sweetheart scam you will be immediately banned from Wetpaint Central.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
If you receive a sweetheart scam, immediately notify a moderator and we will take care of it.
7. No vandalism. Although most pages on Wetpaint Central have been locked, some have not so this includes:
  • Deleting information from an unlocked page and/or replacing it with irrelevant or inappropriate material.
  • Adding irrelevant or inappropriate material to an unlocked page.
We understand that sometimes a browser glitch can result in the accidental removal of certain elements of a page. If that happens, PM a moderator and we will fix it with no harm done.

For more information, see Site Ruiners.

Punishments are:
  • Reversion of any damages.
  • PM warning. If the warning is ignored or disregarded, then the punishment is banishment.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
8. No posting personal information. This includes:
  • Personal information of someone other than you.
  • Credit Card numbers from you or anyone else.
  • Phone numbers
  • Web addresses other than Wetpaint wikis. (Note: This falls under Rule #1: No advertising)
  • Home address and/or mailing address. This includes those of yourself and of other members.
  • Passwords belonging to you or anyone else.
  • Another member's age, date of birth unless that member has either given permission or posted it on their own profile.
Punishments are:
  • Removal of information.
  • PM warning.
  • Depending on the severity, the punishment may be banishment.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
9. No begging. This includes:
  • Posting multiple threads and/or pages requesting to be promoted on Wetpaint Central.
  • Sending multiple PMs to the Moderators requesting to be promoted on Wetpaint Central. This is considered harassment and will not be tolerated.
  • Don't even think of asking to be an Administrator. The only people permitted to be Administrators are Wetpaint Employees.
The Site Administrator Jeremy_Wetpaint has several criteria posted on his profile for all potential moderators and is the one who must be asked.

Punishments are:
  • Locking of threads, possibly deletion.
  • PM warning.
  • If PMs and/or threads persist, then the punishment is banishment.
  • If you continue with anonymous posts, then you may be IP Banned.
10. http://www.windhampta.org/images/coppa.jpgYou must be 13 years of age to create a Wetpaint Account.
The basic details are thus:

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") specifically protects the privacy of children under the age of 13 by requesting parental consent for the collection or use of any personal information of the users. The Act took effect in April 2000. The Act was passed in response to a growing awareness of Internet marketing techniques that targeted children and collected their personal information from websites without any parental notification. The Act applies to commercial websites and online services that are directed at children. The main requirements of the Act that a website operator must comply with include:
  • Incorporation of a detailed privacy policy that describes the information collected from its users.
  • Acquisition of a verifiable parental consent prior to collection of personal information from a child under the age of 13.
  • Disclosure to parents of any information collected on their children by the website.
  • A Right to revoke consent and have information deleted.
  • Limited collection of personal information when a child participates in online games and contests.
  • A general requirement to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of any personal information that is collected online from children.
Congress' intent in passing the Act was to increase parental involvement in children's online activities, ensure children's safety during their participation in online activities, and most importantly, protect children's personal information. The above has been taken from epic.org/privacy/kids/ and more information may also be found there.
More information may also be found at http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/coppafaqs.shtm
We are really serious about this issue, so if you are under the age of 13 you will need to wait until you turn 13.

If it is discovered that you are under the age of 13, you will be banned because of the COPPA Act of 1997.
11. http://rivercitybooks.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/rip.jpgNo Forum Necromancy. The definition of this term is: Resurrecting a long-dead thread or post. More information may be found on this useful page: Forum Necromancy. This can be distracting to older members and serves no purpose.

Punishments are:
  • PM warning, and possibly a warning in the resurrected thread.
  • If the warning is ignored or disregarded, then the punishment is banishment.
  • If you continue as an anonymous user, then you may be IP Banned.
12.
 No posting inappropriate content anywhere on the site, including your own profile.
This includes any and all pornography, racist or supremacist propaganda, virus websites, and/or miscellaneous adult language. Any instance of this will result in immediate removal and/or appropriate administrative action.
Other offenses can also include:
  • Inappropriate profile icons
Please note that anything posted on your profile can be removed by an Admin if necessary.
13.
 Just because you are anonymous doesn't mean you are safe.
Moderators and up can see the IP Address of an anonymous user instead of the word anonymous. As such, if you break any of the above rules we can click on your IP Address and IP Ban you.
14. No means no! This includes:
  • Continuing to post irrelevant comments on another's profile after they ask you to stop.
  • Asking Moderators to unban you by posting multiple threads. (Note: If you are banned, it was most likely for a good reason. To see those good reasons, see rules 1-13)
Punishments are:
  • PM warning.
  • Deletion of offending threads on profiles and locking of threads in forum.
  • Possible banishment or IP Ban.
15. Don't be afraid of the Moderators.
Just because we are moderators doesn't mean we don't have to follow these rules either. If a moderator is breaking any of the above rules, particularly rules 2, 3, 6, 8, 10 and 12, please feel free to notify another moderator and/or the Site Admin Jeremy_Wetpaint.
Remember: We are here to help, not to intimidate.
16. No pretenders. This includes:
  • People creating an account with a name similar to a Moderator or Administrator, and then pretending to be one. Also, do not pretend you work for wetpaint, because most likely, you do not.
This will result in an instant banishment.
17. Profiles
Please note that Administrators have the ability to use EasyEdit on another person's profile, so anything inappropriate can be removed.
What you can do:
  • Post appropriate pictures of yourself
  • Post fun facts about yourself
  • Post links to your other wikis
  • Display trophies and/or achievements
 What you can't do:
  • Post pictures of another member without their permission.
  • Post profanity, nudity, sexual innuendos, propositions...etc
18.Please be patient.
Sometimes it can take one of us a while to respond to your post. Be patient and don't start constantly posting to make your voice heard. It is borderline flaming. Furthermore, when you post a thread asking for help on an issue, don't post in an angry way or use INTERNET SHOUTING.
19.Use the Contact Wetpaint feature.
If you are having any of these problems:
  • Copyright issues
  • Legal issues
  • Site Deletion issues
  • You want to take over an abandoned site
Then use the contact Wetpaint link at the bottom of every page, or http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/contact
Do not post any of the above in threads.

Note: These rules have been made specifically for Wetpaint Central. They do not apply to any violations on another Wetpaint Wiki, However, don't assume that you can come here with excess baggage and stay for very long.

Here are some important links: