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
• Violations of other Bulbapedia policies

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.

Edicts

Edicts may be issued by the Editor-in-Chief of Bulbapedia, the Chief of Staff of Bulbagarden, the Coordinator of Bulbagarden, and other selected persons, designated by one of the named powers. They are completely binding when addressing an issue; ignoring them carries severe consequences, which may include a block. A current list of Editorial Edicts may be found here.

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.

Protected page guidelines

Main article: Bulbapedia:Protected page guidelines

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 formalised dispute resolution process on Bulbapedia is based on hearings at two tiers.

Shipping arbitration

Primary forum: Bulbagarden forums

Arbitration results: List of approved and rejected ships

All ships must be approved by the shipping arbitration committee before articles are written. Rejected and yet-unapproved ships may be listed on list of shippers.

Statements

Copyrights

Main article: Bulbapedia:Copyrights