Bulbapedia:Policy
Bulbapedia policies in general are statements issued by Bulbapedia that have varying scope and power. They fall into four categories:
- Policies - these are strongly binding recommendations and can be considered law.
- Guidelines - these are non-binding recommendations for administrators and users.
- Processes - these outline formal processes on Bulbapedia such as dispute resolution.
- Statements - these are official statements on things such as fair use.
Policies
Blocking policy
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Blocking policy
A summary of the offenses which can lead to blocking include but are not limited to:
- Vandalism
- Malicious page editing
- Link hijacking
- Spamming
- Edit or revert wars
- Advertising
- Avoiding blocks through sockpuppets or proxy IPs
- Violations of other Bulbapedia policies
Image reversion policy
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Image reversion policy
The image reversion policy outlines the rules and limitations when changing screenshot images in Bulbapedia's anime articles.
Username policy
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Username policy
The username policy outlines what is and what is not permissible in a username on Bulbapedia, and the Bulbapedia regulations on bots.
Userspace policy
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Userspace policy
The userspace policy outlines the limitations on userpage edits on Bulbapedia, as well as what content is and is not acceptable in a user's own userpage on Bulbapedia.
Signature policy
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Signature policy
The signature policy outlines what is and what is not permissible in a Bulbapedian's signature.
Guidelines
Manual of style
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Manual of style
The Bulbapedia manual of style dictates the conventions and rules for writing used on Bulbapedia. It outlines the rules on names, titles, redirects, writing style, usage, etc.
Notability requirements
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Notability requirements
The notability requirements dictate what is and is not notable enough to merit a Bulbapedia article.
Protected page guidelines
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Protection
Protected pages on Bulbapedia can only be edited by administrators. These are guidelines for adminstrators to decide whether an article requires protection.
Processes
Dispute resolution
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Dispute resolution
The formalized dispute resolution process on Bulbapedia is based on hearings at two tiers.
Policy creation
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Policy creation
Users can create proposed policies in their userspace and flag them as a proposed policy.
Statements
Copyrights
- Main article: Bulbapedia:Copyrights
