Policies are guidelines and rules regarding The Vampire Chronicles wiki, its content and its users.
All users, regardless of status and position, are expected to follow these policies. However, all policies are open to change or modification, and you can use the talk page to suggest and discuss potential alterations.
This page contains a list of current vampire chronicles policies. This does not contain every possible rule, so common sense, mutual respect and general good behaviour take priority.
Remember, if you are ever in doubt, you can always contact an Administrator!
User Policies
- All Editors are Equal — All editors, regardless of status and position, are treated equally and have equal input in a discussion.
- Assume Good Faith — Unless it is obvious vandalism, always assume that a user is trying to be helpful, not disruptive.
- Behavior — Be considerate, not combative. Avoid offensive language or insults.
- Disruptive Editing — Even good faith edits can be carried out in a disruptive manner. Editing should be done in accordance with policy.
- Vandalism — Edits designed to degrade an article's quality or harass other users will not be tolerated.
- Plagiarism — Simply copying material from other sites is not acceptable practice.
- Badge Boosting — Badges should be earned with honest edits that are actually good for the wiki. Boosters will be penalized.
Page and File Policies
- Style Guide - Reference this for basic formatting questions about how to edit the wiki.
- Scope — Any official media related to The Vampire Chronicles, The Lives of the Mayfair Witches, and any official derivative works get covered on this wiki. Derivative works include any included within AMC Networks' Immortal Universe.
- Canon — Addressing the franchise's inconsistencies and how to approach them.
- Referencing — Proper referencing of information is vital and one of the cornerstones of this wiki. References to any fact that are outside of the official text of the source material should be cited.
- Page Titles — Pages are named as they are in the franchise. If the article is about a character, simply title the page with the character's first (if given) and last name.
- Images — Images included on the wiki should be limited to stills or marketing images from adaptations, official illustrations, and comic adaptations. No images of "fan castings" of characters, fanart that has not been included in an officially licensed adaptation or derivative work, or images created with generative AI should be used on this wiki.
- Trivia Sections — Trivia sections should be of appropriate length and relevance concerning the subject of the wiki.
- Categories — Categories help keep this wiki organized.
- Spoilers — The wiki is an encyclopedia, and as such, certain information contained in articles might spoil plot points. Read at your own risk.
- Disambiguation — When a term can refer to more than one article, disambiguation links or pages should be created.
Community Policies
- User Pages — Your user page is yours to do with as you wish, but must abide by this wiki's behavior policy.
- Talk Pages — Talk pages are there to be used.
- Blogs — Blog posts are great for sharing your personal thoughts in an informal manner, but like a forum or discussion thread, good behavior is expected from all users involved.
- Administrators — Certain members have extra tools to help keep this wiki running smoothly, and can intervene in disputes or vandalism attacks.
- Disciplinary Action — Administrators are empowered to take action against repeatedly disruptive/abusive users.
- Barnstars — Barnstars are rewards given to especially helpful users by other members of the community.
- Don't Delete Discussions — Do not remove discussion from a talk page unless it is blatant vandalism. This policy applies to user talk pages as well.