MapleWiki:Policies and guidelines

Introduction
Okay, so you have decided to read the guidelines of this wiki. MapleWiki is a free online wiki-database which anyone can edit. Although it is free for anyone to edit, permanent bans or long-term suspensions will be given to vandals, depending on how heavy the offense is. MapleWiki offers information on Maps, Classes, Skills, Quests, Monsters, NPCs, and more. There is a wide variety of things that are on this wiki, and most of the things in MapleStory are not even on this wiki yet. So in conclusion, this wiki is still incomplete.

Overview
There will be information that is in MapleStory but is not on this wiki as yet. Feel free to write things about MapleStory that is true and provide evidence of the mention, or it may get deleted. Make sure the content that you are writing is appropriate for this wiki. If there are any queries, you may consult any administrator on this wiki.

Helpful information
This is very vague, so this will be explained in detail. Helpful information refers to the correcting of false or outdated information, writing missing pages, adding relevant images to articles and writing out a true storyline. Helpful information means adding relevant things that was not known and will help users know where to go or what to do after reading. Guides to level up, to train, what quests to do are not helpful information. Guides fall under the advertising category, and the wiki does not welcome that.

Fan translations
MapleWiki has a guideline on which there will be absolutely no fan translations, unless the article is quite big and should be recognized internationally. For example, a new class will be fan translated, however, new skills would not. If you are unsure whether an article should be fan-translated or not, feel free to consult any administrators on this wiki. People who break this guideline will first get a warning, and if repeated, may be suspended for a few days.

Speculations / Fan-made content
We will not be as nice if you write about speculations of MapleStory. Speculations, of any sort, will immediately be deleted. Speculations are incomplete pieces of information that is made up by someone in the fan community based on vague or incomplete interviews, pictures, and pieces of text. Contributors who contribute to this aspect will get a suspension of two weeks to nine months, depending of the scale of the wiki which is filled. We also do not allow fan-made content, and any sign of them will be deleted immediately. People who write up about fan-made content will either get a warning, or a suspension of a few days.

Advertisements
This is a very serious offense and vandals will be either suspended for 1 year to 5 years, or banned permanently. Examples of advertisements include invitations to join guilds, asking for help for a quest or to get an item, writing guides for leveling up, and advertising for something unrelated to MapleStory. Guides may be helpful, but it makes users follow the article(s) and there will be no fun in their leveling since someone worked it out for them.

Vandalism / Spam
This is also a very serious offense under the guidelines of this wiki. Vandalism, inclusive of removing content from pages, writing irrelevant content, usage of expletives and inserting false information, will be deleted immediately. Spamming is the act of vandalism on more than 5 articles continuously, and will not be tolerated. People who encourage this act on the wiki will be suspended 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year or banned permanently.

Restrictions
Why are there restrictions, you might ask. After all, this is a free-to-edit wiki. The restrictions are fixed because we want the wiki to be consistent, brought up-to-date, and standardized. Of course, these new restrictions will be acted on on both new and old articles, so there will be no confusion over the style of different articles.

Conclusion
Thank you for reading the policies and guideline of this wiki. If you have any questions about these policies and guidelines, you may ask any administrators on this wiki.